The Duck Sees Everything

November 4, 2011

I shot this at a local urban farm. I loved the way the duck looked at me, wondering what I was doing with the click, whirr of the camera. I shot it with my Nikon D60 (which I sold some time ago) and the EXIF data tells me that I shot it at F3 and [...]

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My Nikon FM2n Camera

November 4, 2011

This is my Nikon FM2n film camera. I bought it as an antidote to the digital cameras that I shoot regularly and I chose the FM2n for a number of reasons. I used to have a Nikon FE and also an FE2, but sold them both. If I were buying a second hand film camera [...]

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CommentLuv Premium Is Coming Soon

November 2, 2011

I am one of the lucky ones who is already using CommentLuv Premium. I was lucky enough to be able to get CommentLuv because I was signed up earlier with Andy Bailey who makes the CommentLuv plugin. To the plugin yourself, click on the CommentLuv link below, and when you reach Andy’s site, enter your [...]

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Chance To Win CommentLuv Premium At Traffic Generation Cafe

October 26, 2011

Ana Hoffman over at Traffic Generation Cafe uses CommentLuv Premium on her site (just like I do here). Her site is DoFollow and she is doing very well in the traffic rankings as shown by Google and by Alexa. My hat is off to her because she obviously knows her stuff. In her latest article, [...]

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43 A Prime Number – Clever Advertisement

October 3, 2011

I like so many things about this advertisement. I like the color combination and the typeface. And of course I like the play on words (or numbers) between the address of the building and the fact that the number is prime as a raw number and as a prime piece of real estate. I also [...]

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Department For Work And Pensions Building In Leeds

September 30, 2011

The first image shows the Department For Work And Pensions building in Leeds from the side that faces onto the main road that runs past the Quarry Hill complex. The second image shows the building from the side that faces onto the Quarry Hill complex. The whole site used to be occupied by the largest [...]

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Checkerboard Silliness

September 28, 2011

I couldn’t decide whether to call this an ugly building or a silly building. I think what I dislike about it most is the way that it fails to honour the concept of a building at all. After all, a large building makes a big statement on the landscape. To make a fool of it [...]

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World Animal Day Is On October 4th

September 27, 2011

World Animal Day is celebrated all over the world. Its mission is to celebrate animal life in all its forms; to celebrate our relationship with the animal kingdom; to acknowledge and appreciate the diverse roles that animals play in our lives as companions, support, help, and in bringing a sense of wonder into our lives; [...]

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Try Copygram For Instagram

September 25, 2011

What Is Copygram As it says on the Copygram site – which has just come out of closed beta – : We bring the ever popular Instagram photo sharing experience from the iPhone to everyone. Yes you heard us right, even if you don’t have an iPhone, you can still browse everyones photos right here [...]

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The Future Of Open Face May Be Impersonation

September 23, 2011

Faces from arturo castro on Vimeo. Thoughts About The Software There is a technical description of the software on Vimeo, where this video is hosted. Here is an extract: This is a technical demo for face substitution technique. The application works in real time and it’s developed using the opensource framework for creative coding openFrameworks: [...]

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