quasify http://www.quasify.com allston, somerville, shinjuku Sat, 10 May 2008 12:18:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en Winter Hill Lights http://www.quasify.com/winter-hill-lights/ http://www.quasify.com/winter-hill-lights/#comments Sat, 10 May 2008 12:18:54 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=396 Over in Winter Hill last night playing around with some extended exposures. The basic strategy here is to keep the camera as still as possible while driving past various light sources. Unfortunately I didn’t run into any pursuant cops, firework factory fires or aurora borealis (-es? -i?).

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The New 3D Adventures of Zalandra http://www.quasify.com/the-new-3d-adventures-of-zalandra/ http://www.quasify.com/the-new-3d-adventures-of-zalandra/#comments Fri, 09 May 2008 03:38:19 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=395 My eyes are completely and permanently screwed from trying to watch a double feature in 1950s 3D. Creature From the Black Lagoon was actually pretty good despite showing the monster entirely too much though It Came From Outer Space made up for it with excess suckitude and double excess Richard Carlson. Though at least he kept his shirt on.

On that note, The New 3D Adventures of Zalandra. It works best at full screen with red/blue glasses and a strong drink or four. Blue goes on the left. Soundtrack is by no one as there is no soundtrack.

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Mediafriend 08 http://www.quasify.com/mediafriend-08/ http://www.quasify.com/mediafriend-08/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 03:33:05 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=394 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }

Mediafriend’s new album ‘I Don’t Feel Like This Is Happening’ is online for streaming purposes. Were I the type to express strong preferences I’d recommend ‘Flight Risk’ where Chris spins out a slow Pinback-like beat & verbal declining modulation before crunching into a dissonant conclusion. Or if by chance you’re an echoplanar fan you might like to hear the full versions of ‘Love, An Art’ and ‘In Green’, from which parts were excised for use in It’s OK to Be Afraid. I also appropriated the second version of Fragrant Skies for my own self-indulgent purposes a while back, prompting a surprising number of unrelated people to remark to me about what a terribly sad song this is. The Nuno Albuquerque version of this track goes to a calmer, chiller, less emotive place. All in all, worth checking out - a more productive use of your time at work than actual work.

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MonstroCity http://www.quasify.com/monstrocity/ http://www.quasify.com/monstrocity/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 04:18:42 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=393 Spent the last full day in STL banging my head on various sharp low-hanging objects at the City Museum. This is a bizarre place, half kinetic sculpture half huge jungle gym half architectural scrapyard. I can’t help but imagine that a large number of children and old people either meet their end or get hopelessly and permanently lost here every year. Below are a few shots from their outdoor 3D maze MonstroCity, constructed from salvaged rusty rebar and grates along with a few discard airplanes and trolly cars, all suspended five stories up. We were there during the day (obviously) but City Museum is open til 1am on the weekends and serves beer. Odds of survival clearly inversely proportionate to alcohol consumed. This place is utterly fantastic. It makes me want to take up welding.

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Charismatic Minifauna http://www.quasify.com/charismatic-minifauna/ http://www.quasify.com/charismatic-minifauna/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 05:14:12 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=392 The theme for the day is itty-small animals, both from the St. Louis Zoo and the Emerson Grand Basin.

Also saw some big guys too.

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How to make yourself dizzy http://www.quasify.com/how-to-make-yourself-dizzy/ http://www.quasify.com/how-to-make-yourself-dizzy/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 05:32:38 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=391

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Pujols = Boo-holes http://www.quasify.com/pujols-boo-holes/ http://www.quasify.com/pujols-boo-holes/#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 01:27:49 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=390 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }


Albert Pujols, originally uploaded by -nanio-.

I find myself enjoying the pinnacle of cultural evolution that is STL for a few days. I put a little photoset here that I’ll be adding to as time permits. You’ll notice I’ve purchased a brown STL hat for fandom camouflage purposes but apparently when you cheer for the wrong team every time there’s a bases-clearing double it gives away your true allegiances. Go Cubbies!! (They won 9-3).

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The General Strike http://www.quasify.com/the-general-strike/ http://www.quasify.com/the-general-strike/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 04:11:44 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=388 Happy May Day.

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Like falling downhill http://www.quasify.com/like-falling-downhill/ http://www.quasify.com/like-falling-downhill/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 02:35:29 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=387 Revisiting my favorite* of the Sony Bravia commercials. Where did they find such a hill to shoot this thing anyway? … ~:{P

*And not just because of Jose Gonzalez (who, apparently, is a Swede). Paint explosions? Plastic explosive rabbits? Please. Although wait - Pyramid? Is this for real?

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Fenway http://www.quasify.com/fenway/ http://www.quasify.com/fenway/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:09:43 +0000 nathanael http://www.quasify.com/?p=386 People you, me and we know are at Fenway AS WE SPEAK enjoying the remnants of a massive 1-0* offensive explosion. I am not one of those people, and odds are good that neither are you. So for us, the little people, those who fall outside the Red Sox ticket holders circle of trust, here’s some cool time-lapse footage of Fenway from Tom Guilmette.


One Day At Fenway - Letus Extreme Film - Time Lapse - HDTV from Tom Guilmette on Vimeo.

A bit from Tom about his technique.

I set the camera to 1080p 30p and ran the interval recording at 1 frame per ten seconds of time elapsed. These settings turned a 7 hour 15 minute event into a 1 minute and 27 second time lapse. The pan head moved about 160 degrees, left to right.

I ran the camera in auto iris, auto white balance and manual focus. I am still having trouble setting the wide angle 18mm lens to infinity. You will notice that this video is slightly out of focus. I think it is because I am using a cheap lens. You will notice the white balance changes as day turned to night.

*I have Toronto in my office’s 13-run MLB pool, and I can definitively say that this is their first shutout of the season, giving me a desperately need zero cell. Thanks!

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