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Second camera shootout – Canon 5D MkIII v GoPro hero 5

23/07/201823/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2229 Views 0 Comments Canon 5D MkIII, GoPro Hero 5

This is my second side-by-side camera shootout – this time with the Canon 5D MkIII versus the GoPro Hero 5.

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Shooting red hot pokers with an Oscillo Raptor

16/07/201829/05/2019 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2182 Views 0 Comments Osillo Raptor

The Two Old Pharts are back, discussing photography – specifically Greg’s ‘new’ 1960-vintage Oscillo Raptor and “the outrageous bokeh it

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Leane’s birthday outing

08/07/201823/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2105 Views 0 Comments

For her birthday, Leane chose to gather the clan at Shoalhaven Zoo. The cool and blustery morning didn’t dampen anyones

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On an organised bird-watching tour – distracted

25/06/201823/07/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2322 Views 0 Comments bird watching, Spring Creek Wetlands

Thanks to Kiama Council and Kiama Birdies, Rosie and I participated in a bird-watching workshop on the weekend. It was

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My first side-by-side camera shootout

21/06/201825/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2329 Views 0 Comments GoPro Hero 5 Black, Huawei P20 Pro

In the search for my ‘perfect’ blogging camera, I pit the GoPro Hero 5 Black against my new phone, the

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Weekend family invasion for crucial rugby clash

19/06/201821/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2137 Views 0 Comments

Ireland versus Australia in the rugby – loads of food and alcohol bought in – and all branches of my

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Someone got a new car

14/06/201819/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2068 Views 0 Comments

Someone got a new car – and was like a kid in a lolly shop 😉 And I learnt another

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Testing GoPro Hero 5 while petting a stingray

10/06/201814/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2600 Views 0 Comments GoPro Hero 5 Black, Kiama stingrays

I got a new GoPro Hero 5 Black for my birthday and took it out for a test drive as

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Fantastic view of Sydney’s Vivid Festival

02/06/201814/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2158 Views 0 Comments Vivid Festival

Rosie and I had a night out in Sydney this week, for Vivid Festival. But the star of the whole

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A ex-Australian Army Centurion tank bush bashing at South Gippsland Tank Adventures, to promote the tank's launch inside the global PC game World of Tanks. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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Got a taste for World of Tanks riding in a Centurion

11/05/201811/05/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7907 Views 0 Comments Centurion, Wargaming, World of Tanks

Thanks to World of Tanks and South Gippsland Tank Adventures, I got to ride in an ex-Aussie Army Centurion tank

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F/A-18A 'Classic' Hornet makes a low-level pass over Illawarra Regional Airport during the 2018 Wings Over Illawarra Air Show. Photo by Brian Hartigan.
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Wings Over Illawarra Air Show 2018

06/05/201802/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3499 Views 0 Comments Air Show, Wings Over Illawarra

ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER – would not be an overstatement. This years Wings Over Illawarra air show was

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Project a long time in the making

02/05/201821/03/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2204 Views 0 Comments CONTACT magazine, Make-n-Do

More than 14 years ago, CONTACT Air Land & Sea magazine was born. About five years ago, I decided to

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My ANZAC Day 2018 – Kiama NSW

25/04/201825/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2632 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2018

A beautiful day in Kiama New South Wales for ANZAC Day 2018. In fact, it was the warmest ANZAC Day

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Another DIY project – you’ll never guess

23/04/201802/06/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2214 Views 0 Comments

Here’s a DIY project I just had to do. You see, I lost something small but crucial to this vlog

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Kiama Sunset – a contemplative music video

16/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1966 Views 0 Comments

Make a cup of tea – or pour a glass of (Irish) whiskey and mellow out to this 13-minute music

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My review of the DJI Osmo Mobile

15/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1984 Views 0 Comments

I bought a DJI Osmo Mobile for Christmas and, while I thought it was the bee’s knees initially, I quickly

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Beaut weekend with the Fam

10/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2145 Views 0 Comments

The Canberra Connection came down to Kiama for the weekend. Beautiful sunny weather for our beautiful family to spend some

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Happy Birthday Ashling

02/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2161 Views 0 Comments

A lovely day out at the Shoalhaven Zoo in North Nowra, New South Wales, today to celebrate our youngest daughter

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The magic of Glendalough County Wicklow

01/04/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2358 Views 1 Comment Glendalough

Glendalough in Co Wicklow is a truly mystical place, the atmosphere around the ancient graves, monastery and round tower only

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It’s nice to be home in Kiama

28/03/201817/04/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2102 Views 0 Comments Kiama

…but more from Ireland still to edit. Rosie and I arrived home safely, though very jetlagged, on Monday, and did

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