100th Post

Apparently this is my 100th post so I was thinking I had better write something really interesting or significant, but why change after all this time I have been intending to write a serious post on how I use Flickr and other sharing sites, at least until I decided I didn’t actually have any sort [...]

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Busy Busy Busy

The last couple of weeks have been really busy, I started a new job and my parents arrived for a visit. So far work seems to be going well, as usual lots of learning at the moment trying to find out enough about all the systems to start being useful. I am still managing to [...]

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End of Year

2010 is almost at an end. I can’t say I will be unhappy that it is over, this has been a difficult year for a number of reasons, including the earthquake and losing my job. Things are looking up for 2011 though with a new job and a visit from my parents to look forward [...]

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Christmas Present

A month ago I was told that the company I was working for would be closed at the beginning of December. Not the best news just before Christmas, I am very pleased to say that yesterday I received a job offer which I have accepted and will be starting in the middle of January – [...]

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Sometimes it is right to do it wrong

I have spent much of the last year trying to make better images. In particular sharper images with better use of depth of field, lighting and taking great care to focus in the ‘correct’ place. The most obvious example would be focussing on the eyes in a portrait. I think my technical skill has improved [...]

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