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Garden Gate

Rich Flint — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:59:09 +0000

Book Delivery!

Rich Flint — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:02:05 +0000

Yay! My copy of Sea, Sky, Sand and Street arrived by UPS just now. I’ve had a look through and i’m very pleased with the results. I’ll be posting a review of my Blurb book making experience, and the results i got, in later post, however i thought i’d post some initial thoughts.

First of all the quality is excellent. Better than some photography books i own!

Good print tone (a slight green tint but OK) with deep blacks and plenty of detail in the images. The premium matt paper i opted for looks and feels good, adding that extra weight quality to the book pages. Text is crisp and accurately placed on the page.

The layout and whether it would survive the book printing and trimming process was a slight concern but i had little to worry about. There was a degree of flexibility in the design and the resulting printed version is around 98% true to the screen version.

A more detailed review will be posted on the main photoblog later this week.

Glass Shoot

Rich Flint — Mon, 09 May 2011 10:33:37 +0000

Among the blossom

Rich Flint — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:17:08 +0000

Out in the Garden

Rich Flint — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:39:51 +0000

Two Shakes

Rich Flint — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:36:59 +0000

Remember the conversation Agent Smith has with Morpheus in The Matrix? The Virus speech. I have to admit that he had a good point even if he was a psychotic computer program who enjoyed his job far too much. We humans can be really disrespectful to our surroundings and other humans.

Nothing like a walk down by the river especially if you have a good drink with you. Maybe it was a first date or a walk back home after a night on the town. Whoever it was, they left their calling card. Two shakes left on a step… for someone else to tidy.

Living Room

Rich Flint — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:37:14 +0000

Undecorated Wall

Rich Flint — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:33:06 +0000

Lunar Surface

Rich Flint — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:03:18 +0000

Still-life of an apple

Rainbow

Rich Flint — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:35:55 +0000

Rainbow painting on a seat at The Minark Theatre, Cornwall.

The Letter B

Rich Flint — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:46:20 +0000

Mooring Post

Rich Flint — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:25:05 +0000

Mooring post – Blakeney, Norfolk, UK

Untitled III

Rich Flint — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:58:09 +0000

HNY 2010

Rich Flint — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:21:12 +0000

I wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year 2010 !

High Tide Mark

Rich Flint — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:42:08 +0000

It’s always worth looking down at your feet when you’re on a beach. This still-life was taken at the high tide mark on a beach at East Runton, near Cromer in Norfolk. I especially like the campagne cork; although it would have been much better if the campagne drinker had taken it home with them and not added to the beach litter.

Leaf and Bottle

Rich Flint — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:39:59 +0000

Leaf and bottle still-life taken in the old graveyard of All Saints Church, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.