Month: November 2012

  • Cool Visual Art images

    A few nice visual art images I found:

    MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — Light Drift
    visual art
    Image by Chris Devers
    Quoting from the official pamphlet:

    FAST LIGHT • May 7 + 8, 2011, 7 pm – 10 pm

    Contemporary pioneers in art, science, and technology have come together at MIT to create one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has ever seen. On May 7 and 8, 2011, visitors can interact with 20+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

    arts.mit.edu / fast

    Installations scattered around campus (we didn’t quite see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

    • aFloat
    MIT Chapel • Saturday, May 7th ONLY
    Inspired by water in the Saarinen Chapel’s moat, a touch releases flickers of light before serenity returns as a calm ripple.
    By Otto Ng, Ben Regnier, Dena Molnar, and Arseni Zaitsev.

    • Inflatables
    Lobby 7, Infinite Corridor
    A dodecahedron sculpture made of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, heat from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
    By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

    • (now(now(now)))
    Building 7, 4th Floor
    This installation nests layers of the past into an image of the present, recursively intertwining slices of time.
    By Eric Rosenbaum and Charles DeTar.

    • Dis(Course)4
    Building 3 Stair, Infinite Corridor
    A stairwell transformed by a shummering aluminum conduit inspired by the discourse between floors and academic disciplines.
    By Craig Boney, Jams Coleman and Andrew Manto.

    • Maxwell’s Dream
    Building 10 Community Lounge, Infinite Corridor
    An interactive mural created by magnetic fields that drive patterns of light, Maxwell’s Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
    By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

    • Mood Meter
    Student Center & Building 8, Infinite Corridor
    Is the smile a barometer of happiness? Mood Meter playfully assesses and displays the mood of the MIT community onsite and at moodmeter.media.mit.edu
    By Javier Hernandez and Ehsan Hoque.

    • SOFT Rockers
    Killian Court
    Repose and charge your electronic devices using green solar powered technology
    By Shiela Kennedy, P. Seaton, S. Rockcastle, W. Inam, A. Aolij, J. Nam, K. Bogenshutz, J. Bayless, M. Trimble.

    • LightBridge
    The Mass. Ave Bridge
    A dynamic interactive LED array responds to pedestrians on the bridge, illustrating MIT’s ties to both sides of the river. Thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
    By Sysanne Seitinger.

    • Sky Event
    Killian Court, Saturday, May 7th ONLY
    Immense inflatable stars soar over MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis among artists, scientists and engineers.
    By Otto Piene.

    • Liquid Archive
    Charles River
    A floating inflatable screen provides a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT’s history in science, technology, and art.
    By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

    • Light Drift
    Charles River
    Ninety brightly glowing orbs in the river change color as they react to the presence of people along the shore.
    By Meejin Yoon.

    • Unflat Pavilion
    Building 14 Lawn
    This freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDs flexes two dimensions into three. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns, and windows.
    By Nick Gelpi

    • Gradated Field
    Walker Memorial Lawn
    A field of enticing mounts create a landscape that encourages passersby to meander through, or lounge upon the smooth plaster shapes.
    By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

    • Bibliodoptera
    Building 14, Hayden Library Corridor
    Newly emerged from the chrysalis of MIT’s diverse library pages, a cloud of butterflies flutters above, reacting to the movement of passersby.
    By Elena Jessop and Peter Torpey.

    • Wind Screen
    Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
    A shimmering curtain of light created by micro-turbines displays a visual register of the replenishable source of wind energy.
    By Meejin Yoon.

    • String Tunnel
    Building 18 Bridge
    A diaphonous tunnel creates a sense of entry to and from the Infinite Corridor and frames the surrounding landscape.
    By Yuna Kim, Kelly Shaw, and Travis Williams.

    • voltaDom
    Building 56-66 Connector
    A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication technique that creates complex double curved vaults through the simple rolling of a sheet of material.
    By Skylar Tibbits.

    • Night of Numbers
    Building 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
    A lighting installation enlivens MIT architectre with numbers that hold special or historical significance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
    By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

    • Overliner
    Building E-25 Stairwell
    Taking cues from a stairwell’s spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a familiar and busy passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
    By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

    • Chroma District
    Corner of Ames and Main Streets.
    Lanterns react to visitors by passing sound and color from one to another, increasing in intensity along the way and illuminating the path to MIT’s campus.
    By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.

    MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — Mood Meter
    visual art
    Image by Chris Devers
    Quoting from the official pamphlet:

    FAST LIGHT • May 7 + 8, 2011, 7 pm – 10 pm

    Contemporary pioneers in art, science, and technology have come together at MIT to create one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has ever seen. On May 7 and 8, 2011, visitors can interact with 20+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

    arts.mit.edu / fast

    Installations scattered around campus (we didn’t quite see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

    • aFloat
    MIT Chapel • Saturday, May 7th ONLY
    Inspired by water in the Saarinen Chapel’s moat, a touch releases flickers of light before serenity returns as a calm ripple.
    By Otto Ng, Ben Regnier, Dena Molnar, and Arseni Zaitsev.

    • Inflatables
    Lobby 7, Infinite Corridor
    A dodecahedron sculpture made of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, heat from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
    By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

    • (now(now(now)))
    Building 7, 4th Floor
    This installation nests layers of the past into an image of the present, recursively intertwining slices of time.
    By Eric Rosenbaum and Charles DeTar.

    • Dis(Course)4
    Building 3 Stair, Infinite Corridor
    A stairwell transformed by a shummering aluminum conduit inspired by the discourse between floors and academic disciplines.
    By Craig Boney, Jams Coleman and Andrew Manto.

    • Maxwell’s Dream
    Building 10 Community Lounge, Infinite Corridor
    An interactive mural created by magnetic fields that drive patterns of light, Maxwell’s Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
    By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

    • Mood Meter
    Student Center & Building 8, Infinite Corridor
    Is the smile a barometer of happiness? Mood Meter playfully assesses and displays the mood of the MIT community onsite and at moodmeter.media.mit.edu
    By Javier Hernandez and Ehsan Hoque.

    • SOFT Rockers
    Killian Court
    Repose and charge your electronic devices using green solar powered technology
    By Shiela Kennedy, P. Seaton, S. Rockcastle, W. Inam, A. Aolij, J. Nam, K. Bogenshutz, J. Bayless, M. Trimble.

    • LightBridge
    The Mass. Ave Bridge
    A dynamic interactive LED array responds to pedestrians on the bridge, illustrating MIT’s ties to both sides of the river. Thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
    By Sysanne Seitinger.

    • Sky Event
    Killian Court, Saturday, May 7th ONLY
    Immense inflatable stars soar over MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis among artists, scientists and engineers.
    By Otto Piene.

    • Liquid Archive
    Charles River
    A floating inflatable screen provides a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT’s history in science, technology, and art.
    By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

    • Light Drift
    Charles River
    Ninety brightly glowing orbs in the river change color as they react to the presence of people along the shore.
    By Meejin Yoon.

    • Unflat Pavilion
    Building 14 Lawn
    This freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDs flexes two dimensions into three. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns, and windows.
    By Nick Gelpi

    • Gradated Field
    Walker Memorial Lawn
    A field of enticing mounts create a landscape that encourages passersby to meander through, or lounge upon the smooth plaster shapes.
    By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

    • Bibliodoptera
    Building 14, Hayden Library Corridor
    Newly emerged from the chrysalis of MIT’s diverse library pages, a cloud of butterflies flutters above, reacting to the movement of passersby.
    By Elena Jessop and Peter Torpey.

    • Wind Screen
    Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
    A shimmering curtain of light created by micro-turbines displays a visual register of the replenishable source of wind energy.
    By Meejin Yoon.

    • String Tunnel
    Building 18 Bridge
    A diaphonous tunnel creates a sense of entry to and from the Infinite Corridor and frames the surrounding landscape.
    By Yuna Kim, Kelly Shaw, and Travis Williams.

    • voltaDom
    Building 56-66 Connector
    A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication technique that creates complex double curved vaults through the simple rolling of a sheet of material.
    By Skylar Tibbits.

    • Night of Numbers
    Building 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
    A lighting installation enlivens MIT architectre with numbers that hold special or historical significance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
    By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

    • Overliner
    Building E-25 Stairwell
    Taking cues from a stairwell’s spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a familiar and busy passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
    By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

    • Chroma District
    Corner of Ames and Main Streets.
    Lanterns react to visitors by passing sound and color from one to another, increasing in intensity along the way and illuminating the path to MIT’s campus.
    By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.

