Archive for April 24th, 2007

UPDATE, Anzac Day evening: I recorded audio at the Dawn Service and sent it straight to Brisbane Is Home with my mobile phone:

  • Click here to hear the Last Post being played.
  • Click here to hear a hymn.
  • Click here to hear Queensland Governor Quentin Bryce’s speech.
  • I also sent in two good photos direct to the blog via mobile:

  • The Flame of Remembrance.
  • The sausage sizzle set up by a local radio station.
  • And there’s a video of the first 16-odd minutes of the March, right here:

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    You might get more out of the video by watching it in fullscreen mode: Click here to try that.

    I’ve finished the first batch of photos: click here to see 30 photos from the Anzac Day March.

    Second photoessay finished! Click here for the photos from the Dawn Service.

    And click here to see the full set of 180 photos at flickr, where you can download them, see much larger sizes and watch a slideshow of the photos.

    ORIGINAL STORY, Tuesday April 24th:

    Anzac Day is probably the most deeply-felt national holiday in Australia. April 25th is the anniversary of the morning the ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) forces attacked the coast of the Gallipoli peninsula in 1915, as part of an operation led by the British and French Allies to assist Russia.

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    April 24th, 2007

    My other camera

    My other camera

    My other camera, originally uploaded by David.

    This test is to make sure that tags are working properly.

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    April 24th, 2007

    Brisbane mophotoblog test 2

    Brisbane mophotoblog test 2

    Brisbane mophotoblog test 2, originally uploaded by David.

    One more test to make sure i have all these new gadgets set up perfectly. You’ll notice the gabcast post below. Click on that and you will be able to listen to what i recorded over the phone. Basically, I can make a call from my mobile and record something that goes straight to this website as soon as I hang up. That means i can call in stories from anywhere I can make a phone call - that’s serious flexibility. So after you have admired my beautiful mobile phone photo, click play on the gabcast post to hear the welcome message.

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    April 24th, 2007

    Flickr

    This is a test post from flickr, a fancy photo sharing thing.

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