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Well, if you saw the Blip Blog on Blipfoto.com at all today then you'll know why I found myself at the Edinburgh Tattoo tonight. But not just at the Tattoo. Oh no.
Chaperoned in I was ushered 'backstage' behind the walls of the Castle to see the 'Big Bla' - basically all of the bands getting ready to perform, or milling and taking in the views while having a fag and taking photos with mobile phones. The concentration, though, was intense, as soundchecks were carried out, before a load of the bands joined forces to limber up. From here, back through the esplanade as the grandstands started to fill, and up to where the VIPs live, inadvertently bumping into a partner at a law firm I used to work for occasionally, and becoming an impromptu portrait photographer.
Back down and the first hour of the show was taken in at ground level, in front of the grandstands, with nothing obscuring the view. From the dreich first entrance and shows of tartan; to Dutch military bicycle music (yes... really...). As they left the Brazilians swung (quite literally) into rhythm, only to be replaced by some brute force gun running, then some unexpected German humour with dancing; giant horns; and lederhosen.
There were motorbikes (celebrating 90 years of the Scottish branch of the British Legion I think, and, of course, big-hatted drummers.
With 25 minutes or so left it was time for a higher vantage point. And while this meant missing out on the detail of the spectacle, it meant I could play with some long shutter speeds to get the motion of the performers, and the fantastic image overlaying going on right on the surface of the Castle. So musicians filed in; while the Castle became red, white and blue; then patriotic; then rampant.
Phew.
A full rack with project back-up material.
There is more on organization tools on my website www.judyofthewoods.net
I'm never perfectly satisfied with my organizational structure, but for now I have hanging folders in milk crates where I organize and file various collage materials. This is a close-up of the section devoted to type, text and words.
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THIS PHOTO IS PART OF FRIDAY FIVE
A weekly photodiary sharing five photographs of works in progress, tools, supplies, or other items in my studio.
FILE Magazine Issue 2.
124 pages and over 3 hours of short films, documentaries and music videos on DVD.
FILE Magazine is a bi-annual publication featuring a broad selection of visual communication in the fields of graphic design, art, photography, fashion and moving image. Beautifully presented in a 30 x 39 cm hard cover with a full colour 52 gsm newsprint stitched inside. Each issue is accompanied by a DVD featuring short films, music videos and documentaries. A magazine to Watch & Read.
The Homestead Act offered a free quarter section of land (160 acres) for improving the land and living on the land for five years. To claim land under the Homestead Act of 1862, one had to be a U.S. citizen, or have filed an intention to become on; at least 21 years old; single, or head of a household; never bore arms against the United States. To “prove up” on one’s claim or take ownership of the property they had to build a dwelling of at least 12 x 14 feet; cultivate at least 10 acres; live on the claim for five years. Mahlon S. Gore, a Vermillion printer, may have filed the first homestead claim in the U.S. He filed on land in Union County near the Big Sioux River, right after midnight on January 1, 1863, when the law took effect. Shown here, Mahlon Gore’s filing papers for the first homestead in Dakota Territory.
Artist Jane Filer's "Friendly Folks" a mural commissioned by the Triangle Area Sister Cities was unveiled at Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Feb. 10, 2011.
Nederland, Zuid-Holland, Den Haag, 20-03-2009; Hoogbouw van ministeries direct naast het station Den Haag Centraal. Als eerste VROM met daaraan vastgeplakt de Hoftoren (ministerie OCW). De rode bakstenen toren met groene bovenkant is de Zurichtoren (huisvest onder andere de OPTA en NMA), de dubbel toren met blauwe daken is Castalia, bijgenaamd de Haagse Tieten - ministerie VWS. De kranen staan aan de bouwput van de JuBi (Justitie en Binnenlandse zaken). De hoogbouw rechterbovehoek, 'het Strijkijzer', aan het Rijswijkseplein, omgeving station Hollands Spoor. Linksboven de Utrechtsebaan.
Swart collectie, luchtfoto (25 procent toeslag); Swart Collection, aerial photo (additional fee required);
foto Siebe Swart / photo Siebe Swart