    MIT+150: FAST (Festival of Art + Science + Technology): FAST LIGHT — Unflat Pavilion
    visual art
    Image by Chris Devers
    Quoting from the official pamphlet:

    FAST LIGHT • May 7 + 8, 2011, 7 pm – 10 pm

    Contemporary pioneers in art, science, and technology have come together at MIT to create one of the most exhilarating and inventive spectacles metro Boston has ever seen. On May 7 and 8, 2011, visitors can interact with 20+ art and architectural installations illuminating the campus and the Charles River along Memorial Drive at MIT.

    arts.mit.edu / fast

    Installations scattered around campus (we didn’t quite see all of them), again pasting from the official flyer:

    • aFloat
    MIT Chapel • Saturday, May 7th ONLY
    Inspired by water in the Saarinen Chapel’s moat, a touch releases flickers of light before serenity returns as a calm ripple.
    By Otto Ng, Ben Regnier, Dena Molnar, and Arseni Zaitsev.

    • Inflatables
    Lobby 7, Infinite Corridor
    A dodecahedron sculpture made of silver nylon resonates with gusts of air, heat from light bulbs, and the motions of passersby.
    By Kyle Barker, Juan Jofre, Nick Polansky, Jorge Amaya.

    • (now(now(now)))
    Building 7, 4th Floor
    This installation nests layers of the past into an image of the present, recursively intertwining slices of time.
    By Eric Rosenbaum and Charles DeTar.

    • Dis(Course)4
    Building 3 Stair, Infinite Corridor
    A stairwell transformed by a shummering aluminum conduit inspired by the discourse between floors and academic disciplines.
    By Craig Boney, Jams Coleman and Andrew Manto.

    • Maxwell’s Dream
    Building 10 Community Lounge, Infinite Corridor
    An interactive mural created by magnetic fields that drive patterns of light, Maxwell’s Dream is a visually expressive cybernetic loop.
    By Kaustuv De Biswas and Daniel Rosenberg.

    • Mood Meter
    Student Center & Building 8, Infinite Corridor
    Is the smile a barometer of happiness? Mood Meter playfully assesses and displays the mood of the MIT community onsite and at moodmeter.media.mit.edu
    By Javier Hernandez and Ehsan Hoque.

    • SOFT Rockers
    Killian Court
    Repose and charge your electronic devices using green solar powered technology
    By Shiela Kennedy, P. Seaton, S. Rockcastle, W. Inam, A. Aolij, J. Nam, K. Bogenshutz, J. Bayless, M. Trimble.

    • LightBridge
    The Mass. Ave Bridge
    A dynamic interactive LED array responds to pedestrians on the bridge, illustrating MIT’s ties to both sides of the river. Thanks to Philips ColorKinetics, CISCO, SparkFun Electronics.
    By Sysanne Seitinger.

    • Sky Event
    Killian Court, Saturday, May 7th ONLY
    Immense inflatable stars soar over MIT in celebration of the distinctive symbiosis among artists, scientists and engineers.
    By Otto Piene.

    • Liquid Archive
    Charles River
    A floating inflatable screen provides a backdrop for projections that highlight MIT’s history in science, technology, and art.
    By Nader Tehrani and Gediminas Urbonas.

    • Light Drift
    Charles River
    Ninety brightly glowing orbs in the river change color as they react to the presence of people along the shore.
    By Meejin Yoon.

    • Unflat Pavilion
    Building 14 Lawn
    This freestanding pavilion illuminated with LEDs flexes two dimensions into three. Flat sheets are bent and unfurl into skylights, columns, and windows.
    By Nick Gelpi

    • Gradated Field
    Walker Memorial Lawn
    A field of enticing mounts create a landscape that encourages passersby to meander through, or lounge upon the smooth plaster shapes.
    By Kyle Coburn, Karina Silvester and Yihyun Lim.

    • Bibliodoptera
    Building 14, Hayden Library Corridor
    Newly emerged from the chrysalis of MIT’s diverse library pages, a cloud of butterflies flutters above, reacting to the movement of passersby.
    By Elena Jessop and Peter Torpey.

    • Wind Screen
    Green Building Facade, Bldg 54
    A shimmering curtain of light created by micro-turbines displays a visual register of the replenishable source of wind energy.
    By Meejin Yoon.

