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Aperture in camera acts like iris in eye

By Aaron Raisey Last time we talked about the basic simplicity of the camera and the two things that come together to create the all-important exposure ― aperture and shutter speed. This week, we’ll examine the aperture in a bit more detail. We need to get into Av (Aperture value) mode on that DSLR dial to isolate the aperture and experiment with the different values. But first, what exactly is the aperture? The aperture acts like the iris in your eye: opening to let in more light, and closing to restrict the light. But unlike your eye which is automatic, in Av mode on the camera you have control over the size of the aperture. Bigger for more light; smaller equals less light. Sounds simple, right? Well, yes and no. Buckle up folks, there’s a lot of very important and useful information in a very small space coming up. First, the way the aperture is described seems to be counter-intuitive. This is very important and can be confusing for those new to the concept ― a large aperture (more light) is described by a small number, and a small aperture (less light) is indicated by a

Paisley-born author covers Asia

By John Redmond Hard-drinking Scottish photojournalist Alec Brodie is the wrong man caught up in the wrong city amid a capitalist-venture conspiracy with designs on raking in the cash in communist North Korea. The embittered Asia hand is the all-too-pliable fall guy for a South Korean-led money-making scam, with a former work colleague and past lover threaded among the web of lies to which he has become a party in Seoul. For some with experience of this curious part of the Asian continent, they are a set of circumstances that could easily be the hard-luck story of any hometown boy gone wrong. But for Paisley-born author Ron McMillan, it is the culmination of 27 years experience, which started out as an effort to immerse in the Korean indigenous martial art taekwondo. The 52-year-old Bangkok resident recently toasted the publication of his first novel, “Yin Yang Tattoo, “ by Dingwall, Scotland-based Sandstone Press. Alec Brodie is the central character and hero modelled on his own experience as a photojournalist across Asia. He tells anyone who asks about the book

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