Metrodopulos

The more I think about it, Facebook is making us even more socially retarded than ever.
It started a while ago – before my time – when TV was invented. Apparently before that, according to my parents (they know because TV arrived in South Africa later than anywhere else) people used to sit around and talk, [...]

Yesterday I received my new equipment, an intervalometer (it’s a word), a neutral density filter and a brand new battery pack for my Canon dSLR.
The interval-thingy basically allows me to set up any kind of time frame with intervals and exposure delays. I set it up for an infinite amount of pictures with an interval [...]

We participated in a photography scavenger hunt this weekend. Very simple, 18 categories – take a picture of each one and load them online. The idea was not to get the best technical photo, but rather the most creative and subjective.
Considering we treated it as a full on competition with a major prize (it [...]

I have figured out one downfall to moving around too much. After three countries in seven years, and numerous residences along the way, the size of my social posse has taken a serious beating.
And this is not a whining session that a mother would hear from an pre-teen geek who has no friends. No, I’ve [...]

There was a stage in my life when I didn’t think I would ever be writing these words. I thought it would be difficult to write, or even worse, that you would be right there next to me keeping me distracted – maybe to the end.
This is my final goodbye.
I still remember when we met, [...]