Today I went on another anti-war protest in London. This time, it was also protesting the illegal occupation of Iraq by USK forces. Click here for pics.
Typically, the media coverage was poor to nonexistent. Sky News gave the most time. BBC News at 10 didn’t even mention the demo once. Apparently, tens of thousands of [...]
Archive for September, 2003
It was turning a bit nippy but the sunshine was still wonderful. Autumn’s on it’s way… :
Clicky
I spotted this little feller yesterday just as I was on my way out to the Calvin Johnson gig in Notts and had no time to take a pic. Luckily, he was out again today, having had to rebuild his web due to the heavy rain. A lot of work, especially if you’re missing half [...]
Last night I saw an amazing gig by Calvin Johnson. He played at Bunkers Hill, Notts with support from Herman Dune, The Chemistry Experiment and Dr. Cocacolamcdonalds. Another fine Damn You! night.
When Calvin first started playing, it was through the vocal PA (as you can see in the initial shots). Although the audience closest [...]
I recently managed to get hold of a Canon 50mm macro lens second-hand. I’m very pleased with the image quality but I’ve got to sharpen my technique to do it justice, since the depth of field can be very shallow. Here are a few test shots I did the other day:
Spiders and snails…clicky!
This was my birthday present this year and at the moment it’s my top gadget.
It’s basically a combination DVD-R recorder coupled with a hard-disk-based video recorder. The built-in HD is 40 gigabytes, which is enough for 52 hours of video in lowest quality mode. In this mode, the picture is still better than VHS [...]
I’m just watching Pop Idol and it’s made me very puzzled…
Firstly, I’m not slagging-off anyone who’s gone for the auditions. Though they may provide easy laughs, they’ve got more courage than 99% of the population. I admire them, even the maddest of the mad.
But what I do find strange is why folks with such [...]