Burning Fur!
Khromat
and as barter.
Here are only a few (not all!) of the designs I'm making
http://www.macrophile.com/ftp/ermine/BurningMan
In about a week, I'm going to take this directory down, so take a look
while you can!
-- ermine
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Before you buy.
Andrija Popovic
Khromat <khr...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> As preparations for Burning Man, I'm making buttons, both as
decoration
> and as barter.
>
> Here are only a few (not all!) of the designs I'm making
>
> http://www.macrophile.com/ftp/ermine/BurningMan
>
> In about a week, I'm going to take this directory down, so take a look
> while you can!
<smile> Ah, a brief temporal event. Much like Burning Man itself. :)
Thanks for letting us take a peak at the buttons. BM2k1-2a, 1-4a, and
BM2K3a are my favorites of the ones featured there; fire, stars and
chakras. :)
Can't wait to hear about this year's event. Hope you can get a lot of
cool pictures while up there! I envy you the opportunity. :)
> -- ermine
> ==================================
Andrija
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Andrija Popovic
Khromat
> Khromat <khr...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > As preparations for Burning Man, I'm making buttons, both as
> decoration
> > and as barter.
> >
> > Here are only a few (not all!) of the designs I'm making
> >
> > http://www.macrophile.com/ftp/ermine/BurningMan
> >
> > In about a week, I'm going to take this directory down, so take a
look
> > while you can!
>
> <smile> Ah, a brief temporal event. Much like Burning Man itself. :)
> Thanks for letting us take a peak at the buttons. BM2k1-2a, 1-4a, and
> BM2K3a are my favorites of the ones featured there; fire, stars and
> chakras. :)
You're one of the few who's correctly noticed what 3a is... at least,
one of the few who's talked to me about it. ;3
Note, the numbers have a meaning... all the 1's are 1", the 2 is a
2.25", and 3 is a 3". I actually made 4 more 1" designs and another
2.25" design, and I'm making a bunch of keychain fobs using the 2.25"
designs as well as buttons. :3
> Can't wait to hear about this year's event. Hope you can get a lot of
> cool pictures while up there! I envy you the opportunity. :)
I'm going to take a risk and bring my SLR with me this year... I don't
have the money to buy a digital camera at the quality level required for
this kind of photography. I doubt the solar flowers will be here again,
but if they are I *definitely* want pictures... and to find out who did
them and send scads of praise. They were the most elegant art
installation out there, both in form and function. Beautiful! :3
-- ermine
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home email: KhromatAtInOrbitDotCom
Andrija Popovic
Khromat <khr...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> > > As preparations for Burning Man, I'm making buttons, both as
> > decoration
> > > and as barter.
> > >
> > > Here are only a few (not all!) of the designs I'm making
> > >
> > > http://www.macrophile.com/ftp/ermine/BurningMan
> > >
> > > In about a week, I'm going to take this directory down, so take a
> look
> > > while you can!
> >
> > <smile> Ah, a brief temporal event. Much like Burning Man itself. :)
> > Thanks for letting us take a peak at the buttons. BM2k1-2a, 1-4a,
and
> > BM2K3a are my favorites of the ones featured there; fire, stars and
> > chakras. :)
>
> You're one of the few who's correctly noticed what 3a is... at least,
> one of the few who's talked to me about it. ;3
I have a feeling they will be noticed at the event itself. While I can't
name all the chakras, I'm certain quite a few attendees will be rattling
them off when they see the button. :)
> Note, the numbers have a meaning... all the 1's are 1", the 2 is a
> 2.25", and 3 is a 3". I actually made 4 more 1" designs and another
> 2.25" design, and I'm making a bunch of keychain fobs using the 2.25"
> designs as well as buttons. :3
Ahh. I was curious about the numbering system. And I didn't know the
stamping machine created fobs as well. Sounds like you made a very good
investment there.
> > Can't wait to hear about this year's event. Hope you can get a lot
of
> > cool pictures while up there! I envy you the opportunity. :)
>
> I'm going to take a risk and bring my SLR with me this year... I don't
> have the money to buy a digital camera at the quality level required
for
> this kind of photography. I doubt the solar flowers will be here
again,
> but if they are I *definitely* want pictures... and to find out who
did
> them and send scads of praise. They were the most elegant art
> installation out there, both in form and function. Beautiful! :3
Oohh. Trust me, digital cameras are nice, but unless you're Lucasfilm
nothing beats the depth and organic quality of 35mm film. Events like
this, where light plays an important part, are almost made for SLR's.
