Tried some more macros today with my new MP-E lens. I can just about get handheld shots at 1x magnification, if the subject isn’t too jumpy and there’s no breeze at all. Fortunately the ladybird was very sedate as she rambled round Ele’s hand.
Then I popped the camera on the tripod and got very [...]
Archive for July, 2004
Today’s my birthday and I’ve had a great day. Lots of cool pressies but the best is undoubtedly the Canon MP-E 65mm f2.8 macro lens. I did a few shots just to get the feel of this beastie and I can already tell I’ll have to improve my technique if I’m going to do this [...]
British soldiers killed a 26-year-old Iraqi civilian by repeatedly beating him on the neck, chest and genital areas, High Court judges have heard.
Baha Mousa was one of six Iraqis whose families are challenging the UK Government’s decision not to hold an independent inquiry into their deaths.
Fellow hotel worker Kifah Taha al-Mutari said soldiers competed to [...]
Tonight I went to see Fahrenheit 9/11 with my Dad.
Even though we’d waited a while since the opening, the cinema was surprisingly busy. Maybe it was helped by a special offer that’s on at the moment but it’s still telling that people chose to use that offer to see a political documentary rather than [...]
It’s getting boring writing how good Tuesdays are. So I won’t. The bad points? Well, it should go on till at least 2.30… maybe 3am. Every week people stand outside for ages cos they’re still in a partying mood. That’s why the night has to go on longer.
And… ummm… they could give everyone a [...]
Say Hi To Your Mom. The indie slackers.
Nights like tonight are the reason I keep DJing. All night there was an excellent atmosphere, right from when it wasn’t very full at the start to when it got unusually rammed after 10ish. The reason it was so good is that the people who were out were [...]
I went to the first night Mike Mondo and Jay Dubrec put on last Thursday. It was a cool gig, four bands for two quid - how can you go go wrong there? It was also good to see great bands in a different venue.
Hopefully just the first of many more lovely nights to [...]
Ummm…this is the best pic I could find to illustrate home networking. Note angry lady computer receiving porno call.
Wi-fi, schmi-fi! I spend half my working hours shuttling enormous audio files backwards and forwards between my Macs, a piddly wireless connection is bugger-all use to me. I might as well post them.
No…what I need is [...]
Even fuller than last week! Where the hell are all these new people coming from? At this rate, when Uni gets going again there’s gonna be 500 peeps on the dancefloor…
Top tune tonight was ‘Thorn.’ An indie classic and worth cricking my neck for. Damn my old cervical vertebrae!
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Bad Azz. More to say than every schmindie band in the world put together
Tonight’s top new track was another hip hop tune, ‘Down Wit Us’ by Bad Azz. Why did I pick it? Quite simply because of the stunning lyrics. The music’s cool as well, of course, but the lyrics just hit me the first [...]