Entry-level DSLR recommendations

Canon EOS 550D camera

I’m on the lookout for an entry-level digital SLR. Yesterday I asked for your recommendations on Twitter, and here are a few of your most popular choices (thanks very much, by the way).

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Five days in Dubai

Philip Bloom Dubai

I’ve read a lot about Dubai that paints a sad picture, but Philip Bloom makes it easy to look beyond the dark side and witness the undoubted beauty of the man-made surroundings.

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The beautiful Balearics

Menorca type

Following a trip to Menorca (the slowest-paced Balearic island) here are a few amateur photos showing what to expect when you visit.

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Personal photography – India

Indian boy eating coconut

As promised, here are a few select photographs I took whilst on my recent holiday in India.

India is a fascinating country, and the people were very friendly. I’d love to return in the future to see more and meet some fellow blog authors.

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The alphabet, but not as we know it…

alphabet light writing

The alphabet in light writing, found on Nir Tober’s Flickr page. If light writing is your thing, check out this previous post of mine, with some light writing YouTube videos.

In this post I showcase a number of creative ways to display the English alphabet. Some fascinating works of art.

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Focus on photography: Chema Madoz

black and white photography

From time to time I enjoy showcasing the work of others, and here’s a photographer I’ve been meaning to feature for some time now.

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The Face Behind The Blog update #2

The Face Behind The Blog

When I first started The Face Behind The Blog Collection, I wasn’t sure if anyone would join in.

Back in May I posted a quick Face Behind The Blog update, giving a little extra interest in the meme. Since then, however, I thought that the idea had slowed and the momentum was gone. That was until Thomas of Technical Blogger sent me a message asking if I was going to update the original list.

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Light drawing and light writing

Light drawing by Lichtfaktor

Light-drawing and light-writing is getting a fair bit of attention lately. Take these two commercials (below) for Sprint (also seen on Marc Schiller’s blog). Quite creative don’t you think?

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Chase Jarvis photography in motion

Above is an uncut series of still photographs created in five days for personal work and for promoting the 2007 Hasselblad Masters. Read on for more of Chase Jarvis’ excellent photography.

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The Face Behind The Blog update

The Face Behind The Blog

I’ve been overwhelmed with the response to The Face Behind The Blog, a little photography project that started up three weeks ago.

As a thank you to everyone who’s participating I’m including an extra link to your personal photo collections.

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