tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69245982024-03-07T10:00:23.873+00:00Photoblogging in the UKnews, views and personal observationsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-64776201008300523912007-08-14T08:21:00.000+01:002008-12-11T06:57:43.366+00:00Preparing to launch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCESy2YgRqtQp8eEQcUzakEasz0fPF8AgwMAWZMJu_uvNxXaRnvDxswAmjW2x0g_WrJ6LcKMLH0NSA-Zv25UzpwfE1ssKS3KiqvE-jsYEZUMSxKeZX88KfbKGYAMNOaanGIgaYQ/s1600-h/Preparing+for+lift+off.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098458003673528050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCESy2YgRqtQp8eEQcUzakEasz0fPF8AgwMAWZMJu_uvNxXaRnvDxswAmjW2x0g_WrJ6LcKMLH0NSA-Zv25UzpwfE1ssKS3KiqvE-jsYEZUMSxKeZX88KfbKGYAMNOaanGIgaYQ/s400/Preparing+for+lift+off.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eZC8oUPEl8s/RsFbt6M1NuI/AAAAAAAAAAM/8ZDWrkKqsdk/s1600-h/Preparing+for+lift+off.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-63753942363322475472007-07-29T00:03:00.001+01:002007-07-29T00:03:55.582+01:00Montbretia (Crocosmia Lucifer) & Campanula.jpg<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7301982@N06/931763659/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1077/931763659_f86f40ff91.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7301982@N06/931763659/">Montbretia (Crocosmia Lucifer) & Campanula.jpg</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/7301982@N06/">DSNet</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> </p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-51491748568284822292007-07-27T18:00:00.001+01:002007-07-27T18:00:19.095+01:00Ashton Wood Eagle Sculpture<style type="text/css">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }</style><div class="flickr-frame"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7301982@N06/452320588/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/178/452320588_87b6e90622.jpg" class="flickr-photo" alt="" /></a><br /> <span class="flickr-caption"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7301982@N06/452320588/">Ashton Wood Eagle Sculpture</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/7301982@N06/">DSNet</a>.</span></div> <p class="flickr-yourcomment"> Taken with an original Olympus OM film camera.</p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-51263750794116367602007-07-27T17:33:00.001+01:002007-07-27T17:33:20.309+01:00Droplets<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7301982@N06/473879991/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/198/473879991_f261878494_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7301982@N06/473879991/">Droplets</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/7301982@N06/">DSNet</a> </span></div>Taken with my Olympus E-500 using a Vivitar 28mm Wide Angle OM lens. As the Vivitar lens was made for the Olympus OM , it's not digital and there's no electronics for the camera body to communicate with. Therefore it can only be used in fully manual mode. <br />That's not a problem for close-ups and I really like the results you can get.<br clear="all" />Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-42669111332150710872007-07-27T17:25:00.001+01:002007-07-27T17:25:18.240+01:00FlickrThis is a test post from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/r/testpost"><img alt="flickr" src="http://www.flickr.com/images/flickr_logo_blog.gif" width="41" height="18" border="0" align="absmiddle" /></a>, a fancy photo sharing thing.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1163055432990963302006-11-09T06:48:00.000+00:002006-11-09T06:57:13.000+00:00Drupal : an open source CMS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://dsnet.info/system/files/images/druplicon.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 50px;" src="http://dsnet.info/system/files/images/druplicon.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a href="http://dsnet.info/newblog">DSNet | Building Communities</a><br /><br />Blogger is great but doesn't have all the features I want, so I've been looking at open source content management systems (CMS). In the end , I chose Drupal, as it is extensible (there are hundreds of add-on modules) and powerful (it's fast!) and has a big active community of developers.<br /><br />Check out my site, DSNet, by clicking the link above, and let me know what you think.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1158119061328542962006-09-13T04:44:00.000+01:002006-09-13T04:52:39.633+01:00moby reflects on 9/11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.moby.com/system/files/images/unknown.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.moby.com/system/files/images/unknown.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Moby's birthday just happens to be on 11th September. In his journal on 9/11/2006 (or 11/9/2006 if you're in the UK) he bemoans the way that this day has been hijacked by the media. <br /><br /><cite><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">i, for one, as a human being, an american, and a new yorker, am not in any way served by once again seeing the footage of the planes flying into the twin towers. i lived through it once, i don't need to be gratuitously reminded of what happened, as every time i look at the sky from my roof i see a giant hole where the world trade center used to be.