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Yosemite photos and bear “attack” story.

Ever since I first saw photos of Yosemite, I knew I’d have to visit one day. On this trip I knew I’d have the chance, and had a lot of fun planning my three day adventure. The weather forecast was … Continue reading

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Portland and San Francisco photos

I was invited to the Portland Juggling Festival. Cool, eh? You may expect loads of photos of other jugglers, and photos from the gym, and loads of photos from the main shows. But no, I was super busy hanging out, … Continue reading

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How to improve your photography skills by studying hard.

Today I chatted to Shona, my sister in law, about photography. She has been struggling with lack of inspiration and motivation, lack of good equipment (three broken lenses and no autofocus!), and is recovering from a bad experience photographing a … Continue reading

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The Italian Chapel, Orkney.

Years ago I read a book about WWII, and it mentioned Italian prisoners of war building a chapel for themselves somewhere on the Orkney Islands. The photos fascinated me, and I’ve wanted to visit it ever since. And because every … Continue reading

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Getting Things Done

I just listened to the most recent Triangulation podcast episode, where Leo and Tom talked to Dave Allen, the guy who developed the productivity system called Getting Things Done. I’ve not read Dave’s books on the matter, but the general … Continue reading

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