This is great: designers trying to improve the confusing and generally dreadful designs of boarding passes. The author’s original attempts aren’t nearly as great as the later offerings.

Now that we’ve got Monty-the-dog, we don’t have space for a big real tree. So we thought we’d create one to hang on the wall. After a week of making, it’s now hanging in the lounge …

If people are interested I’ll post a description of how I made it, including photos along the way. But, as a hint, the main parts are acrylic paint, a 30″x20″ canvas, a string of fairy lights, a cardboard box and half a roll of sellotape. Enjoy!

Looks strange so far, but see more pictures and the fully story at iconeye, and you’ll see its brilliance.

Time to try some more creative stuff with my camera, particularly some long-exposure night shots, with the help of a tripod. Here are the best 3:

Compare with this photo which I’ve since discovered on flickr, taken by Greenbelt official photographer Jonathon Watkins:

I don’t think I did too badly: firstly I thought of the same shot (just about), and I fiddled around to get about the same effect. He used a stepladder, or else he’s a giant, and used a shorter 1.3s exposure rather than my 3.2s one.