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Tourist in the undercroft of the Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York.
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM
©2011 Patrick J Bayens
A tense moment as the glass vase Marcel is working on is transferred from his blowpipe to Anneleen’s ponty.
This mini feeling has a little red elastic around it's tummy. It's tense.
I will add the elastic after firing of course, this is just to show how it will look...
Everything is melting ... it is officially spring.
A windy cold winter reminder to appreciate the sunshine
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(The blur in the middle is gusting wind. Not Photoshop)
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Explore April 3, 2008
“The flat, staring eyes of the young men glowed ecstatically as the story unfolded. They leaned forward, a tense, worshiping group. Bramwell, satisfied with the effect of his narration, said, ‘With contact made, we used the intervening years, to install the vast equipment that, when the moment comes, will transmute not mere ova, but thousands upon thousands of our brothers – fully formed and ready to take over this world.
“We have also set up the devices through which avenues of attack will be provided for you and your brothers. These avenues must, of course, consist of water. When we strike, we will take over the United States. Using it as a beachhead, we will stream north and south and east and west. With mobile equipment, we will fling chaos ahead of us and in a short time, we will be the masters of this planet.’
“Tate’s voice had become more and more emotional as he built toward his climax and the last words were uttered as both a declaration of triumph and fervent prayer. Here indeed, was a dedicated man – if he and the members of his group could actually be called men.
“The group arose spontaneously, as a gesture of tribute. Then Tate slipped back into his cold shell and eyed them with grim impersonality. ‘That will be all. Go back to your posts. Await your orders.’
“They filed out, their mouths opening in that odd gasping manner so reminiscent of a trout surfacing to snatch a fly. . .” [Excerpt from the story, revealing plans for the conquest of Earth by fish-like creatures posing as human.]
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Paul W. Fairman (1909-1977) was a key figure in the pulp era, known for his prolific output and accessible, fast-paced tales of space, aliens, and adventure. He founded “If” and later edited “Amazing Stories” and “Fantastic,” playing a significant role in pulp SF publishing. He was also the managing editor of "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" from 1958 to 1963.
He used many names, including Adam Chase, Ellery Queen, E.K Jarvis, Mallory Storm and Ivar Jorgensen, to publish across genres, with some stories adapted into films. His 1952 short story “Brothers Beyond the Void” served as the basis for the “Twilight Zone” episode “People are Alike All Over.” His story “Deadly City” was adapted into the 1954 film “Target Earth,’ and his story “Cosmic Frame” was adapted into the 1957 film “Invasion of the Saucer Men.”
Fairman also ghostwrote several young adult novels for Lester del Rey, such as “The Runaway Robot.” He wrote for various franchises, including novelizations for “The Partridge Family” and a Sherlock Holmes pastiche for Ellery Queen titled “A Study in Terror.”
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LEGAL DISCLAIMER: I Do Not Condone Any Acts Of Vandalism Nor Do I Participate In Such Criminal Activity. I Am Simply An Observant and Take Photos Of This Graffiti You Have Come Across. ALSO I Will Not Condone Any Usage Of My Photos To Support Any Legal Matter Involving These Acts Of Vandalism Therefore YOU ARE NOT WELCOME TO VIEW OR TAKE THIS MATERIAL For ANY Purpose...
Note: this photo was published in a Feb 23, 2010 blog titled "Nice People Sex … Boring." It was also published in an undated (late Nov 2010) blog titled "Long Distance Relationships: How to Know When it's Time to Call it Quits." And it was published in a Dec 10, 2010 Totally Random dot Net blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Mar 18, 2011 blog titled "Traveling Together vs. Traveling to Be Together." And it was published in an undated (early Sep 2011) blog titled "When Your Partner's Behaviour Concerns you."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 10, 2012 blog titled "Is It Time to Close Your Exits? ~ Joe Elliott, MA."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 9, 2013 blog titled "How Common are the Most Common STDs?" It was also published in a Nov 23, 2013 blog titled "Light troubles speak; the weighty are struck dumb."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in an undated (late Jul) blog titled "When Your Partner's Behaviour Concerns you."
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Because of the constant rattle and roar of the subway, and because of my distance from the downtown platform, I couldn't really tell what was going on with this couple. But the body language told me that she was tense and frustrated, and that he was resigned, bored, or disinterested...
