Opinions
This was originally intended to be a blog of sorts. However, I never managed to post even semi-regularly so it’s simply a few articles setting out my opinions on issues such as the environment and the future of Scotland.
As I have grown older, I have not followed the traditional route of becoming more conservative - I’m pleased to say that I’m now more radical than I was 20 years ago.
My pet hate is people, particularly journalists and politicians, who believe that there are simple solutions to complex problems. In short, if you think there is a simple solution to a complex problem (and most social and environmental problems are complex), then either you don’t understand the problem or you are a charlatan.
Using Firefly for image generation
The advent of new computational techniques based on so-called ‘artificial intelligence’ has led to the development of a…
Good or Bad AI - the Photographic Competition Dilemma
Various photographic bodies such as the RPS (Royal Photographic Society) and the SPF (Scottish Photographic Federation)…
Image generation, photographic competitions and democratising creativity
The development of systems, such as Dalle-E 2 and Midjourney, that can generate photo-realistic images that are…
Disenchanted with Digital
I started messing around with a camera more than 50 years ago and, then, it was all about black and white film and…
Is an electric car the best way to reduce my carbon footprint?
I’ve been thinking about whether the right thing to do is to buy an electric car or a petrol car with carbon…
Digital Photography: Sleepwalking into Impermanence
I was reading a blog post a while ago which reflected on why we take photographs and some of the problems of digital…
Drawing With Light
The word ‘photography’ derives from two Greek roots, which roughly translated mean ‘light’ and ‘to draw’ so photography…
Photography or Digital Art
When I visited Edinburgh last August, I went along to the International Exhibition of the Edinburgh Photographic Society…
Signs on the Hills
Should there be more signposting to reduce navigation mistakes on the hills?
A tweet caught my eye a while ago about a…
Scotland and UBI
Should an independent Scotland consider introducing a universal basic income?
During this Coronavirus lockdown. many…
The UK has had its day
Why I believe that leaving the EU has the inevitable consequence of the break up of the UK?
I originally wrote this post…
Highland Spaceports - A Development Dilemma
My thoughts on the development of spaceports in environmentally sensitive areas in the Scottish Highlands.
Over the past…