Bear Grylls at E3

Photos from my recent encounter with Bear Grylls at E3. The book he signed is called “The Kid Who Climbed Everest: The Incredible Story of a 23-Year-Old’s Summit of Mt. Everest“.

Tina the Elephant

Both captive and captivating, she waits. Her eyes reaching out from behind the steel, longing for what once was.

While the masses saunter past her, the sound of her infant calf grows faint and like the human idiomatic expressions of her kind, her memory serves her well.

Perhaps too well, for it would be easier to forget than to long for what shall never be again.

Photography by Jordan Larrigan, Poetry by Mia Taylor

The Summit Crew

The cast of this months Upper Yosemite Falls summit team.

Myself Jordan Larrigan

The Bro Drew Larrigan

The Kid down the street Josh Timm

The Paramedic Bill Tetreault

Yosemite in January

Photos from a recent trip in January of 2010 to Yosemite. This was the first trip that I attempted and successfully hiked up Yosemite Falls. It was not as hard as I expected but it was fairly brutal. Never ending switch backs for roughly 95% of the 2,600 foot elevation gain. I highly recommend taking a break at the semi-hidden mid falls detour.

If you go during the winter and take the detour you can watch the falls go from water to snow. Check out the photos to see the mountain of snow that forms.

View from the top of Yosemite Falls.

Random Leaf

Smooth rolling spring

Process for Visualizing Data

From Visualizing Data by Ben Fry

Acquire
Obtain the data, whether from a file on a disk or a source over a network.

Parse
Provide some structure for the data’s meaning, and order it into categories.

Filter
Remove all but the data of interest.

Mine
Apply methods from statics or data minining as a way to discern patterns or place the data in mathermatical contxt.

Represent
Choose a basic visual model, such as bar graph, list or tree

Refine
Improve the basic representation to make it clearer and more visually engaing

Interact
Add methods for manipulating the data or controlling what features are visible.

First Experiment in Math is Beautiful

I have been obsessed with learning wisdom through math lately. These photos are the first of my many experiments. Please click and view them full screen. Prints are available by request only.

Processing + Minim + Beats

Yawn… it’s been a long day but I finally finished a hack of a visualizer for my beats. It’s pretty sloppy code and not that exciting but it was fun to build. Eventually I will add a bit more but for now this is as far as I am going. The beat is called doubtful and the code was made in processing and minim.

You need to wait a few seconds for it to load up.

Click here

Experimenting with Boredom

I have super busy  recently which means little time for creativity. Not being able to create and express myself is a draining experience. So, I came up with an quick way to satisfy the intense craving to create. See the result below.

When ever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Cars and Coffee

Photography from a recent trip to Cars and Coffee with my brother Drew Larrigan.

Check here for the full set Full Cars and Coffee set.

Yosemite Summer 2009

I recently had the chance to head to Yosemite in the summer with my brother and Chris. I still think I enjoy winter the most. However, I might be a bit jaded due to the fires closing our normal hotel and ruining our Half Dome hike.

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