Author Archives: Mike Jolley
Swans. Picked up a cheap manual vintage lens (Nikkor 105mm f2.5) and it works well.
Andromeda (M31) taken last night. Stacked 15x5min exposures at iso800, tracked and using a SkyWatcher Esprit 100 telescope. #andromedagalaxy
Gannet in flight. Difficult to focus; I need more practice. #bemptoncliffs
Built a picnic table today from an old pallet. I guess this is what retirement feels like. #palletproject #palletfurniture
Another collection of #butterflies🦋 taken at Whipsnade using a 100mm macro lens.
This week’s project. Had loads of spare wood so made a new border around the garden.
Mario Lego came!
Switching from Vagrant to Docker for WordPress Development
These past few weeks I’ve been experimenting with Docker as an alternative to Vagrant (and VVV) for WordPress development. I had looked into Docker in the past, but given how easy Vagrant and VVV were, I was in no hurry to switch. VVV still is awesome (there is an excellent getting started guide here), butContinue reading “Switching from Vagrant to Docker for WordPress Development”
Trip to Paris
Some of my favourite photos I took last month around Paris, the Louvre, and in the Catacombs. Taken with a Nikon Z7 and Nikkor Z 24-70mm f/2.8 S and 35mm f/1.8 S lenses.