Monthly Archives: October 2009

Getting Bown away

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Allan Jackson

The last week brought me quite a shock, photographically speaking. First, to fill in the essential background, I have been wondering what my own photographic style was and what sort of photographer I wanted to be. Continue reading →

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A new Windows opens

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I see that there has been a study by the universities of Oxford and Oviedo about broadband Internet quality in various countries. South Africa’s broadband quality is apparently below the international average and considered to be below the level at … Continue reading →

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On the stoep

Posted on October 26, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Sometimes you have to go to the ends of the earth for your pictures and sometimes they’re on your front stoep [veranda], left behind by the painters.

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The Hot Shoe Diaries

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I may have mentioned that one of the most exciting developments in my photography in recent times was the discovery of off-camera flash. Or, if I wanted to be strictly accurate, my recent rediscovery of off-camera flash.. I was browsing … Continue reading →

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Getting the light right

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Allan Jackson

A Group of us have recently become disciples of Joe McNally and the holy Nikon Creative Lighting System. Continue reading →

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Pernicious pricing policies

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Allan Jackson

Just what is it with this country that our prices on some things are so high? Regular readers will know that I have referred to this once or twice in the past and what got me going this time, was … Continue reading →

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Night at the Opera

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Allan Jackson

This week I’ve got a couple of items to cover and first up is an Internet browser which is new to me, at least. It’s called Opera and has been available for years, but I never bothered because it cost … Continue reading →

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Skies of black,

Posted on October 11, 2009 by Allan Jackson

I seem to be in a major black skies phase at the moment. Continue reading →

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Fast and wide

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Allan Jackson

In a post or two ago I talked about fast glass. In the the comments I mentioned my desire for a  prime lens of around 14mm. That would give me the equivalent of a 21mm on my crop-sensor D90. I … Continue reading →

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How to buy a computer

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Allan Jackson

There have been a couple of questions from readers in the past few weeks about buying computers, and I thought it might be useful to try and provide some sort of advice in this column. It is not surprising to … Continue reading →

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