Ryan Hellyer's website » Favourites http://ryanhellyer.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:22:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 GimpCam and NetCamhttp://ryanhellyer.net/2007/09/14/gimpcam-and-netcam/ http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/09/14/gimpcam-and-netcam/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:16:09 +0000 ryan http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/09/14/gimpcam-and-netcam/ I’ve gotten a lot of questions about GimpCam and NetCam recently. To save me feeling like a broken record, here’s a selection of pre-prepared answers …

  • Yes I did look like a gimp while wearing it
  • No I’m not going to lend it to you to wear to school
  • No it doesn’t have X-ray vision
  • No I don’t use it to spy on girls in the changing room
  • No I’m not going to lend it to you for that purpose!
  • No I’m not going to buy a pinhole camera instead (too expensive)
  • Yes GimpCam and NetCam have the same internals
  • It cost $80 from a dodgy computer store in SE Calgary
  • Yes NetCam is housed inside a tupperware container and no I’m not going to integrate it inside the goal post instead
  • Yes GimpCam looks stupid and no it can’t fit inside the lip at the top of my helmet
  • Yes I am considering allowing goalies to wear GimpCam but I need to find an appropriate way to protect it as its unlikely to survive a puck impact in it’s current form
  • No I’m not planning to stream it direct to a projector screen in the warm room
  • Last of all, NO! You are not allowed to fire slapshots at my head while I’m wearing GimpCam!

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Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown ice rink: Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club Southern Migration

And here’s a photo I took of Ted skimming a stone across Lake Wakatipu.

Ted skimming a stone over Lake Wakatipu: Aardwolfs Ice Hockey Club Southern Migration.

]]> http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/08/19/remarkables/feed/ 0 Penguinhttp://ryanhellyer.net/2007/08/15/penguin/ http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/08/15/penguin/#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:25:00 +0000 ryan http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/08/15/penguin/ I was dressed in a Yellow Eyed Penguin suit as the mascot for the World Friendship Ice Hockey Games. There were teams from USA, Canada, Australia, Korea and New Zealand. The suit was ridiculously hot inside and skating became more of a sliding waddle :P The kids seemed to enjoy it though and none of them kicked me in the balls :) I wore a cup just in case though :)

Daria Korobanova with Ryan Hellyer in a penguin suit

Ryan Hellyer as a penguin

The games were actually in May this year, but I didn’t get these photos till just now. Thanks for the photos Daria :)

]]> http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/08/15/penguin/feed/ 0 Some more photos from the Manorburn damhttp://ryanhellyer.net/2007/07/25/some-more-photos-from-the-manorburn-dam/ http://ryanhellyer.net/2007/07/25/some-more-photos-from-the-manorburn-dam/#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:50:47 +0000 ryan http://getasportsite.com/ryanhellyer/2007/07/25/some-more-photos-from-the-manorburn-dam/ Me on the Manorburn dam

Sarah MacDonald on the Manorburn dam

Kara Ross on the way to the Manorburn dam

Jane Soper on the Manorburn dam

Kara Ross on the Manorburn Dam

Sarah MacDonald sleepy on the way to the Manorburn dam

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Dunedin City at night

The registry building at the University of Otago

Me (Ryan Hellyer) in front of the registry building at the University of Otago

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Jenel Bode on top of a Moeraki boulder

Jenel Bode displaying a Moeraki boulder

Yvette and I took her up onto the chemistry department roof to show her the city from up high.

Yvette Absalom and Jenel Bode on top of the University of Otago Chemistry Department roof.

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Spider inside the Hastings caves

View of the roof of the Hastings Cave

The Hastings caves

Below is what the Hastings Caves look like if yer spinning round in circles – I dropped my camera :P

View from my camera when dropped in Hastings Caves

The bush outside the caves was very dense and full of wildlife including Wallabies, possums and the occasional Tasha and Lisa.

Natasha Munro and Lisa McClintock outside the Hastings Caves

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Cathedral Caves in the Catlins

Jon Kitchen and Andy Noble in front of McLean falls

Me (Ryan Hellyer) in front of the Purakenui falls

Tautuku Beach in the Catlins

The rocks at Nugget Point

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Lake Waihola #2

 

Lake Waihola #1

]]> http://ryanhellyer.net/2005/08/01/lake-waihola/feed/ 0 Catlins trip with Annahttp://ryanhellyer.net/2005/06/26/catlins-trip-with-anna/ http://ryanhellyer.net/2005/06/26/catlins-trip-with-anna/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2005 06:19:45 +0000 ryan http://getasportsite.com/ryanhellyer/2005/06/26/catlins-trip-with-anna/ Anna and I headed down to the Catlins only a few days after we both arrived back in New Zealand. The scenery was great and the lighting was perfect for some decent photography.

Creek near McLeans falls

Matai Falls in the Catlins

Sheep in the Catlins

A small stream of water flowing near Matai Falls

A famoous tree high up on a hill in the Catlins

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