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New Years Zoo

Tuesday 1st January, 2008 2 Comments

Finally got to the zoo today after our aborted trip on Boxing Day. We figured if we headed out early, we’d avoid most of the traffic and get a decent park before the crowds came … especially being New Years Day, we hoped most people would be sleeping in after a late night. It turned … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Sydney

Skink on our front steps

Tuesday 1st January, 2008 1 Comment

Another of my early photos. Once again, depth-of-field is a problem – especially with close-ups I’m finding. I took a heap of photos over the first couple of days and then went and started studying some photography basics to learn how to more effectively deal with stuff like this. I also had to read the … [Read More »]

Filed Under: Photography

Test Pack

Monday 31st December, 2007 1 Comment

We’ve just spent the evening doing a check through all our gear and identifying anything missing – fortunately only minor items now … we have pretty much everything we need. I’ve been able to rationalise a few things, which has been useful – save a bit of space and weight. We finished up doing a … [Read More »]

Filed Under: South America 2008

First photos with Canon EOS 40D

Monday 31st December, 2007 Leave a Comment

I thought I’d go back and post some of the better photos I’ve taken since getting the Canon EOD 40D DSLR back in early December. Canon digital cameras have automatic file numbering starting at 0001 and wrapping when they get to 9999. Our first digital camera – a Canon S50, got up to 0293 … the second … [Read More »]

Filed Under: South America 2008

Our last shopping trip?

Sunday 30th December, 2007 1 Comment

Hopefully we made our last trip in to town today – we’re almost ready for our trip! We got in after lunch and headed straight to Paddy Pallin so that Leanne could look at lightweight waterproof jackets and Polartec fleeces. We had previously seen some in Mountain Design that were good – but Leanne didn’t really … [Read More »]

Filed Under: South America 2008

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