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Happy Birthday Jack!
strobist info: tight snooted sb28 above left, short snooted sb28 back right (through bottle), sb26 gridded & gelled onto white background (light red + plus green + ND 0.3), small softbox directly above bottle (more behind) and gridded beauty dish far left as spot/flood all fired by skyports & optical. (with some flags & clamps too)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers, at Emirates Stadium on October 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
© i see the moon photography/martha schuster
jack frost took his paintbrush as he sailed across the sky,
so every morning as the sun comes up
his artwork greets the sky.
-carl jessee
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My son took shop class for the first time this year, and it has changed him in all kinds of great ways. A great craftperson for a teacher, and a great long term project: building this table, from cutting the wood to making the joins to sanding and treating it. The table is beautiful, and so is the kind of teacher who gets a fifteen year old boy this happy about something that took him a few months to build.
Jack-o-Lantern, created with a Homemade Drinking Straw Camera. Click here to see how I made it: youtu.be/zdre3CY7kYs
Jack & Sons, Paphos LBQ970 is an Alexander bodied Leyland Olympian that was new to London Buses (Leaside) as J339BSH, fleet number L339. It's now used as a private hire vehicle for wedding transport in and around Paphos.
My first time experimenting with some background fairy-lights. Got some nice shots but this is probably my favourite as it captures the serenity in between the chaos. :p
"Jack the Ripper" is the popular name given to a serial killer who killed a number of prostitutes in the East End of London in 1888. The name originates from a letter written by someone who claimed to be the killer published at the time of the murders. The killings took place within a mile area and involved the districts of Whitechapel, Spitalfields, Aldgate, and the City of London proper. Perhaps this might be one of the streets where the killing took place.
Another drink still-life, perfect for those lazy days. I used an sb 600 (though I suppose any speedlight, studio strobe or clamp lamp will do) coupled with an umbrella and a 5-1 reflector/diffuser for diffused backlight. And I used 2 foamcore boards to the side (for some reason?)
Last visited this location on 7 Dec 2016. Took 20 mins to find 1 today. Quite pleased with this digi-binned pic.
American postcard by Fotofolio, New York, N.Y. no. F 323. Photo: Len Prince. Caption: Jack Lemmon, Hollywood, 1995.
Versatile and beloved American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001) was a virtuoso in both comedy and drama. He initially acted on TV before moving to Hollywood, cultivating a career that would span decades. Lemmon starred in over 60 films including Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960), Irma la Douce (1963), The Odd Couple (1968), Save the Tiger (1973) and Grumpy Old Men (1993). Some of his most beloved performances stemmed from his collaborations with acclaimed director Billy Wilder and with his fellow friend and actor Walter Matthau.
Jack Lemmon was born John Uhler Lemmon III in 1925, in an elevator at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. He was the only child of Mildred Lankford Noel and John Uhler Lemmon, Jr., the president of a doughnut company. He later described his flamboyant, authoritarian mother as 'Tallulah Bankhead on a roadshow.' He laughed about how she used to hang out with her girlfriends at the Ritz Bar in Boston and how she tried to have her cremation ashes placed on the bar (the management refused). Jack attended Ward Elementary near his Newton, MA home. At age 9 he was sent to Rivers Country Day School, then located in nearby Brookline. After RCDS, he went to high school at Phillips Andover Academy. Jack Lemmon attended Harvard, where he became president of the Hasty Pudding Club, the university's famous acting club. During WW II, he served in the Naval Reserve and was the communications officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain CV-39. After serving as a Navy ensign, he worked in a beer hall playing the piano. Then, Lemmon followed his passion for theatre. His father didn't approve of his son taking up acting, but told him he should continue with it only as long as he felt passion for it. Soon, Jack landed small roles on radio, off-Broadway, TV and Broadway. In 1953, he was very successful on Broadway with 'Room Service', after which he went to Hollywood. He signed a contract with Columbia Pictures. His film debut was opposite Judy Holliday in the romantic comedy It Should Happen to You (George Cukor, 1954). He was loaned to Warner Bros. in 1955 for his fourth film. There, he had his breakthrough as Ensign Pulver in the war drama Mister Roberts (John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, 1955) starring Henry Fonda and James Cagney. His complex portrayal of this somewhat dishonest but sensitive character earned him the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Lemmon would go on to work on a number of films with comedian and close friend Ernie Kovacs, including Bell Book and Candle (Richard Quine, 1958) starring James Stewart and Kim Novak. In 1959, Lemmon gave one of the top comedic performances of his career when he starred alongside Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe in the romantic comedy Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959). He received an Oscar nomination for his role and he did the next year, for The Appartement (Billy Wilder, (1960) in which he co-starred with Shirley MacLaine. This led to several more collaborations with director Billy Wilder and great success on the big screen throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
