Here is a competition I couldn’t ignore. A $10,000 pot from Scottevest for one lucky person to take the trip of their lifetime and document as they go. I never enter competitions and could easily talk my way out of winning this one by saying I feel I’ve been to most of the countries I’ve ever wanted [...]
Captain Moses Lelesit – He died doing what he loved best
July 26, 2011 by · 28 Comments
A friend in Kenya emailed me today and told me of a plane crash. Writing about the death of a pilot I’ve flown with once is bad enough. But now to write about another so soon. Well, I don’t know what to think. Statistically flying is meant to be pretty safe. The chance of an [...]
Audio on the Fujifilm Finepix X100
May 4, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
This short video was snatched as I was leaving the studio of Steve Lockwood (Harmonica master). The camera was set to manual focus and I tapped the AF/AE button on Steve’s face in the bright doorway which will explain why it’s a little overexposed. I’m not too fussed with the lighting as I was more interested [...]
The GoodYear Blimp
April 24, 2011 by · 2 Comments
HDRV – HDR Video is here
December 2, 2010 by · 2 Comments
I visited Warwick University with Paul Hadley and talked with Professor Alan Chalmers about developments in High Dynamic Range (HDR) video capture. We got to see some incredible footage, as it should be seen, on HDR monitors. We considered dropping some of the footage into the interview above but it would have really sold the [...]
Novatel MiFi 2352 Personal Wireless Hotspot
August 24, 2009 by · 7 Comments
I have had a personal wifi hotspot of sorts for a while now. A 3 mobile 3G router and dongle have been taking up a large space in my tech bag whenever I am out and about. If I am near a socket it runs from the mains. If I am mobile or in the [...]
Kodak Zi8 1080p HD Video Camera
July 29, 2009 by · 1 Comment
Something New From Kodak
July 22, 2009 by · 4 Comments
