1 Mar 2016 | photo, thoughts
Photographing food by a Leica M is not easy. Most of the M lenses are featured with the minimum focusing distance at 70cm. This means they are not designed for close-up. The only exception is Macro-Elmar-M 90 mm f/4. You need to use an adaptor to get as close as...
7 Feb 2016 | photo, thoughts, travel
Although the forecasted thunderstorm did not eventuate yesterday, today the weather was terrible. There was rain all day and heavy at times. One good thing from this bad weather was that it gave us a grand excuse to go shopping! So we headed off shopping and soon...
6 Feb 2016 | photo, thoughts, travel
We woke up today to be greeted by a beautiful blue sky. The plan today was to take the shuttle bus to Mt Wellington and then hike downhill for 2.5 hours to Fern Tree where we would take the metro bus back to the city. However, the weather forecast said it was...
3 Feb 2016 | photo, thoughts, travel
The day started with a short run along the shore. We saw the same group of Big Mums ( and Dads) fan dancing in the park again. What a horrible scene! It was the Australia Day public holiday so instead of relying on the infrequent bus service, we decided to walk to...
2 Feb 2016 | photo, thoughts, travel
Twice we have visited Hobart, never have we seen so much sunshine and blue sky. The morning started with a little cloud but the weather was brilliant in the afternoon and evening. We visited the Metro shop in Elizabeth street, took a few printed timetables and asked...
