http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:RogerMoore&section=today deviantART RSS for by:RogerMoore en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:02:11 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/4183044/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/4183044/ Wed, 29 Dec 2004 05:46:38 PST Mood: Devastated...

On Christmas morning, at 5:30am, my lifelong best friend, and best man at my wedding, Christopher Alan Zoumbilys, died at the wheel of his car, aged 21 years old.

He was speeding, doing 150km/h coming around a roundabout in McCraken St, Essendon, and crashed into a tree, killing him instantly.

He had his cousin and soulmate, Nick, in the passenger seat. He escaped with head injuries, but lived.

The tree Chris hit was right outside the fence of our school.

I loved my mate. He was my brother. For ten years, he has always been there for me, making me laugh. I could always rely on him for anything. He would move heaven and earth for me in an instant. But not just for me. Chris would do anything for anyone. Doesn't matter who you are, if he called you a friend, he would do so for life.

I am very proud to claim myself his best mate. It is an honoured and privileged position, and I will forever remember my brother in my heart.

Chris, I know you are up there mate, sitting at the right hand of the Lord Christ. Your name means Bearer Of Christ, and you beared Christ for every man woman and child who ever met you.

Please don't crash God's laptop though mate, we don't need an angry God right now

Say G'day to your grandfather for me. Say G'day to my grandmother Betty for me, she loved you too mate, could never get her head around your wacky antics but loved you nevertheless.

I will see you one day, I'll be eighty or ninety years old, a great-great-grandfather, and I will hug you and tell you how miserable my life was without your laughter and cheekiness. Then I will turn to the Lord, and he will have some mighty explaining to do to me, to make me understand finally why I had to lose you.

Until that day, I promise to look after your family.

May you rest in peace, and go with God.

May God see your purity of heart, and bless you.

I'm sure he has already mate.

Your friend, now and forever,

Ryan. Skip. D-oh-nut. Stretch. Dopey.

Brother.

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Nothing without my mate ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/4083235/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/4083235/ Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:51:31 PST Mood: Feel Better Than God
Listening to: I Believe I Can Fly - our dance was to this song!

What's the emoticon for "Feel Better Than God"??

We finally reached the 22 week mark. So we went for an ultrasound in Murdoch, and guess what everybody??

ROGER MOORE IS THE PROUD FATHER OF ONE TINY LITTLE MIRACLE - AND THAT MIRACLE (LIKE MANY) IS MALE!!

A boy! One day... a man!

Someone to play footy with me and my first son. Two sons!!

TWO BLOODY BEA-YOO-TI-FUL LITTLE BOYS OF MY VERY OWN!!!

As you can see, I'm over-the-fucken moon about it! Of course!!

Two little guys to come camping. Fishing. Anything.

Too happy to write any more...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband, And Father Of Two! ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3804597/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3804597/ Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:23:29 PST Mood: Married!!
Listening to: I Believe I Can Fly - our dance was to this song!

Well, after all the planning, and hullabaloo, we finally did it!!

On Saturday 6th November, 2004, I awaited my bride at Centenary Park, WA, who looked absolutely stunning in her simple white dress. She looked totally like an angel, and I was so nervous I kept telling the minister I was going to puke in the lake we were standing beside. Thankfully, I didn't.

I did, however, listen to my buddies' great idea of hitting the piss the night before! Add to that total stupidity, I got into a fight with an ex-girlfriend, who was obviously shitty I was getting married and was happy, and she punched me just below the eye. To make matters even worse, she had a ring on, and tore a chunk out of my face!

So I patched it up with one of those little invisible bandaids that aren't really that invisible, and hoped for the best. I prayed all night that Simone would understand, and not beat me further for ruining every one of our wedding shots.

And then, on his white horse, came Prince Photoshop to the rescue...

As a consequence of this, it will be a while before I get all my wedding photos up on dA, because I have to edit the chunk out of my cheek!

Oh well, I guess it'll be a story to tell one day. I told our guests I walked into a tree though, because telling them your ex hit you the night before your wedding day is not really that classy...

On the dA front, I've been incredibly dull, boring and most of all idle lately, and for that I apologise. At least now the wedding's over, I reckon I could get a year's RPL for any logistics and management course in the world! I had family fighting, cousins going nuts, the whole lot, plus a wedding that was looking like costing about a grand more than we could afford... All up though, we did it pretty well, and had an awesome day.

I'd like to pass on one message to all you bachelors out there: If you think marriage sounds scary, try telling your bride you have half your face missing on the morning of her wedding! If she doesn't have Fat Tony come around and "fix" you up for ruining her entire life, she loves you... marry her...

(Yes, my beautiful wife loves me. She was so fantastic about it all... I love you Simone, if you're reading this...)

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband, And Father Of Two! ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3607478/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3607478/ Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:24:10 PDT Mood: Elated
Listening to: X Goin Give It To Ya
Reading: Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice
Watching: The Good The Bad & The Ugly Collectors Edition DVD

Well, it took some time, but I'm finally back onto the Internet.

Let's put this momentuous occasion in some sort of perspective, shall we? Let's see... the last time I was on the Internet on a regular basis, was back in January, 2002! It has really been that long.

Since then, I've joined dA, maintained my profile and accomplished my tiny amount of pageviews utilising internet cafes and the ISP accounts of close friends and relatives, or, by using the Defence network onboard my ship. Unfortunately, they banned dA as a site "Unessential for military purposes", or something like that.

So the other day, I joined up with dodo, and now have internet access whenever I want it! So look out, I should be uploading lots of photos, as soon as I sort it all out and get an "assembly line" running so I can process and present some of my better material...

But, anyway, I'm just happy to now have a regular access method to dA, the only reason I use the internet is mainly for this site anyway, besides some banking...

And to all those whose work I haven't yet commented on, or journals I've not acknowledged, I apologise and hereby vow to make a better effort, now that I have the means to do so.

