Matthew Rosenberg

The history of human knowledge is nothing more tha…

Matthew Rosenberg — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:20:07 +0000

The history of human knowledge is nothing more than the realization that yesterday’s pieties are actually shameful errors. It is constantly the case that human beings of the prior generation enshrined a belief as objectively, unchallengably true which the current generation came to see as wildly irrational or worse. All of the most cherished human dogmas – deemed so true and undeniable that dissent should be barred by the force of law – have been subsequently debunked, or at least discredited.

Liftoff

Matthew Rosenberg — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:14:20 +0000

For my Christmakwanzukah/birthday present (all of these things fall within a couple weeks of each other) my father bought me the new GoPro Hero3. Yep, the Black Edition. I have been interested in shooting high frame rate video (slow-mo) for quite sometime and the Black Edition has the capability of cranking up the capture rate to 240 frames per second (fps). That compares to 24fps for film and 30fps for video. When the GoPro video is played at normal speed, the action happens at 1/8 speed. An action that occurs in a single second is now played out over 8.

My first video working with this high frame rate capability features Star, my high-octane Gordon Setter mix. She loves tennis balls. I did a lot of Googling searching for the best method of attaching a camera to a dog. Most of the solutions had a high mount between-the-ears type shot. That shot didn’t really interest me. I wanted the camera lower to the ground and, hopefully, angled up slightly. The best Christmas Eve option I could manage was slipping the tripod adapter through Stars collar and letting the camera dangle underneath her. You can see this lead to a very shaky ride. BUT STILL COOL!

I am working on a new harness that will hopefully better stabilize the camera. Star is not the greatest agility dog in the world but she has her moments. I really want to capture in slow motion her snagging the ball in mid-flight.

Stay tuned.

svn commit -m infinite sadness. and some UI

Matthew Rosenberg — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:30:56 +0000

Nieman Journalism Lab has a great post today about the commit messages behind some of this year’s big journalism projects.

Have I mentioned I hate talking on the phone

Matthew Rosenberg — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:07:24 +0000

Talking on the phone is one of my least favorite work activities. I dread the sound of my phone ringing. It is never anything good. Plus I have a really difficult time expressing myself. Email and other text based communication, Twitter, are soo much easier.

Helpful Genesis Hook Reference

Matthew Rosenberg — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 01:32:46 +0000

The Genesis Framework allows easy manipulation of the theme without hacking the parent theme or core files. Linked here is a helpful list of Genesis hooks.

I’m often uncomfortable taking pictures, especia…

Matthew Rosenberg — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:10:24 +0000

I’m often uncomfortable taking pictures, especially if people are grieving, or hurt, or hungry. At such times I have to remind myself that I’m a photographer and that this is my job.

Coffee and Friends

Matthew Rosenberg — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 03:18:26 +0000

Slowly but surely decorating my kitchen. A little over a year in I am finally getting things on the walls.

RVA Sky and Popkins Neon

Matthew Rosenberg — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:17:53 +0000

Walking Richmond is fantastic and provides very colorful vistas in unexpected areas.

Spring is back

Matthew Rosenberg — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:58:31 +0000

Sippin coffee at Shenandoah Joes.

Matthew Rosenberg — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:26:23 +0000