Friday, July 30, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Another panorama/stitched shot of an exhibit at SFMOMA. There were 23 shots total and stitched together using Calico.

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Again, I missed another daily shot. So here's an old panoramic shot that I took in June on top of the Oakland Museum of California. This was made up of 59 shots total and stitched together using Calico.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Reading Siegfried Kracauer's essay on photography when I came across this quotation: "Never before has an age been so informed about itself, if being informed means having an image of objects that resembles them in a photographic sense."

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Fresh red leaf lettuce from the farmer's market in Berkeley.

Monday, July 26, 2010

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

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Lobby at SFMOMA.

Friday, July 23, 2010

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New iMac! :D

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

I don't know if this counts as "shot today." I took 33 shots of this artwork at SFMOMA two weeks ago, but I didn't stitch it together until today. I figure since it's my project, I'll do whatever I want. The art piece was made by Barry McGee: www.sfmoma.org/artwork/17536.

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Watched the Swedish film "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" ... difficult to watch but an amazing mystery thriller.

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

An interesting surprise when I drew my happy face with the LED light: the image was inverted and reflected back.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Goofing around with light on an incense burner.

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My favorite salt and pepper shakers in another backlit shot.

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Missed another day. Playing around with backlighting. The figurine is a 3 inch Gundam model. :D

Saturday, July 17, 2010

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Inception + IMAX = DAMN GOOD FUN!!!

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Light painting fun.

Friday, July 16, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Demonic doughboy.

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Finishing an article, querying publishers, and writing grant proposals before the end of the month ... Did I miss anything else?

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Light painting with fruits.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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Back to light painting. :D

Monday, July 12, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

From my very good friend Julie who sent me these funny post-it notes. I love them!

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Once again, I forgot to post a pic yesterday.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Another photo panorama shot with a 50mm lens at f/2.8. I took 26 shots that was stitched together to construct a wide angle shot of the art piece. Again, I left it "as is" to see where the gaps are.

Friday, July 9, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Another experiment in stitching shots together. I took 49 shots with a 50mm at f/1.8. Not a very good job. There's quite a bit of blurring makes me think I rushed through some of the shots without properly steadying my camera.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Another shot using the "brenizer method" with a 100mm lens at f/2.8. A total of 49 shots were taken producing this image. Will have to try different lenses and subjects.

Mayor Dellums: Come out & address the citizens of Oakland. Quit fucking around in your "command center" that's miles away from anything.

Totally disgusted w/local news coverage of the demonstrations at Oakland City Hall. It's as though the news wants to see a riot happen!

Is this for real? OPD's emergency response plan is called "Operation Verdict?!?"

Just heard that evening/night classes at CCA are being canceled in light of the court decision.

Involuntary manslaughter = Involuntary EXECUTION.

Here's the difference: voluntary manslaughter would be a possible 11 year sentence; 2nd degree murder, 25 years. Involuntary is nothing.

The decision is basically what Mehserle could hope for ... 4 year sentence, out in about 2 for parole.

Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

Anxiously waiting for the verdict in the Mehserle trial ...

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Another experiment in accentuating the depth of field with a fast aperture/long lens. This photograph consisted of 70 shots taken with a 100mm lens at f/2.8. Once again I left the final picture uncropped to see the gaps. There's also some uneven areas along the edges of the table to which I attribute that to bad camera technique on my part.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

I decided to play around with stitching/panoramic shots today. Specifically, I wanted to think about how I could manipulate the depth of field with different focal lengths and apertures. This photograph is the result of 51 shots stitched together using a really great program called Calico. I decided to leave the shot "as is" to show the various gaps. There was a slight breeze that resulted in a blurring of the bamboo branches. I'll try a different focal length tomorrow.

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*RAWR*

Sunday, July 4, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

We spent our day watching the SF Opera Chorus and Orchestra perform several operatic and classics at Stern Grove (19th and Sloat Blvd) in San Francisco. The performances were wonderful and the day was exceptionally beautiful!

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Made my first flower ... sort of. :D

Saturday, July 3, 2010

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Originally uploaded by mleung@CCA

Have a Coke!

Friday, July 2, 2010

WOW ... What an amazing match between Uruguay and Ghana! Best game in the World Cup so far.