Not sure why I went all geek in the title, but meh... Its probably a reflection of my current mood of cynicism. That and the fact that this journal is mainly to placate Sebb, who keeps bitching at me to post a new one...

But enough whining! Seeing as I'm temporarily without a subscription (hint hint...) and thus cannot post features, I'll actually have to write something this time. As far as my photography goes, I'm pretty happy with how I've progressed, although along with that goes a growing knowledge of the limitations of my current camera. Saying that, I won't be replacing it for a few months yet, partly because of cost and partly because I don't yet think I really need anything better. Probably after my birthday in June I'll invest in a DSLR, and I've pretty much decided on the Nikon D80 at this point.

I finally fixed a problem with my printer yesterday. It would always print photos way too dark and nothing seemed to help, but after extensive tweaking, googling and much wasted paper and ink I've cracked it. It still prints a tiny bit dark, but I can easily fix this by whacking brightness up 10% in PS. I suspect my monitor may need proper calibration, but to be honest it doesn't seem worth it.

I haven't been out shooting in a while or had much inspiration to try anything lately, except for some snapshots on a Geology fieldtrip to Dorset, although once Sebb gets his filters and gets off crutches for good I expect that'll change. There's a whole load of places in Cambridge I haven't been yet, and I've got Switzerland to look forward to this summer. I'm beginning to realise that I'll miss having such a beautiful city on my doorstep when I go away to University. Which is another matter entirely... Quite frankly, its a massive choice and I'm pretty scared about it!
My two contenders for first choice are Sussex and Durham, and at the moment I'm leaning towards Sussex. The reputation that Durham has would obviously be an advantage, but I think I'd always regret not going to Sussex.

Anyways, enough rambling... Since I can't do a proper feature I'd like to direct you to the pages of the three photographers who are the biggest inspiration to me on dA, none of whom needs any introduction:

*pedroinacio
*AndyMumford
*pheelfresh

If you don't already, go and watch =kkart and read his journals. I've learned a lot from the links he posts.

And one last thing: go and spam =TheEmptyWhiteRoom's page with llamas. Don't think, just do it.
(He needn't worry, not enough people watch me for that to achieve anything...)