Jack Lemmon also excelled in drama. He received an Oscar nomination for his role as an alcoholic in Days of Wine and Roses (Blake Edwards, 1962) and later followed more nominations for the dramas The China Syndrome (James Bridges, 1979), Tribute (Bob Clark, 1980) and Missing (Costa-Gravas, 1982). Kyle Perez at IMDb: "Sometimes referred to as "America's Everyman", Lemmon's versatility as an actor helped the audience more closely identify and relate to him. He was able always to elicit a laugh or sympathy from his viewers and his charismatic presence always shined on the big screen. He often portrayed the quintessence of an aspiring man and established a lasting impression on the film industry." Lemmon reunited with Shirley MacLaine in another Wilder film, Irma la Douce (Billy Wilder, 1963). It was one of the biggest commercial successes for the trio. The Fortune Cookie (Billy Wilder, 1966) served as the start of a comedic partnership between Lemmon and Walter Matthau and the two would come together again, two years later, for The Odd Couple (Gene Saks, 1968), based on a play by Neil Simon. It is one of their most endearing films together. As the 1970s came around, Lemmon began to undertake more dramatic roles and won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Harry Stoner in Save the Tiger (John G. Avildsen, 1973). Lemmon admitted to having had a serious drinking problem at one time, which is one reason he looked back on his Oscar-winning role as perhaps the most gratifying, emotionally fulfilling performance of his career. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Lemmon continued to excel in his character performances and earned the Cannes Best Actor award for The China Syndrome (James Bridges, 1979) and Missing (Costa-Gravas, 1982). As a director, he made his film debut with Kotch (Jack Lemmon, 1971) and his Broadway debut with Eugene O'Neill's 'Long Day's Journey into Night'. In 1988 he received the Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute. In the 1990s, he continued to have success with roles in films such as Glengarry Glen Ross (James Foley, 1992) and Short Cuts (Robert Altman, 1993). In the comedy Grumpy Old Men (Donald Petrie, 1993), he was reunited with Walter Matthau. The film was a huge success, and a sequel was even released in 1995. A sequel to The Odd Couple was also released in 1998. In 1997, he received a Golden Globe nomination for the television adaptation of 12 Angry Men (William Friedkin, 1997). Lemmon was married twice, first to actress Cynthia Stone (1950-1956) and his second marriage to actress Felicia Farr lasted from 1972 till his death. Jack Lemmon passed away in 2001 in Los Angeles at the age of 76. He had two children, Chris Lemmon (1954) and Courtney Lemmon (1966). Actress Sydney Lemmon is his granddaughter.
Sources: Ed Stephan (IMDb), Kyle Perez (IMDb), Wikipedia (Dutch) and IMDb.
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Texas Jack / Heft-Reihe
Das letzte Opfer des grossen Sterns
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My son had fun creating his own Jack Skellington from a plain white pumpkin. Yes he is crafty just like his mom. :}
Un fabbro irlandese di nome Jack, un ubriacone taccagno, ebbe la sventura di incontrare il Diavolo in un pub, alcuni dicono nella notte di Halloween. Jack aveva bevuto troppo e stava per cadere nelle mani del Diavolo, quando riuscì ad imbrogliarlo offrendo la sua anima al Diavolo in cambio di un'ultima bevuta. Il Diavolo si trasformò in una moneta da sei pence per pagare l'oste e Jack riuscì velocemente a mettersi quella moneta nel borsellino. Poiché Jack teneva lì anche una croce d'argento, il Diavolo non poteva tornare alla sua forma originaria. Jack lasciò andare via il Diavolo solo a patto che questi gli promettesse di non reclamare la sua anima per i successivi 10 anni. Il Diavolo accettò.
Dieci anni dopo Jack lo incontrò di nuovo mentre camminava lungo una strada di campagna. Il Diavolo era tornato per la sua anima, ma Jack, riflettendo velocemente, gli disse: "Verrò, ma prima potresti prendermi una mela da quell'albero?". Il Diavolo, pensando di non aver nulla da temere, balzo sulle spalle di Jack per prendere la mela. Jack tirò fuori un coltello e intagliò una croce sul tronco dell'albero. Questo lasciò il Diavolo a mezz'aria, incapace di raggiungere Jack o la sua anima. Jack gli fece promettere di non tornare mai più per reclamare la sua anima e, non vedendo via d'uscita, il Diavolo acconsentì. Nessuno tramanda come il Diavolo riuscisse a tornare di nuovo a terra!
Quando alla fine Jack morì, anni dopo, non fu ammesso in cielo, a causa della sua vita dissoluta, da ubriacone e truffatore. Così si recò all'entrata dell'inferno, ma il Diavolo lo rimandò indietro perché aveva promesso di non prendere mai l'anima di Jack. "Ma dove posso andare?", chiese Jack. "Torna da dove sei venuto!", gli rispose il Diavolo. Ma la strada del ritorno era buia e ventosa. Jack implorò il Diavolo di dargli almeno una luce per trovare la giusta via e il Diavolo, spazientito, gli gettò un carbone ardente che proveniva dalle fiamme dell'inferno. Per illuminare il cammino e per non farlo spegnere dal vento, Jack lo mise in una rapa che stava mangiando. Da allora Jack fu condannato a vagare nell'oscurità con la sua lanterna, fino al Giorno del Giudizio. Jack della lanterna (Jack o'Lantern) da allora fu il simbolo delle anime dannate.
Earlier this week the city honored comics artist and writer unveiled on Monday. If you're unfamiliar with his work Kirby created or co-created characters such as Captain America, Iron Man, Black Panther, The Hulk, Thor, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four among many others.
Jack Frost has been painting intricate designs on my window panes during an all time low of near -40° (equal on both F and C scales) in Montreal today.
The (radial blurred) halo around the frost trees is a reflection of a ring flash bouncing off the window pane at night.
...these fenders were folded in half. I got these from a list member for the cost of shipping. He had received them damaged in shipping, they were shipped in a bag and had literally gotten folded in half. I reopened them and smoothed out the kinks as best I could. They were very difficult to shape properly and there was also a good amount of twist that had to get resolved, but in the end I'm happy with the outcome!