Look after yourselves.

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband - to - be, And Father Of Two! ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3476629/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3476629/ Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:25:07 PDT Mood: Runnin amok. Kids...
Listening to: X Goin Give It To Ya
Reading: Interview With The Vampire - Anne Rice
Watching: The Good The Bad & The Ugly Collectors Edition DVD

Sorry I haven't been on here lately, things are very hectic trying to prepare for my upcoming wedding, which is only in five weeks or so...

I have been able to take a very few photos, but unfortunately my laptop is still being fixed, so I can't upload them yet. It's due back very soon, and once I'm back on my photographic feet again, I'll be uploading shit-tins of them. I have photos from Christmas Island, Melbourne, Perth, all to share with you wonderful people very soon. So please stand by me, and bare with me...

I also noticed, I have 1,205 pageviews!! Fucken Aye!! That's a big deal for me, I've been here for a while now, and it's taken me months to get that 1st K.

Once I get my laptop and internet back up and working, I'll be commenting and viewing everyone's galleries, but for now I'm at a smelly LANworld centre, a place for video game nerds to stink out with their unwashed bodies, so I'm kinda keen to get out of here. I'll see you all in good time, until then, be good to each other, and keep supporting those awesome artists on here at the moment.

Smell ya later.

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband - to - be, And Father Of Two! ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3151524/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/3151524/ Tue, 17 Aug 2004 22:39:24 PDT Mood: Unfortunate

Well, it's been quite a few weeks since my last post on dA...

Firstly, my up top trip has been cut dramatically short. I have been found sleepwalking on the ship, and being as it's a warship with lots of dangerous things about, I am forbidden to sleep onboard. As a consequence, I have been sent back to a shore base, and am classified Medically Unfit For Sea, with a possibility (or rather a near certainty) of being Medically Discharged from the Navy!

Add to that, my divisional staff are all convinced that I'm faking it!! They believe I am just trying to desert the ship so I can be at home! So not only have I lost $8000 a year Seagoing Allowance, been stuck in a boring shit job on land, lost my trip, put off my promotion indefinitely, but apparently now I am also a traitor to my country!!

On the good side of life, I am having a baby!! Well, not me, that would be medical history, but my beautiful and darling fiance Simone, is having to me a brand new little bub. We have already chosen a girl's name: Anneliese Betty Moore. Pretty huh??

I got home, and got a bit of a kick to see I have 991 pageviews! Nearly at my first thou'!! I also have about 145 unreviewed DeviantWatch submissions, and have found a new look to dA that I kinda like. So with all these new things to stress about, babies coming, me losing my job and being labelled a traitor, when in fact I'm quite innocent, it's not my fault I sleepwalk, it all means it may take a little while to go through all of these deviations and leave appropriate comments, so please bear with me while I catch up on civilian life...

I would just like to clear up, that I am not a traitor, and I love my country dearly. The last thing I ever wanted was to be discharged... So don't go thinking I am a treacherous person, because I'm really not...

Anyway, have fun everybody...

And to my darling fiance, ~Sexy-Simone84 who'll be reading this probably, I love you sweetheart...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband - to - be, And Father Of Two! ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2960357/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2960357/ Sat, 24 Jul 2004 21:53:09 PDT Mood: Tropical island life

Just a quick one guys to say hello. I'm here at Christmas Island, in the internet kiosk. I plan to take heaps of photos here, so when I get back to Australian mainland on the 2nd of November I should be able to post heaps of new deviations shortly thereafter, so bear with me guys, thanks for all your support and your comments that I got whilst transiting up here, and hopefully I can get on in Singapore, or on another weekend here at C.I.

Until then, look after yourselves.

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband - to - be. ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2869716/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2869716/ Tue, 13 Jul 2004 04:57:56 PDT Mood: Content with world

Well, my fellow deviants, it's been some time since I last posted anything up here, and for good reason.

Censorship And What It Means For Me

The dickheads who manage the Australian Defence Force internet service have decided deviantART is an inappropriate site to be displayed on ADF-provided terminals. This means, of course, that for the next four bloody months, I will be mostly unable to post to dA at all, given as I am sailing for this period of time to South East Asia! I am very shitty at this development, but shall be hunting down cafes and access points in Singapore, Japan and Manila when I arrive at each port. Don't worry, mates, I'll be straight onto it ASAP.

Being A Daddy 101

As you all may know by now, I'm marrying the beautiful and delectable Simone, otherwise known as ~ Sexy-Simone84. You may not know, however, that she has a darling little bloke named Xander, who turned one year old last Thursday!!

This has meant my crash course in being a daddy, which has proven eventful, stressful, hair-raising... but for the most part, it's been the most enjoyable, and satisfying, thing I've ever done. I change his nappy, feed him, put him to bed and collect him when he screams that he's awake, and he repays the favour by smiling the sweetest little three-toothed smile in the world, and by calling me.... get this everyone...

H E   C A L L E D   M E   D A D ! ! !

I was so rapt. Altogether, things are going rather well for my newfound fatherhood...

Wedding Plans

Well, the date has been set: March 19th, 2005. It shall be a Saturday morning wedding in a beautiful little garden known as Harold Boas Gardens in Perth. The bride shall be wearing an exquisite Be-Joy wedding dress that cost me $2000!

I'm going to try and get the wedding photos onto dA, but bear with me on that one...

South East Asia, the Third

On Friday morning, I shall be leaving once more for yet another South East Asian trip. We will be visiting Singapore, Manila, Tokyo, Port Hedland, Christmas Island and Ashmore Reef. The trip will take us four months, so my beautiful and darling fiance shall be alone for quite some time. I hope she can manage... I'm going to miss her so very, very much.

I can honestly say guys, that I'm totally in love. Every time she looks at me, every time she speaks, I feel the urge to grab her, hold her close and tell her how totally stunning she is. I will be posting a pic of her soon, just so you can all see how wonderful she is. She makes me look at life in a very different way than I'm used to, and makes me want to be a better bloke. I've quit drinking, and contemplating hitting the gym, so I can look 100% for her, and make her proud of me.

