Morning Cup O’ Joe

November 20, 2008

Where Wine Comes From

Filed under: Humor, Photography — Tags: , , — Mike @ 10:04 pm

Wine
I’ll definitely remember this the next time I have a glass of wine.

Thanks for the link, Angelo!

photo by bitrot (Flickr)

September 23, 2008

Reverie - Made on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Filed under: Photography, Video — Mike @ 2:42 pm

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I have to admit that I was a little skeptical at first when Canon and Nikon started putting HD video capability in their dSLRs. Then I thought about it more. Making videos with all of your awesome lenses is not an idea to shake a stick at. Check out Reverie, by Pulitzer-winning photographer Vincent Laforet. Amazing.

Be prepared to see some awesome stuff coming out in the near future.

via Gizmodo

September 1, 2008

Color Me Jealous

Filed under: Games and Gaming, Movies, Photography, Television — Tags: , — Mike @ 12:46 am

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AG met Felicia Day @ PAX!

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August 29, 2008

Google Maps Street View - A Little Close to Home

Filed under: Photography — Mike @ 9:19 pm

Streetview
I had no idea the Google Van drove through my complex. Kind of freaky.

Integrating Hi-Res Photos to Enhance Video

Filed under: Photography, Science and Technology, Software, Video — Mike @ 5:05 pm

Using Photographs to Enhance Videos of a Static Scene from pro on Vimeo.

This technology seems almost too good to be true. The skeptic within doubts that these calculations are done in real-time. I have to admit, though, that the results are very impressive.

via Gizmodo

August 26, 2008

Canon EOS 50D

Filed under: Photography — Mike @ 3:31 am

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Is the end of my Canon EOS 20D drawing nigh? I’ve managed to stave off not one, but two iterations in the Canon EOS X0D family. Will my resolve crumble? We’ll see.

Digital Photography Review has a fairly thorough preview on the Canon EOS 50D.

Along with the better weather sealing and overall bump in specs, I most interested in the new Digic IV processor and how it handles noise reduction with such high light sensitivity (ISO 12800). I’ll definitely wait until Digital Photography Review gets their hands on a production model and puts the thing through its paces.

How excited am I about this camera, you ask? Well, it’s 3:30am and I’m still awake reading about it.

August 15, 2008

High Speed Photography

Filed under: Geeks and Gadgetry, Photography, Science and Technology — Mike @ 10:29 pm

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This is geek photography at its best.

This photography/engineer created the laser trigger and 500 microsecond flash to get those amazing high-speed shots.

July 26, 2008

San Diego Comic Con 2008

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This is my first foray into the San Diego Comic Con. I really didn’t know what to expect except for the size of the convention itself. Even having that in mind, I was still floored by the immensity of the attendance. People from all over the world, from all walks of life came here to share in their passion for the “contemporary creative arts.”

I was so overwhelmed by everything I didn’t take as many photos as I thought I would. Also, it got so packed I couldn’t even stop to take a photo. Most of these photos were taken “in passing” and as such, came out fairly blurry.

Oh well, I’ll know what to expect next year. :)
I took the time to annotate most of the photos, so enjoy!

June 20, 2008

How To Make a Time Lapse Video

Filed under: How-To, Photography, Video — Mike @ 4:55 pm


There’s a great post at digital-photography-school.com on how to make a time lapse video using your dSLR. The above video is my first attempt. Here are my stats:

  • Manual Mode: 2 second exposure @ F13 in 30-second intervals
  • 490 shots total
  • Rendered video @ 10fps

via digital Photography School

June 15, 2008

Bee Swarm

Filed under: Photography — Mike @ 7:16 pm

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A swarm of bees decided to make a rest stop out of one of the trees in front of my house. I have an unnatural fear of bees, but for the love of photography, I snapped these shots.

Enjoy!

Oh, and Happy Father’s Day!

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