Comte

I've taking a liking to Comte lately. Definitely one of my favourite amongst the French cheeses.

Cork'd - Profile for Colin Smith

The fine wines that I'm enjoying in France.

Cork'd - Profile for Colin Smith

Le Pont d'Avignon

Le Pont d'Avignon, originally uploaded by smithco.

On Friday, I took a trip to Avignon. Saw all the touristy stuff, the Musée Lapidaire, the Palais des Papes, the Musée du Petit Palais and, of course, le Pont d'Avignon.

Visit the photo set from Avignon

Collaborative Tools in Science

The question of how to de good collaborative work, particularly in my own work as a scientist, is one that I've been thinking about quite a bit lately. I've decided that a journal dedicated to this topic is in order. So, I've started Collaborative Tools in Science, a journal dedicated to the discussion of methods, tools and problems in collaborative work in science.

Tiny view to the sky

Tiny view to the sky, originally uploaded by smithco.

I was down at the lake again topday with my camera. On a whim I took the this photo. Not too fancy a set up done on one try.

Somehow, I ended up with fantastic lighting, colours, framing, depth of field and focus. It's like everything went right with this photo.

I have to boast a bit, I think it may be one of the best flower photos I've taken.

I'm on ClaimID

I've set myself up on ClaimID, a website for online identity management.

You can view my ClaimID page by clicking here or on the little hCard button anywhere it's found on my websites.

A Trip to Nîmes

The Arena in Nîmes, originally uploaded by smithco.

Last Monday, we took a trip to Nîmes.

View the whole photo set on Flickr.

I also have a video of some Gladiators on YouTube.