Old Coffee Grounds

Clouds.: Another test shot with the Canon EF-S 10-22mm...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:14 +0930

Clouds.:

Another test shot with the Canon EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5 at 22mm, from my front door (under eaves to cut down light).

Need to get a lens hood as this baby really sucks in the light! Very slight hint of barrel distortion, but otherwise a fun lens to use.

Cloudy.: Taken the same time as Cloud, with the lens at...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:02 +0930

Cloudy.:

Taken the same time as Cloud, with the lens at 10mm.

Stronger barrel distortion (used walls to illustrate) but at 10mm the field of view is brilliant.

Casa del Caffè: First shot with the Canon EF-S 10-22mm...

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:21:20 +0930

Casa del Caffè:

First shot with the Canon EF-S 10-22mm 1:3.5-4.5, without flash. Minimal barrel distortion and loads of light without flash.

This is a very nice lens and am looking forward to experimenting more.

Eureka: Eureka, a simple history of all that I find....

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:13:40 +0930

Eureka:

Eureka, a simple history of all that I find. #

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Isomac.: This is what happens when an addiction is taken to...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:20:40 +0930

Isomac.:

This is what happens when an addiction is taken to the “next level”. The Isomac Tea is a stunning (and heavy, weighing in at nearly 20kg) chrome and stainless steel beast. It’s also rather shiny (reflections, I have them).

One nice addition to this specific model is the improved steam and hot-water wands, which have a great freedom of movement. The coffee this produces, is out of this world and am starting to get close to the “god shot” referred to by coffee snobs everywhere.

The grinder to the right of shot, is a non-dosing Isomac Gran Macinino .

Drug.: Portafilter with freshly ground Rio Espresso...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:20:35 +0930

Drug.:

Portafilter with freshly ground Rio Espresso coffee.

I’m still carving my way through the free coffee I was gifted with the original purchase of the Isomac Tea. It’s by no means the greatest coffee I’ve ever had, but for the purposes of gaining something approaching basic barista skills, it serves me well.

Dials.: Close up of the two Isomac Tea pressure gages. Left...

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:20:31 +0930

Dials.:

Close up of the two Isomac Tea pressure gages.

Left measures boiler pressure, right, pump pressure. Ideal results seem to be achieved when the left gage hits ~1.5bar and the right ~9.5. As time goes on I find I use these to help pull a shot and guide pour timings and less on counting seconds.

Head.: Close up shot of the business end of the Isomac Tea....

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:20:27 +0930

Head.:

Close up shot of the business end of the Isomac Tea.

The Tea features an E61 brew group, which is formed by both the disc-shaped head itself (where the portafilter is mounted) and the huge steel block that attaches it to the rest of the machine.

It also gets extremely hot. So hot in fact, that I’ve found I have to dump around two-thirds of an espresso shot through the head to cool it down, wait around half a minute or so for the temperature to bounce back and then I can pull a shot.

A fantastic reboot, Star Trek delivers a truly mind blowing,...

Sun, 10 May 2009 01:08:00 +0930

A fantastic reboot, Star Trek delivers a truly mind blowing, rollicking space adventure with fantastic performances from the entire cast.

J.J. Abrams absolutely nails it.

The Hangover

Thu, 07 May 2009 08:31:22 +0930

The Hangover:

“For some reason, they find a tiger in the bathroom and a six-month-old baby in the closet of their suite at Caesars Palace. The one thing they can’t find is Doug.” — crass, crude and very funny. / Apple

IMAX 3-D Camera to Film Hubble Servicing Mission

Tue, 05 May 2009 19:40:29 +0930

IMAX 3-D Camera to Film Hubble Servicing Mission:

NASA, the IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures announced Monday that IMAX 3-D cameras will return to space to document one of NASA’s most complex space shuttle operations — the final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. / NASA

A Surprise LongRoad Remix

Mon, 04 May 2009 18:32:00 +0930

A Surprise LongRoad Remix:

“I decided last weekend to link a url back to a .xrns file of LongRoad. I need to test if it was going to work and if other people could listen to it. To my surprise a few days later I was given a link to a remix of the track.” / hunz

Coffee. This is my religion.

Sun, 03 May 2009 16:13:00 +0930

Coffee. This is my religion.

Would you trust this man? / Twitpic

Sun, 03 May 2009 15:15:00 +0930

Would *you* trust this man? / Twitpic