Aaron Brethorst (Page 87)

Jun 07, 2008
Travel

Take Me Out to the Concession Stand

The New York Times has an interactive map up today detailing the best and worst food from ballparks across the country.  My personal favorite description is for the ever-unloved Chisox and their tepidly named U.S. Cellular Field: “What to order: ...

Jun 06, 2008
Photography

Great Demonstration of Off-Camera Flash

Bert Stephani has a fantastic blog post up on how different constraints in off-camera flash can change a photo. Pay close attention to the last shots of Mieke outside at 1/250s, 1/125s and 1/50s. Subscribed!

Jun 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon

That's Not Change We Can Believe In

I’m eating lunch and watching TPMTV’s recap of the McCain trainwreck from last night, and I was struck by how much McCain blinked and stumbled over his words. A cursory glance at the current information on the psychology of lying suggests that lia...

Jun 04, 2008
Aaron Photography

Skagit Valley Tulip Festival

At the end of April, I drove up to Mount Vernon in Skagit Valley, up in northern Washington, for the 2008 Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. I’ve been a bit slow in posting pictures, but I finally got around to it tonight. Nine photos from Skagit Valle...

Jun 04, 2008
Zoon Politikon

Last Night's Speeches

Obama was inspiring, Clinton was delusional, McCain seemed to be saying “hey you kids, get off my lawn!”