Fantastic LX3 Video example

Here is a fantastic example of 720p video shot with a Lumix LX3 over on the Panasonic Lumix LX3 Blog

http://vimeo.com/4114620

The Most Famous Huntsman

Huntsman, originally uploaded by Stuart Forsyth.

I love living in the mountains East of Melbourne. My house is completely surrounded by trees, walking trails and nature in a form not experienced in my many years of suburban hell living. I don’t have neighbour’s barking dogs or loud thumping music, I don’t have my house crammed into a tiny block of land and I don’t have to pay exorbitant property prices.

I do have to drive a bit further to get places and my commute is longer. Oh, and things grow bigger here too … especially the insects and arachnids.

This happy little guy (note the smiling chelicerae) thought that an open packing box would be a nice home. He didn’t expect an oversize mammal to stick his hands into the box. In fairness he tried to run away. I caught him and gently put him on a table top for a photoshoot – he is now the most famous huntsman in Ferny Creek – and he was remarkably relaxed throughout the whole process.

I then found him a lovely home in one of the giant gum trees on our property and asked him politely to please warn me next time he wants to come inside.

WordPress, Squarespace & iWeb

Flights of Fancy

I had many illicit affairs with blogging software.  First relationships can be awkward which summed up my experience with Blogger – all round edges, shiny curves and not much substance.  Next came a long term relationship; WordPress provided a faithful, albeit a little slow at times, five year experience on a variety of topics and the blog still receives a lot of traffic.  Then came a mid-life crisis; tired of perceived limitations of the current incumbent I did the equivalent of buying a red sports car convertible.  Having seen a review of Squarespace on Diggnation I was convinced that this was the platform for me, all custom high-tech wizardry in sexy black stockings – it was too much to bear.  I pointed my new Squarespace site at my domain and so began a rocky affair which should have left me fulfilled but somehow left me a little empty and thinking back to better days.  A few days ago I tried out the new Apple iWeb and although it showed great promise it reminded me too much of that foul ugly sister named Frontpage so I made my excuses and ran.

So now I’ve made my peace and realised that if something isn’t broken it doesn’t need fixing.

Forgive me my indiscretions and welcome me home WordPress.