Picture Of A Yellow Flower

I'm not sure what the name of this flower is, but I just spotted it growing wild in a field (it's hard to miss) so thought I'd take a picture of it. It reminds me a bit of a Sunflower, but it obviously isn't one of those. I bet its a really well-known flower and I'll feel stupid when I find out its name.

Abandoned Land Rover Discovery 1996

I'm always looking around in strange, urban, and sometimes derelict places. I just love to walk and explore, always have. The further away from the city the better. On one of my recent explorations I ended up finding this abandoned dark blue Land Rover Discovery (1996 N Reg) on top of a huge hill. I think its a land fill site. The car itself is definitely a non-runner and looks in pretty bad shape all round. But Discovery's, or Disco's as some people like to call them, are sought after where spare parts are concerned, so I bet there's a lot that could be salvaged from this car. Anyway, that's not my area, and I have no interest in that, I'm just there for the pictures.

Got loads of different images on this day, and quite a few of this car. But I won't bore you or make this post slow to load by embedding a library of images, just a few of my worst ones will do. What camera am I using I hear you ask? Well, I'm still using my trusty little Samsung WB500 as an everyday walk-about camera, which is what these pictures were taken with. Having a good battery life, decent zoom, and being very versatile, it's a good, cheap choice for taking with me on my local travels.

I've been reading more online about the WB500 lately, and what I've come to find out is that its more loved than I first thought it was. People really see this little point and shoot as a really good camera. Reviews are great, even on some of the really picky photography websites it sores highly. And I'm mostly in agreement with their opinions. But you know what its like, once you've owned something like a camera for a while, technology improves, personal needs or wants change, or the novelty wears off a bit and you start looking at other models.

This one never made it out.

This is happening to me at the moment with cameras. I've been looking at the Panasonic Lumix Bridge cameras quite a lot. Mainly the older models. Not sure which one I'd go for, but the FZ38EB, FZ45 and DMC-FZ72 are some of the models I'm considering. And with Panasonic supposedly being one of the most reliable camera brands, it seems like a sensible choice when looking to buy a used camera, rather than new like I am. The image quality is very good also.

Samsung WB500 Delete All Photos

I've seen this question being asked in quite a lot of places. How to delete all the photos from a Samsung WB500 Camera (see some test images here). Surely, this is as simple as just formatting the SD card? If that is the case, and people are actually asking how to remove all the images from a WB500's (HZ10W) memory card - here is how to do that. And it's very easy to achieve.

Yes, I know the picture in this post is not a WB500. But it is an old school classic, and I know you'd rather see that then an up-to-date Samsung that you're most probably holding and looking at already.

How To  Delete All Photos From The Samsung WB500 Camera

• Turn the camera on

• Press the button in the middle of the circular navigational pad called "Menu - OK".

• Choose the last option, which is "settings" and looks like a cog with a spanner at the side.

• Press down on the circular navigational pad and select the first choice, which is Format.

• Click to the right and you will see the two options appear from the drop down format menu - Yes and No.

• Pick yes, for yes you want to format (wipe everything). 

Warning: All pictures will be gone forever, so only click yes if you are sure that you want to delete everything. There's no turning back once this is done. Press OK to wipe everything, give it a second or two to complete the operation, and that's it, all done.

Sunset Through Electric Pylon Towers

Sunset through Electric Pylon Towers. Are sunset images now far too overdone.. With almost everyone now in possession of a camera (Smartphone), it's so easy to snap away and get some nice pictures of the sun going down. Everyone loves a good sunset scene. And one of the good things about photographing the falling sun is that you don't need an excellent camera with a huge mega pixel count and big sensor to capture some really nice images. No DSLR is needed. A decent point and shoot, or fairly up-to-date phone camera is more than adequate.

I think with different objects in the picture (like my Pylons!), or taken from spectacular locations, like in Hawaii, Manila bay, over a beach, or the Himalayan mountains, are certainly very special. But, we can't all be in those places, as much as we'd like to be, so a lot of the time you have to work with what you've got. And that's the other good thing about sunset images, depending on the time and setting, pictures can still be good no matter where you are in the world. After all, It's the same sun everyone is capturing, just at different times and locations around the world.

Picture Of A Man Taking A Picture

Picture of a man who was taking pictures of a tree / landscape scene. He had all his equipment. Expensive DSLR, tripod, lenses, etc. All I had was my point and shoot (WB500). He obviously didn't know I took the picture as his back was turned.. He did turn and look but I timed it well and secretly took a picture of a man taking a picture!