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This is one of 15 photos that I took in the 96th Street IRT subway station on a cold, rainy Saturday afternoon on the day before Easter, in April 2009. Like 99.9% of other New Yorkers, I normally spend as little time as possible in the subways: it's a noisy, crowded, increasingly-expensive subterranean experience that exists for only one reason: to convey people from one place to another within New York City in a reasonably fast, reliable fashion. If you know you're going to spending a significant amount of time on the subway, you might bring a book, a newspaper, or an iPod ... but you don't come down here to relax.
Indeed, I've never spent any more time than necessary down in the subway since I first moved here in 1968 ... not until this afternoon. Today, I spent half an hour (which is obviously not that much time, in the greater scheme of things) sitting on a wooden bench on the uptown side of the IRT station. In front of me was the uptown-express track and the downtown-express track; further in front of me was the platform where people waited for downtown trains, and still further in front was the downtown-local track.
One person, whom you'll see in three different photos in this collection, remained stationary (asleep) the whole time; but aside from that, there was a steady stream of people walking and sitting, waiting and chatting, getting onto a downtown train, or getting off a downtown train. Some were in groups, some were alone; some looked happy, some looked said, but most looked bored.
Since I was two track-widths away, on an entirely different platform and thus not at all relevant to their "space" or their destination, most of the people I photographed paid no attention to me at all. The few who did see me pointing a camera in their general direction seemed mildly curious, but mostly bored...
These photos were all taken with a Nikon D300, without flash. I cranked the ISO up to 1600, which was sufficient to allow shooting at a shutter speed of approximately 1/30 of a second; I also set the White Balance to acknowledge the fluorescent lighting in the subway. As a result, the pictures are not as crisp and sharp as one might like; and I probably could have done a better job of color-correction ... but all in all, they came out reasonably well ...
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Over the years, I've seen various photos of the NYC subway "scene," usually in black-and-white format. But during a recent class on street photography at the NYC International Center of Photography (ICP), I saw lots and lots of terrific subway shots taken by my fellow classmates ... so I was inspired to start taking a few myself.
So far, I'm taking photos in color; I don't feel any need to make the scene look darker and grimier than it already is. To avoid disruption, and to avoid drawing attention to myself, I'm not using flash shots; but because of the relatively low level of lighting, I'm generally using an ISO setting of 800 or 1600.
I may eventually use a small "pocket" digital camera, but the initial photos have been taken with my somewhat large, bulky Nikon D300 DSLR. If I'm photographing people on the other side of the tracks in a subway station, there's no problem holding up the camera, composing the shot, and taking it in full view of everyone. But if I'm taking photos inside a subway car, I normally set the camera lens to a wide angle (18mm) setting, point it in the general direction of the subject(s), and shoot without framing or composing.
So far it seems to be working ... we'll see how it goes...
This is my first cross-stitch! It is for Morgan and is inspired by the first Hugo Award winner "The Demolished Man" by Alfred Bester. The story is set in the 24th century, in a society where telepaths — "Espers" formally, "peepers" colloquially — help guard peace and order.
The protagonist, Ben Reich, is a businessman who must conceal his murderous intentions from the prying capacities of the telepaths. In order to achieve this, Reich visits a songwriter who teaches him a deceptively simple jingle: 'Tenser', said the Tensor; 'tension, apprehension, and dissension have begun' that proves to be an earworm, so persistent and involving, that it blocks most Espers from properly peeping into Reich's mind. I've had the phrase in my head for weeks, ever since I finished the book for the first time.
For the decorative detail I combined the tilda with the Psi Corps logo from Babylon 5 (one of the telepaths is named 'Bester' as a nod to the inspiration of their origins). The tilda is used in propositional logic to represent negation.
I need to stretch and frame the finished work. But, when its done, then hopefully it will continue to protect us from the government's devious mind-rays. :)
Traffic is stopped on the Canyon Park Extension as Baynard Police and Florida Highway Patrol Units negotiate with a suicidal man threatening to jump off the overpass.
She was standing talking to a friend while holding the colourful boxes that matched her hair colour.
The roof is caving in, but this abandoned house was once a beauty. The gate is for a new farmhouse down the drive. .... On a rural road near Fisher Mill, in Oregon.
Li Chen
Energy of Emptiness
Venice, Biennale Arte
52nd International Art Exhibition
Think with the Senses – Feel with the Mind.
Art in the Present Tense
Telecom Italia Future Centre,
San Marco, 4826 (Campo San Salvador)
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Due to the fact that we were threatened and pushed by fascists who were also threatening to smash our cameras, I couldn't take many pictures of what was happening today, I was too afraid to show my camera.
People turned up to 'protect statues' but I think in reality the objective was something different. There was a threatening atmosphere, bottles thrown, nazi salutes and police being attacked.