My Lexus ES300h is now some 16 months old, and I’ve been thinking for quite some time that I ought to post an update including some photos I have taken of the car since then. All I need say is that I’ve been very happy with the car. The photos are in a gallery below … Read more
There’s an old photographers’ gag with a great moral. A Time Life photographer is sent to cover a huge bush fire. His instructions are to meet a light aircraft pilot at the landing strip. Arriving in a hurry as the nearby landscape blazes, he hops into the waiting Piper and shouts “Go go go!” to … Read more
My Plustek OpticFilm 8200i Ai film scanner only scans 35mm slides and film. So, in February 2015 (last month) after a lot of thought and Google searching for reviews and opinions, I bought the Epson Perfection V800 Photo scanner so that I could scan the old 620 and 120 roll film negatives I have going back to my Kodak … Read more
Last year when the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee was celebrated, I noticed that some people thought it was the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation, so I decided then that, all well, I’d make a post this year about the Coronation on its 60th anniversary. I didn’t begin work on it until 1st June 2013, the eve … Read more
In response to the comment made by Elizabeth Davies in Comments section below on 24 February 2019, I now include a painting of King George VI and his consort Queen Elizabeth commemorating his Coronation in 1937. The above photo shows the red robes for the opening of Parliament. King George VI came to the throne … Read more
This post was originally on my jthonline site (now closed) and it went as follows: I‘ve already made a post about my new scanner on my blog site where I explain that after years of wanting to scan my 35mm slides and negative films, last month I was finally motivated to do something about it, and after … Read more