michaelchan.org http://michaelchan.org michael chan wastes your time Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:11:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 SnowGlow http://michaelchan.org/2012/02/20/snowglow/ http://michaelchan.org/2012/02/20/snowglow/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:10:44 +0000 Michael Chan http://michaelchan.org/?p=1958



ht kottke.org.

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They have been slowly tearing down the older part of the Darigold plant near home.

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No processing, just lensbaby and an orange bulb.

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I first read about Vivian Maier in January of 2011. A book of her work became available a couple months ago. The price is a bit high, but I will definitely be looking for it the next time I am in Powell’s. Here is the news story from last year:

update: Just found it at BN in Vancouver for $40, instead of the $100+ it is fetching on line right now.

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“I wonder how we ever managed to launch anything in space with that kind of stuff,” Mr. Schepp said.

A wonder, indeed.

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]]> http://michaelchan.org/2012/01/24/salmon-river-hdr/feed/ 0 Danny MacAskill http://michaelchan.org/2011/12/28/danny-macaskill/ http://michaelchan.org/2011/12/28/danny-macaskill/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:47:19 +0000 Michael Chan http://michaelchan.org/?p=875

It’s already been viewed 16 million times all over but it’s new to me, and in a link emailed by my Dad no less.

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Wonderful stop motion animation short made as a personal project by director Tom Jenkins.

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