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Natalie Portman 's bald-headed portrait. via Yahoo! Movies
rip-mix-burned on:
V for Vendetta and the Wannabe Artsy-Fartsy Elite (WAFE)
I {Heart} Natalie Portman (aka Natalie is officially THE HOTTEST, EVER!!!)
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now these sexy nurses are not exactly the type that i dream of.
rip-mix-burned on: ~C4Chaos: Silent Hill is Freakingly Cool!
George Iliffe Stokes operating a machine probably at BBC Wood Norton in the 1940's. Closeup.
The cutter is a wartime American Presto machine (331/3 and 78) as used by the BBC .
Other pictures show two machines mounted on one pedestal rather than a single as here.
See: www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/photo/2007/0206.html this is a similar machine minus the swarf brush.
The 'post' at the front left corner was for mounting a microscope on an articulated arm.
On other web-pages, Roger Wilmut (see above link), shows pictures of Peter Copeland's early amateur disc cutting operation based on such a Presto machine.
www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/iblog/C14564315/E2006...
The first such cutters were acquired by the BBC in May 1941 and installed at Bush House (Pawley p272). More were purchased over the next year but there is no evidence that any went to Wood Norton.
The repro. arm is an EMI Type 12 or 12A as used by the BBC - these were not 'released' to the public until 1945/46. The loudspeaker resembles an LB/3 baffle.
This is the very first conceptual shot I ever tried to do. I wonder if it can be called conceptual, coz its not a universally accepted concept that it glorifies as such. But a concept that i had in mind. Of being on the run. Having shoes placed right next to the door. Its coz it reminds me of that scene in "The Hours" when Leonard comes in from the garden only to find Virginia missing. And how he runs out in panic to find her before she does something drastic. What would it be to live like Leonard did? On the alert...constantly. *shudder*
Extract from my parallel photoblog: [Please ignore the following text unless you are confused about how much to post-process a digital image to get the desired effect and still call it pure]
I wouldnt have put this shot up, coz i hadnt shot it like this. This was shot in colour. And it looked bad, simply put. I desaturated it in PS, colorized it and increased the contrast.
But a friend says that so long as i had planned the shot and had intended it to look this way, then it is as original as can be.
This coupled with Chromasia's recent post showing a digitally manipulated kite on a beach, has prompted me to finally put this up. Says DJN (of Chromasia fame);
Taken from beach-photo
'Isn’t photography itself a form of visual manipulation? Photographs are never what we see – i.e. the mechanics of photography are not the same as the physiology of perception. For example, I don’t perceive depth of field in the same way that it is captured by a lens, I can’t visually compress the distances in a shot by using a telephoto eye, I can’t freeze-frame a busy scene in my mind, my vision isn’t monochromatic, and so on. So what counts as an image that isn’t manipulated? One that comes straight from the camera? No, because it’s already been subjected to the manipulation of photography. What I think is at stake here is not manipulation versus no manipulation, rather I think it’s conventionalism versus digital processing. And leaving aside the fact that most of the things I do to my images could be replicated in a dark room (which rather negates the “no manipulation” argument anyway) I really don’t see this as an issue.
For me, manipulation – i.e. altering an image in Photoshop after it’s been taken – is an integral part of producing an image. I’m not interested in literal, objective or representational photography, that’s not my aim. Rather, I’m trying to capture something of the way I see the world – the vibrancy, the colour, the texture, the patterns, the life, and so on – and Photoshop is a tool to that end.
So, I guess it depends on what you’re after. If you want some sort of objective record (a conventional photograph) of an event or thing then I can see why “manipulation” might be seen as a bad thing, but if your photography is more interpretive then I guess you’ll be more favourably inclined.
Taken from Kite-photo
'As for post-processing – and I mean this comment generally, not specifically in relation to this shot – my own view is that there isn’t any photograph you could show me that isn’t post-processed in one way or another: the tonal response of the paper on which it’s printed, the colour balance of the screen on which it’s viewed, the particular effects of development time, and so on, and so on, and so on – all of these are post-processing, and using Photoshop on a digital image isn’t any different to the myriad of decisions that go into the making of any photographic image.
