The Evolution of Gibberish

This video is yet another project for my Comm Tech class. It's a documentary on toddlers speech.
Archipelago Photography: Islands of thought and image, connected with a name.

Bob Turnbull Bio

A biography of my late grandfather, that I made as a project for my Tech Class.

The Fourth Dimension

I've come to realize that I love beginning my posts with a question. My question to you is a science one. What are the first five dimensions?
1-Length, 2-Height, 3-Width, everyone knows that. The rest (that are easily explained) are:
4-Time, and 5-Electromagnetism.
The fifth is completely unrelated to what I'm talking about, it's just a fun fact. The fourth is what is vexing me right now. People make a big deal about things (images) being in 3-d; presented with 3 dimensions. But if time is the fourth, then aren't movies already in 3 dimensions? Length, Width, and Time? Movies are already in 3 dimensions, just not the first three. So, why not say that they are in 4 dimensions. Simple. If they did that then they'd need to explain all this.
This little stop-motion-esque video is a series of photos made in the same position, then faded into one another.

Data

Phi

I've got another puzzle for you. What is similar, technically, about these photos?

Stumped?

Here you go; They both have the same aspect ratio (The relationship between the width and height of the frame eg. 4x6, 16x9, etc). The aspect ration for these is (1 x 0.618). I'm going to assume that you are wondering the exact same thing that I was when I was taught this the other day at The London Camera Club: Why such a random number? The answer is simple, it's not random. There is a mathematical belief that a great deal of organic life is based on a single ratio, known as Phi, humans included. (Click here for an example) This ratio is vital to much of the organic life on earth. So, why not apply that to photography? The frame of these photos are '1' long and '0.618' tall. Studies have shown that about 70% of people (photographers included) enjoy photos with Phi as the aspect ratio over the classic 4 x 6. I thought this was pretty interesting, hope you agree.

Archipelago Photography: Islands of thought and image, connected with a name.

Movement to Music

My school, S.C.I., just finshed their annual Dance Show, and my little sister, was in it! The show was fantastic, with choreography and costuming through the roof. The final show was just sensational, and gave me the opportunity to practice my dance photography. Click here to view all the photos.

Lighting The Way

At first, you may think these photos aren't related, but one of the most valuable talents for a photographer, is to make stuff up. If I were to be asked, I could easily tell you that the common denominator in these two photos is the affecting of light, and the idea of a single 'way'. The first photo, "We Are Not Alone", is of the Christmas eve service at my church, and the candles everyone is holding. The 'way' portion of the photo is implied and only really evident if you know that it is within a church. The second is of my father, and his glasses, driving. It's an interesting view because it shows the road, how he sees it, blurry without the glasses, and clear within. It's called simply "The Way".