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The year in pictures – my 365 Project

mykl — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:32:26 +0000

I finished my 365 Project on January 1, 2010. I took a photo a day for a year. It was probably one of most frustrating yet rewarding things I’ve ever done. Some of my favorites are featured in the video (made with Animoto) below.

I did a similar video for my first 100 days.

I was honored to be congratulated in a post on the 365 Community Blog by my favorite photographer, Meshl.

You can see the entire project as a slideshow below or as a set on Flickr.

The world’s largest roadside attractions – sort of

mykl — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:17:09 +0000

The New York Daily News web site recently ran a photo gallery featured a bunch (35 of 50) of my Flickr photos. They didn’t do much reasearch apparently, as many of the items they included are not actually the world’s largest. However it was fun to see some interest being paid to these roadside giants.

For even more huge-ness, I have a number of other Flickr photo sets devoted to roadside attractions:

Big Things – Chronicling decades of family road trips to capture these fiberglass marvels.
World’s Biggest – A more “officially” sanctioned collection of roadside giants
World’s Largest Twine Ball – The centerpiece of Darwin, Minnesota
F.A.S.T Corp. – Makers of Big Things – Fiberglass Animals, Shapes & Trademarks Corp., or simply FAST, has been creating roadside titans since 1983. Their headquarters in Sparta, Wisconsin features acres of fiberglass molds and statues in various stages of completion.
Paul Bunyan Land – Located in Brainerd, Minnesota and home to the Worlds Largest Talking animated Man.

100 days, 100 photos

mykl — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 21:42:20 +0000

I hit the century mark on my 365 Project on Flickr yesterday. I made this little video to celebrate.

The goal of the project is to take one photo a day for a year. I added another layer of complexity early on by promising myself that I had to actually like each day’s official photo. It’s been quite a challenge, but incredibly fulfilling at the same time. Inspired by the impressive work of those who came before me, and the supportive community that has developed around the project, I’ve had plenty of support. I’d highly recommend it to anyone interested in stretching their photographic muscles.

I used Animoto to make the video. Podsafe music: Fuzzy Peach by Monkeybacon

I told you I was working on a solution to the economic crisis

mykl — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:34:04 +0000

Recently, I suspended my blog to tackle the economic crisis. Apparently I’m making progress.

To distract from the dearth of depressing financial news today, The Consumerist kindly suggested readers cheer up by checking out my 2007 State Fair set on Flickr. Check out this placement!

It’s the end of slideshows as we know it (and I feel fine)

mykl — Fri, 02 May 2008 20:16:35 +0000

I just spend a total of 3 minutes playing at Animoto.com and created this:

Unbelievable, right? I’m a believer now. Using a nifty custom algorithm, Animoto.com analyzes your photos and the music to create a one of a kind multimedia experience. You simply select your photos from your computer or elsewhere online (like Flickr or lots of others), choose the music from their collection by genre or upload your own DRM-free tracks and then they make it awesome. Five minutes or so later you can email, embed, send to YouTube or download the finished product.

Their business model is clever too. You can make as many 30-second clips as your heart desires for free, pay $3 for a single full-length video or $30/year for unlimited full-length videos. Try their Facebook app as well.