XPan R.I.P.

Totally unbelievable news reported here on ePhotozine:

Due to EU regulations on lead in electronic circuitry, Hasselblad (or, to be more accurate, Fuji) are discontinuing the XPan camera with immediate effect.

Massive SUVs belching out fumes and devouring fuel at an incredible rate whilst taking the kiddies to school and back are, however, still perfectly ok. Wasting enormous amounts of resources moving the EU parliamentary bodies between Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg, still perfectly ok - well we wouldn't want the French to feel insecure, would we ?

Whatever. I'm sure it will push up the resale value....

Gallery Update 21 Mar 06

It's that time of year again... birds on the lake!

New photos added to galleries on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:09:46 PM:

Late winter sunset added to Swiss Wildlife

Grebe on take-off added to Swiss Wildlife

Great Crested Grebe pair added to Swiss Wildlife

Red-crested pochard added to Swiss Wildlife

Swans overhead added to Swiss Wildlife

Attentive cormorant added to Swiss Wildlife

Gallery Update

New photos added to galleries on Thursday, March 16, 2006 11:14:28 PM:

Krýsuvikur Church added to Iceland Landscape

Moss covered lava added to Iceland Landscape

Sólheimajökull from seat 35F added to Iceland Landscape

The coastline around Vik from seat 35F added to Iceland Landscape

Gallery Update

25 New photos added to the Iceland Landscape gallery on Wednesday, March 15th, 2006 08:35:30 PM

These were all taken during a brief visit to Iceland in winter... inevitably, the weather was completely unpredictable: warm (well, relatively speaking), sunny and no wind.