The Archives - personal
Just when you thought the fun was over, there's more.
On copy protection
» 30 Nov 2006, 12:14pm - 1 commentExcerpt: Copy protection sucks. Why does it seem that copy protection only hurts the people who actually buy the disc? Pirates always find a way around it, and they can use copied discs to their hearts content, but people who actually pay for it with their hard-earned money get screwed.
Last batch of photos from Newfoundland
» 10 Oct 2006, 11:47am - 1 commentExcerpt: Finally! I've finished processing the last photos from Newfoundland. This batch consists of 20 photos from our boat cruise on Western Brook Pond.
Gros Morne Photos, Gear
» 22 Sep 2006, 2:15pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: Phew, it's taken me a while but I've finally finished the photos from Gros Morne, except the ones from Western Brook Pond. I hope to finish those by the middle of next week. Gros Morne was, for me, the highlight of the trip to Newfoundland, and some of my favourite images are from the park.
Round three of NFLD
» 11 Sep 2006, 2:33pm - 1 commentExcerpt: The third batch of photos from my trip to Newfoundland is (finally) online, including the Bonavista Peninsula and Salvage.
Round two of NFLD
» 21 Aug 2006, 4:55pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: The second batch of photos from Newfoundland is now online. These are mostly from the East Coast Trail and whale watching, with a few from Ferryland and other assorted little towns.
Newfoundland
» 17 Aug 2006, 3:29pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: We spent a week on the east coast, in St. John's, hiking the East Coast Trail, and touring the Trinity Bight and Bonavista areas. Then we spent a week on the west coast, in Corner Brook and Gros Morne National Park.
Vacation
» 14 Jul 2006, 4:52pm - 2 commentsExcerpt: Off to Newfoundland... see you when I get back!
Spring/Summer Travelling Begins
» 29 May 2006, 9:03pm - 2 commentsExcerpt: I'm very excited about all of the trips, but obviously the trip to Newfoundland is what I'm really waiting for. Our plans so far include hiking the East Coast Trail, kayaking past icebergs at Terra Nova National Park, and of course, camping and hiking in the breathtaking Gros Morne National Park.
Pinch me
» 22 Mar 2006, 4:32pm - 3 commentsExcerpt: Ordinarily if I'd have ever told you that I was sad to see winter coming to and end, it would mean I was being sarcastic, I was drunk, or you'd met my bizzarro. Unbelievably, though, I am about to say something that for the past 30 years I would never have even thought about saying... I'M GOING TO MISS WINTER.
Pakistan, Snowboards, Servers, Vancouver
» 29 Jan 2006, 1:27pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: Hello hello, and happy new year to all of you, my fine readers! It's been a helluva January, so much happening and so much still to happen. This is a big update!
Updates
» 20 Dec 2005, 6:46pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: Well it's been a while so I thought I'd actually write a full entry rather than just posting more links (even though that's what I'm about to do in......
Travel and Photos
» 25 Oct 2005, 5:41pm - 1 commentExcerpt: Kristin and I returned Sunday from a four-day trip to Lake Placid and Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Park area of upstate New York. Lake Placid has twice played host to the Winter Olympic Games (1932 and 1980), and it's easy to see why.
5D First Shots
» 9 Oct 2005, 2:33pm - 1 commentExcerpt: "Wow." That's the first thing that came out of my mouth when I viewed the unedited RAW images on my monitor at home. "Incredible." I'm pretty sure that was next.
5D In Hand!
» 7 Oct 2005, 4:20pm - 1 commentExcerpt: My Canon EOS 5D arrived this week and I just picked it up today at lunch... I'm very, very impressed so far (it's been all of 15 minutes).
Killarney Pics, Sailing
» 26 Sep 2005, 11:28am - 2 commentsExcerpt: 've uploaded some pics from the trip to Killarney Provincial Park last weekend. Kristin and I paddled to Nellie and Grace lakes, did some hiking on the ridges around them, and I took lots of photos while Kristin waited very patiently :)
Updates
» 23 Sep 2005, 12:34pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: At last some updates! I've been busy, gimme a break would ya? :)
Gas, geese, and foos
» 16 Aug 2005, 11:41am - 0 commentsExcerpt: I paid $52.50 for 48.389L of gas this morning... ouch... A new old gallery of photos from Grenadier Pond in High Park is up.
Rollin' on the river
» 16 Aug 2005, 11:35am - 1 commentExcerpt: It's been a while since my last update, what have I been doing, and what do I plan to do? Lots of canoeing! If you can't reach me on a weekend over the next month and a half, chances are I'm on the water or on the trail!
