Using the in bevel tutorial I created the following logo with the GIMP. Pretty eh?
Several other tutorials there too, as on Deviant Art and here’s a tutorial for making A4 posters with the GIMP.
Fun With The GIMP
Author Archives: Donncha
Going Home?
On my way home yesterday I had to take a photo of this scene. There’s construction work going on there, linking the path to the Regional Park. That sign will be gone by next January when all signage has to be in kilometres instead of miles so it’s a little bit of history too!
Just under the sign, on the wall, is a block of wood with all sorts of medals on it. I guess the workmen found that in their digging. Bet there’s a story behind that!
SanDisk press conference / Photokina 2004
This is a great report from PhotoKina 2004 – Santdisk looks like a sure bet for the future of digital media although I have to agree with the author – why would you use Flash cards once and archive it when a strong magnet will likely destroy it. Call me old fashioned, but the nice bulky CD is harder to misplace too!
A Mixed Message – flip, flop, flippity floppity!
On the Mixed Message website you’ll come across some of the flip flops Bush, Cheney, Rumsfield et al have uttered over the years!
“The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him.” George W. Bush, September 13 2001.
“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority… I am truly not that concerned about him.” George W. Bush, March 13 2002.
Sky+ Review
Mark Twomey got Sky+ a few days ago, and he told me he was busy. Pffft! That’s what he was busy with! hehe.
Here’s his review of Sky+. It’s mostly good news, but with a few cavaets for those thinking of purchasing.
Mizen Head
Pictured last Sunday afternoon. The day started out cloudy and wet but thankfully cleared up later. We met a New Yorker who does the tours and two Poles who clambered like goats all over the hills with their cameras!
A Workshops Worth
Are photographic workshops fun? I’ve never been on one, but I’d like to. I’d think twice about Iceland however (and then go anyway!).. The author has some beautiful images to go along with his essay.
Why does one attend a workshop? To learn. To share. To experience. To be fired and inspired. To be criticized and accept it and grow in one’s art from it. To change.
Is George Bush Losing It?
JPS wonders aloud about Bush’s (deteriorating) brain. It seems George Bush was a lot more lucid and eloquent 10 years ago. What’s happening inside that head of his?
The Digital Journalist – October Issue
The October issue of The Digital Journalist is out, and probably has been for a few days. This issue has a tribute to Eddie James and a humorous look at 2004 that finishes with a very good idea ..
Jeez … If you’re an old, famous, iconic, white, male photographer, then 2004 may not have been your year…. What the heck is going on? It seems like the photographers I grew up admiring are dropping like flies this year.
Counting Hits and Referers – now there's two ways
b2++ and WPMU have long been able to record hits and referers. Now you can do it in two different ways!
The original way to record hits in WPMU was by adding this code to your index.html template:
{insert name='getreferer'}
but if you’re not sure that the web page is refreshed every time your blog is loaded you can insert the following html instead:
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="{$siteurl}/wp-counter.php"></script>
<noscript>
<img src="{$siteurl}/wp-counter.php?page=img&loc={$smarty.server.SERVER_NAME}/{$smarty.server.REQUEST_URI}" alt="Stat Counter" border=0>
</noscript>
As usual, replace the quotes in the code above with regular shift-2 characters.
Here’s what the referers listing looks like in your backend:
