Found by Warren Ellis, the artist’s site is awesome: skeletons of teddy bears in felt. Slightly creepy but also damn cool.
Leave the first comment ▶Over-compensating
Found in the depths of Carbon event-manager reference:
Unlike earlier versions of Mac OS, which were limited to a one-button mouse, Carbon is designed to support multiple mouse buttons. (Theoretically, it can handle as many as 65,535 buttons, though the most you’re likely to encounter in practice is 3.)
Morbo demands the 2^16-buttoned input device!
Leave the first comment ▶Strobing, take two.
Had a second evening of Strobist fun, this time in the hall above the Forest Cafe, which was good improvement over the Moo Bar, due to the increased space, having the basics down, and a ton of equipment and expertise on hand (thanks again to everyone who brought along kit and their knowledge). The hall contains an interesting assortment of props (ladders, chairs) and architectural features from its days as a church hall, notably a pulpit. Alas, this prompted Scott to take this as part of the portrait challenge (which incidentally was a great idea).
Leave the first comment ▶Brave new world.
Upgraded to WP 2.5, which claims to work much better in the one true browser. So just trying that, pardon the noise.
Nothing else to see, move swiftly along. Warren Ellis probably has your daily dose of brain-melting content ready and waiting.
Leave the first comment ▶Planet Terror
Is awesome. Saw it at the Cameo thanks to Filmsoc, as a late showing (with free cup-cakes!). I’d previously seen the other half of Grindhouse, Tarantino’s Death-Proof, which was a decent film, but not something I was thrilled by – but Robert Rodriguez’s offering is throughly inspired, from the very first second. There’s a spoof trailer which is outstanding, a continuous low-fi look, gratuitous gore, homages to countless genre films, assorted great actors, and some inspired writing. It’s not intellectual or world-changing in the slightest, but it’s terrific fun for every single second.
Leave the first comment ▶Victory
We won the league this year, thanks to a healthy lead before Saturday’s competition, and a good performance on the day. Still lots of room for improvement next year, especially at novice and intermediate.
The great news for me, however, was that my Sigma 50-150mm had arrived, and the Kelvin Hall has decent spectrum, close-to-daylight illumination (mercury, I’d guess). Combined with a close-in viewing gallery, this provided ample means to experiment with the new lens, and learn how to photograph trampoliners. I took a lot of shots, many of which are crap, but some of which are pretty decent, and with practice I should get much better. Even better, at a high ISO setting, the lens even performs acceptably in the CSE sports hall (white balance is sill nasty due to missing colours in the light), so there’s lots of scope for finally getting some decent shots of people bouncing as opposed to drinking.
Leave the first comment ▶Honestly radical.
Sometimes I’m as honest as the article suggests, and other times I’m not. And sometimes being honest causes pain/embarrassment, and sometimes (most?) not being honest simply saves up more pain for later. And then there’s times when people confuse honesty with cruelty (aka, ‘just being a bitch’). In general, however, it reads like the Spider Jerusalem (and of course, really, the Hunter S. Thompson) approach to life, which I fully endorse. Now someone get me a bowel-disruptor, and some filthy assistants.
But, interesting to see someone proposing it to a wide audience. (and of course, publishing a self-help book and running over-priced week long courses – truly there is one born every pico-second)
Leave the first comment ▶Fenwicks
Is a good place to eat (lunch). Small menu, but very interesting (many things available as either a starter or a main), reasonable prices, great service, and nice uncomplicated decor. The food was well presented without being fussy, the portions were generous without being vast, and everything we tried was good – the venison sausages especially. Putting all that together, I was surprised how empty it was for a Thursday lunch-time. Guess the location (Salisbury Place) isn’t ideal, but I happily recommend trying it.
Leave the first comment ▶Look closer.
Got around to watching American Beauty, extremely impressed with virtually the whole film – great writing, brilliant cast, a fantastic combination of humor and pathos, pretty much excellent from start to finish. Kevin Spacey of course delivers an excellent performance, but having recently watched Seven and The Usual Suspects, it’s his versatility that is really incredible.
The set design, camera angles and overall cinematography deserve mention, with some excellent, minimalist use of sparse sets, recurring colour themes and environment to reinforce the characters’ emotions. In particular Rickey’s bedroom set conveys the character’s background clearly. And of course there’s the recurring rose-petal theme (and, ahem, other uses of the same red colour) which manages to be effective without ever seeming light-hearted or flippant.
The commentary track pointed out a lovely little detail – the film’s tagline (‘look closer’) is written on a post card pinned to the wall of Lester’s cubicle.
Leave the first comment ▶Third choice of two.
(from FaceBook, just now)
But, then, we all have our cross feline to bear.
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