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Why do we use flash at all? Because photography is not the same as eyesight. We can see in low-light situations where cameras, dependent upon a physical process to record visual information, are half blind.

~David Hewson

Topics: Because Blind Cameras Dependent Eyesight Flash Half Information Photography Physical Process Record Same See Situations Use Visual Where Why

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Low light demanded 'fast' film, usually ISO 400 or higher; the fastest available would be about ISO 1000. When the sun was bright, you would reach for ISO 64 to avoid the burned-out look of overexposure.

~David Hewson

Topics: About Available Avoid Bright Demanded Fast Fastest Film Higher Light Look Low Reach Sun Would You

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Flash turns up the optical volume so that whatever lies behind the lens - be it film or a digital sensor - is a little more receptive.

~David Hewson

Topics: Behind Digital Film Flash Lens Lies Little More Optical Receptive Turns Up Volume Whatever

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In Filey, you eat early to prepare for the highlight of the evening: social intercourse of a kind one thought relegated to Stanley Holloway monologues.

~David Hewson

Topics: Early Eat Evening Highlight Intercourse Kind Monologues Prepare Social Stanley Thought You

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Once you get over the culture shock, Filey is a pleasant spot, particularly at the beginning or end of the summer, when the hotels are half full. The brave go in winter, when the wind can be bitter and biting and Filey resumes its real life as a tiny, introverted fishing community.

~David Hewson

Topics: Beginning Biting Bitter Brave Community Culture End Fishing Full Get Go Half Half Full Hotels Introverted Life Once Over Particularly Pleasant Real Real Life Shock Spot Summer Tiny Wind Winter You

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Old Filey lies around the Ravine, a glacial gash running down to Coble Landing. This is the fishing Filey of centuries past, with neat little terraced cottages and a cluster of attractive 18th century houses.

~David Hewson

Topics: Around Attractive Centuries Century Cluster Down Fishing Houses Landing Lies Little Neat Old Past Running 18Th Century

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Romney Marsh remains one of the last great wildernesses of south-east England. Flat as a desert, and at times just as daunting, it is an odd, occasionally eerie wetland straddling the coastal borders of Kent and Sussex, rich in birds, local folklore and solitary medieval churches.

~David Hewson

Topics: Birds Borders Churches Coastal Daunting Desert England Flat Folklore Great Just Kent Last Local Marsh Medieval Occasionally Odd Remains Rich Romney Solitary Times

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The path from Hythe leads, for a little while, along the line of the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway, whose 15in-gauge steam trains run throughout the year from Hythe to Dungeness.

~David Hewson

Topics: Along Leads Line Little Little While Path Railway Romney Run Steam Throughout Trains While Whose Year

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Lympne Castle opens its doors to visitors during the summer only. It is privately owned, and more an interesting medieval manor than a castle.

~David Hewson

Topics: Castle Doors Interesting Medieval More Only Opens Owned Privately Summer Than Visitors

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Nobody strikes a medal for the Royal Military Canal campaign any more, but a pint in the back bar of the ancient Mermaid Inn, perched in front of one of the biggest and oldest inglenooks you're ever likely to see, is its own reward.

~David Hewson

Topics: Ancient Any Back Bar Biggest Campaign Canal Ever Front Inn Likely Medal Mermaid Military More Nobody Oldest Own Pint Reward Royal See Strikes You

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Author

Born: January 9th, 1953

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