On Australia Day (26 January for those not on our island continent) my car wouldn’t start. I quickly diagnosed it as the battery and, knowing just enough about car mechanics to get me into trouble, I decided to pull it out and replace it myself. A brief glance at the situation, with confirmation from my friend [...]
I live in Willetton, a suburb of Perth, and it has an unusually large number of parks. In total 34. Some a bigger than others but all of them are pleasant.
One of the more hare-brained ideas I have had was to walk to every park and photograph it, describe the amenities and place it on a [...]
I want to make it known that I like Australia. I really do. I like living here. I like the people. I like the wide open spaces, the scenery, the beaches and the bush. I like the racial mix that makes Australia’s cultural landscape so diverse and so rich. I like the easy way of life [...]
The presidency of George W. Bush is drawing to a close. I sense that the world is holding its breath expectantly for Barack Obama to take the reigns of leadership of the most powerful nation on Earth. It is difficult to review the last 8 years of the Bush White House and find any aspect of policy that [...]
There are so many themes for WordPress that it is hard to decide which the best is. In the interests of keeping things fresh I have changed the theme. This one is [...]
K200D with Sigma 28-300 DL
When buying a DSLR it is true to say that you are buying not just the camera, but the whole ecosystem of lenses, flashes and other accessories that go with it. This frequently has the effect of balancing out systems so that, once extra kit is bought, they are equally expensive. [...]