The leak shall inherit the sack (AKA “D3x release? Ooops”)
When I was handed my mail in the office today, I was surprised to see that the quarterly Nikon magazine featured their brand new D3X. I have a geekish habit of keeping my eye on the forums and blogs relating to new gear so was really surprised by their casual launch. It’s only now that [...]
Czech yo’ head
Being the selfless martyr that I am, I know that the best birthday present to give anyone is the one that results in you also getting to enjoy it. As I was pretty sure that Kirsten wouldn’t be too impressed with a Nintendo Wii, I opted to book a weekend in Prague. Thanks to the [...]
Socket to ‘em
In one of my very occasional forays into the specifics of the job, I thought I should mention the new technology that will help working photographers everywhere; USB 3.0. One of the biggest bottlenecks in speed when working to a deadline for me is the downloading of images from the card to the pc/mac. When [...]
XDR-TB
Following posts on photography sites and bulletin boards over recent weeks, photographer James Nachtwey’s latest project on the new world health crisis XDR-TB was launched around the world yesterday with simultaneous projections of his strong images of the effects that the devastating illness is currently having in 46 countries. The official website has the following [...]
On the Fidel..
Going on holiday to Cuba during the hurricane season may not have been the wisest move but Kirsten and I always enjoy a challenge. As the holiday got closer and the news channels talked of the damage from Hurricane Gustav and the impending impact of Hurricane Ike, we duly packed out flip-flops and headed to [...]
The Gobstopper
Apologies for anyone wanting anything to do with photography in this post. August is upon us so precisely buggar all is happening. Having recently picked up drumsticks again for the first time in about 5 years, I was thinking back to my previous job as a drummer in the Sheffield band Elfin (insert any drummer [...]
Tabasco-Globe
Just a quick update to combine a healthy dose of trumpet-blowing with pointing all you photography fans to a great new site that’s causing quite a stir among photo fans on the internet, the Boston Globe’s Big Picture. Rob Galbraith‘s site featured it recently, saying, “Launched officially only three weeks ago, The Big Picture, a [...]
Who knows best..
So here’s a weird one.. Last night, I settled down in front of the tv with my girlfriend and decided to watch a recent Derren Brown “Trick or Treat” (Season 2, episode 3 for those who want to watch it..) Tonight’s guest was David Tennant, the current Dr. Who, and after randomly choosing to get [...]
