Monthly Archives: April 2013

Kedleston Hall ~ Part 1

Just had a great time with my good friend David Manley at Kedleston Hall, just outside Derby. Many things were discussed but at the end I think we both agreed that whilst we felt a whole lot better by discussing … Continue reading

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Pointless review

I’ve just skipped through this review of popular smartphone cameras and I have to ask what is the point? Treating a smartphone camera as anything other than a stepping stone to getting images into a photo app before the real … Continue reading

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Insomnia

As I get older I realise that, from time to time, I wake up at 5am and just can’t get back to sleep. You turn and turn and just try to go back off but some how sleep has left … Continue reading

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Rebuilding the past

Well it has been coming, I’ve felt a dull acre in my bones – some far way light I just have to move towards.   After a 6 months break I’ve started my historical research again..  For those of you … Continue reading

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Oh dear more Photo Apps to clog my ageing iPhone!

Just as I’ve really got stuck into the KitCam app for my iPhone along comes another great freeby, for a short time I believe, FX PhotoStudio. Now I’ve no idea how good/bad this is compared to other image manipulation apps … Continue reading

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Tulips

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America the mad?

A very pertinent blog from John Snow. America the mad? http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/america-mad/20308 Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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How photo realistic should I go?

Just what is the point at which a painting becomes photo realistic? I’m not sure there is a hard and fast rule – especially when talking about digital painting – and I’m also mindful that you have to take into … Continue reading

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Progress

Slowly but surely she is starting to become interesting. Simon Marchini Web: http://WWW.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Seedlings

Oh the joys of spring! With lambs frolicking in the meadow, the larks ascending and the swallows once more flying over the glen spring is finally with us. Before we get all dewy eyed about the rural iddl in which … Continue reading

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