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A photograph of The City and Treasure Island with the Bay Bridge and construction crew in the foreground. Even though there was a very strong haze for photographing, it was still nice to be outside after several days of rain.
Got my library privileges at UC Berkeley and then sat in a public lecture by Gayatri Spivak. I feel that my intelligence increased today.
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Professor Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's public lecture entitled "Situating Feminism" sponsored by the Beatrice Bain Research Group on Gender and Women at UC Berkeley.
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Called "Hello Panda!" it's a chocolate filled mini-cookie. :D
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Shadows from trees cast on the mini-blinds in the morning sun.
First attempt in time-lapse photography. I guess I didn't want to do any research today.
Parts of the shots became out of focus and jittery when I walked near it to check the progress. Creating the video and composing a loop was easy enough on the Mac. But there was quite a moray effect as well as some color and resolution issues to address.
Melting Ice from Disoriented on Vimeo.
My very first attempt in time-lapse photography. 628 shots (1/30 shutter, f/4.5, 300mm, intervals @ 1 shot/5 seconds) for 52 minutes using a Nikon D60 tethered to my laptop.
Part of the shots became out of focus and jittery as the ice cube melted, and as I walked near it to check the progress. My camera was on a tripod, and apparently it was pretty sensitive to the vibrations from my footsteps. Creating the video and composing a loop was easy enough on the Mac. But there was quite a moray effect as well as some color and resolution issues to address.
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WICKED at the Orpheum Theater in San Francisco. It was an enjoyable musical!
Really annoyed at the coverage of the UA-Huntsville shootings. There are 14 faculty in the dept; Bishop killed 3 of the 5 minority faculty.
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I know this shot is quite cliched, but I thought the occasion permitted it. Happy Valentine's Day!
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Back to macro photography and this is a shot of pages from a book. I'm consistently amazed at the different perspective from macro photography. In these shots, I hadn't realized how "rough" the edge of the pages looked. I also found pieces of red thread sown throughout the pages which was quite a surprise. The book, by the way, is Garry Wills' INVENTING AMERICA (1978) in preparation for an upcoming lecture.
Bacon cheeseburger and ice cream sundae at Fenton's followed by watching "Crazy Heart" at Piedmont. A wonderful Friday night! :D
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Just a plain and simple screw. The macro shots were taken using the stock 18-55mm lens and a reverse ring.
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My second macro shot of bubbles in a glass of port. This shot took some effort. The bubbles eventually popped or combined together and I would have to swirl the port to create new ones. I also had to maintain a very steady hand on the table while shooting because any slight movement would shake the liquid and the bubbles. Finally, I had to manually keep the aperture switch open and move the camera very slightly to focus. Did I mention keeping a steady hand? :P
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I finally received my reverse ring for my camera, and this is the first macro shot that I took: "Liberty" on a 25¢ (US). I couldn't believe how a simple device would open up macro photography for me. I'm going to be having way too much fun. :D
