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ByGarfNew MGF in the New Forest, Beaulieu and Redbridge Causeway. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus. Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
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ByGarfBy which I mean testing my Tamron 500mm Catadioptric lens. It was a nice warm reasonably clear day today, peaking 24°C. So about an hour before sunset I took my Tamron, fitted on the front of my µ4/3 Lumix DMC-GX7 up to my favourite vantage point on Portsdown Hill, Hampshire. This is a wonderful place…
MGF makes a friend in France
ByGarfMGF makes a friend in France. 🙂 Camera: Canon Digital Ixus.
Coronavirus misinformation
ByGarfEvil bastards exploit crisis in order to turn a fast buck Seems Facebook does not have a monopoly on coronavirus misinformation. Just checked a honeypot email account I keep active just to see what spam is currently doing the rounds. In addition to the usual plethora of luscious babes who are dying to have sex…
Go Trabi Go!
ByGarfI found myself at the 50th Anniversary Trabifest in Zwickau in the former East Germany. Not sure I fully understand the enthusiasm for these funny little cars – though I did find myself becoming bitten by the bug. I guess there is a large cultural element to this phenomenon. It seems the humble Trabi has…
