Broken Face

[See this picture at a larger size in the Dead Things section of the gallery.]

Sorry for the lack of posting lately - it's just been one of those periods when things haven't been working out quite as well as they might as far as new work goes. 2007 also seems to be establishing itself as a year for me to stumble from one catastrophe to another in my personal life, which tends to slow things down a bit. Aaanyway, this ain't Livejournal, so I'll leave the whinging there!

A bit of a lifesaver recently has been discovering the archives of In Our Time, which has managed to keep my brain from totally seizing up during recent lengthy bouts of scanning and photoshop time. I love how old-fashioned the format is - a topic is announced (Wittgenstein, black holes, the siege of Constantinople), some experts are introduced, and then they just have an erudite discussion about it until time runs out. Enough to make me forgive Radio 4 for The Archers ... just ...

And, while we're talking brain fodder, can I just recommend (a bit belatedly) David Lynch's new film Inland Empire - I'm still thinking it through now, several weeks after seeing it, which must be a sign of something in it beyond simple mentalness. Oh, and it has talking bunnies in it too.

Right, well I'm off to beautiful Snowdonia for a few days now. I'll try to step things up a gear blogwise once I get back ... and maybe think of some things actually connected to photography to talk about too!

Song (and I use the term loosely) of the week: New Puritan by The Fall.