Yearly Archives: 2015

DeCarava and Photographing Blackness

Posted on February 27, 2015 by webdev

Writing recently in the New York Times Magazine, Teju Cole in his “A True Picture of Black Skin”, explores how Roy DeCarava in his lifetime captured something very special about black subjects and their lives in his photographs.  DeCarava, who … Continue reading →

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Brazil Ultra-High-Def Time Lapse

Posted on February 14, 2015 by webdev

Here’s a time-lapse piece by Joe Capra, done with 80 megapixel images, each at 10328×7760 pixels. Please don’t do this one at less than fullscreen.  See the backstory here. 10328×7760 – A 10K Timelapse Demo from SCIENTIFANTASTIC on Vimeo.

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Portland Car Show

Posted on February 6, 2015 by webdev
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DCF and DCIM

Posted on February 4, 2015 by webdev

What do DCF and DCIM have to do with your digital camera’s files?  Our friend, the How-To Geek, can tell us … DCF is a specification created by JEITA, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. It’s technically standard CP-3461, … Continue reading →

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Fred Hill, Darkroom Soldier

Posted on February 1, 2015 by webdev

Yesterday I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Fred Hill, a 94-year-old local photographic legend, talk about his long image-making career, with particular focus on his World War II stint as a military Pacific theater war-zone photographer.  To quote commentary on … Continue reading →

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Nik

Posted on January 20, 2015 by webdev
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Bob Boilen, Who Knew?

Posted on January 16, 2015 by webdev

If, like me, you follow the world of music and rely on websites such as NPR’s All Songs Considered (among many others) to find new artists, albums and sounds, you may know of Bob Boilen, the show/site’s host.  Now we … Continue reading →

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The Missing Hasselblads

Posted on January 13, 2015 by webdev

Not quite lost in space, but almost.  The Atlantic posts this article on the material and equipment astronauts had to leave behind when they packed moon rocks for the ride home.

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