Gear Lust

Just a little something extra for today.

At the end of last year I was lucky enough to go on a little tour of North America. Something I'd wanted to do for a long time. I got to meet some really friendly people, go to some cool places, and play some really fun shows too.

Earlier today I was sorting through some of the photos I'd taken while I was over there, and found a few that I thought would be worth sharing.

While I was in Calgary I got to visit a museum called Cantos, which houses a huge collection of keyboard instruments. Some absolutely drool worthy things there. I highly recommend a visit if you're ever in the area, just be warned, you will leave with a chronic case of gear lust!

Mid-Week Photos

So the other reason I've been a bit slack with keeping up on the blog, is that Yesterday I had to go into Moorefields Eye Hospital for an appointment. I've had Corneal Transplants in both eyes, one quite a few years ago, the other pretty recently. Was due in to get the stitches removed, and take my word for it, it's a pretty intense procedure, feeling someone picking at microscopic threads on your eyeballs is not at the top of my favourite things ever!

Still, Lucy had the day off too, and so we decided to make a day out of it. Especially wanted to get some pictures around Canary Wharf. It's pretty cool around there, though the security are a bit tetchy about people wandering round with tripods and bags of lenses. Still, we managed to get some pretty cool shots.

Here are some of mine:

And here are some of Lucy's:

It's a really nice place for photography, I didn't find any of the architecture that interesting, the overall impression of the place is quite striking, We're definitely going back there, didn't get nearly enough this time round, and hopefully I'll get my white balance settings a bit better next time.

I have to say, looking at them side to side, just shows me I still have a lot to learn! I think my favourite is the second one of Lucy's, really cool!