Michael Zhang:
Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based photographer Dan Marker-Moore pointed his Olympus OM-D EM-5 and a 100mm lens (equivalent to a 200mm in 35mm terms) at his city’s nighttime cityscape and photographed the rising of a full moon.
I like how the color temperture changes as the moon clears the smog. Wait, that isn't color temp.
Scruffy.tv:
On this special That Scruffy Post Show Kanen sits down with Stu Maschwitz and Merlin Mann on their second visit to the show! They discuss delegation, dealing with email and to do lists, assistants, and working hard to make being lazy possible. Does it get better than that?
Some very smart stuff in here. Have a listen.
DL Cade:
Socci and the kayakers paddled around and walked over molten lava flows as the surf instantly turned the background into clouds of water vapor. It wasn’t the safest endeavor, but it certainly made for a series of extreme kayaking photos the likes of which we’ve never seen before.
Some would say this is not smart. I think its awesome.
Mark Theriault:
IMHO, Jurassic Park still holds up because they nailed the black levels. When a creature went into the shade, it WENT into shade. #JP3D
Yes, it is really that important.
Joel Aron:
Over the last few days of the week, I setup a single light in my office and turned two black design boards around for a backdrop.
How many times do we have to say this?
OK, so....
From Samuel J. Macon:
There was a time, as recently as the 1980s, when storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were all hand-lettered with brush and paint. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the techno-fueled promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers has ushered a creeping sameness into our landscape. Fortunately, there is a growing trend to seek out traditional sign painters and a renaissance in the trade.
VIA:Oddermod
This looks great, More info here
By Ryan Broderick:
Roger Ebert passed away Thursday at the age of 70, but he left behind an amazing collection of writing that will live on. See you at the movies, Roger!
I love number 4. This also makes a great artist.
Completely inspired by recent events. No child is the same. Half of the stuff you get before your child is born will not be great or your kid will hate it. Maybe you will too.
Nothing can prepare you for having a baby. At least your first. In fact you do a whole bunch of other stuff to keep yourself from thinking about it. You paint you clean. You shop. Cribs, and strollers, car seats and bottles. None of that can prepare you for who your child is.
When your child is born your thoughts will change. While you enjoy that wonderful cup of coffee in the morning when you should be still asleep, your thoughts will be different. Not only the thoughts but why those thoughts are there.
We want to bring meaningful life skills that help our kids progress in life. Not just in the moment.
A few things that I learned while being a new father.
Get a washer and dyer that can handle running 24/7 for 6 months. You have to be prepared for constant laundry. Not 2 loads a day but 4 or 5. Shopping for a washer and dryer and waiting for it to come, all while caring for a infant and a new mother. Not a good combo.
Get a dishwasher that can run 24/7 for 6 months. This falls into the same category as the cloths washer and dryer just its a separate appliance so I made different items. You will be doing a huge amount of dishes. Some that need to be washed in very hot water.
Get a car seat that you can take your new infant into the house, or store without extracting the kid from the seat and placing him into another stroller, or crib at home. This means your kid can nap while you cruise around doing errands without waking him/her up. This is huge.
Remember to keep something the same. Pick something that you do everyday. Something simple. I'm not talking about the gym or going to a baseball game. No, I'm talking about showering times, making coffee. Reading a favorite columist or author. This will make you feel normal for those minutes. Trust me you are going to need it.
Don't forget about your wife. While its hard to forget about her, you will find that most things will start to have to do with the baby,not just your wife. Find those things that you can keep up and make her feel special too. She is working her ass off, she deserves it.
Get a pair of head phones, and some kind of moblie audio player. I like the in-ear kind if you can stand them. That way you can have one earbud in one ear and be listening to the room with the other. I found listening to soft music, audio book or Podcast while helping a sleep deprived baby or folding laundry a great tool.
After about a week with the baby find sometime to sit down with your wife and figure out who is good at what. Meaning if you make a better faster breakfast, you make breakfast not your wife. This is not a time for wasted strokes.
Have fun and laugh. My wife and I have had really good times, cleaning taking care of Kamden. Some extremely funny moments that only my wife and I have witnessed.
Mark Freund told me as I was walking out the door for maturity leave.
Michael, get ready for the real magic.
He was so right.