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May 9th, 2008 - New York, United States
** Update April 4th, 2012 **
I'm not generally one for recycling my images, but here I am doing so for the second time in the space of a couple of weeks. On this occasion, however, it's for a good cause : I'm proud to say that this photograph has been selected as one of thirty-five or so of which prints are being auctioned on the specially created Street Collection site. I'm humbled to find myself in the company of great street photographers such as Nick Turpin and Nils Jorgensen in a selection curated by Sophie Howarth, editor of the wonderful Street Photography Now book, which came out to much critical acclaim last year.
Please find below the official press release :
"Street Photography has been enjoying an extraordinary renaissance in the last few years with a raft of dedicated publications, festivals, magazines and exhibitions. Now leading practitioners from across the world have come together to offer their work in an online sale to raise money for PhotoVoice, a charity that raises money to fund projects with marginalised communities, and helps them communicate through the power of photography.
The Street Collection includes beautiful, dramatic, comic and moving images that capture the energy and idiosyncrasy of everyday life on streets across the globe. 500 prints will be available at just £100 each. This is a unique opportunity to buy outstanding street photographs at an affordable price. Many of the prints available are well known but have never previously been available for purchase.
Participating photographers include: Nick Turpin, David Gibson, Maciej Dakowicz, Nils Jorgensen, Mark Alor Powell, Arif Asci, Stephen McLaren, Mimi Mollica, Polly Braden and Ying Tang. The sale is curated by Sophie Howarth, co-author of Street Photography Now (Thames and Hudson, 2010).
Buyers will be able to view all the available photographs online at www.thestreetcollection.net from 4th April. Online sales open at 10am on 11th April."
** End of Update **
I arrived in New York to news that there was a flood warning in place this evening - apparently two to three inches (that's five to seven and a half centimetres) of rain are forecast tonight. But I've been looking forward to this trip for 18 months, and there was no way I was going to let my enthusiasm be dampened (literally or metaphorically) by a spring shower. So out I went. Fortunately, I wasn't the only one.
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This photograph has been blogged on Musical Rambling... and The Tea Leaf... and Hecyra... and Inspiration DC... and is referenced on club-sejour.fr/new-york/galerie... and Digital Picture Zone... and to my great pleasure, it's been all over tumblr several times !!
As of November 25th 2009, part of this image is being used as the banner on the home page of the WNYC radio culture site.
I don't mind admitting that today's railway does seem very bland compared to the one I grew up with. Alas, everything looks the same, although as seen here in this recent scene taken at the north end of Doncaster station the motive power on view can offer up a little welcomed variety.
This is the traditional vantage - compared to the upload 3 days ago www.flickr.com/photos/bluemt/49910258648/in/album-7215771....
Covered in gold leaf, built in 1397, served as the retirement villa for the shogun. Then converted to a Buddhist Temple. Burned in 1950 by a monk with mental illness. Reconstructed in 1955.
Sony a6300. Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6. 33mm, f/10, 1/125 sec, ISO 100.
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Shot with iPhone 15 Pro Max.
35mp ProRAW Max 74.6mb file with the 1.2x (28mm) cropped mode, post-processed externally on iMac with 3rd-party software.
It started to rain, while seeking shelter noticed the temple’s reflection on the wet floor, hence the shot.
I do wonder if the moving rain streaks affected the resolution somewhat during the iPhone’s computational process merging multiple frames? This shot lacks a bit of acuity compared to the one uploaded previously which was shot before the downpour.
I had my Olympus E-M1 Mkii with the 12-100mm f4 IS Pro attached but was not even bothered to take it out of my camera bag for the shot. This m4/3 setup while not heavy is still 1,135g compared to my phone at a mere 221g.
Some photographers like to claim that the experience shooting with system cameras is much more satisfying than handling a smartphone but this smacks of inflexibility IMO, being fixated with the old ways and proverbial “stick in the mud”. “The handling is always dubious at best and there is the ever-present risk of dropping it while taking photos.” Sounds all too similar? This is just like people who expressed reservations about EVF vs OVF when mirrorless cameras came along or worse still the irrational fear that IBIS can result in the sensor getting dislodged within the camera. Flat-earthers exist amongst photographers!
