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November 10, 2010

Liana was my dad’s student. She’s a big girl now and an inspired architect. She recently decided to start her own small business and asked me if I could come over and take some pictures of her new office to use on her website. It is a neat little place with well paid attention to lines, light, materials and details. Would you expect anything less in an architect’s office?

From a photographic and lighting point of view I would describe it as… um… challenging. It’s the least I can say for a space with bright walls and ceiling, glass separators and metallic surfaces. In two words: reflection orgy. It was fun though.

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Share Some Love

September 6, 2010

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Fresh new design at the auhopu shop! Check it out at cafepress.com/auhopu

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Goodbye Sir Ed

August 29, 2010

hello sir ed

…and thank you for the memories. This is a small trip account (expressed in animal figures).

kiwis: 1
whales: 1
albatrosses: 2
keas: 2
dolphins: 7-8
penguins: 9-10
seals: dozens
pukekos: dozens
sheep: millions (really)

5000km of right hand drive went smoothly. With the exception of a couple broken glasses that kea (the rental company, not the alpine parrot) was kind enough not to bother about.

Photos coming soon after jet lag is beaten.

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Hello New Zealand

August 6, 2010

Athens, Dubai, Melbourne, Auckland. 35 hours of travel, 21 in the air. We were served 5 meals and watched countless movies. Sara pointed out that some people spend their whole lives sitting, eating and watching TV.

Changing hemisphere, changing season, changing constellations, changing the driving side. Setting foot on new ground gives you this feeling of a small conquest.

hello new zealand
hello new zealand

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Raleigh Rebuild (Part V)

July 18, 2010

The original parts that were refitted were the stem, handlebars, bottom bracket cups and spindle, upper headset …and the lamp bracket. All the rest were sourced from local, on-line and ebay stores; some found in used, some in new and some in NOS condition.

Several problems had to be resolved along the way mostly due to uncommon sizes and lack of standardization (e.g. 110mm rear hub, 90mm front hub, 26tpi headset, 72mm long bb). Fortunately, the web is an endless resource.

When this project started, I was not exactly sure what the outcome would be.

Meet Ralph.

raleigh rebuild part v
raleigh rebuild part v
raleigh rebuild part v
raleigh rebuild part v
raleigh rebuild part v
raleigh rebuild part v

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