oh, by the way

focal length

"don't get a 35mm or 50mm lens if you have a D7000" - michaels

yes, i do own a 35mm f1.8, so perhaps this makes me a tad biased, but i'm pretty certain a majority of DSLR owners out there have at least one of these lenses. and don't get me wrong, i am a fan of michaels. what i'm not a fan of is bullshit advice. pardon my french.

you can't judge a prime lens by its focal length. i'd like to see you try to find some justifiable reason to do so. okay, sure - perhaps it isn't worthwhile for some individuals to purchase a 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm lens, but that's not to say the difference in focal lengths is non-existent. certain focal lengths are used achieve different shots and perspectives. shooting with a 35mm lens, isn't going to help you achieve the best portrait shots; neither is shooting with an 85mm lens for street photography. the metrics are there for a reason. your disregard and lack of acknowledgement for its significance makes you an ignorant photographer, and that's coming from me ... a self-proclaimed mediocre photographer.

i'd also like to query your reasoning behind advising against the 35mm or 50mm for the D7000, specifically. how else would you suggest the photographer shoot street or portrait photography? and how exactly does the body change the metrics of a prime lens' focal length ? regardless of the body, the 35mm lens will always be the same distance between the lens and image sensor ... unless there is some miraculous change that occurs between the body switch. highly doubtful. so please, explain yourself ... or don't - i think i've heard enough from you.

image source: brokenlens

explosions in the sky | a song for our fathers

... it being father's day and all, i thought this deemed appropriate for this fine sunday.

frankie press

these will consume my weekend.

sandqvist | roald

the perfect canvas backpack.

source: sandqvist.net

takeshi kawano | melting animal sculptures

bringing awareness to unfortunate reality that is the global warming.




image source: joesdaily

lanvin | fall winter 11/12

1, 2, 3, 4 ... i know you want me, you know i want cha!

jesse reed | we still use film

source: jessereadfromohio

danbo | the great escape

emily haines & the soft skeleton | nothing & nowhere

chocolate chip cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups, plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 165°C. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon.
3. Drop cookie dough ¼ cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
4. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly golden. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Makes approximately 12-14 very large cookies or 36 smaller cookies.

source: singforyoursupper

masao seki | wire sculptures

the creative power of simplicity.

source: spoon tomago

the boy who lived

source: paradoxofdreams

album artwork from the source

"Every piece of the album artwork was created by the song itself. We might have helped by pouring paint onto blasting speaker membranes and catching the paint spills on paper, we might have helped by playing the drums with paint splashing drum sticks, but the real artist was the sound. We were just instruments." - instrumenti

digitalism | 2 hearts