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Jodrell Bank Visit
Posted on May 16, 2008
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I have been trying to get to Jodrell Bank for years but never managed it, I’ve actually tried a few times and got lost! But on Monday I made it.
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics is the home of the Lovell Radio Telescope which was built back in 1956 and in 1957 it tracked Sputnik.
Apart from the scientific importance of the telescope it has become a landmark in the area as it can be seen for miles around.
It is an amazing piece of construction, even though it’s huge (there’s no other way to put it) it has a real elegance and I’m sure you’ll agree with me when I say I think it looks absolutely beautiful.
We went to the visitor centre which is right next to the telescopes control room, they had loads of information on how it was built and on what it does.
We didn’t get to see it all and I can’t wait to go back again.
They also have a twice monthly podcast by the astronomers talking about what they are doing, you can find them at the Jodcast.net which again is full of information.
It’s amazing the amount of information you can get from these sites and learn about astronomy, and the different projects that the telescope is involved with.
I was really excited to be able to visit it and get so close, for some reason I was surprised by how close visitors can get.
There has been talk recently about maybe closing it.
I truly hope they don’t do this as it’s a fantastic resource at our fingertips, and by that I mean the general public never mind what it means to the scientists.
Go and visit it now while you’ve got the chance.
I know I fell in love with the place, it was definitely worth the wait!
Mandy
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How’s my P365 going?
Posted on May 15, 2008
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Sunset from my window.
It’s been a while since I mentioned my Project 365 a photo a day for a year. It’s starting to build up nicely now I’m well into my third month. I can’t believe how fast that has gone. So here are some of my favourites for April. I can start to see the year panning out through photographs which is interesting, I can imagine it will be great to look back on in the future.
my son’s new light.
But April was a hard month to do, I had trouble thinking of what to shoot everyday but I expected that it wasn’t all going to be plain sailing.
build your own computer.
Mandy
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TPB Monthly Round Up #4
Posted on May 13, 2008
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This is the monthly round up for April, although a little late! It was a strange month April for me whether it was photography, blogging or life in general, I can’t put my finger on why, it was just a funny month. It just meant my timings are out a bit and I’m still playing catch up.
What I did find in April was some really good sites for education and learning more about this hobby of mine. They are great resources and if I’m not too careful I could lose myself in them for days.
I found a link to the first blog while reading another article, it’s called Pioneer Women (the blog that is) and they have a photography site that is full of information and tutorials. They keep it nice and simple which makes it easy to read, and brilliant for beginners as well as others brushing up on new skills.
I use Photoshop Elements
And finally if you’ve read the early posts on this blog you may remember that I have aspirations to get into stock photography in the future. Well actually microstock photography, but I don’t know very much about it. I’ve just found some sites selling microstock images that I’ve flicked through, but I don’t know much more than that.
Well I’ve come across Microstock Diaries by Lee Torrens who is a keen amateur photographer, and he talks about his experiences and exploits in the microstock industry. It’s great because he’s documenting his journey as a stock photographer, and he’s not an expert (yet) so I can relate to what he is saying without feeling overwhelmed, and that makes it feel achievable. Just what I was looking for!
Mandy
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Image of the Week #21
Posted on May 13, 2008
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This week in image of the week:
This is one of the breathing towers for the Kingsway Mersey Tunnel. It’s a very imposing building on the skyline looking over to Liverpool where you can see it’s sister.
Although it’s not the prettiest structure in the world it still has it’s own charm. You can walk right underneath it (as I did) so I couldn’t fit it all in the frame, I would have to be in the middle of the River Mersey if I did. But when you do see it in full it looks a little like a huge pair of speakers!
It doesn’t apologize for what it is and does have some nice geometric qualities. It’s an interesting statement for something that’s just a really big fan…
Mandy
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Do You Use a Point and Shoot or a DSLR?
Posted on May 10, 2008
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I found a new tool to try out on the blog - web polls. I thought it would be an interesting tool to use and interesting to see the different answers. I know I always like to take part in a good poll and see the results, so now I’m having a go at one myself. And it’s a pretty basic one to get started with!
Question: Seeing as I use a point and shoot camera, but I am also thinking about buying a DSLR. I thought it would be interesting to see what everybody else uses?
