Fun. PSY in Singapore right now. Live. 11:25pm 24th May 2013 AEST

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Awesome #chasingthesun vista.
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疾風少年

Friday introspection, reflection and memories - a rework of an old, memory, many, many, years ago. 
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Australian Based Photographer +Stephan Bollinger Speaks on Why Models Are Made

To see the post on the SmugMug Blog, please go to smu.gs/117CwWr 

Think the models in those fashion spreads are gorgeous? Of course you do, but it’s no secret that the standard of beauty has done much to change the way we talk about self-image. As photographers, we walk the line between capturing life’s moments and creating something beyond reality. Successful photos grab the eye, usually because we see something that we think is physically impossible. But with actual people as the subject, that line becomes harder to see and we get fooled into thinking we all need to look that good right out of the box.

Australian photographer Stephan Bollinger’s “Models Are Made” (bit.ly/HjnAim) video pulled at our heartstrings, and we loved that he took such an important matter into his own hands. As a master portrait photographer and a father of two little girls, we knew that he had great perspective and the power to shed some light on both sides of the matter. How exactly are models made? We asked, and here’s what he said.

At several points in my life, I was confronted with people suffering from depression, eating disorders, and suicide. In late teenage years, I became close friends with a young woman, who was bulimic. She was an expert in hiding her problems, and for over 6 month, I was under the impression she was one of the happiest people alive. Another friend of mine was under the exact same impression, until his girlfriend committed suicide, and his “perfect world” fell apart overnight. She was a young, beautiful and energetic young woman, with a dark secret: depression.

We love to forget about such issues, because they are hard to understand, and we feel helpless. Not talking about it doesn’t make them go away, unfortunately. Of course – most of them are not related to photography or advertising, but some are.

While shooting a fashion series in Singapore, one of the models looked so thin and unhealthy, I was afraid she would faint any minute. As a result, I refused to work with her. About a week later back at my studio in Australia, I talked about the incident with a group of young models, and one of them told us about her friend, who nearly died from eating disorders and required intensive hospital care.

Without a doubt, advertising and fashion stories have had their influence for a long time in creating a false and negative body image for some women, resulting in eating disorders and depression. As a photographer producing such images, I am guilty as charged.

At the same time, I love creating such images, I love the fashion industry, I love highly styled editorials and advertising campaigns.

I often feel as if I wear three pairs of shoes at once, those of a producer (who works with clients, to produce flawless images for their advertising campaign or magazine editorials), those of a photographer (who works closely with models of all ages), and those of a father (who wants to protect, teach and inform his own two young daughters).

The question I ask myself: Is the problem the polished images many young women compare themselves with, or is the problem that many don’t understand how these images were produced. If they would see the models in real life, would they still feel the same way? The term “photoshopped” has turned into a bad term for “creating fakes”, but there is so much more to high-end glossy pictures.

There are initiatives for “positive body image” out there, mostly done by activist groups. The problem with such initiatives is that they blame Photoshop and retouching for everything, and demand change in newspapers and magazines. I don’t believe that such “negative” approach and the demand for change reaches those who need to be informed and educated: the young women. If effective and believable, this should be done by those “guilty,” those actively working in the industry, those with a positive outlook, those who want to educate, not complain.” That means us, photographers.

“Models are made” as a concept is the summary of all the above.

In a perfect world, I would have loved to take a few months off of work and hold presentations at high-schools around the country. But as much as I tried, I could not find any organisation or company who was a) interested in the subject or b) helping with funding such an endeavour.

I produced the short 4 short minutes instead, illustrating what really goes into the production of a high-gloss beauty or fashion image. It’s not just retouching, it’s a combination of many factors, from naturally beautiful people to a group of creatives who produce the final product.

My goal is to educate, not change, and to deliver a positive message.

You can see more of +Stephan Bollinger's work on his website, Stephanbollinger.com, and follow him on Google+ to see previews, news and his beautiful photo updates.

Stay creative, stay inspired and stay strong!

#ifhehadglass #parody #reshare

Hi +Alex Yakimov +Queenie Moo +George Darsas  - look what you gave me, a wonderful opportunity to get some air in my head.

Flourless Orange Cake - thanks +Margaret Wong

Thanks for all the birthday wishes to those who took the time to say hi.

I'm quite touched by the engagement and interaction we've made. 