You can't use long exposure times to create ghostlike figures with a
digital camera...
But I do ramble on. :)
> -- ermine
> ==================================
--
Andrija Popovic
vu...@erols.com
Khromat
> > > Thanks for letting us take a peak at the buttons. BM2k1-2a, 1-4a,
> and
> > > BM2K3a are my favorites of the ones featured there; fire, stars
and
> > > chakras. :)
> >
> > You're one of the few who's correctly noticed what 3a is... at
least,
> > one of the few who's talked to me about it. ;3
>
> I have a feeling they will be noticed at the event itself. While I
can't
> name all the chakras, I'm certain quite a few attendees will be
rattling
> them off when they see the button. :)
And likely they'll be the ones wanting those buttons, anyways. :3
By The Way, the 'theme' for this year's Burning Man is "THE BODY", which
is why it's titled that on the 3" button... as well as giving me an
excuse what to do with the purple 'spirit' chakra. :3
Oh, and those spheres aren't just chakras... that's the actual layout of
what the central area of the Playa will be like... with the Man being a
mile-long laser sculpture, and the circles will be areas of Art
Installations, each to the theme of that chakra. ;3
> > Note, the numbers have a meaning... all the 1's are 1", the 2 is a
> > 2.25", and 3 is a 3". I actually made 4 more 1" designs and another
> > 2.25" design, and I'm making a bunch of keychain fobs using the
2.25"
> > designs as well as buttons. :3
>
> Ahh. I was curious about the numbering system. And I didn't know the
> stamping machine created fobs as well. Sounds like you made a very
good
> investment there.
Well, to be more precise, there is a kit that uses the button design
(lipped back, shell, mylar cover) and modified the back piece to attach
a chain. Apparently on the Badge-A-Minit system it's really hard to get
the chain attached, but the folks at Dr. Don's found a clever way to
solve that problem.
> > > Can't wait to hear about this year's event. Hope you can get a lot
> of
> > > cool pictures while up there! I envy you the opportunity. :)
> >
> > I'm going to take a risk and bring my SLR with me this year... I
don't
> > have the money to buy a digital camera at the quality level required
> for
> > this kind of photography. I doubt the solar flowers will be here
> again,
> > but if they are I *definitely* want pictures... and to find out who
> did
> > them and send scads of praise. They were the most elegant art
> > installation out there, both in form and function. Beautiful! :3
>
> Oohh. Trust me, digital cameras are nice, but unless you're Lucasfilm
> nothing beats the depth and organic quality of 35mm film. Events like
> this, where light plays an important part, are almost made for SLR's.
> You can't use long exposure times to create ghostlike figures with a
> digital camera...
I like my Chinon... it allows auto-everything-except-focus, or you can
go to full-manual if you want. I plan on bringing several speeds of
film, as I'm *not* into the advantix "one speed fits all" style film.
During the day, there are lots of art installations to be seen, and
during the night, there are various exotic lightshows (fire, dances,
lasers, etc) to explore. The contrasts are pretty dramatic.
If I had any access to hyped film (astrophotography stuff), I'd try
it... of course someday I would also like to get that folding Newtonian
and do some astrophotography while I'm out there... the skies over Black
Rock Desert are breathtaking! :3
> But I do ramble on. :)
*shrug* Hey, I understand... I like photography but don't do nearly as
much of it as I'd like. Partically because I'm concerned the subject
matter would cause problems at the developer (it's happened before,
which is why I want to go back to California with their privacy laws
that *require* development of film regardless of subject matter... you
could always call the cops if you spot child porn or snuff or whatever,
but the film *must* be properly developed!), my normal busy schedule
keeps a lot of my hobbies at bay, and lastly I tend to be on the other
side of the camera. ;3
-- ermine
==================================
home email: KhromatAtInOrbitDotCom
Andrija Popovic
Khromat <khr...@my-deja.com> wrote:
> Andrija Popovic <vu...@erols.com> wrote:
> > > You're one of the few who's correctly noticed what 3a is... at
> least,
> > > one of the few who's talked to me about it. ;3
> >
> > I have a feeling they will be noticed at the event itself. While I
> can't
> > name all the chakras, I'm certain quite a few attendees will be
> rattling
> > them off when they see the button. :)
>
> And likely they'll be the ones wanting those buttons, anyways. :3
<chuckle>
> By The Way, the 'theme' for this year's Burning Man is "THE BODY",
which
> is why it's titled that on the 3" button... as well as giving me an
> excuse what to do with the purple 'spirit' chakra. :3
Oh, very cool. :)
> Oh, and those spheres aren't just chakras... that's the actual layout
of
> what the central area of the Playa will be like... with the Man being
a
> mile-long laser sculpture, and the circles will be areas of Art
> Installations, each to the theme of that chakra. ;3
<laugh> So, it's not only art but a portable map to the event. :) Wish I
had a satelite I could re-task. It'd get some great photos of the area.
