nickobec's Photos

One of the tshirts I should be wearing in Austin for SXSWi, but it was not to be. Maybe next year.

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The start of the bike path 200m from my house, which I could use to get to work, without every riding on the road (except last 200m). Except I use the road, because it is shorter, faster and probably safer.

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the first real photo from the dopod. even then I did some work in photoshop because I did not frame it right.

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this is what happens when you do not read the instruction manual and attempt to use your camera. ie what is the macro range on my dopod 838pro the image as large as I willing to let it be, even if it was 1600x1200 and heavily adjusted in photoshop the first real photo from the dopod. even then I did some work in photoshop because I did not frame it right.

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Yes it is a windows mobile device, a dopod 838pro. A review or my thoughts on it will turn up on my blog soon.

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To show the non WA people what the riding surface here is like. Hardpack with a covering of pea sized and smaller round stones. That is a sheep skull in the foreground.

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mobile broadband for the macbook pro

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Running an errand at lunchtime spotted this distressed wall, with the previous paint job showing through.

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The twelve hour track at Jarrahdale has a few interesting obstacles including riding through two burnt out trees.

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Roll up to vote in a byelection today, to find out I was no longer in the electorate. It starts on the other side of our street.

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just noticed the name on the new bus shelter

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7:15pm light failing, wondering what to shoot for my photo a day project, looked at my watch and found suitable subject. Contrast increased in photoshop to show wear.

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With the light running out, I was wondering what to photograph today, and sitting there was my trusty old boots bought in a thrift store (op shop) in Seattle over ten years ago sitting unloved againsyt the back step. Last worn a year ago it is time I threw them out the soles are worn through, been through snow and sand, more than a few thousand k on the motorbike and lots of gigs.

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Waitng in St Georges Terrace for a bus I was practising my tracking skills. Following moving targets with a slow shutter speed 1/60 second or longer.

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Waitng in St Georges Terrace for a bus I was practising my tracking skills. Following moving targets with a slow shutter speed 1/60 second or longer. Shorts and sandshoes are not protective clothings.

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For those who don't know bandicoots are small native marsupials, I travelled this road a few times and never seen one

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4 yellow rubber ducks floating in a fountain

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