Posted in Photo Gear on Jan 31st, 2008 2 Comments »
Warren, Connecticut. Just a quick shot taken with my wife’s Canon A710 (not bad) of my Canon 5D with 300mm f/4 lens on a Bogen Tabletop Tripod.
I’ve had this little tabletop tripod for years and it holds a surprising amount of weight, quite well. This setup will not tip easily. I could even put the [...]
Posted in Macintosh, Photo Editing Software on Jan 31st, 2008 4 Comments »
Apple hints at new Aperture
We’re constantly working to make Aperture an even better tool for users, and will soon release an upgrade that includes RAW format support for new cameras and other exciting new features. Please stay tuned.
My word, it’s about time. Of course, they might not release it for another year. Argh.
Posted in Macintosh on Jan 31st, 2008 No Comments »
New Apple Website Feature: Find Out How
A nice collection of instructional videos on using your Mac and its software. You can even download them to iTunes so you can watch them on planes or when offline. Nice.
[via MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors]
Posted in Reading, Social Software, Tech Stuff on Jan 31st, 2008 1 Comment »
Amazon to Buy Audible for $300 million
Oh boy, a monopoly on books. Soon the Kindle will be the only way to read a digital book. On the other hand, maybe not, maybe they’ll continue to support iTunes and computers. Hope so.
An Ex-President, a Mining Deal and a Big Donor
Okay, he’s not Cheney and Haliburton but still, just because he’s bubba doesn’t make it right for him to triangulate deals like this that fly in the face of human rights and will no doubt put nuclear fuel in more places than we might want it.
Posted in Architecture on Jan 31st, 2008 2 Comments »
Delta Shelter
Just when I thought I lived in a great house. Dang, I want to live here. Can you imagine the photographic possibilities? Oh my.
[via Longboard]
Posted in Macintosh on Jan 31st, 2008 4 Comments »
Macworld Review: MacBook Air
There is no denying that the MacBook Air’s thinness makes it visually striking. But I’m not convinced of the utility of that thinness. Other than allowing Apple to declare the Air the current winner of the race to design the thinnest laptop, it seems that the Air has slimmed down in the [...]
Posted in Photo Gear, Photo Resources on Jan 30th, 2008 8 Comments »
DP Review lens reviews looks like an excellent start to a new section of their site. They’ve got their work cut out for them going back in time, there are a lot of lenses in the world.
Until then, I’ll keep using (and liking) The Digital Picture.
Posted in Ideas on Jan 30th, 2008 6 Comments »
Dip Once or Dip Twice? takes a look at the etiquette and food safety issues involved in dipping a chip back into the dip after you’ve already dipped once and bitten off a piece (double dipping).
This is going to be interesting dinner table discussion when the family gets together. My entire family is double dippers [...]
Posted in Ideas, People, Politics, Video on Jan 29th, 2008 3 Comments »
This is a campaign ad. Steve Novick is running for the US Senate from Oregon. Fantastic.
Posted in Art and Design, Tech Stuff, Travel on Jan 29th, 2008 No Comments »
This is a spectacular piece of scuplture built by London design firm Troika for the new British Airways luxury lounges in Heathrow Terminal 5. Next time I’m through Heathrow I’m going to check this out. Fantastic.
Posted in Places, Reading on Jan 28th, 2008 2 Comments »
Wojtek has a nice collection of images from a trip to the Northern Areas of Pakistan, including cities and the Karakorum mountain region.
I’m reading the book Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time and it’s reminding me of my fascination with big mountain climbing [...]
Posted in Objects, Places on Jan 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Los Angeles, California. Waiting for what turned out to be an incredible roasted vegetable sandwich at the Pentimento cafe at LACMA , out came the camera to shoot the silverware, salt and pepper shakers, plates, and the water.
Posted in Flowers and Trees, Photographers on Jan 26th, 2008 No Comments »
jessi has one of the finest examples of painterly bokeh I’ve seen in an image, ever. This is outstanding.
Posted in Art and Design, Ideas on Jan 26th, 2008 3 Comments »
19 great ads
I love this stuff. I used to scan books of the best advertising of x year when I was in art school. The creativity is incredible. The series “Life’s Too Short” on the sides of dryers, gas pumps, coffee machines, and more is wonderful.
[via kottke.org]
Posted in Art and Design, Macintosh on Jan 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
eight inc. is a design firm that among other things, helped design Apple’s retail stores.
Great web site with wonderful slide show behind their contact information.
Posted in Art and Design on Jan 26th, 2008 No Comments »
Mid-century illustrated ad collection at Plan59.com.
I love this stuff. Like Norman Rockwell illustration as advertising art.
[via Coudal Partners Blended Feed]
Posted in Photographers on Jan 26th, 2008 No Comments »
A great Weegee collection at Amber Online.
Weegee (Arthur Fellig) was an American photojournalist who was known for his stark and sometimes shocking images of street life in New York City.
Note: Amber Online looks to be a fantastic resource, worth poking around in. Excuse me while I poke.
[via Coudal Partners Blended Feed]
Posted in People, Video on Jan 25th, 2008 3 Comments »
I don’t know much about golf but this might arguably be the greatest shot in history. If not the greatest, certainly one of them.
Posted in Landscape on Jan 25th, 2008 4 Comments »
Santa Monica, California. I’m shooting east up Wilshire catching a wooden post and rope railing with cars behind. There are four serious photographers to my left wondering why my back is to the Pacific Ocean with an incredible sunset happening and what I’m seeing in this wooden post.
When I left two of them came over [...]
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