Back from Hillside
» 25 Jul 2005, 7:17pm - 1 commentExcerpt: A weekend of amazing music, new friends, food and drink it was. Hillside Festival 2005 was all of that.
books, photos, websites
» 28 Jun 2005, 10:54pm - 1 commentExcerpt: Wow what a day! A few notable events happened today, not the least of which was that my copies of 28mm: Offline arrived in the mail, and they look terrific! And some of my Foo Fighters photos of the Toronto show on June 16th were published on foofighters.com, the Foo Fighters' official website.
Book orders, Foo Fighters
» 18 Jun 2005, 12:35pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: I managed to weasel my way into the exclusive Foo Fighters show on Thursday night at Lee's Palace. The show was invite- and contest-winner only; all I had to do to get in (besides begging) was to shoot video and stills of the concert from the front of the stage -- what a pity, I know.
Published!
» 1 Jun 2005, 4:08pm - 1 commentExcerpt: So I scraped together four images that I felt were some of my best and submitted them, thinking that would be the last I heard of it. Two months later I received an email from the editor informing me that my submission had been selected!
Incorporated!
» 11 Apr 2005, 4:57pm - 3 commentsExcerpt: For those who don't know, I've been planning the startup of my own small business, which is now officially named "Near North Digital Inc.".
New site coming soon
» 31 Jan 2005, 2:35pm - 1 commentExcerpt: Yes, it's true, I've been working on a new site design for pinciuc.com, and have been spending countless hours in front of the computer learning all sorts of new tricks (who says you can't teach an old dog?). The new design will be more stylized, modern, and attractive, although as they say, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Old world, where are you?
» 27 Jan 2005, 12:52pm - 0 commentsExcerpt: If you're shooting a concert, for example, why not shoot 2 hours of 8 Megapixel images on your 4 Terabyte CompactFlash card, then pick the best ones on your PC later on? Kind of takes the "decisive" out of Henri Cartier-Bresson's "decisive moment".
Still alive
» 19 Jan 2005, 11:11am - 1 commentExcerpt: Happy New Year! It's been two months since I've written anything so there's lots to talk about it. I'll try my best to keep it brief (and to update more often).
One year down
» 8 Nov 2004, 11:10am - 5 commentsExcerpt: Happy one-year anniversary to me! It was around this time last November that I purchased my Canon Digital Rebel DSLR camera. I can't believe it's been a whole......
Fall Arrives
» 8 Oct 2004, 11:05am - 1 commentExcerpt: A few things to unleash on the world this time. First, a couple of new galleries: Distillery District Algonquin Park In Fall Also reorganized the photos section a bit, with a......
RSS feeds now available
» 13 Aug 2004, 10:50am - 2 commentsExcerpt: Just a quick update to say that RSS feeds of the conduit and divert are now available from links at the bottom of this page. You can now......
New music vacation
» 4 Aug 2004, 12:28pm - 1 commentExcerpt: Some new tunes added to the collection... A week's worth of perfect weather, with swimming, canoeing, hiking, campfires, eating, drinking, and general relaxation does a body good.
A Roller Coaster Ride
» 14 Jul 2004, 10:08am - 1 commentExcerpt: Well our train coasted into this hill and as we were starting our way up the lift there was a very loud "bang!", the train started shaking, and then slid backwards down the hill, jerking all of us around and making loud banging and grinding sounds!
Killer Wind
» 29 May 2004, 8:59pm - 1 commentExcerpt: It was a great trip, smooth sailing, good weather, only rained once (overnight), except for the heavy, whitecap-producing, in-your-face-no-matter-which-way-you're-going wind!
Email Updates!
» 12 May 2004, 2:00pm - 3 commentsExcerpt: If you are reading this, then my attempt to code a system which allows me to update my website via email has worked!
Two-bowl's triumphant return
» 13 Apr 2004, 7:55pm - 4 commentsExcerpt: I was, perhaps, hours away from having to give my notice to move out. Phew! After looking around at the 1-bedroom apartments in Toronto that I could actually afford, I'm really happy that I don't have to move into one.
I need a roomie!
» 20 Feb 2004, 8:38pm - 2 commentsExcerpt: My roommate is moving out and I have a vacancy! Well not yet, but as of April 1st I will be living alone... it's sad... so sad...
The flu strikes
» 21 Dec 2003, 2:20am - 2 commentsExcerpt: Survived a four day battle with the flu last week which kept me in bed for a few days eating nothing but clementines and drinking ginger ale.
B&S, Red Wings and lenses, oh my!
» 29 Nov 2003, 9:31pm - 2 commentsExcerpt: I was also struck by just how "normal" the entire band appeared: no rock and roll haircuts, no leather jackets or pants, and no wild stage antics, just a crew of talented musicians who look like they were plucked from a high school concert band. Made me feel like I could play for them!
Boredom strikes (my pocketbook)
» 7 Nov 2003, 3:46pm - 1 commentExcerpt: ...down the road when all's been said and done, who knows? Maybe I'll be working on the next Sloan website, that'd be alright. Maybe I won't be working at all (not cool).