Today I had a little bit of down time and was able to go through and finally update several plugins along with my WP software. Also put some new plugins onboard. Notice to the right the snazzy Upcoming events count down list, and also the video podcast below. Not sure how consistantly either will be…
Read Morevideo: CPE Protest Band!
With widespread protests accross France against the new youth employement act. During the protest there was this band, on the back of a truck, and good music.[display_podcast]
Read MorePhoto: Doma in a puddle at night
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…
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