Category: 366 X 2012
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The Aftermath
Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (W/ 17-55 F2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Manual setting. Focal Length: 17mm Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/25s ISO 640 The story behind the photo: January sales are usually hectic. Today I had a photo shoot for Vida (even though I resigned as editor I still offered to keep on shooting…
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The Wedding Cake
The photo above is my entry of the day. Click on it for a larger version. One of the things I’ve been wishing to experiment with is the “blurred lights in the night” kind of photo. It is harder than it seems to achieve a decent image, and I only felt I could present this…
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Random Musings – Vol 3 (Travelling off the beaten track)
I tend to be a bit of an extremist when it comes to travelling. I avoid things I label as tourist traps like the plague, even at the expense of missing out on some obvious land marks. I’ve been to Paris three or four times, yet I’ve never gone to the Eiffel Tower. I visit…
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The Citroen
Entry 8 is a photo of our neighbour’s Citroen. He still uses the car on a daily basis; despite owning a new car. The photo was taken just outside my house earlier this week. (#8 of 366 X 2012 project) Progress report after week #1: 7 articles (3,879 words) & 1 photo I also found out that…
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Do Big Words Impress?
No suspense here. Long and complicated words don’t impress, they lose audiences. We are bombarded with information in every minute we spend awake; your readers don’t have time to waste. It is usually a great honour to be asked to write about a subject you are considered an expert in, but, unless you are writing for a very…
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Morbid Circus Act
I must admit it. I am intrigued by the double murder that happened on the first morning of the year. Just for the sake of anyone not living in Malta, this horrific happening does tick all the right boxes in terms of morbid fascination. I have watched countless* episodes of C.S.I and don’t think I…