2007
10.31

Shore of Lake Washington



Shore of Lake Washington, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.

The orange tint at the edge of the concrete is a reflection of the sunset over the lake…

2007
10.31

Shore of Lake Washington



Shore of Lake Washington, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.

2007
10.31

Lillypads



Lillypads, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.

2007
10.31

It’s been a turning point for Apple with the release of Leopard I think. Almost every piece of independant commentary has detailed issues that go beyond annoyance into fairly disruptive territory. Of course, every Apple fanboy adds a little, ‘but overall I love blah blah’ but you can read between the lines.

I just saw that file upload from Flash (and AIR) is completely broken by Leopard too. I bet Adobe is less than chuffed by that little nugget. Ouch.

I should add that despite who I work for, and the fact that I actually like Vista, I’m a Mac at heart, not a PC. But, at least deciding to not update to Leopard has broken my early-adopter cycle of abuse with Apple I think…

2007
10.30

Lake Washington Twilight



Lake Washington Twilight, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.

It’s a bit dark, so best viewed larger…

2007
10.29

And again, taken in Snoqualmie today…

2007
10.29

Railroad Xing



Railroad Xing, originally uploaded by Pete Barr-Watson.

Also taken in Snoqualmie today.

2007
10.29

Taken in Snoqualmie town

2007
10.28

Adobe Online Store

Can anyone explain why it’s more expensive to buy and download a product from the Adobe Store than it is to buy and have it shipped to you by mail?

i.e.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Download £211.75
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Shipped £205.62

Adobe Acrobat Pro Download £477.95
Adobe Acrobat Pro Shipped £464.12

There’s been enough said about the price differences between here and the US so I won’t go into that, but I can’t figure out why downloading a product costs more than shipping it to you physically. Did someone get the spreadsheet columns the wrong way round?

I was going to try Lightroom out (I use Aperture on my personal machine at the moment) but I’m not paying extra just to download it.

2007
10.28


Day 6636: Tue, 6 March 2007, originally uploaded by one pic a day.

Riding home one night. One hand on the bike, the other holding the camera… A Leica M8 no less! (not small, nor cheap if dropped!).

Awesome.