The bottom line, at least as far as I’m concerned, is that there is no such thing as unmediated perception, not when I or you look at something (when our memories affect the way we see something, etc), and certainly not when we photograph it. It’s all one big interpretive effort the important bit of which is the end result. Are you left with some sort of artefact that’s evocative? Is the end result worth looking at or not? If the answer’s yes, then the amount of post-processing is, for me, a total irrelevance.'
Hiyoshi Gou (Little John Armstrong) is a genius in inventing automatons. He is interested in learning mechanics, robotics and electro-magnetism since a very young age. He was considered a genius by many university professors. He even created a funny little octopod robot called Tako Chan (Octo One). But to his big brothers Steve and Big Bert, Little John will always be a little brother, a child who never felt the warmth and love of a real father. He also excels in swimming and diving. Because of his exceptional talents, Little John was asked to join the Voltes Team as a technical handyman, specifically for repairs during field operations.
via Ivan Chen's Choudenji Machine Voltes V Shrine
rip-mix-burned on Voltes V, Zaadz Pod, and Kosmic Blogging Mashup
href="http://users.animanga.com/voltesv/">users.animanga.com/voltesv/)
rip-mix-burned on V for Voltes V, S for Serendipity
~C4Chaos: ~Omni-Peephole: Voltes V (still) rocks! (Voltron is a Copycat!)
Big Falcon is the headquarters of Voltes V. Created by the joint of four: Dr. GOU Kentarou, his wife Dr. GOU Mitsuyo, Dr. HAMAGUCHI, and Chief OKA. Located on Ootorijima ("Big Bird Island"), Big Falcon is a small city of its own: medical service, housing, repair, research, and military training. The front bay of Big Falcon houses the 5 Volt Machines. Big Falcon has a defense system of missiles and ray barrier.
via Ivan Chen's Choudenji Machine Voltes V Shrine
href="http://users.animanga.com/voltesv/">users.animanga.com/voltesv/)
rip-mix-burned on V for Voltes V, S for Serendipity
~C4Chaos: ~Omni-Peephole: Voltes V (still) rocks! (Voltron is a Copycat!)
Solar Falcon: the flying fortress resulted from the docking of Big Falcon and Solar Bird. Solar Falcon, capable of doing 5 consecutive warps, brings Voltes V to Planet Boazan.
via Ivan Chen's Choudenji Machine Voltes V Shrine
href="http://users.animanga.com/voltesv/">users.animanga.com/voltesv/)
rip-mix-burned on V for Voltes V, S for Serendipity
~C4Chaos: ~Omni-Peephole: Voltes V (still) rocks! (Voltron is a Copycat!)
New Goodies from Goose Home & Gardening, found at the Cosmopolitan Event
Credits: www.lextalks.wordpress.com
TAKKO-chan: the lovable red octopus robot was made and owned by GOU Hiyoshi. Takko is considered as the sixth member of the Voltes Team. Takko is capable of flying and doing various analysis, even serving coffee!
via Ivan Chen's Choudenji Machine Voltes V Shrine
rip-mix-burned on Voltes V, Zaadz Pod, and Kosmic Blogging Mashup
href="http://users.animanga.com/voltesv/">users.animanga.com/voltesv/)
rip-mix-burned on V for Voltes V, S for Serendipity
~C4Chaos: ~Omni-Peephole: Voltes V (still) rocks! (Voltron is a Copycat!)
IKEA table borrowed and assembled by friends: $0;
chair on Sale from Office Depot: $25 after rebate;
aging laptop + broadband +
blogging with passion and compassion and playing the blues: pricele$$
Items from both the Black Tie Affair and The Vintage&Cool Fair. Landmark to Black Tie Affair in credits...The Vintage&Cool Fair (Landmark coming tomorrow)
Items from Black Tie Affair in this post include: ChicChica, Studio Pose, and Kaithleen's
Item from Vintage&Cool Fair: Pulse
credits: www.lextalks.wordpress.com
George Iliffe Stokes operating a machine probably at BBC Wood Norton in the 1940's.
The cutter is a wartime American Presto machine (331/3 and 78) as used by the BBC .
Other pictures show two machines mounted on one pedestal rather than a single as here.
See: www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/photo/2007/0206.html this is a similar machine minus the swarf brush.
