2016 February | Richard Broom Photography

The Martian. Why no Oscars?!

Very disappointed that The Martian didn’t get any Oscars. A gross oversight in my view. But if there was an Oscar for having a good time during the making of a film, The Martian deserves it:

Help John Nack – Nepal Earthquake

John Nack is halfway to his funding target. He’s hoping to go to Nepal to help in the wake of the devastating earthquake. He needs your support.

John’s post regarding Nepal is here. His Gofundme page is here.

Please help if you can.

The Streets of Monrovia

The streets of Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa:

I just love Soundworks…

I just love Soundworks.

Sound……often more important than what we’re seeing.

And……..this film, I-Origins (look out for misspelling in titles) which didn’t, I think, get a lot of attention is an excellent film, sound and all…

SoundWorks Collection – The Sound of I-Orgins with Dolby Atmos from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

Interestingly strange things to do with a GoPro camera…

A Camera Drama – Workshop with Roel Wouters from ECAL on Vimeo.

The Tiger Moth

For anyone who likes this iconic aircraft:

Aircraft Image by Jack

My grandson has taken up photography…..here’s one of his aircraft images (chip of the old block!)

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My Granddaughters ROCK! (play LOUD!)

My granddaughters – a bit of a fashion show (Best played LOUD!):

Bits of Aircraft (and the odd car)…

Some more images of aircraft that have been taken over the years (plus a bit of rock and roll):

The Vulcan Bomber

Here’s some images of the RAF’s Vulcan Bomber (more images of the Vulcan coming shortly):

A new way of zooming…

It is always interesting to see what comes up on John Nack’s site.

Zooming in photography and video has always involved using a mechanical lens but here’s something very new and interesting – a clever system involving two fixed (non-mechanical) lenses and some very clever software. This could very much alter the way we use lenses on all cameras.