Free iPad Backgrounds
How about this for blatant search engine whoring? Well, in my defence, I was putting some of my photos as backgrounds on my iPad wallpaper, so I thought, why not share with the world! I'm like that. Sharing, thoughtful etc. Now, to be honest, I can't really decide...
Shot Spotting
Being an amateur photography type, most of what I end up shooting is opportunistic and grabbed during the course of doing something else. I very rarely go anywhere just to take a photograph. Obviously, as my family will testify, I am keen on going places where I might...
Shades of Autumn @TheBotanics
A very pleasant Sunday morning stroll round the Botanic Gardens, turned out a little too bright by the time I'd had my breakfast (the bacon roll in the John Hope Gateway is highly recommended). Anyway, here's a small selection of the shots that what I took. You can...
Sick of Verbage(sic)
A few years ago I did this ranty blog post about the new disastrous trends in language used in business. Well, over 3 years on and guess what? No one listened ( debatable, even, that anyone read! ). In fact, it's got worse. What can I say, they've asked for it, I gave...
PhotoBlog : Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland
This post first appeared on the Sharing Travel Experiences site here. Introduction No visit to Kraków is complete without a trip to the spectacular Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the mine continuously produced salt from the 13th century...
500k downloads and Photographer SEO
As my reader will know, after a brief and entertaining flirt with Microstock, I now give all my photography away for free download. This post is to mark the milestone of passing 500,000 downloads across three sites, Morguefile, sxc.hu and, more recently, RGBStock. I...
PhotoBlog : Mad Dogs and the Milky Way
Finally got round to posting a selection of photos from the summer holiday. Two things stood out about the photography on this holiday. The first is the number of times I ended up shooting in the middle of the brightest days. We called ourselves "Team Mad Dog" as we...
PhotoBlog : Blair Drummond Safari Park
A little out of sequence as I've not blogged any holiday photos yet, but hey ho, on we go. Twas a great Sunday up at Blair Drummond and many of the animals were up for a pose. Here's a small selection. This Sea Eagle was most impressive and very kindly sat and let me...
Blu-Ray Review : Micmacs
It has taken me too long to see Micmacs. As a self-confessed Jeunet fanboy I should have seen this in the cinema but it passed me by. Glad I finally got round to getting the Blu-ray. Let's run through the Jeunet checklist: Quirky characters and plot ✔ Great and varied...
Portugal vs Spain : In Context
Avid followers of the World Cup will know that Portugal play Spain tonight in a last 16 game. Clearly a game to look forward to with a vast array of talent on display (if ever there was a way to guarantee a dour 0-0... ). In the UK, we are rightly focused on our...
Juxtapose : A Spotify Game
Here's a wee Spotify game for us to play or ignore. I have started this collaborative playlist on Spotify. It starts with the first track from Tricky's album Juxtapose. All you have to do is to add a song to the end of the playlist that is the biggest possible style...
PhotoBlog : @Sucata Run and Sucata Split
This post first appeared on Sharing Travel Experiences just before this year's Sucata Split. As August and this year's Sucata Run are approaching, I thought it was worth a repost here to try and encourage more teams to register. The 2010 Sucata Run registration form...
Blu-Ray Review : The White Ribbon
It has blockbuster written all over it. Black and white, in German set just before the start of the First World War. Hand me the popcorn, I'm set. Although, being a Michael Haneke film it is about as far from Hollywood as you are likely to get. Despite being the...
Displaying Your Latest Blipfotos on a blog or website
As you may see on the right, I've written a small script that also you to embed your latest blips from Blipfoto on a blog or website. Follow the instructions below to do the same on your site. You can have it up and running very quickly. 1. Get an API Key Your site...
World Cup Memories
Not long now until the start of World Cup 2010 and, as ever, I'm very much looking forward to it. I love the World Cup. But I have sensed over recent weeks that not everyone does. I started thinking about why I liked it so much and many, many memories flooded back. I...
PhotoBlog : @NtlMuseumsScot Museum of Flight
A glorious Saturday out at the National Museum of Flight at East Fortune. Here are a few of the photos from the day. Concorde The main attraction is obviously Concorde. Well preserved in the hangar but it's not the brightest place to take photos. The dizzying array of...
The Miracle of E-Commerce
Last Thursday I decided to get a wee Blu-Ray to watch on Sunday night. So, I dived onto Amazon, quick order and as I used Amazon Prime I get quick delivery. I did pause and wonder if I would be better to order on Friday but went with moment. Amazon were super quick...
PhotoBlog : Who’d have guessed? Sunday @EdinburghZoo
Hadn't planned to go to the zoo this Sunday but I saw the news about the new baby Tapir so thought I'd go along and see if I could grab a shot. Sadly, a grey, drizzly Sunday but delighted to say that Kamal the baby Malaysian Tapir made an appearance. As ever, click on...
Quick! Brush your teeth!
It's nothing new to be skeptical about medical research and, although I've never come over all Ben Goldacre before, a story last week finally broke my resolve. So, as the BBC summarised: "People who fail to brush their teeth twice a day are putting themselves at risk...
PhotoBlog : Another Sunday @EdinburghZoo
At the risk of getting a little repetitive, another photo set from a quick Sunday jaunt round Edinburgh Zoo. Good to snap some animals that I've never got before. As usual, click on any image to download the hi-res from MorgueFile. The rhinos were being very shy. One...