Month: April 2009

First attempt at HDR photography

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. Tonight while I was cooking dinner, I noticed a pretty dramatic looking sky. So I whipped out the tripod and my Canon EOS 450D, stepped outside our house onto our shared driveway, set the Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB) to -+2. Setting AEB enables it to quickly take three shots… Continue reading First attempt at HDR photography

The Fabulous Friday Funnies

It was a sunny Saturday morning on the course and he was beginning his pre-shot routine, visualizing his upcoming shot, when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker: “Would the gentleman on the woman’s tee please back up to the men’s tee!!” Our man was still deep in his routine, seemingly impervious to the interruption.… Continue reading The Fabulous Friday Funnies

Little Johnny Jokes

Little Johnny’s at it again….. A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, ‘Everyone who thinks they’re stupid, stand up!’ After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up. The teacher said, ‘Do you think you’re stupid, Little Johnny?’ ‘No, ma’am, but I hate to see… Continue reading Little Johnny Jokes

The Fabulous Friday Funnies

I became confused when I heard these terms with reference to the word ‘service’. Internal Revenue ‘Service’ Postal ‘Service’ Telephone ‘Service’ Cable ‘Service’ Civil ‘Service’ Customer ‘Service’ State, City & County Public ‘Service’ This is not what I thought ‘service’ meant. But today, I overheard two farmers talking, and one of them said he had… Continue reading The Fabulous Friday Funnies

The Fabulous Friday Funnies

Diane’s story about the Chinese calligraphy on her sweater reminded me of the T-shirt which I purchased from a clothes chain. I thought it very smart with Chinese characters across the front, cinched in at the waist, except that when I walked through Melbourne’s Chinatown I noticed folk looking at me with a little smile… Continue reading The Fabulous Friday Funnies