April 2010

Animals’ right to privacy needs to be taken more seriously  by wildlife documentary makers, suggests Brett Mills at the University of East Anglia. (according to a BBC report) Have you ever heard such twaddle in your entire life? An academic pothead in the university’s film and television department, Dr Mills says “we see it as unethical and wrong [...]

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Some oranges and a fish tank

by Dougie   on April 20, 2010

This was harder than I thought. Got some nice shots but I really need to learn more about strobe lighting to get it sharper.

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Slicing a banana.

by Dougie   on April 17, 2010

Ok for this shot you need a double sided knife.  It needs to be VERY sharp.  The trick is to set a really slow shutter speed so that the knife (and hand) isnt seen and set the flash (off camera to the left) to full power which will freeze the action before the pieces fall but [...]

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It’s suddenly dawned on me…

by Dougie   on April 13, 2010

I’m allergic  to flowers! It’s taken me a while to suss this out and I do admit to feeling a bit of a twit. But I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not dying of AIDS, I don’t have man-flu, I don’t have a massive snot swilling head cold………I’m just allergic to flowers. When Mandy [...]

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Jack Daniels – on the Rocks

by Dougie   on April 12, 2010

Yeah, I know.  I got way too much time on my hands. Today I was messing with a large plastic ice bucket, frozen overnight, with a large bottle of Jack Daniels and a few teabags.  Well i couldnt justify wasting all that JD…and I couldnt drink it all in one go.

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Google is Your Friend? Yeah Right!

by Dougie   on April 9, 2010

It looks like I’m going to have to start legal proceedings against the giant that is Google. Let me explain…I used to be in booking.com.  I used to give them some allocation for rooms during quieter periods of the year.  After 12 months it became apparant that their extortionate commission rates were just too much for [...]

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Oh my God – I used to really like Frankie Boyle

by Dougie   on April 9, 2010

Now I think he’s just a stoopid git. Read why here

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Logo’s for £70

by Dougie   on April 8, 2010

The last post got me delving into my hard drive looking at logo’s I had produced (or have had produced) in the past few months. Just to let any prospective business owners know that I can produce a logo for you for £70. After the initial consultation where you let me know your ideas you’ll [...]

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Blackpool Cycle Rentals

by Dougie   on April 8, 2010

Just putting the finishing touches on a new site I designed for Blackpool Cycle Rentals.  May as well give it a plug here…. Run in association with Yes! Hotels this newly formed company will be offering cycles for hire to Blackpool visitors who will be able to get them delivered and collected from their chosen [...]

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