Toyota Crown Athlete 14th-Gen Buyers Guide

This article aims to offer a comprehensive guide to anyone looking to purchase a 14th-gen, AKA s210, Toyota Crown Athlete. It covers the different engines, drivetrains and trim levels that were offered when the car was new, as well as some advice and opinions about what options are the best. At the bottom of this article is a fairly comprehensive list of features that were … Continue reading Toyota Crown Athlete 14th-Gen Buyers Guide

Favourite Places – Monemvasia

Ever been to a place that you can remember not just as a disjointed collection of visuals or sounds, but a feeling as well? A feeling of wonder, excitement, or just plain happiness that you’ll always associate with this place and just thinking about it brings back those feelings in one big rush. These are the places I’ll always remember. Continue reading “Favourite Places – Monemvasia”

Renting a car in the USA

Renting a car in the States presents a fine example of what happens when there’s a lack of government oversight of a particular industry – the rental companies make up their own rules and the consumer generally gets screwed unless they know what to look out for. The “final price” listed at the bottom of the website on the rental page is rarely just that, as extra … Continue reading Renting a car in the USA

Using a Circular Polarising Filter with your DSLR

A circular polarising filter allows you to filter out light reflecting off certain surfaces.

I use a Hoya circular polariser with a 52mm thread for my smaller zooms and my 50mm prime lens. It looks like this:

It kind of looks like the lens you might see on a pair of sunglasses, and it actually works in a similar way (if those sunnies are polarised, that is).

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