Shan, one of my FB friends, took the time to show me this hilarious Happy Birthday video. I don't understand many words but it's hilarious

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Yes +Trace McLean it's not straight

Life without real windows

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Yay! Excel expert +Debra Dalgleish explains a new function above and beyond SUBTOTAL. Will fit into my discussions on the awesome features of Excel Tables (as implemented in Excel 2007, 2010)

#microsoftexcel   #excel  +Figuring out Windows 8 and Office 2013 

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Better than SUBTOTAL, total a filtered list with the AGGREGATE function in #Excel

Thanks to Alex, George, May, Luster, Marg! I didn't know I would need Alex's lighting skills and rig to do the subject justice because I didn't see the ninja post before I took my shots. Would have liked to show my family but we're all in jammies....

via Janie War 
+Kim Flowers seen this?

#melbourne   #jazz  festival nearly here. How many gigs to go to? Hmmm....

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I had a Flickr Pro account for two years, it expired in Feb and I didn't get around to renewing. Looks like the Terms and Conditions have changed and it isn't worth being Flickr Pro much anymore because the free account is viable.

Also for a long time, you can log in as a Google account in addition to logging in as a Flickr account.

The only thing that hasn't changed is that when you embed a Flickr photo in a G+ post it has an awfully small thumbnail.

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Gee whizz the new Pro option without ads is expensive!

For those who want their voice to be heard by Google+ and the Google+ Photos team, click Send Feedback at the bottom of the left swish menu - +Brian Matiash says at 19:50 in the video. +Neil Howard +Jaana Nyström +Google+ Helper +Victor Bezrukov 

Uploading issue recognised as a bug: See:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+BrianMatiash/posts/GL8mnPirqNt

:) How nice Google! The Search Engine knows it's a special day. I guess you've seen that on your own birthdays?

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I'm still keen on getting a 3 column experience if I can get it, even with reduced zoom of 75% but the alternatives have started to open up. There are Javascript hacks and CSS hacks. I've just installed this on Chrome, checking it out to see whether I like it.

Single column for +David Williams +Jaana Nyström +Google+ Helper 

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Sharing because some of the plussers are complaining about post width.

I wonder how the new wings on the Ming Wing look like in a vertical shot. Hmmm....

An old friend came over to see our Ye Olde / New Monash University at the original Clayton Campus - it was a fresh cold night but the scenes take on a life. He had not seen it for 30 years so we went through a few memories and some new ones.

The New Photography or Shooting Raw

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Um, I really don't like the motion pics in #autoawesome  and frequently mute the ones that come past my eyes but this one by one of the Google+ Photos team, um, well, it's got stage presence....

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Making of "Om nom nom".  Now that +Josh Haftel is famous from his debut appearance at the I/O keynote, here's it being captured by +Vincent Mo.

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This is awesome +Al Christensen 

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Didn't see the gadget to share so deleted the previous post (didn't look pretty) and re-sharing. Engage the Google Photos Team - I think at my time, I'm rushing to work....

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Take a closer look at what’s new with this special edition of the  +Google+ Photos Chat Series Hangout On Air. Joining us are Google+ Photos staff members, +Matt Steiner, +Denise Ho, +Aravind Krishnaswamy, and +Brian Matiash. We’ll share a bit of our vision for Google+ Photos, along with some of our favorite Auto Enhance and Auto Awesome images. We’ll also be answering YOUR questions! So ask away in the comments section of the Event, and we’ll get to as many as we can.

And don’t forget - keep sharing your best #AutoAwesome  and #AutoEnhance  images with us. Add your favorites right here in the comments section, too! We’ll keep resharing our favorites every day.

http://thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/Exhibitions/Art/Pages/4e1337b0-00ab-4885-8ac5-41f3b4d1b853.aspx

Runs to the 28th May - Victorian Artists Society....

There's some Comedy Week thing in Oz happening on YouTube (got a mention by +Laurel Papworth and saw this Shoes thing on this video at 0:50
#reshare   #youtube   #comedyweek  

Belissimo

So can we just sit down?

Thanks to the community (with the small C) and use over the week, evolving my experience with the new Pinterest layout of G+.

On a 1366 pixel wide screen (two Windows notebooks when I sit on the couch), at 100% magnification on Google Chrome, I can only get 2 columns. I don't like two columns at all There must be some rule equivalent to Rule of Thirds or something, but my brain just doesn't like it. The two columns makes my eyes bounce left and right and not enjoy the experience at all. Or maybe it's the proliferation of text which the eye tries to digest.

