I am what I am. I like food, photography, and anything that does not involve getting mortally wounded, or dying. I don't take things too seriously, so i'm not at all that serious about being serious.
Seriously, just have fun, which is what I like to do sometimes, as long as I don't die, or get mortally wounded.
A good buddy of mine is getting married today, (Congratulations to Dan and Julie!) and weddings, right now anyway, remind me of this one video I saw on you tube. Instead of the traditional entrance, the couple entered on Chris Brown’s Forever. Correction, the wedding party entered on Chris Brown’s Forever.
With the tremendous response to their wedding entrance, they have set up a website that points helping donations towards domestic violence. http://www.jkweddingdance.com/
And of course here’s the actual video for Forever.
Nothing special on this shot, just a quick test on how my then new Canon Powershot S95 would handle low light situations. It handled it pretty damn well. Prior to me getting the S95, I never cared much for point and shoots. But I got tired of lugging either my Nikon D700, or Pentax K20, so to relieve myself of carrying around bulky DSLR’s I did some research, and found the S95 to be a good grab and go shooter. I am pretty much in love with this little monster, and I will not hesitate to recommend this or any of it’s successors to anyone. Time and again, this has captured images just as good as my 2 DSLR’s, granted it’s still limited, but still packs a punch.
As you can see on the photo below, it captured the night scene fairly well.
Canon Powershot s95 Full auto NYC
Now, I may or may not be able to post for the next few days.
This is just too funny. If anyone remembers Ben Stillers movie, Zoolander, they showed his calendar with Zoolanders different poses, and they were all the same. (i’m going to see if I can track down a clip)
In any case, Marky Mark sent this to me, and it’s really funny.
I read the released specs and whatever for the new iPhone, and it is a bit lackluster. I was impressed with the iPhone 4, but this…
I’m quite sure it will sell by the squillions, and it will be a great device, but it is an Apple product, and I just cannot buy anything from them.
(on a side note, I do recommend them if necessary)
I love food, espcially when it’s the good variety. Putting each bite in your mouth is like Christmas morning. Great food will give you a flavor explosion with each bite.
Bill’s Special Baked Meatloaf with Hickory-Smoked Bacon and Tomato Chutney is just that, a flavor explosion with each bite. The name, also a mouthful, says it all. I don’t go that crazy over meatloaf, but this one is truly an exception.
This can be ordered in NYC’s NoHo star, a semi-small spot in lower Manhattan, Bill’s Special Baked Meatloaf with Hickory-Smoked Bacon and Tomato Chutney is just one of the many interesting items on the menu. One of my other favorites is Squid Salad.
Nikon D700 Nikkor 24-70mm F/2.8 1/30 sec. f/4.0 ISO 4000
Apologies for the absense of this post. I got caught up with work and a few other personal chores. But now back to our regularly scheduled randomness.
This was again, shot in 2009, when my buddy and I went all out and ate at Morimoto’s Restaurant in Philadelphia. I shot it from the entrance vestibule looking in, as it does have that ‘wow’ factor when you walk in. With changing colors on the lights, and a wavy, aquatic feel to the place. I just wish I didn’t include that thing in the middle, it sort of is a bit distracting, ok, it is distracting. Hopefully i’ll get another chance at dining there again. It is one of the best food experiences i’ve ever had, and I don’t even care I paid $250.00 for my half of the bill.
I was planning on writing a recollection post, what I remembered during this day 11 years ago. We all know what happened, we all remember. It’s really hard to forget, something so unthinkable happening so close.
My thoughts are still with those that perished, to those that tried to help, and to those that fought.
Iconic Image of FDNY raising the American flag at Ground Zero.
And even though this happened 10 days after, it is still a vivid memory, a sign of hope, the first step to trying to move forward after that tragic day.
I found this site while looking for the photo up on top. Very moving images that were captured during that time. It might be disturbing, so please proceed at your discretion.
And lastly, the photo below, I took earlier today, from my desk. It’s my view from my office. The Freedom Tower, being erected. We only moved into this office a month ago, and the company I work for wasn’t around yet then, but I can only Imagine, if I had been sitting there at that spot 11 years ago. Actually, I cannot imagine what it may be like.
Possibly one of my favorite cars of all time, and one of the sexiest cars of all time, the Aston Martin DB9 is a thing a beauty. Granted this is the drop top version,it still looks absolutely stunning, and it was a treat for me to be able to photograph this DB9 unexpectedly during a Euro Car meet I was attending in Long Island. The owner has had some custom work done on it, with some carbon fiber body work, but it doesn’t detract from the overall beauty of this vehicle. Hopefully I can get together with the owner and take some more shots of this extremely sexy car.
Nikon D700, Micro Nikkor 60mm
Amazing, a shot I did this year and not from 2 years ago. He he
One of my personal favorites, shot at the Storm King Art Center in The Hudson Valley, NY. (http://www.stormking.org/) It’s a massive expanse of a space, and the fields were brimming with life. It took me a good while to get done taking photos of bees, lady bugs, and of course butterflies. View my photoset and see what’s what. I personally love the photographs that came out of that trip. I used my Pentax K-20D with a DA* 50-135mm Lens, processed in Lightroom.
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