Camera upgrade complete!
A week or so ago, I finally broke and ordered a new SLR body. After a lot of deliberation, I chose the Nikon D90. I had considered the D300, but (a) its waaay more expensive, and (b) it is quite a lot…
Etching success #1
A few days ago, I tried the thermal transfer onto brass again, this time with almost perfect success: There were a couple of small bits that failed, but I fixed them by hand with a permanent marker, b…
Thermal transfer attempt #2
... was worse than 1. This time I tried a different type of paper: Epson Premium Glossy @255gsm. This was too thick and also quite plasticky (same kind of feel as a non-digital photo print). The water…
Thermal transfer attempt #1
My first attempt was to transfer the following laser printout on Epson photopaper onto the piece of brass below. I folded the paper and stapled round the edges to keep the brass in place. I wasn't qui…
The Edinburgh Etch calculations
So, the calculations for the solution i've just created. I am the first to admit that the following may be absolute bollocks; although I was quite good at chemistry, its been a while since school... A…
All Hail the Edinburgh Etch
Behold! A bottle of the lemony/irony tasting nasty yellow/brown chemical known as the Edinburgh Etch! Here is my "lab", cunningly disguised as a bucket. I wore goggles and rubber gloves and everything…
A trip to castle Gloom
cellar Originally uploaded by adq\uk A picture of one of the denizens...
Hardware resurrection of the N770
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been resurrecting the linux support for the nokia 770 internet tablet. I want to use it with my python PTP camera software as a highly portable control system for t…
Wait a moment...
I remember seeing some film industry bod on the TV recently saying that the new RealD 3d stuff was great because it couldn't be recorded in the cinema by the audience. However, the thought just struct…
here's lookin' at you, kid
here's lookin' at you, kid Originally uploaded by adq\uk I spent some time chasing this beastie round the room this lunchtime..