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BrandKnewMixtape - Best of 2008

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:52:11 +0000

Well, it’s that time again.
The end of the year, not only means we get to start a brand new year, but you get to reflect back on my personal favorite tunes of 2008.

The BrandKnewMixtape entitled “Songs in the key of Me”

Cambodia and Laos

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:24:59 +0000

Here are two new galleries from my recent trip to Cambodia and Laos.

Temples in Cambodia

admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:13:44 +0000

A few weeks back I took a visit to a fantastical place in Southeast Asia located between Thailand and southern Vietnam, called Cambodia. I was blown away by the Cambodian architecture, especially the temples, and decided to make use of my new camera.

Check out my gallery of all the temples I stumbled upon.

Chris goes solo…at Retro.

admin — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:37:09 +0000

I stopped by Retro tonight to check out Chris performing sans The DoLittles.

Here are the pics.

Presenting….The Money Shot Horns

admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:04:05 +0000

I’ve been having a lot of fun playing around with my new camera, especially at shows.
So, last Friday I went down to 89K and took some photos of The Money Shot Horns while they performed. I think they turned out pretty good.

Check them out for yourself below.

The consolidation…

admin — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:34:25 +0000

It’s been awhile since I’ve bought myself a new gadget. So, this time I had to make it count.
I had been looking into getting a new camera for awhile now, however I also needed a new video camera, due to my current one being on it’s way out. I have the Fuji F31d point and shoot camera, which is small and takes great pictures. As for video, I have the Sony DCR-HC32 Handycam, which can be a pain in the ass because it records onto DV tapes, which we all know you have to sit and rip in real time. No Thank you.

So I wasn’t sure which one I wanted to upgrade. It proved to be a very tough decision.
If I was going to upgrade my video camera, I don’t think I would have much trouble deciding which direction to go, I would just make sure it recorded into a format I was happy with. However, when I started to look into upgrading my point and shoot, that is when I started to have trouble. It’s a whole new world, especially for me. I have only ever had point and shoot cameras, and obviously, if I were to make the jump, I would go with a Digital SLR. However, DSLR cameras don’t have a video option and I was really looking forward to consolidating my gadgets. Well, now I can. I picked up the new Nikon D90, which has a 12.3 megapixel sensor and is the first DSLR to allow you to take high definition video at 720p. You can read more about it here if you’re jealous, I mean interested.

I’ve been having a lot of fun playing around with it recently, it’s a pleasure to use and I can’t wait to learn more about it. Until then, here’s a gallery of pictures I took for Halloween.

The October Road Trip ‘8

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:48:35 +0000

The last major festival of the year here in Taiwan is a national holiday. Double ten day commemorates the anniversary of the October 10, 1911 Revolution that led to the overthrow of the corrupt Ching Dynasty and the founding of the republic of China. It is marked with grand parades, folk dances, acrobatics, dragon and lion dances and displays of martial arts. Laura and I decided to skip all of that and take some time to get to see some more of the country. We covered a lot of ground and managed to take some interesting photographs. We travelled first to a beach resort in Tungshao, then to the mountains in Miaoli. Trekked our way over to Lion’s Head mountain and journeyed through hot spring country to find us a free camping area. Check out some of the photos below.

P.S. Happy Thanksgiving!

“Would you really rush out for me now?”

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:24:57 +0000

I know what you’re thinking, “Man, Kyle posts a lot of Bon Iver links”. Shut up, hit the link and enjoy.

P.S. You can download the 4 tracks for free here. Clickity, Click Click Click.

Bon Iver - "Blindsided" from MySpace Transmissions

Bon Iver - "For Emma" from MySpace Transmissions

High Dynamic Range aka HDR

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:13:09 +0000

I’ve been keeping myself pretty busy recently. One of the things stealing a lot my time is more experimentation with HDR.

Check out my newest collection below.

“Sorry, but the Princess is….”

admin — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:06:41 +0000

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