For three columns - I have to set the magnification to 75% and the text becomes much less comfortable to read, it's a YES

The photos stand out, the single photos (what the heck is the criteria to make a photo single spanning across columns)  are very pleasing - you see a large photo and the white negative space on the right has the caption and responses.

I don't know who the Googler is in charge of the layouts but I really want 3 columns on 1366 pixels (typical of Windows notebooks) at 90% magnification. Please, Please, Please.

Not only that, I want the  _audience_ (don't like the word) to be using 3 columns by default.

Tips from the community

1. Press @ when not in a textbox to display the feedback dialog

2. Click on the grey bar that has Home at the top to quick navigate to the top of the stream

3. Press L to get more fresh posts (you don't have to click on the blue new box on the top left.

(You know what? With pressing shortcut keys to nagivate, um, er, this feels like Windows 8 all over again)

Update: For no reason I can figure, this post and photo is now spanning three columns for me.

#googleplusupdate   #3columnsplease  

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#reshare   #longexposurephotography  AND popping the flash. Nice. Also #microfourthirds  

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TODOROKI FALLS - TURN THE FAUCET ON ALL THE WAY

Early this morning my wife and I headed out to Todoroki Falls. I wanted to check out some waterfalls because we have had a lot of rain lately. With all this rain, I reckoned the waterfalls would be at their full run. I wasn't disappointed!

...this is another example of popping my flash during a long exposure. I used my Neutral Density filter to darken the scene, then during the 2 1/2 second exposure I manually popped my flash from the left of the plant to give it some light and have it stand-out.

Much longer description of this session and an accompanying video at www.davidedenfieldphoto.com/blog

#olympusem5   #olympus-om-d   #waterfallsphotography   #okinawanaturephotography   #longexposurephotography   #ononephotosuite  

For my flower friends - this springs from a branch that crossed from the neighbour's onto our fence. The car window slaps against it as we drive out but it's hanging in there.

His Master's Voice

Whilst I was getting back into my car, I was disconcerted by what I thought were calls of "Errrooooolllll" - they sounded human. But now, there was this lonely companion waiting for his master.

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+Luster Lai one that you missed at Holi

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The things I do for you
Spanish Fork, UT. 2012.

There was a surprisingly number of dogs at the festival, including this little pup. Don't really think he would have chosen to be there.

#holi #holifestival #festivalofcolors #jarviewalk #utah #spanishfork

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The latest promo video for Skylark Circus Summer Camp. See all the fun filled activities that the kids get up to during this week long event. 
You can also follow this link http://goo.gl/NDmQI to read up on more information about the camp and all shenanigans the kids will be getting up to during the 2014 session.

+1, share, tell us what you think! 

Make it 3 please.

#reshare #microfourthirds #mft #metabones

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#reshare   #googleplusphotos   #googlephotos   #autoawesome   #autoenhance  

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Getting started with #AutoEnhance  and #AutoAwesome  

Many of you have been asking, "How do I apply Auto Enhance and Auto Awesome to my photos?" The good news is, all you have to do is upload some new pictures, and we'll do both automatically: 

- To review Google's automatic enhancements, just open a newly-uploaded photo in the desktop lightbox
- Click the new "Enhanced" button to toggle between your original, and Google's enhancements
- If you like the changes, keep them. Otherwise, just uncheck "Auto Enhance" from the More menu
- You can also turn off the feature completely in settings: google.com/settings/plus

It's the same story with Auto Awesome. Just upload some new pics, and we'll get to work:

- Visit your Photos page (plus.google.com/photos), and look for one the five Awesome icons on top of a new photo: Mix, HDR, Pano, Smile, Motion
- Click the Awesome'd photo and enjoy!
- And of course: if you don't want your photos awesome'd, you can turn off this feature too: google.com/settings/plus

In the weeks and months ahead, we'll also be enhancing and awesome'ing the photos you've already uploaded to Google+ -- it just takes a while to process billions and billions of pictures :-)

In the meantime you can either apply Auto Enhance to existing photos one at a time, or upload new pictures to Google+ to have them enhanced automatically. Either way enjoy, and let us know what you think of #AutoEnhance   and #AutoAwesome !

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What is Google Plus to Google?

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Fireside chat with the Google+ Platform Team
"What is Google+?" @ 07:35

with  +chee chew, +David Glazer, +Sandy Jen, +Jennifer Lin, +Seth Sternberg and +Vic Fryzel  

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Excellent #chasingthesun  vista +Peter Williams 

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A rainbow starburst over the Yarra Valley vineyards on Sunday.  Nik HDR and Lightroom, taken with my little Sony RX100.

