2012

A More Creative “Drive-By Shooting”

May 18, 2012

While most of us are learning to think “outside the box,” artist Jeff Soto thinks “outside the car.” Chevrolet recently tapped the world-famous muralist as part of its series of promotional campaign “stunts” targeting younger buyers. Turbocharged robotic paint guns — similar to those used in automotive factories — gracefully slide out of the new [...]

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Take the Time

May 11, 2012

Breathe — and discover. For those of you who know me, you are well aware that I struggle with what airlines call “OTP” — on time performance.  The only time I arrive promptly for an event is when I make the trip with my husband — whose OTP might be just this side of OCD. Last [...]

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How Art Derails 1000 Years Of Animal Instinct

April 30, 2012

Worth watching to the end. “Rasta” the rare Hungarian Vizsla slowly stalks a frozen wolf-like figure on a golf course (though it turns out to be a coyote). This is real time, not slowed down.  The slow creep toward the sculpture actually took about 6 minutes, cut down to a bit over 2 minutes. The [...]

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Getting Close

April 14, 2012

“Show me something I’ve never seen before, or something I know well – in a way I’ve never seen it.”   — Mike Dressler, Photographer, Time Magazine My favorite moment when capturing an image comes when I spot something interesting within a larger scene. On a run through the streets of Santa Barbara I recently I [...]

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Today’s Pic: “That Ain’t No Kelp Bed”

April 9, 2012

In my query “what in the world?” on Facebook this week, 3 people guessed right. The other answers ranged from “green space aliens, spinach leaves, a spa treatment, kelp, and a scuba diver on acid.” The award-winning photo above was taken by Jim Maschke, a photographer in Michigan who just happened to feel inspired while [...]

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