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17 May 2012 | Comments | 0 notes | ⇀

“The French call it pain perdu, ‘lost bread’, which I quite like - I have this image of the lost souls of countless loaves wandering bread purgatory until their redeeming kitchen angel decides to save them through a good baptism of milk and egg.”

Nutmegs, seven: Strawberry French toast with basil sugar

This looks delicious – recommended for all fans of French toast.

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14 May 2012 | Comments | 1 note | ⇀

Messing about with Mum’s old Olympus OM-10. She remarked how good it still looked and how it looks like a quality camera compared to modern day cameras. I have to agree. If, in 25 years, any of my digital cameras are still able to produce an image, I’ll be genuinely amazed. The lens is the standard 50mm Zuiko f/1.8. I’d love to get my hands on the f/1.4 or a 23 or 35mm f/2. Taken from my Fuji X-Pro 1 and processed in iPhoto for iPad.

Messing about with Mum’s old Olympus OM-10. She remarked how good it still looked and how it looks like a quality camera compared to modern day cameras. I have to agree. If, in 25 years, any of my digital cameras are still able to produce an image, I’ll be genuinely amazed.

The lens is the standard 50mm Zuiko f/1.8. I’d love to get my hands on the f/1.4 or a 23 or 35mm f/2.

Taken from my Fuji X-Pro 1 and processed in iPhoto for iPad.

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Modifying my Fuji X100

4 May 2012 | Comments | 1 note | ⇀

I’ve had my Fujifilm X100 for a good few months now and I feel like I’ve really gotten to know it. When I first purchased the camera, I felt like I was constantly battling with it. I struggled with the slow AF, the exposure metering was different to what I was used to and the frame lines in the optical viewfinder were nothing more than a ‘best guess’ of what would end up in the final image. However, as I continued to use it, I started getting used to its quirks. I learned to slow my style of shooting down from what I was used to with my big DSLR. When using the DSLR, I always felt under pressure to get my shot and move on, as if at any moment I was going to be arrested for photographing something I shouldn’t. I eventually began to realise that people didn’t care that I was taking time to compose my images with the X100. Apart from the occasional envious or inquisitive glance from another photographer, people didn’t pay me any attention at all.

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23 April 2012 | Comments | 1 note | ⇀

During a very brief respite in last week’s April showers, the evening sun caught a blossom tree in our office car park at just the right angle. I only had time to grab a couple of shots as the light was fading but this one came out pretty well. Taken with my Fuji X100 and tweaked slightly in iPhoto for iPad.

During a very brief respite in last week’s April showers, the evening sun caught a blossom tree in our office car park at just the right angle.

I only had time to grab a couple of shots as the light was fading but this one came out pretty well.

Taken with my Fuji X100 and tweaked slightly in iPhoto for iPad.

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Review: The OneCable from MobileFun

18 April 2012 | Comments | ⇀

The lovely people at MobileFun have sent me one of their latest accessories to review: The OneCable. Branded as the ‘only cable you’ll ever need’, OneCable is designed to be the only USB charging/syncing/data transfer cable you need to carry around with you. While listed under their iPad accessories section, this device would be useful for any smartphone or tablet owner.

Read on to find out if it really is time to ditch all of your other cables.

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Review: UltraGlass screen protector for iPhone

15 April 2012 | Comments | ⇀

iPhone with UltraGlass screen protector fitted

I was asked to review the UltraGlass Protective Screen Cover during a week of adventurous training with the Royal Navy in Scotland. I’m not normally a fan of screen protectors of any kind for several reasons: they inevitably leave bubbles on the display when you apply them, they never feel as good as the iPhone’s glass display and they are often more reflective or gather more fingerprints than the glass display. However, in an active lifestyle where your iPhone is being thrown into a kitbag with lots of other gear, it’s important to make sure that your investment is well protected.

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1 April 2012 | Comments | 3 notes | ⇀

I decided that the only camera I would take with me on a week-long tour of Italy was my Fuji X100, instead of my Canon 5D Mk II and a bag full of lenses. The result was that I enjoyed walking round a lot more than I would have and looked for photo opportunities that suited the X100, instead of grabbing a photo of everything in sight. I’m now seriously considering trading the 5D in for a new Fuji X-Pro 1 kit. Anyone else thinking the same? Street in Parma, Italy on Flickr.

I decided that the only camera I would take with me on a week-long tour of Italy was my Fuji X100, instead of my Canon 5D Mk II and a bag full of lenses. The result was that I enjoyed walking round a lot more than I would have and looked for photo opportunities that suited the X100, instead of grabbing a photo of everything in sight.

I’m now seriously considering trading the 5D in for a new Fuji X-Pro 1 kit. Anyone else thinking the same?

Street in Parma, Italy on Flickr.

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16 March 2012 | Comments | 0 notes | ⇀

Daffodils in Spring Shot in macro mode with my Fuji X100. Every time I use this camera, I get to know it a little better and I feel like it’s more in my control.

Daffodils in Spring

Shot in macro mode with my Fuji X100. Every time I use this camera, I get to know it a little better and I feel like it’s more in my control.

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12 March 2012 | Comments | 0 notes | ⇀

“The screen readability problem will be solved in the future, since screens with 300 dpi resolution have been invented and have been found to have as good readability as paper.”

— Jakob Nielsen, March 15 1997

The first of these screens that will truly make reading the web as good as reading on paper is about to arrive. I wonder if it’s too late to change the habits of users who don’t read text on websites?

Via Writing for the Web (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)

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11 March 2012 | Comments | 1 note | ⇀

The beginnings of Spring are here, although I don’t even really feel like we’ve had a proper winter yet… Shot with a Fuji X100 and Elly from Nutmegs, seven. View full-size on Flickr

The beginnings of Spring are here, although I don’t even really feel like we’ve had a proper winter yet…

Shot with a Fuji X100 and Elly from Nutmegs, seven.

View full-size on Flickr