New poll: new camera or new lens?
What’s more important, a better camera or a better lens? Should you put some nice Nikkor glass on your D90, or use the kit lens on your shiny new D800? Insert Canon equivalents as necessary. Related Posts:No Related Posts
From the road, a shout out to Arkan!
I’d fully intended keeping a daily diary of six weeks of touring mayhem with Chthonic and despite pretty consistent internet availability, this has failed to transpire. Lots of stories though if we get together for a beer. BUT! I have to give a HUGE shout out to the band who opened for four gigs in [...]
Barrow, Inverness Street market
On our way back from the West End through an eerily quiet Camden, aside from the pounding music from a couple of nearly deserted bars; Monday night and tube strike presumably. I’d been shooting odds and ends this evening but as usual, it’s either the first or last that is “the one”. Again, shot with [...]
Hoxditch Boudoir
Stumbled on this place on the way back from an exhibition at The Printspace. Tucked in beside the railway bridge the golden light poured out and looked so inviting. So I went in. What a gem of a place! A coffee bar that happens to serve booze if you want it. It looks like it’s [...]
B/W prints – the reveal
A couple of days ago I took some photos of Taipei I’d taken, rendered to Tri-X 400 pushed 2 stops with Alienskin then asked for opinion. Those opinions were pretty evenly spread. With help, I chose 7 to be printed. The prints were on “Kodak Digital Royal” paper, for what that’s worth. Here are the [...]
Dragon Boat Race, Xindian, Taipei
Dragon boat races on Green Lake, Xiandian, Taipei. This is the decisive moment when the flag puller lost her balance and fell in! It’s a holiday in Taiwan, so the lakeside was heaving with folks having a good family day out, eating fried food on a stick and fighting the heat with cold drinks and [...]
Cacilhas
CacilhasOriginally uploaded by davehodg This picture is not tweaked at all, it’s exactly how it came out of the camera. Cacilhas is on the opposite side of the Tagus to Lisbon and has its own decrepit charm. There’s a long stretch of derelict warehouses between the ferry terminal and the old town which are just [...]
The Queen’s fern glade
The Queen’s fern gladeOriginally uploaded by davehodg If you ever go to Lisbon, go to Sintra. Fairytale castle and amazing wooded grounds. Something to do with Byron. They took hilly scrubland and afforested it with trees and ferns from around the world and now it’s the sort of place elves would hang out. Related Posts:No [...]
Cream of Mushroom flavour crisps
Cream of Mushroom flaour crispsOriginally uploaded by davehodg Spotted these in a grimy cornershop at the base of an apartment block in Lisbon. First impression is a definite mushroom overtone and a deep inhalation gives quite an intense cream of mushroom soup essence, maybe one of those cubes you make soup from. From then on [...]
Cais do Sodré
Cais do Sodré Originally uploaded by davehodg The overall background smell in Lisbon, besides the occasional overwhelming sulphurous pong of sewers, is grilled sardines. However, rounding a corner, I was assaulted by the really strong smell of pee. Initially, I suspected the seedy looking men lounging around but then realised it was the blossom from [...]
Cascais
CascaisOriginally uploaded by davehodg I think I like portugal. Related Posts:No Related Posts
LCC Summer show
LCC Summer showOriginally uploaded by davehodg Some GREAT work on show by the BA’s and MA’s. I’ve no idea if it’s public, but if it is, GO! Very little of it pissed me off. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Not blogging much
Sorry for not blogging much recently. I’ve been turned inwardly on twitter and facebook. A couple of things I’ve set up recently: 1. The cockbucket, a repository of woo and stuff that pisses me off. 2. Speedbeaver, a music photography portal site. I’m off to portugal shortly. Expect pix on my Flickr. Related Posts:No Related [...]
Cyclists you lose.
Cyclists, when some of your people insist on running red lights at speed with people crossing then you will NEVER get the good will you need to make the country a better place. Fix yourselves. That’s all. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Acey Slade
Acey SladeOriginally uploaded by davehodg An unexpectedly rocking night. Check ‘em out on tour! Related Posts:No Related Posts
Eastern Front, Camden Underworld
Eastern Front, Camden UnderworldOriginally uploaded by davehodg Shot a few bands at the random metal fest at the Underworld. Eastern Front stood out. RARR! Related Posts:No Related Posts
Being challenged
It’s a long time since I’ve done one of these blog things, let see if I remember how. I participate in a group called “London Calling Photographers” or LCP for short. Nice group of people but there was much about it that was beginning to grate. A long time ago, Jean Loup Sieff, one of [...]
Eggs Benedict, House Special Omelette at LAX
On the surface, this may appear to be just another food blog but it isn’t. Honest Guv. It’s about the power of the internet, obviously. So, we’d got in to LAX the night before, googled using the Radisson’s free internet for a nearby sushi place, found one that was well-reviewed and had some nice rolls [...]
BBC created botnet from pwned PC’s
From the Register. Clicky thingy it to read: BBC zombie caper slammed by security pros This is a really interesting one. A few points: 1. Clearance for this programme went all the way up. It was cleared by the lawyers and compliance. 2. Journalists, unlike Gary McKinnon, can hide behind “public interest”. If it’s an [...]
Evil Scarecrow
Evil ScarecrowOriginally uploaded by davehodg Oh yes. Bloodstained keyboard players. The best kind. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Whither the BBC
The BBC has an interesting problem. As a “corporation”, it is bound by its charter to perform certain functions ranging from providing a certain proportion of religious programming at one end of the spectrum through to creating a certain kind of ratings-chasing rubbish. In between it is expected to inform, enlightenment and entertain. The flip [...]
Brick Lane – Cool Shades
Brick Lane – Cool ShadesOriginally uploaded by davehodg Related Posts:No Related Posts
Class
ClassOriginally uploaded by davehodg First time out with the lights. Aside from noticing my cheap zoom was soft at 200mm, the other thing was how hard it is to get the catchlights in the eye. More here: www.davehodgkinson.com/gallery/20090127_class/ Related Posts:No Related Posts
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