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Comment on Lime in Water (2008-11-19 10:15:08)
Mitch Hedberg is one seriously funny dude. Reminds me of maybe Kurt Cobain crazy cousin or something.
Comment on Priceless Personal Transport (2008-11-11 10:35:54)
Nigga Thank You.
Comment on Liberate Marijuana (2008-11-10 17:16:21)
Thanks for the info, dieAntagonista - my first guess was right. I'm also not a user (actually never smoked anything in my life - legal or otherwise), but I find it difficult to see how making something like weed legal is going to be the downfall of our country. You drink too much & drive, you go 114 mph on busy freeways and kill people - you smoke too much weed and drive and you go 8 mpg in circles in an empty parking lot laughing your ass off until you fall asleep.
Comment on Liberate Marijuana (2008-11-10 16:03:18)
Which side tends to call for the legalization of weed...Dems or Reps? I honestly don't know and on one hand, the Dems use more government (right?), but the Reps are more religious and intolerant of stuff (right?). Educate me if you please. I'm pro-legalization, fwiw.
Comment on Large Building (2008-11-10 02:37:53)
@dieAntagonista: Evidently just to be fancy. Dunno. http://www.chasetowerdallas.com/
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-10 02:36:33)
Yeah, I have always shot by feel, as well. Like you, I have no formal eduction in photography (only a very very helpful mentor and a strong desire to take a good photograph) and rely on my eye to get the shot I need - seldomly does my equipment limit me. Nice website, btw. It'll be quite nice when you have everything up - I'll be checking back.
Comment on Large Building (2008-11-10 02:30:33)
Large building is the Chase building in downtown Dallas, TX. Amongst the spaceholders there is the largest accounting firm in the world, where mi esposa is employed. :) It's not all that big, though, in contrast to other high-rises in the States & around the world. It does, however, have a very large hole through it near the top, which is neat-ish.
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-09 18:28:17)
oh, but you said you "shot" the wedding...just wanted to make sure. ;) yeah, I tend to get a lot of "for friends" gigs, too - funny how that happens, huh? 20D is a good camera - will usually get the job done. I think too many people focus on equipment (having the latest/greatest) and not enough on talent, but that's just me.
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-09 12:18:31)
Depends on what you shot it with...Canon 5d, Panasonic AG-DVX100B, or an AR-15.
Comment on Best of Friends (2008-11-08 20:43:17)
I hereby grant 4.75 of my internets to thelotuseater725 for aforeposted win comment.
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-08 16:01:45)
"ironically" because of your s/n being something you usually try to avoid in photography - being out of focus. that's all. you a photo person? "f-stop" isn't usually a term thrown around by the general public.
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-08 01:30:40)
^ and what I mean with that comment is that another one above it is awaiting moderation with a bunch of info in it, so until it shows up, you see nothing. tiki? one more thing about long-exposure shots is that the stationary light points in the photo (runway & airport lights, in this case) will "bleed" and the star shape will get bigger and bigger the longer the shutter is open.
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-08 01:11:05)
^ what I meant to add about my comment above is that it's actually a blast to "paint" with light, whether you're controlling where the light is coming from (flashlight or even light from a cell phone, etc) or you're not (car lights, lightning bugs). If you can get your hands on a camera that will do long shutter speeds, go for it!
Comment on Airplane Landing Time Lapse (hi-res) (2008-11-08 01:09:09)
@diaAntagonista outofocus is (ironically) correct about the image. It's not difficult to do with a camera with manual controls. You would set your ISO (camera sensitivity to light) as low as possible, set your shutter speed to however long you think it will take (in this case, maybe 1 or 2 minutes?), then set your aperture (aka f-stop, the hole in the camera that lets in light) as small as necessary to reduce the amount of light coming in until the image will be balanced. I have a few shots like these just playing around in both my personal and business flickr accounts: Cars on road in Houston (although they aren't the subject: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2676427403/ Fireworks behind trees: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2645241308/ Lights in a Fountain: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2587314476/ Playing with a flashlight in the street: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2535460006/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2535448360/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2535377310/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2535365648/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2534531861/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2534465885/ Lit-up red daisy (had about 11 seconds to paint it with light from a flashlight: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jascas/2200328258/ Twirler with glowsticks on the baton: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aperturo/3006340742/in/set-72157608685595951/
Comment on Humulus lupulus (2008-11-07 14:23:36)
@ Jesh I would, but http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i149/wehrconnected/other/sammich.jpg