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F*&K computers and ghetto chavs..

I got my Macbook back yesterday after paying a shitload more to get it fixed and waiting nearly 2 weeks. I started it up as soon as I got home as I was on a tight deadline. I needed to finish an ad that afternoon. I flicked the switch to fire it up and....nothing. It didn't start. Straight back to the shop for another 4 days! So over it.

Also I'm still waiting on my guitar that said 24hr delivery. It's been nearly a week now too. Love the service.

Oh and I saw a chav guy bash and abuse some ladies, strangle a baby whilst in the possession of a 9mm pistol. Awesome!

Virus after VIRUS..

I finally got my pc laptop back. It lasted 3 days before shitting itself due to more viruses after I bought virus software. So I took it back to the shop. Paid them again, only to get my machine back with none of my design software or the Anti-Virus software. Meanwhile they still have my Mac. Sick one. So I can't upload anymore of my NEW FISHEYE photos because I don't have the software to compress them. Hopefully soon..

New lens..

Now I am officially hooked on photography. My photos still suck but I'm learning something everytime I go out and shoot. I purchased a 8mm fisheye for my Canon 50D. Arrives in a few days so I'm really looking forward to heading out into town and shooting some architecture. It has a 180 degree shooting range for great wide angle shit. Here are some examples from that lens.

Np. these pix aren't mine.

First 70-300mm Lens photos..

Below are the first shots from my new 70-300mm lens. I did quite a bit of walking that day through London. I had to quickly race home in the afternoon as it started snowing quite hard and I didn't have a bag or case for my camera. I tried to stuff it in my jacket. It got stupidly cold by that stage! I also visited the Dali Exhibition which was mind blowingly amazing! What a dude.


Notice the time similarities of Big Ben and Dali's sculpture, was that a coincidence?


I couldn't fit this building in the shot and I was a good 100 metres away. Need a wide angle!
The fisheye I just ordered should take care of that problem.



P.S blogspot does a great job of compressing and therefore ruining the quality/colour of these shots so click to enlarge and view them in a semi-compressed higher quality format.

First 35mm film photographs..

Below are some photos from my 35mm Canon film camera and Pieta's 35mm Lomo fisheye. They turned out wicked. I have nearly finished a roll of my fisheye so I will post them soon.
Click to enlarge.

Pieta waiting for a tube - Canon

Myself overlooking the Thames, London Eye, Parliament etc - Canon

This was two random photos Pieta placed together - Canon

The tones in this photo reminds me of a Smiths album cover.

Pieta at a Japanese restaurant at Covent Garden using the Fisheye Lomo

Two goonbags using the Lomo

Me and the Lomo

Rarghhhhh Lomo!

Computer problemos..

Ok, so I haven't posted in a while due to computer problems.
The first problem was my Mac decided to just shut down and not turn on last week. Lucky I just got the pc laptop online that day! I decided to download lightroom and photoshop to it using some pirated software without having any anto virus software. Needless to say, it f*&cked my computer up. That was the same day that the mac died.

Anyway the PC is now fixed (new viruse software purchased) with 62 viruses removed and I'm back online. The mac is another story, hardware problems that could be quite expensive, still awaiting the verdict.

I still had my iphone for email and internet which was a lifesaver. I rely so much on the internet it not funny. Sad.

So anyway I will post some more photos shortly..

SNOW!!!

We got quite a lot of snow today in London! WOOOO!!
Oh and I picked up the photos from the Lomo and Canon 35mm. They turned out way better than I expected. I will figure out a way to upload them soon.
Until then, here's some SNOW!!!

Lightroom..

Here are a few shots after using the post production program Lightroom. I just downloaded it for the first time today so the pix are dodgy. It's a great program though and I will be using it instead of Photoshop from now on for minor touch ups to my photographs. Click any of the photos to enlarge..

New Lens and Cameras!

I found a really cheap lens for my Canon DSLR today, 99 pound ($173AUD). It's a Tamron 70-300mm Telephoto and Macro lens, so it can do long distance landscapes as well as super fine close ups, pretty versatile. The Canon version is $700AUD. All the reviews I've read says it's a pretty decent lens. It's super cheap so I can't go wrong. I am testing it out tomorrow at Hampton Court in Richmond, South London. I just tried to fit my filters to it, but none of them fit! Pretty pissed about that. Can't have everything though!


Pieta bought me a super cool present for Xmas. It's exactly what I've wanted for a long time. A Lomo Fisheye 2, 35mm film camera. Pretty stoked with it, although I'm yet to shoot a full roll. Either way it's super badass. Cannot wait to see some shots! Thanks P.

Before I left Oz, my bro gave me his Canon T50 35mm SLR camera as a going away pressy. I shot a roll during the week around Central London, they get processed tomorrow. I'm really excited about seeing the shots. It's such a great camera. Really easy to use and very quick. Thanks Jade!

Shots to follow...

Stonehenge and Woodhenge

From Bath, Shane, Mike and I ventured to Stonehenge. We got lost by our driver many times who wouldn't listen to us or our directions the whole trip which sent us pretty f&*&'ng loopy (see naked photos of us), ended up 3 hrs of driving in the middle of nowhere. But anyway, we got to Stonehenge and it was closed so we could only view it through the fence. SWEET! It was pretty radical though. Then we went to Woodhenge although not our choice we had to go there as our driver was adament it was WAYYYY better than Stonehenge. It wasn't. It was concrete structures a foot high that represented structures that were once there in the Neolithic times. Again see shots of our arses. We were so happy at that stage!

It was a day to remember that's for sure..

Stonehenge

Our arses and THE AMAZING Woodhenge! YAYYY WOODHENGE YAYYY

Mike and Shane being disrespectful of the sacred site

Me doing the same