Trips around the world
Up until 1998, approaching my thirties, I'd not been abroad since I was seven years old. On a complete whim, I then bought an inter-rail ticket and went round Europe, starting the following day. Armed with a collection of terrible disposable cameras, and a level of experience that barely touched, let alone skimmed the surface, I covered seven countries in just under two weeks. It gave me the bug for travelling and taught me a thing or two - mainly that trying to see seven countries in less than two weeks is a really daft idea.
Since then I've expanded my horizons, taking time to take in the sights and sounds of where I've visited, as well as taking a daft amount of pictures. I've not quite turned into a notorious "SLR Man", taking so many pictures that it'd be possible view his entire vacation as a time-lapse film, but I do have three whole shelves of a bookcase groaning under the weight of photo albums.
Some of these, I've decided, would be nice to have online, even if it is ultimately a vanity-publishing project. Hopefully some people will like looking at the pictures too.
I have to admit, the quality of the earlier pictures does leave a bit to be desired, with my old very cheap camera leaving almost every picture loking like it was shot in soft focus, although the correct term is probably "out of focus". David Bailey may have poineered grainy photoshoots in New York in the 1960s, but at least for him it was intentional. On my trip, I just knew no better.
Since then I've expanded my horizons, taking time to take in the sights and sounds of where I've visited, as well as taking a daft amount of pictures. I've not quite turned into a notorious "SLR Man", taking so many pictures that it'd be possible view his entire vacation as a time-lapse film, but I do have three whole shelves of a bookcase groaning under the weight of photo albums.
Some of these, I've decided, would be nice to have online, even if it is ultimately a vanity-publishing project. Hopefully some people will like looking at the pictures too.
I have to admit, the quality of the earlier pictures does leave a bit to be desired, with my old very cheap camera leaving almost every picture loking like it was shot in soft focus, although the correct term is probably "out of focus". David Bailey may have poineered grainy photoshoots in New York in the 1960s, but at least for him it was intentional. On my trip, I just knew no better.