Thoughts
Why are People DSLRist ?
Feb 20th
This evening was meant to be a fun experience: my first ever live Rugby League game. Let me set the scene. My father and I are at Leeds Carneige Stadium in Headingley to watch the Leeds Rhinos play the Salford City Reds at home. You may be asking yourselves ‘But Stu, you’re not a sports fan, you hate sports!’ Normally you’d be right, however on this occasion we’d acquired free tickets through my mother’s job, and being Lancastrian I don’t turn down free tickets.
The real reason I wanted to go was to take my camera, a really nice Canon EOS 1000D with the stock 18-55mm and a Sigma 55-200mm I bought last year. I wanted to get some practice of taking sports shots and fast action stuff, what better place than a fast paced Rugby League game? More >
The Evolution of Watching Video
Oct 26th
As I write this post I’m sat in a comfy chair in our brand new family den, equipped with a 32” LG LCD TV (HD Ready of course) and my trusty XBox360, which is currently playing Babylon 5 season 3 on DVD, which I have to say looks stunning as it’s been upscaled by the 360.
It got me thinking, something I do every now and then, about how the act of watching video has evolved in the 25 years I’ve been around, as you can imagine I’ve got a fair amount of experience. So come with me (if you want to live!) on a journey through my personal evolution of video consumption. More >