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Photos and websites

It seems like such a long time ago now, but back in 1998 I started my online presence with www.thespirit-online.com.  It was my home for quite a few years, where I detailed my life and adventures.  It also was the … Read more …

HDR Photography

I’ve just learnt about High Dynamic Range photography today, which is a style of photography that accentuates colours and contrasts in vivid detail.  Here’s an example: Isn’t that just awesome?  Here’s another example: These are the kinds of things that … Read more …

A new camera

I bought myself a new camera on the weekend, a Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.  I figured it’s time to upgrade, since I had my previous camera for over 3 years.  It doesn’t seem like it, but it’s true. I bought … Read more …

Photo Album

I’ve added a new page called ‘photo albums’, which you can click on in the menu at the top of the page. The photo albums are via Picasa Web Albums, which is where I’m posting all my photos, and the … Read more …

Sydney visit

I went to Sydney on Friday, getting back yesterday. It was a lightning, overnight visit to catch up with my friend Peter who lives there. Here’s a slideshow of some photos I took of where he lives. He literally lives … Read more …

Floriade 2008

I went to Floriade today. Here’s a slideshow of some of the better photos. If you click on the slideshow, it will take you to a larger version of the photos you can browse through.

Dyno Day

I went to a Dyno Day to get my car’s power output tested. Being a turbo-charged vehicle, I thought it would be a good idea to find out what it puts out. While I was there, I took some photos … Read more …

Car Cruise

We went on a car cruise with other Ford drivers of XR6’s, XR6 Turbo’s, XR8’s, and GT’s. Was a lot of fun, and included lunch too. Here’s a few of the photos.

Hot air balloon festival

‘Tis the season for hot air ballooning, and there’s a festival on. Here’s a few photos that I got after going to one of the festival days at about 7am… You can tell it was cold.

Paddleboating

Deidre and I went to have a bit of a paddle around the lake today. Was a great day for photos…

Holy mother of God!

I had to save the world today, and only just succeeded. A giant spider wandered into the house. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Happy Australia Day

Today is Australia Day, where we celebrate the beginning of Australia, which was when the British first settled here in 1788. It's almost midnight on this day, and I thought I should do a post about it. Australia Day is … Read more …