Sunday @EdinburghZoo with the New Camera

Sunday @EdinburghZoo with the New Camera

First time at zoo with the new camera. Still a few struggles with metering but I was able to get some photos I could never have managed before, so it was good first try. Was lucky to catch this shot. Was headed back down and grabbed this over the top of a small crowd...
A Question of Definition

A Question of Definition

A while back, someone came to the house, saw my strobes set up and asked “Are you a photographer?”. I answered “well, I have a camera”.  In a similar way, when someone asks “Are you an author?” I’d say “well, I’ve...
Trying to Convince Myself to Write Something

Trying to Convince Myself to Write Something

Inspired by my involvement with the Safe Space Writathon, I decided to see which of my piles of notes I might want to attack and turn into a book. I know Stu will say Capricornus but I find myself drawn back to Terra Exitus. I guess I could easily fail to do both at...
Coming Soon : Safe Space Write-A-Thon

Coming Soon : Safe Space Write-A-Thon

I’m always amazed by the number of times I talk to people about having written a book and discover that they also have a very strong desire to do the same. So, it seems to me a fabulous idea to exploit this innate desire in so many people to raise many for a...
Book Review : The Information – James Gleick

Book Review : The Information – James Gleick

Like most people I will occasionally get asked what I do for a living. For the sake of simplicity and brevity I will usually reply: I work in I.T. Which is a convenient shorthand to embrace the 21 years I’ve hung about computers trying to make them do things...