chivalry is dead
The guy kinda tried to help but gave up. Then the lady in the leather jacket just walked over and did it, carried the pushchair up and then came back down the stairs as she wasn't even getting a train on that platform. Come on guys, don't wimp out from helping others!
Black Harley with pink detailing and pink leather seat
somebody likes bean sprouts
This is not nearly as glamorous as it sounds. Products like TVs and LCD screens are covered in millions of pixels and as they are not all guaranteed to work by the manufacturer, sometimes you just have to live with a dead one or two on your massive TV screen. The same is true for camera sensors but somehow seeing bright spots in photos that I know should be completely black irks me a lot more.
Try it with your camera. Take the lens off and put the body cap on then take a photo on a manual setting at 100 ISO for a couple of seconds. The whole image should be black. If you have any pixels on your sensor that are misbehaving you will see a bright white or red/green/blue spot. I was originally looking for ways to fix dust on photos taken before using the "Dust Delete Data" tool on my Canon, but glad I stumbled on this youtube video for beating hot pixels - How To Fix A Hot or Dead Pixel (Canon 7D & 5D & others).
After following the tip in the vid and taking another photo the same way as before and checking on my camera's screen, all of the hot pixels appear to be gone! So try it out if you have been plagued by any stuck pixels on your camera too.
something about that look
precious
Was busy at a wedding yesterday and missed this post. Hopefully that's a good enough excuse.
Birmingham is a big mix of modern and historical architecture filled with a population as diverse as its neighbourhoods including places like Aston, Bourneville, the Chinese and Jewellery Quarters, Gas Street Basin and the shopping metropolis that is the Bull Ring. Even though you could visit Birmingham without even noticing the canals, they are still very much in use and an important feature of the city even today.
canal boat lock queue
Selfridge's and gull
the other right
Is he really reading that?
St Paul's
BT Tower
Snow Hill KPMG
Shopping with bubbles
finding a vein (Canon 6D)
slate cliff face colours (Canon 6D)
I am a rock (Canon 6D)
If there is one piece of advice I would recommend to everyone is never go anywhere without a decent camera. When the voice pops into your head that says 'I won't need it, I'm only going to the shops/pub/put for a moment,' ignore it, or better yet overrule it. The opportunities for photos is practically infinite and I only regret not taking the photos I wished I had.
If your main camera is too big to carry all the time, go smaller and get a compact for emergencies. Last night I was out in the countryside trying to get a good sunset. I got a couple of OK shots but nothing great. Tonight I decided to go out for a meal without my camera and to my dismay the whole sky was filled with flaming whisps of red cloud on a perfect turquoise that faded into a light yellow below. Such moments are never repeated again exactly the same way, so I will suffer the extra baggage for the chance of the right photo in future!
To celebrate me even managing to post 100 days running give out take a few mishaps I thought I should go all out and put a few up in no particular order for the centenial post.
lily by night (Canon 6D)
alien flower
Aberystwyth University
sea front selfie
Aberystwyth pier
seaside waterfall
Waiting for shooting stars
Amazing sunset
Aberystwyth University (Canon 6D)
The order got a bit mixed up from being in Wales with no good Wi-Fi or phone reception. Hope to be running normally from now on.
nothing says European like Clive (Canon 6D)
taking a photo of a selfie photo. Is that a new trend? (Canon 6D)
sweets from the 1960s (Canon 6D)
eyes like a hawk (Canon 6D)
Tresaith Beach RNLI life guard, Wales
Riding on lemonade, Llangrannog surfing (Canon 6D)
