Occasionally, we receive a shock when our Leica cameras fail to operate normally. Usually it is something fairly simple that can be cured by temporarily removing and replacing the battery.

But what if that expedient fails to work; what next? That is the situation that I found with my oldish Leica D-Lux, but it could apply to any relatively modern digital camera.

Find out how this unwelcome experience was resolved by clicking this link to friendly website.

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I responded to a request by Ken Davis, webmaster of The Leica Fellowship, for seasonal pictures to be published just before Christmas 2025, by sending him a short article. Rather than republish it here, I encourage you to follow this safe link to my article on the LF website here: https://kendavis.photium.com/news115649.html Thank you!
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"The Lure of the Local Landscape" is my latest article that seeks to encourage photographers to explore their own neighbourhood in pursuit of good photography. This is specifically applicable to photographers who are unable to travel to exotic places for personal or health reasons. Everyone stands to benefit. Just look at my examples contained within the article. Here is the link: https://kendavis.photium.com/news115580.html if you enjoy it, please leave a comment. Thank you.
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Whether you believe in climate change or not, our weather patterns are changing. Not for the better, I fear. Many British meteorologists predict warmer and wetter winters, and an increasing number of heatwaves. I have recently written about the cisequences of these changes and how they affect our photography. Here is the link https://kendavis.photium.com/news115160.html


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The demise and passing of old things goes largely unnoticed. But what of old civil aircraft which reach the end of their economic life?

While visiting a former RAF airfield for an open day under its now civilian ownership, I wandered into an area serving aviation maintenance needs and discovered a most unusual aircraft.

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The ongoing rediscovery of my early digital pictures continues to yield flash-backs to past travels. Recent sight of this photograph instantly brought back to me long-forgotten memories of this lovely small island. Follow this link for more information.
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Who remembers the 'Lucky Dip' from childhood days? A shy dip into Santa's sack at a special event or a department store? Well the annual review of my digital picture library feels very much like that nostalgic memory. I never know what I am likely to find.

Invariably lots of dross that should have been deleted years ago. And similars in abundance. Get rid of them and gain valuable space. Occasionally you find real gems that deserve more attention. Find out how I set about discovering long-forgotten pictorial treasures.




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The mention of colour perception is more likely to cause the eyes of many people to 'glazr'. Colour is colour; so what? But arrists and photographers take a different view and the latter often strive for colour fidelity.



Personal health can have a bearing on the way we see colours. From midlife onwards, human eyes can deteriorate and vision becomes impaired. The growth of cataracts can distort clarity of vision and change colour perception. Read more here
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A Leica Fellowship friend suggested that I should consider adding this picture to my recent article on helping nature in our gardens. A search of my new ACDSee database quickly found my pheasant pictures, out of more than 160,000 mixed subject images. It appears at the end of my article here https://david2008.photium.com/helping-nature-by-david-askham


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'No mow May' is a popular seasonal slogan aimed at conserving fuel and energy and reducing neibourly noise.it also allows natural flora to flourish, and also creating a perfect habitat for insects and small mammals to thrive and survive. It also provides a wonderful opportunity for garden landscapes and photography of the small creatures in the natural world. Right on your doorstep!


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Smartphones are extremely capable communication devices with the additional benefit of including a very capable camera. Additionally, there are practical processing tools and a simple digital asset management system, or DAM. My guess is that few smartphone photographers embrace these aspects of smartphone ownership. I started to learn how to use these useful tools while producing this article. Judge for yourselves how potentionally useful these features could be in your lives. For those readers who are more advanced than me, please suggest how I might proceed by making a comment or suggestion


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When a holiday is primarily about uniting distant family members, I make a conscious decision to rule out serious photography. However, recently: I have been exploring the type of camera most people carry with them nowadays. A smartphone camera.

I would not claim to have advanced very far up the learning curve, but I think that I am a shade ahead of my own family when it comes to post-processing. The clever algorithms satisfy most users' needs. But I differ. Thus it was that a mid-priced Galaxy smartphone camera captured the illustration published in this news item.


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To satisfy a desire to share with our family the joy of discovering our first rose of the season, demanded a little ingenuity. Follow the link to discover how I proceeded.


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I have once again updated my thoughts of the X series of cameras after Leica has terminated their future development and dispersed the design team. My notes have proved useful in the past, particularly to readers worldwide who have approached me regarding their performance and reliability.There continues to be interest (and a little speculation) in this important segment of the digital camera market. So maybe we should quietly, and without tangible evidence, watch this space.


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Capturing lilac-time was my first priority this sunny day. While it is so captivating to look at and sense by scent, you have to be quick. Otherwise, the first florets will fade and spoil the pristine appearance as experienced today. Read how I captured this gorgeous flower this morning.


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