Pebbles From Paradise

Concluding this short series, which compares the relative merit of two of my cameras, the Fuji Finepix E900 digital compact, and the Canon EOS 20D a digital single lens reflex camera.

Amos Restaurant Re-opens After the long winter our local is re-opened for traditional Turkish cuisine, including fish, kebabs, pide, and host of salads. All may be complimented with a glass of fine wine, or beer if you prefer? Mehmet is having a fine time supervising his staff. He appears always to be seated, gazing out [...]

Simple, Timeless, Elegant. In his twilight years my eldest brother Nick once remarked: “of course you had old parents.” I confess that I never really appreciated that they were old parents until I came into my teens when my father’s and mother’s idea of what constituted fashion, or good taste, clashed violently with what was [...]

Danger: When Irem touches the computer something untoward usually occurs!

Creating the illusion of a narrow depth of field is a time-consuming process when attempted ‘off-camera’.

A Three Minute Backdrop! I’ve just come across a little package from Fabian Barajas. He’s a whiz at making professional looking portraits that look as if they were taken in a studio. He uses very simple equipment and Adobe Photoshop. I snapped this picture of Amazon this morning and using the simple technique described by [...]

So simple a lady could manage it, even before the introduction of feminism! I’m feeling truly delighted today. Not only have I successfully completed my first purchase via EBay I managed to acquire something very similar to my very first light meter. It’s not quite the same as the one I owned in my teens, [...]

I delved deeper into the text written by Robins Derrick and Muir it seemed at times as if I were reading a vast obituary, not simply of those who lived well and died content, or at least successful but of many who died young and by violent means.

Read Mark Joyner’s Take On Todays Topic Here As people return to Amos for the summer season many are astounded to note that I’ve lost quite a few lbs. Indeed I’ve lost 35lbs, or, (if you prefer), 16 kilos. I achieved this simply by following the natural eating principles laid out by Walter A. Willett [...]

Let’s Go Home Mummy! You might have noticed fewer references to our walks in Kumlubük recently? For some reason Amazon’s routine changed and she started to nap when we used to walk. This has been quite a disappointment for Irem and I but today everything went back to ‘normal’ and we were able to walk [...]

An Industrial Style ‘Chimbley’ At Dear Ol’ Amos Last year when I wrote enthusiastically about the delights of living in Amos two of our readers complained that I was making the place seem too attractive. I must agree with them. Since I wrote that piece a throng of English and other ‘foreign types’ have made [...]

  Why are these two in such a hurry? Let’s be clear, the best camera in the world is the one that you’re carrying. Why? Because it’s the only one that will enable you to catch an unexpected shot. This is why I’m such a fan of the Fuji Finepix E900. Indeed I’m so impressed [...]

A Classic Image From A Digital Compact I’ve been having a Rolleiflex moment. It’s probably due to looking at works by Avedon, Beaton and Horst. Of course Helmut Newton was so attached to the Rolleiflex that a special edition of the camera was built bearing his name. I’ve never owned a Rolleiflex but I once [...]

A Perfect End To The Day It was quite late when we started our walk today and we had the added inconvenience of Amazon’s new tricycle, which she likes to ride whenever we go anywhere. This slows us down considerably and reduces our range. Nevertheless we walked part of the way to Turunç before turning [...]

“Your picture might fail because it looks more like this one, than that one”, said the Hon. Consul indicating a chart of mug shots marked with green ticks and red crosses.

Weymouth plans to demolish Beach Huts fit For heroes

Once again I find myself living amongst squirrels. I much prefer them to the wild pigs. They are amusing creatures, very tame whose sole vice seems to be getting into the eaves of older houses and scuttling across the cavity between roof and ceiling.

My newest website has attracted 90 guests and I don’t know how, or why?

“Damla is not a kleptomaniac”, I retorted. Indeed it must be stated here FOR THE RECORD, Kindly note: Damla is no kind of maniac, and certainly not a dipsomaniac.

The logo is ready, unfortunately the site isn’t quite up-and-running Today’s been far more productive than yesterday, when I misplaced my table napkin. I’ve drafted a number of articles for e900photography.com and also redesigned the logo. Unfortunately Bluehost haven’t come back with a solution to the problems concerning Drupal 4.7 and their SQL database system. [...]

Not spotted today, unfortunately! Although we practically live on a beach, where Amazon and Irem spend a great deal of time, most of my day has been spent unraveling elements of PHP and CSS in order to get e900photography.com up and running. Bluehost came up trumps, during the night, for this morning their technicians had [...]

Even after three days of tweaking the CSS code at e900photography.com I still find occasional items that need attention. For those of you who are not familiar with CSS the code looks like this and e900photography.com has several pages of it: .tabs ul.primary {border-collapse: collapse;padding: 0 0 3px 10px; white-space: nowrap; list-style: none; margin: 0 [...]

Betty Boop! When Amazon and Irem met Damla at the beach today Damla said: “I am going dancing this evening but don’t tell Stephen or he’ll put it on his blog.” Irem told me, and I wouldn’t dream of writing about it in this not-so-learned journal. As for me I’m far too busy to go [...]

Not Easy To Obtain Here! When I was a boy there was a T.V. programme called ‘Man Of The World‘. It starred Craig Stevens who was a suave, sophisticated character who earned his living as a reportage photographer. I thought this would be a great way to earn a crust and looked forward to the [...]

“The witch had a cat, and a very tall hat!” As Amazon grows bigger it’s impossible for her to rest in her bed with Irem. As a result she’s taken to having a temporary bed on the floor, although she always sleeps the night in her bedroom. Nevertheless it’s quite common to find both Irem [...]

Just practicin’ my low light skills! I’m writing some articles about taking photos in low light for e900photography.com so I thought I should practice my skills. This picture was taken with the Fuji FinePix E900 yesterday evening. The colours are as shot but the image was massaged a little in Adobe Photoshop, with assistance from [...]

The Moon As Seen From The Gates To Amos Estate You may have noticed that I spend a great deal of time writing about photography in this journal. It’s true that photography has long been a personal interest but I also write about it because light, perspective and timing are essential to the understanding of [...]

A single candle is the sole light illuminating Amazon’s and Irem’s faces I’ve been writing some articles at e900photography.com about taking photographs in low light. As a result I ran some tests to ensure that the techniques I recommended really were effective. Normally I avoid using flash when taking pictures after dark. My favourite approach [...]