CREATIVE Ephemera, IDEAS, and Inspiration
The ARP Family of Synthesizers Vinyl Demo Record
In the early seventies, ARP released a vinyl record demo of the ARP Odyssey synthesizer narrated by keyboardist Roger Powell.
Flight That Disappeared Movie Poster
Notice anything wrong with this poster for the movie Flight That Disappeared?
Gregory Heisler | My Job Is To Tell A Story With Just One Frame
This brief interview of Gregory Heisler is packed with good business and creative advise for photographers. I think it's equally applicable to video producers or any other creative discipline.
How The Economy Works - Explained With A Pencil
The economy is complex, bewildering, and sublime.
Professor Herb Deutsch Demos Next Moog Synthesizer Prototype
Here's a cool video from one of my favorite companies in the world: Moog Music.
Precariously Time-lapsing Volcan Osorno
Volcan Osorno towers 8,701 feet (2,652 meters) over Lago (Lake) Llanquihue. On the rare days that the cloud cover lifts, you can see why the beautiful, snow-covered cone of the volcano is sometimes referred to as the Mount Fuji of Chile.
Eating Social In Chile
The joy of traveling includes meeting people along the way. Since my daughter and her husband live in Chile, visiting them has opened doors to meeting people in their homes that simply would not be possible as a tourist. Chilean hospitality is unsurpassed.
Made By Hand Series
A beautifully filmed, engagingly told film series called Made By Hand.
The Olson House, Cushing, Maine - Site of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World
Being Olson's, when my wife and I saw a sign in Cushing, Maine, pointing to The Olson House, we just had to see it.
Rough Green Snake
I came home last Saturday afternoon to find this 2 foot long rough green snake foraging for insects on my driveway. I used to see these beautiful, docile snakes often here in the South. However, it's been many years since I've seen one.
Photos of the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Eruption In Chile
When my wife told me this last Saturday evening that she had just heard about a volcanic eruption several hundred miles south of Santiago, Chile, I could hear the anxiety in her voice.
Little Italy Pizza, Winder, Georgia
Last weekend I found this pizzeria in the old town square of Winder, Georgia. Good pizza, nice ambience. Taken with an iPhone 4.
Beene Family Cemetery
Grave of my great great great grandfather Hezekiah Haney and his wife, Juliann. Both alleged to be of Cherokee (or Creek?) descent though there is no documented proof.
Super Moon March 19, 2011
My son Eric, and I took the Canon 5D Mark II and turned it into a FrankenCam with a 30 year old 300mm Nikkor lens and - oh, why not, an ancient 2x (yeah, breaking the rules) Vivitar Teleconverter, and took this photo of the Super Moon. Cool!
Extraordinary CGI Film From Alex Roman
The Holodeck for filmmakers is here (well, almost)...
July 20, 1969 - Astronauts Walk on Moon's Surface
The early morning after July 20, 1969, I begged my parents to take me to the nearest store so that I could purchase the Atlanta Constitution edition dated Monday, July 21, 1969...
The Difference Between Mystery and Suspense
What is the pivotal difference between mystery and suspense?