The SNB on the move

and it certainly caught a lot of people on the wrong foot. However, with the ECB about to embark upon a full-blown QE Program, it didn't make too much sense for the Swiss to stand there and fill their pockets unnecessarily with overly-expensive Euros. There will certainly be a period of "price sticker shock" and hopefully that won't be so long or so painful. Things will begin to move again when the ECB starts pushing Euro rates with some force... it does still remain to be seen where the CHF will end up after all of that.
Had a good catch-up with Paul today and we are going to organise another trip to one of those dark places to take some photos... that will be fun as always.

Tune of the Day:  Roger Over    by  Klopfgeister

G'day Kev

I hope that the wine bottles tidied themselves up and that Campbell got out of bed to sort the pool before lunchtime  :-) Still wintry here- and I was out this morning to shoot a few pics before the snow disappears again.

I'm getting hungry.

Tune of the Day:  Ashpipe   by Klopfgeister

Well... at least that is behind me

and I can be comfortable in the knowledge that the worst Christmas that I have ever spent will not be topped for at least 12 months. At least I saw some kids smiling and enjoying themselves and I hope that others were as well.

Tune of the Day:  Butcher and Fast Eddy    by Rose Tattoo

It is still unseasonably warm here in the flat country

but a little trip into the hills earlier in the week left me with the impression that we may have a winter after all. It was lots of fun with Steve and Matt and hopefully we will get back there next year.

Happy Birthday to Fergo- it was great to catch up recently and I hope that your trip is going well.

Have you all finished your Christmas shopping?

Tune of the Day:  Boom Festival 2014 Set     by   Ace Ventura

It has been a busy weekend

and I am looking forward to getting a good sleep before attacking the new week. I'm not yet sure what it will hold for me but I'm sure that there will be enough to keep me busy.
Ate turkey with some American friends on Friday evening, drank beer with Chef Steve on Saturday and I'm going to a concert with Dan tomorrow evening... plenty of variety in that lot,


Tune of the Day:  Orange Claw Hammer    by Captain Beefheart

I really should keep up to date

and I need to apologise for being busy elsewhere. Not a lot to report, but I hope to keep the pictures coming from now on...


Tune of the Day:  Progwarts   by Klopfgeister

Happy Birthday Gazza

I hope that you have had a great day and are not too jaded to enjoy the Melbourne Cup festivities on Tuesday. How was the wine?

Been busy digging boots and jackets out of the cupboards here- expecting maximum temperatures in the low single digits towards the end of the week. That combined with darkness around 5.30 in the evening tells me that Christmas is not too far away.

Tune of the Day:  Chord In The Act    by Klopfgeister

I am trying to get back into good habits

and one of them is posting here more regularly. I have had a few things on my plate but I am trying to take some photos and get them organised as soon as possible afterwards.

Developed some film yesterday and then scanned the negatives this morning- I like the results and I know that I should do more of it!


Tune of the Day:  Progwarts   by Klopfgeister

A beer or three and a burger

with Dan is always a good way to spend Saturday evening- last night was certainly no exception. It was also nice to be home at a reasonable hour  :-)

I'm in for another busy week- doing some running around and then heading off to the south on Friday for a couple of days of photography in a wonderful part of the world. Let's hope that the weather is a little more pleasant than it was when I was there last.

Strange that September is here and the weather is better than we had during most of the summer.


Tune of the Day:   Hold On   by Tom Waits

Sorry for the break in transmission

but with a new house on the horizon and plenty to do otherwise, I haven't made time to get something up here on the wall. I have been taking photos but not spending too much time with them. That certainly needs to be sorted out.


Tune of the Day:  Burning Down The House  by Talking Heads

Wow! Simply wow!

The Henri Cartier Bresson exhibition in Paris was fantastic. We had a couple of terrific days- great pictures, good food and plenty of laughs. I could gladly do it again.

Went along to the World Press Photo Exhibition in Zürich last evening- it was a fantastic show as well. Saw plenty of great images and caught up with a bunch of friends. Should do that sort of thing more often!

The usual Saturday running around today and then dinner at Chez Boesch- will be lots of fun.


Tune of the Day:  Smoke on the Water    by Deep Purple

There is some sort of irony

in the fact that I am working as a photographer and have no time to take photos ;-)

I have been busy teaching, writing lesson plans and organizing things but have spent far too little time with my cameras lately. Something must be done about that!

Planning something fun at the moment- more news to come shortly.


Tune of the Day:  On The Other Side  by Vetiver

A busy week coming up

with some photography stuff to do tomorrow, a meeting and then lunch on Tuesday, dinner on Wednesday evening, Thursday is the May 1st holiday so it might be a good time to shoot pictures of a riot and then maybe quieter on Friday.
Look out!

Tune of the Day:  Pretty Vacant   by The Sex Pistols

We went back to that dark place

and shot more photos yesterday. I'm looking forward to seeing results after I develop a couple of rolls of film.

Had a great dinner on Wednesday evening with some friends. Good Asian food, good discussion and a few beers. Can you ask for more?

Not too much more to report- I may even head out to shoot some more pictures today.

Tune of the Day: Walk On The Wild Side   by Lou Reed

It's Friday and I'm headed out

to do a couple of things before heading to another Viewfinder Center Gallery Show this evening. The work is all analogue and should be really interesting.

Lots of running around to do tomorrow- and then Sunday is meant to be miserable again... maybe a movie? Not too much news otherwise- still keeping busy with the camera.


Tune of the Day:  Depth Charge Ethel   by Nick Cave

It was a mild, sunny Sunday

and I took advantage of it by getting out to shoot some photos. Put a roll of Ilford FP4+ in my Hasselblad and I'm very satisfied with the results. Zürich was pretty quiet but that is never a problem.

Had a nice dinner at home on Friday evening. I hosted some photography friends and we had a great round-table discussion which went on for several hours (and would have gone for many more if the guests didn't need to get on the train).

Tune of the Day:  Depth Charge Ethel   by Abby May

More photos

from a Meetup group get-together a couple of weeks ago. It was a fun walk about in the city taking some shots and getting to know some people.

Today was Jacqueline's birthday- she went rock climbing, out for lunch and then out to dinner as well. Lucky for some!


Tune of the Day:  Four Sticks   by Led Zeppelin

It's time, it's time

and I'm back to share something else.

I have been busy shooting film, developing and scanning negatives. It is all very enjoyable and it is nice to see that the results are becoming more and more predictable and consistent. The current grey weather is perfect for black and white (although I really need to get a yellow filter) and it is fun to shoot my usual selection of stuff from the tripod.

Not a great lot else to report- feel free to let me know what you think of these photos!

Tune of the Day:  Soulmates   by Ben Webster

It's about time

that I came back and posted another photo. Went for a walk yesterday with a friend to take some photos and really enjoyed myself. I'm pretty happy with the way in which the photos turned out and I will be keen to see how the ones which are still in the camera look as well.

There seems to be lots of flak about the whole Winter Olympics in Sochi thing- I'm very glad that I am not in a position to go. Having to decide between your sporting career and something which you feel strongly about is a lot to ask from a young person.


Tune of the Day:  Love Shack   by The B52s

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