It's Moon Illusion Week
June 20, 2008 10:07 AM Filed in: Photography
By Robert Lachman
Check out an amazing photo of the Solstice Moonrise by Anthony Ayiomamitis on the Astronomy Picture of the Day website (NOT THE PHOTO ABOVE). The lighting and the moon are amazing. It comes from a tip by Bart Busschots. It's possible due to the Moon Illusion optical effect. I've learned so much clicking around the internet. It's some convergence theory of the railroad tracks and how they look wider at the closet point. See the example on their website. I ain't no scientist.
More around the internet:
Scott Kelby has a nice post on the school of hard knocks. He explains that the best laid plans don't always work out perfect.
Lots of stories about the Apple 3G iPhone on the net. Most seem to relate to the fact the iPhone may cost you half the price out the door, but you will pay the other half over the life of your contract. Maybe more. Their advertising slogan "iPhone 3G Twice as fast. Half the price" Is it misleading?
I need to make some summer plans. Two conventions on the horizon, the 4th annual New Media Expo starting August 14 or Photoshop World starting Sept 4. Both conferences will be in Las Vegas. Definitely a sweet location. It's not a bad drive from SoCal but it will be hot. Did I say it will be hot? You're talkiing about August and September. I'm already starting to sweat. I never seem to get to Vegas except when it's hot. You just don't want to leave the air conditioned hotel.
Both conferences are cool. I hope it helps dissipate the heat. The New Media Expo is much more low key. You're talking about a bunch of geeky podcasters. More of a social event with some with some seminars, keynote speakers and demos thrown in.
As for Photoshop World, definitely more glitzy and more crowed. Tons of Photoshop and graphic related classes. More informations than you can possible retain. My head is aready spinning thinking about. There's never enough time to try out all the amazing new stuff I would learn.
The cost starts at about $500 for NAPP members. The extras do add up: Photoshop Wold Party $59, Photoshop World Pro Pass $100. I'm not much of a party guy but, maybe I would get to bump into Scott Kelby or Joe Mcally. Maybe a little high level photo talk.
Also, you might want to get there for the pre-conference workshops. These aren't cheap. Lighting, Posing, Metering and Photographing Fashion
with Kevin Ames $99; Believing is Seeing - How to Shoot In A Real World Setting with Vincent Versace $199; On Location Wedding Photo Shoot with David Ziserand $199 and the most expensive NAPP Photo Safari with Moose Peterson & Joe McNally, if they can find a moose in Vegas, they are good. The Moose and McNally show is already is SOLD OUT .I need to get in the seminar biz. Argh! I forgot hotel, food, gas and gambling. Did I mention price of gas and the cost of the Mandalay Bay Resort? Better figure in the cost of a show, I'm sure my wife will want to go to one of those. There's more, what about the cost of some new software I will need to buy? I'm still using Photoshop CS and no Lightroom. Maybe I won't fit in. Too much information. I think we're taking the price up to the cost of a new iMac by the time we're finished or maybe a nice flat screen TV with an Apple TV for my new home office.
Relaxing watching the new flat screen at might be the ticket. No crowds, no traffic, no heat, no five-dollar-a-gallon fill-up for like a vacation. Maybe a quiet trip down to San Diego for the day with the family is starting to sound a lot better.
Needs more Twitter help: From ScottBourne on Twitter, "Wow I just realized I am only five shy of 4000 followers here. Somebody ask their sister to follow me so I can crack 4000 :)" From me to Scott Bourne on Twitter, "Very impressive. I have 28 followers, so by my math I have 3972 to go to reach 4000. Yikes, it's very lonely when I send out a Twitter tweet. My twitter address is: PhotoandMac and Scott's is Twitter: ScoutBorne. I'm shooting for 100. How about helping me and Scott out?
I just added comments to the end of the posts. Please let me know what you think. Have a great weekend.
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