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title: What’s up?
author: Dan
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date: 2024-01-09T11:46:01+00:00
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          I'm <strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-base-color">Dan</mark></strong>. I live in the Golden Valley, <strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-base-color">Herefordshire</mark></strong>. I work remotely as a <strong><mark style="background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" class="has-inline-color has-base-color">software engineer</mark></strong>, team leader, and system architect.
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          I like to talk about engineering, networking, and system design. There's a really good chance I may also talk about some of my other interests - photography, lego, gaming and game dev, coffee, or the great outdoors.
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          As well as traditional photoghraphy, I am trying to get to grips with my DJI Mini 2 for drone photography which opens up a whole new world of angles.
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          Photography
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          I've been a keen photographer for many years. Currently I shoot with a Fujifilm X-T5, mainly with the 16-55mm f2.8. I also have the 70-300 f4-5. I'm making some effort to post my photos to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ritualphotos/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">instagram</a> more frequently.
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