Little White Bull

Took this image in Laos and it reminds me of a song by Tommy Steele called "The Little White Bull"

Inchcolm Abbey

The abbey is on Inchcolm isand one of a number of islands

in the Firth of Forth (north of Edinburgh)

I took a number of shots, a selection of which are on my web site

http://foresaa.co.uk

enjoy... and let me know what you think.

Lust

I've had my camera for some two years (HP945) and I bought it with a specific brief in mind.

It has not failed me and has provided some excellent shots!!

However, I have grown and the camera has not!

I am now suffering from a form of lust known as NAS (Nikon Acquisition Syndrome)

Being in IT I know how to analyse an investment, so after months (I kid you not!...if this was work I'd be fired for these timescales) it came down to the Nikon D200...and I was happy...for a week or two.

But what about the lenses?

So after another couple of weeks and some lurking on the Nikonian forums I've chosen the lenses.

And the cost...

Well lust does not come cheap!!!

For around $5,000 US my appetite will be quenched

• Nikon D200 body
• 70-200 AF-S VR f2.8
• TC 1.7 II Teleconverter
• 18-80 AF-S f3.5
• MB200 battery grip
• Misc bits & pieces

I sure hope the pictures are worth it!!

This is from my current camera and it is not too shoddy!

Tufted Duck

In terms of philosophy, never seek to reach perfection....it is unattainable....and ruins the search!!

Blogspot Cartoon Template

I've been thinking about a cartoon strip the template is below

Template

Drawing course

I spent the weekend at Leith School of Art doing a drawing course...it was very good

Check it out
www.leithschoolofart.co.uk

Google BlogSearch

You may not have noted this yet as it is still in Beta, but Google have released a blog search engine...very cool

http://blogsearch.google.com/

Royal Bank of Scotland - Jack Nicklaus Banknote

In July the Royal Bank of Scotland issued a special £5 note commemorating Jack Nicklaus. Images are below if you wondered what thy looked like. I personally like the Golden Bear logo on the front!

Jack Nicklaus special bank note - Back

Jack Nicklaus special bank note - Front

Technorati - The Blogger Search Engine

I found this earlier today and it is worth a visit

http://www.technorati.com