People with the irrational fear of dropping the phone, why barricade our own minds with such false fears instead of thinking about solutions? They really need to “get a grip”, literally. These days there are cheap magnetic grips readily available, just slap one on and sling a wrist-strap to your phone casing and it handles just like a camera. If ergonomics can affect the quality of your photos, you have more fundamental issues than your gear.
The freedom of shooting with a smartphone is quite liberating as you don’t have to bother with lugging heavy gear and hassle of changing lenses. I bought the new SmallRig quick release phone rig and handles but I liked the simplicity of just a wrist-strap and magnetic grip.
These days, pointing a big ass camera attached with a big ass lens in the street can intimidate people, nobody bats an eyelid when it’s a smartphone however. In fact, some touristy places where photography is prohibited, the guards can be all over you as soon as you take out your system camera but will not bat an eyelid with smartphones as everyone does it. It could be that the man in the street still thinks that smartphones take lousy photographs and that makes smartphones stealthy!
Compare with a previously posted similar image, and other ICM-distorted images of Calgary buildings, in my "ICM distortion of buildings" album/set.
(cellphone camera shot, April 2014)
C. J.R. Devaney
A tidy example from the first year of production. Interesting to compare it to the Honda Concerto that was at the same show - I'm usually one for preferring Japanese cars but on this occasion I think the Rover would be the more satisfying car.
The Angler's lure didn't come out at all and what do you know? No one's made a library of angler glowers on women's heads? What the hell? :P
I kind of knew I was setting myself up for failure with the angle that I took the shot so I think I'll do another, closer up of the lure to see if I can force the robot to understand.
That said, I'm really enjoyed the metallic scales that came out in the comfyui rendering and I had to do very little to render a mermaid.
Compare from the original. Critiques welcomed.
With your critiques from the original versions, I have settled on this edited version of my image which will be printed. Thanks!
Compared to the labor frame, pre-Solar Calendar vehicles are costly to transport and finite in their utility. In response, Zodiac Incorporated developed the highly customizable "Ursa" vehicular platform, which can be fabricated, equipped, reconfigured, and reprocessed, all by their patented "Forge" factories. Utilizing simple tech and even simpler means of operation, the only thing stopping an outer colony from fielding a massive fleet of Ursas is the available population.
"Zodiac Inc - You've reached the stars."
[DC] The Lego Batman Movie 70904 : updated Clayface and My version of Clayface [MOC]
Which one do you like most?
Comparing the window glass sizes between the Oldsmobile Alero (sold 1999-2004) in the foreground to the more recent Mazda model (6?) behind it, the proportional difference of glass to body becomes very evident.
Generally speaking, I prefer large windows to small ones in any place I live, work or stay. Tiny windows look chintzy. Wouldn’t the same preference naturally extend to vehicles? Yes, I acknowledge that custom cars with ‘chopped’ roofs are often looked upon with admiration, but those are limited use vehicles not meant for practicality.
Grizzled Skipper (Pyrgus malvae) and Dingy Skipper (Erynnis tages) fly at much the same time of year and can often be found on the same sites, at least in southern England. Kim kindly did a diptych that shows the upperwings of both species, Grizzled at the top and Dingy underneath. Both were photographed at Cerne Abbas earlier this week.
(Butterflies of 2023 # 6 & 7)
Butterflies of Dorset # 41 Dingy Skipper
Ascendant Lords
Classification: Melee
Armaments:
(1) SW-MALACHITE
(1) SH-DIAMDXX
The Paragon α serves as the epitome of the Paragon series and is a culmination of Ascendant Lord technology. The α had its total weight reduced compared to its predecessor for better handling and extra boosters were added all throughout the unit to address mobility issues.
The previous PA-LNCPRGN lance was replaced with the SW-MALACHITE sword with a blade made of concentrated Quorus and the shield was upgraded to the SH-DIAMDXX.
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Amtrak Borealis ducks under the Hoffman signal bridge at Dayton's Bluff as it arrives its final station of Saint Paul Union Depot. The train looks so small compared to the impressive Mississippi River.
Compare the same temple building in 1937 in the previous images.
On the bottom left you see a huge amount of coins (donations).
The temple was first built in 242 AD. The current buildings date back from later times/reconstructions.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Japanese operated their largest civilian internment camp in the area, where American, British, as well as nationals of other allied countries were held under poor conditions.
