by Scott | Aug 30, 2012 | zeitgeist
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...
by Scott | Apr 2, 2012 | zeitgeist
Thought the completion of our garage conversion was worthy of marking by way of a short blog post. Also, I think it’s important to give credit where it’s due, so I’d like to thank the guys at Gain-A-Room for making it a painless and pleasant...
by Scott | Feb 2, 2012 | Photography, zeitgeist
As you walk about Blackpool, you can’t help but notice the text filed vista before you. And, in almost all cases, it raises a smile. Not because it isn necessarily funny, mainly because it seems to be genuinely without irony. You have to admire the spirit that...
by Scott | Jan 25, 2012 | zeitgeist
Before I get into what I will loosely refer to as the “meat”, I’d like to start with a small disclaimer. There is a slight risk that this post could, to the untrained eye, make me look like a grumpy, ungrateful, tight-fisted, old curmudgeon. If you...
by Scott | Nov 17, 2011 | Technology, zeitgeist
They often say that the pen is mightier than the sword and, yet, there is very little jail time associated with carrying a biro in your pocket. Recently I was wondering if the same can be said to be true of that which is written online. In the past I’ve written...
by Scott | Sep 30, 2011 | zeitgeist
As we look back in history we interpret the scratches and debris left on the earth to determine as much as we can about their lives, loves and labours. This reveals much about the ingenuity of the people who, before the industrial revolution, devised a myriad of ways...