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Jun 13, 2008
Photography

Featured in two places this week

Two of my photos have been featured on websites this week. First, my picture Molten Sky was a pick on Seattlest yesterday. Second, my picture Eighth Wonder is being used on Schmap for Seattle’s Smith Tower.

Jun 12, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Ross Perot: ‘McCain is the classic opportunist.’

Interesting article from the Daily Mail about John McCain’s history, and how he screwed around on his first wife with a variety of women until he finally settled on Cindy Lou Hensley, divorced his first wife, and married Cindy a month later. Great...

Jun 11, 2008
Photography

Kyoto Pictures

I’ve finally caught up with my backlog of photos from Japan, and posted the last of my pictures from Kyoto. They’re primarily from Rokuon-ji, which you can see in part below. 

Jun 10, 2008
Photography

Bainbridge Island and Downtown Seattle at Sunset

Friday evening found me on the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island and back. I took some pictures with my new Canon 40D, and came out with nine that I was particularly happy with. The full set is up on Flickr, but you can see my two favorites ...

Jun 09, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Shark-Jumping

E.D. Hill, host of America’s Pulse on Fox News, further demonstrated that her network has completely lost its marbles, jumped the shark, and should not be considered to be news by anyone. On June 6th, she mused about the Obamas’ fist-bump in St. ...

Jun 07, 2008
Travel

Take Me Out to the Concession Stand

The New York Times has an interactive map up today detailing the best and worst food from ballparks across the country.  My personal favorite description is for the ever-unloved Chisox and their tepidly named U.S. Cellular Field: “What to order: ...

Jun 06, 2008
Photography

Great Demonstration of Off-Camera Flash

Bert Stephani has a fantastic blog post up on how different constraints in off-camera flash can change a photo. Pay close attention to the last shots of Mieke outside at 1/250s, 1/125s and 1/50s. Subscribed!

Jun 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon

That's Not Change We Can Believe In

I’m eating lunch and watching TPMTV’s recap of the McCain trainwreck from last night, and I was struck by how much McCain blinked and stumbled over his words. A cursory glance at the current information on the psychology of lying suggests that lia...

Jun 04, 2008
Aaron Photography

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

At the end of April, I drove up to Mount Vernon in Skagit Valley, up in northern Washington, for the 2008 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. I’ve been a bit slow in posting pictures, but I finally got around to it tonight. Nine photos from Skagit Valle...