Celebrating Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Posted on April 30, 2012 - Filed Under Photography, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment

To celebrate Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, I stepped into my back yard and shot this picture of a palm tree. Camera: Panasonic GH2, Lens: Hunk of cardboard with a hole in it.

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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

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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 [...]

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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

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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.  [...]

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