Monthly Archives: November 2002

Battle of the Beanfield: incident near Stonehenge on BBC Radio4 You might be interested to know that I’ve contributed to a Radio 4 program recently on the Battle of the Beanfield. It is part of the ‘In living memory’ series … Continue reading →

My Grandkids: Ebba and Leon Hello dear readers. I thought I would introduce my grandchildren to you! Ebba – A little girl, born in Feb 2000, so nearly 3 years. And the other one, a boy Leon. He appeared in … Continue reading →

Self Portrait early 1990’s I have just scanned this image for a project. Originally shot on 120 film on a hasselblad. Done in the studio at Nottingham Trent University. 1992, I think. Scary!!

Edward S. Curtis’s North American Indian Some critisise this chaps work, for being to ‘idealistic’. Me, I’m so impressed with the volume of his work, his appeciation of thier life, and the portrail of a proud people. I look up … Continue reading →

Don McCullin – Olympus kit user This chap is one of my first heros in the field. He ‘showed’ an audience many ‘truths’ about war and conflict, that had previously been sanitised. I mention him now, because he used the … Continue reading →

Olympus Kit I enjoy using the Olympus OM2. It is a remarkably small and unobtrusive SLR camera. Link to my main Nikon Kit Olympus OM2n SLR The electronic Olympus OM-2 was first seen in a prototype form at the 1974 … Continue reading →

Some ‘Political Observations’ It is obvious that with many of the subjects I deal with in these pages, that some are pretty upset, with the state of politics. “Whoever you vote for, the government gets in!”

Tom Hunter – photographer @ Manchester Art Gallery Not sure why sticking ‘modern’ subjects in the frame of old masters works. But it does. ’tis then ‘art’. Anytime I try to exhibit, I don’t say I’m an artist, I say … Continue reading →

On a Photographer, Giving Away Pictures So, I have found this quote below that really shows that I’m not alone, or, being greedy 🙂 * * * * * * “Every professional photographer, at one time or another, has received … Continue reading →

Bloody Students! Get a lot of students asking for info/advice/help/work exp – you get the picture. Anyway, I do try to help if I can but draw the line at writing their coursework for them. Got this yesterday: “hi. i … Continue reading →

Film and Materials These are the specification of most of the 35mm film I use. Almost exclusively Fuji for colour and Ilford for Black and White. There are thousands of sensible materials, available for use. But, after some experimentation, it … Continue reading →

Nikon Kit: the system I prefer to use and its specification Nikon FM2n http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikonfmseries/fm2n/fm2manual/index.htm An upgrade of the original FM2 in 1982 with refinement in its top sync speed from 1/200 sec to 1/250 sec. After the debut of the … Continue reading →

Self Portraits: Using Digital Cam

Photographers & Video activists and the law From Nick Cobbing: Legal question and answer session at Doughty Street Chambers, 27th of November It’s a legal briefing/ discussion about the implications of photographing in ‘public order’ situations in the UK. Earlier … Continue reading →

Bristol Party Attacked; Appeal for witnesses Originally posted on DirtyCircus by Penelope Pitstop: Ive been asked to post some more info about the police attack against party peeps on the 20th July at the Cumberland Basin, Bristol. Call for witnesses … Continue reading →

TACT – Temporary Anti-Capitalist Teams Have just sent some pictures, as a contribution to this project. Thought you might want to know about it: TACT – Temporary Anti-Capitalist Teams, are a powerful way to make dynamic networks of support and … Continue reading →

Being notified of Blog changes: Weblogs.com Have mentioned before, various ways of notify those interested of when a blog is ‘updated’. There is also a manual method of notifying Weblogs.com that my site has been updated. After I updated one … Continue reading →

Battle of the Beanfield: incident near Stonehenge on BBC Radio4 You might be interested to know that I’ve contributed to a Radio 4 program recently on the Battle of the Beanfield. It is part of the ‘In living memory’ series … Continue reading →