Wannabe Films - Archive for 2010 February

28
Feb

My 365, Day 59 – Impossibly Blue

I may have edited this photo, but I assure you the sky was no less blue today than what you see here. With our cameras and computers, we may be able to create an image of a sky this beautiful, but imagine the infinite power and goodness of the One who creates the real thing.

Shot in ProCamera and edited in BestCamera, using the dark, jewel and candy filters.

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27
Feb

My 365, Day 58 – Uncle Walt

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As research for my novel, I’m currently reading Nel Gabler’s masterful biography of Walt Disney. At 630+ pages, it looked to be a daunting read when I first picked it up at the library.

I’m not what you would call a voracious reader. I’ve never been one of those who could look at sentence and quickly grasp it’s meaning. I read as if someone were providing a running internal narrative, complete with the proper inflections and dramatic pauses. Therefore, I read slowly. That being said, I’ll likely finish this one in less than a week.

Shot and edited in TiltShiftGen, then in Camera Bag using the magazine filter.

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26
Feb

My 365, Day 57 – Ghosts in the Window

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I was taking another shot in my series about my favorite spot in the house, the time with the drapes closed, and these mysterious figures appeared in the resulting image. How, oh how, dis they get there?

Shot in Pro Camera. Edited in PS Mobile and Lo-Mob.

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25
Feb

My 365, Day 56 – Trash Day

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Thursdays are very exciting days around our house. That’s the day our son’s cultural hero comes by – the garbage man. Forget Spider-Man. Step aside Mickey Mouse. And Imagination Movers, you were close, but the cigar goes to the man in the impenetrable green truck.

He wields his robotic Claw of Power with the deft restraint and confidence of a Jedi swinging a lightsaber. He crushes America’s vile refuse with a power heretofore unseen by our comparatively primitive eyes. And he gently sets the family receptacle back in its place with the tender care of a mother kissing her newborn.

Most importantly, he always blows his horn for the his biggest fan – the little blonde boy in the green gardening gloves standing on our front porch.

Shot in Pro Camera, edited in TiltShiftGen and then Lo-Mob with the Photocard 2 filter.

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24
Feb

My 365, Day 55 – Hiding Behind the Big Apple

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My wife didn’t want her photo taken tonight, but I was desperate for a pic. So she hid behind the MacBook Pro. What a diva…

Shot through a .5x wide adapter using Hipstamatic, then edited in Lo- Mob.

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23
Feb

My 365, Day 54 – Sundance

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Yes, it’s another POV of my desk. I’ve been spending too much time here lately. This is one of my favorite coffee mugs. I bought it at the Sundance Resort outside Provo, Utah. We weren’t there for skiing, but for a late summer conference of independent film producers hosted by the Sundance
Institute.

For a short time there, it looked like we were on the short track to filmmaking success. Then we returned to Alabama and were quickly forgotten. Oh well, at least we have this mug and his soulmate in our cupboard to remind us of when were “almost-ares”.

Shot in Hipstamatic with the Helga Viking lens and Blackkeys film through a .5x wide angle adapter.

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22
Feb

My 365, Day 53 – Naturally Curly

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First off, a confession: I didn’t take this picture today. I had planned to shoot something this evening, but my wife borrowed the iPhone to fight off boredom at the ballpark, so this is a leftover from yesterday. This tree is at the edge of our church’s parking lot. I’m no horticulturalist, so I can’t honestly tell you what kind of tree it is. Nor can I tell you if this curling away of its bark is normal or the sign of something bad. What I can tell you is that it is a really cool visual.

Shot in Pro Camera and edited in TiltShift Generator.

