May 2011
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May 22nd
May 22nd
Analog vs. Digital
Thinking about Roy Arden’s quote: Similarities A digital sensor and analog film coarsely interpret and transcribe a scene (the degree to which it can interpret and transcribe a scene depends on the resolution of the sensor and film) Both a digital and analog image must be translated into a visual representation Differences A digital image is translated into binary code, with each pixel...
May 22nd
Roy Arden - "After Photography"
The arrival of digital technology promises to obliterate the truth value of photography once and for all.  Digital images are not photographs but mechanically produced pointillist paintings.  The initially have the same indexical relation to their referents as photographs, but subsequently can be altered without any detectable trace of the alteration. Arden, R. (2000). After Photography....
May 22nd
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May 20th
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Landscape Permutations Opening
A big thanks to everyone who came out to the opening last night!  Installation shots are forthcoming.
May 20th
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WatchWatch
“The entire human field of view is captured on these camera systems, and the stories are edited specifically for the tablet application to create a truly immersive experience.” He continues, “Once viewers enter a video experience, they can move the tablet in any direction and see the corresponding field of view. The traditional two-dimensional, rectangular frame is shattered as viewers step...
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Front row center balcony…will an artist show for questions? http://www.doxafestival.ca/festival/films/spotlight_canadian_artists.html
May 14th
To use the word “primitive” and “preserve” to describe active geological processes is nonsensical.  Nevertheless, I bought this book because the pictures are probably beautiful.
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Have you made your own ND filter?
If so, how?
May 11th
Landscape Permutations
included in a post, “The New Aesthetic”, at RIG (link).
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May 5th
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May 3rd
I promise to never mention politics again.
And I mean it.   Thank you for voting Canada.  You’ve spoken: -no abortion -no open Internet -no gay marriage -no legalization of marijuana -more jails -continued presence in Afghanistan -stronger link of our economic policies to the US -a surplus turned into debt -no medicare -cut funding to women’s advocacy -cut of funding to the arts -killed bill to provide cheap HIV/AIDS...
May 3rd
Dear Vancouverites:
I don’t care that it’s raining. Go vote.
May 2nd
May 2nd
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May 2nd
If you're Canadian...
Please vote tomorrow.
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