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Another walk across Southampton Common
ByGarfIt’s rather pleasant living opposite Southampton Common. Always lots to see and photograph, especially on a nice warm summer’s day like today. These shots were taken using a tiny Lumix DMC-LX1 digital camera. Pretty good results, I think, all things considered.
Cheap but effective continuous studio lighting
ByGarfFor continuous lighting, one needs a light source that has good colour balance, uses power efficiently, is reasonably robust and does not present a health or fire risk. I am also a tightwad – interested primarily in “bangs per buck”. Whilst I love new technology, I am not prepared to pay silly money for it….
Hotel Palatinus, Pécs, Hungary
ByGarfWandered into Pécs town again today and took a few snaps. In particular I wanted to grab a few images of Pécs’ very stylish Hotel Palatinus just as the lights come on. Located a few metres from the town centre, and set back a little from the main thoroughfare, Kyraly Utca, it is easy to…
Installing our weather station
ByGarfHere are a few snaps taken as we installed Weather Station Aercus Weathersleuth WH24 External Sensor Cluster. It really needed to be up as high as possible, yet reasonably easy to maintain. It also needed to be clear of obstructions. Well, as clear as our postage-stamp sized backyard will allow. The only viable place was…
LOL Cats
ByGarfJust across the road from us there lives a pair of ginger cats. For some bizarre reason they like kipping on my girlfriend’s Nissan Micra, despite the fact the street is lined with much posher motors. And they have to be some of the grumpiest looking cats I have ever seen. We call them the…
Day trip to Dorset in New MGF
ByGarfDay trip to Durdle Door, Dorset in New MGF Camera: the tiny Canon Digital Ixus.
