Astrophotography..

This is incredible..

Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party from William Castleman on Vimeo.

New Toy..

The new toy arrived yesterday. Canon 50D with 28-135mm lens. Very excited. The camera is amazing. From previously using a Nikon D80, this thing shits all over it. I decided to get the biggest memory I could as I don't plan on upgrading this machine for a while, maybe just purchase some lenses down the track. I also ordered a wireless remote control for astronomy photography. Something I've always wanted to delve into after seeing my Dad's work from years ago.

This will be my new travel buddy as I'm about to embark on a trip to Thailand, Singapore, UK, France, Italy and wherever from there on in. So I'm busy reading up on all of the functions and doing online tutorials to get up to scratch before I leave.

I hope to do some astro photography when I head down to Woody Head/Iluka this month. There's not much light pollution down there so it should be good fun.

Plenty of adventures ahead. Hopefully it can keep up!
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STEEL PANTHER

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DANZIG + Shakira Collaboration..

The Real Truth about Barack Hussein Obama..

The Obama Deception is a hard-hitting film that completely destroys the myth that Barack Obama is working for the best interests of the American people....

Vegan Chocolate Cake Recipe..

Calm down, this cake is amazing even though it's Vegan.

A good friend of mine, Kate made this for me a couple of weeks ago as she knows I cannot eat dairy (Lactose Intolerant, and cutting out animal products in my diet). It was simply fantastic. Thanks Kate.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups plain flour
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 tbsn coffee
  
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
• 1 cup water

Preparation method

1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Lightly grease one 23cmx13cm loaf pan.
2. Sift together the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt into a bowl. Add the coffee, oil, vanilla, vinegar and water. Mix together until smooth
3. Pour into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

You can use rice flour or something other than wheat.