Archive for December, 2005
Saturday, December 31st, 2005
Legal Rights of Photographers
I hardly ever do a straight-up link, but this post on the Legal Rights of Photographers includes a PDF that concisely and precisely explains the (presumably American) law on taking candid pictures. One thing I’ll have to do now is figure out if there are any significant divergences from what Mr. Kantor posted in Canadian […]
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Friday, December 30th, 2005
Ryan Like Fire!
Yes, It’s true. fire! I’ve had a ridiculous, long-simmering dream of building a turbine-powered small car, probably based on a space-frame surrounded by Mini body panels. If you look at the notorious MTT motorcycle you can see that the engine is just a bit too big for a reasonable wheelbase, but would fit in a […]
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Friday, December 30th, 2005
Photographic Filler
Lacking anything especially special to say, recent pictures will have to do. Silhouette Originally uploaded by rcousine. Since the days are long right now, I also seem to be taking a lot of pictures in the dark. And since it’s Christmas, and I like cute things, here’s a cute Christmasy thing, taken in the dark:
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Monday, December 26th, 2005
Ridiculous Speculation
I’m very bad at predictions. So much so, that stuff I keenly care about, I won’t discuss in this post. Which mostly means the current federal election, about which I care more than is warranted. So, here’s some ludicrous guesses about the near-to-mid-term future, crossed with my mad prescriptions for the world. China, bloody China: […]
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Saturday, December 24th, 2005
More Illustrated Photographic Philosophy
I’ve briefly visited the question of what kinds of things digital photographers take pictures of in the past. A year and a half later, I’m ready to revisit that thought and why. Avid digital photography resembles avid hobbyist film photography in many ways: I think both tend to attract fussy loners, and even darkroom insanity […]
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Thursday, December 22nd, 2005
The Neutral Zone
So it’s been a weird few days, mostly because I’m taking care of The Lovely One, who has been all kinds of sick. Apparently one of her students gave her Martian Death Flu. But life goes on, and I’m working on some projects. There’s a bike-related graphic design sideshow, A lot of photography, family parties, […]
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Monday, December 19th, 2005
Secret skills of pro cyclocross racers
If you’re very good at cyclocross, you can win world cup races. If you’re very, very good at cyclocross, you can kick annoying fans on your way to victory. Seriously. I wouldn’t link to just any fan-kicking photo, you know: this one has amazing leg extension, and shows the bike-handling skills that mean Bart Wellens […]
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Friday, December 16th, 2005
What’s stupid at $200 is fun for $20
If I was looking for a last-minute, under-$50, egregiously gadgety, but not entirely useless gift for someone, I’d probably pick up a Fossil Watch on eBay. The going rate seems to be $20-30 for these things, plus the usual $15-odd shipping to civilization, slightly more to the hinterlands [insert “freak states” quote here]. For a […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Finally, a traffic graph.
instalanche Originally uploaded by rcousine. Thanks to Sitemeter and a certain Mr. Reynolds, I got this little graph. It now appears that I will need to refer to you as all 40 of my readers instead of all 20.
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
Photography for the Unprofessional
I’ve been thinking a lot about digital cameras lately, as the volume of photos posted here might indicate. Since it’s near Christmas (and Boxing Day, for that matter), I thought I’d share some of my general thoughts about digital cameras, and what a year of using one has taught me. I think it’s especially relevant […]