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Time-Lapse Fence Construction

kap0w — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:35:26 +0000

It’s been a long time since I put up a stop-motion video. The first two I did were fun and had a nice view, but were mostly about the technology, not documenting anything. Ever since I’ve wanted to actually use it to show something tangible happening. Last weekend was the perfect chance – we were building a fence. I knew where it was going to be so framing wasn’t too hard. The technique is still the same as I documented here. I think my biggest revelation was when I realized that sometimes the best way to attach your camera to something is upside down – flipping all the shots at the end isn’t too hard. The biggest issues were taking my camera down every time we had to go somewhere (I get a little queasy touching my camera when I’m covered in mud) and a dead battery toward the end. Oh well – the most important stuff came out!

Fence Building Time Lapse from Ari Brown on Vimeo.

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The Death of the Suicide Bridge

kap0w — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:36:17 +0000

The Stranger ran a great piece last year about suicide and the Aurora Bridge. Our humble bridge stands right behind the titanic Golden Gate as the second-most jumped from bridge in the world. The article also went on to discuss the psychology of suicide – how making it slightly more difficult to jump drastically decreased the odds of someone trying. Between that and the fact that Adobe is really tired of people landing in their parking lot below, the fence is now going up on what is officially known as the George Washington Memorial Bridge (how fitting, right?)

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & 12-24mm	Shutter:	1/100 s
Creation Date:	2011:02:02 17:55:19	Aperture:	f/7.1
Artist:	Ari Brown	ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Normal program	Focal Length:	13 mm

Hit the jump for more pictures and words and such.

Walking out on the bridge gave me some time to think. I’ve driven across it twice a day for upwards of a year now, but walking it is a whole different thing. It shakes. It’s high and narrow. But honestly, the original fence barrier to jumping was what struck me first. Possibly appropriate for a set of stairs or a bridge over a creek, but jesus! That thing is low! Luckily this new one fixes that right up.

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & 12-24mm	Shutter:	1/160 s
Creation Date:	2011:02:02 17:53:42	Aperture:	f/8.0
Artist:	Ari Brown	ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Normal program	Focal Length:	12 mm

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & 12-24mm	Shutter:	1/50 s
Creation Date:	2011:02:02 17:58:02	Aperture:	f/5.0
Artist:	Ari Brown	ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Normal program	Focal Length:	12 mm

Hopefully in the future, they won’t need these signs. Before the fence, it didn’t seem like it would take more than a strong breeze to send people over the railing. Now there is certainly a physical deterrent that I hope will slow people down.

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & 12-24mm	Shutter:	1/40 s
Creation Date:	2011:02:02 17:57:16	Aperture:	f/4.5
Artist:	Ari Brown	ISO:	200
Exposure Mode:	Normal program	Focal Length:	12 mm

I’ve also wondered why so many people choose to come down in the Adobe parking lot instead of the water of the ship canal. I suppose some romantic notion of plunging into the cold lake made me assume that’s what everyone would want to do. A coworker wagered that maybe the assurance that you wouldn’t live through it if you hit that asphalt below was the deciding factor, but honestly it could just be the walk – it takes a pretty long time to get all the way out over the water. If you were really ready to go, I can see someone thinking that they’d just hiked far enough.

Camera & Lens	Canon EOS REBEL T1i (Canon) & 12-24mm	Shutter:	3 s
Creation Date:	2011:02:02 18:03:18	Aperture:	f/22.0
Artist:	Ari Brown	ISO:	100
Exposure Mode:	Aperture priority	Focal Length:	12 mm

With traffic whizzing by, I’d had enough. The view is great, the sunset was nice, Mt. Rainier was out, but I wanted to go home. So long, suicide bridge.

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One Last Collage

kap0w — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:06:13 +0000

One last TtV Collage for everyone. This fence is also from the same set as before.

To be honest, I don’t think the subject itself is that great – I guess I can assure everyone I don’t have a fence fetish. The part I do like about this is the layering of the images. I’ve been messing around trying to figure out if it’s best to layer the pictures from one side to another, top to bottom, or what. As far as I can tell, it all depends on the picture. I think the symmetry of the layers works here, but then again I took it so of course I think it works. I’ve gotta say though – this stuff is pretty easy and fun. If you’re so inclined, it isn’t hard – try it!

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The Ever-Wily Black Flag

kap0w — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:33:18 +0000

“And here we see the reclusive Black Flag, in it’s natural habitat.”

Seriously though, the Zoo is a great place for pictures of almost everything, even when there are no animals around. I loved the lines and silhouette of this fence. I just keep staring at the picture, and I think it’s because it reminds me of something. Whatever it is, I like.

ApertureValue: f/7.1
DateTimeOriginal: 2008:12:16 15:24:54
ExposureTime: 1/640 sec
Flash: No Flash
FocalLength: 100 mm
ISOSpeedRatings: 200
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT

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