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Comment on let there be light(box)! by sassenach

sassenach — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:50:13 +0000

I got some shadows with my objects, too (see the yarn photos above). Did you try using a flash or resetting the lights at a different angle?

Comment on let there be light(box)! by Lora

Lora — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:42:11 +0000

Hi,
I made the exact same light box yesterday. I purchased two of the lamps you did, and then two other slightly larger ones. I used GE Reveal 75 watt light bulbs but am having difficulty with shadows of the object reflecting against the back wall. If you had any advice on this, it’d be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Comment on Columbine by Dave Cullen by Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:24:47 +0000

Oh good Sassenach! When you do I’d love to read your reviews on them.

Comment on Columbine by Dave Cullen by sassenach

sassenach — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:45:53 +0000

Thanks for the recommendations, Lisa–I’ll check those other titles out.

Comment on Columbine by Dave Cullen by Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:58:45 +0000

Sassenach, if you can I would suggest that you read several other books on the same subject, ones that in my opinion are superior to Cullen’s book (I wrote “if you can” since I know that the subject matter is a harsh one and it can be difficult for some people to read one book about Columbine, not to mention three or four). The books are “Comprehending Columbine” by Ralph Larkin, “No Easy Answers: The Truth Behind Death at Columbine” by Brooks Brown and “Columbine: A True Crime Story” by Jeff Kass. As I mentioned before I think those three books all did a better job at reporting what actually happened than did “Columbine” by Dave Cullen. The three books I mentioned aren’t perfect but they’re more accurate, more closer to the truth about not only what happened but why.

If you could only read one of those three then I would suggest “Comprehending Columbine” by Larkin. The book is especially noteworthy for what its author did and apparently Cullen did not (as far as I know): Larkin spent a considerable amount of time interviewing both past and present students of Columbine High School which is important because it was his conclusion that the atmosphere at that high school was “toxic”, in his own words, and that “toxic” atmosphere factored in to why Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did what they did. A marked difference from what Cullen wrote. The other two books that I mentioned share a similar opinion with Larkin’s book but I think Larkin did a more thorough job of researching life at Columbine. Interestingly too, Larkin makes a very good case for Eric Harris being misdiagnosed (after death) as a psychopath, another big difference from Cullen’s book.

Anyway, regardless of anyone’s opinions on any of these books I’m just glad that people haven’t forgotten about what happened at Columbine, and are still interested and still seeking the truth. That can never be a bad thing.

Comment on adventures in living room painting. by Amy

Amy — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:35:10 +0000

I can’t believe the difference! The color really makes all of your furniture pop.

Comment on Columbine by Dave Cullen by sassenach

sassenach — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:35:34 +0000

It’s a great book. Thanks for writing it!

Comment on Columbine by Dave Cullen by Dave Cullen

Dave Cullen — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:29:26 +0000

Thanks for writing about my book, Sassenach. I hope you liked it. It sounds like you did.

There is much more info at my Columbine site, and you can watch the 3-minute book trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EA22SKaQ5hU

Comment on let there be light(box)! by Jennie

Jennie — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:15:14 +0000

great results!!

Comment on let there be light(box)! by M

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:38:19 +0000

Brilliantly done!