Category Archives: Photography

Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary – why I’m TERRORfied

Yes, that’s a deliberate misspelling – a pun perhaps – of terrified; a reference to the excuse Mrs Smith, our most loyal home secretary gives for bringing sweeping new laws that pretty much solidify the UK as an authoritarian state. God bless her. This post is an attempt at putting down my thoughts and concerns [...]

Introducing My Photography

Over a month ago I deployed a photography section on my website. You could call it Placid Photography if you wanted. Anyhow, it’s a small gallery application I wrote in Django that provides a clean and simple interface to the photos hosted on my server that I’ve taken with my new Digital SLR camera, a [...]

Trying Something New – Googlebombing and Photography

Over the last few weeks, i’ve been thinking about things I really want to do – adventures, things that inspire me, or hobbies that I want to take up. Last week, I decided to knock one off the list by purchasing a decent compact digital camera. I have always been intrigued by photography, and many [...]