Category Archives: Photography

NASA joins Flickr Commons

Written on September 5, 2010

Although the photos are nothing new,1 NASA are now sharing their archival photos on Flickr. Aside from exposure to a non-science audience, the main benefits are the well known annotation and discussion that follows with popular photos. Here’s one example; … Continue reading →

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My new SGCD (Smoked Glass Colour-Draining) lens filter

Written on September 27, 2009

I’m downsizing from my old camera1 to an E-P1, so I’ve had to hunt down a new CPL. Problem is the kit lens is 40.5mm, which must be unusual as everywhere I asked had no filters to speak of in … Continue reading →

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Canon 50mm 1.8 II lens test photos

Written on July 30, 2009

Like most people I couldn’t go past this cheap prime lens for my first non-zoom glass, and I took it into the garden to try out just how narrow 1.8 actually gets. I was really surprised by how sharp primes … Continue reading →

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Redcliffe, Queensland

Written on May 8, 2009

We were working in the (insanely expensive) Brisbane suburb of Ascot all  week, and our regular Kangaroo Point house was occupied so we decided to grab one in Redcliffe, an old double storey holiday unit block called Lutanna Sands. Since … Continue reading →

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Flickrisation

Written on March 10, 2009

In the past I’ve hosted my own photos in the shudder-inducing original Gallery1 , before moving to Picasaweb, purely because I like using Picasa to manage my photos. Aside from the web interface being a bit wonky, the main problem … Continue reading →

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Recent Homonymousities

Written on February 26, 2008

It’s not unusual to be mistaken for another Chris Gray, though just this week I’ve had two cases of it. Here’s an email I received two days ago: Dear Chris!I am writing with regards to your article “Living the high … Continue reading →

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Picasa gets mapped photography

Written on July 9, 2007

Not to be outdone by competing photo hosts, Google has added their own brand of photo mapping using their current satellite and map data. I quite like it, even though there’s going to be some legwork to get the kinks … Continue reading →

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Tasmanian Holiday (Part I)

Written on May 12, 2007

Unlike previous holidays, I didn’t have the luxury of free-flowing internet1 to blog during my Tasmanian sojourn, so I figured I’d make good by getting a lot more of my photos online. As I’m just over halfway there I’ve published … Continue reading →

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A quick photogenic trio

Written on April 6, 2007

Just before I plunge head first into my Tasmanian escapades (okay, photos) there’s three new pre-holiday albums to see: Urbenville A storm front over Ballina Woolgoolga Since PicasaWeb decided to make searchable albums (no great surprise coming from the big … Continue reading →

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More photo albums

Written on August 9, 2006

Fourteen to be exact, the majority of which are from my 2004 holiday, and all have been migrated from the old hosting to their new home.

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