We've had a few little quibbles, like any couple does, but we always get through it, and sometimes I wonder just how I got so lucky. How does such a beautiful lady wind up with a bloke like me?

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband - to - be. ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2766325/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2766325/ Tue, 29 Jun 2004 19:25:38 PDT I'M GETTING MARRIED EVERYBODY!!

Mood: Total Happiness

I am very proud to announce to everyone here that I have asked my lovely girlfriend, Simone Pitcher, to marry me. She has accepted, and we are due to be married on the 19th March, 2005!!

We are very happy, and totally in love. We have already bought a dress, and plan to be married in the Harold Boas Gardens in City West, Perth. We're even gonna have a horse-drawn carriage!!!

I'm so over the moon about it that this is all I can write for now. I'll get back to everyone with details later...

YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r and Husband - to - be. ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2675531/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2675531/ Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:49:01 PDT Mood: Knocked For Six

I was surfing around some of my Friends' pages, and look what I found:

~seXXy21 Devious Information

Current Age: 15
Current Residence: wit my parents, British Columbia
Interests: Hot Guys! Good Music....a guys tummy
Favourite movie: HORROR...but there are so many good movies
Favourite genre of music: I like a lot of music and if its good, its good
Favourite poet or writer: MemoryFinder
Favourite photographer: RogerMoore
Favourite game: soccer
Favourite cartoon character: Stewy! He's awesome "Damn the broccoli"
Personal Quote: "You've been naughty, go to my room"
Tools of the Trade: Hmmm there are so many

That's SOOOO fucking cool, ain't it? Love you forever ~seXXy21...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2655629/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2655629/ Mon, 14 Jun 2004 03:05:47 PDT Mood: SOOO much to do....!
Listening to: DMX, Eminem, Obie Trice - Go To Sleep Bitch
Reading: Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?

Greetings, my young toddlywinks...

It's been a long, hard weekend for this little black duck. Drinking is such a beautiful thing, gone so horribly wrong...

Latest News

Alongside at Garden Island, WA, and just trying to get my life sorted out before I sail again on about the 12th July to head "Up Top", yet AGAIN!! Now, call me picky, hard to please and downright selfish, but three trips to Asia spanning 7 to 8 months total in about 12 is just too much! I'd just gotten back into the swing of normal life, catching back up with TV shows, the news, my love life... Now I've gotta let it all go again, while I stooge around Japan, Manila and Singapore in a tin can 118m long and 14 wide.

Maybe that sounds great, and I sound spoiled, travelling the world 'n all... but I tell you, it's not the P & O Fair Princess, and it's no luxury cruise.... Imagine 4 months of sailing with 12 days off, and 3 of those twelve at least taken up by duty, and when you finally get off the boat, you're not allowed in half the pubs because of "perceived local threats". In other words, we're the threats to the local's pubs...

Love Life

We're sailing along quite nicely, Simone (~Sexy-Simone84) and I, even through rough seas.... She's great, and I love being with her, and it can be hard sometimes, but let's face it, if it wasn't hard it wouldn't be worthwhile...

I don't think she's looking forward to me going away either, but we'll survive it, I think, and be the better for it...

Wodger's Words Of Wisdom

A ship is always referred to as "she" because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.
Chester Nimitz

Jokes Department

A woman is standing at the checkout counter in her local supermarket. She sees an old man stagger up to her, reeking of alcohol and babbling incoherently.

He takes a brief look at her shopping basket, peruses the items she has chosen and asks her, "You're single, aren't you love?!"

"How ever could you tell?" she asks, dumbfounded.

"BECAUSE YOU'RE FUCKEN UGLY!!!"



What's the best thing about sex with twenty three year olds?

There's more than one of them, for a start...

Deviant Of The Week

This week's deviant of choice is * nasigoreng. His stuff is great, and he has some real artistic vision.

Deviations Of The Week

Rather than just focusing on one particular deviant, here are a selection of what I consider to be some of the best deviations...

http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2621697/ Wed, 09 Jun 2004 14:30:51 PDT Mood: Just cruisin'
Listening to: Hungry Eyes - Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

G'day my little deviantses...

I was going through a couple of journals of other deviants, such as ` insaneone and *ButterflyLady, among others, and thinking about restructuring my journal to incorporate some of their ideas. I mean, favourite deviant of the week, jokes, shit like that... it's a good idea, and I hope all the other guys don't mind me copying their idea.

Latest News

Just killing time in Cockburn Sound, near Garden Island, WA. We have sat here for two days, doing nothing much at all. At sea just for the sake of being at sea, methinks... but oh well. We have nerdy scientists aboard doing defence-related trials, and they need to be done, so here I am, bored shitless.

In the civilian areas of my life, my time with Simone has proven even more enjoyable than I imagined, and we've really hit it off great! I know she'll probably read this, her devnick is ~ Sexy-Simone84 but she has no art or anything uploaded yet. She has the cutest little boy, and we're going out again this weekend, hopefully I can treat her to a great time...

Wodger's Words Of Wisdom

Better a handful of dry dates and content therewith than to own the Gate of Peacocks and be kicked in the eye by a broody camel.
Arabian Proverb

AFL Ladder after Round 11

The Australian Football League, the governing body of Australian Rules Football, is an awesome and modern game, fast, exciting and skillful. Find out more at the AFL Website...

The ladder for this round is as follows...

