Inspiration: Long Exposure

To create a long exposure photograph, the photographer sets the shutter speed for a long duration of time.  This method results in a blurred effect for all the moving objects in the photo, while the stationary objects remain sharply in focus.  This effect is perhaps most effective when photographing moving lighted objects at night or when photographing moving water.

Flickr Roundup:

Spencer Starnes

francoisNZ

Jerk with a Camera

Winsty888

i.rashid007

spw6156

ohhh....snap!

An 'A Cappella' Lullaby

"Lullaby" by Eclipse:

Friday Find: Sink Drainer

Sink Drainer, uncommongoods, $32

Free Beats

Chris “Shockwave” Sullivan is a master of beatboxing. Watch as he takes his improvisational act to the streets of New York:

Friday Find: Poppies Pillow

Poppies 20" Pillow, Crate & Barrel, $49.95

Artist Spotlight: Kylan K.

I ran across Kylan K aka Foundring, a very talented young pianist on YouTube.  His work is amazing.  Here is just a taste:


Radiohead Piano Medley - Music by Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, etc.:


Etudes (January 2005) - Video Album, Music by Foundring:


The Minute Waltz by Frédéric Chopin - played in one minute + swing version:


Marley -- Piano Medley of Mario Tunes -- If Fats or Tatum had a Nintendo...:


The Fingerbreaker (or Fingerbuster) by Jelly Roll Morton:


Update! Added additional tracks to this post!

Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre (boogie woogie version...):


Gymnopédie - 1/14 - Quintessences (2011):

Friday Find: Uncaged Bird Hook

Uncaged Bird Hook, Urban Outfitters, $18

Artist Spotlight: Mumford and Sons

Here are some highlights from the English folk rock band, Mumford and Sons. Their latest album is Sigh No More.

"Roll Away Your Stone":


"White Blank Page":


"I Gave You All":

Friday Find: Ekne Mirror

Ekne Mirror, Ikea, $9.99

Book Releases - March 2011

Releasing this month:

• Atkinson, Kate - Started Early, Took My Dog. (3/21)
• Bass, Jefferson - The Bone Yard. (3/1)
• Briggs, Patricia - River Marked (Mercy Thompson). (3/1)
• Carter, Philip - Altar of Bones. (3/8)
• Coben, Harlan - Live Wire (Myron Bolitar). (3/22)
• Cumming, Charles - The Trinity Six. (3/15)
• Cussler, Clive & Jack Du Brul - The Jungle (The Oregon Files). (3/8)
• Fairstein, Linda - Silent Mercy (Alexandra Cooper). (3/8)
• Gardner, Lisa - Love You More. (3/8)
• Graham, Heather - Phantom Evil (Krewe of Hunters). (3/29)
• Grippando, James - Afraid of the Dark (Jack Swyteck). (3/22)
• Kellerman, Jonathan - Mystery. (3/29)
• Kenyon, Sherrilyn - Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick. (3/22)
• Mariani, Scott - The Mozart Conspiracy. (3/22)
• McEuen, Paul - Spiral. (3/22)
• Obreht, Tea - The Tiger's Wife. (3/8)
• Pascal, Francine - Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later . (3/29) - Homage to my tween years
• Pasricha, Neil - The Book of Awesome (Nonfiction Paperback). (3/1)
• Patterson, James - Toys. (3/14)
• Picoult, Jodi - Sing You Home. (3/1)
• Sepetys, Ruta - Between Shades of Gray. (3/22)
• Stevens, Taylor - The Informationist. (3/8)