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Running the Numbers

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Amazing Photos by Chris Jordan.

From the site

Running the Numbers looks at contemporary American culture through the austere lens of statistics. Each image portrays a specific quantity of something: fifteen million sheets of office paper (five minutes of paper use); 106,000 aluminum cans (thirty seconds of can consumption) and so on. My hope is that images representing these quantities might have a different effect than the raw numbers alone, such as we find daily in articles and books. Statistics can feel abstract and anesthetizing, making it difficult to connect with and make meaning of 3.6 million SUV sales in one year, for example, or 2.3 million Americans in prison, or 32,000 breast augmentation surgeries in the U.S. every month.

This project visually examines these vast and bizarre measures of our society, in large intricately detailed prints assembled from thousands of smaller photographs. Employing themes such as the near versus the far, and the one versus the many, I hope to raise some questions about the role of the individual in a society that is increasingly enormous, incomprehensible, and overwhelming.

~chris jordan, Seattle, 2007

Link from PhotoNetCast

More than a 1000 words

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I ran across this story at core77. A wired video takes a look at how the movie More than a 1000 words was filmed. Looks very cool. Now I just need to figure out where I can see the movie.

Crazy Time-Lapse of Hanoi Traffic

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Hanoi crazy night traffic from v!Nc3sl4s on Vimeo.

via LaughingSquid

New Pentax Optio W60

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Its about time. Looks like I will have to wait until July to replace my aging Optio WP. Hopefully it will be worth the wait. The new Optio W60 features 10 megapixels and a 5X zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle capability. The enhanced design of the Optio W60 allows the camera to operate up to 13 feet underwater for two hours and at extreme temperatures well below freezing. 5X optical lens covers focal lengths from 5mm to 25mm (approximately 28mm to 140mm in 35mm format)

Other important features and modes of the PENTAX Optio W60 include a High-Quality Movie mode with HD resolution up to 1280 x 720 pixels (comparable to a 720p HDTV) as well as Auto Picture mode, fast Face Recognition, Smile Capture, Blink Detection, an Underwater Movie mode, High Sensitivity Digital SR mode that automatically adjusts the sensitivity up to ISO 6400, and an LCD monitor with a 170 degree wide-angle view and Anti-Reflection coating to reduce glare.

Available in July 2008 for US $329.95 in a choice of two colors: Ocean Blue and Silver. More information is available here: www.h20camera.com.

Why all the pix of yourself?

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Which way is up? 15/365, originally uploaded by gfurry.

I have been getting feedback (filtered through my wife) about my flickr set recently. Seems that people have been wondering why I am taking all these pictures of myself. I was looking to do something creative with my photography that would force me to really work on my technical skills. read more about it on flickr.

Cool time lapse

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Here is a cool time lapse of Fenway Park

Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac

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Photoshop Elements 6 is another item on my MacWorld list of things to see. For people who need more than iPhoto but don’t need all the power of photoshop. I like the way the group shots feature works. You can do this in Photoshop but not this easily.

Benazir Bhutto

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Some very powerful images with a voice over from the photographer that shot them.

Thanks to John Gruber for the link

How to take a better family portrait

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Now that we are smack dab in the middle of the holidays I figured it was a good time to share tips on taking family portraits. Here are some obvious and not so obvious tips with a little HP commercial tossed in for good measure. If you want to see what not to do look here.

as seen on PopPhoto Flash

Clutter free 2008?

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One of my goals for 2008 is to simplify my life. I have been working on this in 07 and the tools are making it easier everyday. I am using online tools for email, calendar and feed reading. Starting to use Google docs more often and this will only increase in 2008. How does this simplify my life? All I need to do is find the nearest computer and I can check my email, catch up on the news and look at my calendar. I will post updates here explaining how I use these tools and more in up coming posts throughout the new year.

pic first seen on Paul Stamatiou’s blog

Looking for a nice point and shoot camera?

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I recommend the Leica M8 10.3MP for recent lottery winners. $5,500

“Leica M8 10.3MP Digital Rangefinder Camera with .68x Viewfinder (Black Body Only)” (Leica)

or silver

“Leica M8 10.3MP Digital Rangefinder Camera with .68x Viewfinder (Silver Chrome Body Only)” (Leica)

Be sure to pick up a lens or two so you can actually use the camera. $3,500

“Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M Manual Focus Lens (11874)” (Leica)

You could also get a nice panasonic with a Leica lens for a little less money. $300-$500

“Panasonic DMC-LX2K 10.2MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)” (Panasonic)

Darckr

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Check out this flickr photo viewer called darckr. Here is my flickr stream in darckr.

Here is is Large. Here is is medium

More on the Nikon D300

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The Nikon D300’s are starting to leave the warehouses around the country for arrival to happy camera owners everywhere. Nikon is updating their website with new info for both sales and help for new owners. The most recent update is the Digitutor. This interactive flash tutorial combines movies and slideshows to show off and explain the features of the D300.

Nikon D300 Video review

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Here is a review of the Nikon D300 that covers some things the other reviews miss. Even if the guy doesn’t know how to say Nikon it is worth the 4 minutes. Crazy brits.

If you need to pick up a D300 for a blogger you know Check out Amazon

“Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)” (Nikon)

Nikon D300 Video review

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Here is a review of the Nikon D300 that covers some things the other reviews miss. Even if the guy doesn’t know how to say Nikon it is worth the 4 minutes. Crazy brits.

If you need to pick up a D300 for a blogger you know Check out Amazon

“Nikon D300 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)” (Nikon)