I’m really hoping to take a photography class sometime this year. Here’s what I’m looking for:
1. 35mm manual photography
2. Some emphasis on composition
3. Darkroom skilx0rz
4. Class must be after work hours, starting no earlier than 5:30 PM.
5. Start as soon as possible.
What I’m wondering is where the heck to I take a class like [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Class It Up
Monday, March 31, 2008
BBC News Redesign
Monday, March 31, 2008
It appears that the BBC News website has had a dramatic makeover since yesterday. My immediate first impressions are that it’s both less crowded and more contemporary. I’ll have to see how my daily browsing is affected, but I’m glad they finally did something about the clutter.
ploafmaster.muxtape.com
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Yeah, so I’m also hitting the Muxtape bandwagon. Peep my current mix - there’s no concrete theme, and I could probably stand to reorder it a little bit, but for now it’s essentially my top 12 current jams.
I don’t know if you can create more than one mix per email address, but if you [...]
The First Salvo
Saturday, March 29, 2008
I’ve just uploaded the first chunk of pictures from Paris - all of these were taken by Valerie using our digital.
I’ll be returning to Richmond this evening and I expect to get my film developed on Monday, after which I’ll have loads more to sort through and (hopefully) to upload.
Emmanuel Smague
Friday, March 28, 2008
My hombre Dave introduced me to this amazing photographer, Emmanuel Smague. He shoots almost exclusively in black and white using a Leica M7 range finder camera, and I have to say the results look like they came out of National Geographic. This music teacher from Brittany, France is so good that I have [...]
Back on Terra Americana
Friday, March 28, 2008
So I’m back in America now, and I’m hanging out at my mother-in-law’s place until Saturday evening when I return to Richmond. It’s good to be home, and now I can return to my normal Internerding.
I think a small post script on my trip is in order, though, since I stopped posting after a [...]
And on the Third Day (in Paris)
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Easter mass at Notre Dame was beautiful - especially the Gregorian music. Afterwards we were soundly ripped of in a tourist trap restaurant with a friendly waiter, tasty food, and super high prices. I made up for it afterwards, though, with a crepe from a little stand on the curb…with butter, sugar, and [...]
Paris, Day 2 Continued
Saturday, March 22, 2008
So yeah, we never were able to eat at the Hidden Kitchen. Apparently, there was some computer virus, and the reservation was lost, or something. I don’t know - I’ll take them at their word since their apologetic reply came with a heavy helping of detailed suggestions for eateries (and wine bars!) around [...]
Paris, Day 2
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Today we had a later start, sleeping in a bit to recover from our long day of travel. After showering and dressing, we headed to Ile de la Cite to check out Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris, which, I must say, WAS AMAZING. The picture you see above, in fact, was taken by [...]
À Paris!
Friday, March 21, 2008
So I’m writing this from my hotel room in Paris after a long exhausting period of travel.
We left on time from Dulles yesterday and even arrived in Amsterdam twenty minutes early. Then our flight to Paris was delayed an hour and twenty minutes. Then our train from Charles de Gaulles had to stop [...]
