Ok, so last night I attended a lighting workshop, focusing on how to make the best of available light, without running up a huge bill. It was quite informative, and hopefully I’ll be able to put it to practical use sometime soon – We’ll see if I get any decent portrait shots in the near future! The guy giving the class (David) was really cool and we chatted for a while afterwards – I’m looking forward to chatting to him again in the future. He’s REALLY clued up!
I also got myself a flash unit while I was at the workshop last night. It’s a Sigma EF-500 Super. It’s a little overkill at this point (ok, I have no idea how to use it!) but I got it for a really decent price (I hope) and knowing myself, I’ll grow into it.
How’s everyone doing?
D.
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Hello
I’ve been absent for roughly the past week. On Saturday the 15th Jan at roughly 9:30 in the morning I was dragged out of my bed by paramedics. I had had a fit/seizure of sorts, and had bitten my tongue open rather badly. When the paramedics tested my blood sugar levels it was 1.2. A non-diabetic usually has a blood sugar level of about 5.
So I was rushed off to hospital, where they decided to keep me until yesterday. I was tested for epilepsy, and various other brain abnormalities. Luckily that all checked out alright. They kept me longer to observe my fluctuating sugar levels, though I must admit I’m not entirely sure they knew what they were doing. My muscles are pretty sore, and still feel quite tense. I’m on a bunch of antibiotics and painkillers now, so life feels quite different (read: woozy!).
Anyway.
Oh yeah, my PC specs are as follows:
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Pentium 4 3.4 (775LGA)
4 x 200GB Seagate SATA 150 HDD’s
1GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia 6600GT PCI Express (128MB)
16x DVD/RW
WLan card
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS
Winfast TV2000XP Expert
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I’ll try get some more artwork up soon-ish.
D.
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OK, so I got myself a new lens today. It’s a Tamron 70-300 1:2 macro F4-5.6 LD. Cheap and cheerful, but should set me well on my way in learning to work with a larger lens (and it’s what suited my budget at this point in time)
I think I’ve summed up my feeling for photography:
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You know when you find someone that you just get on really well with, or you find that perfect pair of shoes, or that perfect bit of porn that always gets you hard? I think that’s how I’d explain what photography is for me right now.
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D.
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