Author Archives: mahto

October Thing-a-day, Day 3: Intersection (self portrait)

Posted on October 4, 2008 by mahto

More experimentation with slow shutter speeds. The scene was exposed for 1.3 seconds, with me standing still during the process. I used a remote to fire the shot. The photo turned out ok, but it isn’t as interesting as I … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day 2: Minifig action

Posted on October 3, 2008 by mahto

Here is another shot for my motion assignment. For lighting, I used an incandescent desk lamp through a few sheets of tissue paper, with a black light to highlight the light saber. To make the motion smoother, the minifig’s arm … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day 1: Association of Monocled Cat Walkers

Posted on October 2, 2008 by mahto

Today’s thing is a logo for a group I would like to start. Anyone interested? This was drawn in pencil, inked with a sharpie, then scanned, thresholded in GIMP, and converted to a vector drawing and simplified in Inkscape.

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October Thing-a-day, Day 0: One-handed Super Mario Bros Theme

Posted on October 1, 2008 by mahto

So, for part of a project I am working on, I have been teaching myself some of the music from Super Mario Brothers. I know most of the notes now (at least for the first hand, the second will come … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day -1: Bed Racers print

Posted on September 30, 2008 by mahto

This is a test print for my “motion and time” assignment. I really enjoy this technique- the trick is to use a low shutter speed (1/30 in this case), and pan the camera to follow the subject along the frame. … Continue reading →

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October Thing-a-day, Day -2: Pumpkin Pie

Posted on September 30, 2008 by mahto

About a week ago, I felt this strong urge to make a pumpkin pie from scratch. It ended up turning into two pies because, of an abundance of filling. To ensure that it met the highest quality standards, I submitted … Continue reading →

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Thing-a-day, October!

Posted on September 30, 2008 by mahto

I very much enjoyed participating in the thing-a-day project in February, and it was a great way to get motivated about completing projects that I wanted to do. Unfortunately, I have become pretty lax about updating since then, so in … Continue reading →

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