… of 2012 that is. I had to work New Years Eve again, not that I mind missing out on a hangover 😉 Well, the last time I was off work for New Years Eve I didn’t see midnight anyway as I fell asleep early in the evening. Anyway, I was getting my gear together for a night at work and I looked out of the window, the sky was half clear and the wind was dropping. So, as I’d not had many opportunities to take photographs recently I loaded…
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Mr Hobbit
I was playing around with digital pen and ink (on Painter 12) and started a sketch of J. R. R. Tolkien, it quickly developed into a tinted version with some text 😉 I think I may enjoy playing with digital ink & paints 🙂
Read MoreAn unexpected review
I’ll be honest, just over six years ago when Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh posted the letter online that their services would not be required by New Line I never really imagined that a film would be made in the end. It appeared at the time we’d see nothing but legal arguments and inter-studio-squabbling. It’s 2219 days since that letter appeared online, and during that time there have been strikes, director changes, and of course the two films becames three, in three dimension, with extra frames per second…. Yes, we’re…
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It was only by chance I picked up the camera when I headed out of the house earlier, I’m pleased I did as the light over the hills was quite impressive. So, I paused, snapped a few photographs, and carried on my way 😉
Read MoreZubenelgenubi
Well, it’s in the first photo somewhere 😉 Anyway, I was off out to the shop this morning when I noticed a nice alignment of planets so grabbed the camera for a quick photo. Here’s a cropped labelled version. A while later (after shopping) I took a large panoramic of a misty dawn in the Eden valley.
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