The Spiral Quirk

Wild China & Cities of Ice

Gill — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:12:19 +0000

We haven’t had TV reception at home - by choice - for about 3 years now and don’t miss it at all, especially since the BBC iPlayer gives us access to nearly everything we might want to see and there’s not too much of that (Although ‘im indoors might disagree during the footie season!) Right [...]

Some people are way too touchy

Gill — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:46:08 +0000

Earlier tonight I came across a link to a photographer’s site where he’s displaying an amazing 17 gigapixel panorama of Yosemite. “Wow” I thought “I know a lot of the regulars on a photography forum I frequent would like to see that.” So today happens to be the day before the Election in the USA, and [...]

Mexico!

Gill — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 14:01:20 +0000

We were lucky enough to spend nearly 3 weeks in Mexico - the Yucatan Peninsula - this year and I gave my camera a bit of a workout! Just a few words about each of the following galleries which I’ve just added: Birds and flora Many of the bird shots were taken in the hotel grounds, as [...]

And about time, too!

Gill — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:04:36 +0000

Talk about tardy. It’s not that I didn’t have anything to say (you at the back can stop laughing at the very thought) it’s more lack of time and a feeling that, apart from the occasional funny, I was usually only inspired to write because something or other had got so far up my nasal [...]

TV Dinner

Gill — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:03:51 +0000

Hooray! Simon Tofield has a new “Simon’s Cat” video available. I defy anyone who has ever been owned by a feline to watch this without nodding in agreement

Gallery Update

Gill — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:07:46 +0000

I’ve added a second Ultrafractal Gallery containing some of my more recent images. It was hard work trying to remember how to do it … my short-term memory is not what it was

Zero Credibility

Gill — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:56:14 +0000

Orbittrap *big sigh* Yes, I broke my new vow to myself as a result of a comment made by a friend and went to read their latest post. Here’s a few of the adjectives that popped into my head while reading it: Pathetic Stupid Small-minded Desperate Disingenuous Deluded Nasty Malicious Odious Peevish Despicable Puerile Contemptible Smug Self-righteous Hubristic Mendacious Tawdry Pathetic (yes, it earned a double helping of pathetic). If their motives weren’t so [...]

The past is a foreign country

Gill — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:57:24 +0000

“The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there” L.P.Hartley After watching this, I paid my membership dues for the Society of Dinosaurs, Old Farts Branch. It’s not just the images, it’s the narration. Any non-Brits watching this whose ears are not attuned to British accents and inflections may not be quite as [...]

How’s this for precision?

Gill — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:12:55 +0000

My jaw is still on the floor! (Do watch all the way through)

Photography Forums

Gill — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:41:30 +0000

Aren’t there a lot of them? Lately I’ve found myself spending a lot of time at fredmiranda.com Weighted towards professional, semi-professional and immensely talented amateur photographers, this is an amazing site for not only picking up tips on technique and gear, but also for seeing some spectacular & inspiring examples of first-class work. It’s the [...]