The second project I managed to complete was a so-called “valve sensor” for the Camera Axe trigger I built three (!) years ago. This is connected to one of the sensor ports on the trigger, which can then open or close a solenoid-operated valve on the sensor, allowing water from a reservoir to flow through […]
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Projects under lockdown I
Like many others, I guess, I haven’t felt too motivated to take photographs during the Coronavirus lockdown. To stave off boredom, however, I have been looking at a pile of “to-do” projects that I’ve stacked up over the last couple of years. I’m pleased to say that I’ve now completed a couple of them. My […]
Emulating LiveND
While I don’t see anything in the E-M1 MkIII that makes me want to dash out and buy it, I was intrigued by the LiveND feature. I saw it mentioned on the E-M1x but didn’t pay much attention as I was even less interested in that model. Anyway, it turns out to be quite simple […]
Windows 10 – SSD system drive missing
Four years ago, I replaced the system drive in my ageing (April 2010!) Windows 7 system with a Crucial SSD to give it a bit of a speed boost. It was a fast system for its day (quad-core i7 CPU) and installing the SSD meant I could put off upgrading for while. It worked well […]
Courses for Marlborough College Summer School 2020
In July 2020 I’ll be running courses at Marlborough College once again. People who have signed up to receive the summer school brochure should receive their copies somewhere around Christmas. Online bookings can be made through the summer school website from early January. In the meantime, details of next years courses can be found on my Courses page.
A different approach to IR filters
A new type of filter simplifies IR photography
Cyanotypes
I’ve been thinking of making some cyanotypes after reading an article in Amateur Photographer a few weeks ago. Then someone turned up at my local camera club with some excellent examples, really nice work. I think their creator said she’d read the same article. One thing puzzled me and that was that the process is […]
Losing printer profiles in Lightroom 6
My print templates lost their printer profiles… did an upgrade to Windows 10 cause this?
Bournemouth Air Festival
Never having taken pictures of aircraft before, I had only a vague idea of what was in store for me at the Bournemouth Air Festival. Let’s just say that there weren’t many keepers and, although I generally shoot as though I’ve still got a film camera, I took lots of images. At least 75% could […]
A London walking tour
Another trip to London organised by the Winchester Photographic Society. About 30 or so of us ended up at Bank underground station and took a circular walking route around that area. These are some of the pictures I took on that day.