St. Kilda Saints
Won: 10 Lost: 1 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 40 For: 1339 Against: 875 Percentage: 153.03%
Melbourne Demons
Won: 8 Lost: 3 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 32 For: 1178 Against: 944 Percentage: 124.79%
Brisbane Lions
Won: 8 Lost: 3 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 32 For: 1182 Against: 955 Percentage: 123.77%
Essendon Bombers
Won: 8 Lost: 3 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 32 For: 1218 Against: 1104 Percentage: 110.33%
Port Adelaide Power
Won: 7 Lost: 4 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 28 For: 1203 Against: 1083 Percentage: 111.08%
Sydney Swans
Won: 6 Lost: 5 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 24 For: 1007 Against: 920 Percentage: 109.46%
Geelong Cats
Won: 6 Lost: 5 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 24 For: 1051 Against: 971 Percentage: 108.24%
Fremantle Dockers
Won: 6 Lost: 5 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 24 For: 956 Against: 895 Percentage: 106.82%
Kangaroos
Won: 5 Lost: 6 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 20 For: 1130 Against: 1061 Percentage: 106.5%
West Coast Eagles
Won: 4 Lost: 7 Drawn: 0 Played: 11 Points: 16 For: 1025 Against:... ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2610475/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2610475/ Tue, 08 Jun 2004 05:45:23 PDT Mood: Oh Fuck Yeah!!
Listening to: I Could View 500 Pages - The Pretenders
Watching: 500 Pageviews - The Motion Picture

RogerMoore
Moore. Roger Moore. 00 Nothin'.

is a General Digital Photographer
is Male
is a deviant since Dec 20, 2003, 12:30 AM
is subscribed until Jan 4, 2005, 10:38 PM
has 500 pageviews
is located in Australia
is online
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Yippee! Finally, my 500th pageview. Certainly took its time. I don't get a chance to browse through deviantART enough to encourage more visitors to my page, but I'm positively rapt at getting 500.

Anyways, back to work. We never stop working in the Navy, y'know...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2593671/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2593671/ Sun, 06 Jun 2004 01:02:36 PDT Mood: A new spark in life
Listening to: White Wedding - Billy Idol
Watching: Airheads, Shanghai Noon, My Fair Lady

Well, it's been an interesting few weeks, a bit of time at sea, a bit of time ashore, and a nice new start on one aspect of my life...

Latest News

I have finally found a cool chick to be with, her name's Simone, and she's a stunner, boys, a stunner...

We've been mates for a little while now, and have decided we like the same stuff, and have similar intentions for the future, so we're gonna see that future together, if all goes well...

Anyway, it has made me a much happier deviant, and hopefully (if she'll allow me) I can post some nice photos of her and her gorgeous little boy, and me, doing stuff in nice places.

Ship Movements

Well, Arunta has a few weeks alongside (at last) before we sail for South East Asia, on a four month deployment.

We are going to Kobe, Tokyo (both in Japan), Singapore, Manila in Philippines, and a few other ports I neither know nor care about. I want to see Japan, and am keen to go shopping for a new D70 in Singapore, but besides that am not really looking forward to this deployment. I'd much rather stay home with Simone (see Latest News) but as luck would have it, we'll just have to cope apart for a little while.

I'm not as worried as I'd normally be, because I know she's worth the wait, and I'm convinced she's the chick for me. I know she'll wait for me, and that we'll be happy once I'm back home.

The Football

The Doggies are not doing too well this year (AFL, Aussie rules football) but hopefully we can pick up our game a bit and get to winning points...

Well, that's all I have to update you all on thus far.

Have fun, keep posting, and don't forget me.

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2488285/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2488285/ Sun, 23 May 2004 04:41:04 PDT Mood: Dead to the world...
Listening to: Slice Of Heaven

Well, I finally got home!!

We're now alongside at Rockingham, Western Australia. I never realise how much I really love my country until I leave it. Just the smell alone. You can smell Australian soil. It smells finer than any other on Earth. It smells of people out in their backyards, roasting a barbeque, or taking their kids to the local footy match. It smells of meat pies at the Aussie Rules footy game, the local bottle shop selling glorious, glorious beer. And most of all, it smells like Bundaberg Rum, the rum God himself drinks...

Now maybe I can get some more photos posted up here, and get around to commenting on some absolutely wonderful work happening here since I've been absent/passive.

Deviants of note are *ButterflyLady and *SpiralSpring who have turned out some wonderful work while I was gone.

I bought myself an Apple iPod in Singapore. Cost me about $400 Australian. I got myself a 15Gb one, because quite frankly spending the extra $300 and getting a 40Gb seemed ridiculous to me. Where the hell am I going to find more than 10,000 songs? I'm having a hard enough time finding the 3,000 songs or more mine holds. I've already put just about every CD I own on it, plus those of my shipmates. And that only numbers 873!! Jesus...

I love it though. Awesome bit of kit. I'm now listening to Tina Turner's "What's Love Got To Do With It". I've got just about everything on here, from AC/DC to Marilyn Manson, to Garth Brooks, to Kylie Minogue, to Alice Cooper, to Madonna, REM, Rob Zombie, Hunters And Collectors, David Bowie (seen him live!! have his guitar pick framed on my wall. just had to add that bit), Cold Chisel, to name just a slight few...

Anyway, I'm on duty tonight, and won't get off until 0740 tomorrow morning. Upon which, I'll be rocking the local pub 'til nightfall...

Ahhh, a sailor's life for me.... A'harrrgh!!

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2480538/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2480538/ Fri, 21 May 2004 22:52:28 PDT Mood: Completely exhausted
Listening to: A Fifth Of Beethoven - Saturday Night Fever
Reading: No time to read lately
Watching: Brother Bear and Van Helsing

Well, I'm finally on my way home to Australia. We're less than 500 nautical miles away now, and steadily closing.

I've just spent the last six weeks on deployment to South East Asia. We went on a Navigation Week, where we transited from Perth to Darwin following the coast the entire way, in order to train up new Navigators for the rest of the fleet. They were arrogant pigs, and we had a hard week.

As soon as we got to Darwin the trip got better though. We had a few days shore leave, which we spent drinking and cruising around the relaxed and breezy city.