The 'post' at the front left corner was for mounting a microscope on an articulated arm.
On other web-pages, Roger Wilmut (see above link), shows pictures of Peter Copeland's early amateur disc cutting operation based on such a Presto machine.
www.wilmut.webspace.virginmedia.com/iblog/C14564315/E2006...
The first such cutters were acquired by the BBC in May 1941 and installed at Bush House (Pawley p272). More were purchased over the next year but there is no evidence that any went to Wood Norton.
The repro. arm is an EMI Type 12 or 12A as used by the BBC - these were not 'released' to the public until 1945/46. The loudspeaker resembles an LB/3 baffle.
Bought the model kit at the cathedral store in July. It took a month to assemble this - its just over 2 feet long! You can read about the construction (and see the various states) at my blog at homepage.mac.com/purplehayz/iblog/Personal/ChartresModel/....
Tagline: Can once in a lifetime happen twice?
AN EMPHATIC, YES!
rip-mix-burned on:
True Confessions of ~C (for Crazy fool) (Part 3: Anonymity is Bliss)
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here's my first impromptu 3D sketch using Google SketchUp. it's my sick interpretation of Queens Day celebration as blogged by Leendert @ Zaadz. as you can see there is Leendert getting wasted with a bottle of wine (and who knows with what else) while some of his friends are puking on the streets. i wish i was there.
btw, this was sketched without even reading the freakin' manual (hence the crappiness). but it goes to show how fun and easy Google Sketchup is! LOL.
rip-mix-burned on:
~C4Chaos: Google SketchUp: Queens Day Somewhere in the Netherlands
see also http://thepeacefulwarriormovie.com/
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Bought the model kit at the cathedral store in July. It took a month to assemble this - its just over 2 feet long! You can read about the construction (and see the various states) at my blog at homepage.mac.com/purplehayz/iblog/Personal/ChartresModel/....
the best mecha anime, ever. (image from users.animanga.com/voltesv/)
rip-mix-burned on V for Voltes V, S for Serendipity
~C4Chaos: ~Omni-Peephole: Voltes V (still) rocks! (Voltron is a Copycat!)
Bought the model kit at the cathedral store in July. It took a month to assemble this - its just over 2 feet long! You can read about the construction (and see the various states) at my blog at homepage.mac.com/purplehayz/iblog/Personal/ChartresModel/....
I thought I would have a crack at some of those abstract smoke shots made popular by David Nightingale at Chromasia (amongst others). This is the result of about 150 shots over two sessions, and the first one that I was remotely happy with. At some point I will have another go, but for the time being my life is exciting enough. [Blogged]
ripping it with my lovely ebony and a crappy webcam. (note: video is via comcast video mail. windows media player only. drats.)
SCREW COMCAST! i've got YouTube now! :)
~C4Chaos: YouTube: 3 Feet Away Riff
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check out more sh*t here: ~iBlues: Insomniac Blues
www.bloggermanila.com/blogs/2011/iblog-iblog7/
iBlog, iBlog7, Samsung. Samsung TV
As I mentioned before, about a month ago I went shooting one evening with David Nightingale and Robin Nichols when they were here to teach at the GPP 2010. We went around the Palm Jumeirah and Dubai Marina and although it wasn’t the best day for photography, all of us got shots that we were happy with. David already posted quite a few from that evening, including two taken from a very similar angle as my shot below.
Although I think David’s shots look better than mine, I am quite happy with how this one turned out. The post-processing was quite straight forward with just a couple of curves to selectively alter the contrast and a selective color layer to adjust some of the light colours on the buildings. As always, I would love to hear your thoughts on this.
To view the blog entry go to: www.momentaryawe.com/blog/?p=1653
I wondered why it wasn't underlined in red, so I looked it up. Turns out it's in the dictionary!
Cool feature of Mac OS X 10.4+... hold down command-control-d as you mouse over a word and get the definition.
Oh, and I've completed the blog entry.
This is a picture of the "place massena" in Nice. It's made up of around 20 photos stitched together as a panorama and then transformed using the photoshop filter polar coordinates.
I learned about this funny image manipulation technique when I saw www.chromasia.com/iblog/archives/0710232039.php and I then learned how to do it on this website.