Fun with Half Life

Kick Ass Chain Reaction

[Photo] More preview

The first preview is here and the full flickr set is here, which will be updated as I go along. There will be a photobox album soon so people can order prints if they want.

  
 

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Travel things

- Yay! No more size restrictions for hand luggage, I can take my camera/laptop bag!
- Have thought about what to take in hand luggage: D80, new 18-50mm f2.8, 70-200mm f2.8, 2x teleconverter (I'm likely to take either panorama shots or close-ups so won't need the missing 20mm and the Sigma wide-angle zoom is faster than the kit lens), laptop to keep weight down. Anything else can go into checked luggage. Will probably not take the backup body but rely on the Fuji should the worst happen.

- Has anyone had any bad experiences with London City Airport?
None of the acceptable airlines in Standsted go to Frankfurt's main airport and I rather spend some time getting there and BA are usually nice. Good thing the flight leaves Frankfurt in the evening (6:30) so I can get to London just after rush hour.

- Mustn't forget chargers and plugs, blank DVDs for backups
- Need to do some outdoor shopping. Need some more microfibre underwear, a rainproof hat, a fleece, new gloves etc. Good thing it's Antarctic summer and we won't go much further South than the polar circle so I won't need any harsh winter stuff I'd never be able to use again. RAin/waterproof is much more important and I can borrow my dad's Goretex trousers.
- Will probably have to test-pack suitcase a few times.
- With the long flights and waiting times, I'll finally be able to get through my reading backlog. While on the ship, I'll probably either be gazing at the sea, processing photos or listen to a scientific talk or info show.
- Want to read up on Santiago and Buenos Aires for things to do and see (we have a few hours each to explore) and obviously Antarctica, too. We'll get swamped with info, talks and things on the ship but some more prior knowledge than what I have would be good.
- Hopefully the onboard net cafe won't be too expensive and allow me to upload photos to flickr via USB key.

Only a bit over two months to go!!! :o)

TOS

Whom Gods Destroy has to be the weirdest episodes ever...