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Here’s a 10 second timelapse of the clouds over Sapa as the sun finally came out again this afternoon.

Today has been a day inside. The weather has turned against us, but it has given me time to start going through the 2000 pictures from earlier in the week. I thought I’d quickly post a couple of cute photos before the coverage of the royal wedding begins!

How lucky we have been. We arrived in Sapa on Monday morning (after a bumpy and fairly sleepless night aboard the 9-hour train ride from Hanoi to Lao Cai) to changeable weather. The second day, however, the clouds parted and we had beautifully dramatic weather for the 2-day 22km hike through several tribal villages (H’mong, …

As I type, I still ache from yesterday’s hike. 6 hours of walking along the Pat Sin Range from Hok Tau Reservoir to Tai Mei Tuk (map here for hiking enthusiasts). The final hour was completed in the middle of an Amber Thunderstorm – which is enough water to soak you to the bone in …

I have taken a moment to review my Portfolio web page to give visitors a quick view into all of my portfolio images on a single page. Let me know if you have any thoughts.

Rollei have introduced an 8x telephoto zoom lens for the iPhone 4. Weighing in at only 45 grams, the Rollei 8x telephoto lens will be available in stores from the end of April for a recommended retail price of €34.95.Check out their press release here.

It’s 1:45am and the alarm clock goes off. I struggle to free my arms from the sleeping bag and stretch across the tent floor into the darkness to find my headlamp and the noisy phone buried among the pile of clothes quickly removed only 4 hours ago. It’s time to start the climb.With a cup …

After Saturday’s Photo Race, it was time to relax and enjoy the sunshine. So I went for a wander around the West Kowloon peninsula. Here are a couple of photos from the afternoon.

Last Saturday, we had the Hong Kong Photography Club Photo Race. And I was lucky enough to win in two of the five categories (images below). For those of you that have never taken part in a photo race, it runs like this:9.00am – registration at starting point9.30am – announcement of the first topic (From …

I really like the new camera ‘screener’ from DPReview (it’s currently in Beta). It’s much much easier to use than the old one. I walked through the tool with a friend today and he went away with a couple of options to think about. So, if you are looking at getting a new camera, I …