So much happens in the world. Everyday. There’s a person ready to either stand up for a cause or stamp it out for just about every event that happens. Some big, some small. Some should be no-brainers, some should be ignored at all costs. This post is about none of that. Just a couple of things on my mind at the moment.
This has been my feeling since I left Jurassic Park 3. Directors more in love with the tech than the story. Serenity often looks better for the “low-budget”/”low-tech” practical effects. Does CGI Ruin Movies? – Avatar – io9.
OK, this is driving me nuts. People, attend to your aspect ratios. I’m sick to death of 16:9 (widescreen) videos being scrunched to 4:3 (normal). Though it happens a little less frequently, stretching 4:3 vids to fit 16:9 is just as awful.
An irony for most photographers is that they have few photographs of themselves. It’s true. You hear the common refrain, “I’m the one taking the photos.” I’m no different.
It’s amazing. President Barak Obama didn’t even last his first week before one of his boneheaded policy desires started fast-tracking through Congress. Though seemingly innocuous to some, the push to delay the digital television transition is capricious and ill-advised.
I was once a professional photographer. From about 1983 through 1990, I made my living taking pictures of sports, corporate events, and just about anything else that happened my way. During that run I picked up a few things here and there that seem to always come in handy. The principles remain the same even when the tools evolve.
This past week has found the family entering the twenty-first century in terms of television: that’s right, we now are finally switching from CRT to LCD. Starting a few weeks ago, two of our TVs started their death throws. Our kitchen set would randomly turn itself off (often less than ten minutes after turning on) [...]
Episode 25 F0403 -"Rolling D30" posted on March 8, 2010.
Coming soon: Episode 26, "F0404 - The Grasp of Charybdis" ETA March week 4, 2010.
Est. time between episodes 12-14 days.
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