BlogHide Resteemstoadness (25)in negativespace • 7 years agoSea creature in black and whiteAll living beings are intriguing, and the sheer variety of life is mind boggling. We are used to think of animals like our selves, and plants like the trees and flowers. But in between there are so…toadness (25)in photography • 7 years agoRock'n'RollAn older photo of mine. Shot with equipment that I borrowed. I wish I could afford such a nice camera some day. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mk III Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM ISO: 6400…toadness (25)in photography • 7 years agoSoft flower in the evening lightOne of a series of experimental analog macrophotographs. Camera; Canon AT-1 Lens: Canon FD 50 mm 1:1.8 with macro lens attached Film: Ilford HP5, 400 iso Paper: Fujifilm CrystalActivePaper…toadness (25)in linux • 7 years agoHow to make a dual-boot system (Linux/Windows) boot faster by altering the GRUB boot menuAs I have been using Linux for many years, starting with Red Hat some 20 years ago, I think the distros have matured so much the last couple of years, that there is really not much use for me to…toadness (25)in smartphonephotography • 7 years agoFade into greyI took this picture while driving, crossing borders and oceans, midway between homes ... (Click image to enlarge)toadness (25)in smartphonephotography • 7 years agoThawingThawing ice crystals on a cloudy day. Taken on an LG smartphone.... cropped and added a frame. (Click image for fullscreen)toadness (25)in goldenhourphotography • 7 years agoSunset on the MekongGolden hour as the sun set while sailing in Laos on the Mekong Rivertoadness (25)in portraitphotography • 7 years agoTravels in LaosTook this picture on a travel to Laos some years ago. Camera; Canon 300D Lens; 50 mm prime with ND filter Cropped (Click image for fullscreen)toadness (25)in macrophotography • 7 years agoMacrophotography of red antExploring the details of a an ant up close.toadness (25)in photography • 7 years agoSunset at the seaA take on the category "sunset" - yes, it is probably over-used, but I guess everyone who likes photography will at some point take a some of these. Here is a few shots I took some years ago while…toadness (25)in photography • 7 years agoVariations of a portraitBeen playing around with an old photo I took in Laos some years ago. I did some variations and crops of it, but can't decide which one works best. Below I have posted the progression starting with…toadness (25)in photography • 7 years agoNegative spaceA few of my older black and white portraits, exploring negative space in the composition. Enjoy :-)toadness (25)in photography • 7 years agoWinter sunA few pictures taken with my old DSLR with a 50 mm prime, now that the sun was finally out. Frost in the air too. All photos I post are original content created by myself.toadness (25)in linux • 7 years agoThinkpad integrated smartcard readerHere is a guide on how to install appropriate drivers and tools for the integrated smart-card reader on a Thinkpad laptop - in Ubuntu (14.04 LTS and possibly newer distros too). Think this should…toadness (25)in linux • 7 years agoDisable global menus in Linux (Ubuntu)Here is a way to get the menus in Ubuntu to reside on application windows instead of the top bar: Open a terminal window and enter: sudo echo "export UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0" >…