tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349678872024-03-14T10:37:01.404+00:00AktoMan<img src="http://aberdeenwargamesclub.com/aktologo.jpg" width="100" height="100" align="right">
Getting on with my life and thinking about things.<br>
Based in Aberdeen, Scotland.<br>AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.comBlogger1641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-42642419279535191832013-06-08T20:55:00.001+01:002013-06-08T20:55:25.543+01:00Here and Back Again<p>Teaser from a 3-day bimble in the Cairngorms in 2012. (Braemar)</p> <p><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3688/8989972158_1469a49df7_c.jpg" /></p> <p>The building naturally tilts that way, but everyone straightens their photos to hide it. That’s why you can’t buy hard-boilded eggs in the HH.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-50736481336407496912013-06-08T20:34:00.000+01:002013-06-08T20:39:59.176+01:00Last Year's Grass in Glen Dee<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">Teaser from last year's 2-night bimble in the Cairngorms (July 2012).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">That night I munched French chocolate, sipped Scottish malt, read English Wordsworth and listened to Chinese radio. Oh, the hardship I suffered!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.890625px;">I'll do a proper write-up when I get a chance. Just a glen circular from Linn of Dee to Lairig and down to White Bridge -> Derry Lodge then back to Linn. Nothing much happened.</span></span>AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-51900650916141707862011-01-11T23:26:00.001+00:002011-01-11T23:26:03.630+00:00Muppets Studio on YouTube<p>Happy New Year folks. An old friend sent me this through:</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:34302db3-6077-4273-ba42-c5df6d396e25" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="17e0c19e-3bc8-41a1-8b92-697a1ecb4cc6" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY?fs=1&hl=en_GB" target="_new"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_GELefa7d5Jk/TSznCh6CU8I/AAAAAAAAA4A/55IpNIyprRc/videoca22be99fdd0%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('17e0c19e-3bc8-41a1-8b92-697a1ecb4cc6'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY?fs=1&hl=en_GB&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/tgbNymZ7vqY?fs=1&hl=en_GB&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>And then I noticed that the Muppets have a whole <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MuppetsStudio" target="_blank">channel on YouTube</a> for me to investigate. Yayyyy.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-91707703837742144352010-11-25T19:31:00.001+00:002010-11-25T19:31:37.423+00:00Early snow and a song<p>A bit brisk today. Out with the TNF Hedgehogs, overtrousers and fleece-lined jacket… and off to work.</p> <p><a title="Snowy Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/5206787981/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Snowy Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/5290/5206787981_379a9ac4c7.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Snowy Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/5207386346/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Snowy Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/5041/5207386346_454db13485.jpg" /></a></p> <p></p> <p>Sadly the first snows have left one local fatality and a spate of accidents… so here’s a ‘transportation song’.</p> <div style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: none; padding-top: 0px" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:6e25a092-fb4d-43d6-8b66-b7fd87aeecbe" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent"><div id="d4ba391c-a959-4a96-95ae-341662f07fa1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I&feature=channel" target="_new"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_GELefa7d5Jk/TO65mDmI0VI/AAAAAAAAA34/J91PzabPM-I/video39d5e8179653%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('d4ba391c-a959-4a96-95ae-341662f07fa1'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/V1bFr2SWP1I&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/V1bFr2SWP1I&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-66045669380046397042010-10-13T11:37:00.002+01:002010-10-13T11:38:13.163+01:00Seasons GreetingsJust back from holiday shopping and felt like posting something festive.<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yErhglOXIxM?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yErhglOXIxM?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-86910989945585493792010-10-10T12:40:00.001+01:002010-10-10T12:40:01.616+01:00Solomon Burke RIP<p>After hearing the news today, I went looking on YouTube and found this clip:</p> <p><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FAPXC9g6sNg?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FAPXC9g6sNg?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p>After enjoying “The Blues Brothers” when it was re-released in the late 80’s, I tracked down as much of the music from it as I could. Sadly, I missed Solomon Burke until a few years ago.</p> <p>So, when I’m marking this afternoon, I’ll dig out a couple of Solomon Burke CDs, and if I haven’t finished, it’ll be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=John+Lee+Hooker&aq=f" target="_blank">John Lee Hooker</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Sam+%26+Dave&aq=f" target="_blank">Sam & Dave</a> and some <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=elmore+james&aq=f" target="_blank">Elmore James</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Aretha+Franklin&aq=f" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Charlie+Parker&aq=f" target="_blank">Charlie Parker</a> , <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=the+band&aq=f" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=booker+t&aq=f" target="_blank">Booker T</a>, and some Motown and R&B classics (not the modern twaddle that calls itself R&B, but real Rhythm and Blues).