Excited for the new features in the upcoming Photoshop CS5. It’s great to have tools like this at our disposal, but I also think there is a dangerous flip side. If we rely too much on being able to touch things up or take things out in post-production it can make us lazy as we shoot. Lazy is not something I ever want to be in my work…

A Whole New Level of Photoshop

I’m very impressed with Microsoft’s design for a tablet. I can see this Courier concept being a huge boon for anyone in the art/design fields. Looking forward to finding out a release date and cost for this promising piece of technology.

An Artist’s Best Friend

Chalk this up to another beautiful car I will probably never drive, yet alone own, but one can dream. It looks like something that should be in the Ironman’s garage. You can read more about here, but here’s a quick synopsis.

• 0-60 in 3.2 seconds
• 500 hp V-8
• 94 mpg

Yep, I want one…

My Kind of Hybrid

The iPhone Killer?

If you are at all interested in digital film making, especially on DSLR’s, then you need to read Philip Blooms blog. He is one of the leaders in this emerging field. The video posted above is one that he shot at Skywalker Ranch to show George Lucas and his team the capabilities of the Canon 5D mkII & 7d. After you watch the video make sure you read his envy-inducing post about it.

A Filmakers Dream

Very impressed with this video from Scott Garner. He basically created a real-time karaoke type render with some amazing effects. You got to love his choice of song… Takes me back to when my wife and I first started dating.

Karaoke Never Looked So Good

If you are a Twitter user and have a dry sense of humor you will enjoy the site historicaltweets.com. They recreate tweets from famous and historical characters and it’s hilarious. A few of my favorites from the site are after the break.

Historical/Hysterical Tweets

“Project Natal” is what Microsoft is calling the new motion control for Xbox 360. The possiblities in the above video are pretty exciting if the technology ends up performing as well as promised. Combined with the already huge user base of the Xbox 360 I think it could be a Wii killer. What about you?

Wii Killer?

Amazing new app coming out for photographers from onOne software. From your iPhone you can control settings like:

• Shutter
• Shutter speed
• Aperture
• Live stream of the camera’s viewfinder

I’m excited to see all the possibilities this will open up! For more information about this amazing app visit onOne. Watch a video of it in action.

This Could Be Game Changing

Interesting article from Time about how churches are using Twitter to encourage communication among the congregation. Having recently joined Twitter myself I can see the possibilities of using it to further communication, but I can also see some of the pitfalls as well. What do you think? Should Twittering be encouraged during the service or is it a distraction?

Twittering & Theology

Very impressive shots from the Typhoon HD4 camera. (via engadget) See a picture of the camera after the break.

Liquid Motion

Amazing footage from the SprintCam V3 HD. Mostly 1000FPS shots, made during a recent rugby competition in the Stade de France, Paris.

Time Stands Still… Sort-of

Pretty amazing upcoming technology from GE. So how do you feel about this? Too intrusive or totally worth it to stop potential terrorists?

Intrusive or Amazing?

I saw this fascinating story today on one of my favorite blogs and just had to share it with you. Matthew Sheil of Australia built a flight simulator that rivals the $60 million simulators that the airlines use to train their pilots. Pretty amazing what you can do with some time, money and a strong passion for what you love.

Serious About His Hobby

Take a long look at the picture above…  it’s the culprit of why I haven’t posted in forever. After a crazy busy week at work, I came home on Friday to find our modem had given up the ghost. So needless to say between being exhausted from my week and having no DSL, Project 365 was put on hold for a few days. I’m now back in business after ATT overnighted me a new modem and below is my picture for the day.

[Project 365 - Day Forty-Three]

Project 365 – Day Forty-Three… Sort-Of

Egg-cellent Design

I’m really interested in Jarbyco and their technology. Their technology provides a great way for churches, ministries and businesses to make their gatherings more interactive. Granger Community Church used this technology in a recent series and the response was tremendous. How would you implement this in your church or business?

Connecting With Text

Aurland Lookout // Aurland, Norway
Saunders Architecture designed this rest-stop 2,000 ft above Aurland Fjord in Norway. The end of the platform is closed off by a sheet of glass, offering an amazing view. I would love visit here with my D80 and my wide angle lens.

Grand Canyon Skywalk // Grand Canyon, Arizona
This horseshoe shaped glass-bottomed walkway stands 4,000 feet above the floor of the Grand Canyon and can withstand winds of 100 mph. It costs $67.20 to take the walk and no cameras are allowed. The no camera rule is definitely a discouragement from going, but given the chance it’s a opportunity I couldn’t pass up.

Top of Tyrol // Tyrol, Austria
Located on the top of the Mount Isidor in Tyrol, Austria this amazing viewing platform was quite the achievement for architects Aste Architecture. I love the way it’s designed to fit right into the landscape and the pristine views it offers.

On Top of The World

This is an pretty amazing app for the iPhone and iPod by Brian Eno & Peter Chilvers. My only fear is I would never get any work done if it was on my phone, but then I would have to own an iPhone in the first place. I will gladly accept donations if you are feeling generous! If you are lucky enough to own the aforementioned phone, you can download the app here for only $4.

Bloom

Watch this video about an exciting new feature in Photoshop CS4 – Content Aware Scaling.
(via swissmiss)

Reasons to Upgrade