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Bindi

Frame and wheels are more important than groupset components (particularly as there's little difference between Tiara and Sora - they're both shit). Frame fit is the most important - the world's best bike that is the wrong size is still f**ked. Wheels are rotating mass - the bike with the best combo...

Bindi

Wow, some real stunners that have been posted these last couple of days :shock: I have been trying to get a descent photo of a Lilac Breasted Roller in flight since forever and either ended up with just a blurrrr or something completely out of focus. At last I got something that's almost there http...

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Bike4work is open again at my company so I have ordered myself a £1000 voucher. Now I just need to decide what to spend it on - Contendors are: Giant Defy 1 - more likely a Defy 2 and some extra gear, Tiagra rather than 105's though (at least it's not the hateful SORA crap) http://www.giant-bicycle...

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Thomas wrote:How much post processing do you guys do? I sometimes tweak my photos a little bit but nowhere as much as I used to.

At the moment - loads. Going for the stylised look, not trying to recover poorly taken pics.

Bindi

Converted to B&W and made 'dramatic' in Lightroom 4.2, EOS400D 40mm 1.100 f7.1

Bindi

50mm prime f1.8 Is that the cheap nifty fifty? I've heard great things about it, so I'll be looking at getting one soon so I can get some detail shots in the nicer of the properties I visit. Nice to see someone else using a cacky old 400D! Yep, nifty 50. Good for money though not the most usable fo...

Bindi

Doing some post-processing of old photos. All in LightRoom. Great software once you learn how to use it. http://pcdn.500px.net/13870689/657e554ef1c7b64d71a9eefe1d4ec7cd579a5960/4.jpg EOS400D. 50mm prime f1.8 1/800 exposure. http://pcdn.500px.net/13759175/27cc89cbdca1f7f118fae6969070cb2fec00a0e6/4.jp...

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Yes Bill, the current melt is far beyond those levels. http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/kinnard_2011_sea_ice.jpg Pointless I suppose explaining to you that the Arctic has been ice free all year round before? When? during inter glacials - bit like the one we are in now :lol: :lol: :lol:

Bindi

The benefit of being attached to your pedals is immense. Anyone who says otherwise needs to man the fudge up and learn to use them properly. You simply cannot accelerate nearly as fast without them. Add in less rotational weight + a stiff set of carbon-soled shoes and you waste no energy whatsoever....

Bindi

Got me a Variable ND filter - here's some shots from the Sunshine Coast late in the afternoon: http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8308/7764139460_6e00a51fa3_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8429/7764138890_b705c9d9b4_b.jpg http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8431/7764139926_61948fa860_b.jpg And one I like f...

Bindi

Starting a black and WHite photography course this weekend, so have been practising: http://pcdn.500px.net/11088007/ab998024333e8c17bd0eba609fec047a9cb4e972/4.jpg Forgot my ND filter - will have to take this one again when I remember it: http://pcdn.500px.net/11087945/ab10ab87c13e19078f404eda7aefd9...

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slow wing wrote:Bindi, were you using the 'rule of thirds' on that second photo? I didn't know about it before this thread, but that photo in particular shows it very clearly.

Indeed, cropped that way.

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Starting a black and WHite photography course this weekend, so have been practising: http://pcdn.500px.net/11088007/ab998024333e8c17bd0eba609fec047a9cb4e972/4.jpg Forgot my ND filter - will have to take this one again when I remember it: http://pcdn.500px.net/11087945/ab10ab87c13e19078f404eda7aefd96...

Bindi

I personally don't know how every component of an aircraft works, so can someone who does explain to me if this is normal: http://neven1.typepad.com/.a/6a0133f03a1e37970b017617012ed1970c-pi CAPIE stands for Cryosphere-today Area Per IJIS Extent, and it tells us something about the compactness (offic...

Bindi

No, I believe those people are just repeating (more or less) what the experts are saying too. As are the US Army and the US Navy. I'm talking about the IPCC, the CSIRO, NASA's atmospheric sciences division, and every single national academy of sciences on the planet - just to give a few examples. F...

Bindi

A few recent Brisbane city ones. Got a new camera - Olympus OM-D EM-5. Very nice. Not too processed: http://pcdn.500px.net/10211027/b5a68cc742a59bad50848a645b542cbd1896115d/4.jpg HDR: http://pcdn.500px.net/9487135/7125a0cc39fd5cffe0afef33d540567fe6a4ef36/4.jpg HDR: http://pcdn.500px.net/10210879/29c...

Bindi

Boys - I'm giving a bike some thought. Reckon I've found something that interests me - the Giant Rapid series. Can get a Rapid 3 2011 for £450 or a Rapid 4 2011 for £374 Difference seems to be the drivetrain equipment: 3 is: Shifters Shimano SL-R225/R221 24 speed Front Derailleur Shimano R453 Rear ...

Bindi

indomite wrote:First rule of fight club...

Don't mention tubgirl?

