Self Portrait

This is a bit of a cliche’d shot and it’s been done by so many people, but it’s hard to resist!
Shot with a Holga Medium Format Camera.   Scanned from a 5×5 inch print on a Canon Lide60 scanner using GIMP and Xsane under Ubuntu Intrepid.

Mind’s Eye

This is quite an interesting bit of art on the wall of one of the buildings at Cardiff University.   The spots were a sort of terracotta, but all slightly different shades, so perhaps I should have shot this with colour film.
(Shot with a Holga medium format camera and scanned from a 5×5 inch print with [...]

East Berlin Apartments

This block was just off Alexanderplatz and it had obviously been condemned but I noticed that these interesting decorative bits has been added.
From a 5×5 print – Scanned with a Canon Lide60 scanner and imported into Gimp via the XSane plugin (os Ubuntu Intrepid)

World Clock

This is the Weltzeituhr in Berlin which is a world clock.
It has a moving model of the solar system on top.   In the background is the Park Inn hotel which I think is the tallest hotel in Berlin.
Taken with a Holga medium format film camera.

Pipe Dream

One interesting thing I noticed in Berlin was that pipes were above ground rather than being buried under the roads.    I guess it saves having to dig up the road if there is a leak.

Scanning with XSane

I have been trying out a bit of scanning using a combination of GIMP, XSane and my Canon Lide60 Scanner.
I have got quite a few pictures from my recent trip to Berlin.   As they were taken with a Holga it means that they need scanning which is where XSane comes in handy.
I prefer the flexibility [...]