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  • A GF2 Stroll: Manu Practice

    Recently in late night impulse I acquired a Japanese only Panasonic GF2. My Lumix GF1 remains my favourite walkabout and holiday camera due to its ‘just right’ size and pleasing images coupled with its excellent 20mm lens – but I thought I’d get a GF2 to back it up. Internally, sensor wise, not a lot…

  • Through Someones Vintage Eyes – Hong Kong

    A new, very occasional feature? Other peoples images create different stories in our minds. Sometimes we get the narration, like me blogging here and you reading. Other times, we just have an image with no story and need to fill in the gaps with our imagination. I recently got hold of a 37 slide box…

  • Farewell Thailand

    So our time had come to an end. The Holiday was over. As mentioned yesterday, we got up before the crack of dawn and began our journey home. After the initial travels, we found ourselves on a plane to Thailand. I followed with interest as the plane made a 360 turn in the middle of…

  • Destination Chiang Mai

    Our next stop had us heading to Chiang Mai – the “New City” (replacing the old one Chiang Rai). Im sure pilots get used to the view from above the clouds, but I always enjoy looking at the whole ‘new’ world that appears when I’m in a plane. The perspective of mountain ranges, valleys and…

  • Farewell Bangkok

    Although I have countless more images from Bangkok, today can be the last, so we can move up north a little next time. Something I love to see in cities I have visited is the contrast between old and new. Todays top image is of just as such – a old rundown building (I think…