    • String Tunnel
    Building 18 Bridge
    A diaphonous tunnel creates a sense of entry to and from the Infinite Corridor and frames the surrounding landscape.
    By Yuna Kim, Kelly Shaw, and Travis Williams.

    • voltaDom
    Building 56-66 Connector
    A vaulted passageway utilizes an innovative fabrication technique that creates complex double curved vaults through the simple rolling of a sheet of material.
    By Skylar Tibbits.

    • Night of Numbers
    Building 66 Facade & E15 Walkway
    A lighting installation enlivens MIT architectre with numbers that hold special or historical significance to the Institute. Can you decode them all?
    By Praveen Subramani and Anna Kotova.

    • Overliner
    Building E-25 Stairwell
    Taking cues from a stairwell’s spiraling geometry, Overliner transforms a familiar and busy passageway into a moment of surprise and repose.
    By Joel Lamere and Cynthia Gunadi.

    • Chroma District
    Corner of Ames and Main Streets.
    Lanterns react to visitors by passing sound and color from one to another, increasing in intensity along the way and illuminating the path to MIT’s campus.
    By Eyal Shahar, Akito van Troyer, and Seung Jin Ham.

  • (SHORT) CS80 Ambient Improvisation Video Montage

    9.5 minutes of CS80 improvisation thrown together with video clips I recorded of the studio and my trip to Europe. (Germany, Prague, Amsterdam) The full 17 minute original CS80 video is located on Vimeo: vimeo.com Signal flow is: CS80–SRE-555 Tape Echo–Siemens 245b EQ — Eventide 2016 Reverb– Prism Orpheus AD/DA Left Channel is SRE-555 Output A, Right channel is SRE-555 Output B. Chorus is output from A+B. Spring Reverb is output from B. Tape Delay is Output B. Direct Signal is output A. All video shot with a Nikon D90 using a Nikkor 1.4 Aperture 50mm lens.
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • Alien Workshop Review

    Alien Workshop Hexmark Anaglyph Rob Dyrdek My first Video, so don’t hate Rate, Comment, Subscribe Created on April 16, 2011 using FlipShare.

  • Ranch Photography – America’s Heartland

    82 year old Rancher Bud Adams has been taking award winning photographs for decades. And his work has captured life on the cattle ranch as well as the dramatic environment in which he lives and works. Visit tinyurl.com to see the rest of episode 501.

    In this educational training video Michael discusses some of the most important skill sets need in order to become a successful photographer. He talks about the 3 most important things you should know as a photographer, gives you tips on how to make your subjects feel comfortable during your shoot, and also goes over information about how to become a successful business photographer. There is tons more information and training videos about DSLR photography and video on Michael’s website at www.michaelthemaven.com
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • HDR Video with Magic Lantern

    Download Magic Lantern – www.magiclantern.fm Using the HDR function from Magic Lantern has it’s drawbacks but when shooting something like real estate videos, it comes in handy! I will be uploading a tutorial showing my complete workflow from filming technique to post in the coming days. Filmed by Luke and Marika Neumann Canon 5D Mark II Nikkor Ai-s 20mm f 2.8 and 50mm f 1.2 Music by Luke Neumann – Zihuatanejo Check out our website or like and follow on Facebook and Twitter: www.neumannfilms.net www.facebook.com twitter.com
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • Zerbrochene Blumen

    In seiner konzeptuellen Fotografie überführt Jon Shireman ganz normale, alltägliche Dinge in eine andere materielle Realität: Als hätte er die Metapher aus dem Titel der Tragikomödie „Broken Flowers“ von Jim Jarmusch in die Realität transportiert, macht er Bilder von Blumen, die zerbrechen.

    Die Natur bekommt dabei in den Stillleben eine völlig neue Materialität, Shireman zeigt uns eine Perspektive, die so nicht in der Realität exisitiert. Seine Bilder sind gleichzeitig hochgradig durch Manipulation der Realität beeinflusst und dennoch durch und durch natürlich.

    „Ich tauche die Blumen in flüssigen Stickstoff. Das verändert ihre natürliche Form“, erklärt Shireman. Nach dreißig Minuten haben die Blumen die Materialität erreicht, in der sie auf einer weißen Oberfläche zerschmettert und mit einer High-Speed-Kamera aufgenommen werden können.

