Tag Archives: bike

Inside a Canon Ixus 400

In July 2005, my old Canon Ixus 400 died when I accidentally filled it with water. I had neglected to close the valve on my Camelbak and flooded it during a pub stop on a bike ride. I’m not sure why I hung on to it. Initially I kept it because the advice for cameras [...]

2007 Photo Review (Pt2 - May to August)

May

Walking up Parkin Clough on the way to the top of Win Hill in the Peak District. This is a lovely route up, if steep and hard work compared to alternatives. It’s also warm and clammy due to being enclosed by trees. I just loved these exposed roots here.

On the same day as the first [...]

Nokia N82

I’ve been sent a Nokia N82 Adventure Pack to use for a few weeks. I’ll post more about it towards the end once I’ve used it properly and tried out some of the more interesting features.
So far the things I like about it are:

The camera has a flash and Carl Zeiss optics and does seem [...]

Gisteq PhotoTrackr

I’ve always been in to the idea of geotagging my photographs and because I’ve had a GPS unit for a number of years I have had a go from time to time. The reason it was only done occasionally and not all of the time was because the GPS unit I had was meant for [...]

Recycling

I have taken the week off work and amongst other things, sorted out my mountain bike and spent a couple of days out riding - with more to follow. I haven’t used the bike with any degree of regularity for several months and my waistline is evidence of that (not that it’s increased in measurable [...]