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Tilt Shift time lapse

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A very cool video shot with a tilt shift lens. Makes things look like toys. If you want to see a better version of the video follow this link.

Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Morning Light: Making the Cut

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Tonight on ESPN2 is the show about the Morning Light, the movie my brother is in. Check it out tonight at 8pm EST on ESPN2. If you miss this showing it is also on again at Friday the 10th at Midnight. Kind of a lame clip below but that is all I could find on the show. The movie opens October 17th in theaters. Check out the trailer here.

Paul Newman Tribute from Letterman

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Very Amusing car story. via daring fireball

Don’t Vote!

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Here is an amusing video from a bunch of celebrities. I like the idea. I don’t like it that people vote for the candidate their favorite celebrity wants them to vote for without knowing the issues. The video has some NSFW language.

Camera and Lens for sale

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Anyone looking for a nice gently used Nikon D300 check out my listing on Craigslist. http://southbend.craigslist.org/pho/854771241.html (photo/video for sale)

Great online ad

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Watch this all the way through for the full effect.

http://www.youtube.com/experiencewii

The Android has arrived

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This looks like a nice device if you have everything in Google. Seems like the iphone does this and much more for the same price. Time will tell I guess. Certainly worth a look if you are on T-mobile

Check out Engadget for all the details. T-Mobile also has a site just for the phone here.

How Not to right a semi

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Sometimes the obvious is not obvious

MS Word art?

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Marilyn Monroe created in a word processor.

The Leica S System

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Rumors have been floating around for a while about Nikon releasing a medium format camera called the MX. Bigger than the current FX (full frame) of the D3 and D700. Well I wish I had news on that front but I don’t. Well I don’t from Nikon. I do from Leica.

Today Leica announced the S-System a DSLR that is larger than a full frame or film SLR buy 56%!. Knowing Leica only the professionals and ultra rich need to apply. It does look interesting though. The system includes 9 lenes. Read all about it at the Leica site. The video is entertaining but for some reason reminds me of a skit from Saturday night live.

Haven’t heard of Leica recently? The Wall Street Journal has a story the gets some of the facts right.

Plastic Logic

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The winning company from Demo 2008. Is this the paper of the future? Think about the resources required to get you a newspaper. Assume all the reporting is finished and the data is in a computer. Now it has to go to a press, tossed on a truck and delivered to your house. Think of all the trees and gasoline just involved in those two things. Now take that same computer and hit publish and my home town Newspaper is delivered to me where ever I am as soon as someone hits the publish button. The news would also be much more up to date.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens Nikon Announces the Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens

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Nikon just announced the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G lens. Wow!. This is blah. I hope this isn’t the only announcement from Nikon to come out of Photikina. I am sure it is a nice lens but Nikon already has two nice 50mm lenses. How about replacing the 28 f/1.4? This lens sold for $1,600 new and now sells for $2,500-$3,500 on eBay. Sure everyone needs a 50mm lens but talk about boring.

Read about it at Dpreview

The Library of Congress on Flickr?

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Yes they are. Looks like some interesting photos posted. Check it out here

Canon EOS 5D MKII first look

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When Nikon came out with the Nikon D90 it looked like it was a game changer. Everyone knew the Canon EOS 5D MKII wasn’t far behind but I don’t think anyone thought it would be this good. Vinvent Laforet take a first look at the video side of the camera at his blog. Sounds amazing. I know if I had a Canon body and lenses instead of Nikon this would probably already be on pre-order for me. See a nice little video on the Canon site showing the big bullet features.

UPDATE Vincent posted his video. See his blog or Canon

I am a PC?

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Here is Microsoft’s next jab at the Apple commercials. I like it much better than the first attempts. Still not sure it makes me want to buy a PC. Maybe it makes PC folks feel ok about owning a PC and not switching to mac.

As seen on Venture Beat via Scoble on Twitter