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Technical case study: Responsive images at Friendly Work Space
I’m not a fan of one-page websites, as a rule. But making sure that they load as quickly as possible goes a long way to making them acceptable.
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High ISO performance with the X-T1
I haven’t really been “into” photography for a while, so I haven’t put my new Fujifilm X-T1 through its paces properly. But I have fiddled with it, taken a few photos to see how it deals with certain situations, and begun trials with using the built-in JPG conversion and film simulation modes. One of the great […]
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R.E.M., Earl’s Court, London
New at Permanent Tourist: a detailed look back on a little over twenty years as an R.E.M. fan, with details of what each of the albums means to me and what part music has played in my life so far. This photo is from the band’s June 1999 gig in London. permanenttourist.ch/blog/2011/02/random-ear-movements/
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The Cosmic Sausages
A British musical combo from south London, whose routine plays skilfully and entertainingly on adapting popular and well-known songs for a circus clown-type performance, join in to help me get a great set-up “band shot” with a difference.
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