Beach Party Thai Style – Loy Catong
November last year I think was the Loy Catong festival. I’ve saved a few photos as yet remain unpublished. This is an interesting one as it … Continue reading Beach Party Thai Style – Loy Catong
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Boy’N’Girl Vespas
My visit to the Italian restaurant the other day serendipitously led to getting some photos of it’s interior. This is a huge place inside and these … Continue reading Boy’N’Girl Vespas
Pizza – YAY !
I put pizza in my “spiritual” category. It’s the food of the gods, I could eat it all 24/7/365 and probably never get bored. But like … Continue reading Pizza – YAY !
Why Blog ? DJ Don Charisma – The Powerblogger Analogy
Quite a few moons ago I used to be a DJ. It’s not on my about page, because I wanted to keep it concise. Who knows maybe one day I’ll be a good enough writer to write a book … … Continue reading Why Blog ? DJ Don Charisma – The Powerblogger Analogy
Stormy Sunset Over Greenwich Pier – HDR
I posted the non-HDR single shot iPhone pano of this one a few weeks ago. Finally got around to merging a HDR pano I’d taken of … Continue reading Stormy Sunset Over Greenwich Pier – HDR
It’s A Dog’s Life !
These guys seem very comfortable, late afternoon siesta 🙂 Most of the time when I see dogs in Thailand in the day time they are sleeping. Sensible really when it’s rediculously hot. I guess they must be enjoying themselves at … Continue reading It’s A Dog’s Life !
“Racing” Quad Bike
I don’t know how to describe this bike, hope I got it right … Thought it was worth a photo anyway, lo0ks like fun, poor man’s … Continue reading “Racing” Quad Bike
Cartoon Yourself In ONE Minute
Looking around for how to quickly turn a photo of myself into a cartoon, well, there’s a lot of crap out there and not much that’s “quick”. So I’ve written a short tutorial on how to cartoon yourself in ONE … Continue reading Cartoon Yourself In ONE Minute
Heavens Breaking Through
On my way out to take photos of the sunset on the beach … this is what I see 🙂 It’s a one shot deal, HDR, … Continue reading Heavens Breaking Through
Welcome Back Angie
I got an email a little while back from my friend here on WordPress, Angie, she said she’d been unable to access her blog. She’s contacted me today to say she’s back on WordPress … her new blog – http://kyangel17.com/about/ Do … Continue reading Welcome Back Angie
uArt – Female Portrait
This this is uArt … Photoshop fun by Don Charisma … This is my favourite out of the four photos taken. I really love the way she’s … Continue reading uArt – Female Portrait
Being Ignored – The SEO Angle
My professional integrity says that I keep my personal life largely to myself in my work. I find when more problematic/troublesome situations come up, I prefer to work on my art/photography/visual side of things or if I’ve got myself extremely … Continue reading Being Ignored – The SEO Angle
Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Towerama
I do love my panorama, and this one takes up extra space on the page … yay ! I haven’t actually managed to track one of … Continue reading Extra Skinny Beach Sunset Towerama
What LGBT Means To Me
I had a conversation recently with a friend and the phrase came up – “LGBT”. My grey matter seemed to have heard the phrase or acronym before, and eventually with a Gollum’esk strain I remembered … “EGGSES !” Check this … Continue reading What LGBT Means To Me
iArt – Don Charisma Portrait
I had MeArt yesterday …I can’t decide whether I prefer iArt or MeArt … So there’s a poll lower down, let me know what you prefer … Continue reading iArt – Don Charisma Portrait
Massive Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
This is one of my major merging efforts from last year. An absolutely stunning sunset, and a massive wide angle captured. One hell-of-lot of clouds 🙂 … Continue reading Massive Sky Beach Sunset Panorama
How The Other Half Dine!
I captured this last year during the Loy Catong festival. It’s the alfresco dining area of one of the beach front hotels. Photos (c) Don … Continue reading How The Other Half Dine!
