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Lisbon, Portugal, day 2

ByGarf created2005-08-28 23:592025-02-06 17:14 updated2025-02-06 17:14 Digital pictures, Journal, Photography, Travelogue

Second day of our trip, first day actually wandering around the beautiful sunny city of Lisbon, in Portugal.

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LOL Cats
ByGarf 2015-09-092025-12-25

Just across the road from us there lives a pair of ginger cats. For some bizarre reason they like kipping on my girlfriend’s Nissan Micra, despite the fact the street is lined with much posher motors. And they have to be some of the grumpiest looking cats I have ever seen. We call them the…

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Escape to Hong Kong II – Kowloon
ByGarf 2004-09-272025-02-06

Wandered into Kowloon today, camera at the ready. I’ve always been particularly fascinated by Canton Road, where there are tiny shops packed to the ceilings with engineering bits, bearings springs etc. And other emporia with distinctly amusing names.

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Stop software patents in Europe
ByGarf 2009-09-262024-12-06

Editor’s note: this petition dates back to 2009 and can no longer be signed. However, you can still visit the site if you wish. The patent system is misused to restrain competition for the economical benefit of a few but fails to promote innovation. A software market environment is better off with no patents on…

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A wander through Shirley, Southampton
ByGarf 2006-07-092025-02-06

Today I took a wander through the Southampton suburb of Shirley, mostly to photograph the graffiti in a little alley called Harrison’s Cut. The artwork is actually quite stunning in places, though I don’t suppose the homeowners are terribly happy about it. I used my new Lumix DMC-LX1 point-and-shoot digital camera. Considering its diminutive size,…

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Image processing using FOSS
ByGarf 2022-03-062025-08-18

I belong to several online photography fora. One of the questions that repeatedly pops up is “what image editing software do you use?” and “what alternatives are there to Adobe Photoshop/Lightroom?” In this article, I hope to demonstrate that high quality image processing is perfectly possible using FOSS (free open source software). I will also…

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Escape to Hong Kong – Wan Chai
ByGarf 2004-01-092025-02-06

Went to Wan Chai with my pal and his girlfriend, and took a few snaps.

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