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Archive for February, 2010
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I should start a series of photos entitled “Miscellaneous Crap from My Desk,” because that’s what I end up shooting when I haven’t left the house all day. And given the rather eclectic nature of my work, there’s always an interesting collection from which to choose.
This is an abstract study of a set of Allen or hex wrenches. I shot it in two exposures with Pro Camera through a macro adapter that was tilted to distort the image and create some lens flares. I edited both shots in Best Camera using Light and Paris filters, then combined them in Blendcam.
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18
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My 365, Day 49 – MacroPop!
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No deep meaning here, just playing with the camera. I shot this through a macro adapter intended for an SLR and edited in PS Mobile.
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17
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My 365, Day 48 – To the Victor
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To paraphrase Lloyd Bridges in Airplane!, looks like I picked the wrong day to give up refined sugar. That’s one of the things I’m giving up for Lent. But just look at this bucket of Moon Pies we snagged at Mardi Gras! This really will be a sacrifice.
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16
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My 365, Day 47 – Fat Tuesday
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The sight of the Knights of Revelry emblem float has always been one of the most iconic images of Mardi Gras to me. Where else will you see a guy dressed up masked jester, riding in a silver chalice
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15
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My 365, Day 46 – Moon Pie!
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My hometown of Mobile, Alabama (as any good Southerner knows, your home is where you were born) must have the highest per capita consumption of Moon Pies of any city on the planet. When I was a kid, my cousins would go over to that copycat Mardi Gras in New Orleans. They would talk about how awesome it was. Then I would ask, “do they throw Moon Pies?” They would look at me with blank stares. Aha! Take that, you holiday usurpers!
In Mobile, the succes or failure of your Mardi Gras experience is judged not by beads, doubloons or stuffed animals, but by one factor above all others: Moon Pie count. Plus, there’s nothing better than eating your spoils.
Shot in Hipstamatic with the Helga Viking Lens and Kodot Verichrome film. Edited in TiltShift Generator.
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15
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- RT @ScottBourne: Canon announces new Rebel T2i – 18 megapixels, 1080p HD video, 3.7 FPS, 3 inch LCD – $799 body only – due March. || Wow. #
- Great meeting with @blrfurther this AM, now @KEWheeler and I are wrapping up a documentary/concert film of Dread Clampitt. #in #
- RT @finebaum, @slmandel: Super Bowl most-watched TV show ever, topping '83 M*A*S*H finale. http://bit.ly/aBELrG || broadcast TV lives! #
- My 365, Day 39 – His Name is Kris http://post.ly/MtcW #
- Morning all! Birmingham is an Indian word that means "grey and rainy." #
- Does the SI cover jinx include the swimsuit edition? #
- Perhaps Facebook should change its name to Facelift. #
- My 365, Day 40 – Graveyard http://post.ly/N3fb #
- Check out my recap for last night's #Lost, live now on @aldotcom : http://ow.ly/160ii #
- My 365, Day 41 – 280 http://post.ly/ND8p #
- I can just get his in under the wire for the Eastern time zone: Morning all! #
- My 265, Day 42 – Now Taking Bets http://post.ly/NMMl #
- I'm giving up for Lent. #
- Here's hoping we actually get the snow tomorrow. So many of these events have fizzled out lately. #
- Jack Black is on Yo Gabba Gabba. Hmmm… Too many jokes to process… #
- My 365, Day 42 – Part Deux http://post.ly/NRKr #
- So far, this snow thing is like a metaphor for the Birmingham area: lots of potential followed by a big disappointment. #
- Finally snowing in Chelsea! Whether it sticks or not, it's quite beautiful. #alwx #
- Maids of Jubilee are rolling tonight in Fairhope. Wise choice? (I was really hoping they'd hold off until tomorrow night.) #
- Seeing some accumulation in Chelsea now — only on leaves and raised surfaces. Our thermometer still shows 36ยบ. #alwx #
- What accumulation we had in Chelsea is beginning to melt already. Doesn't bode well for roads! #alwx #
- Still more melting than accumulating in Chelsea. Our yard seems to be a no-snow zone. Somehow, I blame lawnmowers. #
- My snow-repelling yard as of 30 minutes ago http://post.ly/NYNZ #
- Excited to hear that @ZacharyLevi is the male lead in Disney's Rapunzel re-telling, "Tangled" http://bit.ly/alo1xh (via @slashfilm) #
- RT @NASA: Shuttle crew awoke to theme song from "Firefly." The Ballad of Serenity || Warms this geek's heart. #
- It seems to be getting warmer in Chelsea. Less accumulation than before lunch. #worstsnowdayever #
- The theme for tonight's opening ceremonies: "All your film production are belong to us." #
- What's the over/under on the number of Cylons in the Olympic opening ceremonies? #
- My 365, Day 43 – Guardians of the Fort http://post.ly/NbES #
- If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all. These St. Vincent's spots… (Have I said too much?) #
- Helloooo, Mobile County! Mardi Gras, here we come! #
- Ironically, the Mystics of Time are running late. I question their mysticism. #fb #
- My 365, Day 44 – MoT http://post.ly/NkOt #
- If you're protesting the new Facebook layout, which "old" one do you want back? (I've seen four in the last year.) #
- My 365, Day 45 – Chief Slacabamorinico http://post.ly/NsV5 #
- Birminghamians, how are the roads? I may need to make an emergency run home from Mobile tonight. #alwx #
- Big thanks to @kimt205, @Lee_Meadows & @tammyhart for the speedy #alwx feedback. You guys are great! #
- Joe Cain Day in Mobile was fantastic today. We got crazy amounts of throws. (Cute kids and a hot wife are key.) #
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14
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For those of you who aren’t familiar with Mobile Mardi Gras, Joe Cain was a store clerk who revived the carnival season in Mobile after the Civil War by dressing as up as the fictional Cherokee Chief Slacabamorinico and parading through the streets. His choice of alter ego was a way of thumbing his nose at the Union authorities, as the Cherokee had never been defeated in war.
Since the 1960s, Mobile has revived his memory with the annual Joe Cain Parade. Here is Wayne Dean, the fourth Chief Slac, leading today’s “people’s parade” in garb identical to old Joe’s.
Happy Joe Cain Day everybody!
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13
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My 365, Day 44 – MoT
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After a three year absence, we finally made it home to Mobile for Mardi Gras. Mystics of Time are a great start to our carnival season!
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12
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Well, despite higher accumulations both north and south of us, our snow was a big let-down here in Chelsea. We made the most of it, however. My job for most of the day was to act as human target for my daughter and her friend.
Shot in Hipstamatic and edited in PS Mobile.
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12
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What have I done that has so offended the lawn gods? Patchy grass, continual lawnmower failures, crazy amounts of leaves, a constant stream in my driveway and now this!?
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