spotted an article in the paper this morning about a toilet block on the Welsh island Skokholm that was being pulled down. perhaps not the most attention grabbing headline, but the workers found these artworks inside:
http://on.fb.me/kGChSP
as the block has been demolished, there is an appeal for any high quality photos that people might have and are willing to share and help preserve a record of this mini-wonder.
join in here: http://bit.ly/jLmIxv
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Friday, 15 April 2011
Agency of the Year!
Saint, where i have worked for the last 3+ years have won Agency of the Year in the Revolution Awards 2011.
Feeling proud to have been part of it!
Feeling proud to have been part of it!
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Mother's Day 2011
Nadine's first Mother's Day.
We had flowers, a card and present,
special breakfast (chocolate fingers), champagne,
a walk the park,
and a big Sunday Roast.
A lovely day.
With lots of love.
Thank you for being a great mum.
A lovely day.
With lots of love.
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Lilies
Working at learning how to use my new Macro lens.
Some wonderful lilies for Nadine proved a great subject.
Play full-screen and let me know your thoughts...
Some wonderful lilies for Nadine proved a great subject.
Play full-screen and let me know your thoughts...
Friday, 1 April 2011
Digital Symphony
Thanks to Mark Sng for turning me on to Tristan Perich and his 1-Bit Symphony.
Perich has composed a symphony, and I have a copy of it.
Number 2769.
It is in a cd case, but it isn't a recording.
Rather, this is a rather beautiful (in a tech-geek way) physical object, comprising wires, switches, a battery and a chip, that plays the music live for you when you turn it on.
One of the consequences of this which I rather like is that unlike a normal cd, you cannot make a digital rip. If you were to want a copy of the sound, you would need to record it in real-time, in an analogue fashion if you like, even if you use digital equipment.
Of course to make a copy of the sound would be to miss the point. This is a unique hand soldered artifact, and joy is to be had handling it, appreciating the near liquid quality of solder, reading the code supplied in the packaging, plugging into the headphone jack, and letting the sound unfold.
The sound is hard.
1-Bit doesn't have much space for tonal depth. It won't be to everyone's (many people's...) taste, and I might not listen to it that often, but the object-ness of the whole work will ensure it doesn't get tucked in storage as a physical back-up to mp3s, like so much of my music now.
Listen to a clip, then order your own copy from here.
Perich has composed a symphony, and I have a copy of it.
Number 2769.
It is in a cd case, but it isn't a recording.
Rather, this is a rather beautiful (in a tech-geek way) physical object, comprising wires, switches, a battery and a chip, that plays the music live for you when you turn it on.
One of the consequences of this which I rather like is that unlike a normal cd, you cannot make a digital rip. If you were to want a copy of the sound, you would need to record it in real-time, in an analogue fashion if you like, even if you use digital equipment.
Of course to make a copy of the sound would be to miss the point. This is a unique hand soldered artifact, and joy is to be had handling it, appreciating the near liquid quality of solder, reading the code supplied in the packaging, plugging into the headphone jack, and letting the sound unfold.
The sound is hard.
1-Bit doesn't have much space for tonal depth. It won't be to everyone's (many people's...) taste, and I might not listen to it that often, but the object-ness of the whole work will ensure it doesn't get tucked in storage as a physical back-up to mp3s, like so much of my music now.
Listen to a clip, then order your own copy from here.
Monday, 21 March 2011
Cultural weekend
Noah met his Uncle Steven this weekend, and they got on famously.
We did some good walking, looking at flowers and frogs in the park, followed by cruising some urban art in the back streets of Holloway.
The whole extended weekend was rounded off nicely with a 'mummy and me' visit to the cinema to take in Woody Allen's latest film.
Perfect.
We did some good walking, looking at flowers and frogs in the park, followed by cruising some urban art in the back streets of Holloway.
The whole extended weekend was rounded off nicely with a 'mummy and me' visit to the cinema to take in Woody Allen's latest film.
Perfect.
Sunday, 20 March 2011
learning how to see
Since my new camera arrived I have been learning how to use it. This has involved some Lynda training which has increased my knowledge of the technical aspects of lenses, apertures, exposures, etc.
More important, and fun, has been a daily practice - going out with the camera, taking shots, and trying to understand what works, what doesn't, and why.
I'm not going to trouble anyone outside my immediate family with my stumbling steps, but I feel the need to share my excitement with a few images, captured with a couple of the accessories I have invested in...
Telephoto lens...
I am interested in trying to capture details, both close and at a distance.
Last night was a full moon.
Here is the shot:
I love seeing the craters and channels, captured at full 300mm (600mm 35mm equivalent), and drawn out with a little post-processing using Lightroom software.
I have tried to photograph the moon for years.
I think I got a little closer with this image.
Infrared filter...
I was also interested to try infrared photography. This needs a IR filter and a long exposure.
Here are a couple of images of some yellow tulips in our front room.
The first is a straight IR image, and the second is the same image with the red and blue colour channels swapped for a false colour effect.
The long exposure gave a very grainy image. Lightroom used again to smooth things out.
The first image could just be some pink flowers, but the second has an ethereal quality I am really happy with.
Looking forward to trying this out further.
More important, and fun, has been a daily practice - going out with the camera, taking shots, and trying to understand what works, what doesn't, and why.
I'm not going to trouble anyone outside my immediate family with my stumbling steps, but I feel the need to share my excitement with a few images, captured with a couple of the accessories I have invested in...
Telephoto lens...
I am interested in trying to capture details, both close and at a distance.
Last night was a full moon.
Here is the shot:
I have tried to photograph the moon for years.
I think I got a little closer with this image.
Infrared filter...
I was also interested to try infrared photography. This needs a IR filter and a long exposure.
Here are a couple of images of some yellow tulips in our front room.
The first is a straight IR image, and the second is the same image with the red and blue colour channels swapped for a false colour effect.
The first image could just be some pink flowers, but the second has an ethereal quality I am really happy with.
Looking forward to trying this out further.
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