</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-65329116378768740112010-08-15T22:27:00.001+01:002010-08-15T22:27:21.450+01:00End of Summer<p><a title="End of Summer" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4895396940/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="End of Summer" src="http://static.flickr.com/4119/4895396940_d8c74f88f2.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Well, that’s my Summer holidays over. Weighing myself this morning, I find that I’m now 6 kg lighter, which is 13 pounds in old money. I still need to lose it around the waist, but my belt has gone in 4 notches. And I feel better for it. A trip to Monymusk – which was always a strange name, and I had realised I had never gone there – found me in the ‘<a href="http://www.monymusk.com/index.asp?subsec=32" target="_blank">walled garden</a>’ yesterday. I took some snaps to send to my parents, as I think they’d enjoy the place.</p> <p><a title="P1010139a" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4894890089/"><img border="0" alt="P1010139a" src="http://static.flickr.com/4138/4894890089_2e624d6d6d.jpg" /></a></p> <p>A trip down the road brought me to <a href="http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pitfichie" target="_blank">Pitfichie Forest</a> and a short walk uphill to put things in perspective. Aberdeen became hidden and its location visible only by following the flightpath to Dyce. Two buzzards overhead were much more interesting than the mechanical sounds coming up from the road below the trees. It is nice to get some use from the suntan lotion, and to sit on a stone, snacking, watching the world go by.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-739315367177346022010-07-22T17:15:00.001+01:002010-07-22T17:15:01.466+01:00A drive through Stornoway<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CiS6TmnZyEI&hl=en_GB&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CiS6TmnZyEI&hl=en_GB&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <p>A drive from Goat Island to the Tong Road end. Through Stornoway, Laxdale and part of Newmarket. </p> <p><em>Filmed on HTC Desire.</em></p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-25031952713322296862010-07-19T22:00:00.001+01:002010-07-19T22:00:47.341+01:00Cloudy With a Chance of Stew<p><a title="Cloudy With a Chance of Stew" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4809515625/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cloudy With a Chance of Stew" src="http://static.flickr.com/4121/4809515625_51064d74fa_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Cloudy with a chance of soya stew. Using sunglass lens as a filter over the HTC Desire’s lens. And the FxCamera application.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-42000193880747495772010-07-19T21:57:00.001+01:002010-07-19T21:57:04.182+01:00Passing Place<p><a title="Passing Place" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4810125958/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Passing Place" src="http://static.flickr.com/4073/4810125958_86f32b3564.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Sometimes we just need to pull over.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-89105223790327608122010-07-18T12:46:00.001+01:002010-07-18T12:46:54.823+01:00TiltShiftMaker<p>I got distracted by some of the cracking images at "<a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/16/beautiful-examples-of-tilt-shift-photography/" target="_blank">Examples Of Tilt-Shift Photography</a>", and re-discovered <a href="http://tiltshiftmaker.com" target="_blank">tiltshiftmaker.com</a>  </p> <p><a title="TiltShiftMaker" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4804658094/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="TiltShiftMaker" src="http://static.flickr.com/4081/4804658094_41b62513ef.jpg" /></a> </p> <p>I uploaded a photo from earlier in the week and started to modify the distortions. I’ll need to get some shots to specifically modify them for Tilt-Shift.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-3589596829429772392010-07-17T18:31:00.001+01:002010-07-17T18:31:46.437+01:00Brought to you by Wildroot Cream-Oil<p>Rooting around in the old garage (technically it’s the newer garage, but it’s quite old now), I found a dvd boxed set of Richard Greene’s “The adventures of Robin Hood” from 1955. Huzzah and a round of the closing theme to chase away the bad weather …</p> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0vFL-lcxkYk&hl=en_GB&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0vFL-lcxkYk&hl=en_GB&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-36033716533896124072010-07-17T14:23:00.001+01:002010-07-17T14:23:02.030+01:00It’s good for the garden<p><a title="Lovely Weather" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4801221665/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Lovely Weather" src="http://static.flickr.com/4136/4801221665_809cfe31e9_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Another <a href="http://stackrmobile.com/fxcamerasupport/" target="_blank">FxCamera</a> snap from "ymst"'s Android app and my HTC Desire. Text added in post'.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-65431964191014352902010-07-16T08:30:00.001+01:002010-07-16T08:30:03.955+01:00Sun Rise<p><a title="Sun Rise" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4798709604/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Sun Rise" src="http://static.flickr.com/4122/4798709604_f44d43f808_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Being able to sleep with the skylight open meant that I was awoken by the glowing yellow ball of fire in the sky this morning. A quick check on Google Sky Map identified it as "The Sun". I dusted off dSLR and clattered out of the house, negotiating doorways while tripod bag was working loose from my shoulder.