The Ice Book – Pop-Up Book Brought to Life with a Canon 5D mk II [video]

The Ice Book (HD) from Davy and Kristin McGuire on Vimeo. “The Ice Book is a miniature theatre show, a pop-up book that comes to life as if by magic. It tells the story of a mysterious princess who lures a boy into her magical world to warm her heart of ice. It is made from sheets of paper and light, designed to give a live audience an intimate and immersive experience of film, theatre, dance, mime and animation. WeRead more
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The beauty and grace of jellyfish

In the upcoming days, I’ll be posting a few photos of jellyfish that I took this summer. I find them beautiful, and almost zen-like in their movement and grace. It’s quite difficult to capture them in photos – it’s a fine balance between keeping the ISO down so as to avoid noise, keep the shutter speed high enough to stop their movement, and keep the aperture open enough to allow for proper exposure but also provide adequate depth of field.Read more

Sold my bulletproof 15″ MacBook Pro

I just sold the best Mac I’ve ever had. Hands down, it was the most trouble-free and reliable Mac I’ve ever owned. The specs – 15″ 2.16Ghz C2D w/ 3GB RAM / 160 GB drive / 128MB GPU This was before unibody, before the sealed battery, before super-gloss was the new black, and before FireWire 400 bit the dirt. It even included the e-SATA port that was removed thereafter. It was my main machine for photo and video editing, effortlesslyRead more
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Beauty of Boracay

We’re on the majestic island of Boracay, Philippines for a week. I never realized beaches could be so idyllic and composed of pure blazing white powder. Since it’s only a 45 min flight from Manila, this may be my new escape. Taken this morning with my Canon 5D mkII and a 17-40mm L.Read more