A couple of days ago, I got Cinemagram – a $1.99 app that allows you to create cinemagraphs in a few easy steps. Although the app sometimes crashes on my son’s iPod touch 4G, it’s still fun to play around with.

The resulting still photos with subtle movements remind me of those moving portraits/photos in the Harry Potter movies. Here are the first few cinemagraphs we’ve published:

Photos taken on 2012-Jan-23. Posted for sexy beast Zafar.

Wanna see moar of the flying saucers? Do a Google Images Search.

Before washing up for the kids’ bedtime last night, we finished off the fireworks that I set aside from New Year’s Eve.

Here’s an animated photo gif I made:

I think animated GIFs are called, “cinemagraphs” these days.

Anton really likes his party hat. We lit a fountain, a couple of ground spinners, and a pack of sparklers.

That’s Xena walking in and out of the shots. Her long coat had to be shaved off to manage the tick infestation. Did you know that those little bloodsuckers can go for up to 3 YEARS without food? Evil ticks are evil.

I’ll post moar photos and some video laterz. Maybe.

Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year!

2011-Oct-20 1349. Showing us his broken nail. He was following standard protocol to inform me of anything he deems noteworthy.

“Daddy, look! Johann’s nail is broken!”

Yes, we speak in the third-person.

“Then the carousel started, and I watched her go ’round and ’round… All the kids tried to grab for the gold ring, and so was old Phoebe, and I was sort of afraid she’d fall off the goddam horse, but I didn’t say or do anything. The thing with kids is, if they want to grab for the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything. If they fall off, they fall off, but it is bad to say anything to them.”

- J.D. Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye)

Photos taken on June 18, 2011.