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-88034957998091438412010-07-13T22:51:00.001+01:002010-07-13T22:51:11.137+01:00Multi-Tasking<p><a title="Multi-Tasking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4791597846/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Multi-Tasking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4093/4791597846_e1cc8c5817_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Well, the PC is downloading various updates and running a full AV sweep. The latest <a href="http://twit.tv/twit" target="_blank">TWiT podcast</a> is playing through the netbook and Linx B-tube. The HTC Desire is being recharged, and holding text chats. Between that and emailing, I'm at a loose end, so I get the shemagh out from my bag and refresh my memory on <a href="http://www.desertdress.com/whybuyshemagh.html" target="_blank">how to tie it</a>. Badly, I think.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-74458424784407199112010-07-11T16:52:00.001+01:002010-07-11T17:01:35.119+01:00Beach ‘Droid<p>Yesterday evening found me down at the beach with some time to kill, so I decided to compare the Polaroid-effect cameras that I have on my HTC Desire (running Android 2.1). I left the settings at Automatic White Balance, and clicked away.</p> <p><a title="Android Polaroids: RetroCamera" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4783375880/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Android Polaroids: RetroCamera" src="http://static.flickr.com/4074/4783375880_1856c0cb3b_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>RetroCamera: I like the interface, but there’s too much vignetting, and the AWB gave a blue tint in the evening’s light.</p> <p><a title="Android Polaroids: CameraZOOM" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4783376022/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Android Polaroids: CameraZOOM" src="http://static.flickr.com/4079/4783376022_bd67fac50f_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p>CameraZoom: takes a while to get to the ‘frameFX: (dated) Polaroid”, but there are good options there. Again, the AWB gave a blue tint in the evening’s light.</p> <p><a title="Android Polaroids: FxCam" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4782742053/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Android Polaroids: FxCam" src="http://static.flickr.com/4134/4782742053_f2805ab624_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>FxCamera: one click and the camera is ready to take pictures. I preferred the “aged” setting, and the frame set for “square”. The AWB setting gave a true interpretation of the colours that my eye saw.</p> <p><a title="Android Polaroids: FxCam" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4782742123/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Android Polaroids: FxCam" src="http://static.flickr.com/4117/4782742123_ebb1f72016_m.jpg" /></a></p> <p>I used the FxCamera (<a href="http://stackrmobile.com/fxcamera.html" target="_blank">link</a>) for a couple of snaps the next day. Here is one. I had to wait for the empty shot, as I really can’t be bothered with arguments over snapping the public. I wish that the resolution was higher as this is 480 x 566 pixels.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-27289251303331264442010-07-07T20:19:00.001+01:002010-07-07T20:19:36.137+01:00Out in the Sun<p>Back from spending a day out in the sun at Balmedie and then the Sands of Forvie Nature Reserve, just up the coast from Aberdeen. Multiple coatings of sun lotion, especially as it was a windy day and very deceptive.</p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4771618639/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4096/4771618639_7cf05a3bd3.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4771619411/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4097/4771619411_f543c1195a.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4772259642/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4077/4772259642_55f547e64d.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4771620689/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4074/4771620689_d58ece62ef.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4771623515/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4122/4771623515_fe76b495bf.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4771622543/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4116/4771622543_9b08d443e7.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4772263446/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4116/4772263446_768bae38b2.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Picnicking" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4772262778/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Picnicking" src="http://static.flickr.com/4097/4772262778_3871aa72f8.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150, processed in Adobe Lightroom 3.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-23007956424370593932010-07-03T19:52:00.001+01:002010-07-03T19:52:16.908+01:00Bennachie 030710<p>Like a lot of people today, I went up <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennachie" target="_blank">Bennachie</a> (Mither Tap). I promised myself (and a couple of people), that I’d do it over the weekend. I got to the peak in just under the hour, and found myself running along some of the downhill stretches. And to think that some people mocked me when I got factor 30 sunblock. A fun morning out.</p> <p><a title="Bennachie 624_LR" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4758350992/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Bennachie 624_LR" src="http://static.flickr.com/4081/4758350992_285b47ba43.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Bennachie 550_LR" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4758346838/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Bennachie 550_LR" src="http://static.flickr.com/4135/4758346838_48d2e5ddd5.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Bennachie 905_LR" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4758349860/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Bennachie 905_LR" src="http://static.flickr.com/4136/4758349860_53b0803b26.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Bennachie 576_LR" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4757708917/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Bennachie 576_LR" src="http://static.flickr.com/4117/4757708917_e38b4ee491.