Reading roundup

Reading roundup

All my life, I have enjoyed reading. Obviously, my enthusiasm ebbs and flows over time, but I generally have at…

Anxiety

Anxiety

I was involved in a discussion with some friends recently, during which we pondered in what period of history each…

A portent of doom?

A portent of doom?

Despite the title above, I am mostly an optimistic, glass-half-full kind of person. I am profoundly saddened by many things…

Wine bluff

Wine bluff

I have always enjoyed wine. When I was younger [much younger!], I thought that it would be interesting and sophisticated…

A rock legend

A rock legend

There seems to be an endless stream of “legendary” rock musicians. They are mostly 10-15 years older than me –…

Big Brother is watching

Big Brother is watching

It is nearly 50 years since I read George Orwell’s “Nineteen Eighty-Four”. It was required reading at school. I thought…

What shape is a photo?

What shape is a photo?

There are some photographers who are very proud of ability to “get it right in camera”. What they mean is…

Wild swimming

Wild swimming

At the time of writing, according to my calendar, it is Summer. However, the grey overcast sky and slight chill…

iPhone RAW photography

iPhone RAW photography

A few weeks ago I did some comparative analysis of the image quality from three cameras and wrote about it…