Wed, 25 May 2011 take a deep breath
I like to play around with images in Paint Shop Pro: change their colours, deform them, reverse them, etc. and see what happens. A lot of the time I have no objective other than to see what arises. It’s an enjoyable exercise for me.
This started out as a photo I took of a children’s ride [...]
Tue, 12 April 2011 altered in post
I took this picture a few days ago to accompany a guest blog post which went up today on the Irish women’s web site The Anti-Room.
The blog entry is called ‘Fly in the Foundation‘, and it’s about those dreadful ads on TV for beauty products (mascara and hair extensions in particular).
It was a subject I’d [...]
Fri, 01 April 2011 just the facts ma’am
I’d like to add a few observations based on my last piece of detective work, and other similar projects I’ve tackled regarding re-adjusting the representation of women in creative fields.
I’ve often been frustrated at how difficult it is to discover basic information like how many women work in a certain field with any accuracy. Wikipedia, [...]
Tue, 22 March 2011 by the light that never goes out
Last night I made the mistake of starting the update process on my Android phone rather late in the evening, or early in the morning depending on your point of view.
It meant I had to leave my laptop and phone whirring away by the bed for a while as Martin and I were settling down [...]
Mon, 14 March 2011 memories of Japan
In the autumn of 2007 Martin and I travelled to Japan. It was a country both of us always wanted to visit, and it was a memorable trip.
My favourite part was our short seclusion in the Buddhist village of Kôyasan, which is located high in the mountains south of Osaka. It was founded twelve centuries [...]
Thu, 17 February 2011 cat boots
I’m not a person who covets shoes, but I suspect some of you reading this blog might.
Often, I like to take photographs of eye-catching display items, and this nabbed my attention in a shoe shop in Galway last Saturday.
Not my style at all, but I liked the combination of colours and patterns, especially on [...]
Wed, 16 February 2011 irresponsible journalism
I’m sure most of you have heard that CBS reporter Lara Logan was beaten and sexually assaulted while reporting in Egypt. She is back in America and recovering in hospital. I hope her return to full health is swift.
The original CBS report about the crime is short and concise, and absolutely proper for a terrible [...]
Mon, 14 February 2011 flowers for valentine’s
Okay, so Valentine’s Day can be a horrendous, mawkish holiday, making it impossible to get a seat without prior booking in your favourite restaurant and can provoke an allergic reaction to any shade along the red spectrum for weeks afterwards.
Still, it’s no harm to remember to acknowledge the people you love in your life. Often [...]
Thu, 13 January 2011 found skeleton
I can’t lay claim to the above photograph, it’s an image from the Powerhouse Museum Collection on Flickr. It’s a glass plate negative from Sydney-based photographic studio from around 1890 through to 1920. It’s public domain, and I’ve added a bit of sepia toning and more contrast.
Flickr has a magnificent section of its web site [...]
Sat, 08 January 2011 toy n joy
This is one of those delightful, slightly macabre, images you can chance upon occasionally. I snapped it during my last trip to London.
I often think dolls are rather grotesque, with their fake smiles and staring eyes. Especially when they are stripped down so their human mockery is made evident. This jumble contains potential winners [...]