We sailed to Singapore, via the Indonesian Archipelago, which meant closing up a pirate sentry every night. Yes, there are pirates still operating in many waters in Asia. They prey on merchant ships mainly, but there have been instances in the past where they have either mistakenly or boldly attacked foreign warships. So we close up a sentry, (me) whose job is to wear a flak jacket, carry a F88 Austeyr assault rifle, 60 rounds of live ammunition, a night-vision scope, six flares, two radios, a helmet and a whistle. A lot of weight to carry when you stand there for six hours in the dark, alone.

From Singapore we participated in Exercise Bersama Shield, a joint exercise with the Singaporean, Malaysian, British, and Australian Navies. The Thais also had a go, but that was only for one day.

We came in to Kuantan for a brief port visit, and from there sailed home. We are now approaching Perth at a great rate of knots, but the seas are rough and heavy, and quite a few of us (myself included) have fallen seasick more than once the last few days...

Anyway, I hope to get on here some time next week when I'm ashore and catch up with all my comments, check out all your deviations, and otherwise get up to speed on the dA world.

Until then, that's me...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2212093/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2212093/ Tue, 13 Apr 2004 02:25:18 PDT Mood: God I Luv My Country
Listening to: Smurfs Theme Song - La la lala la laah
Reading: Still reading Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Watching: Red Dragon

G'day mates!

I'm currently cruising around north of Australia, on my ship, the HMAS Arunta. We're in a more relaxed state than previous months, and settling into what we call Cruising Watches.

We stopped off at Dampier for fuel, and we're on our way to Darwin, in the Northern Territory. I love Darwin, and am over the moon to be visiting my favourite port. The place is just the perfect Australian life. Thongs, heat, beer, board shorts, crocodiles and football. What more could any Australian man or woman want??

I hope to be taking plenty of photographs in Darwin, and there's plenty to photograph. Not right away, when you first look at the place. But after a while, you learn where the images are. They are where they always are. Everywhere around you.

So I'll be doing my best to get these (if they turn out purdy) onto deviantART. dA is the only place I surf to, besides my internet banking and such. I don't bother with the rest of the web. I don't always have time, as the Navy life is a demanding one. But I always find the time to jump on the LAN and have a quick look at my messages at least. I do my best to comment on others' work as much as possible, but again, I don't get a lot of free time.

Anyway, I hope *SpiralSpring is enjoying her subscription, * ButterflyLady is enjoying photographing Tieia (*PilotsAngel), and all of you keep giving me more reasons to crawl out of my rack an hour early in the mornings (or nights) and check my messages. Until then, catch ya later...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2139630/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/2139630/ Fri, 02 Apr 2004 19:29:44 PST Mood: Weary sea-traveller
Listening to: The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Reading: Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Watching: 50 First Dates - Very funny, good flick...

Well, my hearties, I'm finally back alongside after a month of playing war at sea. I've missed you all, and my messages took me about four hours to clear out properly.

I didn't get any shots with my digital this time, preferring to use my film camera on those rare occasions where I both had something interesting to shoot (as beautiful as the sea can be, it's just water after all) and the time to shoot it. I did get some shots of a submarine with it's periscope up (a rare sight, believe it or not), some shots of a few of my shipmates, and some of the HMAS Adelaide. I haven't had them developed yet, so we'll have to wait and see...

Latest News

It's FOOTY SEASON again!!! YIP YIP!! HOORAH!!

I am a rabid Australian Rules fan. I was born in a town where the football features on EVERY SINGLE PAGE of the Sunday paper, where a man will find himself in bar brawls simply for wearing the wrong guernsey in the wrong bar, where the football is a part of the town itself. I'm talking, of course, about Melbourne, Australia, one of the most sports-crazed cities in the world.

I follow the Western Bulldogs with a passion. I have a photo somewhere taken by my grandmother on the day I was born, wrapped in a Western Bulldogs football scarf. So I really had no choice...

'Carn The Mighty Doggies!!!

I've Found It!! My Favourite deviantart.com Image Of All Time!!

It was taken by *ButterflyLady , and it is the most touching, personally, I have seen on here. It's titled "" and I went straight to her Print Account and bought it. It now hangs on my wall.

Quote Of The Week/Month

Beauty is only skin deep... but ugly goes all the way to the bone...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1897907/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1897907/ Tue, 24 Feb 2004 06:02:49 PST Mood: Rockin' to The Bowie
Listening to: Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Watching: Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars

It was a warm balmy night in Sydney, Australia, on the 21st February 2004. Where in Sydney was I, you may ask?

ROCKIN' IT ON TO THE GREATEST IN POP INNOVATION EVER TO GRACE THE EARTH!!! FUCK YEAH!!!

Bowie rocked! Bowie rolled! Bowie just plain ol' fuckin' kicked musical ass!!

He kicked off on Rebel Rebel, and worked his way through a collection of both old and new hits such as Ziggy Stardust, China Girl, Heroes, Lonely Man, Let's Dance, Fame, Pressure, and a host of others that just blew me away.

He was funny, witty and didn't patronise the crowd. He played four encores, and I even SCORED A GUITAR PICK USED BY THE MAN HIMSELF!! A couple of young girls were fighting over it, and dropped it. Open game, I says.

I now have it framed on me wall. I'm getting a plaque made up tonight with these words engraved:

"David Bowie: A Reality Tour 2004
Sydney Entertainment Centre
February 21st 2004"

It was just awesome dudes... Anyway...

Latest News

My ship played up so much during training our Ship's Company was banned from one of our naval bases. Nobody ever remembers something like this ever happening before.

I've met a new chicky babe, lives 20mins north of Perth.

I sail with my ship on this Tuesday coming, at about 1000. May not be able to post anything for some time. Navy, it would be a hard life if you had one...

Photo Tip #476

Seen these new-fangled mobile phone gadget whatsamajiggers with inbuilt cameras?

