Improving low-light drone photographs
A quick tip on how to get better image results from your Mavic drone in low-light conditions.
Published on 5th July 2018
Blog posts about spiez
The early bird and all that
I was half an hour early for an appointment at the Spiez council offices this morning, so I went for a brief stroll through the woods to the top of the vineyards while I was waiting. It was so peaceful, with fresh…
Published on 8th March 2016
The wider angle
First shots with two new acquisitions: a super-wide lens and an RR90 shutter release cable.
Published on 22nd January 2016
Patrouille Suisse at Spiez, Switzerland
The lake side town of Spiez, between Thun and Interlaken, celebrates the summer with a festival every second year. (On alternate years, the same celebration is held in Thun.) This year, the Swiss aerial display team Patrouille Suisse put…
Published on 2nd August 2015
Blow-up boating on Lake Thun
Jo found that because we’d saved so many points on our supermarket card, that we could “afford” a kayak using points alone. A few days later, and a large and heavy cardboard box arrived on the post woman’s scooter trailer…
Published on 27th June 2015
Hondrich Hill, Switzerland
There are viewpoints all over the place near where we live. But this one proved to be a bit of a surprise. The sun had woken me comparatively early on a Saturday morning, so I wrapped up warm against the cold,…
Published on 7th May 2015
Spiezberg, Switzerland
Locals to Spiez, on the shores of Lake Thun, are familiar with the vineyards on Spiezberg hill. There is a well-used and well-loved path along the upper edge of the vineyards, which leads along the edge of the forest from…
Published on 29th April 2015
Moving on
I’ve been living in the area around Spiez since moving here eleven years ago and my home for the vast majority of my time here has been in an attic flat at the top of the road leading to the…
Published on 9th September 2011
Into the world of TTL
With the money I've put aside for new camera gear, a new, reliable, fully automated flash gun was high on my "wants" list, not least because I receive a slowly increasing number of requests to take portrait photographs and cover…
Published on 30th January 2011
New galleries online for Brienz and Spiez
The extensions and improvements to the Permanent Tourist website continue apace, with new galleries in the Photography section.
Published on 29th January 2011
Katzenstein, Spiez
Published on 22nd December 2010
Pink Cones
Pink pine cones amongst a mass of natural colour on the trees outside our window at home.
Published on 8th May 2010
Down our road
Published on 8th April 2010
Just as day was dawning
Shot from near the train station in Spiez this morning, just as the first rays of sun found a way through the clouds to illuminate the town.
Published on 18th February 2010
View from here
One of my favourite aspects of our home in Spiez is the fact that we have such interesting and ever-changing views across the town and up to the wood behind our house. It’s particularly lovely to look out of the…
Published on 9th February 2010
This is where I live
Published on 30th January 2010
Out in the cold
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.
Published on 20th December 2009
Permanent Tourist 2010 Calendar
It's been a hectic week and weekend, hence the delay in posting that I've released my 2010 calendar.
Published on 14th December 2009
Don’t ride the rails drunk, kids
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 needed to catch the onward replacement bus service to…
Published on 1st December 2009
Back and forth
Published on 23rd October 2009
Krist and Corinne
The next in a series of portrait sessions which I've shot for free, this time at and near my home in Spiez of friends Krist and Corinne.
Published on 20th September 2009
Complementary
Jo poses for an unusual night-time portrait in Spiez.
Published on 2nd August 2009
Conversation with a Strobist
My friend Beat Glauser, discussing photographic geekery late one evening at my home.
Published on 29th July 2009
Seenachtsfest Spiez
The Seenachtsfest took place last weekend in Spiez, so Jo and I headed up with our friend Beat to the vineyards near our home, where there is a commanding view across the castle, lake and surrounding mountains.
Published on 27th July 2009
Thunersee (Lake Thun), Switzerland
Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It takes its name from the city of Thun, on its north western shore. The lake is fed by water from Lake Brienz to the south…
Published on 14th April 2009
Alien abduction
That was the idea, anyway. I’ve been inspired by Nick Turpin’s street shots, using high, undiffused strobes, and have been experimenting on and off with the technique. This is a shot from this evening in the woods near my…
Published on 30th March 2009
Week 13 of 52
A complete accident which worked out well. Slightly out of focus, misaligned, and the second flash didn’t fire because I was blocking the optical sensor. I like it, though. Strobist info: 1 speedlight on 1/16 power off-camera left (high). Background…
Published on 23rd March 2009
Winter vines
An exercise in depth of field with my new 50mm/f1.8 lens.
Published on 18th February 2009
Snow in Spiez
At work, we needed to buy both a point-and-shoot video camera and a new stills camera, so, on my advice, we bought a new Nikon D90 which can fulfil both requirements.
Published on 18th February 2009
Niesen, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
The Niesen is a mountain, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking the lake of Thun and is often called the Swiss Pyramid. The summit of the mountain (2362 meters) can be reached easily with a…
Published on 4th February 2009
Sunrise over the Jungfrau Region
A photo which probably represents the end of Autumn.
Published on 30th October 2008
Tea Dressing
I bought Jo this dress last weekend. It’s lovely; a modern tea dress reminiscent of years gone by. Jo’s figure and style is greatly flattered by dresses like this and where it comes and goes from fashion listings (so…
Published on 15th August 2008
The Wrath of Nature
As the sky prepares itself for evening, darkening through shades of blue and colouring more and more from the day’s greyness, the cloud in the distance becomes more dense; a threatening presence trapped on the far side of the open…
Published on 7th August 2008
Back to the Future
I've decided to blog about our wedding and honeymoon trip from Switzerland to Scotland and back again and this is the first entry.
Published on 23rd July 2008
Sunset, Spiez, Switzerland
I am inspired once more to pull my finger out and start putting photographic books together. One of them will be a series of shots of the Niesen, which I see as this view every day from our sitting…
Published on 1st July 2008
Roy and Pat, Castle Gardens, Spiez, Switzerland
Jo's parents Roy and Pat in the castle gardens at Spiez last night.
Published on 25th June 2008
Spring is here
It’s been a long time coming, but Spring is here. Beautiful weather this past weekend, so it’ll soon be time once more to travel to Thun by ship for shopping trip, and time to dust off the camera to capture…
Published on 28th April 2008
Easter Sunday in the Alps
Published on 25th March 2008
Snow in an attic flat, Spiez, Switzerland
Published on 5th March 2008
My Sunshine, Spiez, Switzerland
The 200th photo of my darling I’ve posted to Flickr.
Published on 18th February 2008
