Author: Christian

Otley

Otley

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve had to go to Otley for a physio appointment (because in a huge city like Leeds, these things have to be right on the outskirts, making it difficult to take time from work) and as I do, I took my camera along for the 

Jon Snow

Jon Snow

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Another quick one. Channel 4 have just done a live broadcast of the Channel 4 news from the refectory at Leeds University, and of course a quick chance to be in the audience was too good to miss. The rationale for being broadcast from a 

Light Night 2010

Light Night 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Light night happens every year in Leeds, with art installations over the city after dark. There’s often some very good stuff, but it can be quite hectic and busy. I was quite tired this year and not so engaged with taking pictures, but here’s a 

Hyde Park Sunsets

Hyde Park Sunsets

Reading Time: 3 minutes So as you may have guessed, I do love a good sunset for photographic subject material. Earlier in the year I bought a couple of tinted grad filters from SRB, an engineering company who make a number of photographic products. Over this year I bought 

Fell Edge Party

Fell Edge Party

Reading Time: 2 minutes Just got back from a little bash up at Fell Edge, up on the moors, courtesy of a couple of friends. Camping, barns, dinner and some bands, all in all pretty nice. As usual I took a few shots for the portfolio. It was dark 

The Process

The Process

Reading Time: 3 minutes [This is a back-post from the Suburban Acid Saturation Website] Now I have almost got the AudioAddictz set beaten into submission, I thought I would spend a moment to reflect on the process of writing a live hardware set. I (slightly verbosely) regard it as like 

A Bit More Burlesque

A Bit More Burlesque

Reading Time: 3 minutes Burlesque, as we know is big stuff at the moment, and for my friend Michelle’s wedding we were treated to some more. Darn Shame. This was at the Alea Casino down on Leeds Dock, which hires out a function space. It’s quite nice, but in 

Zygmunt Bauman

Zygmunt Bauman

Reading Time: < 1 minutes I am not really, so I like to say, a man for having heroes. However, in a very academic manner, one person for whom I have a lot of respect is Emiritus Professor Zygmunt Bauman. The School of Sociology has just run a conference to 

Simulacra

Simulacra

Reading Time: < 1 minutes The first album recording from Suburban Acid Saturation. A mix of hard dance, hard techno and new acid techno. This was produced mainly on the PC, using Acid, with Live Loops and Guitars. You can listen to the album here: > > Kit List: Studio 

Flower Studies

Flower Studies

Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the year I have been exprerimenting quite a lot with flowers. I started this last year with the Tamron Macro Lens, but since Christmas I have been doing a lot of work with the Lensbaby Composer and the Macro Magnifying lenses, inspired by the 

Todstock and Tequila Breakfasts

Todstock and Tequila Breakfasts

Reading Time: 3 minutes So who knew that Todmorden had a festival. Actually, every Hick Town has a festival nowadays, so it’s not really big news. But we had to investigate… Given the grand idea to meet in Wetherspoons for a fry-up at 8am, which then degenerated to tequilas