Cannibal !

Where   : Wahroonga, NSW
When    : Noon, 17th August, 2008
Weapon : Panasonic Lumix TZ3

This wally has been burning his rafters in his own fireplace and selling his tiles for years.  I am surprised his house is still standing.

Night Time in the Northern Suburbs

Where    :: Hornsby, Sydney
When      :: 6-07pm Friday, 15th August, 2008
Weapon :: Panasonic TZ3

For star gazers, you can just make out Venus, low in the west in Leo, moving with Mercury into Virgo.  That's Venus, just to the left of the water clock ... yes, I do mean that white speck.  That is Venus, visible even in these bright lights at dusk.

American Pie in the Sky

Where    :: Belrose, Sydney
When      :: 1-37pm, Thursday 14th August, 2008
Weapon :: Panasonic TZ3

Here it is - all glass, chrome, mirrors and electricity, no soul, no ambiance, no customers.

Don't you just love the modern shopping centre !

This one at Belrose in the leafy Northern Suburbs of Sydney (currently, the bankers' suicide belt), is showing the impact of the current credit tightening and collapse of world markets.

It is a crass shopping centre, which sort of reflects the straw dreams of the USA housing market, irresponsible greed and the stupid lending and borrowing greed of Americans.

Capitalism at its worst sort of works.

Great.

New Light Box with Pens

Where    ::  Turramurra
When      ::  10-55pm, Tuesday 12th August, 2008
Weapon ::  Panasonic TZ3

Just trying out my new light box here ... this time with a black background. 

The problem I see with this,  is the light shining on the black paper.  I thought black was supposed to absorb all light ?

So how do I get a pure black background - I guess I must close off all reflections and maybe ensure that the black finish on the card is a matt finish - and pure black.

No Fish Today

Where :: Hawksbury River, New South Wales
When :: 11-00am, Tuesday 12th August, 2008
Weapon :: Panasonic TZ3

Went fishin' today.  No good.  beautiful day up on the Hawksbury, but cold ... 15 degrees or so.

This is a view out the back of Max's boat, and you can just see the Hawksbury Railway Bridge in the background.

We were after flathead or bream on the sand flats, and we also tried around the F3 road bridge and also further upstream near the wreck of HMAS Parramatta.

For bait, we had squid, meat and parmesan - cat food, bread and sardines.  Three blokes, three rods, three nothings.

Why do we do this ?

Light Box with Chillis, Orange & Rosemary

Where   :: Turramurra, New South Wales
When    :: Saturday, 9th August, 2008
Weapon :: Panasonic TZ3

I have had a crack at building a light box.

This is the prototype - built from a cardboard box, some tracing paper and 5 miles of masking tape, illuminated only by a 40 watt desk lamp.  I put some scrolled, white drawing paper inside the box to take out the corners and box edges.

Not a bad result for a knocked-up job.  I am going to build a better mousetrap  now, with foam board and poster board paper inside.

This is a special jar of chilli, orange and rosemary infused vinegar. I think it is more decoratice than delicious.

Dressing Up

Where :: Wahroonga, New South Wales
When :: Monday 4th August, 2008
Weapon :: Panasonic TZ3

The high street is changing. What ever happened to the food shops, hardware store, butcher and shoe maker ? The place is full aromatherapists, video rental shops, podiatrists, real estate agents, fast chicken cafes, smiley dentists and ... and now party shops !

Mind you, this one looks like serious fun.