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The Databank of Right and Wrong
Its not difficult not to talk about the election, but it is awfully hard not to talk about the candidates. But I'll not. I swear. . . I'll not. Rather, there are important things. The N.Y. Times...
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To Market
Man, this was a rough and strange week, but yesterday was really weird. I never woke up. I got up, but I never felt as if I had come to full consciousness. The night before, we made a fire in the...
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Leap Day
Yesterday was another perfect day, clear, cloudless, the air a whisper on your skin. Etc. Better, it was not "weird" at all. Morning exercise on an outside course, a sidewalk brunch, a stroll on the...
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Moron
Worst writing day ever, and given recent posts, that is saying a lot. I can't keep embarrassing myself this way. Pictures and words. If this goes on much longer, I will simply post videos and gifs...
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In Our Time
What a mess. The election, I mean. The real stuff snuck up on me before I knew it. People are voting--and it counts! After such a long run-up, I had fallen asleep. Last night, things got urgent, I...
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400,000 Miles
I wish I had never paid any attention to this election. What was funny is now dire. The "Free Chris Christie" movement provides some relief, but there is a debate tonight that can have no victors....
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Always Cool
The bad news is. . . there is a worldwide single malt scotch shortage. I read it today in the Times. Blame it on the Chinese. I am going to have to quit drinking. I already hate paying the price....
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Cheaper Than A Therapist
I've been asked by several readers if I am going to post again. I haven't been certain. What do I have to say, really? I've been criticized for writing about myself by someone close to me. But it...
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Fire and Ice
Here is an example of a near miss. I like the feeling of the image, but I missed focus completely. I like the unfocussed background, but the kid--well, he is out, too. I am going to have to spend...
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All I Need. . . .
. . . and here is one that is too sharp. I had Tri-X 400 film in the camera, so the aperture was pretty closed down. Sharpness happens. It is a challenge working with one ISO as opposed to working...
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Bible Boy
I didn't pay enough attention to the light. This boy was preaching in the park. He's holding a bible which is almost invisible here. I cropped the top of his head. I just spend too much time trying...
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"I'll Be Fine"
Shooting through the waste-level viewfinder, I am always shooting up at the subject. This often causes exposure problems/silhouetting because of bright skies. It also isn't a very flattering view. I...
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Happiness
Most people in America do not like either of the top candidates for either party a recent survey reveals. But they win. Jesus, but do they win. I guess it is not that important to be liked, Willy...
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Hopefully A Weekend
After work, I skipped the gym and stopped at my favorite cocktail bar for a ginger and rye. I wanted to go take pictures somewhere, but it was too hot, and I thought I'd have one drink and then take...
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More Production, Less Drink
(photo by Marta Orlowska)I need to be taking more pictures rather than to be drinking more liquor. I went to a birthday celebration with some friends from the factory last night. At a bar. Again....
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The Promise of the Day
It is Festival Day. In a town not too far away, they are celebrating what I thought was Dogs and Draughts but which is really Pooches and Pints. No--wait--it is Paws and Pints. Anyway, there should...
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Broken Promises
Yesterday's promises remain unkept. It rained. This morning, I woke to a dull, wet sky. I had hoped to get out with my cameras early, but they would be ruined. And so it goes. I could have done...
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Slouching Closer to The Thing Itself
If I write in the second person point of view, this won't be a narcissistic endeavor, right? O.K. So you wake up miserable. The weather has changed from hot and humid to cold and dry in a matter of...
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Born Bad
I've not had time to work on the images I took this weekend, so this one has all the little nasty bits of dust still visible. Maybe not so bad in this small version, but I will have to go back in and...
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What Remains
You might remember my story about coming upon a group of people painting the back wall of a building with graffiti. Here is the girl with the camera. Dangerous looking character, no? Ha! They were...
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