Category Archives: slideshows

24
Aug
2009

365: a photo a day for a year. An explanation

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Posted in Photography, slideshows
My New Year’s resolution for 2009 was to take a photograph every single day, and to document them on Flickr. I did this in order to improve my photography. But now, over 200 days into the challenge, I realise that the experience has taught me more than just photography. Here is an audio slideshow that talks through [...]

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03
Aug
2009

Treehouse Living

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Posted in Our World, Ramblings, slideshows
I’ve just returned to London after a fantastic stay in Nick Weston’s tree house in Sussex. Nick has turned his back on city life to build, and live in, a tree house “somewhere in Sussex”. He is living off the land whilst he writes a book about his experiences. In return for a couple of [...]

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25
Jun
2009

The UK’s longest ever non-stop running race, the Thames Ring 250

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Posted in Marathons, Motivation, Running, slideshows
“There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it, then perhaps for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less” – Kurt Hahn The UK’s longest ever non-stop running race is the Thames Ring 250. 250 miles, to be completed within 100 hours. [...]

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10
May
2009

Audio slideshow introduction to India

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Posted in Expeditions, Travel, slideshows
I’ve been trying to get to grips with Soundslides, a programme for producing audio slideshows. This is my first effort, a brief summary of my Indian walk. More to come…