I've started up a new YouTube channel called ChrisLights, in which I'll be sharing my love for lights, sound, games and code. For my first video, I created a system that detects gunfire in Doom II and

My first Udemy course has launched! The LED Pixel Master Course is all about creating fun, interactive projects with LED pixels. Creating the course was a fantastic learning opportunity and it took me

A close-up of a leaf with the sun shining through it. You can see lots of wet "hair" on the leaf, I assume these hairs serve to trap moisture and feed the plant. I really like the colours in

Last weekend I bought a car wash ticket and drove my car to the entrance, only to be greeted with a queue 5 cars long. It took me about 40 minutes to get my car through. During the long wait, however,

The beautiful Bird Of Paradise flower, named for its striking resemblance to a colourful bird's crest and beak. I've been super busy the last few days, so I haven't had much of a chance to be active on

Nature can produce some beautiful things. This is another botanical gardens shot. I think the radial spikes give the photo a rather dramatic look. All in all this is one cool flower!

I chanced upon these mushrooms shortly after taking my Creepy Cabin photo. They're the most perfect little group and I love their colour! I also enjoy the way some of the mushrooms bend out to the right

iAccelerate is a local startup incubator, operating out of a brand new building in the Innovation Campus. The artfully rusted cladding is quite eye catching, though the building has quite an industrial

In case it's not apparent from the title of this post, I don't subscribe to the flat earth theory. I am fascinated, however, by the number of followers and the effort they put into their beliefs. So I

I stumbled across this yesterday and thought it was cute. Recycled tyres and a wooden spool have been combined to make a neat garden decoration. This is yet another photo from my most recent trip to the

I love the brushed texture on the steel on this fountain. The fountain wasn't running so I was able to climb up and take this shot from the top. I took this photo yesterday at my local botanical garden.

From "Knights of Cydonia", a Muse song from their album "Black Holes and Revelations." I've heard them play this song live, it's incredible! I believe these lyrics are quite easy to

This cabin's damaged exterior reminds me of the gaping maw of a many-toothed beast. I took this photo at Glennifer Brae, a manor situated above my local botanical gardens. I don't know what's inside the

A friend of mine linked me to a game called ZType. In this game, words fly vertically downwards, trying to bring about the demise of your spaceship. Your only means of defence is a single laser cannon,

Today I went on my first Steemit-inspired photography outing. Up until now I'd been posting photos I'd taken before I joined this wonderful network. I spent around three hours at my local botanical garden,

Preamble This post started out as a reply to @myhealth's post, but it quickly became long enough to merit its own post. Her article expresses dismay at seeing $1000 posts in hot and trending, but failing

My girlfriend and her mother made this delicious potato bake. By placing the potato slices vertically, you maximise the surface area for delicious crispy top layer! Delicious :)

One of many blue dragonflies that dwell amongst the foliage around Wollongong University. I couldn't get close enough to these guys to use my macro lens without scaring them away, so I had to make do with

Thank God It's Friday! This peacock lives at Symbio Zoo, where it makes a living trying to steal food from visitors. I always find it funny (and a bit sad) to see such a majestic creature trying to get

Vivid green algae often fills the rock pools at Bombo Quarry. The quarry is known for its geometric pillars of rock, which remind me of the Giant's Causeway in Ireland. I plan to show some more photos