Photography
Backup all of your photos on Flickr
Photography, Tech, Thought Provoking, WebI read about an update an update to the Uploadr tool from Flickr. In the past, this tool has been cumbersome and inefficient. However, this new tool is working very well for me so far. I just pointed it at an external drive and it’s working well so far. It is possible to view photos by date uploaded or by date taken which extracts the exif information from the photo.
Unfortunately, I used some terrible photo editing tools in the past and in many photos, that information is wiped.
So now I’m on the hunt for a good tool that can batch update exif date information. So far, apart from a couple of command line options, I haven’t found anything.
The photos are all uploaded to private mode so only you will see them. If your computer or backup option goes wrong, this is one option that can help.
This page explains the tool and how it works in more detail.
14 May 1985 – 30 years ago
Achill, Ireland, Photography, Travel
The first photographs I took were on a school trip to Connemara in 1985. I just noticed that it was exactly 30 years ago today that we started the trip.
14 May 1985
Climbing one of the Twelve Bens on the first day of the trip. To say that we were unprepared would be an understatement!
Chris point the way to an unimpressed Chris. John looks nonplussed.
The wind and rain was quite brutal. Unfortunately, we were nowhere near the top at this point.
This was the top of the mountain. Now looking relieved to a downward stroll.
Engaging in some spiritual reflection on the way down.
15 May 1985
Nice weather on the one day that we didn’t climb any mountains.
Patrick posing at the Alcock and Brown memorial
16 May 1985
Ben Lettery Youth Hostel
The final photo after an exhausing and we climb on the last day of the trip.
Ready for Vappu
Finland, Helsinki, Nightlife, Photography, TravelVappu is Finland’s biggest party and it happens tonight!
Have a great one wherever you are.
Helsinki Weekend – April 25 & 26
Finland, Helsinki, Photography, Travel
Summer is comingÂ
Finland, Helsinki, Photography 
The terraces are being put together, the true sign that the Finnish summer is imminent. Although, it doesn’t feel like it today.
Helsinki Train Station
Finland, Helsinki, Photography
It’s a chilly morning in Helsinki. -8C today!
SanDisk Unleashes a Massive 512GB SD Card with the World’s Highest Capacity
Photography, Tech, Thought ProvokingSecure Digital eXtended-Capacity (SDXC) memory cards have a maximum theoretical storage capacity of 2 terabytes, and today the industry just got one step closer towards hitting that limit. SanDisk has announced the world’s highest capacity SD card for photographers and videographers: the 512GB SanDisk Extreme PRO® SDXC UHS-I card.
Hmmm, when will the 1TB card be coming?
“Take picture now of what we have.â€
Photography, Thought ProvokingA fascinating article around photography and the World Trade Centre. I totally agree that photographing the banal will be valuable in the future when that life is gone.
In the summer of 2001, Konstantin Petrov took hundreds of digital photographs, mostly of offices, table settings, banquettes, sconces, stairwells, kitchen equipment, and elevator fixtures. Many shots were lit by the rising sun, with the landscape of the city in the background, gleaming and stark-shadowed, more than a hundred floors below.
Inside the World Trade Center
“It’s a big lesson to all of us,†Don said. “Take picture now of what we have.â€
World ice hockey final 2014
Finland, Helsinki, Ice Hockey, Photography, SportFinland made it to the final of the annual world ice hockey tournament. This tournament loses value in that it is held every year, including years when the Olympics are on and doesn’t feature the top players who are appearing in NHL finals. It would be the equivalent if holding the World Cup at the same time as the later stages of the champions league.
Still the final last Sunday was an enjoyable occasion. It seems that one Helsinki bar has worked out that a terrace + huge clear screen + rock band in Finland shirts and kilts is a winning formula. That bar was working all night and even outside the terrace, many bystanders watched the game with drinks purchased there. Would it be too much to expect the same experience during the World Cup?