Category Archives: General

This is for posts that have no real specific category, such as Art or Photography

Guess where we’re going this morning!

Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Day 2 and the big question is….will it rain?

Anyone who knows me will know that I have worked in this image just a tad for dramatic effect. Nonetheless it was looking pretty black just a few minutes ago but now it has returned to what I think can … Continue reading

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Sketching before bedtime

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iOS 7: Apple is still building brilliant products for ‘the crazy ones’

Finally, someone who appears to understand the greater picture…iterate or die…. iOS 7: Apple is still building brilliant products for ‘the crazy ones’ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/technology/micwright/100010579/ios-7-apple-is-still-building-brilliant-products-for-the-crazy-ones/ — Sent from Zite, available for free in the App Store. Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Vermeer

In the main hall of the Rijks Museum there are alcoves set aside just for one Dutch painter of the 17th century. This was made in the Vermeer alcove. Sent from Yahoo! Mail for iPad

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Tired but alive

The Night Watchman by Rembrandt is the star turn at the Rijks museum but I think the crowds are missing a trick. Buried nearby in the labyrinth of rooms is the wonderfully titled Banquet of the Crossbowman’s guild in celebration … Continue reading

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The night watch

A new and wonderful photo app Tiny Plants allowed me to make this image Simon Marchini http://www.simonmarchini.co.uk

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Do I want whipped creme with that?

What a wonderful place the Rijks Museum is ….the staff are even better… We’ve just spent the morning wondering through Dutch art of the 17th century and now it is time for a cool drink and a nice piece if … Continue reading

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Day two and lets start with a moan

The hotel is great, the place is great but the thing that is really getting my goat is the new update to Photoshop express app. It is useless. The old one you felt that you had some control over what … Continue reading

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iPhone 5S: has Apple given up on innovation?

iPhone 5S: has Apple given up on innovation? http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/16/iphone5s-apple-given-up-innovation I’m really not sure I agree with this article. When I look around the smartphone market I don’t see any real innovation at all but rather consolidation. But this misses the … Continue reading

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