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Personal
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14th January 2009The Moon 2I was back out again last night with my camera and binoculars. On Monday it was rather mild for January, so I was happy to sit outside for half an hour in my t-shirt, whilst using my hoodie to fine-tune the positioning of my binoculars. Nightime photography is incredibly hard on cheap compact digital cameras. You can't change the exposure time (on mine anyway), and so with the low light, the shutter tends to be open for several seconds. What this means: absolutely no movement, and that can take a ridiculously long time to get everything spot on. Last night, Tuesday, ...
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13th January 2009The MoonThe moon's looking pretty good at the moment. Last night after swimming, I got my camera and binoculars, went out into the cold, and took pictures of the moon. It's not something that I've ever tried to do before, but after half an hour of faffing around with positioning, I finally got some shots that I'm happy with - you can even see a few craters! I'll have another go tonight.
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20th December 2008AntlersLast night I dreamt that I had antlers. I really need this holiday.
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7th December 2008Henry FordIf I'd asked people what they wanted, they would have said "faster horses."
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7th December 2008Oscar Wilde?"The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible."
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About Wilf's Blog
I'm a mathematician, but apart from that, I'm a fairly normal guy. I used to write a blog - this blog. I write (wrote) about whatever is on my mind. It can get quite personal sometimes.
