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Eleven years after my previous visit, I got to spend three amazing days in Rodrigues.

As I transferred files from the Nikon D200, I realised that I hadn’t used the camera since January. The keepers make me glad that I forced myself to shoot the Farnborough Airshow this year.

The above photo was taken with the D200 and a vintage manual Sirius 70-210mm f/4-5.6. I had to frequently adjust the exposure because the light constantly changed. The trick, I found, was to place the clouds at +2 EV—as per the zone system— and let the exposure just be in the rest of the frame.

I’m impressed with Photo Ninja. It restored this picture, which was under-exposed by about 2 EV. It also removed much of the noise that was produced in recovering shadow details.

I wish you all a very Happy New Year. I hope that 2013 was a good year and that 2014 will be an even better one.

This picture reminds me of the festive atmosphere in London on the last day of 2008 as we wandered around, waiting for the NYE celebrations to begin.

I had never thought of Poland as a great tourist destination. But after spending five days in Wroclaw, I’m ready to go back. The city has beautiful landmarks, great food, and amazing people.

Here is a close-up picture of the love padlocks on Most Tumski—a most original expression of love and friendship.

My pet peeve when travelling on the Paris Metro was stopping at one station and following confusing signs down endless corridors only to end up at a different station a couple of blocks from our intended destination.

My favourite photography genre is candid. I like pictures that are unique combinations of events, feelings, and places. While a beautiful landscape can be re-visited and a portrait re-created, a moment remains truly unique.

I thought I wouldn’t enjoy wandering in a strange city, but I quite liked our Parisian strolls. We might even go back.

Because I know the person so well, I can fill the before and the after of this instant with countless stories. Others can only wonder.

Saint Michael’s Church is opposite Festival Place shopping centre in Basingstoke, Hampshire. Besides its age, the church bears the scars of aerial bombing by the Germans when they tried to destroy a nearby ammunitions factory during World War II. Next to the church stands a former school. The outside wall still bears the deep marks made by pupils who used it to sharpen their slate pencils.