Ok, maybe I'm going mad, but there seems to be something strange going on with my journal, it looked totally messed up at least to me when I first posted this entry. I can make it ok by removing the header for whatever reason (I didn't touch it), but that doesn't make any sense. Anyone else having problems?


Just to tell you that I will be travelling in the coming weeks and probably won't have the chance to log in much until the end of June. Not to mention that I'm giving up my flat in England and will as a nomad for the summer!

In just under a week I'm heading for Glen Shiel, Scotland, for five days of hiking, and right after that I'm going to Barcelona to give a paper at a conference. Plenty of photos to be expected, but I won't time to edit them any time soon.

I might pop in to submit some shots that I've still got from my Islay & Jura trip and elsewhere, but apologies in advance for failing to reply to comments and not being able to keep up with the devwatch.

See you around!

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At some point it can become impossible for one to thank for all favs and reply to every single comment. That has happened to me as well, and although I am ever so grateful for all the support, please do not be offended if I fail to paste a thank you note. Rest assured that I will always visit the gallery of whoever faves my shots, and possibly or comment on some of the person's work, provided I find something I really like. This also means that I don't expect anyone to thank me for favs either, it is more than enough if you take the trouble to visit my gallery!

I've always liked photography, but before I bought my precious 400D in June 2007 I couldn't have called myself even an amateur photographer. I've learned a lot since, but I'm still far from being able to take full advantage of my equipment. Hopefully the day will come when I can - the support and advice from this community have certainly helped me approach that target.

In my "civil" life, I'm a philosopher. I'm based at Durham University, where I have just completed my Ph.D. Philosophy is and will always be my first love and my profession, but photography, hill walking (or the outdoors in general), literature, music, films and food&drink are also very important for me. A couple of other random facts about me: I'm originally from Finland and have lived most of my life in Helsinki. I moved to England to do my Ph.D. in October 2005. Presumably I will stay, I like many things British. I'm also a vegetarian, have been for some eight years. I'd be more than glad to hear from anyone who shares my interests, especially if you're local!

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