26 August 2013
There's a camera dealer named Mifsuds (http://www.mifsuds.com/)
in Brixham that I visited while I was staying in Paignton. I was impressed with the place when I visited
it. I'm rather pleased by that seeing as
I had already bought a lens off then.
However, I have not used it much really seeing as I hadn't noticed in
the ad it was a fully manual lens. The
lens is a Sony 50mm f1.4 prime lens and at the price it should be a good
one. So now I am going to spend some
time getting to know the lens as well as I can.
My biggest concern is my sight is not 20/20 anymore and I'm hoping I
will get the focus spot on. If
I manage
that I shall be happy. Keep an eye out
for the results.
Jan and I are planning a day out sometime this week. Originally we had suggested a day's birding
but now Jan is fancying one of the large shopping centres. We're not sure yet but will look into it as
soon as we can. Maybe we will be doing
another overnighter ...
Well, that I idea is down the tube! We've both been looking for B&Bs and
although we've found them, they all advertised one price but doubled the price
when trying to book it. Travel Lodge in
particular advertised a twin room in Southend for £35 a night. I finally got through to book it and found
that it was a double room at £67 a night!
I just said, "No", and hung up. Bloody robbers, the whole lot of them!
Now we've decided to stay local with a visit to Brandon Marsh
for birding and to join the Wild Life Trust there and then on to Coombe Abbey a
few miles away from there for more birding.
At we will get out of the flat for a few hours. We do like our flat but it's always good to
get out and about. Some years ago I was
working for a company in the centre of town.
One day I trip up on the stairs and really badly twisted my ankle and
had to take a few days off work because of it.
We were living in a flat at that time too. During those few days Jan had to go off and
do what she needed to do, leaving me to sit resting with my leg up on a
stool. Within a few hours I was getting
cabin fever; two days later I was getting even more frustrated! Believe me, I was really ready to get back to
work!
So let's look for a photo then ... Got it ...
a trucker seen
in his mirrors on the M6 southbound last week.
I've been trying to get a shot like this for ages and finally managed it! Not a bad shot even if I do say so myself.
Funny time - again from the Sage ...
At the National Art Gallery in Dublin, a husband and wife were staring at a portrait that had them completely confused. The painting depicted 3 black men totally naked, sitting on a bench. Two of the figures had black penises, but the one in the middle had a pink penis.
The curator of the gallery realized that they were having trouble interpreting the painting and offered his personal assessment. He went on for over half an hour explaining how it depicted the sexual emasculation of African Americans in a predominately white, patriarchal society. 'In fact', he pointed out, 'some serious critics believe that the pink penis also reflects the cultural and sociological oppression experienced by gay men in contemporary society'.
After the curator left, an Irishman approached the couple and said, 'Would you like to know what the painting is really about?'
'Now why would you claim to be more of an expert than the curator of the gallery?' asked the couple..
'Because I am the artist, who painted the picture,' he replied. 'In fact, there are no African Americans depicted at all. They're just three Irish coal miners. The guy in the middle went home for lunch.
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