This blog is a lifestream. It's an aggregation of all my life as I move around in the world. Mostly it is mobile pictures taken from my mobile phone, but occasionally you'll see videos and other things I find around the net. If you want to see *everything* I make/write/create, check out my FriendFeed.com/evantravers. If you tire of this random excursion into my shoes my serious blog can be found here.
Whatever Enters My Head
August 7, 2009
~ minimal ~: Sometimes, the happy accidents bring the greatest results. In this case, I composed, focused, shot, but over exposed because I had *just* walked outside of a barn, and had underestimated the cloudy day’s sunpower. I *almost* deleted it when I saw it on the screen, but then I wondered if when I got home, whether I could process it like this. Turns out I could. There’s no photoshop here, just a B&W conversion in Aperture, some sharpening and levels.View On Black
~ minimal ~:

Sometimes, the happy accidents bring the greatest results. In this case, I composed, focused, shot, but over exposed because I had *just* walked outside of a barn, and had underestimated the cloudy day’s sunpower. I *almost* deleted it when I saw it on the screen, but then I wondered if when I got home, whether I could process it like this.

Turns out I could. There’s no photoshop here, just a B&W conversion in Aperture, some sharpening and levels.

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August 6, 2009
The Word: I love the texture of old books. *really* old ones are super awesome… especially from 400 years ago or more. They still hold together, and stand the passage of time. Fantastic. One of my favorite old books I’ve ever encountered belonged to my piano teacher, who was from England. It was a “Book of English Peerage” from around 1680, if remember correctly. It was beautifully bound, but the best part was the updated notes that the owner had written in pen in the margins. This earl got married to the this duchess on page 150, this duke later went insane after his wife died and so forth. It was in that clear, strong spencerian hand… just a magical piece of history. Very cool. I’ll be at the Shades Valley Camera Club meeting tonight at 7pm at the Homewood Library, if anyone’s interested.View On Black
The Word:

I love the texture of old books. *really* old ones are super awesome… especially from 400 years ago or more. They still hold together, and stand the passage of time. Fantastic. One of my favorite old books I’ve ever encountered belonged to my piano teacher, who was from England. It was a “Book of English Peerage” from around 1680, if remember correctly. It was beautifully bound, but the best part was the updated notes that the owner had written in pen in the margins. This earl got married to the this duchess on page 150, this duke later went insane after his wife died and so forth. It was in that clear, strong spencerian hand… just a magical piece of history. Very cool.

I’ll be at the Shades Valley Camera Club meeting tonight at 7pm at the Homewood Library, if anyone’s interested.

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August 5, 2009
About to drink the last glorious sip of authentic mexican coca cola

About to drink the last glorious sip of authentic mexican coca cola

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Airy: HBW!!! Window light is pretty magical… especially in a corner table situation.View On White
Airy:

HBW!!!

Window light is pretty magical… especially in a corner table situation.

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August 4, 2009
Say What You Need To Say: I guess that voices would have been quiet, but really clear through these old phones… I loved this particular one… engraving and names all over it. Strobist: One SB-900, diffused and bounced off the wall behind me.View On Black
Say What You Need To Say:

I guess that voices would have been quiet, but really clear through these old phones… I loved this particular one… engraving and names all over it.

Strobist: One SB-900, diffused and bounced off the wall behind me.

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PWNED.

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August 3, 2009
Lunchtime!

Lunchtime!

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Canopic Jar: So it’s not a canopic jar, because that would just be creepy.View On Black
Canopic Jar:

So it’s not a canopic jar, because that would just be creepy.

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August 2, 2009
Mouthpiece: This is the mouthpiece of a *really* old telephone. Earlier, I had seen a reflection cast this sort of backlight on it, and so I endeavored to replicate that line I had seen earlier. Strobist: Sb-600 behind the subject and to the left, SB-900 with lumiquest softbox III hand held by my brother above the subject, just out of frame.View On Black
Mouthpiece:

This is the mouthpiece of a *really* old telephone. Earlier, I had seen a reflection cast this sort of backlight on it, and so I endeavored to replicate that line I had seen earlier.


Strobist:
Sb-600 behind the subject and to the left, SB-900 with lumiquest softbox III hand held by my brother above the subject, just out of frame.

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August 1, 2009
White China: I visited a home with some awesome window lighting… lots of abstract nicknacks coming right up! I’ve had a *really* crazy week, so I haven’t had time to write a good description/rant for my photos recently… hopefully I have a few coming up. :-D Have a great weekend!View On White
White China:

I visited a home with some awesome window lighting… lots of abstract nicknacks coming right up!

I’ve had a *really* crazy week, so I haven’t had time to write a good description/rant for my photos recently… hopefully I have a few coming up. :-D

Have a great weekend!

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July 31, 2009
How Dry I Am…: It’s IBC root beer if you must know. Strobist: SB-900 camera left with a lightbox on it, SB-600 bouncing off of a white reflector just off of camera right.View On Black
How Dry I Am…:

It’s IBC root beer if you must know.

Strobist: SB-900 camera left with a lightbox on it, SB-600 bouncing off of a white reflector just off of camera right.

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July 30, 2009

And just like that, robots are now faster than Aaahnold.

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Weird Macbook Pro Display Problem…

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Lost: It’s funny when they confidently stride among such huge creatures they share the world with, and kind of sad when they finally realize just how small they are.View On Black
Lost:

It’s funny when they confidently stride among such huge creatures they share the world with, and kind of sad when they finally realize just how small they are.

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