I took some pictures for a local pool tournament at Shooters last night. This was my first time out shooting with my 50mm f/1.8 and 12-24mm f/4 lenses. I think they came out pretty well overall. Click for big.
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Snow in the backyard
Tiny Homes on CNN
I’ve been attracted to the idea of sub-300 square foot homes for a few years now but I had yet to see any video of people actually living inside one. Well, CNN has filled the gap! The full article is a bit more rich on detail.
Beached
Cool video shows how depth of field influences our perception of scale. It’s worth clicking on the HD link that appears when you mouse over the playing video.
Beached from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
Fleet Foxes: White Winter Hymnal
White Winter Hymnal from Grandchildren on Vimeo.
Take on Me: The Literal Version
Via CollegeHumor.
Article on the Panic of 1873
This interesting article talks about how the current credit crisis has more in common with the Panic of 1873 than the Great Depression of 1929.
Check your voter registration status
Due to the recent voter purges it’s probably a good idea to check your registration status.
Make sure you are registered to vote by the deadline in your state, and find out where you vote on election day. Many voters went to the polls in the primary election and discovered they weren’t on the registration rolls. Don’t let that happen to you.
Some of my favorite TED videos
Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight
David Gallo: Underwater astonishments
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity?
Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with statistics
Brian Cox: An inside tour of the world’s biggest supercollider
Craig Venter: On the verge of creating synthetic life
Robert Wright: How cooperation (eventually) trumps conflict
J.J. Abrams: The mystery box