Ken Anderson’s Weblog

Or not as the case may be!  

Can’t remember such a cold April, even in England!  Rain, sleet, snow, and not much sunshine.  Long term forecast????  Well they say it will be a cold and wet summer.  Great, just like the last one.  What happened to global warming?  We should all be in swimsuits now according to the Green Lobby.  Speaking of green; went into the local shop,

lady behind the counter says, “don’t need a bag do you?  Not handing them out as much these days, trying to do my bit for the environment.”

I say, “Go to China and get them to stop building 2 coal fired power stations every week, now that would begin to solve the issue.”

Lady behind the counter, “Makes me feel good.”

Good for her, but I wanted a bag to put the food I had just bought in, so, expect long hot days and fewer great crested newts. 

It’s a very English trait to do as little as you can get away with and them proclaim you have done your “bit” for the planet.  Only problem is that the laws in our once great country tend to reflect the squeaky wheel crowd who are definitely in the minority.  

Look at the guy who sits in front of parliament - Brian Hoar. First, he is a father of 6 I hear and seems to have deserted his kids.  Second, what gives him the right to scream down a bullhorn into everyone else’s ear?  Don’t you think that’s turning the legal system on its head?  Not like people are discriminating because he is a deadbeat and won’t spend time with his family or even try and support them financially.  He hasn’t even been discriminated against for being an unwashed beggar who routinely leaches off the local good will of shop owners.  Interesting guy; interesting treatment………

Posted a photo of a path that leads to Chipping Campden.  This was taken at the beginning of the month quite early in the morning.  There was a morning mist that the sun was trying to break through, and the light was magical.  As you can see the sun was camera left.  I framed the shot so as to keep it just off frame.  The effect you can see for yourself.  It was shot with a D200 and a 17-55 Nikkor, which I must admit is my favorite lens.  I grayscaled it in photoshop and added a duo tone tint that i learned at Scott Kelby’s website www.kelbytraining.com Great website for everything photoshop and more. With the likes of Matt Kloskowski and Joe Mcnally among the instructors you get a great deal of practical help as well around shooting photos. If you haven’t taken the time to look at McNally’s book The Moment it Clicks , I highly recommend it. The book is very well written, and if you are like me and I hope you are not with a short attention span, you will like the fact McNally gets to the point and does not waste your time.

Great book from a great photographer, and from what I can tell, a very down to earth famous guy!