Year: 2005
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Cameras
Why have I been spending so much money on photographic kit? (Click the images for larger pictures). 2003: 2005: The light and conditions were probably better for the 2003 image, too. The Nikon D70 is giving me the control I’ve been wanting, and I’m getting far sharper images. The camera’s faster, letting me take more…
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May Monday
Wow. Just watched Dr Who on NTL’s On Demand service. For one, Dr Who was superb – beautiful reintroduction of the Dalek and more hints at the final time war. But NTL’s On Demand service is working brilliantly. In a nutshell, NTL automatically records a bunch of TV programmes which are particularly popular, and you…
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Try-a-Tri Day
I’ve been a busy boy today – up at 5.30 to set up and take photos at our club’s novice triathlon, Try-a-Tri. All went well, as far as I know, and I got about 400 reasonable pictures. The light started to go early on, which made life tough: fast shutter speeds are needed to stop…
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Sandcastles
Jack & I spent the afternoon on the beach at Southerndown. Sandcastles, sea, rock pools and room to run. Fun, fun, fun, but I fear we’re a bit sunburnt!
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Mac OS X – Tiger
New Mac operating system released today. It doesn’t look worth the upgrade yet: Apple UK. Spymac.
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Midweek Rain
I’m supposed to be boat fishing tomorrow in the Channel, but as you can see from this photo its a bit wet. It looks as though it’s going to be cancelled, but I won’t find out until this evening. Arse. We’ll have to plan a summer trip.
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Revenge of the Sith
(Oh I bloody hope so). OK, so the next Star Wars film is out in the middle of next month – not long now. I’m not expecting much from it, but none-the-less I will prepare myself in the proper way. I’ll fall to my weaker side and actually order the Attack of the Clones DVD…