This little lady was under the surgeons knife today. She’s had a weird lump thing going on. I’ll spare you the gory detail but the bits sticking out of her neck are a drain from where they removed said lump. Nothing ‘sinister’, bit not pleasant, none the less. Hopefully they’ve sorted it. She’s moping around all out of sorts poor… Read more →
I’ve tweaked a category definition, here on DragonDrop Adventures, that I wasn’t that happy with. The category formally known as “Photos” is now called Photographic. It started out life as a category just for posts containing photos I’ve taken. I’ve recently hijacked it to talk about the field of photography. If you put photos and photography together in a pot what have you got?… Read more →
Just before tea time yesterday, the most torrential downpour I’ve seen in years took place. Incredible volume and incredible volumes. Cue ark graphics on a weather chart type proportions. Not to be put off by ‘a bit’ of the wet stuff, a few gents and I from work set out for a curry in Skipton at Aagra. Fantastic curry. Excellent… Read more →
Earlier today, if you went to DragonDrop.org you’ll have got an ugly message telling you that bandwidth had been exceeded and that the site owner may have gone over his/her bandwidth allowance. I’m pretty sure I’ve not gone over it, you have, dear reader. I’ve subsequently added a 5GB more to the allowance, hoping that this tides it over till the end of… Read more →
We went to a leaving do in Leeds last night. Another never before experienced format of an evening for us; a benefit gig and art auction raffle for a skateboard based charity. Wharfe Chambers – the utterly unique venue we first went to in December for the UK premier of the film Ladyfingers was host. Before I jump into a… Read more →
It’s possible I may not get chance to blog later, as we’re planning on a Leeds outing. Al and I are in the midst of recording tonight’s RIFE radio show, which if you happen to be reading this around the hours of 20:00 – 10:00 GMT, tune in to Harrogate Alternative Radio and give it a blast. I opened the… Read more →
His knife see Rustic-labour dight, An’ cut you up wi’ ready slight, Trenching your gushing entrails bright Like onie ditch; And then, O what a glorious sight, Warm-reeking, rich! I love a bit of Burns. Early burns. When he rambled on about stuff like dogs and weather more. I’ll confess I don’t understand all he blethering, but I like the… Read more →
I’m going to dive straight into this whilst it’s still very fresh in my head.. The short version : New Adventures in Web Design was a brilliant. The slightly* longer version: I see web people. 400 of them in Albert Hall Nottingham, with its massive organ (pictured above). We got to watch some talks, by and large, on webby stuff…. Read more →
Had the fortune of having a drink with these guys last night ; Greg and Colly, event organisers for the New Adventures in Web Design conference that I’m at. Colly (head honcho, no glasses) seemed quite pleased with the way it’s all going, and for someone who’s clearly had so much to do recently, seemed utterly chilled. Tomorrow (the main… Read more →
I’m in Nottingham for the New Adventures in Web Design Conference 2013. last year was amazing (blog post). I’ve got a workshop booked in tomorrow and the conference proper the day after. I’ve just picked up my new toy from Sheffield on the way down. The Leica AF-C1 I was raving about a few days ago. The fella who sold… Read more →
Introducing the newest members of the world famous DragonDrop Adventure Club. Louise & Skip, Taj Mahal, India January 2013 Skip & Louise, Kochi Stadium, India 2013 (India v England ODI) Top adventure by the look of things! Shame England lost the cricket.
There’s one constant quality of art that’s hard to describe. Originality. There isn’t a readily available frame of reference because no one has done what they are doing before. This can either mean original ‘crap’, original ‘mediocre, or ‘original ‘brilliant’. Last nights gig at Seven Arts in Leeds was unquestionably original, ‘brilliant’. Being hard to describe, makes the job of… Read more →
This snap is of our backstreet last night amidst a fresh fall of snow. The Council turn off a lot of minor road streetlights of an evening now for a few hours which I like. Saving energy, yea but it also its nice to have a bit of proper ish darkness outside. Especially due to the weird light reflecting properties… Read more →
Spent an evening in the beautiful Hotel Majestic Harrogate last night. I was taking photos of a corporate awards do and after party and helping out my mate Allan with a bit of tech. Free steak and bar was quite a draw. It’s a while since I’ve covered a gig like that. Funtastic. Good band, and bumped into an old mate who used… Read more →
I’ve been a fan of Leica, since I was a photography student. Some of the great heroes of photography used Leica – guys like Henri Cartier-Bresson, the Godfather of photojournalism and founder Magnum, typically shot using Leica. Whilst not everyone may have heard of Leica, it’s likely that they’ll have seen photographs shot on a Leica. Indelibly etched photos like Steve McCurrys “Afgan Girl” [see… Read more →
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