I would just like to state for the record that I believe the Major 7th is a particularly pleasing chord.

And it often sounds very good when it you hammer on to the Major from there.

( Guitar news with picspam... )

Some cool pictures that I don't think I've posted before.

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So, I'm still looking for a place to live. The rental market in Canberra is just insane at the moment. Upwards of 40 people applying for just about every property on the market. I've found Allhomes to be a very useful site for finding properties, and so I've been spending a fair bit of time checking the site regularly, trying not to miss any ( Read more... )

After a few posts by arthwollipot about Worth1000.com, I decided to join up and enter a few comps. The first comp I entered (appropriately named "Beginnings") just finished voting, and I got a B- for this entry27th out of 42 entries. Not bad for a first try. My entry in Twins2006 looks to be scoring slightly better, but my Begginner: Texture entry is looking ( Read more... )

For those of you who've never seen SCA combat, here are some shots I took of the previous weekend's tourney. Rapier  tourney shots and others will follow.
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I've been taking photos again. Had my camera out the other day to film myself at archery practice (No, I'm not posting those vids, they were just so I could see what I'm actually doing when I release an arrow)

Just as I was leaving the sun burst out from under the cloud cover, so I took a few snaps. I've also included a couple of older shots that I ( Read more... )

I have discovered the one circumstance where my camera really falls down compared to a digital SLR. Focussing on night shots is very hard to do when it's too dark to see any details on the LCD screen.

( Pretty pictures )

( Well, do ya, punk? )

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Spent a few hours weekend before last wandering around Canberra, taking pictures for Wikipedia. Thought some of you may be interested, so I plan to post some of them. Behind this cut, are several large images and a running commentary about Scrivener Dam, which holds Lake Burley Griffin. If that means nothing to you, you may find Wikipedia's entry ( Read more... )