You won’t find me outdoors without MotionX GPS
On my recent hikes, navigation is a job made much easier thanks to a splendid (iOS) app: MotionX GPS. Many national and country parks have well-demarcated walking trails that make it possible to not get lost even without a map and a compass or a GPS device (not that going without is ever recommended!), but
Bidding farewell to Lady Thatcher
Above all the political analyses, the eulogies and the 'ding dongs', a plain but potent statement by the Bishop of London at the funeral ceremony spoke the loudest to me: 'Lying here, she is one of us, subject to the common destiny of all human beings.' It is a timely reminder that even the
Tribute to Salgado’s ‘Genesis’
aka 'Everything looks better in B&W', born of a running gag between me and a photographer friend when we went to see the Genesis world premiere at the Natural History Museum. I had a free guest pass sitting in my wallet from years ago. Ten years ago maybe. It had gone flimsy and was frayed
Falling in love with the Micrarium
As far as museum exhibits go, the Grant Museum's new(ish) Micrarium has taken the top place of honour on my list. It's a wickedly wonderful place for the 'tiny things' that are my favourite things: the invertebrates that constitute an approximate 95% of all animal species. You won't get that feeling if you walk
Getting to know the X100S – Take 1
Had about an hour in the Camden Markets. Like the X100, the X100S' leaf shutter is deaf silent, allowing me to get shots like these without my hapless subjects noticing. Unless I approach them from the front - only if they look friendly! I wasn't quick enough with this one. Robotman here loves rushing towards cameras