On the Brink
Well, did it have to come down to threatening the full faith and credit of the United States? It has been incredibly disappointing to see our leadership in action or rather inaction. I think it's healthy to have meaningful debate, but unhealthy to resort to shut down tactics that have hurt our citizens. The irony is we spent money to keep facilities closed (paying for security to keep people out) and kept others from their livelihoods. The brinksmanship actions are akin to throwing a temper tantrum, but worse as it has caused measurable harm to our economy and created uncertainty. I hope we can get past the vitriol and get back to work. I'm tired of seeing these politicians dominate the news cycle.
Last night I had a wonderful dinner with some incredibly brilliant scientists doing some incredible work in the area of light field research (many photographers would have a keen interest in this), developing new materials for detecting chemicals, and developing new materials for advanced semiconductors.
On a side note I find it difficult to see DC in a positive light... I just want to go into Lightroom and turn this into a dark, foreboding shot. Is there a 'toxic' filter? Well, I've left it largely as i saw it the morning i took a walk around the Capitol.
On the Brink
Well, did it have to come down to threatening the full faith and credit of the United States? It has been incredibly disappointing to see our leadership in action or rather inaction. I think it's healthy to have meaningful debate, but unhealthy to resort to shut down tactics that have hurt our citizens. The irony is we spent money to keep facilities closed (paying for security to keep people out) and kept others from their livelihoods. The brinksmanship actions are akin to throwing a temper tantrum, but worse as it has caused measurable harm to our economy and created uncertainty. I hope we can get past the vitriol and get back to work. I'm tired of seeing these politicians dominate the news cycle.
Last night I had a wonderful dinner with some incredibly brilliant scientists doing some incredible work in the area of light field research (many photographers would have a keen interest in this), developing new materials for detecting chemicals, and developing new materials for advanced semiconductors.
On a side note I find it difficult to see DC in a positive light... I just want to go into Lightroom and turn this into a dark, foreboding shot. Is there a 'toxic' filter? Well, I've left it largely as i saw it the morning i took a walk around the Capitol.