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August 2022

08 Aug

Posted at 09:22h in Blog, Dick's Rant by [social_share]

Yesterday I treated myself to a wander - The 2022 PhotoLive held at the Novotel Langley hotel. It was the same venue as a number of past shows - the mezzanine show room and a number of additional theatres and rooms for workshops and talks. A good venue idea, as the trade display can be kept to the one room. There is also a good bar and restaurant in the building so there is no need to be hungry, thirsty, or tired at the fair. I approached the event a bit differently this time - less of the planner and more of the flâneur. I wandered the hall looking at the displays by the trade firms and looked for new and useful gear on display. These have been lean times for new equipment but I was not starved for interesting bits - And I picked up news of a new lens that interests me mightily. If you went and attended some of the talks or a workshop, you got more focused news than I did - as I said I lounged through listening...

03 Aug

Posted at 08:13h in Blog, Dick's Rant by [social_share]

We are always being beat around the head with " Best ". The idea of the top of the tree - only reached by climbing up through " Good " and " Better ". It was a constant theme in the older Sears Roebuck catalogues. Well, you'll have to decide in your own minds whether you'll be chivvied by this, but for my money, the Tiller electric bicycle for sale in Wanderlust right now ( white and black colours on the floor ) may well be the best of a number of things. Best combination of ideas, best compromise in size, best looks, etc. Might well be the best solution for your in-city transport needs, too. The idea of the electric motor in a  bicycle isn't new, but the ability to use a rechargeable lithium-ion pack to feed it is - this is a product of new technology. The old technology in your legs is still going to be required for a good deal of your journey, but the part where you look up the longest hill in Perth will not be...

01 Aug

Posted at 09:19h in Blog, Dick's Rant by [social_share]

For doing a lot of things: a. Sticking things in my ears. As a kid, body cavities are fascinating. They are there to be explored. We used to see if crayons would fit up our nose and how far fingers could go into ears. Spoiler: no, they don't come out the other ear...