Kia ora tatou: I am recovering from the hit on my digestive season that Xmas imposes (in spite of my best intentions to eat like a rabbit) and I have begun to ponder…. Maryjo sent me an email last week (or was it the week before?) asking my thoughts on DNG (digital negative) as a [...]

Kia ora tatou: It is that time of the year again ( isn’t it always?).With Christmas on us, the insane rush to shut New Zealand for a few days will see people buying as if the shops will be shut forever, and tradesmen working 28-hour days to complete work for clients ( you want it [...]

Kia ora tatou: After talking and reflecting I have just posted a formal response to the Newsweek article. It is lengthy, some 3500 words in length, so you may want to print it out and ponder it after the post-prandial somnolence of Xmas has worn off, or perhaps when you have been stuck in that [...]

Kia ora tatou: Continuing the theme of Christmas on the Ezine… Garry sent in this image, shot at the Christchurch Santa Parade on 2 Dec. This guy is really enjoying himself….. Somehow this image brings a few words to mind… Every Who Down in Who-ville Liked Christmas a lot… But the Grinch, Who lived just [...]

Kia ora tatou: I will shortly remove the Your Images page. There are a number of treasons for this (no, not a typo!): I am about to (hopefully) replace it with a dialogue, along the lines of Letter to Marthinus Leaving the images in the main body of the post allows you to make comments [...]

Kia ora tatou: This week, 2 different people at both ends of the country drew my attention to this article. It couldn’t be more timely, and it goes to the root of a picture-making issue I have been grappling with. I am thinking over my response to John and Alastair. In the meantime, I offer [...]