50mm Bokeh
Bokeh is a word bandied around a great deal on photographic forums and one used to describe the aesthetic quality of the out-of-focus areas of an image – a lens with nice bokeh produces silky smooth backgrounds. It is derived from the Japanese noun ‘boke’, meaning ‘blur’ or ‘haze’, with the ‘h’ added recently to [...]
Burma…
I have finally rebuilt my gallery of images from Burma, taken early 2008. Burma is a truly remarkable country and the people there some of the friendliest and most generous I have ever met. However tourism in Burma is a delicate subject – before you decide to visit, please read-up and understand what sort of [...]
Code breakers – Alan Turing and Bletchley Park
This weekend was the 70th anniversary of the arrival of mathematician Alan Turing at Bletchley Park. The below is from Wikipedia: “Also known as Station X, Bletchley Park was the site of the United Kingdom’s main decryption establishment. Ciphers and codes of several Axis countries were decrypted there, most importantly ciphers generated by the German [...]
How much is a photo worth?
I recently had a request for some images from a web-designer doing a site for a new diving resort. The initial email asked for rates and I quoted what I thought was a very reasonable price – $350 for 10 low-res images. He replied with a ‘No thanks, way too expensive’, so I asked him [...]
