Archive for July, 2006

Tonga: First Encounters 2006

Sat, Jul 29th, 2006  |   Marine Life, Places, Adventures, Video, Multimedia, 日本語 12 Comments

It’s been a hectic first week — travelling, getting settled, seeing friends, swimming with humpback whales. And it’s been a successful week.

We’ve spent lots of time in the water with our cetacean friends, been treated to breaches and other acrobatic displays, and happily, I’ve already recognised a number of whales from previous years.

As soon as I get a free moment, I’ll post some pictures. In the meantime, here’s a short video about our first encounters:

２００６年トンガのザトウクジラの撮影が始まった。主には写真を撮っていますが、今年から初めて映像に挑戦しています。初めの一週間はとってもよくて、クジラとのいい出会いがいっぱいありました。このビデオは最初の子クジラとの出会いです。これからどんどん親子クジラが増えると嬉しい。今後のブログを楽しみに。。。

Packing…Yuck

Wed, Jul 19th, 2006  |   Equipment, Technique, Musings 10 Comments

Packing has got to be the worst part of going on trips. For the record, I hate — no, detest — packing. As a result, I always procrastinate until the last possible moment, then try to pack as quickly as possible to minimise time spent undergoing this unavoidable nightmare.

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Perspective — New Species

Mon, Jul 17th, 2006  |   Articles, Environment No Comments

Perspective is an editorial column I write regularly for FiNS Magazine. This installment is entitled “New Species”:

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月刊ダイバーとトンガの旅

Wed, Jul 12th, 2006  |   日本語 2 Comments

僕のブログは月刊ダイバー雑誌のブログで紹介されています。。。ということは、これから僕は日本語でブログに掲載しないといけない。困ったな〜

今月の後半、ザトウクジラの撮影のためにトンガに行きます。今年で五年目になります。

去年と同じ、日本人写真家の友人越智隆治と一緒に日本の旅行者にトンガのクジラ、自然と面白い文化を紹介します。去年クジラは４週連続遊んでくれましたので、楽しみにしています。

ザトウクジラの写真、数枚を僕のFlickrページに掲載していますので、よかったら見てください。またトンガから新しい写真を掲載します。

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Flickr-ing Like a Madman

Mon, Jul 10th, 2006  |   Musings 4 Comments

I love [tag]Flickr[/tag]. It’s such a cool online tool, and it makes it so much easier for me to share images with friends around the world.

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How to be Mean

Wed, Jul 5th, 2006  |   Musings, People 8 Comments

When I was last in Bangkok, I spent a late night working with
some friends in the Waterworld Bangkok office. Khun Ladawan had tonnes of food on hand, so we stuffed ourselves as the evening went on, and serious work soon gave way to joking around, insulting one another, and much less serious, but equally important work.

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Speaking in Tongues

Tue, Jul 4th, 2006  |   Funny Stuff, Musings No Comments

One of the great things about travelling all over the world is that I’ve been able to pick up bits and pieces of different languages — often just enough to get myself into trouble, but not enough to dig myself out.

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