This kind of technology has seriously advanced my photographic enjoyment, as I can now take a photo of my own butt and send it via MMS (pic version of SMS) to my family and friends.

Isn't that what technology is for??

Quote Of The Week

If it ain't broke... It ain't on our ship...

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1826231/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1826231/ Wed, 11 Feb 2004 01:36:55 PST
Mood: Looking to the real.
Listening to: Dead Or Alive - Jon Bon Jovi
Watching: Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man (classic!)

I've been thinking quite a bit about this whole *skyking fiasco. I know I've been harping on about it a bit, and I apologise for that, but it really hit me to the core.

But today, whilst looking around on DA, (ever the source of sudden enlightenment that it is) I stumbled across an artist that I've admired for many years. I first came across his work when downloading skins for winamp, and have been a bit of a fan since.

His name is ~fli7e, and he is one of the best, and most known, winamp skinners on the Net. Between his work and misery/deaddreamer's, you need no other skin taking up valuable hard disk space, because no other can match theirs for quality and just sheer ingenuity...

Now, also for many years I've seen his work ripped by every little dickhead " artist" from Sydney to San Francisco and back again.

Despite all this, admirers of his work can still pick who the wannabe skinner ripped it from.

So that's what I want to aim for in my work. Not only nice images, but something so distinctive and reflective of me that if you did find it in the galleries of the likes of Lee, you would say, "Well, I don't know about this character, but this looks like a piece by Roger Moore"...

What do we all think about that? Can it be done? In today's world of mass-media and billions of images flying around the Net, can we produce something that screams "This was done by me" and could not possibly be by anyone else?

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S e r i o u s   A m a t e u r   P h o t o g r a p h e r ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1821954/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1821954/ Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:26:06 PST Mood: Ready for sea... NOT
Listening to: I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love - Barry White

Well, after my previous few depressing entries, I decided to take a leaf from ` insaneone's book and do a "News / top Ten" thingy... Just for something different...

Latest News & Developments

Well, in basically two more weeks it's back into the sea-going routine, so posting stuff on here will be done few and far between. I do hope to get on here as much as is made possible, however, we are working up pretty hard for the first few weeks and this may not be feasible... I'll keep you all posted.

Roger's Thought For The Day

Acceptance among your peers can only be for yourself... Not for who you want to be...

The Official™ Roger Moore Top Ten:

1.
SpiralSpring
This girl gets top billing, and for good reason. She continually surprises me with what she photographs. Not just how. But what. I find myself increasingly inspired by her work. Your biggest fan Caitlin!!

2.
seXXy21
Let's hear it for Leigh-Anna, who shows twice the enthusiasm I do...

3.
tuxsuti
If not for her breadth of talent, variety of areas she submits to, and sheer quality of her work, then it must be for that great devID of hers, which I laugh at every time I see it. A sexy woman with a great sense of humour, it seems...

4.
winter2040
The man I turn to for ideas & inspiration when I need that grungy, PS layered collage look, of which the bloke is a master...

5.
ButterflyLady
A recent discovery, *ButterflyLady is a great portrait artist who uses the same model quite frequently (my number 6). She has a different way of seeing things...

6.
PilotsAngel
Tieia is not just a beautiful looking woman, she's also a photographer! And of hard, charry military hardware nonetheless!! Just struck that magical chord in my heart right there...

7.
fee-clochette
This girl's photos are "da bomb"!! Just check out her colours and location alone... Awesome.

8.
Jomina
Ira Robinson by name, this man submits at least one new work every day I log on here... With 181 deviations under his belt so far, I'm sure it's only a matter of hours before his next work, which, if typical, shall consist of a finely thought out pose, exceptional lighting and a real meaning and intent to the shot.

9.
:iconphotography-challenge: Photography-Challenge
This place is a great idea. You try out each new month's challenge, which usually just involves taking a photo with three specified items/ideas within it. Not only do you have to think of a great way to present these three things, but you also have to give the shot something spectacular in itself. Not easily done...

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http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1810670/ Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:54:49 PST
Mood: Shocked. Totally.
Listening to: China Girl by David Bowie
Watching: Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars

I came online today to catch up with weeks lost.

I was shocked to see that *skyking had left DA. Wondering why, I checked out his site. It appears ol' mate Lee had been taking the work of others and exhibiting it as his own.

Having loved his work, and admired his " skills" greatly, I at first felt betrayed that his work was that of another.

I think this shows just how easily your work can be ripped off here. I upload all my work always thinking the same thing:

"If I upload this photo / artwork I've spent time and effort creating, will I get the credit and opinion I've earnt? Or will someone keen on feeling cool and loved take my work and say, 'Look at what I did'."

I have never claimed a work not mine, so can only see things from the point of view of the owner of the image. I would feel robbed. After all, it is MY heart, my soul, and my thoughts and dreams in my work. Someone taking it is like someone taking my soul and saying THIS IS NOW MINE, like it or lump it.

At first I didn't believe it. I sent Lee a note saying that he could write me personally, and gave him my address, as I honestly believed that he could not be capable of doing it.

I have now seen solid proof. I have seen a work I loved done by someone else, with no credit to that person. That person's imagination and hard work has been taken from them to satisfy another's need for acceptance.

What did bother me the most, however, is how easily this can be done. This then leads on to the argument: "Who's work is it REALLY??" whenever you see a great piece.

Does this mean, that if a photographer who may have taken average images in the past stumbles upon a great image by pure luck, that we should be skeptical, and wonder if they ripped it off??

I used to write my name in a small area of the image using a colour similar to the background but a few steps off, and small pixel-sized font, to mark my work. But I don't have time for that anymore. It takes much too long.

Will placing my name at the bottom right corner help? No. The would-be thief shall just crop the image. So how do we protect our images whilst still allowing them to be viewed unobstructed??

And how do I prove that my work is my work??

Another point that bothered me is the argument used that "each of his pieces was too unique".

