User:Dawidl

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=My Image Contributions=

=My Interests and Expertise=


 * Photography
 * Classic Automobiles
 * Books
 * Science Fiction
 * by Isaac Asimov
 * by Arthur C Clarke
 * Music
 * Electronic music
 * Felix Laband
 * Juno Reactor
 * Thievery Corporation
 * Shpongle
 * The Karminsky Experience Inc.
 * Biosphere
 * Jazz
 * Miles Davis
 * Patricia Barber
 * Dave Brubeck

I am a Software Engineer, Graphic designer and aspiring photographer. I currently work with:
 * Java
 * Java Media Framework
 * JOGL
 * EJB
 * OpenGL
 * UML


 * XML
 * XForms
 * XML Schema
 * XSLT
 * etc...

=Equipment=

No geek is complete without his toys. I currently use the following:
 * Computers
 * Apple: PowerBook G4
 * Apple: Power Mac G4 Cube
 * Optical / Photography
 * Cameras:
 * Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2006-)
 * Minox 35EL (2006-)
 *  Canon EOS-350D (2005-2006)
 *  Sony DSC-F717 (2004-2005)
 *  Sony DSC-F505V (2000-2004)
 * Lenses:
 * Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 * Canon EF 28-300mm f3.5-5.6L IS USM
 * Ramsa 135mm f/1.8 (old k-mount low-light lens)
 * Konus 4.5inch Newtonian Telescope
 * Transport
 * Mercedes-Benz 560SEC Coupé (1990)
 * Mercedes-Benz Heckflosse ("fintail", Model 220) (1963)
 *  MINI Cooper S (2004) (2004-2006)
 * Audio
 * Primary Hi-fi
 * Musical Fidelity Elektra E200 Preamplifier
 * harman/kardon Signature 1.3 Power Amplifier
 * harman/kardon AVR35 Integrated Amplifier
 * Infinity Beta 50 Loudspeakers
 * Dual 504 Phonograph
 * '''Thorens TD 160 B Mk I Phonograph
 * NAD PP-1 Phono stage

One day, I would like:


 * A TVR automobile (any one after, and including, the TVR Chimaera)
 * An old Silicon Graphics  O2 Workstation (and install Gentoo Linux on it)
 * A Meade AR-6 Telescope
 * A Hobie cat (sailing catamaran)

=Friends and Relations=
 * User:FritzSolms

=Links=
 * My (currently non-existent) site: http://www.aknot.net/
 * My employer: http://www.solms.co.za/