    Der Vorher-Nachher-Vergleich ist dabei fester Bestandteil der Reihe und macht einen großen Teil der Faszination aus. „Ich mag es von Zeit zu Zeit, die Idee des Blumenstilllebens irgendwie auf den Kopf zu stellen“, erklärt der New Yorker, der sich in den unterschiedlichsten Gebieten der Fotografie austobt, aber immer wieder beim Stillleben landet.

    Jon Shireman hat es mit relativ einfachen Mitteln in der Serie „Broken Flowers“ geschafft, einem eher banalen Subjekt in dem sehr klassischen Genre dokumentierender Objektfotografie einen ganz neuen Dreh zu verleihen, indem er das Subjekt seiner Bilder händisch und auf sehr clevere Weise manipuliert.


    kwerfeldein – Fotografie Magazin

  • Stephen King’s IT – Dead Kids In The Sink

    Best scene from the film IT.
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

    A short video of the Town of Exeter, New Hampshire’s Department of Public Works snow removal in downtown Exeter
    Video Rating: 5 / 5

  • steakDinner.avi

    This is a time lapse video of a steak dinner I prepared for friends and family. The camera is a Nikon D300s set to expose 1 frame per minute using a Nikon 10.5mm f/2.8 fisheye.
    Video Rating: 5 / 5

    Relax and Enjoy! Here is a link to another one of my videos: www.youtube.com Strongly recommended to watch in 1080P in full screen. Please Comment, Rate and Subscribe ***I do not own the rights to the music*** Ludovico is an amazing artist. I made this video to complement his amazing music. This is part of an effort to spread his music around. If interested check out more of his music. This is my first upload to youtube. I just opened a new channel. I hope to add a new video every week or two (Time dependent). If enough people are interested I will definitely upload more videos more often. Enjoy the video and just relax. All video was shot by me using a: Nikon CoolPix P500 Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • Weekly Photo Tips DSLR Matte Box Pro Review…

    www.WeeklyPhotoTips.com www.ThePhotographyPodcast.com Though I am not a “video guy” the gentleman who shoots all of the videos for Weekly Photo Tips is. So I asked Mark (who not only shoots all of our videos, he does extensive work on commercials and movies as well) if he would take a look at the Flashpoint DV DSLR Matte Box Pro that Adorama was kind enough to send us. And for those of us who know him, we know he is… well… particular about what he uses, it needs to bring something to his workflow or he doesn’t bother with it, so his gushing review of the Flashpoint DV DSLR Matte Box Pro surprised me, because he just not the gushing kind of a guy. As of the posting of this video this Matte Box is on special for only 0 with free shipping. Head over to the blog and learn more about and for links to where you can get it (with free shipping). See you over there! www.WeeklyPhotoTips.com www.ThePhotographyPodcast.com
    Video Rating: 5 / 5

    In this video i show you the steps from taking the photos that will be used in a composite image. A composite image is one that is made up of a couple of photos or parts of photos. In this tutorial i have made a composite of 3 photos of myself that i edit into a single final image. The camera i use is not important nor is the lens. I uploaded the photos onto my computer via adobe lightroom 2 and then edited the images via the free software which is very much like adobe lightroom called GIMP (version: 2.6) from there i use tools like the lasoo tool and the layer mask. hope this helps and you get some creative ideas from it. If you enjoy my videos please post them on your Facebook page and let others know about this channel, please subscribe and share on Facebook and twitter. Also check out the links below. If you really like my work please feel free to check out or buy a copy of the my PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK: Getting There With Photography: By Dom Bower www.blurb.com FACEBOOK Critique/advice GROUP www.facebook.com FACEBOOK PAGE www.facebook.com TWITTER page twitter.com WEBSITE www.dombower.com PHOTOGRAPHY CLOTHING Point and destroy clothing http For my AZ of Weightloss Tips check out: dombowerexercise.blogspot.co.uk And to donate to The Cancer Charity that I am doing a Trek for please visit www.justgiving.com
    Video Rating: 4 / 5

  • Super Mario Galaxy 2 in 3D – Part 2

    Here’s a 2nd attempt at Super Mario Galaxy! 🙂 Sorry for the video replaying, was like 4 AM and I wasn’t paying attention. 😛

    Edward Maya Ft. Eda – Close To You [Lyrics] 3D Anaglyph text fav song from Maya -Disclaimer- I do not own the song, credit goes to the author
    Video Rating: 5 / 5