On Easter Monday, Caroline and I went on a voyage to the edge of civilasation: the Northernmost tip of London.
It’s up a private road in Crews Hill. The M25 marks the boundary, so London is on the south side of the motorway bridge, and wilderness on the other. Read the rest of this entry »
I made a pinhole lens with the body cap of my Canon 450D camera. I was really happy with the results! It gives a lovely aged effect to the photos. Read the rest of this entry »
Early in 2010, Caroline and I went on a ride on the Millenium Eye in London. It was dusk, and we saw some lovely views over the Thames. It was a bit hazy, so not completely spectacular, but lovely.
Caroline and I visited London Zoo. Read the rest of this entry »
I got a book about taking photos. It was cheap, but turns out that when it was written, any camera worth using was still analogue or wet. It talks a lot about chemicals and filters and film. However – I’m sure most of the concepts are still the same with digital photography, so I’m looking forward to developing some skills.
The first thing I’ve played with is the rule of thirds. Apparently you shouldn’t normally put your subject in the middle of the photo. Who knew?! I had a go at cropping photos taken at Kew Gardens a couple of weeks ago using the rule of thirds. Has it made the photos more vivid and captivating? Read the rest of this entry »
Caroline and I enjoy photography. We don’t have a lot of time to really develop skills, but like having collections of photos. When we went to New York in 2008, we planned to get our first SLR camera. Instead we got ripped off and came home with a point & shoot pretending to be an SLR (Panasonic DMC-FZ1) having paid twice what a consumer SLR should cost.
This time we were more careful and calculated and I managed to find a brilliant bargain for a Canon 450D – an actual SLR! We picked it up from Comet last night and had a play around.
Matthew and Caroline went on a relaxing 4 day holiday by the beach and pool. Read the rest of this entry »
We had a Moon landing party to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing. Read the rest of this entry »
What’s happening to the Mac Pro?
