Visit The Art Institute of Chicago for free during the entire month of February. I was just trying to plan a potential trip around their normally scheduled free day of the week and came across Free February on their site. ITEMS OF NOTE AT ARTIC: They’ve been working on the Modern Wing for seemingly forever. …
Get over to your local Borders NOW! It’s that time of year for $1 calendars. I was at the Borders in Oak Brook and they had TONS of calendars. The weird thing is that I was there a couple weeks ago and the calendars were $4 and there was a very, very small selection. Some …
My 6 megapixel SLR is showing its age. I’m itching for a full frame 16+ megapixel SLR. Problem is that the only such Nikon that currently exists is the D3X. 8 grand. ouch. I’ve been keeping a close eye on nikonrumors.com especially considering that the big PMA show is coming in the first week of …
Yesterday Nikon released the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G lens. It’s a fixed focal length lens. That means there’s no zoom. Because there’s no zoom, that means the lens body is more shallow allowing for a better maximum aperture. And get this. Its maximum aperture is f/1.8. Sweet shallow depth of field beauty! I’m stunned. …
International Architect Partnership, Office for Metropolitan Architecture, have won a competition to design a new performing arts centre in Taipei, Taiwan. And look at that giant egg thing coming out the side. It’s pretty wild. Some people will call it clich. But it does create conversation about the role of architecture in our lives and …
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One reason I don’t do my graphic contrast illustration style too much nowadays is that I get tired of people telling me that I used Photoshop’s “Cutout” filter (Filter>Artistic>Cutout). It drives me crazy. It’s insulting. I enjoy when people have constructive critiques of my work. I have pretty thick skin and can take most comments. …
The AP (Associated Press) is now saying they’re not happy about their image being the inspiration for the uber-famous Obama poster by Shepard Fairey and they want Fairey to show them the money. Fairey has acknowledged that the illustration was based on Manny Garcia’s 2006 photograph. Sounds a bit greedy to me. I’m quite biased …
Now just what would I magnify first if I got my hands on the Nikon Fabre Photo EX? It’s a stereoscopic microscope with up to 66 times magnification. It hooks up to any Nikon DSLR. Now that’s velvet. It looks like it’s only available in Japan for now. surprise, surprise. About $1200.
Can you believe nowhere on the internet does someone say, “something really cool in Copenhagen”? Well that ends now! BearatoneSEA on Flickr took this photo of a sign in City Hall Square in Copenhagen. And I must say it’s something really cool in Copenhagen.
Can you believe nowhere on the internet does someone say, “something really cool in London”? Well that ends now! A blogger named Qype found this chocolate tank at Rococo Chocolates on Marylebone High Street in London. And I must say it’s something really cool in London.