This is current a list of previous posts, my plan is to start documenting stories of capturing images and life experiences
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Upgrading from a 2013 Intel Core i7 to 2023 AMD Ryzen 9: Performance Comparison and Benchmarks
Back in 2014, I built my previous photo processing computer, which at the time was a pretty good system. This PC has processed many photos, mosaics, focus stacks, and multishot panoramas, edited videos, and done various mapping and data processing tasks. The original build is listed below. Intel Core i7 4771 ASUS Gryphon Z87 Motherboard Read more
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Nikon Fungi Photography
After a relatively good year of fungi photography and a bunch of recent posts on Instagram and Facebook of fungi images, I was approached by Nikon Australia to do a post on my fungi imagery, the gear I used and the technique of capture. I am really impressed with how it came together and appreciate Read more
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Update to the slider motor and controller
I’ve made some updates to the motor and slider gantry part. I’ve added a geared stepper motor (gear ratio: 5.18:1) with a 36 Tooth pully, though a 20 tooth pulley is also available, Black contoller box, new limit switches, new connector for the motor to the box and lifted the camera ball head on a Read more
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Prototino Arduino controller
OK so it has been a while since I have been back here but I thought I’d post an update to the camera slider. I’ve been looking at simplifying the electronics part of it and have managed to potentially do away with the Sparkfun Arduino ProtoShield Kit. Instead I’m looking at putting the components that are Read more
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The PoleCam infrared remote
First a bit of a background about how this came about. I was talking with a mate about these amazing close up photos of sharks he’d been getting and the way in which he was taking them. Basically he has his underwater camera (DSLR in an Ikelite housing) and strobe mounted on the end of Read more
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