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+Neil Howard

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The New Google+ Interface: Sharing A Photo Album

The album I recently shared about the insect hotel was the first I'd done since yesterday's Google+ user interface change. It took a few minutes to work through the details of it, but what I found was that it's different from before and once you figure it out it's better than it was. Rather than have you have to go through the same discovery process, I figured I'd share the steps I went through. This assumes you have some pictures you took with your phone using Instant Upload, but the process is really similar for pictures on the computer, too. (The numbered instructions correspond to the photos attached to this post.)

1. Select Photos from the left-side selection bar to take you to your photos page.

2. You'll be in the Highlights section by default. Click on Photos on the selection bar along the top. This is where your Instant Upload photos now live, no longer separated from the rest.

3. Click a photo you want to add. This brings up a larger view of the photo with options at the top. Click More and then select Add to Album.

4. In the resulting dialog box, type a name for the new album you want to create, and then click the Add Photo button. This will create the album.

5. You'll be back at the Photos screen. Click on another one you want to add, go into Add to Album like before, but this time click on the album you just created, rather than typing in the name.

6. If you want to add multiple photos, you can click the check mark at the upper left of each one to select all of them.

7. Once you have them all selected, you'll have a bar at top telling you how many are selected and giving you the option to add them to an album. You'll want to do so.

8. After you have all the photos you want in the album, you'll click on Albums in the selections at the top of the Photos page. This, as you might expect, takes you to your Albums page.

9. Click on the album you want to share, and then click Organize at the top right. You can then make sure that the pictures are in the order you want them to display. You can tell it to organize them by name or date, or you can drag any one to where you want it to go. The first picture in the album will be the one that is prominently displayed in the share.

10. Once you're done organizing, click Share at the top right.

11. This brings up the new and improved Share box, which lets you write the post, see how the pictures are going to display, add more photos, and select who will be able to see the post. When you have everything just the say you want it, click the green Share button at the bottom left and you're done.

Just like that you've shared an album. I found the process to be much improved over the prior interface, with much better control over exactly how things would look in the final post. Well done, Google, on making sharing photos even better.

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Love this one.
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nicky moore
the offspring

... and a budding photographer.
her tumblr: http://skatzoxiros.tumblr.com/

So, how does a vertical format photo look like in the new G+ UI?

So what do I think of the new G+ updates? It's a.....
(test uploading my usual way using Picasa desktop client for Windows)

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Well, he's not #whitemenwearinggoogleglass  
I guess that's your target for photos needing #autoenhance  and #autoawesome  

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Hello Glass, Find Dogfood!

#Glass   #GoogleGlass   #Bucky   #DogsInGlassThursday  

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#reshare  for  #photographers  
#googleplusupdate  

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 I just have a few tips for photographers and a few important questions :  
 
 - Difficult to understand the way of the new photo post to the specific album and sharing to circles simultaneously. HOW CAN I DO IT like in previous UI version ???? 

 - The blue square with number of the new posts - how to make it scrolling automatically ???? 

 -The "Photo details" at the better place but without the total views count.

 -Auto Enhance - enabled by default in settings (really ??) 
"Automatically enhance new photos".

 - Check "Upload my photos at full size" - disabled by default.

  - Auto Awesome - WTF .. 
  Create awesome new images from photos in your library
enabled by default.
 
#google   #googleplus   #googleplusupdate  
 

Hmmmm. The new #googleplusupdate  single column layout has a lot of #whitespace  . I wonder what I could do with the rest of the screen. Oh, I know, I could.......
#sarcasmwithahintoftruth  

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I have this thing for #chasingthesun   - sunflare in a bright happy pic and +linda stokes shoots a bonza one +Charles Strebor 

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sunset with Bud. He has velvet antlers right now #mobileography   #mobileonly  

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Not so much the camera but taking the opportunity of getting a portable white background for headshots.... +Kylie Knight +Luster Lai 

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I wished him well as he sped through the night on his golden steed

I said "Light ONE candle in the darkness"

I'll have a mini one please, +Queenie Moo

Looking up and down

In the mood

In case you are bothered recording EXIF for film - Android and Windows apps - +Paul Pavlinovich  +Marc Bradshaw 

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Um, like I said before, the NBN was real fast for physical cable.....
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http://phys.org/news/2013-05-samsung-5g-breakthrough.html

They even have a "making of" video +Mee Ming Wong +Rene Modesto 
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#shoeaholic #shoesmonday +Shoes Monday +Olga Kafka +Laura Harding +Terry Fabre +Mee Ming Wong +Thomas Andersen +Paul Wright +Erwin Vindl 

Not shoes this time but a banner...

