It’s grey outside. Very grey. But at least I have the brilliant red autumn trees in my back yard to rest my eyes on before my gaze moves upwards to the grey sky. Autumn, filled with colour, texture, crunchy leaves underfoot. Is autumn a colourful bridge into winter, to keep us visually sated until the Christmas lights go up? If so, yay autumn! I don’t recall how we made it through winter in Australia, as Christmas is June/July/August – no Christmas lights then. Perhaps winter wasn’t so grey, though I recall it was in Melbourne. Roll on North American Christmas!
Top Five Things not to do in Digital Photography October 24, 2008
I was lucky enough to spend two months this summer living in Paris, France. It was a bit of a creative reboot, to take time out from work and do the things I love i.e. photography. Where better to take photos than the home of both the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre? Alas, in my two months I think I managed to do almost everything you shouldn’t do in photography, and cursed myself every time. Warning – this is a bit of a techy photography post, but the stories are so sad/pathetic/amusing, you may have fun laughing/sympathising with me anyway. The the worst is last – scroll straight down to 1. if you just want the juiciest/saddest story. It still makes me almost cry. (more…)