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YouTube - Video Clears Up Obama Photo - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
YouTube - Video Clears Up Obama Photo
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Followup to my previous photo post - Brian Johns from Bookmarklet
I don't care what he was primarily doing...as a straight man, he was _also_ checking out the woman in the red dress. - Ryan Kaisoglus
Well, yeah... - Brian Johns
So you think he's gonna go hiking on the Apallachian Trail? - Jim Norris
I think Obama would have a harder time evading his security detail for the weekend. - Brian Johns
Advanced Technology Labs - Graphics & Imaging - http://www.adobe.com/technol...
Advanced Technology Labs - Graphics & Imaging
Definitely watch the really short demo video here: http://vis.berkeley.edu/papers... - Brian Johns from Bookmarklet
PDNPulse: Obama Steals a Glance in Reuters Photograph - http://www.pdnpulse.com/2009...
PDNPulse: Obama Steals a Glance in Reuters Photograph
But check out the full video: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politic... -- this photo may be "out of context." For Obama, at least. - Stephen Mack
anything photogenic going on this weekend?
Not sure about this weekend. Next weekend there is a Steampunk convention in SF. - Rachel Lea Fox
How about the San Jose Obon Festival? http://www.sjbetsuin.com/Events... - Stephen Mack
Or the Palo Alto Clay & Glass Festival? http://www.acga.net/ - Stephen Mack
Rodin sculpture garden @ Stanford - Cyrus Lendvay
life, 24/7 - chaz2b
aerialists performing at Ruby Skye Saturday night at midnight and 1am. Bring your fastest lens. - Seth
Ohh Seth that sounds awesome! I keep meaning to ask you what lens you use to shoot the aerialists? I don't think I have an appropriate one for that. My fastest is my 50mm prime. - Rachel Lea Fox
I used to use 50mm @ f/1.8 for everything. Six months ago I got a camera with a full frame sensor and 50mm is often too wide. The 85mm f/1.4 is really nice, but such a wide aperture is a desperation play. With a depth of field that shallow and the subject moving so fast, many photos have focus problems. Lately I've been using a 70-200mm f/2.8 and either a higher ISO (more tolerable with the fatter pixels on the new camera), or a convolution filter in post-processing (at a cost of sharpness or resolution). - Seth
All that said, I have some photos I took at f/1.4 I'm very happy with. :) - Seth
Do you crop a lot (often I should say)? Your shots just seem much closer than the 50mm would give. I have a 50mm 1.4 and my D700 is rather fast and gives good quality at higher ISOs, but I often have similar focus problems with action shots. We used to have a 70-200mm f2.8 with VR but didn't use it enough so we sold it. We now have a 70-300 f4.5-5.6 also with VR, which I'm not sure if... more... - Rachel Lea Fox
Sorry, Brian. Maybe Rachel and I should do something photogenic for you this weekend. :) ... I generally don't crop much, but I think you haven't seen many shots from me at 50mm with the full-frame sensor. Usually I have whatever lights there are for the performance, and it's never as much as I'd like. f/4.5 would only work for outdoor shows. I've experimented with flashes at Ruby Skye (in the rigging, on the balcony). The photos tend to be flatter and less interesting, but they're razor sharp. - Seth
It appears that Facebook does not provide a Status feed for my account
that is odd! - Rachel Lea Fox
I wonder what percentage of the people I follow on FriendFeed know I'm following them on FriendFeed?
depends on how much you interact with them I would guess. - Rachel Lea Fox
I didn't know you _weren't_ following me till just now :D - Micah Wittman
Well, many of the people I follow are imaginary friends on Twitter, so they never know if I comment or like, since I'm not on Twitter myself. - Brian Johns
Random Excellence: Vlad Artazov Nails It - http://theonlinephotographer.t...
Went to bed too early, got up too early this morning, had to take a nap. Now I'm up again!
What time did you wake up? - Georgia Diehl
About 5:45, after going to bed at 10:00. - Brian Johns
Whoa, that is a bit early. The 6 o'clock hour is ok with me, but anything in the 5 o'clock hour is too early! - Georgia Diehl
Finally gave in and joined Facebook.
If you're a privacy freak like me, be sure to spend a lot of time in those prefs. The defaults are rather permissive IIRC. - George Saj from iPhone
backing up my laptop...
What I learned from MTV today: "Being a father means more than just having your baby's name tatooed on your body."