<br />to be blunt, i'm tired of the media and the administration milking tragedy for their own transparent purposes.<br />we know what happened. we remember what happened. leave us alone to mourn and remember in peace.</span><br /></cite><br /><br />You can read the whole journal entry <a href="http://www.moby.com/journal/2006-09-12/my_birthday_9_11_nyc.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.moby.com/visuals/photos_by_moby/breaking_news.html">"Breaking news"</a> is a photo he took of Bush on TV with the unintended truism of the Sky newsflash "Bush: One of the worst disasters to hit the U.S." <br /><br />Happy Birthday, Moby.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1157457730963742042006-09-05T12:27:00.000+01:002006-09-05T13:02:10.973+01:00Olympus E-500After much deliberation I've finally bought an Olympus E-500 as my first SLR digital camera. It came with 2 Zuiko lenses; a 14-45mm f/3.5-5.7 and a 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5<br />It's a little overwhelming after my very compact Fujifilm 4700! An immediate benefit is the increase in storage. I have installed a 1Gb Olympus XD card and a Sandisk 1Gb Compactflash which now allows for over 300 shots at SHQ size.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1149386942295973572006-06-04T03:09:00.000+01:002006-06-04T03:09:02.310+01:00<b>Small Faces - I Can't Make it</b><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://youtube.com/v/LyRe6Fjo8yY"></param><embed src="http://youtube.com/v/LyRe6Fjo8yY" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br>How cool is this? From photo to videoblogging.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1147388512497301702006-05-11T23:57:00.000+01:002006-05-12T00:01:52.513+01:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3799/400/1600/Sunset2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3799/400/400/Sunset2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I've started a new site this week. It's just bare bones at the moment but it should eventually have more functionality than we can get here, so <a href="http://www.dsnet.info">watch this space</a>.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1146304027436163612006-04-29T10:47:00.000+01:002006-04-29T10:47:07.486+01:00CIWF long distance transport campaign - Send a card, not a calf<a href="http://www.ciwf.org/campaigns/primary_campaigns/long_distance_ecard.htm">CIWF long distance transport campaign - Send a card, not a calf</a><br /><br />Whether carnivore or vegetarian, I'm sure you'll agree that inflicting stress and real physical suffering on any living being is cruel. Most thinking meat eaters would feel more comfortable knowing that the the animal that they are about to eat at least had a good life before being quickly dispatched with the minimum of pain.<br />Transporting live animals long distances is bad for them, bad for the environment and bad for business.<br />The drive for cheaper food has cheapened our lives.<br />If you've got to eat them, at least treat them well for their short lives. <br />Please use the link above to send a message to Margaret Beckett asking her to look for humane alternatives.<br />Thank You.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1145999026047983042006-04-25T21:38:00.000+01:002006-04-25T22:23:16.893+01:00Snakeshead Fritillary<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3799/400/1600/Spring%20Flowers%20001a.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3799/400/320/Spring%20Flowers%20001a.jpg" border="0" /> </a><br />Fritillaria meleagris, for the Gothic gardener.<br />Solitary, with a preference for shade, you have to get close before it reveals it's unique character.<br />Photo taken this evening with the Fujifilm FinePix 4700 using manual focus. <br />Cropped a little but otherwise unaltered.<br />Checkout the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritillaria_meleagris">wikipedia </a> entry which seems to think it was originally called the Snakes's Head. A little dubious methinks.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1145810113750237132006-04-23T17:34:00.000+01:002006-04-23T18:38:22.080+01:00Daffodils in Dyrham Park<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3799/400/1600/Dyrham%20Park%20017%20copy.2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3799/400/320/Dyrham%20Park%20017%20copy.2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1144362618279932882006-04-06T23:30:00.000+01:002006-04-06T23:30:19.393+01:00Pandora - Create your own radio station<a href="http://blog.pandora.com/pandora/">Pandora</a> , from the Music Genome Project, is an interesting concept; type in a an artist or song you like and up comes an assortment of tunes that are mysteriously related. I put in Holy Modal Rounders , a favourite of mine, and I got some Woody Guthrie, Camper Van Beethoven (an excellent version of Pictures of Matchstick Men), a great acoustic guitar instrumental by Norman Blake (Jerusalem Ridge) and also the Rounders themselves (Cinch Mountain Backstep).