The “Lady In Distress” Scam
What a day eh, commercial free-loaders and now this in my inbox from a dirty skanky scammer … hopefully this it for today ! Är så ledsen att jag stör, jag är i Limassol, Cypern just nu och jag felplacerad … Continue reading The “Lady In Distress” Scam
MeArt – Don Charisma Portrait
First one, bit of an experiment really 🙂 I’ve just retrieved my photo collection from storage – I did a few photoshoots in 2008/2009 … Loving … Continue reading MeArt – Don Charisma Portrait
Jetski Beach Sunset Panorama
Moving objects and panoramic photography, well they don’t mix so well … people, cars, boats, jetskis, even waves make the merging process more “complicated” … Thankfully … Continue reading Jetski Beach Sunset Panorama
Garage Clearout – Letting Go Of The Past
Before I set sail for pastures greener, I went through of period of clearing out my garage and letting go of my “junk”. There was a financial saving in terms of not having to pay for the storage space on … Continue reading Garage Clearout – Letting Go Of The Past
Mallard Ducks, Hampstead Heath, London
These guys were photographed on my Nikon camera that was stolen. I was taking a walk on Hampstead Heath in London with a friend when we … Continue reading Mallard Ducks, Hampstead Heath, London
Sunrise Panorama
Panorama taken at sunrise from the top floor of my apartment block 🙂 Merged are 8 photos (portrait) with PTGui Pro. Photos taken in Thailand (c) Don … Continue reading Sunrise Panorama
Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – 2005
This is the Cutty Sark Clipper ship in Greenwich London … If was taken in 2005 before the fire that nearly destroyed the ship. It’s a one … Continue reading Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – 2005
Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – Streetorama
This is a really wide angle of the Cutty Sark Clipper ship in Greenwich London … Weather conditions not the greatest for taking a shot, cold, wintry … Continue reading Cutty Sark, Greenwich, London – Streetorama
Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Interiororama
This is the inside of Churchill place shopping center. Left hand side is Birley’s an overpriced city cafe/deli eatery type of place. Through the glass is … Continue reading Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Interiororama
Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Streetorama
Techincally it’s Churchill Place, Isle of Dogs, London … but Canary Wharf is more well know. To the left of the photograph is a large Waitrose … Continue reading Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London – Streetorama
Beach Sunset Panorama … Today !
Today’s sunset 🙂 It’s nine (landscape) photos merged with Photoshop Photomerge … Horizon correction on the blink today. Still, nevermind, it adds some character … Photos … Continue reading Beach Sunset Panorama … Today !
Why Does My Husband Look At Women On The Internet ?
I’m gonna take a wild stab in the dark here. It’s a real toughy, but I reckon it’s most probably because he enjoys it. Call me old fashioned or traditional, but men have been attracted to women since the dawn … Continue reading Why Does My Husband Look At Women On The Internet ?
Spare A Thought For These Guys
Next time you haven’t got enough leg room on your air-conditioned plane, or you’re on a packed commuter train … Spare a thought for these guys … Continue reading Spare A Thought For These Guys
Why I Only Buy Seagate (Not Just For Geeks)
Someone called me a geek the other day. Kind of, but kind of not. I’m moving into a more creative phase in my life, but my background and formative years were quite geeky. Why Seagate ? I’ve been using hard … Continue reading Why I Only Buy Seagate (Not Just For Geeks)
Beach Sunset – Perfect Panorama
Remember I posted the perfect sunset … well this is one of the panoramas I took the same day. This one is merged direct on the iPhone. Photos taken … Continue reading Beach Sunset – Perfect Panorama
Chinese Lanterns
Before I started taking photos and publishing them, I was fairly unobservant. Looking for “the photo” has made me a lot more observant, and also a … Continue reading Chinese Lanterns
SEO Tip – Tags And Categories On WordPress.com
You’d have thought I’d know this already, but I didn’t … doh ! I was doing some research into the most popular tags used. I found a WordPress support page that states that your posts will not go into the … Continue reading SEO Tip – Tags And Categories On WordPress.com
Finding Mrs Right (or Mr Right) – Valentine’s Day Epilogue
I’ve had a flu the past few days. I’ve been feeling rotten and just getting on with stuff as best I can. It’s not ideal, but that’s life and what analgesics are for. Frogs And Princesses So what about someone … Continue reading Finding Mrs Right (or Mr Right) – Valentine’s Day Epilogue
Sugar Hut Panorama
Now this is my kind of hotel … what an entrance … I tell ya, if I had money then this would be somewhere I’d like … Continue reading Sugar Hut Panorama
Beach Wedding – Panorama
I passed by a beach wedding which is what the people are on the right of the photo are doing. Nice sunset occurring at the same … Continue reading Beach Wedding – Panorama
LO-VE – Silverlake Vineyard
Some of you may remember I posted a wider angled panorama of this back in January. Here’s a closeup of the LO-VE bit … It’s at … Continue reading LO-VE – Silverlake Vineyard
LOVE YOÜ- Sand Writing
I’m guessing the Ü is a character from a language that isn’t English, or is it just a cool accent on the U ? Either way, probably … Continue reading LOVE YOÜ- Sand Writing
LOVE FRieND – Sand Writing
Sand writing is fun to do and fun to photograph … This one is apt for Valentines Day … I love the little footprint just underneath … Continue reading LOVE FRieND – Sand Writing
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