Zero Image Pinhole Camera: Bridge over Escanaba river

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img090, photo by Sean Depuydt.

Zero Image cameras are handmade pinhole cameras that range from 35mm format to 4×5 format. The cameras are manufactured in Hong Kong by the Zero Image Company who say:

All our cameras are made of selected high-quality teak wood. More than 15 layers of coating are applied by hand to each camera, to insure maximum protection of the wood. The metal parts are hand-turned solid brass with a coating applied to prevent them from oxidizing. The mechanism and the structure of the camera make it work like an ordinary camera, but it is capable of taking extraordinary pictures!

…All the pinholes and zone plates are installed by our camera designer Mr. Zernike Au. Every camera is checked and tested by him to ensure the highest quality.

I’m pretty sure than in addition to the 4×5 model used for this photo, Sean has the Zero Image 2000.

There’s a Zero Image group on Flickr that has a few pics from Michigan.

There just might be time to get one of these by Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day on April 27th.

Canadian Freeze Ray encases Mackinac Bridge!

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Canadian Freeze Ray encases Mackinac Bridge!

Canadian Freeze Ray encases Mackinac Bridge!, photo by farlane.

Unfolding details of this shocking story at Canadian Freeze Ray wreaks havok on Michigan!!

(and yes, we mention Kwame so it qualifies as news)

Opening Day at Comerica Park for the Detroit Tigers

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Comerica Park, photo by Dave Hogg.

In honor of the Detroit Tigers 2008 home opener, here’s a photo from Opening Day 2005 at Comerica Park. On that day the Tigers pounded the Kansas City Royals 11-2. Here’s hoping for repeat and a 2008 season that ends happily with some shiny new rings in October.

Play ball!!

Michigan March Madness: University Arena at Western Michigan University

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University Arena at Western Michigan University

University Arena, photo by Western Michigan University

University Arena is located in Read Fieldhouse at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. It is home to the WMU Broncos men’s basketball, women’s basketball, volleybal, and gymnastics teams and seats 5,421. The building opened in 1957 and was named in honor of legendary coach Herbert “Buck” Read who coached the Broncos to a 345-169 record.

Wikipedia’s entry on Western Michigan Broncos Men’s Basketball says that the Broncos have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments (1976, 1998 & 2004). Alumni who have reached the NBA include Don Boven, Dillard Crocker, Paul Griffin, Ben Handlogten, Reggie Lacefield and Walker Russell.

WMU has a small photo gallery of University Arena and links to some photographers with WMU sports photos for sale.
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UP in Late Winter

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Barn6637, photo by ETCphoto.

This photo of a barn near Paulding is part of Terry’s great Easter UP Trip ’08 set of photos (slideshow).

Terry took the trip to see some places he hadn’t seen in winter like Bond Falls, Houghton, Eagle Harbor, Marquette and Grand Island.

Do the slideshow if you have the time!

Propeller and some Henry Ford HDR

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Propeller, photo by country_boy_shane.

Shane says …if you view this large, you can see many signatures on the right-most blade. Talk about neat stuff you can find with your camera! Here it is large and on black.

He has a set of photos from his trip to the Henry Ford Museum and he went with several other photographers, most of whom were shooting HDR. See their collected work in this very cool slideshow.

Here’s the web site for The Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village.

Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum

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Ask “The Brain ” – Marvin’s Mechanical Museum, photo by DetroitDerek.

Derek writes:

“The Brain” is one of the animated mechanical fortune tellers at Marvin’s Mechanical Museum. Marvin has been collecting video games, games of skill, and items such as these ( some date back to 1900, and others were custom built specifically for Marvin) since 1960. Marvin’s opened in 1990, and is listed as one of the 100 most unique museums in the world. Admission is free.

Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum is located in Farmington Hills and it operated by Marvin Yagoda. It’s designed to be fun for the entire family and the web site is a treat!

Speaking of the weird and wacky, when we don’t forget, the last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan with help from Weird Michigan. We didn’t forget today, and there’s some great stuff on Michigan UFO Sightings today!

Invisible Harvest

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Spinners 1, photo by n8xd.

Keith (n8xd) took this photo at Harvest, Michigan’s first commercial wind farm. The farm is owned by John Deere Wind Energy and located near Elkton in the Thumb.

Read more (and see another photo from Keith) in Harvest, Michigan’s first commercial wind farm starts spinning on Absolute Michigan. You can also check out keithdelong.com andbe sure to click through to the photo to see it bigger!

green … wherefor art thou?

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green, photo by Rhonda_Marie

Since spring is apparently canceled, Rhonda’s photo of the People Mover Station in Detroit is the best I could do in bringing the green.

Well … there is this.

PS: If you like this photo, you can purchase a copy right here!

Michigan March Madness: Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan

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Gophers at Crisler Arena by B Cohen

Gophers at Crisler Arena, photo by B Cohen

Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan hosts men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men’s gymnastics and women’s gymnastics. It opened in 1967, was named for Fritz Crisler, legendary UM football coach and athletic director and designed by Dan Dworsky. Wikipedia’s page on Crisler Arena says that is is often called “The House that Cazzie Built,” a reference to superstar Cazzie Russell. Russell led UM to Big Ten titles ’64-66 and his popularity caused the team’s fanbase to outgrow Yost Fieldhouse. The arena seats almost 14,000 and you can read more about it at the Crisler Arena page at MGOBLUE.com.

Wikipedia’s entry for the University of Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball says:

The Wolverines have won 12 Big Ten regular-season conference titles, as well as the inaugural Big Ten Tournament in 1998, which it later forfeited due to NCAA violations. The team has appeared in the NCAA Final Four on six occasions (1964, 1965, 1976, 1989, 1992* and 1993*) and won the national championship in 1989 under Steve Fisher. The program later forfeited its 1992 and 1993 Final Four appearances due to NCAA violations. Other notable players who played for Michigan include Daniel Horton, Bernard Robinson, Gary Grant, Terry Mills, Glen Rice, Jalen Rose, Rumeal Robinson, Jamal Crawford, Juwan Howard, Chris Webber, Cazzie Russell, and Mark Hughes. (I’ll  add Robert Traylor, Rudy Tomjanovich and Phil Hubbard to that list)

More items of interest for you include a biggee-sized view from up high, this photoset titled Paging the Fab Five and a couple of photos of Crisler Arena from the Bentley Historical Library.

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