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The Gentle Grasses of New Zealand
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Daily Photo - The Gentle Grasses of New Zealand
As we moved from the North to the South Island (by grinding our Kea Camper onto a moaning ferry), we expected the terrain to change dramatically. Everyone in the north told us how different things were in the south!
But right after we arrived in Picton and started making our way to Nelson, the terrain still had the soft hills and flowing greens of the north. Not that there is anything wrong with that, mind you. But, for a while (until we made it further south), I thought that the whole North Island was playing a huge practical joke on me, and the South Island was actually a perfect replica of the north. After ravenously consuming the comedy stylings of The Flight of the Conchords, I thought I would be able to scry every type of Kiwi humor. While driving through this bit, I thought perhaps I had fallen prey to old Country-Wide-Giant-Practical-Joke.
New Textures Tips From Vanelli
Back when I moved my portfolio to Smugmug (See my Smugmug Review), we did a little promotion where a winner got to go on a Vacation with Vanelli. Remember that guy? Well, here comes Vanelli blowing back onto the scene with something new - a video. He has made a cool variation of techniques with my textures, and he wanted to share this "grouping" trick with everyone.
See Vanelli's New Texture Video there on his site. You will be able to tell very quickly that Vanelli really gets a kick out of all this stuff, and he loves teaching people. You might want to surf around his site a bit more for even more goodies.
New Zealand Images Groweth!
By now, we have posted 17 images of New Zealand! Cool. It's a beautiful place, and surely you can see why I plan on moving the family (and StuckInCustoms.com) there. In fact, today I got a little email from Roy Furgeson, New Zealand Ambassador to the US (and former ambassador to North Korea)! I was so excited. In HUGE red letters on it, the email said, "UNCLASSIFIED", which I suppose means that I can mention it without any untoward Kiwi repercussions.
I went to the official New Zealand website for these sorts of diplomatic matters to see what else has been happening of late. This week, besides the historic occasion of emailing me, the Ambassador has been quite busy. A Kiwi bird was born, and Mr. Ferguson had the honor of naming it "Hiri". Hiri is a Maori word that means, "Kiwi Egg Was Not Eaten By A Dirty Drunken Aussie Possum".
The Solitary Lighthouse
Image by Stuck in Customs
Photo-related Christmas Presents
What is everyone getting for Christmas presents this year that are photo-related? I'm of course asking for a few lenses (started a discussion on the FB Fan page here) -- what about you?
Also, I am thinking about ordering a bunch of these eStarling photo frames for my extended family. They look cool because I can just email them photos and they show up right in their frames... same for movies and stuff. It seems smart! Maybe you all have heard of similar internet-enabled easy-to-use frames?
Daily Photo - The Solitary Lighthouse
Icelandic lighthouses are pretty rough places. Well, I bet any Scandinavian lighthouse must be pretty tough... and I bet the salty old characters that live in them are tough as nails. You can see the high icy contrails in the extreme atmosphere... but it seemed like those same icy winds were whipping around at ground-level too. Once again, I was reminded that I really need to get a good pair of gloves!
I don't think living in a freezing lighthouse is for me. Maybe if I had a slanket and high-speed internet, I could take it for a few weeks. Speaking of slankets and snuggies and stuff... I heard there was one you can get for air-travel and it has an inflatable neck-pillow inside if it. I can't imagine anything quite so pre-meditated... but actually it sounds kind of nice!
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