Specialization is for Insects.
In about 3 hours, the last lunar eclipse of the decade is going to occur, and it’s going to be a good one! According to the Griffith Observatory: It is also the highest in the sky that a totally eclipsed Moon has appeared from Los Angeles in 1,591 years and it will not be this [...]
Last week I headed on down to the Dallas Opera for the Virgin America party to commemorate the commencement of service from LAX to DFW airport. This marks Virgin’s arrival into the Dallas area, which is extremely signifigant because Dallas is the headquarters for two major airlines, American and Southwest, and DFW is also: Fourth [...]
Do you guys remember when I did the little video of uncrating that magnificent HDR Wall Art that my friend Trey Ratcliff created for me? Or maybe you saw when I posted his awesome video Japan: Heatbeats of Time? Or maybe you’ve just seen some of his awesome photography in general? He’s had over 44 [...]
A construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha completed a 15-story hotel in just six days! Holy crap! When you take a look at the amazing pace, organization and precision of the work it makes you think that the US absolutely SUCKS at construction! And by the way, the Chinese aren’t putting up [...]
Cali Lewis, Dave Curlee and I had the good fortune to spend a day with the US Navy Blue Angels at the Alliance Air Show last weekend (thanks to our friend Rachel Medley). Among the highlights was the invitation to actually ride along with the Blue Angels – but not in their standard F/A-18… instead [...]
On Sunday I had the opportunity to ride along with my friends over at the US Army Golden Knights while they did an exhibition jump at the Alliance Air Show in Ft. Worth, Texas. I was sitting right in the doorway of the plane so I could get access to shoot the team with my [...]
This is awesome! It’s probably as old as the Internet itself, but I have to share this little animated GIF that someone sent me. I’m guessing that some tourist was filming a pigeon somewhere, because that is what tourists do the first time they see one, but this time they got way more than they [...]
Hey folks, it’s that time again! BlogWorld is just a couple of weeks away, so I’m organizing another Photo Walk in Las Vegas for those of you who would like to join in. This year, we’re going to do something a little different than last year. Since BlogWorld is being held at the Mandalay Bay, [...]
My friend (and Woopra partner) Elie Khoury and I were wandering around the Embarcadero in San Francisco when we came across this nice Asian lady who was doing portrait sketches on the sidewalk. She had a client whose picture she was drawing and we were amazed as we sat and watched. Elie and I started [...]
Photos and Video of the December 21, 2010 Lunar Eclipse
Well folks, last night I reported that a lunar eclipse was going to occur a few hours ahead of time. Hopefully everyone in the North American area was able step outside and observe it for a while. I sat out there for hours and it was magnificent.
I took some photos of the event,...
Time Lapse Video of the Space Shuttle Discovery
Thanks to Mitch over at Planet5D for finding this little gem…
Six weeks, and over 100 hours of footage shot on several Canon EOS 5D Mark IIs culminate in this remarkable, 4-minute time lapse of the second to last Space Shuttle Discovery launch.
With the help of everyone from shuttle technicians to crane operators to escorts...
The Fertile Crescent – Mesopotamia as Viewed From Space
I thought this was cool, so just wanted to share this true-color Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) image of a cloud-free view of the Middle Eastern countries surrounding the Fertile Crescent. (I got the image from NASA.)
Arching along the Eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea from the Red Sea through modern-day Syria, and...
Photosynth Space Shuttle Demo
Almost a year ago I wrote about the new Microsoft Photosynth technology, calling it The coolest photo technology I’ve ever seen. I still think that. Dammit! How much longer do we have to wait for a public release? Seriously this is Microsoft’s main problem – they… take… too… long… to… do…...