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22
Feb

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-22

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Morning all! I'm guessing their won't be a "We Love WAPI" fan page starting up, then? #
Mardi Gras's coming… I'm already fat, just waiting for Tuesday. #
My 365, Day 46 – Moon Pie! http://post.ly/O1uT #
Happy Mardi Gras from Mobile — home of the original American carnival season! #
It is COLD on Govt street this morning! #mobilemardigras #fb #
Let's say Les's bond tempts roulette! (I was never very good at French.) #fb #
My 365, Day 47 – Fat Tuesday http://post.ly/OEAK #
Other than the thug who pretended we hit him with our car (which wasn't moving) then stood in the road a la Tiananmen, it was a good day. #
Home again, home again… #
My 365, Day 48 – To the Victor http://post.ly/OQFy #
Morning all! I'm giving up not working out for Lent. Just rocked some cardio and ab work. Now, if I can just give up the pain and nausea. #
Very nice. You picked a great time of day to shoot it. http://post.ly/OV9D #
Working on my belated Lost recap and waiting for a phone call. Waiting's my favorite. #
My #Lost recap is (finally) online at @aldotcom: http://ow.ly/18O5K #
My 365, Day 49 – MacroPop! http://post.ly/Oa6L #
Morning all! Does anyone have any idea what I'm doing today? #
Would there be this much attention on the Tiger Woods situation if he were a basketball player? #
RT @mashable: Tim Burton Talks “Alice in Wonderland” Live on MySpace Tonight [VIDEO] – http://bit.ly/bfcQKz || Myspace? Is it 2007? #
RT @NASA: The crew of shuttle Endeavour awoke at 3:15 p.m. EST to the song “In Wonder” by Newsboys, played for Pilot Terry Virts. | Nice. #
The Silver Screen music channel on @DirecTV is one eclectic listening experience. From The Imperial March and Blister in the Sun. #
"To Blister in the Sun," that is. (Edit, Wayne!) #
Hey, that's the music from Empire Strikes Back! No, Temple of Doom! Oh, it's Empire of the Sun? Hmm… John Williams, you vex me so. #
RT @ZacharyLevi: Go to http://thedaylights.com. Download the free single Rogue Machine. It's worth it. Trust me. #
My 365, Day 50 – Allen's Abstract Hex http://post.ly/Ojwq #
Movie night with the kids, a little Big House Red, some Lance crackers and a few games of cribbage with my darling bride. A good night. #
Morning all! What to do: Chinese Fest, Cowboy Parade, Natural Hist. Mus., big machines @Mcwane or geology and fossil hike at Oak Mtn? #
My 365, Day 51 — The Machinations of Civic Pride http://post.ly/OsK3 #
Trying Lucky Duck cab – very good for four bucks a bottle. #fb #
Morning all! The kids and I will be heading to the Oak w/out my bride today. She's a bit under the weather. #
Sunday… nap… groggy… unnnnhh… #
My 365, Day 52 – Here's the Church, Here's the Steeple http://post.ly/P0D7 #
Exhibit of Jasper Johns' works coming to UA's Sarah Moody Gallery: http://ow.ly/19JMJ #
A fascinating mathematical view of the health care debate: http://ow.ly/19K6B #

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21
Feb

My 365, Day 52 – Here’s the Church, Here’s the Steeple

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I was picking my daughter up from choir practice at our church today, and I noticed how fantastic the magic hour lighting was. So I snapped a few shots around the church parking lot.

I love this type of lighting – where the sky is dark with ominous clouds, but there’s a ray of brilliant, golden light to give a sense of hope, beauty and grace… Which is exactly what that little cross represents to me and millions of others.

Shot in Pro Camera, edited in BestCamera using the Jewel, Vignette and Cool filters.

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20
Feb

My 365, Day 51 — The Machinations of Civic Pride

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Lately, I’ve been struggling with a lack of civic pride. You see, I never chose to live here in Birmingham. My plan was to live here for one year while my first wife finished college, then move on to film school in LA. Needless to say, that never happened. Nineteen years later, I’m still here. I had a period of genuine civic pride about ten years ago, but it only left me feeling frustrated, disappointed and generally disdainful toward the Birmingham area. I suppose that’s why, with each move over the last 10 years, I’ve gotten farther and farther from the city center. I keep longing for life in another city or state, but I honestly can’t say where that would be. Since it seems I may be here for a while longer, I’m going to try the whole civic pride thing again.

There are certain things about the area I enjoy. The McWane Science Center is one of them. It’s a world-class kids’ science museum that can be fun for adults, too. Today, they had a big machines day featuring cranes, earth movers, fire trucks, storm chasers and other big boy toys in the heart of the downtown theatre district. While there, I was reminded of some of the things I will miss if I ever leave the area: steam rising up from manhole covers in the winter, the simple but elegant skyline, the quaint brick facades of buildings that would have long since been destroyed in larger cities.

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of things wrong with the city of Birmingham and its metro area. Quality of education is marginalized to the benefit of the more affluent. Corruption is rampant in the city and county governments. The population of the city itself continues to shrink, as does the average per capita income, leaving behind a poverty-stricken shell of a city. Metro governments can’t cooperate, making big ticket items like a multi-purpose dome, mass transit and an area-wide network of green spaces impossible to achieve. Apart from a handful of family-friendly attractions, the chief hobbies of the city are shopping and eating out. It’s a largely unhealthy city with few walkable areas and commutes that are among the worst in the country. And on and on…

Until I am absolutely certain that my family and I should live elsewhere, the MetroHam is our home. I must assume that God has a purpose for us being here. When Paul says in Philippians he has learned to be content in whatever situation, he’s in effect telling us to shut up, suck it up and deal. That’s my plan going forward.