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Blurry Red - The Met / 5th Ave / New York (Tue 16 Aug 2011)

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Blurry - The Met / 5th Ave / New York (Tue 16 Aug 2011)
The following quote by Eric Kim (*) made me think of quite a few photos I took while I was away (*). They are all flawed in some way, but they have kept my attention. The above photo - taken just outside The Met (*) is just one example. Here's the quote ..

when it comes to street photograph, image quality isn’t important. If anything, having a raw and grittier image is more favorable. [Eric Kim (*)]

Might put a few more here at some stage.

Premier Open Final - Chinese New Year (Sat 04 Feb 2012)

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Premier Open Final - Chinese New Year (Sat 04 Feb 2012)
Photo courtesy of Kerry Davenport

Rooftops - St Ives / Cornwall (Wed 09 Sep 2009)

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Rooftops - St Ives / Cornwall (Wed 09 Sep 2009)

Pasteup - Bucknell Street / Newtown (Sun 20 Mar 2011)

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Pasteup - Bucknell Street / Newtown (Sun 20 Mar 2011)

Photo Gallery - Brussels / Belgium (Wed 09 Sep 2009)

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Photo Gallery - Brussels / Belgium (Wed 09 Sep 2009)

Blue Screen - Rue Sherbrooke / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Blue Screen - Rue Sherbrooke / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Jenny and Joanne - Mount Blanc / France (Tue 23 Aug 2005)

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Jenny and Joanne - Mount Blanc / France (Tue 23 Aug 2005)

48 - Macdonaldtown / Sydney (Fri 25 Nov 2011)

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48 - Macdonaldtown / Sydney (Fri 25 Nov 2011)

Record Gallery - Brussels / Belgium (Wed 09 Sep 2009)

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Record Gallery - Brussels / Belgium (Wed 09 Sep 2009)

Geoff, Jo, David and Joanne - National Portrait Gallery / Canberra (Sun 04 Jan 2009)

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Geoff, Jo, David and Joanne - National Portrait Gallery / Canberra (Sun 04 Jan 2009)
Just seems like yesterday - was our first visit. Did not get there this year. Maybe next year.

Jenny, Grace and Joanne - Sawtell Headland (Sat 28 Dec 2002)

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Jenny, Grace and Joanne - Sawtell Headland (Sat 28 Dec 2002)

Burnt 2 - Rennix Walk / Kosciuszko National Park (Jan 2005)

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Burnt 2 - Rennix Walk / Kosciuszko National Park (Jan 2005)

Splendid isolation - Sebastian Smee - Weekend Australian, 8-9 Jan 2005

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Splendid isolation - Sebastian Smee - Weekend Australian, 8-9 Jan 2005, R14
Splendid isolation - Sebastian Smee - Weekend Australian, 8-9 Jan 2005, R15
From the text of the article above Splendid Isolation - Sebastian Smee - Weekend Australian, 8-9 Jan 2005, R15. (*) ..

All these paintings, like the geology that so fascinated both artists, were fastidiously composed. In Willimas case, the compositions were partly inspired by the Chinese landscapes he had seen on a trip to China in 1976.

"Dynamic symmetery" was his underlying principle. Rather than constructing a simple, balanced form around a central point. Williams tried to achieve a dynamic relationship between various elements in his work, often around an empty core.

He had learned some of the principles of dynamic symmetery from George Bell at Bell's private art school in Melbourne. But his sensitivity to them was enhanced by his exposure to Asian art. Many of Australia's greatest landscape artists have been similarly influenced by Asian principles of composition - John Olsen, Ian Fairweather, Rosalie Cascoigne and Joe Furlonger, to name just a few - no doubt because the idea shifting elements relating to each other around an empty core seems tailor-made fro the Australian landscape, with its absence of obvious focal points.

"One of the few thoughts I have ever had about Australia is that it is the oldest continent, in the sense that it is flat," Williams said "and I have always been fascinated to think that the water leaves the Snowy Mountains, leaves Kosciuszko. If you tip a bucket of water up in Kosciuszko, seven months later it comes out in Adelaide - seven months, because the landscape is horizontal."

Recently found a copy of this in an old folder. I had thought of it many times over the years and really enjoy the paintings of Fred Williams (follow label below). I remember reading this while we were staying at Boonoona Ski Lodge in January 2005. I had my large format camera with me and the article helped me find some transparencies from the time in the mountains during that summer visit.

Burnt - Shen Hao 4x5" Transparency - Guthega / Snowy Mountains (Jan 2005)

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Burnt - Shen Hao 4x5" Transparency - Guthega / Snowy Mountains (Jan 2005)

Two Photos - Redfern / Sydney (Wed 17 Mar 2010) and Greenwich Village / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Redfern / Sydney (Wed 17 Mar 2010)Greenwich Village / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

DBNSW 2008 Dangle Presentation - Bank St (Sun 30 Mar 2008)

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DBNSW 2008 Dangle Presentation - Bank St (Sun 30 Mar 2008)

Sticker - Whateley Lane / Newtown (Sun 15 Jan 2012)

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Sticker (1 of 2) - Whateley Lane / Newtown (Sun 15 Jan 2012)

Sticker (2 of 2) - Whateley Lane / Newtown (Sun 15 Jan 2012)

Paste Up (KEELS 30) Erskineville Rd / Erskineville (Tue 17 Jan 2012)

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Paste Up (KEELS 30) - Erskineville Rd / Erskineville (Tue 17 Jan 2012)

Main Range Walk (Thu 05 Jan 2012)

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Mt Kosciuszko Summit - Joanne - Main Range Walk (Thu 05 Jan 2012)
Mt Kosciuszko Summit - Geoff - Main Range Walk (Thu 05 Jan 2012)
Seaman's Hut - Visitors Book - Main Range Walk (Thu 05 Jan 2012)

Merry Christmas

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Another year passes by. Here is our USA/Canada 2011 traveling photo of Jenny and the little momentos from the places we visited. Have a great Christmas and New Year.

