Nicaragua / Costa Rica

Hola,

Just down in little ol' Costa Rica, doing a bit of work and a little fun.  Tomorrow: surf excursion, and planning the next stop after our lodging fell through ("overrun by a third party." Doesn't sound like a fun party).  But, here's a few highlights from the trip so far - only day 4 of 18.

2010 Pan Mass Challenge

Hello!!

This year I'm riding the Pan Mass Challenge with my dad, brother, uncle, and friend.  It's a 192-mile, two-day ride across Massachusetts, from Sturbridge to Provincetown.  It's also the single biggest fundraising event in the US, and all donations go to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

AND, I just finished an online storefront to accept donations and send out prints!  The storefront is below, or at codygantz.com/fundraiser.html

Thanks,
Cody

Art Show

Just got confirmed as an artist for H.E.Art Alliance benefit show!  It's at Space Gallery, 1141 Polk St. in San Francisco, on May 6th, 7pm-Midnight.  Sounds like fun - 21+, bar, DJ, and a silent auction - all proceeds going to disaster relief.

Fanatic food photographers

My friend Dave sent me this article from the NYTimes.com: People Who Photograph Food.

It's by Kate Murphy, about people documenting what they eat.

The only trouble with this, is trying to decide whether to enjoy the meal in the environment, or to make a picture to enjoy later. I don't usually want creating a photograph to interrupt a nice meal - I'd rather just appreciate the beauty, then dig in.

That said, I find most of the images I take with my phone are food images - the light hits just right from a cafe window, your comfortable, you can smell the ingredients - it's just something that's nice to remember and try to capture.

(Hiroko Masuike for The New York Times (center); photographs by Nora Sherman)

CS5

Here's a cool video about a new feature - content-aware deletion/fill. Shows how easy it has become to alter images!

Geek explosion

There are some things I like to get geeky about, and some things I'd rather pass up and make a nice breakfast.  This is one of those things to get your suspenders out for : Adobe's release of CS5.  A whole new suite of apps, and coupled with Lightroom 3 beta in it's second evolution, this is pretty neat for photographers especially (if you happen to use adobe products).

iPhone goes Solar

Just came across this cool green doodad (spelling?).  A photovoltaic charger for the iPhone from Novothink!  Seems to have good reviews, and is certified by Apple.

Anyone tried it yet?  Some cool videos and pictures on their blog, like this one from AtlantaTrails: