Does anyone known if the Burj Dubai is still scheduled to be done by January of 2010?
- Bluesun 2600
Here's the most recent info I could find; "the supertall skyscraper in Dubai, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill of Chicago, had been scheduled to open on Dec. 2. But its debut has been pushed back to January 4." Chicago Tribune
- Michael Fidler
Gay Pride New York 2007 / SML on Flickr - Yet another photo that could not be posted to groups because it's x-rated to flickr standards - even though there's zero nudity. *sigh* - http://www.flickr.com/photos...
that seems like excessive censorship, since pictures of scantily clad women are frequently seen on broadcast and cable tv. even some nudity such as art or medical / historical graphics, still can't reasonably be considered x-rated
- Mike Chelen
although requiring a clickthrough, the image isn't blocked entirely. perhaps this is more equivalent to an R-rating? which is still rather absurd, considering there is neither nudity nor any sexual acts depicted
- Mike Chelen
"canadian studio the practice of everyday design is a newly formed partnership between antoine morris and david long. together the duo focus on installation art, product design and architecture. to promote their practice they created the 'tiger tiger' photo series. the cardboard tiger head was made as a sculptural piece and will now be used for their installation needs."
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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I wish that they will show the rooms you've posted to on your feed because I really didn't know that I appeared to be double-posting and there's no way to know it until I get onto this page!!!!
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
http://flickr.com/people... bio: "originally from greece, she spent her childhood years in canada and the u.s. reading science fiction and sitting on the roof peering at the stars. when she learned that she was too short to fit the astronaut's suit, and as starfleet was not yet an option, she returned to athens and studied architecture to make the most of her skills in art and science. she didn't fall in love with it, though, so she started to look for ways to branch out into variations on the theme. she eventually managed to combine her interest in computers, her flair for teaching and her need to be creative by using, and helping others learn to use, CAD, writing textbooks, contributing, twice, to the olympic games with her own corner of expertise and dabbling in photography. tmt wonders where we (humans and co.) came from and where we're going. she likes reading about science, astronomy, evolution and philosophy. needless to say, she's useless at chitchat. her daughter...
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- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
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perhaps... but i started taking photography seriously -- that is, thinking about it more than the odd snapshot, in february 2008. under what definition is that not a n00b? i rather think it more a ploy to be just starting out and depict oneself as knowledgeable and experienced. besides, i really don't know what i'm doing.
- tmt
@tmt I was joking. My sincerely apologies if I have offended you in anyway. That is not my intentions. #smlapologies
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
don't worry... i don't offend easily. and i still don't know what i'm doing
- tmt
@tmt well I still don't know what I'm doing with everything that I do. But I trust that things will come together at some point. Related reading: You've got to find what you love / Steve Jobs: http://blog.seeminglee.com/2007...
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
i've seen the jobs talk. and he's right. i just wish i'd found it earlier.
- tmt
@tmt Quick questions: the bokeh - are they coming purely from the lens or did you do some additional work in Photoshop? I ask because in particular the leave shot, the blur does not appear to be coming from the same distance. #smlask
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
the bokeh's from the lens. in that particular shot i did some noise reduction on an additional layer and blended.
- tmt
@tmt thanks. It just has a very interesting linear line in the focal point. But as I have personally witnessed, the 100 f2.8 Macro does do amazing things. One of my favorite lens of all times (and posssibly the only non-L lens that I like) :)
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
yeah... and i'm liking it more than my 50mm f/1.4. it reaches farther and focuses nearer. i love this lens.
- tmt
I have the 50 f/1.4 and I don't like it at all. The color rendering is terrible. Requires too much post-work. But for B+W it's alright I suppose. The 85 f/1.8 caught my eye recently. Looks interesting. Many favorable reviews from the owners. See discussion here: http://friendfeed.com/smlphot...
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML
that does sound interesting... thanks for the link. right now i don't think i have use for it. i've taken portraits with the 100mm and the 50mm i'm quite fond of and right now i have more lenses than i can use -- except maybe the 100-400mm big white -- and my 100mm is almost glued onto my camera.
- tmt
100mm as glue-on? Interesting. My always-on is the 24-70 f2.8L. Let me know what happens on your 100-400. Btw, did you photograph your stuff with the MT-24EX, or do you just use available light? Tripod though yes?
- See-ming Lee 李思明 SML