Day 10–Back to Windhoek
Today we had a 550k drive ahead of us and had to decide whether to leave early or do a few hours in the park and pay for another day permit. We’d only really missed the cheetah (which we’ll get … Continued
Day 9–Namutoni region of Etosha
As we’re already inside the park gates it means we can actually be at the waterholes for good light. Their definition of “sunrise” means there’s been some light for 45 mins before we’re allowed out (I think it’s mainly so … Continued
Day 8–Achievement Unlocked–Charged by a Rhino
Another early morning and off to Etosha again. We leave our lodge to spend the next 2 nights inside the park. Today we’re exploring the Halali area on our way to the other side where our accommodation at Namutoni awaits … Continued
Day 7–The Okaukeujo Region of Etosha
Our first morning in Etosha and we had a fairly smooth run through the gate. We headed to Nebrownie waterhole. We spent an hour or so there. There were a few ostriches, a few impala and some jackal. We shifted … Continued
Day 6–Drive to Etosha
Today was another big day of driving – 500+ km to Etosha. Fortunately it was a tarred road for a lot of the way. The roads have a 120 km/hr speed limit which also helps get you there a bit … Continued
Day 5–To the Coast
It was our last night in the dunes and we had some spare time so John played around with some longer exposure shots of the stars. Milky Way looks so cool out here with no lights to drown out the … Continued
Day 4–Dune 45
We had another cool sunset this evening and even resisted the temptation to go onto the road and do a few donuts to kick up some dust to make the sun look even cooler. Fairly early to bed as I … Continued
Day 3–The dunes of the Namib
Another early start so we can get to the gate at Sesriem for opening. It’s about 45 min drive from our accommodation and boy is it dusty this morning. All you can see is a line of dust as everyone … Continued
Day 2–Off to the Namib
Today was another massive travel day. Up early to catch the shuttle bus to the airport and off to Windhoek. That all went well until we boarded the plane and sat there…and sat there…and finally they announced 35 passengers had … Continued
Day 1–Arrived in Johannesburg
This morning was a massive travel day. We were up at 4am to get to the airport for a flight from Brisbane to Sydney. Had a few hours to kill in Sydney so we found a nice bluetooth speaker incase … Continued
Africa Bound
We’re doing a bit of travelling over the next month. We’ll be visiting Namibia and parts of South Africa. If you’re in the Johannesburg area, we’ll be presenting all things NUI – including Kinect of course. So pop in and … Continued
HoloLens–Hologrphic Academy Experience
So today was the most AWESOME day! When I first saw the videos of HoloLens early this year I knew I HAD to come to Build to see it. I was so fortunate to be able to attend the Holographic … Continued
Imagine Cup–Australian Finals
Another event near and dear to my heart – Imagine Cup. I’ve been involved with the competition since 2010 and I can truly say it never ceases to put a smile on my face. This year I was one of … Continued
Crisis Mapping with the TechGirls
I can’t believe it’s already a year since the launch of the Tech Girls are Superheroes book! To mark the anniversary and International Womens’ Day I headed off to QUT with Jewella and Cybele with a bunch of Year 11 … Continued
CS4HS Day at QUT
Today I had the privilege of working with a bunch of high school IT teachers around the state for the day. The goal of the day was to show them some Java Script to get them inspired. We started with … Continued
DDDBrisbane 2014 wrapup
Saturday the 6th of December we held our 4th DDDBrisbane event. Each year we have grown the number of attendees and this year we had to step up to bigger rooms. The morning started early getting everything in place, ready … Continued
Kinect For Windows v2–big news
While I was on holidays with no internet braving some big ocean waves some really awesome stuff happened with Kinect For Windows – V2 was officially released – go download it from here! But that’s not all the exciting news…. … Continued
Day 28-30 Buenos Aires
Friday morning was an early flight up to Buenos Aires. The site said we had to be there 2 hours before but the airport was completely dead. Checked in, scored and exit and paid our $3.50 US departure tax. Arrived … Continued
Day 27–Laguna Esmeralda Ushuaia
After parking out at sea last night and picking up the driver for the last bit of the journey we arrived at Ushuaia this morning. Last minute pack rush, handing back of boots and life jackets, collecting passports and we … Continued
Day 24-26 New Island
3rd – The morning was spent on New Island. Bit of a hike up the hill and you reach a colony of rockhoppers and albatross. The zombie penguins as usual. They looks more like zombie falling penguins when they go … Continued
Day 23 Carcass Island
Today was basically a “filler” day in terms of photography but it turned out to be a nice day. We landed on the beach and the sun was shining so we took a bit of walk and found somewhere out … Continued
Day 22 Westpoint and Grave Cove
This morning we headed to Westpoint. After a bit of a hike up the hill we scabbed a lift in the caretaker’s Jeep. After a short walk we arrived at a massive Albatross colony on a massive cliff. We headed … Continued
Day 21–Steeple Jason and Grave Cove
This morning we were up and ready to land on Steeple Jason which is home to 20000 albatross. It’s a difficult landing site with a narrow weather window so the team were planning on landing us and leaving us there … Continued
Day 20–Saunders Island
Today we headed to Saunders Island. Even though I knew on Day 12 the dream was over, being in the snow and conditions in South Georgia hid that seeing penguins on bright green grass really brought that front and centre. … Continued
Day 16-19 Back to Falkland Islands
We’ve had to head back to Falklands. We spent 3 days in rough seas and to top it off I have a head cold. Normally it’s pretty awful to be sick and not in your own bed. It’s also awful … Continued
Day 15–Gold Harbour
We pulled into Gold Harbour bright an early and they woke us up 2 hours earlier than expected as the weather was good. When buying gear for this trip I had resisted cheaping out and we’d bought expensive waterproof pants … Continued
Day 13 and 14–Salisbury Plains
We’d had a rough night in more way than one and this is the view that greeted us out of our porthole this morning We made it to Salisbury Plains this Thursday afternoon to give us some fresh air but … Continued
Day 12–Grytviken and Jason Habour
This morning we landed at our first of two compulsory stops on our trip – Grytviken. It’s an old whaling station that was set up in 1904. After being cold yesterday I went for more layers. This time I had … Continued
Day 11 – Land Ahoy!
We’re running ahead of schedule and we’re going to hit land early and actually walk on solid ground today. My head has stopped spinning. Not sure if it’s the calmer waters, not taking my old meds or taking the new … Continued
Day 8-10 All aboard the Ushuaia
Saturday we’re up early to get to the airport for our flight to Mt Pleasant. If you’ve never been on a smallish plane with 100+ photographers it’s an experience. Unsurprisingly with a full flight we quickly ran out of overhead … Continued