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Bladework (Flash Friday: Sober, Northern, Blade) in The Irresistible Urge to Write
Time taken: 10.20pm t o 10.40 pm I am aware it's not Friday. Sue me. Prompt: Sober, northern, blade _________________ "Stay down." Redgrave's voice was flat as he got to his feet. "I don't n...
Practising composition in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
See, what the mirrorless system allows me to do is see the photos as I'm composing them. After that, the fact that each shot is effectively free lets me practice. And the fact that I don't need ...
Let's (Cos)play, 8th September, Sunday in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
We might be running the risk of burnout, but we went to Let's Play on Sunday for the Let's Cosplay event, where I discovered an important rule: If you can't control the subject of the photograph...
Cosplay, restrospective in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
There was a brief surge of photos going around Facebook in Singapore of putting up a picture from the player's first cosplay and their latest. Naturally, when I joined in I turned it way up high:...
Prompts: catalyst, cranked, catty deviation, flickered, curve Time taken: 8.20pm to 9.00 pm I caught her on the downslope , at the moment that all the extra power from her six cylinders was hel...
Note: Full photoalbum here I only went for Day 2, and apparently there were less cosplayers this time round, although the merchandise hall was much more crowded (apparently). I didn't spend ver...
Cosfest, 7th July 2013 in The irresistible Urge To Play with Light
I'm not exactly getting better, but I am getting the same kind of results with less photos nowadays. I tried using my prime lens, but it turns out that unless I intend to shove a lot of other ph...
“We,” Tor said slowly, “are not welcome here.” The evening sun slanted in through the windows of Hesperia, golden light unfiltered by the stained glass some of the west-facing buildings affected...
Shooting stars in The Irresistible Urge to Write
Always aim for the stars. Even if you miss, you're bound to get a bodyguard.
Nanowrimo writing exercise: Canto, opening in The Irresistible Urge to Write
Tor woke to pain. The cramps shot along his back, through his limbs, down to his fingers and toes, locking him into a fetal tuck. A familiar sensation, sneaking up on him every winter Damned J...
Astrophotography (cross-posting) in The Irresistible Urge to Write
I managed to process my photographs today. So here we go: Delphinus, in the Summer Triangle, had a nova go off last week. Naturally, my students are working on higher-magnification images, but i...
Exfoliation in The irresistible urge to rant, riff and ramble
Last Sunday, we brought Xueling to the beach. She had a good time, and so did we: (I got very busy with my camera) until we left the beach, and she decided that that she wanted to run...
Well, I just received my geek card in The Irresistible Urge to Write
We brought Xueling to the Science Centre today, where I ran into my students (they were escorting some exchange students around). I'm not sure who was more surprised, them or me, but I think I de...
Mobile test in The Irresistible Urge to Write
Trial run. Mobile device. Working?
Reboot in The Irresistible Urge to Write
There's nothing unique about any day, I suppose. You don't know until you get up if it's going to be a special day, and most of the time it isn't. So any day is as good to start at this new plac...
