Volumes from Verulamium – 2.0

A Phoebe-sized chair for a Phoebe-sized cat.  Enjoying some warm sun in the conservatory.

Neither Sarah nor I had ever been to a Wassail before.  So we were a little curious as to what to expect.  Well, fans of ancient English traditions wouldn’t be disappointed by the St Albans incarnation.  The event started with three dances by Wicket Brood, a local morris dancing group.  Then we made our way [...]

A gloomy day in St Albans.   A gloomy churchyard (St Peter’s).  A gloomy photo! Technical notes: Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF. 1/80 at f/4.5 ISO 200

Technical notes: Nikon D90. Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF. 1/100 at f/2.8 ISO 200

Not quite as set as I’d like. But other than that, it’s tasty, tangy and good (in my humble opinion, anyway).   The dark colour is due to using demerara sugar rather than ordinary white sugar. Technical notes: Nikon D90. Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF. Built-in flash. 1/60 at f/11 ISO 200

As the chick said when he saw the hen lay an orange. Tomorrow: We can haz marmalade. Am leaving to soak overnight ready to make the marmalade tomorrow evening. Technical notes: Nikon D90. Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 Di 1/60 @ f/3.8 ISO 200. Built-in flash.

Lightroom.  Software that just works the way you expect it to.  As it should be. It could be argued that for an amateur, Lightroom is a little OTT and that I could make do with something like Photoshop Elements that is half the price.  So why is it that I think it is worth investing [...]

Well, not quite an addiction.  But mmmm, lovely coffee! Quite like this.  Going to try it again at some point but with a small amount of rear curtain flash to sharpen the foam without losing the effect of the stream of coffee flowing into the glasses.  And that reminds me, I must also descale the [...]

From tomorrow I shall hopefully be (a) marginally less busy at work, so able to take a lunch break and (b) warmer!  So you will get some outdoors shots. Till then, an indoor shot of some wooden flowers Sarah has had for years.  Very nice they are two – a splash of colour in the [...]

Phoebe prepares to read.  She’s looking for new fish recipes, naturally. Technical notes: Nikon D90. Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AF 1/60 @ f/4 ISO 200. SB-800 flash.