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I particularly love the FAQ section.
If I ever get too fed up with Tumblr, I may give something like this a go. For now, Tumblr is more than adequate for my needs.
(Via The Brooks Review)
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The colours and composition of this are just perfect. It’s surprisingly difficult to take a photo of an all black bag and still get the correct exposure for the background.
Plus, it’s proof that I’m not the only one who takes pictures of my bag to share on the internet…
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I’ve water tested GORUCK’s bags here before but I haven’t before had the opportunity to use one in the snow. That all changed last week when I experienced Alpine snowfall at its finest while skiing in Avoriaz, France.
Read on to see how the GR1 coped.
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- Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Aperture: f/2.8
- Exposure: 1/30th
- Focal Length: 50mm
Old, meet new.
— Olympus OM10 and Fuji X100
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raymondpark asked: Hello Jon, I serendipitously fell upon your blog by way of your post about how you used your GORUCK GR1 as an hardcore camera bag. I have spent all morning becoming increasingly obsessed with said bag and have been wondering if I should get it. Coincidentally, I have had the Billingham Hadley Pro for about 7-8 years now and love it. I was excited to hear you used the insert from it in the GR1. May I ask how exactly it fit inside? Thanks for your time. Cool blog! Best regards, Ray
I’ve posted some photos – take a look!
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Having read my post on how I used my GORUCK GR1 as a hardcore camera bag, I was asked by Tumblr user Ray Park exactly how the insert from a Billingham Hadley Pro fits inside GORUCK’s GR1.
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“Producing beautiful software is not a goal. Solving complex technical problems is not a goal. Writing bug-free code is not a goal. Using sexy programming languages is not a goal. Add revenue. Reduce costs. Those are your only goals.”
This is a great read, regardless of whether you are a programmer or not. But if you do write code and are at all interested in your career, stop what you’re doing and read this now.
Entertaining, insightful and completely true.
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As promised before the weekend, here’s my current favourite iPhone wallpaper for you to download and enjoy.
I took this shot on the River Dart at Dartmouth (in the UK), the home of Officer training for the Royal Navy. The sun was just setting behind the hills and was reflecting on the water.
For the photography geeks, it was taken with a Canon 5D Mark II with 70-200mm f/2.8. I’ve found this kind of shot looks great if you focus on the water about one third of the way from the bottom of the frame. This leads the eye in nicely and you end up with the horizon, hills, sun and reflections being out of focus in the top two thirds of the frame. With a nice, fast lens like the 70-200mm you can get some nice bokeh and very subtle lens flare if you get the angles right.
Anyway, download and enjoy. It’s iPhone 4 (retina display) ready and looks great as a lock screen or home screen background.
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Sunset on the Dart on Flickr.
I love the reflections in the water in this shot taken on the River Dart at the weekend.
Shot with a Canon 5D Mark II + 70-200mm f/2.8L at f/2.8, 1/2000s and ISO 100.
