(Spotted in a city park today)
Videos
Covid, Disney song parody
“Wear a Mask (Be Our Guest)”
“Blade Runner: San Francisco”
“Blade Runner: San Francisco”
Kiddo has rediscovered the Wintergatan Marble Machine
Me 10 minutes ago: I have an umbrella! I can totally handle walking to lunch …
Me 10 minutes ago: I have an umbrella! I can totally handle walking to lunch in the rain!
I hadn’t considered the utter shortfall of drainage along this street. I narrowly missed getting completely drenched with muddy gutter water by a full sized truck at this spot.
A house finch, perched in a juniper tree. I couldn’t believe it stayed put long …
A house finch, perched in a juniper tree. I couldn’t believe it stayed put long enough for me to go inside, get my camera, come back out, and take seven pictures. Google conveniently linked them together in this animation.
It does still turn, though!
It does still turn, though!
I swear none of these turtles moved at all the entire time I was there….
I swear none of these turtles moved at all the entire time I was there.
Another one nearby pulled its head into its shell, but this is a stabilized animation using several photos of these three, and the pond ripples change, the turtles don’t move a pixel as far as I can tell!
#turtles #photography
Two years ago today, I tried to beat the stress by driving around the coast …
Two years ago today, I tried to beat the stress by driving around the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and found myself at Point Vicente. I posted this video the following Tuesday morning, captioned, “Because we can all use 18 seconds of calm today.”
It seems like a good time to post it again.
#calm #ocean #pointvicente
Wintergatan – Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
Every few months, the kiddo stumbles on this music video again.
Wintergatan – Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
Get the audio track “Marble Machine” by Wintergatan: https://wintergatan.bandcamp.com/track/marble-machine Marble Machine built and composed by Martin Molin …
Testing out the new phone’s camera on a bee. It has an option to …
Testing out the new phones camera on a bee. It has an option to add a second or so of video to still shots when it detects movement, which I figured I’d try out as well.
Tried to catch a good photo of some waves hitting the pier…
Photo taken at: Manhattan Beach Pier
Tried to catch a good photo of some waves hitting the pier after the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk. Google stitched together an animation. I’m impressed at the auto stabilization, though I’m sure the distance and the solid pier both help with that.
OK, one more total eclipse video…
OK, one more total eclipse video…
Carhenge was in the path of last week’s eclipse. Here’s a nice time lapse
Carhenge was in the path of last week’s eclipse. Here’s a nice time lapse of a storm, starry nights, and the day of the eclipse set to music.
Enjoy the latest silliness from Google Translate Sings
Enjoy the latest silliness from Google Translate Sings
Because we can all use 18 seconds of calm today.
Photo taken at: Point Vicente Interpretive Center
Because we can all use 18 seconds of calm today.
Because we can all use 18 seconds of calm this week.
Firefly theme sung by the cast of The Flash.
Firefly theme sung by the cast of The Flash.
Jellies
Photo taken at: Aquarium of the Pacific
Jellies
Most photos of the aurora are processed for visual impact, but the human eye sees a lot less color in dim light.
Most photos of the aurora are processed for visual impact, but the human eye sees a lot less color in dim light. Still amazing, and something I’d love to see someday. (via Phil Plait/Bad Astronomy)