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No snow this month, thank you. #ramble
Read more: No snow this month, thank you. #rambleIt is Sunday morning and so as always, I’ll share my thoughts with you. I fitted a new SSD in my laptop this week and have 2 terabytes of space for photos and stuff. The unexpected bonus was that the 250 Gb SSD I took out, I tried in an old laptop that I was…
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Editing #photography
Read more: Editing #photographyOne of the important aspects of photography is editing. You can adjust the exposure in editing, level up wonky pictures and also sharpen images that might be slightly blurred. With more sophisticated editing programs like Photoshop, you can do a lot more. A free editing application is PhotoScape which is intuitive and easy to use…
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Thinking about Christmas. #ramble
Read more: Thinking about Christmas. #rambleI usually write a rambling post about everything and anything on Sunday morning but I completely forgot today. That wasn’t the only thing I forgot. I have the Chinese chat app, Wechat on my laptop and I should log in automatically but it doesn’t do that and so I have to remember to log in.…
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Inflation and energy bills. #finance
Read more: Inflation and energy bills. #financeI try to write a finance post on a Friday but I was busy doing other things this week. Inflation is eroding our savings and investments now. With inflation running at 10.1% all we can do is look for investments that will give us a decent return and not be too much of a risk.…
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Apertures #photography
Read more: Apertures #photographyToday’s photo is one that I took during the lockdowns. It was shot at a wide aperture that gets the robin in sharp focus while the background has a nice bokeh. The background is blurred. This is essentially a portrait and a wide aperture is suitable for portraits of people, birds, pets and flowers. A…
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Recession and higher taxes
Read more: Recession and higher taxesThe UK government borrowed and spent hundreds of billions during the pandemic but now suddenly we’re broke and can’t borrow more. Of course, if the government did borrow more the pound would sink even lower against the USD and our credit rating would drop again. The London Stock Market has lost its position as the…
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Falling discretionary incomes. #FinanceFriday
Read more: Falling discretionary incomes. #FinanceFridayEnergy I did a poll on Facebook to see how local people were coping with energy bills and the rising cost of living. 53% were cutting their energy consumption but 16% appear to be fine overall. 3% said they have to choose between heating and eating so this is a genuine cost-of-living crisis. I paid…
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The photographic journey #photography
Read more: The photographic journey #photographyI began my photographic journey in 2008 with a Fujifilm S5600 bridge camera. You can buy those cameras used on eBay and Amazon now, for as little as £25. Don’t pay more than £30! They are only 5 Megapixels and the rear screen is a little small but they take good pictures in good light.…
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Art takes over #ramble
Read more: Art takes over #rambleIt is Sunday morning and quite a chilly one. It is getting warmer though, at 8 C. I might go out this afternoon and I’ll take my camera. Winter photography isn’t quite as enjoyable as in the summer but I get some interesting pictures. Finance The Bank of England’s MPC increased interest rates to 3%…
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Food photography #photography
Read more: Food photography #photographySalad days Before you begin taking pictures of your food you need to realise that arranging the food is a work of art before you pick up your camera. I had this salad for lunch and took the photo to show people you can make a meal quite frugally that looks good, tastes good and…
A Zillion Ideas
A zillion ideas about photography, art and life.
A Zillion Ideas 