The Rise of the Frankencam
Posted on December 13, 2011 - Filed Under Photography, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment
About “computational photography” and how I am using a fairly inexpensive “hacked” camera that performs like one that costs ten times as much. From The Connected Traveler
Read More..>>Filoli Estate and Gardens: Video Podcast
Posted on May 5, 2011 - Filed Under Video, Photography, San Francisco | Leave a Comment
A video tour through Filoli, a US National Historical Trust site and a California State Historic Landmark. Located south of San Francisco, it is considered one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century and is known for its magnificent but peaceful gardens, with some 500 types of roses and 200 kinds [...]
Forgot the Name of This Hotel But it Doesn’t Matter
Posted on July 7, 2010 - Filed Under Photography | Leave a Comment
I was sorting some old photo files and found this hotel interior. It was in Trenton, New Jersey, I think. Or was it in Hong Kong, or New Delhi or London? Dunno. Home Sweet Home
Read More..>>Meet the Beetles: The Goldsworthy Spire in Golden Gate Park
Posted on July 6, 2010 - Filed Under California, Photography | Leave a Comment
Took a walk through San Francisco’s Presidio a couple of weeks ago and saw how artist Andy Goldsworthy managed to create beauty out of destruction. Cypress bark beetles made a feast of some 150 Monterey Cypress trees and Goldsworthy built The Spire from those felled trees to celebrate the history and future of the forest. [...]
Read More..>>Sri Lanka Doorman Turns 90. Has Worked At Galle Face Hotel Since WWII
Posted on February 20, 2010 - Filed Under Photography, Sri Lanka | Leave a Comment
A happy 90th birthday to K. Chattu Kuttan, the doorman at Sri Lanka’s Galle Face Hotel. He has worked there since 1942 when he witnessed a Japanese Zero crash land on the hotel grounds. I have stayed in the grand but musty old hotel a couple of times. In its days of glory The Galle [...]
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