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Bennachie 591_LR" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4758349050/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Bennachie 591_LR" src="http://static.flickr.com/4082/4758349050_60d3149676.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Bennachie 588_LR" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4758348354/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Bennachie 588_LR" src="http://static.flickr.com/4098/4758348354_663ebed6f4.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Most photos taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150. Some with HTC Desire and Camera Pro app. Adobe Lightroom 3 arrived yesterday, so I’ve used that for the first time today. Shiney.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-90219619276993681052010-06-27T23:12:00.001+01:002010-06-27T23:12:25.387+01:00Evening at the beach<p>Down at the beach last night as the sun disappeared into the heavy clouds.</p> <p><a title="Evening at the beach" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739621863/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Evening at the beach" src="http://static.flickr.com/4098/4739621863_50a4c95db8.jpg" /></a></p> <p><em>Photo taken with HTC Desire.</em></p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-82998822295424246152010-06-27T23:04:00.001+01:002010-06-27T23:04:39.062+01:00British Armed Forces and Veterans Day Parade<p>Yesterday’s parade in some more detail. Faces, caps, badges and medals.</p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739487725/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4118/4739487725_2cdf5c67b9.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740123352/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4115/4740123352_d11c3845f7.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740128228/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4101/4740128228_4c0d985ddb.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739494513/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4095/4739494513_70a0b9d45b.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739495327/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4096/4739495327_0eae0b3c49.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740136614/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4118/4740136614_377460aa65.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740137178/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4073/4740137178_a53b7dc8e2.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739509247/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4081/4739509247_0dddb578bd.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739510135/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4074/4739510135_403702fe2e.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740145024/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4101/4740145024_67f986277a.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740145754/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4075/4740145754_b8eab7825f.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739512191/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4134/4739512191_eb6ff99261.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739512797/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4114/4739512797_14573f9b7c.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4739513551/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4140/4739513551_a4b1987b44.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4740148096/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4122/4740148096_d5bd07abd2.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Some more photographs are across at <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dimacleod/4734964239/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-17662781586908092512010-06-26T13:59:00.001+01:002010-06-27T17:31:48.177+01:00British Armed Forces and Veterans Day ParadeJust a taster of some photos from the British Armed Forces and Veterans Day parade along Union Street in Aberdeen. <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4734964239/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4082/4734964239_418e053562.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4734964301/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4102/4734964301_98e557f655.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4734964513/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4101/4734964513_e1a807d6cd.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4735601716/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4121/4735601716_5d6ce57200.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4735601786/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4116/4735601786_e2521ebce7.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4734964723/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="British Armed Forces and Veterans Day 2010 - Aberdeen" src="http://static.flickr.com/4118/4734964723_87e5ddc1f3.jpg" /></a></p> <p><em>Canon 40d with Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 II Lens. JPGs resized via Windows.</em></p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-11833424565812387852010-06-05T23:54:00.001+01:002010-06-05T23:54:41.758+01:00Cricket on the Links<p>On the way back from the beach, I stopped to watch the cricket. I just couldn’t find a combination that worked for me, and not being able to see the results of the shots on the lcd plate was a problem. Something to sort out for next time.</p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673108496/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/1290/4673108496_f9fef17b2a.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672481371/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/1269/4672481371_8f7af96b41.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672481535/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4072/4672481535_7c60bca5dc.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673108496/"><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673108794/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4067/4673108794_7dd78ab97c.jpg" /></a></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673109018/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4040/4673109018_ae1a784619.