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Photography

Strobist Shoot at the U of L Pool

On February 9th I took part in a Strobist shoot at the U of L pool.

Calgary Strobist Shoot | February 2009

(video by Michael Warf)

Here are a couple of composites I made from the photos I shot that day:

Under water pool shoot

Strobist Under water pool shoot

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Art

Snowy Morning

The weather outside this morning inspired me to make this short winter movie (90 seconds).

[Snowy Morning – Flickr]

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Art

Konflikt

Konflikt, (Conflict), is a 6 minute short film that re-enacts just about every boy’s childhood wargame fantasies—including the delicate operation of dealing with the dissonance that arises as one friend’s expectations don’t match the other’s imagination.

English speakers, be sure to turn on subtitles. Hit play or watch Konflikt on YouTube.

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Music

Beatles Rooftop Concert

As often as I find myself listening to The Beatles, I haven’t seen much video footage of them playing (except from the Ed Sullivan show and in their movie, Help!).

Here they are, in colour, doing their most famous performance ever, The Beatles Rooftop Concert:

Hit play or watch The Beatles Rooftop Concert on YouTube. Also part 2 and part 3.

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Art Sport

Cross Country Skiing the Goat Creek Trail

Over the weekend I had my first cross country skiing experience. Some friends and I took the Goat Creek Trail 19km from Canmore to Banff, and followed it up with a nice hot dip at the Banff Hot Springs.

Here’s a clip of my friend Duane zipping past the camera.

[Goat Trail – Flickr]

Footage by my friend Andy Davies.

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Art

ZeFrank’s Voice Draw Beta

ZeFrank’s voice drawing tool lets you draw using your voice. Low volume turns counter-clockwise, medium volume goes straight, and high volume turns clockwise.

This is my very first attempt:

Sound Drawing

Tempting as it is, I wouldn’t want to be recorded making this kind of image — one feels very silly during the process. Kudos for anyone that tries the Voice Draw Beta in a public space.

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Art

Her Morning Elegance

This gorgeous stop motion pixilation by Yuval & Merav Nathan, with music by Oren Lavie, might just help you get through your Wednesday blues:

Hit play or watch Her Morning Elegance / Oren Lavie at YouTube.

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Photography Politics

Writer’s Praise Barack Obama’s Inaugural Address

A collection of writers, including my favourite, Malcolm Gladwell, offer praise to the power and poignancy of Barack Obama’s inaugural address in this worthwhile LA Times article

Also, San Fransisco’s Bush Street gets an update:

Bush Street Update

Sources 1 and 2.

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Music

Backwards Beethoven

Not exactly backmasking, but close enough:

[Backwards Beethoven – Revver]

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Music

Pork and Beans (alternate version)

One of my favourite music videos, in alternate form:

Hit play or watch at YouTube.

(Previously)