All articles from December, 2009
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Driving home for Christmas
Wednesday, 23rd December 2009 • From the Road • 2 comments
If you’ve been following my Twitter stream today, you’ll probably know that while I should be almost in Scotland by now, I am, in fact, still on Swiss soil. After [...]
Out in the cold
Sunday, 20th December 2009 • Individual photographs, Landscape photography, Life • 4 comments
I pledge to take more winter landscape photos this year, after being out this evening to take some long-awaited photos of the Christmas lights in Spiez.
The Long and Short of It
Tuesday, 15th December 2009 • Geek stuff, Internet • No comments
A summary of how I feel about sharing and distributing content in the internet, how one should integrate and use RSS feeds and summaries, and why my perfect solution may not be your perfect solution.
Permanent Tourist 2010 Calendar
Monday, 14th December 2009 • Individual photographs, Landscape photography, Prints for sale, Travel • No comments
It’s been a hectic week and weekend, hence the delay in posting that I’ve released my 2010 calendar.
Snaps from the Choo Choo gig at Wasserwerk
Saturday, 12th December 2009 • Event galleries, Friends and Family, Music, Travel • No comments
A few snapshots from last night’s Choo Choo gig at the Wasserwerk club in Bern.
Choo Choo celebrate 15 years of Subversiv Records
Thursday, 10th December 2009 • Friends and Family, In the Media, Individual photographs, Music, Video • No comments
Bern band Choo Choo celebrate 15 years of their record company this weekend with a gig at the Wasserwerk Club, and they select one of my photos to appear in national Swiss commuter paper 20 Minuten.
Portrait session in Zürich
Tuesday, 8th December 2009 • Friends and Family, Portraiture • 3 comments
Photos from an all-afternoon series of portrait sessions in Zurich during September 2009, finally online as a complete set.
There by the carousel
Wednesday, 2nd December 2009 • Life, Writing • No comments
It was odd being here, disembarking with no passport check after two flights to collect baggage he had last seen on the French border. It looked as if there were [...]
Black and white Lightroom presets by MikeyG
Tuesday, 1st December 2009 • Geek stuff, Technique, Travel • No comments
An example of an image processed using a simple preset available through the Lightroom Presets website.
Don’t ride the rails drunk, kids
Tuesday, 1st December 2009 • Travel • 1 comment
I woke a sleeping drunk last night, when the train to Interlaken terminated in Spiez due to the onward line being blocked.
He looked at me blurrily and asked whether he [...]
Gaudy is Good
Tuesday, 1st December 2009 • Individual photographs, Travel • 2 comments
I love gaudiness in the U.K. at Christmas and revel in the blinking, multi-coloured tastefulness of it all. Just so long as it’s someone else’s home, not my own.