Ok, I'll wait outside. Go to the middle window by the tree and wave. Ok?

+Frank Yuwono +Saiful Nasir encountered a really nice jackfruit curry at Salero Kito Padang - they're at the place where Dandenong Highway turns into Waverley Road.

And so, farewell for another year Dear Nash - thanks for the good times #chasingthesun, but now it grows cold so time to shake some splendiferous gold and we'll see you again, all alive in spring, dressed in white.

Usually, I'm pretty shabby at taking wildlife bird photos - dunno - temperament, city bred softness, inadequate equipment, whatever. So I was at the Glen Iris Wetlands and met Graeme Bannerman walking towards me - he was carrying a camouflage tripod, Nikon D300, 300mm Nikkor f/2.8 on a tele convertor. So we exchanged anecdotes and I asked him to look us up at Google Plus.

As I walked on, he said to look out for grebes at the bridge. I got to the bridge and saw these frisking around. Hmmm, the only lens of some length I had was and 135mm f/2.8 MD Rokkor so I mounted that on Little Red. Tried magnified manual focus throught the VF-2 EVF, set the mult-shot to fast fps and gave it a try. Still wasn't very near, so I've needed to crop this post process.

Graeme's shots are way better
http://www.ausbirdphotography.com.au/Australian_Bird_Photography/Photos.html

but I kinda like my modest shot.

Ok, I promised myself not to be prone in bed this Saturday until late. Went #chasingthesun and autumn leaves and met another long photographer doing birdlife at the Glen Iris Wetlands that +Charles Strebor  brought to my attention. What can I say? I see the light.

For Marc Bradshaw - the first two are shot with an old Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 on my red E-PM2.

And then, Frank brought out The Clunker

Autumn at the wetlands

A brace of Olympus E-P5 announcements today but just saw the E-PL6 (Japan model).

Not sure if this is fancy description for a current model feature or new..... +Gordon Laing  

"9. 3D tracking AF The imager AF used in mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras features better recognition capability of the subject than an AF based on phase difference detection. Making full use of this advantage, the E-PL6 uses a 3D tracking AF with a movement prediction function that can track depth-direction movement, as well as a traditional tracking AF to track objects moving in the up, down, left and right direction, to improve the accuracy of AF on moving objects. In C-AF (continuous AF) mode, sequential shooting at 3.5 fps is possible by tracking the AF across a wider image area than with digital SLR cameras based on phase difference detection AF. This system is also able to track subjects that are hard for phase difference AF to follow, such as people and faces. Precise subject tracking is available not only for still photo shooting but also for movie recording."

Sometimes, even though it's turning cloudy and dull, you see with your mind and heart rather than your head. Well, that's my story anyway....

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PhotographyBB Magazine to be retired for Clarity
Full archive of PDFs available until 1st June 2013

I grew up listening to the Carpenters version, then recently enjoyed the Bublé version. This is the first time, I've listened to the original Leon Russell one. Goodnight....
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Mid week - a time to gather strength and vibrance and put away drudgery.
#melbourne #streetart

A friend just told me of very long working hours. I can guess how the eyes would look like...

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I normally show photos of women's shoes or men's leather dress shoes. This is pretty powerful as a photo

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For #shoesmonday by +Laura Harding +Bernd Schaefers +Terry Fabre & +Olga Kafka +Shoes Monday
#breakfastclub +Gemma Costa
#artypicsoftheweek +Alexius Jørgensen
#POTD #plusphotoextract

I'll have whatever he's having.

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One especially for +May Ng +Luster Lai +Lady Fran W +Margaret Wong oh, never mind, everyone.

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Sounds like something +Kylie Knight +Luster Lai +Queenie Moo 
might be in to....

Now, where did I park the tutu?

Waiting...

+Shoes Monday +Olga Kafka +Paul Wright +Laura Harding +Erwin Vindl +Mee Ming Wong 

#shoesmonday

People do the funniest things around streetart
#streetart #melbourne

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And so, the main object of today's trip - the street artists at work

The Oddest Incident

So there we were today, having met at the studio where the street artists were painting and we decided to take a break from the fumes. I was walking alone and noticed that happy stick drawing on the hydrant. What's a keen enthusiast to do but to pop the tiltable EVF up, and with the fish, bend down for the shot.