Bindi

Tor and its like might proclaim anpnymity but the truth is no connection to the net is can be completely hidden. You might have an encrypted connection to a tor perimeter device, but you are going through 10 public routers via an isp to get there. Theyll find you if they really need to. That doesn'...

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Tor and its like might proclaim anpnymity but the truth is no connection to the net is can be completely hidden. You might have an encrypted connection to a tor perimeter device, but you are going through 10 public routers via an isp to get there. Theyll find you if they really need to. That doesn'...

Bindi

Typical lazy journalism. All of the things mentioned are accessible on the normal web. This is just a propaganda piece against Tor systems to paint it as a "terrorist" enterprise It seemed reasonably fair to me. If you provide a service that offers absolute secrecy, there are plenty who'll abuse it.

Bindi

Have heard mention of it in the past but never realised the scale. Identities, guns, drugs and child porn openly for sale. Is the stuff in the following article true or a media beat-up? Interesting read anyway. Makes 4chan and some of the stuff on usenet seem rather tame. The Dark Web, the parallel ...

Bindi

Finally got 100% for the weekend.....it starts now chaps 8) Picks for the next round are not so easy....hardest to pick is a winner from the two bottom feeders....going with the Lions after their effort in stopping the Chiefs putting a gazillion on against them. Stormers have some big guns back, da...

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67] Hurricanes v Blues Hurricanes by 50 [68] Rebels v Bulls Rebels by 50 [69] Chiefs v Lions Chiefs by 1050 [70] Brumbies v Waratahs 0-0 draw; worst match of the year. [71] Sharks v Highlanders Clan by 50 [72] Cheetahs v Force Force by 50 [73] Crusaders v Reds Reds by 50 I predict a 100% tipping su...

Bindi

Too much load on it. Use the other one.

Or it could be tight ITB - makes kneecap not track properly when walking/running. Causes a shitload of pain. Easily fixed.

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Here's a few from my Easter hiking in Lamington National Park. Just got home - these ones jumped out (with a little help from Apature) http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5075/7059834857_7d5fff47dc_c.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5200/7059834001_c486c5fac3_c.jpg http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/6913...

Bindi

Was weird watching it last night. Watched the first series without reading the book. Loved it. Am halfway through book 3 and it's strange knowing what happens. Some of the acting seemed a little forced on the show last night. Hopefully it'll pick up.

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[35] Highlanders v Rebels Rebels by 50
[36] Hurricanes v Cheetahs Hurricanes by 50
[37] Chiefs v Waratahs tahds by 50
[38] Brumbies v Sharks Brumbies by 50
[39] Force v Reds Reds by 50
[40] Lions v Crusaders saders by 50
[41] Stormers v Bulls bulls by 50

Bindi

Bloody hard to pick some of these games..... The bones have spoken. Blues v Hurricanes Blues by 5 Rebels v Force Rebels by 10 Waratahs v Sharks Sharks by 6 Crusaders v Cheetahs Crusaders by 10 Brumbies v Highlanders Brumbies by 6 Bulls v Reds Bulls by 7 Lions v Stormers Stormers by 7 Blues v Hurric...

Bindi

Chiefs v Brumbies: Brumbies by 50
Stormers v Blues: Blues by 50
Hurricanes v Highlanders: Clan by 50
Waratahs v Force: Waratahs by 1050
Sharks v Reds: Reds by 50
Rebels v Cheetahs: Rebels by 50

Bindi

Easily.

Bindi

Have been quietly stocking my cellar over the past couple of years, thanks mainly due to an old school friend setting up a little independent shop in my locale....apparently I have bought some excellent stuff, but without the bottles in front of me, I'd struggle to tell you the details.....however,...

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Drinking some of this solo tonight: Noon Twelve Bells. http://www.winehouse.com.au/img/productImages/noon12bells.jpg It's cheap and awesome but you can't buy it, unless you're on their mailing list, which you can't get on, which makes it hard to boast about as almost nobody gets to drink it. What a ...

Bindi

Pic time 'eh? Here's the promo one of my new machine:

Weighs just about 7.5 kg with speedplay pedals. Only other bit I've added is a Garmin 530 computer.

Bindi

A while back I solicited the bored advice on whether to go for electronic gears on a new roadie. The answer was a resounding 'no'.

So I went ahead a bought a Giant TCR 0 with Ultegra Di2. Great frame. Loving the gears. Shit all over mech. Bike doesn't look that sexy but feels perfect.

Bindi

c69 wrote:The Illuminati Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson is a good read.

That's not sci-fi; its all real. Ask Kronic.

Bindi

Use of Weapons - Iain M Banks Player of Games - Iain M Banks Look to Windward - Iain M Banks Behold the Man - Michael Moorcock Pattern Recognition - William Gibson Neuromancer - William Gibson Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams Pretty much anything by JG Ballard, Kurt Vonnegut, China M...

Bindi

Reading George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire Series. Up to book 2. Quite good - amazing how close Game of Thrones TV series stuck to the 1st book, How would you compare it to something like LOTR? (I have read very little fantasy really) Completely different. Less magic and elves and shit. Much m...

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