Protected: Gendarmenmarkt Christmas Market

Gendarmenmarkt, Charlottenstraße, 10117 Berlin, Germany

A lighting challenge August 11, 2022
I always like a challenge and one of the ones I like to tackle is looking out of a dark space towards bright light. Often I might use a pair (or more) shots to merge into an HDR image, but another approach might be to use Exposure Lock on the shadow areas and work on […]
Busy bees August 7, 2022
A selection of images taken in the Physic Garden in Cowbridge using my 90mm F2.8 Macro lens (hand held) with varying settings that you can see by clicking on an image in the carousel.
St Marys Lighthouse August 4, 2022
This must be one of the most photographed lighthouses in the UK. I must have shots from at least three visits to it. So, the challenge was to try and find a different view or perspective to take it from, and make use of the early afternoon May light. The tide was out revealing rock […]

Switch-off of analogue PSTN February 4, 2022
This article will record the progress of the planned switch-off of the analogue PSTN (public switched telephone network) by 2025, and its implications to all of our generation, as Openreach moves to implement a fully digital service. The issue was brought to the attention of the Cardiff u3a Computer Group by Jenny Sims, a group […]
Keeping safe online June 21, 2021
The threats – real and perceived [First posted 10 September 2020; minor changes 21 June 2021] Luckily, there’s plenty of advice and guidance available – often slanted particularly towards our demographic (ie oldies) … Those two sites are particularly easy to follow and understand, but others are equally informative and targeted. Your bank probably has […]
How do you delete photos from Google Photos? April 7, 2021
Seems a pretty easy question to ask. Should be a relatively easy question to answer. Wrong! It’s a minefield of complication and you can quite easily find yourself deleting images from places you don’t want them to be deleted from. In this article I’m not going to even attempt to enter the minefield but after […]