For some reason, this lady had eyes at the back of her head (I was totally engrossed on the hydrant) and she turned around to in curiosity. I said "hey, this is an interesting hydrant", she walked back to have a look and good naturedly laughed and said something positive - I showed her the LCD just in case she thought I was up to no good.

The hair dresser in the shop on the right didn't look that impressed though.....

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#nsfw   #reshare   #hilarious  
+Paul Pavlinovich +George Darsas +Frank Yuwono you gotta see this.
The original:
http://youtu.be/Qxk0Xs69ioA

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hahhahahahha hahahhahah 
your balls are ............. mmmm

Heh! You do know photography is a pretty dangerous business.

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#hangouts   #remotecontrol   #remotedesktop   #techsupport   #reshare   #chrome  

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Hangouts Remote Desktop: tech support with a personal touch

For those of you who play tech support for friends and family, there’s now a Hangouts app to make things easier -- powered by the same technology behind Chrome Remote Desktop. 

Hangouts Remote Desktop lets you help others by controlling their computer remotely (with their permission, of course). And because you’re both in a Hangout, you can talk with and see each other during the session.

To get started, just start a Hangout and click View More Apps > Add Apps > Hangouts Remote Desktop. 

Let us know what you think, and please keep the feedback coming!

#googleplusupdate

Legally passing

Saturday 11 May 2013  noon

#reshare   #vesak   #melbourne   #buddhism  

+Mee Ming Wong you said you wouldn't get tired with New World Order...

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Good points made. There's a fair bit of rapport with the subject the way that +George Darsas +Yeow Chin Liang +Robin Wong handle their subjects in their unique way...

#streetphotography   #reshare  

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If you have ever been nervous or hesitant when taking street portraits, this article is for you! 

It's a windy day outside - a Friday, so happy to have done good work and now, time to relax, Eliane Elias on Spotify and wondering whether tomorrow will be shiny and warm enough for #chasingthesun

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Talking heads right here on Google+ ?
#reshare #australia #nbn  

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This is your chance to ask questions from Conroy and Turnbull before we hit the Australian federal election in September.

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"“If you are going to apologise then you grovel, you must be incredibly sorry and say you are doing everything you can to make it right – being half-assed is not an option.”"

So uh, +Laurel Papworth social media for corporates is rather like coping with my wife? Thought so.

(brings out bucket to put over head)

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The Australian Financial Review on Myer fiasco and why CEOs need to be on #socialmedia  - the consumer is now in the room at business events. #boycott   #boycottmyer   #myer  

Another activity +Luster Lai for Saturday.... :)

Date - Saturday, May 4, 2013
Time - 6:00 pm
Venue - Main Stage Federation Square

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"FinFisher doesn't just masquerade as Firefox. The Citizen Lab report says it has also been used to target Malay language speakers by "masquerading as a document discussing Malaysia’s upcoming 2013 General Elections.""

+Ronnie Oh +Ronnie Tan +Ronnie Sim
+Raja Indra Putra
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Spyware used by governments poses as Firefox, and Mozilla is angry.

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I guess one may have to wear strange hats to get that one.... +Ronnie Sim 
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We thought Otto von Bismarck's thoughts on sausages were so profound, we put them on the wall at the Monash Law Chambers in the city. [Image thanks to Globalinks Learning Abroad]

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For me, a program searching for a use +Paul Pavlinovich - interesting Android automation environment

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How to use Tasker
Android in itself is already a powerful and flexible system. But, with apps like Tasker, Android gains new ways for manifesting its powers.

Tasker can be daunting for beginners, but the learning curve is worth having Tasker's power for. This video, hopefully, will help you take that first step and get started with Tasker.

To learn more read our full how to guide: http://goo.gl/XXHFc

Remember World Order / Genki Sudo +Mee Ming Wong ?
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So, to compensate for the crick in neck looking up, I guess, you look down. Dappled light on golden leaves. Lovely. Uh-oh, feet in the pic. I think I'll keep them there. Human interest, scale and all that.

It finally occurred to me to find the original - I previously only ever heard the instrumental Earl Klugh version, expertly interpreted but this is quite a gem.

Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues

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Sometimes, you just have to look up
(even if you have a crick in the neck and your LCD doesn't swing)
#chasingthesun