Photographer in Perth, Western Australia
I was at a few First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia events in April, and here are a few photographs of breaking techniques. First, we have a front snap kick executed as part of a sequence of breaks. The strong sunlight streaming in from the open doorway (in the background) would have presented serious problems… Continue reading April 2019 action
“Why are you here?” A short, simple question, but one that can be read in a few different ways. I would guess that most people have, at some point, asked themselves this question at the deepest, most profound level—”why do I exist?” The Westminster Shorter Catechism begins with a question-answer pair that addresses this question,… Continue reading Easter 2019
First Tae Kwon Do Western Australia’s first grading examination for 2019 was a special event, with 10 members being promoted to Junior Black Belt or 1st Dan Black Belt by Master Vernon Low. For details on the newly promoted black belt members, visit FTKD WA’s Facebook site. There were four Junior Black Belt members from… Continue reading March 2019 action
First Tae Kwon Do Master Vernon Low was back in Perth recently. On this occasion, he spent considerable time with several senior belt members preparing for their black belt grading, and Junior Black Belt members preparing for their 1st Dan black belt grading. I shot the photograph above with my Nikkor AF-D 85 mm f/1.4… Continue reading February 2019 action
First Tae Kwon Do students returned to training this month, and the first senior training session for the year was held recently. Amongst other exercises, senior students and black belt members practised various breaking techniques. Students generally start to practise breaking with plastic re-breakable boards, then move on to pine boards, and eventually to roof… Continue reading January 2019 action
Christmas Day is upon us again, and it’s time to reflect on the year that has been. Apart from the normal commitments of work, family, and so on, this year—perhaps more than any other—is one in which I’ve started to see the underlying logic in Biblical theology. The atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ… Continue reading Christmas 2018
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First Tae Kwon Do’s Master Vernon Low recently conducted the last grading examination in Western Australia for 2018. Two candidates underwent the test for promotion to 1st Dan black belt, and both were successful. Master Low, Chief Instructor John O’Brien, Chief Instructor (WA) Dane Meade, and senior instructors stood together with the new 1st Dan… Continue reading December 2018 action
Nikon appears to be offering cash back on various pieces of photographic equipment through December 2018 and January 2019. As of this afternoon, bonuses range from $100 to $350 back for selected DSLR bodies and from $50 to $500 back for selected lenses. Camera Electronic has released a list with the items available from them,… Continue reading Nikon cash back offers from December 2018
Some years ago, Intel was the only real choice for a consumer-level CPU for serious productivity work, such as RAW image processing. Over the past year or so, though, AMD has really come to the fore—not necessarily for raw computing power, but for sheer value-for-money combined with good multi-core performance. At this point, Intel CPUs… Continue reading Intel and AMD