Category: Paul’s Blog

I know I have posted about this photo before, the last time was to mention that I had decided to enter it in the Leeds Museum’s Natural Beauty Competition. Well today I heard that it had been Highly Commended and would be on display in the Leeds City Museum from 6th Feb 2014. So here…

These are a few shots taken around Robert’s Park, either on the way to work or on the way home. This one was taken from outside the Half Moon Cafe looking towards New Mill/Salts Mill. The Sun has not got up far and is casting a long shadow across the park. This is the 2nd…

This tree in the centre of the upper part of Robert’s Park is apparently rotten in the middle and is destined to be pulled down – note: pulled down because it is so rotten and not felled. It is quite close to the North shelter and has a couple of paths near it. The staff…

I missed the “Birds on the Reserve” walk on Saturday but on Sunday, after sitting around with a coffee in the morning wondering when I should start painting the doors upstairs I decided to go for a walk along the river. It got off to a good start. As I left the front door I…

Usually when I am using my flashgun it is to provide some additional light or light from a different direction so there is usually enough light for the autofocus to work. When it gets a bit darker the focus assist beam is supposed to fire. Unfortunately this is not happening. I have obviously messed about…

I have just been looking at how to write Android Apps. I have done nothing clever with my Nexus 10, all I have done is install a few common Apps. I got curious so had a look at a website about writing Android Apps. One of the things mentioned was testing/debugging using the developer mode…

On the way out of work tonight I thought the different colour lights on the different floors of Salts Mill were really noticeable. I guess different lighting is used for different jobs. The long view towards the security hut can look quite good on wet evenings though this does not do it justice. I might…

Following the posting to the Baildon Moor website by Shaun Radcliffe about Winter Thrushes I decided to have a walk round part of the moor myself today. Shaun mentioned Meadow Pipits going into the grass to feed. I saw a few fly away as I was walking along but I did hear quite a few…