Damn it! Forgot something. BRB. - Stephen Mack from iPhone
Can anyone recommend a good tattoo parlour in MV? - Stephen Mack from iPhone
Happy birthday to all famous, not so famous, and in-between famousness birthdays today, whether they be humans, places, concepts, or states of mind.
I'm talking to you, Kevin. - Brian Johns
Real time - Brian Johns
Word. - Stephen Mack
Charlie Cramer's fine art printing class - http://brian-johns.com/blog...
New Photo Expeditions For 2010 - http://thetravelphotographer.b...
Amazon.com: Spray & Splash Giraffe Pool: Home Improvement - http://www.amazon.com/Banzai-...
Amazon.com: Spray & Splash Giraffe Pool: Home Improvement
"Home Improvement" - $29.99 - Brian Johns from Bookmarklet
totally cool! - Rachel Lea Fox
however as usual, the reviews say that the photo is mislead and this pool can barely fit a 2 year old. :( - Rachel Lea Fox
Cat^WCourtyard addition for summer? - Neal Krummell
Heh heh, how does Banzai continue to get away with this? Love this excerpt from the first review (both reviews are one-star): "The SIZE of the pool is a JOKE too. I cannot stand the way they photoshop the pictures to make it seem like there is oh so much room! I am contemplating contacting the BBB about this company. It is bad ethics and I wonder if something can be done? My daughter is a peanut of a 3 year old, 15th percentile for her height and she towers on the slide." - Stephen Mack
Neal, I don't think the kitties would like it. - Rachel Lea Fox
Roomba, Economics and Long-Exposure Photography | signaltheorist.com - http://signaltheorist.com/...
Roomba, Economics and Long-Exposure Photography | signaltheorist.com
Totally worth the click-through for the in-line comic strip too. - Stephen Mack
LOL - Josh Haley
Sonic Photo, Broadway Photo, Best Price Camera and Other Scammers Get Busted - http://www.photographybay.com/2009...
Michael Jackson is dead to me.
Another Republican governor with an affair...
Mmmm hmmmm. - Mary Baum
Family values FTW! - Ha3rvey
....I wonder if she's 20 or 30 years his junior..? - Terence
An affair the he enjoys over fathers day weekend while his family is at home no less! :) - Rachel Lea Fox
Rachel, but they knew, so it maes it ok. Or something... - Anika Malone from fftogo
You are right Anika... because knowing is half the battle! ;-) - Rachel Lea Fox
Hey, at least it wasn't in an airport bathroom this time! - Cyrus Lendvay
Um yeah... the party needs some work.... - Dario Gomez
San Francisco beefs up renter protections - Los Angeles Times - http://www.latimes.com/news...
The laws bar landlords from raising rent above 33% of a tenant's income and allow tenants to add roommates other than family to help pay rent, even if the lease doesn't allow it. - Brian Johns from Bookmarklet
Wow, that's crazy. Sucks to be a landlord in SF. - Dario Gomez
Goodbye to Kodachrome - http://brian-johns.com/blog...
I shot a lot of kodachrome. Makes me a little bit sad. Just a little bit. - Cyrus Lendvay
YouTube - Will It Blend? - Take Two: The full Olympus Multimedia Blend - http://www.youtube.com/watch... (via http://friendfeed.com/brianjo...)
YouTube - Will It Blend? - Take Two: The full Olympus Multimedia Blend - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FWv21EgRZU&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Erawworkflow%2Ecom%2Fblog%2F2009%2F6%2F21%2Fgreat%2Dmarketing%2Dmoment%2Dolympus%2De%2Dp1%2Ehtml&feature=player_embedded (via http://ff.im/4iVHF)
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What happens when you blend an SLR, a camcorder, a great lens, and some great art? A cool marketing move! - Brian Johns
Thanks to John Nack for cluing me in to this. - Brian Johns
These always tear my emotions in two directions. Fun to watch stuff blend. But all the perfectly good stuff going to waste! - George Saj
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cool ending, but painful to watch on the way. - Rachel Lea Fox
<insert Olympus vs. Canon vs. Nikon vs. Sony comment here> - Brian Johns
"mmmm $thing smoke, don't breathe this!" - Neal Krummell
Thought it would be painful to watch, but can't help but smile. And the end result is good :) - Asgeir
You win, Olympus. I totally want one of these cameras. - Cecily
East Brother Light Station - http://www.brian-johns.com/static...
