Apr 2012
Dear Photograph
04/26/12 00:35
You may have seen this already but Dear Photograph is one of those neat little ideas that force us to pause and think for a bit. Quoting Time:
Dear Photograph The Book.
Some of the Web's best sites consist of variations on one simple idea. In the case of Dear Photograph, that idea is taking a snapshot — usually one featuring one or more people and dating from the film-photography era — and holding it up against the original setting so that past and present blend into a new work of art. The images contributed by the site's readers are wonderfully evocative. Looking at the family photos of strangers was never so transfixing.
Dear Photograph The Book.
Comments
More Shots: Canon50 mm f/1.2L
04/19/12 17:42
Canon 50mm f/1.2L is a great piece of glass. As a follow-up to my post on test shots, I uploaded some real-world images here and here. Both of these images were shot wide-open at f/1.2. Posted straight from my 5D, the images show nice colors, saturation, and contrast. Extremely useable sharpness even wide-open.
When stopped down to f/1.4, the glass becomes crazy sharp while still maintaining its beautiful, buttery bokeh (another image posted straight from my 5D here).
Love it.
When stopped down to f/1.4, the glass becomes crazy sharp while still maintaining its beautiful, buttery bokeh (another image posted straight from my 5D here).
Love it.
Thank You Note
04/14/12 13:46
As a follow-up to post on Monster Cat, their Mannequins album download came with a ‘thank you’ note.
Classy.
Hello, this is MONSTER CAT. Thank you for downloading "Mannequins".These 320kbps MP3s you now have in your possession represent something very special to us, and we hope you enjoy listening to the album.
If you wish to support us financially, we still have copies of our Limited Edition CD Pack available from our online shop. It's a sweet little fucker if we may say so ourselves---delicately crafted within a muslin drawstring bag containing exclusive liner notes. Each CD is hand packed by us and ships directly to your doorstep, anywhere in the world.
Classy.
Monster Cat
04/10/12 19:23
With all the recent talk about online piracy, Monster Cat has chosen to promote their debut album on TPB as a downloadable torrent.
If you cannot beat the system, you have to join it.
In conjunction with The Pirate Bays promotion of MONSTER CAT, the band is hosting a torrent download of their debut release, Mannequins. If you like the free music, please support the band by sharing their links and/or buying their products.
If you cannot beat the system, you have to join it.