This worries me, because my work is unique also. I like to try many different and varied techniques and subject matters in my photography, as I'm only just learning. I have photos from sunsets on tropical islands to cool rivers at dawn, to roundabouts in the midst of traffic in Vietnam.

Will someone look at my work, see no common theme, and accuse me of plagiarising my own work??

See my gallery and you'll see what I mean. I assure you that every single piece is my own. I shall provide the original discs (I have a CD Mavica) with the photos if you like. I shall even take you to the locations (except the Asia ones of course) and show you exactly how and where it was shot.

Is this the only way to protect myself. I hope not...

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Take acceptance only in the work YOU do. Love and praise for someone else's work is love and praise for someone else. ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1810587/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1810587/ Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:23:07 PST
I live on my ship, which is an Anzac Class frigate: H.M.A.S. Arunta. (The H.M.A.S. = Her Majesty's Australian S hip)
In case you're interested, the Arunta is a 3,500+ tonne warship, equipped with SeaSparrow missiles and a 5inch gun. I'm a Combat Systems Operator, specialising in Electronic Warfare.

Anyway, I'm back at work again. We have the Internet at work, but it's very temperamental, and a lot of the time, when we go to sea, the internet is not always available to us. Sometimes that's because it's broken, but mostly because we cannot radiate our radio equipment for fear of letting everyone know where our ship is. It's an anti-intelligence measure. What this means is I can receive emails and such but cannot transmit.

What this means for DA is that I can only submit at certain times, both when it's available and I have the time.

I hope, however, to keep those entries coming. We'll have to see how things pan out...

]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1810558/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1810558/ Sat, 07 Feb 2004 23:11:54 PST SpiralSpring's journal entry. Bold the things that are true. Leave the false regular.

Do your own...

01. When I was younger I made some bad decisions
02. I don't watch much TV these days
03. I love psychodelic mushrooms
04. I love sleeping (i'm renowned for it)
05. I have loads of books
06. I once slept in a toilet
07. I love playing video games
08. I adore marijuana
09. I watch porn movies
10. I watch them with my father (with a few beers after the footy for a laugh)
11. I like sharks
12. I love spiders, I think they're adorable, especially the ones with bright colours on their backs
13. I was born without hair and I still have no hair
14. I like J. Bush
15. People are cool.
16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year
17. I have jacuzzi and a Porsche
18. I have a lot to learn
19. I carry my knife everywhere with myself
20. I'm really really smart
21. I've never broken someone's bones
22. I have a secret
23. I hate snow
24. I drink only milk
25. Punk rock rules
26. I hate Bill Gates!
27. I love Chinese food
28. I would hate to be famous
29. I am not a morning person
30. I wear glasses
31. I don't need glasses, except sunglasses
32. I have potential
33. I'm pure Japanese
34. My legs are two different sizes i refuse to believe my legs are identical..
35. I have a twin (although stillborn... her name was Leanne)
36. I wear a padded bra (kidding!)
37. I can ramble on about absolutely nothing
38. I'm left-handed
39. I hate llamas, but I'm one of them
40. I don't like horror movies
41. I suck at climbing, but I love it anyway
42. People hate me usually.
43. I love pop music
44. I hardly ever go to bed before midnight (i'll sleep when i'm dead)
45. I hate parking fines
46. I know national anthem of my country by heart (not america...AUSTRALIA!)
47. I know more than two languages
48. I spend too much time on the computer
49. I often want to throw out the computer in a window
50. I live on a ground floor (i actually live on a ship!)
51. I don't like chocolate
52. I'd like to be more original
53. I've lied
54. Cocks are my favorite birds
55. I want to conquer the world (remember the sex appeal coup?)
56. I wonder what happens when you die
57. I've read all books about Harry Potter
58. Eat your dog!
59. I love to exercise.
60. I hate chemistry with a passion
61. I love to write
62. I like changes
63. I hate going to class
64. I am afraid to die
65. I hate dish washing
66. My hair is long, brown, and incredibly curly
67. My nails are nine inch long
68. My favorite color is black
69. I like to sleep on the floor
70. I am hopeless at cooking
71. I sucked my thumb when I was little.
72. I should be doing somehting else rather than writing this
73. I am online a lot, but not in MSN
74. I hate government (I work for the bastards)
75. I don't have a girlfriend/boyfriend (i have several LOL)
76. I'm too nice for my own good.
77. I love to read, I read as much as I can.
78. I don't trust newspapers
79. I like debating
80. I live in a vagon
81. I clean my room once a month
82. I'm scared of american fast food
83. I have a third eye
84. I love Mozambique
85. I don't trust any religion.
86. I used to play with barbies because all the other girls were doing it
87. I wanted to be a super hero when I was little.
88. I like listening to wind chimes
89. I'm very disorganized
90. My hair is long and straight
91. I earn a lot
92. I don't like spicy food
93. I keep a diary
94. I can't do cartwheels
95. I am very lazy.
96. I'm sarcastic
97. I think my hair is annoying
98. I'm very sensitive
99. I love being "ab-normal"
100. My left eye is violet and my right eye is a light blue.

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Well, my stay at my aunt's house has come to a close, and I won't have any more access to the Net. However, I still intend to keep putting my photos on a CD and getting my ass down to an internet cafe / mate's house / any access point at all really and keep uploading those photos.

I can't wait to come back and check out all the work you've all submitted in my absence.

I shan't be long, and before you know it I'll find another way to get online. DeviantART is my main reason for getting onto the Net in the first place, as the rest of the Big WWW doesn't really faze me much anymore. But this place has provided me both with a place to show my work, and a place to be inspired by the work of others, such as *skyking and ~ SpiralSpring to name just a few...

With any luck, I'll be getting online every week or two...

Until then, keep amazing me with your artwork guys...

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1 0 1   P a g e v i e w s ! !

Yippee!!!

