Every Dog Matters – And A Shift To Super Fast WPX Hosting
Those of you who follow my blog, my Facebook page or Instagram will know that Lyn and I have three dogs rehomed – or rescued – from the SPCA. You probably also know that...
Aperture Priority Blog
A Nifty Fifty for Micro Four-Thirds
When I was growing up a nifty fifty was a small motor scooter – usually a Honda with a 50cc motor, and naturally red – the type of motorbike any newbie-rider could handle. Now,...
Flirting with Auto ISO
I have always been aware that most digital cameras have an Auto ISO feature but was never inspired to work with Auto ISO as my default setting. This came about in part because...
Roads Less Travelled
As we spent Christmas at home this year, and as the weather was really kind to us, we decided to do a few day trips on roads less travelled (by us anyway) in Southland....
I Still Shoot Film – Occasionally
Perhaps to say I still shoot film – even occasionally – is a little bit of a white lie It has been about 12 months since I last put a 35mm film through any...
Jackson Bay Sandflies Are Huge!
The Jackson Bay sandflies are huge…. But this is not actually a sandfly. It is a urepetala carovei…a New Zealand bush giant dragonfly. This incredible flying machine can grow up to 86mm long and...
Oamaru – More Than Meets The Eye
More than meets the eye We’ve been back from our last motorhome trip for over two weeks now, and it was only yesterday that I finally got around to checking some of the photographs...
5 Great Reasons To Use On1 Photo Raw 2022
Shortly I’ll tell you my 5 reasons to use On1 Photo RAW 2022, but first a little background. The last full version of On1 Photo Raw I purchased was On1 Photo Raw 2018. This...
A Brief Excursion To Wellington
We were very lucky that New Zealand, except for Auckland, moved from Covid Alert Level 3 to Level 2 at one minute to midnight, Tuesday 7th September. Lucky because Lyn and I were...
Goodbye To The Nikon D300
Although it was introduced way back in 2007, the Nikon D300 DSLR is still very much fit for purpose. So it was with a certain amount of sadness that I recently decided to part...