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673109282/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4069/4673109282_0ae1012df3.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673109570/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4057/4673109570_4cc1be0082.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673109798/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/1298/4673109798_f0490ab173.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672483851/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4004/4672483851_4661f20ab8.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4673110150/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4003/4673110150_05a683abb3.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672483851/"><a title="Cricket on the Links" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672484201/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Cricket on the Links" src="http://static.flickr.com/4023/4672484201_6bc69e86f7.jpg" /></a></a></p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-13817612421684901032010-06-05T22:31:00.001+01:002010-06-05T22:31:17.621+01:00Aberdeen Beach<p>After a trip up town (unsuccessfully trying to get a couple of padded lens cases), I dined and then went down to the beach. I was on the prowl for surfers, taking my 55-200mm Tamron lens, but only saw some fast-moving jet ski-ers. Too fast for my limited skills. I took a few shots, including the one of pebbles – which seems to hang on some people’s walls. Peculiar. I must get round to replacing some of my faded prints with some of my own photos.</p> <p><a title="Aberden Beach" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672936224/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Aberden Beach" src="http://static.flickr.com/1270/4672936224_7f339d833e.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Aberden Beach" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672310763/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Aberden Beach" src="http://static.flickr.com/4004/4672310763_a647a3fa57.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Aberden Beach" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672310917/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Aberden Beach" src="http://static.flickr.com/1265/4672310917_d1f39a82bf.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Aberden Beach" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672937152/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Aberden Beach" src="http://static.flickr.com/4053/4672937152_1fa9012346.jpg" /></a></p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-33000986378502871882010-06-05T21:46:00.001+01:002010-06-05T21:46:38.501+01:00Music to edit by<p>Editing some of today’s photos and just had to dig out this:</p> <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/07ODfONteWg&hl=en_GB&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/07ODfONteWg&hl=en_GB&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34967887.post-23484144216889488112010-06-05T20:45:00.000+01:002010-06-05T20:46:00.042+01:00Carnie Wood, near Elrick<p>An evening with the midges in Carnie Wood, getting to grips with my newly arrived Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 II Lens. I didn’t spot any squirrels, but plenty of flying things, big and small. A very well looked after piece of woodland. [<a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Elrick,+aberdeenshire&sll=57.0915,-2.379913&sspn=0.075357,0.222988&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Elrick,+Westhill,+Aberdeenshire,+United+Kingdom&ll=57.146677,-2.304657&spn=0.004848,0.013937&t=f&z=17&ecpose=57.14176382,-2.30465703,670.46,-0.001,44.994,0" target="_blank">maplink</a>]</p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672008713/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4071/4672008713_4975bf4b0d.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672634510/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4037/4672634510_c0dd8958fa.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672634736/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4067/4672634736_ba2d8bcc5b.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672635172/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4007/4672635172_da8721a690.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672635552/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4037/4672635552_f12e4eebcb.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672010175/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4064/4672010175_9f8f635a4f.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672636214/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4043/4672636214_765e05e563.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672636424/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4031/4672636424_3e420073e5.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672011121/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/1274/4672011121_92845b00c9.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672637940/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4026/4672637940_2e60c27ba0.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672012513/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/1270/4672012513_9c9d04f1b1.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672637044/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4023/4672637044_b4dcc6f353.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672637304/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4022/4672637304_63ae57c1ae.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a title="Carnie Wood, Elrick" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/19346720@N00/4672637586/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Carnie Wood, Elrick" src="http://static.flickr.com/4002/4672637586_9cebac0474.jpg" /></a></p> <p>Next time, I make sure there’s midge-repellent in the car.</p> AktoManhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464579446969241392noreply@blogger.com2