Wandered into Kowloon today, camera at the ready. I’ve always been particularly fascinated by Canton Road, where there are tiny shops packed to the ceilings with engineering bits, bearings springs etc. And other emporia with distinctly amusing names.
I found myself in Hong Kong in Christmas 1998 and early January 1999, and decided to treat myself to a new camera. My first half-decent digital, an Olympus C1400L. These are some of its results…
Today I took a wander through the Southampton suburb of Shirley, mostly to photograph the graffiti in a little alley called Harrison’s Cut. The artwork is actually quite stunning in places, though I don’t suppose the homeowners are terribly happy about it. I used my new Lumix DMC-LX1 point-and-shoot digital camera. Considering its diminutive size,…
Road trip to Lepe Beach in an MGF roadster.
A few snaps of this evenings lunar eclipse.
Traubi or traubisoda is a brand of soft drink flavoured with grape juice. It is produced in Hungary, Austria and Croatia. Before 1995, in Hungary, it was made by a factory called Traubi Hungaria located in the village of Balatonvilágos. The company produces the drink from a special type of Hungarian grapes, called saszla. The…
Regular readers will know I’m quite a Tandberg fan – especially arguably Vebjørn Tandberg’s greatest works, the Huldra series. Well Tandberg commissioned pewter maker Haugrud to produce several commemorative pewter products to celebrate its products. I’ve had a set of the 50mL whisky tots for years. My late father was given them when he ran…
