It's a fibre optic christmas tree. I set the camera to bulb setting (the shutter stays open for as long as the button is pressed) and moved the camera slowly. There's a bit of zooming going on too. Exposure times were anything from 3 to 20 seconds.
Friday, 23 January 2009
Photos
Today's theme - the christmas tree. Hey?!?!?!?!? What the?
It's a fibre optic christmas tree. I set the camera to bulb setting (the shutter stays open for as long as the button is pressed) and moved the camera slowly. There's a bit of zooming going on too. Exposure times were anything from 3 to 20 seconds.
It's a fibre optic christmas tree. I set the camera to bulb setting (the shutter stays open for as long as the button is pressed) and moved the camera slowly. There's a bit of zooming going on too. Exposure times were anything from 3 to 20 seconds.
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Communion #5
Well I kept up my end of the deal. I bought port for communion. But we didn't have communion. I hope the bottle doesn't get lost. It's sitting in the sound equipment cupboard. Or was....
We didn't have communion, but we did have a happy chappy labrador come trotting into church during the sermon on prayer. He must have wanted to be like this dog...
We didn't have communion, but we did have a happy chappy labrador come trotting into church during the sermon on prayer. He must have wanted to be like this dog...
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Estonian food
My Mum, being Estonian, likes to eat strange things. And the rest of our family all like it too. We eat seafood on Christmas day, but on days surrounding Christmas we eat this -
These things aren't exclusively Estonian. They are popular in many European countries.
Starting with the pink stuff - Rosolje (Estonian name) - Russian beetroot and potato salad, containing herring, pickle, egg and probably other things I'm not aware of.
The green thing - Pickled cucumber. Easy to buy here, but hard to get the ones Mum likes. She likes pickles in brine, not vinegar.
Next going clockwise - Sauerkraut
Salami Sticks
Jarlsberg cheese
And most importantly - the fish - anchovy. This is NOTHING like the anchovies you put on pizza. These are pickled whole herrings, and are best eaten by holding by the tail and tilting your head back, as demonstrated below by my brother. Eat the whole thing, head, guts and tail.
Yum. And the jar you can see at the bottom. We used to buy these easily in supermarkets in Brisbane, but now they are hardly to be seen. I have to get them from Cyril's Fine Foods in Haymarket. Cyril has all the good stuff. Including pickles in brine.
These things aren't exclusively Estonian. They are popular in many European countries.
Starting with the pink stuff - Rosolje (Estonian name) - Russian beetroot and potato salad, containing herring, pickle, egg and probably other things I'm not aware of.
The green thing - Pickled cucumber. Easy to buy here, but hard to get the ones Mum likes. She likes pickles in brine, not vinegar.
Next going clockwise - Sauerkraut
Salami Sticks
Jarlsberg cheese
And most importantly - the fish - anchovy. This is NOTHING like the anchovies you put on pizza. These are pickled whole herrings, and are best eaten by holding by the tail and tilting your head back, as demonstrated below by my brother. Eat the whole thing, head, guts and tail.
Yum. And the jar you can see at the bottom. We used to buy these easily in supermarkets in Brisbane, but now they are hardly to be seen. I have to get them from Cyril's Fine Foods in Haymarket. Cyril has all the good stuff. Including pickles in brine.
Photos - my Christmas holidays
One of the agapanthas I didn't flatten while backing the car up the driveway trying to avoid mum and dad's letterbox.
Where I went most days.
The frog dad found living in the car.
Christmas day lunch. Growing up in hot Brisbane our family began a tradition long ago to eat seafood on christmas day. It's too hot to cook a turkey.
Mt Warning - the view from Mum and Dad's house.
The hen on it's favourite chair on the back verandah of the cottage up at Mt Tamborine.
More nice Mt Warning views from Mum and Dad's house.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Communion #4
Me and my big mouth - now i have to buy the communion wine for this Sunday. I hope I don't forget. If we only end up with grapejuice, you'll know I've forgotten.
Did you know?...Out of the reformation came the tradition of the minister drinking all the left over wine, so that no one could grab the left overs and parade them around and worship them like the Catholics did.
Did you know?...Out of the reformation came the tradition of the minister drinking all the left over wine, so that no one could grab the left overs and parade them around and worship them like the Catholics did.
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Multi tasking
Today I became camera person, filming a humerous spot for the audio arts website, demonstrating the creating of sound effects.
And I took some stills. The one below I took. I didn't take the others - I'm in them.
And I took some stills. The one below I took. I didn't take the others - I'm in them.
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