Jan 08, 2009
Photography
Helen at Poppy
Day 8 of 365.
All Blog Posts (Page 31)
Jan 07, 2009
Seattle
Wetter than usual
Seattle is wetter than usual today. It’s been raining since last night, and some areas around here are expected to receive 10-20” before it’s all over. Needless to say, this amount of rainfall is way above the minimum level required for flooding a...
Jan 07, 2009
Music
The Most Unwanted Song
Head on over to the Slog and listen to the song; there’s an embedded music player at the bottom of the blog entry. This thing is totally, awesomely terrible. If you can tolerate it for 30 seconds, listen to the portion from about 5:40 - 6:10. It’...
Jan 07, 2009
Photography
Seattle in Miniature
These awesome tilt-shifted photos of Seattle—shot by Erynn Rose—make me feel like I stumbled into the neighborhood of Make-Believe. You can buy the book on Blurb, or see more of Erynn’s photos on Flickr.
Jan 07, 2009
Microsoft
Relevancy
Oh yeah, I forgot that Ballmer was giving the keynote at CES tonight. It’s funny how much can change in just a year after leaving the ‘Soft.
Jan 07, 2009
Zoon Politikon
National Portrait Gallery Gets Obama Poster
Shepard Fairey’s ubiquitous illustration of President-elect Barack Obama, seen in rallies, parties, shop windows and construction sites throughout the 2008 election season, has found a permanent home. The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D...
Jan 07, 2009
Photography
My Umbrella
Day 7 of 365, and featured on Seattlest.
Jan 06, 2009
Zoon Politikon
Latest on the Coleman Debacle
From the Associated Press (via MPR): The lawsuit alleges that the Canvassing Board made mistakes when determining voter intent on challenged ballots, that ineligible voters cast ballots and that some absentee ballots were erroneously opened early...
Jan 06, 2009
Photography
Helen
Day 5 of my 365 Project
Jan 06, 2009
Photography
Fear of Failure and Portrait Lighting for Beginners
If you’ve ever taken a gander through my collection of photos on Flickr, you’ve probably noticed that I don’t shoot many people, and when I do, it’s normally candid photo work. There’s a really simple reason for this: I don’t find portrait work to...