You are here: Home / Journal / Mid Levels and The Peak

Mid Levels and The Peak

Digital pictures General Hong Kong Journal Photography Travelogue

ByGarf created2009-04-09 23:592026-06-08 00:06 updated2026-06-08 00:06

Decided to wander up the Mid Levels Escalators on Hong Kong Island. This took us to Mid Levels and then caught the tram to The Peak.

Digital pictures Electronics FAQ Journal Photography Technology

Buying tips
ByGarf 2007-10-122025-02-06

These days I am more concerned with bangs-per-buck rather than the latest, greatest technology. This kit is so disposable nowadays and the technology changes so quickly that I think you need to adopt a completely different purchase strategy. This is my strategy for consumer durables such as digital cameras and computers… Do some research and…

Read More Buying tips
Digital pictures Journal LED Lighting Photography Technology

Fifty shades of shed
ByGarf 2016-01-312025-03-12

This little project was intended to capture colour-cycling RGB lighting. One of these days I must get around to doing it again and making a rather better job of it.

Read More Fifty shades of shed
Digital pictures Journal Photography

Gibbseys Christmas lights
ByGarf 2008-12-212026-01-02

I have a pal whose house lights up like a Christmas tree – literally. So whenever he does this, I always nip over thee with a camera…

Read More Gibbseys Christmas lights
Journal Radio Technology Vintage Radio Equipment

Sony ICF2001
ByGarf 2020-04-032025-02-06

The lovely Alexa Allure wearing a cheongsam dress and listening to the world on a 1981 vintage Sony ICF 2001 multiband receiver. Back in the day, Sony used to be one of the market leaders in shortwave radios. Its big selling feature was the continuous AM band that covered all the standard LF, MF and…

Read More Sony ICF2001
Journal Linux Photography Technology Windows

What is a WebP image file, and how do I open one?
ByGarf 2019-02-112025-02-06

Seems there is quite a lot of buzz about a “new” image format called “WebP” that is seeing increasing use on-line recently. Although it is attributed to Google, WebP was not strictly a Google invention. It was originally developed by On2 of New York as part of its VP* series “Truemotion” video codecs. Google acquired…

Read More What is a WebP image file, and how do I open one?
General Journal Politics

Good riddance to Orange Blotus
ByGarf 2020-11-072025-02-06

At approximately 16:25 UTC today, 2020-11-07, the result of the 2020 US presidential election was finally called. Joe Biden is the 46th President elect of the United States. Apparently Orange Blotus is somewhat displeased and is threatening all sorts of court action and other nonsense. Seems Trump thinks he can bully the United States government…

Read More Good riddance to Orange Blotus

Leave a Reply Cancel reply