Canon 5D MkII – Body Number 5!

Reference the earlier article on the problems experienced with black dots on the sensors of new Canon 5D MkII bodies, I took delivery of body number 5 today.  At last, I have a camera (a very expensive camera!) with an acceptably clean sensor. When viewing an image on the PC at ‘fit-to-screen’ size, there is [...]

New Canon 5D Mk II Bodies – Black Dots on Sensors

Ten days ago, after pondering for weeks I upgraded from my 5D to the 5D MkII. Initially I used it with my 24-105 and 100-400mm lenses and was mighty pleased with the performance and extra features. However (you just knew a however was coming…), when I tried-out my new 100mm f2.8 Macro on a subject [...]

Another Sad & Sombre Day in Wootton Bassett

When I hear a C17 heavy cargo plane go over my house on it’s approach to RAF Lyneham, I know only to well that it probably means another repatriation cortege proceeding down Wootton Bassett’s High Street.  So it was today…

As on previous occasions, emotions ran high this afternoon and as the Church bells sounded, flags [...]

Bailey Senator Oklahoma – Third Birthday

This week sees the third birthday of our Bailey Senator Oklahoma caravan. In the three years since taking delivery it has been towed nearly 16,000 miles in at least six countries and we have spent circa 435 nights in it – an occupancy rate of about 40% (better not tell my wife that!).
Yes, [...]

The Hawk Conservancy Trust

As previously written, I bought my Canon EOS 5D body from T4 Cameras, their Swindon branch being quite local to me.  In conjunction with Canon, T4 laid on an Open Day at the Hawk Conservancy near Andover on Sunday (22nd) for which I obtained an  invitation. 
I had no preconceived idea of what to expect from the [...]

Spring has Sprung

The first day of Spring!  After the beautiful, warm long periods of sunshine this week, the English countryside has burst into bloom with a vengeance.  Much as I have enjoyed quite widespread foreign travel over the years, the English countryside in early Spring still takes some beating.  Of course, it is impossible to resist the [...]

Old-Fashioned Winter!

Well, this winter is turning out to be a bit of a ‘blast from the past’.  All those frosts in December and January, followed now by substantial (in UK terms) snowfall.  The trouble is of course, that as a nation we just seem to be incapable of coping.  ’Elf & Safety runs riot, schools close [...]

UK Defence – What Next?

Ex-Defence chief in call to cut new aircraft carrier order down to one – The Scotsman
Astonishingly, the quote comes from Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Lord CRAIG GCB OBE MA DSc FRAeS – a major patron of the UKNDA.  Very recently, this same gentleman and his fellow UKNDA patron were calling for Labour [...]

Monetary Machinations & Mysteries

In an article in Friday’s Daily Telegraph, it was stated:-
“The economies of Germany, France and Italy all contracted in the first quarter and may now be in full recession, shattering assumptions that Europe would prove able to shrug off the effects of the credit crunch.
The picture is darkening so fast in Spain that Prime Minister [...]

Macro Photography – Beasties

During our sojourn on the island of Rügen (on Germany’s Baltic coast), our caravan awning was visited by a variety of insects, the most common being various types of hoverfly. I found these to be quite interesting and entertaining little beasties, so set to with my Canon 20D and EF-S 60mm macro lens to capture [...]

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