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Landscapes and Loneliness
A few days ago, Mai told me that photos of landscapes make her feel lonely. That really caught me by surprise. The usual response to photos such as the one above is one of awe. People usually feel a new appreciation for nature and/or that spot. And, sometimes, people express a desire to visit that…
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Early Oct Photodojo Email
My latest Photojojo capsule.
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What are the odds?
One in 1,600,000. That’s odds of randomly meeting someone I know in NYC excluding my wife’s family. And yet, due to construction on the Q line, Danielle and I found ourselves on the bus with Katy Ho, who we hadn’t seen since graduation. I’ve often remarked to my wife that it was odd we hadn’t…
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Why do donations require special events? (or presents)
I’ve been wondering about a peculiar aspect of human motivation. Why do we require a present of some sort in exchange for a donation? Let’s take NPR for example. During membership drives a donation will net the donator a hat or tote bag or something like that. But why does there have to be a…
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Actually, Size DOES Matter
Recently I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot of people repeating some version of the mantra, “a great photographer can make a great photograph with any camera.” They’ve then been following this up with, “therefore, why not just use an iPhone or point and shoot. There’s no reason to buy an SLR anymore.” Like everything…
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What’s Going on with Republicans?
Recently I was listening to Fresh Air’s interview with David Weigel. The occasion was a book he had written about how the Republicans are shifting what their party is about. Frankly, I’m a bit concerned. The party seems to be less and less about small government and big business and more and more about courting…
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More Trouble with Clouds
I previously blogged about cloud computing and, as you may remember, I am no fan. Recently, while listening to The Command Line Podcast, I came across yet another reason to stay away from the cloud. Cmdline mentions Bruce Schneier’s recent post on file deletion in the cloud. Bruce’s main point is that you can be…
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Bird Feeder
Almost since we moved into our house we’ve been fascinated by the birds we have seen in our front and back yards. Both the wife and I love birding in general and I love photographing birds. So, after a bit of discussion we decided to get a bird feeder. We ended up getting two of…
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Jen’s Wedding Part 5: The Rest of the Wedding
blah To see all the photos, check out the set.
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Jen’s Wedding Part 4: Some Highlights from the Portrait Shots
Here are some of my favorite photos from the group portraits session. Some of these (mostly when it’s a group photo) were me “stealing” a setup that the official photographer had already set up. Many of the shots with one or two people are quick shots I grabbed while others were being shot by the…
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The Unix Ideal
From the time I started listening to podcasts until about two months ago, I had been using Rhythmbox to manage my podcasts. When I first started using a Linux music application, Banshee ran hideously slow on my computer. (As did most mono-based products) As time has passed I’ve acquired a more powerful Linux computer and…
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Jen’s Wedding Part 3: The Ceremony
And so the ceremony began, starting with the couples approaching the aisle. I was able to get some great shots because I was using both my Rebel XT and Rebel XTi with the EF 28-105mm (and the lens hood to help mitigate lens flare) on one camera and the Tamron 55-200mm on the other. This…
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The End of Braid Part 2 of ?
Don’t worry, this blog isn’t about to become some weird fan tribute blog to Braid. It’s more of a case of trying to make sense of the game I’ve just played. There’s really no reason to make sense of The Beatles Rockband. You are one of The Beatles playing music. There’s nothing to “get”. But…
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Photojojo Time Capsule from Early Sept
This month finds me with getting two asian photos in my inbox from Photojojo. Either an amazing coincidence or they have some great code going on the in background. Interesting, the first one is a product of racism while the other is a product of love.
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The End of Braid Part 1 of ?
warning: The following contains many spoilers about Braid. I, personally, feel that your enjoyment of the game will be greatly reduced by reading this ahead of time. You have been warned! I finished Braid last night. I did cheat a little. Of the 60 possible puzzle pieces, I used a walkthrough to get about 10…