Archive for category Ramblings

New Toys

Sep 8

Posted by Luke in Photos, Ramblings, Reviews | 3 Comments

After thinking about buying a macro lens, I decided to try a really cheap option first: extension tubes! I ordered a set of 3 tubes for about $10 on eBay. They actually work really well with my 50mm f/1.8 lens. Here are the tubes…

Which allowed me to take a nice macro shot of my other new toy… a new Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens! I’ve decided to get rid of the 28mm f/2.8 lens and use this instead. It’s only a DX lens so it won’t work on a full frame camera (if I were ever to upgrade), but the wider aperture really makes a difference in low-light situations.

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Tags: 35mm, extension tubes, f/1.8, macro, Neat Espresso

Chocolate Invaders

Mar 7

Posted by Luke in Ramblings, Shenanigans | 6 Comments

I was at Peter Alexander the other day and mistakenly thought that it was a pyjama store. Well, they do sell pyjamas, but they also have a range of other odd things that seem like they’d be more at home in some sort of novelty store. A couple of items caught my eye – a chocolate mouse (it looks like a block of chocolate with a bite taken out) and a Space Invaders ice cube tray. I bought them both, and tonight I put the ice cube tray to use in a different way. Space Invaders chocolates!

All your chocolate are belong to us!

Mouldy chocolate

Tags: chocolate, space invaders

New Zealand Trip

Feb 4

Posted by Luke in New Zealand, Ramblings | 1 Comment

Tomorrow morning Camille and I will be heading to New Zealand’s south island. We’re hiring a car and driving around for two weeks, taking in all the sights and partaking in some exciting activities like a helicopter flight, hike on a glacier, jet boating, cruising Milford Sound, horse riding (through Lord of the Rings territory) and a tour through the all-important Cadbury factory!

Of course, we’ve packed all the essentials. No, not velcro gloves… CAMERAS!

We're taking the essentials...

Keep your eyes peeled, because I’ll try to update this blog every few days with some teaser photos of what exciting things we’ve been doing. See you all soon!

Tags: New Zealand, NZ