Archive for October, 2007

Okay, this week’s installment for the p&s photography series is on how to focus.

Now, I’m the first to admit that I am a pure amateur photographer. While using my old Olympus p&s, I’d never thought about trying anything other than the auto functions, and it was only after I replaced it in March 07 (after [...]



So, these are the culprits. The cheeky sods, the naughty little devils that are entirely to blame.

“Blame for what?”, I hear you ask.

Well, to blame for my having become a handless idiot1 for the past two weeks! You see, I’d been contemplating trying Bill Granger’s recipe for coriander crumbed lamb cutlets for awhile, and when [...]



Welcome to the third post in the ‘Basic Tips for P&S users’ guide. This week, we cover the ominous topic of…flash photography.

Using on-camera flash is something that appears to have just as many supporters as those who frown upon it, and its easy to see why. It is super-bright (or not bright enough, depending on [...]



So, did you miss me? :) Thanks for all the messages folks! The fingers are healing slowly but nicely. I regained the use of my 3rd and 4th fingers yesterday and they are performing quite well (other than a little numbness in the fingertips). The thumb and index finger are still bandaged, but they should [...]