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Breaking tradition here a little by posting something that has nothing to do with me or my halfbaked photography, but I caught the trailer this morning for Ridley Scott’s upcoming “Alien prequel,” Prometheus, and I’ve since gone nuts with nerdy desire.
So here’s the trailer and a bunch of screengrabs, just to engage the parts of your mind that are too busy being shagged sideways by the video.
Here’s a little ‘toy’ statuette that arrived in the mail last week. And it’s the weirdest experience I’ve had in so long.
What you’re looking at is ‘The Shirt Ninja,’ a pseudonym for the main character of a popular webcomic called Real Life.
I actually stopped reading Real Life about a year ago. Not because of anything to do with the comic though. I simply dropped off the face of the internets for a while and never got around to returning to my old reads when I finally found more time to be online.
So when I got a phone call from my dad last week to tell me that “some package is here for you mate, it’s got ‘real life’ or something like that on the box.” My brain broke. I had no idea what he was talking about.
Long time, no post. This summer is too damn hot, I tell you. I can barely be bothered carrying my camera around with me. What a terrible attitude.
Here’s a few shots from recent weeks. No real theme here.
An absolutely beautiful weekend was had in Melbourne this past week. Great for the AFL fans watching Collingwood demolish St. Kilda in the Grand Final (replay) on Saturday, and beautiful for sitting around and enjoying the weather on Sunday.
I spent the day at home, funnily enough, but I didn’t mind at all. Doors and windows open, relaxing with a choice bottle of red. A good day, in my book.
I bought this ‘Dr Ion’ bag a few years ago from the famed online seller of all things Japanese (including porn and sex toys, aw yeah), Jlist (prude-friendly version: Jbox).
I initially bought it to use as a little bag I could carry a sketchbook and some pens in, but I never really made the most of it and it’s spent the last couple of years sitting in my garage, collecting dust. Which, incidentally, is why most of this photo is greyscale – it needs a clean, in a big way!
I realised this morning that it would probably make a pretty neat little bag to carry my new camera around in, and it really is a perfect fit. Hoorah.
I’d never heard of the brand before, and haven’t seen many others using any of their products, but it’s a reasonably well-made bag. Sadly, this particularly one doesn’t appear to be available anymore. Sorry, folks!
Well, hundredhandslap is back. I recently moved all of my regular blog posts from HHS to my new blog, doshio.com. When my last relationship ended, so did my regular access to Fiona’s awesome Canon 450D (which I really did hog too much of, anyway). So, without that badass camera, I figured I’d drop the photoblogging for a while.
Today, though, I went out and picked up a Panasonic GF1.
Let me say, first off, that I don’t know much about photography, either technically or artistically (other than the old adage of ‘just go with what feels right’).
But, all the same, the GF1 doesn’t seem to mind that I’m a total amateur.
The quality of shots this thing takes, without touching any settings… it’s like having the auto-blip in the Nissan 370Z’s manual transmission. I don’t need to heal-toe, this thing does it all for me.
The GF1 also shoots 720p HD video, and I made a quick (and damn boring) test video. Jump through to the rest of this post and scroll to the bottom.
To put it simply, it’s like a very expensive version of Viagra (do not consume, contact doctor if taken), ’cause I’ve had a boner since I got it.
So, HHS is back as my photoblog. Stay tuned. Click through for a few more at-home shots. They’re pretty boring, but I’ll get out soon to shoot something a little more interesting (if only to me).
