More technical writing coming soon.
Category: Photo Journals
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The Next Chapter for FWPhys Lux
Thanks to all my readers, subscribers, accidental Googlers and alike, I have finally gathered enough resources to support the opening of an online photo store.
New and noteworthy content will continue being available for free via the regular FWPhys newsletter (and for that one RSS reader, the feed too), but I will also periodically list new pieces for sale and commercial licensing over there.
The journey continues!
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[LUX] Entries to the 2021 AUTC Photo Competition
Entries 2, 3, 5, and 7 won the top prize in their respective categories. This page is kept for archival purposes.
Category 1: Tasteful Nudes
No submission.
Category 2: Above the bushline
September 2020
Title: I Left My Water Bottle / Only Safe Place to Naruto Run
Location: Tongariro Northern Circuit* (Blue Lake)Category 3: Below the bushline
June 2020
Title: dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
Location: Te Ara Kairaumati / Lake MathesonCategory 4: Outdoor landscape (no people)
August 2020
Title: Kaikōura Ranges At Dawn
Location: KaikouraCategory 5: Camp life
July 2021
Title: The Galaxy is My Blanket
Location: Taranaki Maunga / Egmont National ParkCategory 6: Native flora and fauna (not birds)
January 2021
Title: A Good Day for Dreaming
Location: Akaroa Head Scenic ReserveCategory 7: Native birds
June 2020
Title: Kea In Flight
Location: Arthur’s Pass National Park*Tongariro Disclaimer: I look worrisomely underdressed in these photos, and that is because my equipment and supplies were stashed behind the camera. I kind of regret my naive confidence: do not attempt the crossing unless you know what you are doing.
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[Lux] On A Reasonably Memorable Total Lunar Eclipse
Haven’t stacked everything I should yet … -
FW’s Cucumber Page (Southern Autumn 2021)
I saw my first (male) cucumber flower today, and thought it’s a good opportunity to document the growth of an organism that remains a strong contender the title of “Most Productive Organism in My Room“.
Of course, if somebody determines that I am worthy of an ICBM strike or explosive seashell, those photos might disclose my precise location too.
May 18 2021, First Flower
April 24 2021, Support Structure Established
April 7 2021, Transplanted into a Dedicated Medium-Sized Flower Pot
March 12 2021, Seed Germinated in an Office Flower Pot During Previous COVID-19 Lockdown
Early days
For this period the plant lived in an old iPod box. Minimum care was provided except for occasional movements chasing the sun when I am in office.
Also for the first while I thought it was a watermelon … after the first two real leaves developed, I thought it was rather a pumpkin.
First day back to office after lockdown 
Gaining Momentum
In April I bought for the plant a small pot and applied to use the university’s compost.
First night in “big” pot 
Moving back to department 
Living at department of physics. 
Cucumber with my peas and failed brogle.
A time lapse over a few hours on April 7.
Amateur botany and biophysics musings
The tendrils have been captivating my mind every morning I checked on them … A complex mechanism of hydraulics and hormonal regulation, I vaguely understand.
Recent Productivity
Yourong Frank Wang 