The Fashion Shoot
The Fashion Shoot.
Esoterica
So, You Ask, How Was Cairo?
So, you ask, how was Cairo? This is how.
Why Online versus Printed Books
Why, of course, online books are better than printed books, and the world will switch.
Squall at Mont-Saint-Michel
Thanks to Adobe Photoshop’s new ‘neural filters’, I’ve been reprinting some of my previous years’ photos to increase their dynamic range.
Returned to Eastern Connecticut
After nearly 40 years, I have returned to my native region, one which the U.S. National Park Service has designated ‘The Last Green Valley’.
When Molten Lava Enters Swimming Pools
A two-minute video clip from the Canary Islands volcanic eruption.
Volcano Erupts in My Wife’s Native Islands
In the south of La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Island of La Palma, a volcano has erupted between two village in Cumbre Vieja national park. Elsewhere in the Canary Islands is the sites of Spain’s highest point, the dormant volcano Teide (3,715-meter or12,188-foot), which is also the highest point along the Atlantic Ocean. Off El Hierro island, an undersea volcano has been erupting during recent years. And the island of Lanzarote is the site of more than 30 extinct or dormant volcanoes (as well as a restaurant that use a volcanic vent to grills meat).
The State-of-the Arts in Robotics
A 16-minute overview. It has a bit of snark, but overall is good. Speaking of which, Toyota has built a robot that can score more basketball shots than any human player. For its full story, click here. I wish that New York City provided the live subway information that Tokyo does.
One Minute in Lisbon
Just a short panorama from an afternoon in Lisbon’s Alfama district last month.
Tiempo en Las Canarias
I’m spending most of this month in my wife’s native Canary Islands, doing videography for a project she and I are undertaking later this year. Most of the past weeks have involved shooting ‘B-roll’, which are short background scenes designed to be used beneath narration or other contents. This is an example from a farm in the highlands of Gran Canaria island. This is the Hubble Space Telescope’s photograph of Arp 195, the collision of three galaxies.
The Outrageous Increase in Sheepskin Costs
I cannot justify the increased costs of a U.S. college education during the past 40 years. Although the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that although the overall costs of everything in the United States increased by 236 percent (i.e., inflation) between 1980 to 2000, the average costs of a U.S. college education increased by 1200 percent: five-times more than inflation. Yet has the education received increased five times as much? I very much doubt so.