And Now, the Award for Best Video Shot by a Seagull
This is great. These folks have a Go-Pro camera set up, and a seagull steals it and carries it away. Obviously, the owners were able to locate it, or you wouldn’t be watching this. Story here
Cool Vimeo: City Rising
I like time-lapse videos. This a good one by Tom Ryaboi, shot in Toronto. City Rising from Tom Ryaboi on Vimeo.
We Went to the State Fair
We went to the State Fair of Virginia at Meadow Event Park in Caroline County last Friday. I took a bunch of pictures.
Cool Vimeo: Big Little World
Videographer Paul Wex takes a trip to Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean just northeast of Madagascar. He also composed and performed the music. Nice. Big Little World from Paul Wex on Vimeo.
Cool Vimeo: Peter Brings the Shadow to Life
This is kinda weird. You know everything is upside down, and your brain wants to turn it around. I had to watch the whole thing.
Cool Vimeo: Yosemite Range of Light by Shawn Reeder
This is beautiful. I like these time-lapse videos in general, but this is very good. There are some awesome shots of clouds changing color as the sun sets, and great views of the Milky Way. He does great still photography, too; check him out on Flickr
Time Lapse: Birth to 12 Years in Under 3 Minutes
You may have seen this, as it has been getting play all over the place, from the internet to TV. What a cool idea; though it took a long time to come to fruition. I wish I’d had the foresight to do this with my children.
Photography: Out in the Country
Here are some shots I’ve taken recently with my Canon 60D and my iPhone. See more of my stuff at Flickr (don’t click the images; they’re the full-size ones, and don’t even fit on the screen – sorry for being lazy and not resizing them).
Photography: Sunset from the Perth Road Bridge
I’m working in Mooresville, NC this week. I saw a place on the map that looked like it would be good to catch the sunset, so I drove over there, walked down the very narrow shoulder leading to the bridge, and climbed down onto the rocks to catch a few shots. I like the one [...]
Photography: Bird on a Wire
I think, from looking at some other pictures, that this is a red-tail hawk (buteo jamaicensis). I was headed into the Lowe’s parking lot when I saw this guy on a low fence, being harassed by some crows. When I came out, he had moved up to a phone cable about 20 feet off the [...]
Can You Guess Where This Is?
Take a look at these photos. They’re from 1948 to 1952, and involve the renovation of a famous building, instantly recognizable from the outside. Can you guess which building it is? Couldn’t guess? It’s the White House. It was completely gutted and restored during the Truman Administration. Photos from Retronaut (H/T Coyote Blog)
Cool Vimeo: Snow Globe Los Angeles
This is a neat idea: time-lapse video taken through a snow globe. A Staff Pick from Vimeo, by All Cut Up Films. Snow Globe Los Angeles from All Cut Up Films on Vimeo.
Cool Vimeo: Tonight
Here’s a neat little video for Christmas. Doesn’t look like it’s headed where it ends up. Merry Christmas!
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: A New Superhero Thriller…
You, the fans, need to give it a name. I recognize (sort of) four of these guys, but the one in the middle – which superhero is that? (photo via The Agitator) Click the image to embiggen and unsquishify…
A Children’s Telling of the Christmas Story
This is a fantastic telling of the Christmas Story, read and acted by the children of St. Paul’s Church in Auckland, New Zealand. Thanks to Rick Johnston for the tip.
Stuff I Like: Camera Lost at Sea Returned to Owner via Social Media
A Canadian photographer on a diving trip found a camera at the bottom of Deep Bay in Vancouver. Lost by an unknown person, the memory card still had photos preserved, despite being in the water for more than a year (the camera was toast, of course). Using social media (Google Plus; he mentioned that he [...]
Stuff I Like: Camera Simulator
I like taking photographs with my DSLR, but I’m often befuddled by the relationship between aperture, film speed, and shutter speed. Frequently, I’ll miss out on a good shot because I forgot to set one of those correctly before snapping. I found a cool tool on the web that lets you practice taking shots by [...]
Wow. Earth Fly-Over Time Lapse from the Space Station
This is…mesmerizing. The coolest things, to me, are the aurora borealis and the lightning storms flashing as the space station whizzes by. Watch it in HD on a full screen, if you can.
This Andreas Gursky Photo Sold for $4.3 Million
I guess beauty is truly in the eye of the (very wealthy) beholder. Read the story here.
Cool Vimeo: Framed – an iPhone 4S Short
This video by Mael Sevestre is a short story about a photographer who heads to the woods to take some photos. While he’s there, something unusual happens. This was shot entirely on an iPhone 4S. The quality is surprisingly good. I wonder if the creator used some sort of stabilizing device to get such steady [...]
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