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My photos made it to BlackBerry

L to R – My Mom’s marbles, Lisa’s chalks, Lisa’s buttons Back in September last year, I was approached by a product manager at work who was looking for some very specific type of photos to support the new Picture … Continue reading

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Looking Up and In at The Cube

Next week is go-time for my Looking Up and In series to be projected atop Kitchener City Hall on The Cube.  I think there will be an opportunity for me to say something in person about the piece and the … Continue reading

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1shot #110-I have in my hand

When I was young, my grandfather suggested that the matter in the leg of his lawn chair was made up of atoms, which was to say, some stuff plus a lot of empty space.  He went on to wonder if, … Continue reading

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1shot #108-dreamed of mountains

I broke a big bar magnet, knocking it off Dave’s fridge.  Taped my macro lens on the Z10, lit it with a pen light, and landscapes emerged. DW

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1shot #107-it’s how you look at it

Shot with my Z10 with a little macro help. DW

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The other kind of shooting

Having mused last week about the availability of guns in the US, I had an opportunity Wednesday to actually shoot guns.

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Of planets, particles, and plain old marbles

One of my summer projects is pushing further with macro photos of Dave’s antique marbles.  Brohemus and I test drove this back in April with a cheap plastic lens taped to a BlackBerry.  Encouraged by the results, I picked up … Continue reading

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how-to: do cheap polarized camera filters on a BlackBerry

[Imagine a giant disclaimer here that says I speak for RIM about BlackBerry officially only on matters of product security. Everything else, like this post, is just me as an independent maker, messing around on my own time, in absolutely … Continue reading

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1shot #011-doesn’t hurt much

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1shot #010-transposed self

I’m experimenting a bit with a polarizing filter I created for my BlackBerry 9790 macro rig.  This shot of the water shut-off cap in my driveway was taken in full sun on Saturday about 10:30am.  Without a filter, I would … Continue reading

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