Fun Sculpture in Sebastopol, by artist Patrick Amiot:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=5142768&l=e548ccc738&id=668098694
Taken with my Nikon D70, using a Tiffen Polarizing filter to increase color saturation.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Wacko Fox News Activist Really Blows It This Time:
This is what conservative media thinks is journalism. and we all know that Fux, uh, Fox, is the champion of sleaze and lies, as well as being the Head Cheerleader for the Right Lunatic Tea Baggers:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/29/906291/-James-OKeefe-nabbed-trying-to-make-conservative-porn?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
This is what conservative media thinks is journalism. and we all know that Fux, uh, Fox, is the champion of sleaze and lies, as well as being the Head Cheerleader for the Right Lunatic Tea Baggers:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/9/29/906291/-James-OKeefe-nabbed-trying-to-make-conservative-porn?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dailykos%2Findex+%28Daily+Kos%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Shallow Focus Works When Appropriate
I have seen way too many photos using a Photoshop plugin to create the illusion of a shallow depth of field. Especially overused in food photography, this trendy apparition calls attention to itself and distracts from the picture's content, in my opinion.
Some times it is really necessary, even essential, when stressing a certain portion of an object. I recently did this to accentuate the face of a thermometer which is rather small. I didn't need to use a filter or digital FX, just plain ol good technique made it possible. I used my Nikon D70, the usual 80-200 lens greatly zoomed in, a Bogen tripod and, the real secret, a fast shutter speed and a wide open aperture, which gives you the shallow depth. Mere physics!!
Here's the result:
I have seen way too many photos using a Photoshop plugin to create the illusion of a shallow depth of field. Especially overused in food photography, this trendy apparition calls attention to itself and distracts from the picture's content, in my opinion.
Some times it is really necessary, even essential, when stressing a certain portion of an object. I recently did this to accentuate the face of a thermometer which is rather small. I didn't need to use a filter or digital FX, just plain ol good technique made it possible. I used my Nikon D70, the usual 80-200 lens greatly zoomed in, a Bogen tripod and, the real secret, a fast shutter speed and a wide open aperture, which gives you the shallow depth. Mere physics!!
Here's the result:
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Facebook DOWN: Users Report Problems With Facebook.com
Yeah, and I'm now thinking the same about HuffPo.. I spend way too much time here, waiting for the stories to be updated, and of course, they aren't.
About Facebook
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Facebook DOWN: Users Report Problems With Facebook.com
Somehow the expression, "too big to fail" comes to mind.
Apparently it's not true at all!!
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Sunday, September 12, 2010
San Bruno Explosion: Photos Of The Fire's Aftermath
For my CA expats in other states, many from the Bay Area, this collection of photos shows the neighborhood and damage quite well.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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