Truth Behind the Shutter: Advanced Topics
Curiously enough, I still get asked a lot about things relating to photography. In the previous two installments of “Truth Behind the Shutter” I went over some of [more...]
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Musings on Torrents
File exchange on a distributed network Torrents are wonderful things. For those who are unfamiliar (and it is entirely possible to be unfamiliar yet still be a regular user), [more...]
Three More Stars
Blurring the line between Food and Art Barely twenty days after my sublime experience at the famed Fat Duck restaurant I returned to the rarefied climes of Michelin 3-star [more...]
Skinny Human Visits Fat Duck
A feast for all the senses… Heston Blumenthal is a chef well known amongst those who are into fine dining. His restaurant “The Fat Duck” has won numerous [more...]
Leaving New York
view from above “I might’ve lived my life in a dream, but I swear this is real” ~ R.E.M. (from Leaving New York) New York is a very special place. It [more...]
Population Paradox
Let’s say you’re a government minister, and you’ve been tasked with the job of controlling the population. There’s one catch – in the country [more...]
The Australians Are Coming
Team photo from the world cup in Salt Lake City. L-R: Harry Oosterhuis, Rogina De Jong, Daniel Grieg, Sophie Muir, Joshua Lose, Desly Hill, Marie Walth Perkins, Daniel Yeow [more...]
Best Picture Nominees
Neill Blomkamps District 9 is edgy and brilliant The readers of my website who have been following for a long time will know that I have written the occasional film review. [more...]
Photo Links
As many of you know, I enjoy taking photos. Some of you even enjoy viewing those photos. Seeing as I do not have any kind of media accreditation for this event, my ability to [more...]
Christmas Post
gotta get that white balance right for Christmas… Well what have we here, is it that time of year? oh my, how time, it has flown! so give us a smile, it’s been a [more...]
See You On The Plane? What A COP-Out!
Barack Obama announces… not a lot København The anti-climax to rival all anti-climaxes occurred late on Friday, December 18th 2009. One of the great opportunities for [more...]
Fire Up Dan
Dan getting ready on the start line This was a motivational “speech” given to Daniel Greig just prior to his 1000m race at Salt Lake City. It was his last chance [more...]
Undo the Folded Lie
(The Earth Debate: Part 5) the current warming trend has more to do with us than the sun, anybody who tells you otherwise is a filthy liar I am angry. I’m angry at the [more...]