Bad photo day

I spent part of Saturday afternoon looking around for things to photograph, but despite having snapped a few potentially interesting things, I don't really like any of the pics I took.Either the subject matter did not inspire me enough, or the focus was out and/or the composition left a lot to be … [Read more...]

Saturday night’s all right for…….

....working!  Yes, that's right.  I'm working.  Other half and little one have gone off down to Genova.  This means that I can get on with preparing for a meeting on Monday.   The meeting will be about a new course I'm cooking up with another guy.  This other guy is an expert on certain … [Read more...]

In Italy, Sweating is Dangerous

Well, so it would seem here in Italy. I have been having arguments with my Italian other half about the sweatiness of our little one. He, like me, is prone to sweating. And being an energetic 4 year old, he runs around and sweats even more. This is dangerous in Italy, apparently, as it can … [Read more...]

Mozzie bites getting you down? Try this.

.....menthol talc.  You can get it in the pharmacies here - 'Talco Mentolato' and it seems to take the itch out of those pesky and all too frequent mozzie bites.  It appears to have worked for me, well, the bites have stopped itching.We had some of the stuff lying around after the chicken pox … [Read more...]

An interesting site if you are into digital photgraphy

If, like me, you would like to know a little more about the technical aspects of editing digital photographs, you may find the exhaustive articles to be found on this site: Ron Bigelow Photography quite interesting. Be warned though, that this guy goes into more detail than most of us will ever … [Read more...]