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Comment on What Happened? by Shawn Baker

Shawn Baker — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:34:45 +0000

Soybeans, yes. Corn, not so much. And the “beauty” is primarily in bug resistance. Just eat your damn corn!

Comment on Kinsey Whiskey 1945 by Looka!» Blog Archive » Vintage Whiskey Ad of the Day

Looka!» Blog Archive » Vintage Whiskey Ad of the Day — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:34:29 +0000

[...] Chris adds, “I’d read significance into this ad and the brand, were it not published three years before the Kinsey Report.” Doug adds, “So what’s that book concealing?” Heh. (Come to think of it, The Kinsey Report might be a great name for a cocktail. I’ll have to come up with something.) [...]

Comment on Kinsey Whiskey 1945 by Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:32:39 +0000

Hmm, so what is that book concealing?

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #20 by chris

chris — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:08:25 +0000

Long answer: The look of the photo is in a style that’s popular now simulating so-called “tilt-shift photography.” Tilt-shift lenses pivot and rotate in relation to the film plane to achieve optical effects like making the lines of a tall building parallel when shooting from a low angle, or artificially reducing the depth of field. Since macro photography has an extremely shallow depth of field, using a tilt-shift lens on a large scene makes it appear to be a miniature. The depth-of-field effect can also be achieved with Photoshop or other digital post processes. The short answer, though, is that this photo was taken from the above ground subway looking down at the street with a camera that has a tilt shift preset that blurs the edges of the frame and saturates the colors automatically. It’s a shortcut I know, but I love the effect too.

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #20 by David

David — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:50:21 +0000

Christopher – is that a photograph of a set of miniatures? It almost looks like a still from Mr. Rodgers neighborhood. How did you get that effect?

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #19 by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:03:49 +0000

Love it!

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #17 by chris

chris — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:05:50 +0000

It was extremely hot that day, so we barely made it. Certainly not the most direct route across the lake.

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #17 by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:11:31 +0000

Did you have to take a nap mid-way?!

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #15 by chris

chris — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:15:16 +0000

Thanks, Ben.

Ann, yes, that’s a sunset. The mountains there look similar to the hills here but bigger. And covered with lush, green vegetation.

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #15 by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:31:05 +0000

Gad, that reminded me of the Station Fire! I presume the eerie sky is from the sun rising or setting, not flames!

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #15 by Ben Wideman

Ben Wideman — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 20:35:05 +0000

I’ve been loving the Taiwan photos. This one in particular is beautiful.

Comment on 50 Impressions of Taiwan: #10 by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:28:39 +0000

I’m enjoying your vacation photos!

Comment on Youtube Time Machine by MG

MG — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:50:57 +0000

Completely addicting!

Comment on Youtube Time Machine by Robb

Robb — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:18:34 +0000

Wow, found a creepy IHOP commercial from my birth year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt_OS54FFFE

Comment on What Happened? by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:30:57 +0000

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

Comment on 5 Things to See in Memorial Park by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:22:26 +0000

There’s an early photo of the park, with the library building in the background, on one of my Mystery History (solved) posts: http://pasadenapio.blogspot.com/2009/05/mystery-history-solved_14.html

Comment on Liza Minnelli and the Pet Shop Boys sing Sondheim by chris

chris — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:05:12 +0000

Yes, I love Liza, but it sounds to me like she was trying too hard to stay relevant. Like Ethel Merman’s disco album.

Comment on Liza Minnelli and the Pet Shop Boys sing Sondheim by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:35:28 +0000

But still, you gotta love Liza (with a z).

Comment on Strumento Oscuro Virtuosi III: Peter Schickele by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 23:24:53 +0000

He’s such an interesting and entertaining man!

Comment on Strumento Oscuro Virtuosi II: Clara Rockmore by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 01:12:12 +0000

Not to mention The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations”!

Comment on Bunker Hill by Bill Dunlap

Bill Dunlap — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:35:29 +0000

I actually have the book you refer to in your link. It has a lot of narrative and several historical photos but not much in the way of “then and now” comparison photos. And, except for the cover, all the photos are black and white. It’s nice to see colorful images on blogs like yours.

Comment on Bunker Hill by chris

chris — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 01:46:40 +0000

Great to hear from you!! And thanks! I did some then-and-now photos of Monroeville for a project in high school, and a similar documentary on Route 22 for my senior thesis in college. A book that Marilyn Chandler published in 1988 called Monroeville: Hamlet to Highways has a lot of then-and-now pictures. It's long out of print, but there are a few other recent books out there like this one. (I don't know how good it is, as I haven't read it).

Comment on Bunker Hill by Bill Dunlap

Bill Dunlap — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:25:56 +0000

I enjoy seeing and reading your photos and posts of Pasadena and environs. Perhaps someone should do the same for the Monroeville area. Your Crazybridge work is phenomenal-I hadn’t realized until a couple years ago (when you were nominated for an Emmy) that a lot of what I watched on History and such was largely a product of your talent. Been meaning to write, but..a little slow. Great work, Chris.

Comment on Wilkins Coffee by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Sat, 29 May 2010 02:44:12 +0000

Early muppets?

Comment on The Jewel of the Crown of the Valley by Ann Erdman

Ann Erdman — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:00:53 +0000

I was so happy you two could make it! “Rumor Has It” is worth seeing just for the City Hall courtyard scene at night. This was the final film production at Pasadena City Hall before we closed for the three-year retrofit. The production crew worked on the set design for three or four days before they did the shooting. The scene took place in San Francisco, but there’s no mistaking the actual location! I must say it was stunning.