Old glass new home

I told my dad that I had started adapting old lenses to my DSLR and he sent me a box of old glass.

Neat little lenses. I had fun playing with the Zuiko 75-150mm the only bad part about it is that the aperture blades are stuck so I'm forced to shoot wide open. Interesting results.

I've noticed that old glass gives the pictures a sort of dreamy haze.

Here's a photo I made. I know it's a squirrel but like I said I was just messing around =)

Bikes away

Decided last minute to go on the Thursday night ride. It was a great decision. This was the biggest I've ever seen the ride. There were at least a couple dozen people out there.

The pace got a little wild and people got dropped. I was riding fixed again and fueled my wheel lock ups with the fear of death or embarrassment.

I managed to get a few snaps in as well.

Next week I think I'm going to load up the cooler with beer and water and lure everyone back to my place for a post ride shin dig.

Hmmm, man Tampa is getting so fun right before I leave. It makes me a little sad...

Here's a photograph:

Blitz

Made it down to Miami yesterday to visit an old friend and take in a Flight of the Conchords concert.

We sped south in my friend Ian's convertible, top down the whole way. Originally the idea was just a novelty and we planned on putting up the top some of the time. That all changed when a crucial piece of convertible mechanism ejected itself from the car.

I'm a little sun burned but the experience was nothing short of epic despite the disapproving glares we garnered from manly truck drivers and angsty teenagers.

Here's a photograph I took:

Flute master

Flute master
Originally uploaded by TristanWheelock

I want this guy's life.

You can't really see it but off to the right a banner reads can Paul McCartney, four soap operas and 900,000 people all be worng?

My answer is yes flute master, yes they can. Your hair may blow mystically in the wind but your proficiency with various recorders does nothing for me.

News.

Here's a photograph of the pizza I ate at New World brewery to celebrate the news that our documentary creative crossroads won best short documentary at the Crossroads Film Festival.

Movies and Booze

Is basically how Saturday turned out. I went and did the good old movie double sneak seeing both Adventureland and I Love You Man.

Both films were good. I Love You Man made me feel sort of awkward, it was definitely well done though. Adventureland was better. The actors from Freaks and Geeks keep showing they that they have what it takes to make it in Hollywood. I was thoroughly entertained although it was a less funny than I thought it would be.

Post movie activities including attending the opening of the new Reax space and drinking a bunch of liquid mistakes in the form of Kentucky Gentleman whiskey. Probably the worst well whiskey there is, not that any of them are good.

The new Reax space is really nice. It's a little converted house. One half serves as an art gallery and shop and the other half holds the laptops and other accoutrements that the Reax crew use to put out their little rag.

The art on the walls was kind of interesting. It was by Eleanor Grosch. There was also plenty of Red Bull, jug wine and cookies on hand so I pretty much couldn't have been happier. Here's a photograph that I took:
I must have walked over this square of concrete nearly 100 times since 2006 and I never noticed this. It's so strange. I wonder who the mysterious Tristan is that put this here. I've certainly never met them.

Artcore

I went to Irregular Artbeat at the Skate Park of Tampa last night. The art was alright. Some of the pieces were better than others. The crowd is always great at SPOT events though. Lots of kids, lots of energy and lots of free Red Bull and vodka.

There was a live painting by Chad "Cheeta" Ruis, Austin "Artwar" Englan and "Bean" Spence. The image at the top is the end product of about an hour and a half of work.

There was skateboarding as well of course. Man, those little kids are really good. Events like this one make me think that Tampa might actually be a pretty cool city in five or ten years.
Here's a link to some more pictures from the night.