Our trip to East Brother Light Station in Northern SanFrancisco bay - Brian Johns from Bookmarklet
D'oh! The "Share on FF" Firefox widget doesn't like to share pictures from a Flash gallery, I guess. - Brian Johns
An upgrade to the firmware of the old Linksys WRT54G makes everything much better. I apologize to all the iPhone users that have been frustrated at my place for the last two years. It should be better now.
Turns out this was one of the first WRT54G's ever made. I think the firmware was written in 1973 or something. Now I'm sort-of up to date. - Brian Johns
YAY! Now you just have to host poker soon :) - Georgia Diehl
borrowing a decommissioned 1st-gen iPhone to see how this whole iPhone thing works.
Post your impressions here! - Stephen Mack
My initial impression is that it totally (99%) kicks ass. A free (no subscription fee) Wi-fi enabled web-browsing, email reading, RSS-browsing, mini-tablet is a really cool idea. Apparently it's got an iPod built in too, but the headphone connector is too non-standard to work with any of my audio cables. - Brian Johns
Yeah that headphone thing is a pain. Roger has a ton of headphone adapters lying around. I can loan you a pair of compatible headphones too. One came with my new phone today, but I have no need for them. - Stephen Mack
An adapter would be cool, but I don't need the headphones. The only place I ever listen to music from my current iPod is in the car, through the tape adapter. - Brian Johns
I got a $5 belkin adapter that works fine.....when I can find it - shaun mclane
Sticky Situation: Hundreds Of Gallons Of Doughnut Glaze Spill From Overturned Truck - KCPQ - http://www.q13fox.com/news...
Sticky Situation: Hundreds Of Gallons Of Doughnut Glaze Spill From Overturned Truck - KCPQ
There's no way to "sugar coat" what happened to a driver who made a sticky mess on Highway 99 in Des Moines. (via Carl) - Brian Johns from Bookmarklet
Sometimes, I wonder if there's some cosmic force guiding events to happen just to set up puns. - Jered Hofker
Wow. I thought the photo at first was just a waterfall. - Anika Malone
Anika, me as well. At first glance I thought it was a high exposure photo of running water. - Aaron Kurtz
In a related story, Krispy Kreme stock is down 1.25% today. http://www.google.com/finance... - Cyrus Lendvay
was Homer Simpson nearby with a recently used spike-strip? - Neil Bernhart
...they're gonna have an ant problem... - Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
FF needs a "lick" button. - l0ckergn0me
Skeet skeet skeet! /Lil' John - Matthew DeVries
++Jered - Rachel Lea Fox
Sweet! - Tyson Key
At least it happened in a desserted section of highway... - Stephen Mack
Sweet! :) But what a waste. I trust the driver was all right. - James Stratford
A few years ago a truck carrying industrial adhesive crashed on a bridge near my house ... and glued itself to the pavement. It took the entire day to remove the wreckage. - DGentry
++ Rob. I was thinking exactly that! - Curtis Jackson
DGentry, I hope no one called it a "sticky situation". Because some puns should remain...uh...unpunned. EDIT: (Should have said some puns aren't punny.) - Curtis Jackson
FakeTwitter: Dropped The Wife off at the airport for three day weekend trip. Strippers anyone?
We were just syaing the party was at your place tonight. - Robert Christ
It's still a school night though... - Brian Johns
Turned out that the excitement for the night was going to Costco. Maybe some Firefly later... - Brian Johns
They carry strippers at Costco now? - Stephen Mack
Dropped the wife off at the airport? I've heard of dropping the kids off at the pool, but I don't get this one. - Keith Pelczarski
i just hope ur wife is not subscribed to u :) - goutham
busted! - Erin "Wifey" Johns
Um, poker saturday night anyone!? - Georgia Diehl
Oh, and we can get those ladies who deal naked!! - Georgia Diehl
Iran through Chinese eyes - http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts...
"Many of those commenting faulted the government not for cracking down on the protests, but for bothering to hold sham elections at all, and allowing the protests to get out of hand" - Brian Johns
Love how they used that headline and then ended with "It's a very small sample size and I'm sure not universally representative of Chinese opinions, but telling nonetheless." I hope other countries don't view the comments on Daily Kos and Drudge Report as through "American eyes" - Roshan Vyas
I bet a lot of Americans as well as people from other countries figure that if you've looked at the Daily Kos *and* the Drudge Report, you've pretty much got the political spectrum covered. - Victor Ganata
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