Well actually it is. But Complete Failure is definitely not! In my previous work on computer systems and backup procedures, the complete failure of a data backup would mean a huge financial cost. But individual devices are always going to fail eventually, so we always designed the systems with redundancy …
I’ve already written about possible altitude health issues on my Snow Leopards photography expedition, but it’s not just me I have to worry about. Computers can also get altitude sickness! The thinner air means that heatsinks aren’t quite as effective, so care needs to be taken to not overheat the machine. …
Here in Australia we don’t really do altitude. The highest mountain on the continent is only just over 2200m above sea level. But when travelling overseas we can reach some significantly higher altitudes (not even counting airplane travel). At high altitudes the air is thinner, making it harder to breathe, and “altitude …
On the weekend of November 5th/6th this year I’m conducting a nature photography + Lightroom weekend workshop in Brisbane, again in partnership with my friend Michael Snedic. We will start out covering photography techniques and practice in a workshop at Australia Zoo, and then we spend all of the Sunday …
The Australian Antarctic Division has announced this week that they’re going to close the research base on Macquarie Island by March 2017. The ANTARE base there has been operated continuously by Australia since 1948, but that era is now closing. So this means that this summer is your last chance to …
With the recent arrival of Canon’s new 5D Mark IV it was time to see how it was going to deal with my cards. Those of you who have photographed alongside me in the field (such as on our LuminOdyssey workshops) may have noticed that I pay particular attention to …
Yesterday the latest Canon DSLR hit the streets: the EOS 5D Mark IV. One of the selling points of this camera for action photographers is that it can run at 7 frames per second (7 fps). However in my testing this seems to be a hollow claim! The only way …
