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No puedo vivir sin musica
Jul 08
I know this photo sucks. The exposure was a tough one, and even Camera RAW couldn’t do much for it. But it’s about content.
This spring in Characato, which comes straight out of the arid and parched desert ground, supplies water to the barrios of Horacio Zeballas Gamez, Characato, and Socabaya. Of course, there is a bunch of trash in it. Why wouldn’t there be?
Abandoned pool in Characato. There were 3 of these, actually.
Bit of lens flare here, hood didn’t do much for it.
Jul 07
“ iTunes- must update
Need This American Life.
Ruined my day
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Need This American Life.
Ruined my day
— I decided to start doing all of my bitching in haiku
Oh Canada! your citizens have no sense of patriotism.
I got some emails back from Canon regarding possible repair or calibrating of my 10-22 USM lens. They said:
“If you feel that the pictures are not sharp enough you may want to consider sharpening them up a little in an image editing application.”
Thanks. Mucho.
Thus, I’ve been doing the heavy unsharp mask in the LAB lightness channel thing, which I don’t frequently do for some reason. I guess if figure if it doesn’t come out of the camera sharp, then I don’t want to deal with it. Anyway, the results aren’t so bad.
The view from JM and Alan’s roof in Yanahuara. This is why Arequipa is one of the better Latin cities I’ve been to, just the views.
I tried to do a stylish curved vintage tv effect crop to save as much of the photo as possible (like I saw Rob do with one of his photos), but could not figure out the pen tool in photoshop and gave up.
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“3 Gymnopédies: No. 1”
Pascal Rogé
from Satie: 3 Gymnopédies
This sets a rather quiet and beautiful mood in the final moments of Man on Wire, as Petit walks back and forth between the World Trade Centers, with a giant smile on his face. Great piece.
![I finally saw Man on Wire. It was incredible. Philippe Petit’s quest to walk on a tightrope between the World Trade Centers is marvelous, and culminates rather impressively with still photos of him floating in space above the New York skyline.
From the first time I read about the film last year, I had this feeling like I had to see it. When I finally did, it was everything I expected. I watched it streaming on a website, and for some reason all of the French had no subtitles. I still really felt the power and emotion that was conveyed by the [30% of the] story that was in French, and was able to grab some key words here and there. All in all, it’s impressive. And Petit is certifiably nutso. The guy’s drive and motivation is only rivaled by his manic energy and storytelling. I recommend it to everyone, especially if you like good documentaries.](http://16.media.tumblr.com/dIOifTCjppmyepiaiMnxzgbuo1_400.jpg)
I finally saw Man on Wire. It was incredible. Philippe Petit’s quest to walk on a tightrope between the World Trade Centers is marvelous, and culminates rather impressively with still photos of him floating in space above the New York skyline.
From the first time I read about the film last year, I had this feeling like I had to see it. When I finally did, it was everything I expected. I watched it streaming on a website, and for some reason all of the French had no subtitles. I still really felt the power and emotion that was conveyed by the [30% of the] story that was in French, and was able to grab some key words here and there. All in all, it’s impressive. And Petit is certifiably nutso. The guy’s drive and motivation is only rivaled by his manic energy and storytelling. I recommend it to everyone, especially if you like good documentaries.
