So here is my problem. I open up a photo I've taken in RAW, process it, edit it, whatever, open it in photoshop, blah blah blah, and then save it as a JPEG, open it up in preview (or just upload it to deviantart or facebook or whatever) and it's lost TONS of saturation and is so bland in vibrance. I must have something set wrong... Any ideas?




I'm sooo behind and out of touch on here! I have so many photos to process and upload but I'm finding it quite the challenge trying to do on the road! But I've got some time to kill today, and unlimited internet, SO hopefully I can do some catch up!

I'm on day 13 of my big road trip around Australia! We smashed it up to Darwin, killing over 5000 km in 11 days. Only paid for accommodation ONCE! Haha! Its hot, and humid and awesome. I swear it never drops below 30 degrees here, even at night. Been doing lots of touristy shit, seeing lots of cool things. Last night as I was nodding off to sleep, listening to my ipod, a cockroach climbed in my hand. Holy shit did I flip haha, jumped up and turned on the lights and seen it. ahhhhh it was sick.. Going to be heading to Cairns for Halloween, hopefully we can find some fun stuff to do that night. Then down the east coast! Hittin up Thailand for New Years and my birthday, and then coming back just before the 26th of Jan to go to Big Day Out! Going to see Muse, Lily Allen, Peaches, Rise Against (again), Powderfinger, Kasabian, Mastodon, among many more! Its gonna be sweet!

After a delightful 23 hour binge drinking session last weekend, I ended it with a flight to Melbourne and a first impression my best friend's boyfriend's parents will never forget. Though having been living with Caitlyn (my best friend) for the last 8 months I'm sure they never got to see this side of her. A side that only I can bring out. Reeking of stale beer and cigars, Caitlyn introduced me to Grant and Debbie, the nicest people in the world! They took our state with shits and giggles and I've come to find they're not only incredibly nice, but also very incredibly cool. So I'm happy to say I'm enjoying my time in little Malmsbury, especially since it's the weekend, and Cait and Ryan (her bf) don't have to work tomorrow so we're going to Melbourne (an hr away) to watch some footy and Ryan's friend's band, and a few drinks. Go Melbourne Bulldogs! Whoo!






Ingredients:
- a 2'6 of Bacardi Rum
- a 2'6 of Smirnoff Vodka
- a 2'6 of Kahlua
- Grendadine
- Milk
- Strawberries Optional!

Combine 2 shots of vodka and rum, and one kahlua, in a teacup with ice. Throw in half a shot of grenadine and splash in some milk! You now have, a Pink Floyd!

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My beautiful gangster best friend Presley passed away in a car accident on the 20th of August, only days after I left for Australia. It's been a really hard last few days but time only heals. With some encouragement from Obsidianfox I think I'm going to venture outside, explore Bondi Junction today. Take some photos. All I've got is time and I've spent so much of it just sitting and thinking, I need to start doing some productive things.

Pres's memorial was yesterday back home, and it killed me not to be there. But to my great pleasure, my best friend Summer read a letter I wrote for the memorial aloud for me...

"I never got to say goodbye to Presley before I left for Australia,
Not only this but the last time we spoke we argued.
Before all this I could confidently say I had no regrets in life.
But as of now, I wish I could go back in time and do things differently.
This has taught me a huge lesson in living each day as if it's your last.
Just the way Presley did, every single day.
I now know, never again to let the sun set on an argument
Nor leave any of my loved ones without telling them how amazing they are and how much they truly mean to me.
Presley had this captivating gangster charm about her
Everyone was drawn to her confidence, and her take-no-shit rebel attitude.
We always fed off each other's mischievous antics, and never a dull moment passed.
Though I was 2 years her senior, it never felt that way when Proost and I would get together and find some peace to disturb.

She was always showing and teaching me new things as we grew up together.
Like how to enjoy rap music and bring out my inner G, or
how much tastier Prime Times were in comparison to Captain Blacks,
or when there was nothing better to say, you could just say "EEEH WE'RE CAMPING! WHOOP WHOOP!"
or how you're never too old to play house at 5 AM in a stranger's residence and yell wildly from the inside "SHUT THE WINDOW!" while chain smoking and listening to the same songs over and over again on our cell phones.

Proost also taught me how to forgive and forget, and how easy it was to do when you both loved one another as much as we did.
I just can't describe or put into words the hole her passing has left in mine, and all of your hearts.
Something we all will share together is the time it will take to heal.
And wherever our Proostley is she is probably looking down on us, maybe even laughing a little, calling us a bunch of babies.
Nonetheless we'll continue on, fighting through this hurt with a strength we find in her.
And wherever I will go, over here on the other side of the world, I will carry her with me and love her unconditionally and miss her every single day that goes by."

Just hours after the memorial I got messages from friends complimenting me on the words I wrote and giving me good wishes. It meant so much to me to just be able to be there in the smallest way possible even just for a few moments. It really helped.

as i said i would be once my adventures began, i am back! in an entirely new place with entirely new people, promising myself entirely different photos and styles! couldn't be more excited. it's only my third full day here and haven't gotten a chance to cruise too much on my own but tomorrow is my day. thomas (my irishman i'm staying with) has got school all day tomorrow so i'm thinking i plan to wander around shop and take photos all day. i might even attempt to find my way to the beach and back. that could be dangerous though LOL fuck it!


shambhala was ten times better than i ever expected it to be. i thoroughly enjoyed myself this year, topped the last by a mile. unfortunately enough i never got to meet which i couldn't be more pissed about. but thats the ways of shambhles, it messes with your shit lol your time, your initiative, your sleeping pattern. everything! and again i didn't manage to get any night time pictures, but i did manage to snap a few daytimers. really its just so hard because you're always doing something else and packing a huge nikon around all those hippies look at you like a piece of meat. plus techno dancing in the sand does not mix with carrying the beast!

My attempt at making my last few months in Canada completely and utterly epic is definitely coming along nicely. Spending the last two weekends in Etown has been a blast and a half, doesn't get much more fun than what we've been getting up to lol. Haven't gotten a chance to cruise around with coryjohn downtown and shoot some pics yet, but hopefully the next time I go down we can.


With any luck, the camera store here in FSJ will have these smashing pieces of equipment in stock, and if not, I'll probably just order them in or eBay them.. Though, I'm pretty sure I got ripped off by some little puke on eBay as of recently... My Xabi Alonso jersey never came in the mail. Fluffin cants. Anywho, I'm super stoked on them.

I Hate Mondays
-One18