Beethoven, Manatees and Ringtones: A Night with LA PHIL
Posted on November 28, 2011 - Filed Under California, Culture, Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Spent an evening at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA last week, my first visit to the warmest sounding (and looking) concert hall I have ever experienced. It did justice to a deeply satisfying performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 by pianist Emanuel Ax, and managed to take the rough edges off of [...]
Read More..>>Frazil Ice: Yosemite
Posted on January 17, 2011 - Filed Under Video, California, Tech & Science | Leave a Comment
Have a look at this high definition video. A stream at Yosemite becomes an out-of-control Slurpee.
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..>>California Redwoods in 3D Video
Posted on March 15, 2010 - Filed Under Video, California | Leave a Comment
Step Right Up Folks! See Amazing California Redwoods in 3D! red-cyan 3D glasses required – double click on video for HD Regardless of what you thought of Avatar, the movie has moved 3D from the sideshow tent to the Big Top. Even though some of the live action shots have the hyper-stereo look of old [...]
Read More..>>Up From Baja: Point Lobos Migrates North
Posted on September 2, 2009 - Filed Under California, Photography | Leave a Comment
Don’t know much about geology, but what I am learning defines me, in the nature of nature, as the insignifcant biped that I am. Paid a visit to the Pinnacles National Monument. Not recommended during the summer as the temperatures regularly hover around the 100F mark. The best time to go is in the cool [...]
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