Recently I have been trying to diversify my usage of source code control so as to be more familiar with the different tools that are currently popular so I have been using git more for personal ...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2017/11/15/easy-partial-branch-merging-in-git/
Over the past year I have (re)discovered how much pleasure I can get from the creative arts. Way back when I always derive this pleasure from getting out my camera and taking weird and wonderfu...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2016/11/18/crafting-for-pleasure/
Esmeralda’s first week at home has been fun while also being a lot of work. The cat is slowly starting to tolerate her presence on the same floor of the house (of maybe even the same sofa) an...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2016/10/07/first-week-at-home-with-an-escape-artist/
Leading people astray, one at a time ...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2016/09/04/esmeralda-at-nearly-six-weeks/
Last weekend I spent a few hours exploring the gardens at Chartwell challenging myself to capture things with just a 50mm prime lens. It was really fun to experiment with depth-of-field and bok...
Recently I’ve been having fun experimenting with exploring the world at the macro level and seeing what I can capture. After much research and consideration I decided that I probably didn’t...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2015/06/16/experiments-in-macrophotography/
Textures interest me and capturing the experience of textures themselves and how materials are used is an obsession of mine. When photo walking I am just as likely to pause and spend a few minu...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2015/05/29/the-texture-of-barcelona/
One of the perks of working for a full distributed company is that when we get together for team meet-ups we don’t end up stuck in side a meeting room in an office block instead we get to shar...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2015/05/25/exploring-barcelona/
The butterflies at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens were beautiful, as were the Parrots and other animals, although the Parrots were mostly camera shy.
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2015/05/13/victoria-butterfly-gardens/
On a recent vacation to Vancouver Island I was lucky enough to spend some time exploring Butchart gardens. It is a love place to explore and the sunken garden is particularly amazing. Here ar...
https://blog.ftwr.co.uk/archives/2015/05/12/butchart-gardens/