Posted in Photographers, Social Software on May 31st, 2010 1 Comment »
Flickr member fingerprinz shoots with a Leica M3, a 50mm f/2 lens and Tri-x film. His work is some of the best I’ve seen in a long while, excellent eye for light and detail and of course, exposure.
Posted in Humor, People, Quotations on May 30th, 2010 No Comments »
I’ve been collecting quotations for years and figured I’d put my collections online for others to use as they wish. Enjoy these quotations, use the comment form to share any quotations by Mae West you don’t find here. More on Mae West: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West. Marriage is a great institution, but I’m not ready for an institution. [...]
Posted in Creativity, Ideas, iPad, Video on May 27th, 2010 3 Comments »
iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo. Fantastic idea and video. The ideas are creative, fun, brilliant. [via Kottke.org]
Posted in Aerial Photography, Photography, Tech Stuff, Time Lapse on May 27th, 2010 No Comments »
Tweaking a Camera to Suit a Hobby The [Canon Hack Development Kit (or C.H.D.K. for short)] software has allowed photographers using more than 50 models of Canon PowerShot cameras to reprogram the time lapse instructions to record construction projects or to use motion-sensing programs to capture animals in the deep woods. It can also be [...]
Posted in Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM, Canon EOS 5D, My mother, People on May 26th, 2010 13 Comments »
Los Angeles, California. I’m finding it hard to wrap my mind around a 95th birthday but here we are. She put on lipstick for the occasion. Lunch at her favorite place, a run through The Getty Center and dinner at her favorite fish place tonight with her last two living first cousins (80 and 88).
Posted in Animation, Art and Design, Video on May 26th, 2010 No Comments »
This is a fantastic documentary film on the history of pixel art, both digital and analog. Very well done. [via Kottke.org]
Posted in People, Photographers on May 25th, 2010 No Comments »
Broadway Baby Into Broadway’s Chronicler Sara Krulwich’s incredible images of New York theater.
Posted in Photographers, Photography, Video on May 21st, 2010 No Comments »
14 Powerful TED Talks by Photographers This is a nice compilation post over at PetaPixel. I’ve seen them all but if you haven’t they’re worth a look.
Posted in Creativity, Places, Video on May 21st, 2010 No Comments »
A full length version of Nike’s “Write the Future” advertisement. Absolutely spectacular. Watch full screen, turn it up. [via Kottke.org]
Posted in Art and Design, Collections, Creativity, Ideas, Objects on May 21st, 2010 No Comments »
Between blogs like Peter Nencini’s and Lisa Congdon’s A Collection a Day I’m finally seeing a focus for my ongoing interest in both collecting and attempting to document my collections. There is also a connection to scrapbooking here. In a way, this work pulls me back to my interest in the work of Joseph Cornell, [...]
Posted in Photo Printing, Reading, Social Software on May 19th, 2010 3 Comments »
CBS Legal Department Sends Cease and Desist to 48 HR Magazine Totally stupid. Give me a ###ing break CBS. It’s a great magazine. I bought a copy right away and it’s well designed (I disagree with Carr that the layouts are “somewhat rudimentary”): the design reminds me of The Whole Earth Catalog which was a [...]
Posted in iPad, Travel on May 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
Joel Johnson at Gizmodo: The iPad Is Such a Great Travel Computer That I’m Selling My Laptop. Interesting. I’ve had the exact opposite reaction: the iPad is a great device but I like physical keyboards that are attached so I’m more in love with my laptop than ever. I might opt for a second laptop [...]
Posted in Landscape, Photographers, Places on May 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
This was shot in February in Utah on the trip to Capitol Reef. I am standing in 10 feet of snow with a border behind me in an open meadow. We are at about 8-9,000 feet altitude, The area between the mountains is almost desert. My flickr contact Tony Reynes has captured an amazing landscape [...]
Posted in iPhone, Tech Stuff, Tools on May 19th, 2010 No Comments »
Stowaway from the PDA era I had a Stowaway keyboard for my Palm and it worked like a charm. Couldn’t hold it on one’s lap easily without a stiff book or magazine under it but it folded small and cradled the Palm III perfectly for easy typing and editing. If this kind of device came [...]
Posted in People, Photographers, Video on May 19th, 2010 2 Comments »
Photojournalism Pioneer Captured the 20th Century With Lens Jeffrey Brown takes a look back at the life and career of the late French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, the father of modern photojournalism. An exhibit of his photos is currently at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. This is a very nice piece and will give you [...]
Posted in Events, Photojournalism, Places on May 18th, 2010 2 Comments »
Mount St. Helens, 30 years ago Alan Taylor at The Big Picture has put together a fascinating collection of photography and a great piece of history that many have either forgotten or were too young to appreciate. When St. Helens blew it had a very large effect on the area around it. I lived in [...]
Posted in iPad, Tech Stuff on May 14th, 2010 9 Comments »
Flickr member and long time AlphaSmart user Eolake Stobblehouse has the AlphaSmart Neo working with an iPad as an external keyboard via Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit. [via Chet]
Posted in iPad, Travel on May 13th, 2010 4 Comments »
Two Weeks of Travel, Ten iPad Lessons This is a must for anyone thinking of using an iPad instead of a laptop for travel. I find the need for a real keyboard without ever leaving home and I agree on the glossy screen glare issue. [via Daring Fireball]
Posted in Flowers, Photographers on May 13th, 2010 1 Comment »
My flickr contact Joka has posted a great flower shot with amazing bokeh.
Posted in iPad, Movies, Travel on May 12th, 2010 No Comments »
iPad to be Used as Inflight Entertainment System Bluebox Avionics is building the first iPad-driven in-flight entertainment system. What a great idea. [via Jonne Naarala]
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