Check out this beautiful coffee table available from Michael Arra on Etsy. Considering it’s hand crafted and very unique, I think the price is very reasonable. Thanks to Ashley Vercoe for the heads up on it.
Archive for February, 2010
Roasted a new batch of beans tonight. Much lighter than my first try.
In a photo with many unfocused points of light in the background, the points blow up into large circles. This happens because of the physics of how light focuses through a camera lens, and the round shape of your aperture. If you look at these points from pictures taken with different lenses, and the aperture isn’t wide open, you can count the hard edges of these circles and tell how many aperture blades the lens has.
Flickr user goodbybysunday has posted a fantastic guide to modifying the shape of these out of focus points using something as simple as card stock! I can’t wait to try this out… and I’m sure that I’ll have a stack of these floating around in my camera bag before long. Pair these with a fast 50mm prime lens and you’ve got a very fun night photography setup.
Via The Flickr Blog
I’m sure you’ve seen the 3D sidewalk art photos that have hit every inbox at least three times in the last couple years. Axel Peemoeller has taken the concept of point-of-view dependent imagery and applied it to provide directional guidance in a parking garage. Check out all of the photos on his page documenting the Eureka Carpark he designed while at Emery Studio. I’d totally park here. Actually, I’d just drive in and out of it all day.
Via @quidquid
I just tried roasting my first batch of green coffee beans at home using a heat gun and a mixing bowl.
One guide on how to do it is here: http://www.homeroaster.com/heatgun.html
Overall, I roasted the beans way too dark, but it was my first time. I’m very excited about the future. With the help of my buddy Carlos, I was able to document the process. Check out the photos on my Flickr account below.
Coffee roasting photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ocell/archives/date-posted/2010/02/22/