Escape to Hong Kong II – Kowloon
Wandered about Kowloon for most of the day, taking pictures.
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BBC internet radio streams broken again!
For an increasing number of Brits, BBC Radio is about the only thing the modern BBC has to offer that might justify its antiquated and much resented television licence fee. Or rather it was up until yesterday (2025-01-21), when sadly 3/4 of its AAC/HLS internet radio streams inexplicably fell silent. I’ve written to BBC Sounds…
A strangely decorated Southampton bus stop
Driving along Dave Valley Road in Southampton one day and stumbled upon this. So, of course I had to stop and grab a few snaps.
Highbury College
Portsmouth’s Highbury College shortly after it received a fairly major refurbishment.
London Golf Show, Day 2, Excel Centre, London
London Golf Show, Day 2, Excel Centre, London.
Internet radio tuner
Editor’s note: the Garfnet internet Radio player has been discontinued and this article amended accordingly. However the streams have all been updated and can be played through your browser or separate media player. This is a brief introduction to Internet radio. In a nutshell, we finally had to abandon GarfNet’s somewhat ageing internet radio &…
The Big Russian – my MTO 1000 mm catadioptric lens
This is by far my largest and longest focal-length lens. Rumour has it that the MTO 1000 mm catadioptric lens was “standard issue” to KGB surveillance operatives during the Cold War Era. MTO itself also has an interesting history. Seems it started out by making the huge glass reflectors for Russian anti-aircraft arc-lights. It made…