Two very similar viewpoints to compare here! The info on the park says there are a few memorials here, but I didn't take much notice (as usual!!) I have relabelled a previous shot as having another look at a plan I found, I think this is an HMS Centurion monument rather than the last one!! Not only were we having a picnic, behind us someone had thrown bread down for these gulls!!
First, compare this skyline to my previous post on flickr ;) I came back from Japan with many new impressions and totally overwhelmed by the size of Tokyo and the friendly people! Isn't it crazy that 35 million people manage to live in one of the most expensive cities on the planet and still be so incredibly friendly?
We didn't manage to leave the city, not even for Mt Fuji, shame on us. We almost missed our flight, seriously. We didn't even see the Tsukiji fish market - the biggest and most famous in the world. We didn't even eat sushi. Ok, this was the messiest trip ever, heavily influenced by jetlag, orientation facilities and language barriers, national holidays and the disappointment that we didn't even manage to see/taste the most iconic things in Japan. Still, I will have fond memories of this incredible place and hope to be back again one day and do all the things I missed out this time! After all such experiences only reflect the vastness and well organized chaos of the place...
The fruits were fed up of it, that saying known as "Its like comparing Apples to Oranges" and they were determined to settle this comparison of who was better once and for all. Thats what this photo reminds me of. Like some battle in the rain as the orange is charging at the apple. It might not make any sense to some people but it had to be done. Stories through images come from the random of places when your trying to create art on a daily basis. So today i was a war photographer of some sorts with my camera in the rain, watching a battle unfold. That was my novel. You just have to read it with your eyes
Sb-800 1/40th camera right (snooted)
Sb-800 1/100th camera left (zoomed 105)
both flashes were fired via nikon cls as i dropped the orange with one hand and sprayed the water mist with the other
With 20 blades, the Tair 11a produces lovely round bokeh balls stopped down. I like the stopped down bokeh images as much, if not more, than the wide open ones.
But it's all a matter of personal taste! And I'm posting a pair of images for comparison. This one was taken wide open.
Is Flickr dying on its arse? Since the takeover by SmugMug a while back, it seems to me that it's taken a big dip in popularity. Of course, it could just be that people are fed up with my pics.... after 7 and a half years of regularly posting pics, I'm probably bringing nothing new to the party!
I'm thinking of ditching Flickr and moving over to Instagram. Those of you that have Instagram too... how does it compare?
This Arabian foal is standing next to his mon and it's interesting to compare their colours. The mom is a so-called flea-bitten grey, a white / grey horse with darker speckles. In flea-bitten greys the speckles are in their original coat colour. You can see here that the colour of the mother was about the same as the colour of her foal when she was a foal herself. The greying process occurs at different rates, sometimes it takes several years.
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Bithbox # 157
Tom Waits "House where nobody lives"
Places like this are quite uncommon in Britain compared to America. However, whichever country, I always wonder who first lived there, whether their lives matched their dreams and what started the downhill slope from dreams to dust.
Unesco Heritage and one of the world's Seven Wonders, stretching nearly 21,000 km, it echoes ancient breath and human tenacity.
Someone once compared it to the Amalfi Coast's terraced slopes – both born from the same courage: shaping nature with respect, and perseverance.
Not alike in form, but in spirit.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate....
William Shakespeare
For my lovely CHECHI, who is my Mrs.Sunshine in grey days...
Fannie: there you are... Mom is looking for you, she needs those greens...mnomnomnumnom *gulp*
Annie: ...sheeesh...I'm almost done. Whatcha eatin?
Fannie: ...ah, your Easter candy... oh...and before ya get mad...
Annie: ..FFFfff...
Fannie: ... Dalton says the new girl is a klepto and she's got yer bear... BYE!
It is blossoming again. This particular orchid continues to blossom frequently----as compared to my other orchids.
November 18, 2016
Lambent:
[lam-buh nt]
adjective
1. running or moving lightly over a surface
2. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject; brilliantly playful
3. softly bright or radiant
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A very busy day left little time for photography, so after getting home from work and before heading out to celebrate Dad's birthday I was lucky enough to snap a few photos of a chickadee in my backyard.
Good thing this guy decided to show up because nothing else really stood out as a photo moment throughout the day.
All in all though, it was a good day. Topped off with a great meal celebrating Dad!
Happy Birthday Dad!
Hope everyone has had a good day.
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