Lens Error
I had some pictures to take for illustrating a story I was writing. When I switched on my Canon G9 all I got was whirrs and bleeps and a message on screen saying Lens error, restart camera. It then...
View ArticleTwo Virgins at Stonehenge
The following is an extract from a longer article written in 2006. Mrs John and I were stuck in a traffic jam on the A303 and about five miles from our ultimate goal, one of the great wonders of the...
View ArticleThe Metal Detectorist and the Lacock Lattice Window
Detectorists will give many explanations for what attracts them to our great hobby – the excitement of digging up the unknown and the story behind the find are just two of the reasons. How did that...
View ArticleThe dog ate my diamond ring
In an earlier blogpost I mentioned Alexander Graham Bell and his failed attempt with a rudimentary metal detector. Technology has moved on since his day. In this (recent) story, the body is that of a...
View ArticlePicture This!
I always take a camera with me when I go detecting just in case I find that Gold Angel, and then I’ll be able to take one of those ‘clod-cam’ shots that are so popular. I can dream! I’m also very...
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