Link of the Day - Musical X-Rays

A neat little story about Russian Bootlegs of Western music etched on old X-ray prints
http://www.npr.org/2016/01/09/462289635/bones-and-grooves-the-weird-secret-history-of-soviet-x-ray-music

Explanation of Lee Filter

As they say in the Article,  Lee filters are pretty universal, & there are lots of them , so It's nice to see someone try and explain what they all do.

As a bonus there's a roscoe to lee equivalency video & spread sheet

Here's the link

P.S. I noticed they are using a light cube just like the one I have, and they used a colour chart, which I should get for studio/controlled work. I I did more of that type of work. 

Basically that's just me being a noob and liking when the big kids use the same gear I do.

Oculus Rift Public release in March $600

http://nofilmschool.com/2016/01/you-can-now-pre-order-oculus-rift-600-first-shipments-march

Pretty Cool.

Just for a bit of Extra Funk ,  Here's an Oculus/DJI Combo

Buried Street Rediscovered

OK it's not really buried, it's more covered over
& as for being discovered,  there where people who new it was there, just not many.

First, here's the link.

Still,  it's pretty cool. A street that was covered over around 1900 that has barely been seen or used since. now it's been popularized & may get  turned into something else.

Old underground streets & tunnels are nothing new.  There whole buried streets (old & ancient),  old subway stations and the like, and there are even the tunnels of moosejaw.

Link of The Day

Christmas TV specials from the past.

Sinterklaas Kapoentje

I was watching Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and while watching  him sing to the dutch girl (and singing along) I looked the lyrics and translation.

According to the St. Nicholas Center here are the lyric in Dutch and English.
 

Sinterklaas, kapoentje
Gooi wat in mijn schoentje,
Breng wat in mijn laarsje,
Dank je Sinterklaasje.

Saint Nic'las, my dear one,
Something in my shoe put,
Something in my stocking,
Thank you, Saint Nich-o-las!

Link of The Day - Lighting Like Vermeer

Fairly standard lighting for a portrait, but a few interesting additions & side notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PzjWS6bZeEk