Oh happy happy joy!! ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1629502/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1629502/ Sun, 04 Jan 2004 16:49:12 PST
Well, call me Mr. Keen, but I'm going back. I've played a bit with some self portrait shots whilst back here in Melbourne, but seeing as it's summer here down under, the best place to be at the moment is most definitely the beach.

I'll hopefully get some good images, but seeing as I'm going to spend the time with a lady, well, I hope I don't get distracted...

Distracted from the photography, or the lady, you ask?...... ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1618791/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1618791/ Fri, 02 Jan 2004 11:23:02 PST
Ocean Grove is kinda cool, but I don't think I'll ever go back there again for NYE. My friend and I had a fight, and I ended up kicked out of a caravan in the middle of the night.
It kinda sucked.
Other than that, I had an enjoyable couple of days, and got extremely sunburnt everywhere!
I'm a bit shat off at myself for not getting any photos, but I'm sure I'll get the opportunity again.

Sorry for the multiple posts, my signature got attached somehow... ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1593514/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1593514/ Sun, 28 Dec 2003 07:32:03 PST
Anyway, I am working on it...

Aside from all that, I joined a few deviantART clubs today...

~photo-challenge

This club runs monthly "challenges" to produce a photo based on the criteria they give. This sounds like a lot of fun, and something different, so I joined. Also, I reckon it's probably an excellent way to improve your skills, shooting stuff that's not familiar. Step out of your comfort zone, so to speak.

~australia

Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!

Well, I love my country to death... 'Nuff said.

I still am unsure how these clubs work, as I'm new to all this, but we shall see with time... ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1591387/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1591387/ Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:25:53 PST
So, on one of my crazier moments, I decided to travel about 20 kilometres to a small little park besides the Canning Street Bridge in Maribyrnong.

I wandered along the bank of the river until I found a good spot.

I also tried something new this morning. I decided I'd try one of those makeshift panoramas by rotating my camera and then joining all the images together.

So I took my tripod, which has bubble levels and a bearing circle on it, and set it up. As I was rotating the camera for each shot (5 degrees each time) I did it at regular intervals, and the lighting rose dramatically. I don't know what it will look like when joined together (I don't have PS8 with me) but from what I can see, I should end up with a full 360 degree panorama that starts in relative darkness at one end and becomes day by the other. Should be interesting, and I'll post the results when they come. ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1589480/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1589480/ Sat, 27 Dec 2003 08:33:32 PST
I've joined my ship, seen a bit of the world, grabbed some photos, made war on pretend enemies everywhere, and basically had a mixed year. By mixed I mean it was good, but some parts left wanted.

With New Year's Eve coming, I must make a decision all young males face all over the world at this troubled time: " Where am I pissing up this year?"

I had on my shortlist of Roger Moore's Venues Of Partying Down a few different places...

Place #1 Melbourne City, on the banks of the Yarra.
I thought about maybe taking my camera in to get some photos of the festivities, but figured if I did it would only be trashed, and the city does get kinda packed out.

Place #2 Home, a few mates around for a barbie.
Got no mates . No, seriously though, I've done this one WAY too many times for count, and it gets a bit old.

Place #3 The Mountains Of Peru, helping poor widdle orphans.
Ummm, no....

Place #4 Ocean Grove, surfing town on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria.
I reckon this is the place for me. Somewhere quiet yet boasting a party to rock your socks off, somewhere familiar yet seldom visited, and a nice cruisy few days on the beach, kicking up in the sun and surf.

The Verdict: Place #4, Ocean Grove for me!!

Phew! That decided, I won't be posting for a few days, so if you're thinking, " Hey, where's Roger?" he's drinking copious amounts of piss, teaching the young surfers how to drink like a sailor, bedding every female object in sight, passing out unconscious on the beach, full of tequila and the rushing blood of a man on the Wicked Water.

I'll still be here for a few days, but thought, seeing as you'll all miss me so much (..........*cough*.............*cricket in the background*......................*trees rustle*...............) I thought I'd warn yas. ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1588056/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1588056/ Fri, 26 Dec 2003 21:16:14 PST
Because my laptop has shit it in, I'm now using the computers and net accounts of friends and family, and using the CDs from my Mavica to post the photos to the net.

I just received an email from somebody asking me how I did the colors for one of my sunset photos in Photoshop, and could I teach him?

Well, I know how to in PS, but all of the images posted here are genuine, pure photography. All I've done is crop a few of them, add a border here or there, and that's it. I did all of that in Microsoft Paint, as my aunt's computer is quite featureless.

I do miss my Photoshop 7, but when it comes to my photos I mainly use PS only for a few minor colour touchups, to take a bad element out of a photo (like a tree in the wrong place or something) or small insignificant things like that.

I really do believe in presenting photos as they are. If you do want to manipulate them, I reckon the decent thing is to at least tell people they've been manipulated.

The reason I try not to do it is because, with technology the way it is today, and movies like The Matrix commonplace, when you show someone a photo and say you "touched it up", no matter how much work you do, someone will always assume the magic lay in Photoshop, and not in your own skill with a computer or, for that matter, a camera.

Because of this I try to get the results I'm after at the source, at the camera, so that when you see a nice photo of mine, you can say, "That's how the lens saw it".

Opinions?? ]]> ~RogerMoore http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1556045/ http://RogerMoore.deviantart.com/journal/1556045/ Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:03:33 PST
I took some great photos, which I am still trying to sort out and therefore can only post about three or four at the moment. I am hoping to post the rest soon though.

During our trip, we went to Darwin, Christmas Island, Langkawi (Malaysia), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), and Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, in Vietnam). I grabbed a decent amount of piccies from each port, except for Singapore, of which I took a total of six crap photos. I will be returning to Singapore again next year though, so it's no great loss.

Anyway, I'm glad to finally be home, and I think I will most definitely appreciate our easy way of life over here. We have things so much luckier than many... ]]> ~RogerMoore