Monday 27 January 2014

It was a very festive weekend

with Burns Night and Australia Day on the calendar. I did pull my kilt out for Saturday and went to a great photography exhibition and had a couple of drinks with friends. About to head downstairs now and develop another roll of film- and I'm still really enjoying the process.

Doing some catching up with my old photos and a lot of catalogue work- there are more there than I realized.


Tune of the Day: A Good Day To Die    by William Elliott Whitmore

Wednesday 22 January 2014

The black and white developing course on the weekend

was a success with everyone being able to get their film done and take some images home. I had a lot of fun teaching it and they were a great group of students. What's next, guys?  :-)

There is a long-term photo exhibition in Zürich which has just opened and will remain open until August. At the moment I am considering getting some work together to hang a few pictures and see how they are received. It will probably be black and white stuff from around the city. Thoughts?


Running off into town shortly to go for a beer- and catch up with a few friends. Nice.


Tune of the Day:   Gun Street Girl   by  Tom Waits



Thursday 16 January 2014

Happy Birthday to Masi

even though she is out of town and we won't catch up today, having a birthday is something pretty special. I need to pack some gear and head out later to the second night of a three part course which I am looking forward to.

I've been working on some old colour scans which I was never happy with and the new software allows me to get a lot more out of them. Expect more colour work in the future!

It is very mild here again at the moment and hardly getting down to freezing overnight. Maybe this is the year that winter forgot?

Tune of the Day:  Psycho Killer   by Talking Heads

Sunday 12 January 2014

Heading out early in the morning

and hoping to come home with some very interesting photos. Busy charging batteries and getting things organized at the moment. Fingers crossed that all goes well!

Apart from that, I am in for another busy week- meetings, photo stuff and then courses on Thursday and Saturday. Should be fun!

Should really select some files and put together an exhibition at Photobastei as well. It will take some work, but should be very worthwhile.


Tune of the Day:  Suffocated Love    by Tricky


Thursday 9 January 2014

Photobastei opens tomorrow

and it should be a terrific rolling exhibit right in the middle of the city. I am considering printing up some photos and organizing to exhibit some of my own work. In any case, with both that and Photo14 on this week/weekend it promises to be a busy time.

I'm glad that I am not in the clothing business. Just noticed yesterday that another place on the Bahnhofstrasse is closing down- quite apart from the fact that we might not have a winter this year, that trade seems to get harder and harder with the only stores now on display being members of chains of luxury goods and cheap clothing retailers. Sadly, the Bahnhofstrasse is rapidly losing the last of its charm.


Tune of the Day:  Black Steel    by Tricky


Sunday 5 January 2014

A new Operating System for my Mac

meant that my scanning software needed updating. I have tried a Demo version of Silverfast (an older version of which I had been using) and today tested and bought VueScan. It seems simpler and faster and I like the results from my first roll. The big test will be when I put a roll of Medium Format film in the tray, but I'm sure that all will be well.

It is very mild here and has been damp. Reading about avalanches and related deaths in the mountains to our South is not good and I see that the USA and Canada have been hit by proper winter storms as well.

Went for an enjoyable photowalk yesterday with Mirco and Peter- I was very happy with the way in which my pics turned out.

Onward and upward.


Tune of the Day:  Hey You    by Pink Floyd

Friday 3 January 2014

I am going to see more movies this year

and started off the year with Nebraska today. It was most enjoyable and has put me in the mood to get into the cinema and keep up-to-date.

I'm heading out again tomorrow to take some more photos and looking forward to that. The weather should hold until we are finished which makes things much more pleasant. I've just been reading about the snow and ice storms racing across North America at the moment...... has me thinking about buying an even warmer jacket!

The duck for dinner was good. Thanks!

Tune of the Day: Set Me Free    by Los Lobos

Wednesday 1 January 2014

Happy New Year!

I'm not a great one for New Year's Resolutions, so there is no need to go into that  ;-)  We had an enjoyable dinner with friends last night, a relaxed day today and I am about to head out to a New Year's Day party for a few drinks. Catherine will be headed off to the office tomorrow and I will continue with my Lightroom learning and see if I can start to get things under control.


Tune of the Day:  Sara   by Bob Dylan