<br /> I think this element of surprise, introducing tracks I'd not heard before but somehow in the vein of my original request, is quite captivating. There seems to be a method of 'fine tuning' what comes next by flagging those that I particularly liked. There's certainly some good music out there that I may never have heard otherwise. Has anyone heard of Norman & Nancy Blake? Me neither but I'm glad I did. And now Train Tune from the wonderful John Renbourn.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1141768142001843262006-03-07T21:49:00.000+00:002006-03-07T21:49:02.043+00:00R.I.P. Ivor Cutler (1923-2006)Please go and visit <a href="http://www.ivorcutler.org/">The Works of Ivor Cutler</a> , a fine little site dedicated to this unique individual.<br /><br />Listening to John Peel in the late sixties brought me into intermittent contact with Ivor's unusual take on life. I always found him funny, entertaining and somehow meaningful (without knowing what it meant). He fitted in so naturally with the other inhabitents of John Peel Land eg Capt Beefheart, Pentangle, the Bonzos, Pink Floyd etc<br />There should be a statue raised in Glasgow in his honour.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1141458977546095612006-03-04T07:56:00.000+00:002006-03-04T08:52:44.056+00:00Dub on a Dark Side<p align="left"><a href="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00008A7U9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B00008A7U9.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><a href="http://www.easystar.com/dubsidemain.html">Dub Side Of The Moon </a><br />by The Easy Star All-Stars</div><br /><br />How did I miss this? Released February 18th 2003, on the 30th Anniversary of the original, this is a fabulous reworking of the Pink Floyd classic<br /><br /><p>Track Listing<br />1a. Speak to me<br />1b. Breathe (in the Air) / Sluggy Ranks<br />2. On the Run<br />3. Time / Corey Harris & Ranking Joe<br />4. The Great Gig in the Sky / Kirsty Rock<br />5. Money / Gary 'Nesta' Pine & Dollarman<br />6. Us and Them / Frankie paul<br />7. Any Colour You Like<br />8. Brain Damage / Dr Israel<br />9. Eclipse / The Meditations<br /><br />Bonus Tracks:<br />10. Time Version<br />11. Great Dub in the Sky<br />12. Step it Pon the Rastaman Scene<br />13. Any Dub You Like<br /></p>Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1120322322668984392005-07-02T17:38:00.000+01:002005-07-02T17:38:42.710+01:00<a href='http://www.live8live.com/' target='ext'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/02%2007%202005%2017%2037%2018.jpg'></a><br />Please Support Live8Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1120029127149171102005-06-29T08:12:00.000+01:002005-06-29T08:12:07.173+01:00<a href='http://emptymirrorbooks.com/thirdpage/chethelmstribute.html' target='ext'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/In%20Memory%20of%20Chet%20Helms%2029%2006%202005%2008%2006%2030.jpg'></a><br />I heard the news today (oh boy), that Chet Helms, Legendary music promoter, has died. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117871608026499602005-06-04T08:53:00.000+01:002005-06-04T08:53:28.310+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/DSCF0025.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/DSCF0025.jpg'></a><br />FoxglovesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117753492090756832005-06-03T00:04:00.000+01:002005-06-03T00:04:52.136+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/DSCF0487a.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/DSCF0487a.jpg'></a><br /> Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117745141530185932005-06-02T21:45:00.000+01:002005-06-02T21:45:41.533+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/Cookies%20Christmas-1%20copy.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/Cookies%20Christmas-1%20copy.jpg'></a><br />Cookie's ChristmasDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117744579476589552005-06-02T21:36:00.000+01:002005-06-02T21:36:19.510+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/Bichon-Frise.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/Bichon-Frise.jpg'></a><br />Bichon-Frise (oil painting) by MaddyDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117494699733503352005-05-31T00:11:00.000+01:002005-05-31T00:11:39.736+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/Cookie%20%26%20Maddy%20006b.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/Cookie%20%26%20Maddy%20006b.jpg'></a><br />Maddy and Cookie in 2002Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117492991059450112005-05-30T23:43:00.000+01:002005-05-30T23:43:11.063+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/Madeleine3-December27-2003_edited.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/Madeleine3-December27-2003_edited.jpg'></a><br />MadeleineDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924598.post-1117488257289961122005-05-30T22:24:00.000+01:002005-05-30T22:24:17.293+01:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/1024/DSCF0056%20copy3.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:2px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/70/1074/400/DSCF0056%20copy3.jpg'></a><br />May Bank Holiday, Foxgloves and BeesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826154121151125798noreply@blogger.com0