Teams from across the country compete in dragon boat races – boats with decorative dragon heads and tails that hold 20 paddlers and a drummer at the helm. There are also kung fu demonstrations, a traditional wishing tree, stalls, arts and crafts. Here’s a little flickr gallery of the early races and the wishing tree. [...]
What’s your favourite iPhone photo effects app?
The iPhone 4 has a great camera for both still and shooting HD movies. However, sometimes certain photos could do with a little “je ne sais quoi”….. So, what apps to use? The best of the free bunch is most definitely Instagram – the photo effect and social image network with over 4 million users. [...]
Adding a shutter release button to the iPhone 4
Kickstarter just keeps delivering great iPhone related projects. The latest to surface is the Red Pop – by Beep Industries from Manchester, United Kingdom. Inspired by the classic camera equipment of designer Brendan Dawes’ father, Red Pop is an oversized grip and dedicated shutter button for the iPhone 4, with a slick retro futuristic design, [...]
iPhone 4 meets the Sony Bloggie 360° lens on kickstarter (Kogeto dot360)
I’ve lost count on the number of panoramic solutions for the iPhone coming to market now and was surprised to see yet another Kickstarter project spring into life (with coverage on engadet). The project from Kogeto, mostly known for their educational 360° cameras, have launched the dot360. On the face of it, it looks like [...]
Photosynths taken in and around Cyprus
Just got back from a quiet but pleasant week in Pissouri, Cyprus. Pissouri is a quiet little village away from the holiday hot spots of Paphos (Pafos), Limassol and Larnaka. Set up in the hills, you have easy access to several significant archaeological sites dotted along the B6 cost road. In the town itself, there’s [...]
Technical diving on the Zenobia, Cyprus
On my latest jaunt away to Cyprus I took the opportunity to dive the MS Zenobia. It was a Swedish built Challenger-class RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980 on her maiden voyage. She now rests on her port side in approximately 42 metres (138 ft) of [...]
A clip on fisheye lens for the iPhone 4 – a kickstarter project
Kickstarter just keeps attracting great projects! The olloclip is a quick-connect lens solution for the iPhone 4 that includes a fisheye, wide-angle and macro lenses in one small, convenient package that easily fits in your pocket. Nestled in the palm of your hand, the olloclip connects to the iPhone within 2 seconds so you’ll be [...]
Yet another way to capture full 360° images on the iPhone 4
While playing with my hacked Kodak Zi8 and fisheye lens, I had a quick look around for applications (and iOS apps) to stitch together the resulting images and found an iPhone app called Pixeet 360. The app is a free download which does two things – firstly it allows you to view panoramas from the [...]
How to hack the Kodak Zi8 and use a wide angle lens.
I’m a great fan of the Kodak Zi8, especially for use with the Ikelite underwater case and Inon Wide lens. However, when out of the water you really notice narrow field of view. Given the weight of the Inon lens, there is practically no reason to try and rig something up with the Kodak Zi8. [...]
Racing yachts from the port of Ramsgate
After checking the good old BBC and Met Office weather sites, I took up an offer to crew a friends yacht which he races as part of the Royal Temple Yacht Club spring series. The yacht, Magnum, is a MG335 with a very good record of finishing first (unless the weather prevents sailing!). Now, I’ve [...]
A quick stop for a coffee and time lapse
As the sun was shining and I was in need of a coffee so I dropped into Monmouth Coffee at Borough Market. With coffee in hand, I sat down and set up my Canon EOS 7D on the trusty GorillaPod SLR and set it shooting on AV mode every 5 seconds. In hindsight, as most [...]
TiGr: Titanium Lock as Cool as your Bike
Here’s another nice looking kickstarter project : the TiGr bike lock. The TiGr system includes a flexible Titanium bow and a compact, highly pick resistant lock cylinder. The TiGr bow has a protective coating to protect your bike and stores snugly and unobtrusively on the top tube with simple and light weight straps. The Titanium [...]
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