So here is my poll, and feel free to join in:
Opinion Polls & Market Research
I’ll also place it in the sidebar so it’s easy to find. Happy voting!
Mandy
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Discovering French Architecture
Posted on May 9, 2008
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These photographs were taken in Vannes, Brittany, in France. I love buildings and architecture and France is a great place to see them.
I’d never been to France before so I was looking forward to visiting the medieval towns and cities.
I’ve read about France, and I’ve seen some programs about the lovely towns and cities, so I couldn’t wait to visit one. And I wasn’t disappointed.
Yes, some of the buildings were leaning that much! It’s a wonder that they were still standing.
I couldn’t believe how close the buildings were to the church. The church seemed to spring out of nowhere when you turned the corner of a street. I wonder which they built first!
I’d love to go back and spend a bit more time with my camera, it was a little tricky this time as we had two kids in tow…
Mandy
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Image of the Week #20
Posted on May 6, 2008
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This week in image of the week:
This is actually the closet I have ever been to a giraffe, and close up they look even bigger. It was taken at Pont Scorff Zoo in Brittany, France. They’re one of my favorite animals so I really enjoyed being on the viewing platform and getting so close.
I used my usual point and shoot Traveler DC-5080 and I’ve done nothing to the photograph in post production other than resize it for the blog.
Mandy
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Transferring Film Photographs onto Digital Media
Posted on May 2, 2008
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So I’ve got a ton of negatives that I want to put onto disc.
After writing the post yesterday I started to sort through one of the two bags I have full of film photographs and negatives, and I had a really good time doing it. I enjoyed looking back at photographs I must have taken years ago and since ‘going digital’ I’ve not looked at them (hence the two bags and hidden under a table).
And that’s made me eager to get some of them at least onto disc so I can add them to my digital photo library. The reason I say disc is that I don’t have a scanner anymore, in my great wisdom I got rid of it when I went to digital photography…doh!
So I have a toss up between buying a scanner with a negative attachment or look into getting them scanned at a photo processing shop. I must admit at the moment I am leaning towards the photo processing because of time, and limit it to the best ones for the moment.
My local supermarket has a photo processing shop and they can scan both prints and negatives and put them onto disc, in an hour! So it’s just the cost, but that shouldn’t be too bad if I’m just using a selection to start with.
I don’t want to buy a scanner at the moment because I am saving up for a DSLR, so this seems like a good compromise because I’m really looking forward to getting them onto my computer.
I’ll let you know how it goes…
Mandy
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What do you do with all those old negatives?
Posted on May 1, 2008
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The last couple of weeks I have been moving some bedrooms around in our house. The obvious problem with that is sorting through all the extra stuff that you accummalate over the years.
While I was doing this I came across two bags full of my film negatives from when I used a 35mm film camera. There’s loads of them along with a lot of old prints. I love looking back at old photographs they stir up some forgotten memories.
But what am I going to do with them all. In this day and age it’s all about clutter free living and keeping every thing to a minimum, so it would be nice to organise them so they can be easily accessible but also be able to tidy away again nicely. I’ll have to have a look around.
The other thing on my mind is making sure that these old photographs become timeless, and don’t degrade or become damaged which I’ve heard some early colour photos can do. So it makes sense to transfer them all to digital media because I can then use them. Just because I shoot on digital camera now doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy and use my old 35mm shots.
There’s no definitive break between the two different types of photography for me they should be able to blend together. And transferring all my old shots onto my computer whether I scan them in or get a lab to put them onto discs, then that will finally merge my two phases of photography.
Mandy
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Image of the Week #19
Posted on April 28, 2008
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This week in image of the week:
This is one of those photos that I’ve found in the depths of my computer and thought, I completely forgot I took this shot!
It was taken last summer in Quimper, France in the Cathedrale St Corentin. I love taking photographs of buildings/architecture and churches are no exception. Although I do try to be respectful of others in the church who may find a lot of camera flashes a distraction.
So I took the shot of this stained glass window using no flash and it turned out better, due to the lack of flash silhouetting the walls, and with the sun coming through the window it really makes it stand out.
Mandy
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