A loft appartment facing onto the site of the WTC is to be the location of a minor peace protest. I hope those banners stay up, but they also give me the shivers when I think I was there last summer. It was the one area of NY I didn’t photograph.
Monthly Archives: July 2004
Old Farmhouse – POTD July 21th, 2004
Naught to say, I’ve been in this building so many times, and have great memories of it.
Black holes mangle Information!
I caught the end of Stephen Hawking’s presentation on TV3 tonight. While the discovery he made broadens the knowledge we have about space and the universe what caught my eye was the sight of the father of a guy I knew years ago in school in the front row! Hey Niall! How’s your dad? 🙂
Later … Here’s a page about the event. It cost €90 to get in to the conference! Ouch.
Farmhouse Framed – POTD July 20th, 2004
This picture was taken near Enniskeane, Co. Cork just over a week ago. Beautiful day then, and the house is nicely framed by the trees.
So What Do You Do, Platon?
Platon, a London photographer living in New York was interviewed on Radio 1 a few minutes ago. It was a great talk, and he has some very entertaining stories! Here’s another interview with the photographer to give a flavour of what he’s like.
“Mr. President, can you show me the love?”
Midland, Texas – Home to George W. Bush and family
Last week The Times magazine ran an article on the town of Midland, Texas. It’s where George W. Bush and his wife live, or I suppose will live after the elections next Autumn. Not sure I want to go visit however.
A lot of people there seem to be quite zealous about religion. They’re waiting for the Rapture to come. When asked what the Rapture was, “there is reluctance among the most seriously committed to spell it out.” But at a local cemetary,
“Well, there’s Laura Bush’s father buried over there,” she says, pointing blithely past tasteful and titanic statuary. “Suppose the President and his wife were to come here this afternoon and the Rapture happens. There’d be bodyguards and press people and stuff. Most of them would be left behind, especially the press people.” She speaks through barely parted lips. “But where the Bushes had been there’d just be piles of clothes on the ground and that pin he wears. They’d be gone – into the air. That’s what we believe.”
Hmm, I’d hate to see Bertie Ahern running around naked without his clothes because I can’t imagine he’d disappear in the Rapture! 😉
In related news, the Sunday Times published an extract from John Edwards’ biography last week. The account of losing his son was heart-breaking and although I don’t agree completely (who sees eye to eye with any politician?) I wish the Democratic Party luck in the coming election.
Any Shed Will Do!
John posted this email
to #linux earlier today. It’s a great read and an eye opener if you’re on any email mailing list! If only people would consider some of the points made here we’d have a better experience in email communities! Just because you have an opinion doesn’t mean that you should post it.
Chances are, someone else has already expressed the same opinion! Especially if it’s not a complicated matter. Never mind emotive subjects, they’re just asking for trouble!
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| Your email is about to be sent to several hundred thousand |
| people, who will have to spend at least 10 seconds reading |
| it before they can decide if it is interesting. At least |
| two man-weeks will be spent reading your email. Many of |
| the recipients will have to pay to download your email. |
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| Are you absolutely sure that your email is of sufficient | | importance to bother all these people ? |
| |
| [YES] [REVISE] [CANCEL] |
+------------------------------------------------------------+imgSeek – image organiser
Courtmacsherry Again – POTD July 19th, 2004
Jacinta and I passed by this beautiful scene as walked back towards town!
Playing Catchup on Photography Links
As usual, Mark’s been busy. He linked to a number of articles I didn’t see until this afternoon for obvious reasons! Oh, expect a few photos from Gugan Barra over the next few days. Got some great snaps out there yesterday!
- PhotoPermit – I talked about this before, what rights have you got on the street? How does taking photos of people make you feel? Have you been accosted and confronted by an angry passer-by for taking their photo? They want to hear your war stories here!
- Digital Sports Photography Tips – good compilation of links!
- teleconverters, Are they useful? – lengthy article, look at the images if you’re in a hurry. Good comparisions between zooming and cropping in Photoshop vs the TC.
- Vivid Light #37 is out! Goody!
- Timecatcher.com – stunning photos!