Good to see NAB / ClemengerBBDO (Melbourne) using him and his technique in their latest ad ‘The Little Wonders’.

I’m sharing my photos not the location. A piece of heaven in the countryside. Wood burning stove, my lovely lady, uninterrupted views, dancing birds and chilled out baby cows. Keep it special – don’t go there.

The gate

Moon tree

I kayak on the harbour a few times a week. Love the way the morning light magnifies the colour on the kayaks.

Kayak shed

Rachael gave me a Nikon D90 as an engagement present (which rocks). Two shots from a stroll to Bronte and back.

Bronte swimmers

Tamarama bodies

Great stop-frame story of a fisherman’s rescue from the rocks near Tamarama beach by photographer Keith Loutit. The photo effect makes the people seem like plastic figurines in a diorama.

I’ve found a few tutorials on how to make this effect with stills photography on Digg.

Wiggly glow strings inform the sky. Shadowed wing. Journey to another land…
@pablojeffress started following me on Twitter. Then I read his blog and then I saw this. Then I felt compelled to share.

See more of Ettubrute’s (created the clip) timelapse work.

Found this shot of Darth on an image search for something completely un-related. The photo is by Alex Brown.

I’ve recently reconnected with an old friend, Tom Kay (top pic, far right), via an article in Monocle magazine (as you do!). For your interest the article was about the company his behind Finisterre Technical Apparel based in the UK.

Anyway, back in 1994 Tom and I travelled to Chile with Operation Raleigh (now called Raleigh International). It has to be said that to this day it still stands as the most incredible experience of my life. It made me. Tom kindly reminded me of that by scanning in some pics from the trip – which I can’t thank him enough for.

Pictured; Chris Dyer (on the left in both pics), me with varying hair issues, and Tom.

As I write this I’m sleep deprived (due to my over active brain) in Sydney with a massive grin on my face, remembering Chile.

More pics on my photostream.

MIFF stands for Melbourne international film festival. I forgot how much I love Melbourne. Intimate bars, incredible food and interesting individuals from all walks of life.

Didn’t do nearly enough, but we had a good go. Saw just two films in the end; Ben X, arresting film about bullying, autism and the strength of anonymous personas. Then there was Donkey Punch, lookup the meaning, everything goes ‘pete tong’ after the punch as twenty somethings deal with misadventure.

Ate amazing tapas at Mavida. Japanese at Chocolate Buddha and breaky in Block Arcade. Enjoyed Sofitel & views of the city. 36hrs with lots of memories.

(this is a first post from the iPhone Wordpess App, so will add links later)

Image capture from one of the webcams onboard the Nordnorge, a couple of minutes after SkyNews reported the existance of the webcams.

Shortly after this, the Nordnorge appeared to turn such that all three cams were pointing away from the action. The Associated Press grabbed this image also and used it with their logo in the bottom right.

There are _some_ images from the cams before this, but they do not seem to have made it onto the wider newswires.

Oh how I miss England. Such a relief to see my friends haven’t changed one little bit. Mortgages don’t effect them, marriages or even having children. Life is a party!

I raise a glass to you all. Rob, Bruce and Olly!

Just found this on the Mashable blog, very cool app that lets you embed your flickr slideshows just about anywhere you fancy.

Each picture is a season. Each season is the merging of 50 pictures tagged with the season name. Left to right, winter, spring, summer and autumn.

Brilliant. The Tate Modern’s turbine room plays host to Carsten Höller’s gigantic slides. I cant wait to visit on my next homage to the UK, rest assured I’ll be documenting this in full digital glory. See more images here.

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