+snip
> > Ahh. I was curious about the numbering system. And I didn't know the
> > stamping machine created fobs as well. Sounds like you made a very
> good
> > investment there.
>
> Well, to be more precise, there is a kit that uses the button design
> (lipped back, shell, mylar cover) and modified the back piece to
attach
> a chain. Apparently on the Badge-A-Minit system it's really hard to
get
> the chain attached, but the folks at Dr. Don's found a clever way to
> solve that problem.
Necessity is the mother of invention. People can be very adaptable. Say,
does Dr. Don's have a web page?
I doubt the solar flowers will be here
> > again,
> > > but if they are I *definitely* want pictures... and to find out
who
> > did
> > > them and send scads of praise. They were the most elegant art
> > > installation out there, both in form and function. Beautiful! :3
> >
> > Oohh. Trust me, digital cameras are nice, but unless you're
Lucasfilm
> > nothing beats the depth and organic quality of 35mm film. Events
like
> > this, where light plays an important part, are almost made for
SLR's.
> > You can't use long exposure times to create ghostlike figures with a
> > digital camera...
>
> I like my Chinon... it allows auto-everything-except-focus, or you can
> go to full-manual if you want. I plan on bringing several speeds of
> film, as I'm *not* into the advantix "one speed fits all" style film.
<shudder> Oh, gods. I've seen some of the pictures they produce. Under
normal, daylight conditions it's ok but try for anything exotic and you
get grain the size of golf balls. :p
> During the day, there are lots of art installations to be seen, and
> during the night, there are various exotic lightshows (fire, dances,
> lasers, etc) to explore. The contrasts are pretty dramatic.
Erf. Gods, I wish I could go... Would that I were not a poor creature.
And the fact I'm moving into a new townhouse, etc. My expenses have shot
through the roof since the beginning of this month...
> If I had any access to hyped film (astrophotography stuff), I'd try
> it... of course someday I would also like to get that folding
Newtonian
> and do some astrophotography while I'm out there... the skies over
Black
> Rock Desert are breathtaking! :3
I can imagine. Virtually no light pollution, clear skies with only the
faintest of cloud covers... <shiver>
> > But I do ramble on. :)
>
> *shrug* Hey, I understand... I like photography but don't do nearly as
> much of it as I'd like. Partically because I'm concerned the subject
> matter would cause problems at the developer (it's happened before,
> which is why I want to go back to California with their privacy laws
> that *require* development of film regardless of subject matter... you
> could always call the cops if you spot child porn or snuff or
whatever,
> but the film *must* be properly developed!),
Actually, I've found a few mail-in places that assure privacy.
PhotoWorks (http://www.photoworks.com/) has an ECircles like privacy
statement, but I haven't had a chance to test it.
I have, however, tested the development policy of ShootersLab
(http://www.shooterslab.com/Default.htm). They're the only mail-out
place that would develop some nude photos I took of a friend of mine.
Not because they were nudes, but because they were on black and white
film stock. I got my photos back just fine. But, Shooters was a
professional's development lab way before they got on the net, so they
don't have the hang-ups a normal development place would.
my normal busy schedule
> keeps a lot of my hobbies at bay, and lastly I tend to be on the other
> side of the camera. ;3
Yeah, I don't have time to just go out and shoot these days. Plus, I
don't have my own dark room and I miss the hands-on attention. As for
being in front of the camera...well, the photos I put up on Friends in
Fur should show why I say _behind_ the lens. :)
> -- ermine
> ==================================
> home email: KhromatAtInOrbitDotCom
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vu...@erols.com