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Joel Veitch: Kittens and ‘Scarey’ Flash animation Do i recommend you check out this chaps work, such creativity …. ! Joel Veitch, 27, of rathergood.com is a freelance web maniac based in London. He gave the world the Frightened Boy … Continue reading →

John Paul Caponigro – Photographer http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com I thought, for the giggle, I would show you the price of photographic works, by a ‘proper’ photographer, dealing with some of my subjects. Caponigro is famous for some of his work, depicting Stonehenge. … Continue reading →

Who Owns the Land: The copyrighting of our heritage Fay Godwin Violations of Rights in Britain Series 2 No.17 All over Britain, land is being taken away from the people who own it, or ruined by planning blight. People are … Continue reading →

Entitlement Cards Unit: Home Office consultation on the subject, is now closed Stand: A Cynic’s Guide To Entitlement (*cough* ID *cough*) Cards http://www.stand.org.uk The Government’s consultation on “Entitlement” Cards has now closed. Thanks due to the thousands of people who … Continue reading →

Goose Fair BBC 360 image http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/360/goose_fair/aerial_shot.shtml Include this here, because its a local event, well, you know, at the end of my street! and its an example of ‘good practice’ of this format. Hope to do more like this myself … Continue reading →

Operation ‘Real Estate’ – Nottinghamshire Police Gun law – Guardian: Monday December 4, 2000 Britain’s police are famed for walking the streets armed with nothing more lethal than a truncheon. But now, for the first time, bobbies on the beat … Continue reading →

‘Location Data’ information held about my mobile phone: article in the ONline section of the Guardian next thurday 6th February 2003 With the technology writer S A Mathieson of Guardian ONline section, I charged off trying to get the ‘location … Continue reading →

Gunshot surveillance and detection systems. You will know from other areas of the website, that I have an interest in surveillance. Normally, this implies camera / optical surveillance. Now, this is being extended to ‘audio detection’ of gunshot. Having described … Continue reading →

Mothers Against Guns http://www.mothersagainstguns.net The mother of murdered Nottingham teenager Brendon Lawrence will lead a march through Nottingham on Saturday, 1 February in the latest stage of a national community-led fight to end the devastation that gun crime causes to … Continue reading →

Photographers Information Lists: ProDIG.org and EPUK – Editorial Photographers UK I have just joined this group on digital photography: and it seem like I might learn a load. ProDIG the forum for professional digital image makers http://www.prodig.org An email forum … Continue reading →

Self Portrait: Fill-in Flash and long exposure Technical notes: Trying to learn a little more, on ‘fill-in flash’ and movement. In this instant, the ambient light was bright / hazy. Because I was using HP5 @ 400asa, [ie quite fast … Continue reading →

Hippyland! – for all things hippy, apparently …….. http://www.hippy.com They say “The site is dedicated to the hippie in all of us. Hippies young and old will find a very active community here.” ‘Tis all a bit american-centric for my … Continue reading →

‘What Past? Whose Past – Who Owns Stonehenge? University of Reading: School of Continuing Education: Town Hall Lectures 2003: This is one of the many lectures, organised by the University of Reading: School of Continuing Education, spring Season Have contributed … Continue reading →

Pub music scene ‘under threat’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2452103.stm The live music circuit across England and Wales could suffer under government plans to change licensing laws, the Musicians’ Union has warned. Pubs and bars without an entertainment licence will no longer be able … Continue reading →

‘What Past? Whose Past – Who Owns Stonehenge? University of Reading: School of Continuing Education: Town Hall Lectures 2003: This is one of the many lectures, organised by the University of Reading: School of Continuing Education, spring Season Have contributed … Continue reading →

Statewatch press release, 29 January 2003 UK: Surveillance of communications doubles under Labour A special analysis on the surveillance of telecommunications by Statewatch shows that the authorised surveillance in England, Wales and Scotland has more than doubled since the Labour … Continue reading →

Photography and Blogs There are some with an interest in photography, that use blogs. Here a selection that I watch with interest: Photography/Programming/Photojournalism/Tech News http://www.jimfri.com/blog photojunkie http://www.photojunkie.org StillPixels http://www.stillpixels.org Picture Yourself http://pictureyourself.org photography the [lomo] blog archives http://lomoblog.com/2.0 Jeff Shafer’s … Continue reading →

Self-Portraits: Reflections in a CD Shot these of my reflection in a CD, using a flashgun exposed by TTL. Trying to come across all digital!! ..

Exodus : Raves / Party in America Hello all: in the interests of international relations, I’m putting up this mail, just received from the States, about the commonality of our problems with the authorities, both side of the atlantic. Just … Continue reading →

Info from eFestivals re: glastonbury 2003 licence hearing After initial refusal, there’s another licence hearing with the local authorities on 17th February, http://www.festivals.co.uk/festivals/glastonbury the progress of all this, will of course, have influences on what happens in and around Stonehenge. … Continue reading →