richard
richard
@admin-richard@www.main-vision.com

I am a media asset manager, camera operator and more. I hike, cycle and climb in my free time. During the COVID-19 pandemic I am blogging on a daily basis to keep a record for future generations.

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  • Hiking around Vex in the Valais.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Saturday I went with a Glocals group up to Vex in the Valais for a short hike. We passed by the thermal pools before heading up to a village where we had some lunch. after that we kept going up towards another village before catching a bus back down. [flickr-gallery…

  • Rafting down the Dranse river.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteYesterday I tested the Olympus camera during a rafting trip down the Dranse river in France. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624497758297″]

  • Ridley Scott is exploring an idea discussed by Dziga Vertov several decades ago

    Reading Time: 2 minutesDisclaimer: These are thoughts, rather than a well structured post. Ridley Scott wants your user generated videos for a film “A Day on Earth” and whilst people are hyping this idea as something new the concept is an old one. Dziga Vertov had an idea that he would capture Life Unawares. Eventually…

  • A walk through the Vaud countryside.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteEvery sunday I try not to use the car at all. As a result I went for a walk through the local countryside and experimented with the new camera. I was looking at the streams but they were quite low, not such a great opportunity to test the underwater part. [flickr-gallery…

  • Paléo Festival De Nyon images, Nexus and Olympus

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere are some images of the Paléo festival. These pictures were taken with the Nexus One [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624569201440″] And these pictures were taken with the Stylus tough 8010 minimu tough 8010. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624567505952″]

  • Canyoning and a new camera

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Saturday I went canyoning, or as you Americans would call it Canyoneering and the adventure was fun. You suit up in 30°C heat and walk for fifteen minutes through a mountain path before going down to the river and jumping from pool to pool. The natural cooling effect of the…

  • Instant translation with Google Chrome

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of the best features of google chrome at the moment is it’s instant translation function. The idea is simple. You surf to a page, it automaticaly detects the language and then presents the content in a language you understand. With such a feature the advantage is that it opens up…

  • Some Android apps.

    Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo see which apps I have just take a look below. With Appz.im you can easily share which apps you have with people. It’s quick and easy to set up.

  • Reading Time: < 1 minute[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624468965462″] More of the Lake parade. This gallery will grow as I have time to process more of the images.

  • Geneva Lake Parade – McDonald’s FIFA theme.

    Reading Time: < 1 minute[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157624344703307″] Every year I go to the lake parade and this year I tried something different. I decided to take photographs rather than video. By the same opportunity I am testing Flickr gallery, a plugin that makes including your flickr images into wordpress a two step process.