The last I’ll post to my blog from my trip to Florence with my parents. It was a great trip and this is one of, if not my, favorite photos. The ripples all blurred away with the time exposure that was needed to take a well lit shot. Kind of a bummer. But I really…
Read MorePhoto: Baptistry and Doma on a rainy night
There is something refreshing and cleansing about a rain that happens. That brings about this refreshing breath. I love it, and as much as I enjoy staying dry, it was nice to be out this night taking pictures. It was a new kind of adventure that I have been missing as of late here in…
Read MorePhoto: River Arno, Ponte Vecchio, and Cars at Night Time
A nice long exposure shot of the city. I have a hard time taking images like this in old europe because of the contrast between the modern in the cars, and the old in the architecture. Yet there is something beautiful about it, and it’s simplicty. A 15th century bridge, and a 21st century car…
Read MoreAt the heart of CPE
For those of you completely disconnected from anything French over the last month, there have been a string of protests over a new law (CPE) that changes some rights of young employees. Mainly, anyone under 26 can be terminated during the first two years without cause/notice. Sounds rough, but you need to understand it is…
Read MorePhoto: Merry-Go-Round in Florence
I have a soft spot for any old-school merry go round like this. With the poor weather it came out great in B/W after some minor post processing.
Read MorePhoto: Terracotta over a rain washed city
A slight manip playing with colors, BW added in post processing. The day was pretty gloomy with rain and everything was pretty gray and bleak. On a bright blue day I’m sure that is a beautiful view with the terracotta in full color against the blue. It would be beautiful. For our trip… we were…
Read MorePhoto: Florence Doma Choir
An image from the large church in Florence of the chairs lining the choir in the center of the church. Levels and Curves adujsted slightly.
Read MoreTime in Florence
A couple days ago I returned from my time in Florence, Italy with my parents. It was a lot of fun and got to see a lot of the things I had studied in my survey of art history courses. So unreal, to think that I was talking on the very street of Dante, and…
Read MoreDownfall of Role Models
Ive never had one. It wasnt that there werent people in my life who had admirable accomplishments, but they all had so many failures attached to them. Here is the other catch that is never realized. By defining a role model we are un-verbally deciding that the level of their achievement is un-attainable. No matter…
Read MoreWhat to say – Teddy Knape – 84-06
I wish I had some eloquent memory of Teddy Knape (1984-2006) that I could write here and help you all know him better. Honestly I don’t, I do know that he loved skiing and died doing what he loved best. I’m not so sure why this is hitting me so hard, or maybe I’m imposing…
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