July 31st, 2010 by Richard Stowey

Scot Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk is an event which takes place each year around the world where photographers come together in groups to take pictures within their local areas. Last year I went to the Bristol event, but since moving to London 9 months ago, I decided this year to take part in the Richmond event on this years photowalk day.
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Tagged with: 24th July 2010, cameras, england, London, Nikon 35-70mm f/2.8 Macro, Nikon D90, Photography, Photowalk, richmond, Scott Kelby, uk, Worldwide, worldwide event
Categorised as: Event Review, Photography
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July 30th, 2010 by Richard Stowey

I have a few different cameras. The one I most use is my Nikon D90. I can take thousands of pictures and all it costs me is a little electricity and the time it takes to process them. Since the dawn of the new digital revolution with digital cameras popping out of people’s chests across the world at a rapid rate, the price of medium format cameras have gone down! Which makes it a great opportunity to get into it.
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Tagged with: 120, coronet captain, film, Hasselblad 500 c/m, Lubitel 2, Mamiya c330, medium format, Photography, Yashica Mat 124G
Categorised as: Equipment Review, Photography, Technology
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July 2nd, 2010 by Richard Stowey

After passing my Direct Access motorcycle test last August, and since moving from the country into London, I recently purchased a Honda CB600F Hornet. It’s not the one above, but slightly older. Over the past month, i’ve been getting to grips with some of the trials and tribulations of riding a motorcycle in London, and commuting to work on it.
Here are some of the lessons i’ve learnt.
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Tagged with: AGV GP-Tech, Honda CB600F, Kawasaki ER-6N, London Motorcycling, motorcycle adventures, Shoei XR-1100, Suzuki SV650
Categorised as: London, Motorcycling
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June 23rd, 2010 by Richard Stowey

I don’t really like football as a whole. I like the occasional kick about, and the in-depth analysis at half -time and full-time where they show the best bits of the game, but that’s about it.
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Tagged with: 4 reasons, fans, football, football tournament, South Africa, The World Cup 2010
Categorised as: Observations
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March 2nd, 2010 by Richard Stowey

I took some time out to visit the Dieter Rams exhibition at the Design Museum. Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams is in it’s last weeks, an I wanted to take a look before it moved on or disappeared forever. I thought it might be a good place to see some of his products in the flesh and take a few photos.
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Tagged with: Braun, Design Museum, Dieter Rams, Exhibition, Industrial Design, Photography, Product Design
Categorised as: Event Review, Observations, Photography, Product Design
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February 14th, 2010 by Richard Stowey

On Saturday 6th of February I attended a photographic workshop organised through the London Strobist Meetup group on Flickr. This is the second event i’ve been to and from the pattern so far, the events are as broad and wide as you can want in a strobist photographic group. The workshop is an extra event in addition to the tour of universities throughout the country Tom Miles has been doing. Read on to find out more about the day.
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Tagged with: Calumet Photo, Drummond Street, event, London Strobist Meetup, Photography, Photography Workshop, Photosmudger, strobist photography, Tom Miles
Categorised as: Event Review, Photography
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January 23rd, 2010 by Richard Stowey

Snow in the UK generally means that the country comes to a halt. Planes are grounded, cars stuck in their driveways and trains in the station. During the snowy and icy conditions, the national rail system blames delays and cancellations on ‘adverse weather conditions’. But how long before adverse becomes normal? Read more…
Tagged with: abnormal, adverse weather conditions, forecast, ice, London, snow, uk, unexpected, united kingdom, weather
Categorised as: Observations
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January 2nd, 2010 by Richard Stowey

As is usually the case over the festive holiday period, I had a little more time on my hands than usual. After seeing a number of adverts for the Decode: Digital Design Sensations exhibition at the V&A I decided to go and check it out and see what all the fuss was about… Read more…
Tagged with: Decode, Digital Design, event, London, Paid Exhibition, V&A, Victoria and Albert Museum
Categorised as: Digital Design, Event Review, Technology
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December 27th, 2009 by Richard Stowey

The end of the year usually gets me thinking about the future and this year is no different. Current technology and the demands for unique content seems to be growing at an ever increasing pace, and nothing shows this more than the accelleration of mobile devices with their app stores. Apple iPhone App Store, Google Android Market, Blackberry App World, Nokia Ovi Store, and everyone else who is following suit at the moment. But where does this app business all lead? And what does it get us?
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Tagged with: android market, app, App Stores, apple iphone, blackberry app world, downloadable application, future, google android, nokia ovi, predictions, robot app store, robots
Categorised as: Ideas, Observations, Technology
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December 19th, 2009 by Richard Stowey

I’ve been using my HTC Hero, which is powered by Google Android, for a few months now and really like the jump i’ve taken from my previous Sony Ericsson K810i. It’s quite interesting to use something with such a technology jump, and it’s amazing how easily I have become used to the advances. But there are a few things I would change…
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Tagged with: android, google android, hardware, HTC Hero, htc sense, phone, predictive text, smart phone, software, solutions, suggestions, touch phone, upgrades, versions
Categorised as: Equipment Review, Ideas, Observations
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