Time Will Tell ... - Mural - Downtown / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Time Will Tell ... - Mural - Downtown / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
The Mural can be seen in the background of Mathematical Reflection (*).

Mathematical Reflection - Downtown / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Mathematical Reflection - Downtown / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Tree (#2) - Diamond Head Crater Park / Hawaii (Sat 10 Sep 2011)

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Tree (#2) - Diamond Head Crater Park / Hawaii (Sat 10 Sep 2011)

Tracks - Cambridge / UK (Sep 2009)

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Tracks - Cambridge / UK (Sep 2009)

Jenny - 2008 SSCSG Christmas Party - Miranda (Tue 16 Dec 2008)

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Jenny - Sutherland Shire Cancer Support Group (SSCSG) Christmas Party - Miranda (Tue 16 Dec 2008)

Building Reflection - Water - Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Building Reflection - Water - Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
A different view of this building (*).

Tree (#1) - Diamond Head Crater Park / Hawaii (Sat 10 Sep 2011)

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Tree (#1) - Diamond Head Crater Park / Hawaii (Sat 10 Sep 2011)

Powerhouse Books - DUMBO / Brooklyn / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Powerhouse Books - DUMBO / Brooklyn / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)
You can see the reflection of the Manhattan Bridge in the window of the Book Store (*), which published the Vivian Maier book (*). Compositionally, this photo is very similar to yesterdays (*).

Detail - Powerhouse Books - DUMBO / Brooklyn / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

Mural - Downtown / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Mural - Downtown / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
For some reason this photo really works for me. The mural and it's colour and composition. Next the red and white barriers and their one sided support seem so delicate. The empy space of the road in the middle and foreground. Also the light is very even as it a cloudy late afternoon.

The Chocolate Corner - Brugge / Belgium (Sep 2009)

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The Chocolate Corner - Brugge / Belgium (Sep 2009)

Figure in the Landscape - Mural - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Figure in the Landscape - Mural - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
Here is the tiny detail that drew my attention to the giant mural. Love the colour and how he merges into that part of the mural.

Mural (3 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Make Pictures that are Larger than the Frame - Michael Davis - Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Recently stumbled across a great blog (*) hosted by Michael Davis (*), a Professional Picture Editor (*). Lots of great insights there for any budding photographer.

The following is an extract from a post, that caught my attention:

You can engage people who look at your work more dimensionally if you decide whether to make the picture larger than the frame. [..]

The notion is pretty straightforward but explaining it is not so easy.

The idea is that when people’s minds complete aspects of a photograph that don’t appear within the frame, the experience of looking at the photograph is more dimensional than when everything fits within the frame.

From Make Pictures that are Larger than the Frame (*) by Michael Davis (*) [Tue 29 Nov 2011]

I think the first photo below demonstrates the dimensionality that Michael talks about above. The rear part of the car on the left hand side of the frame and the reflective puddle leading in from the bottom of the frame, being the elements needing completion.

I did spend a bit of time in this car park photographing the surrounding buildings. As I sit here looking back at that time in the car park, I can see that I experimented with different framings, trying to find something that was stronger than the others.

Maybe this is a good way to think about composing a photo - be a bit looser in the framing and make pictures that are larger than the frame (*). Thanks Michael.

Mural (3 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
Mural (2 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
Mural (1 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)
PS - If you look at the first two photos close enough you will be rewarded with the tiny detail that caught my eye - it was not the giant mural, but something much smaller that resonated with the mural. Will show this detail in a later post.

Pacific Dragons Fundraising Cheque Presentation to the SSCSG - Miranda / Sutherland Shire (Tue 13 Dec 2011)

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Today, Jo and I attended the Sutherland Shire Cancer Support Group's (*) - SSCSG - Christmas Party. It was the 16th time we have attended the Party, and it is the 3rd time since Jenny's passing

We were honoured to present to Liz Swanbury, a Social Worker from Calvary Hospital (*) and Group Co-ordinator, a cheque to the value of $1,113, on behalf of Pacific Dragon's Dragon and Outrigging Canoe Club (*).

The SSCSG was formed in 1993 to help people whose lives have been touched by cancer. For the 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 paddling seasons, the SSCSG was Pacific Dragon's Fundraising Charity.

Jo, Debra, Liz and Geoff (R to L) - Pacific Dragon's Fundraising Cheque Presentation to the SSCSG - Miranda / Sutherland Shire (Tue 13 Dec 2011)
Jenny (Jo's Identical Twin Sister and my Wife) was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in March 1996 and she lived a full and active life with the disease up until shortly before her passing on Tue 30 Jun 2009.

Jo and Jenny - Glebe Point Road / Glebe (Sun 04 Feb 2001)
Jenny found the SSCSG early on in her shared life with cancer and it became a constant in her life, just as the paddling would when she found it in January 2001. Jenny looked forward to and attended the weekly Tuesday morning meetings of the Group.

Petria King Workshop (*) and the SSCSG - Quest for Life (*) - Bundanoon (Tue 23 Mar 2005)
Pacific Dragons Women's Team (Jenny with her blue head scarf front right) - Penang / Malaysia (Sun 04 Aug 2008)
Jenny met many amazing people at the Group and she (as well as Jo and I) learnt much about cancer, it's treatment and progression. It showed her and us how to live and ultimately, about how to die.

A few months after Jenny's passing Lisa asked me to write a few words about the SSCSG and what it meant to Jenny. At the time I struggled to find the words. They were there, I just could not write them down coherently. So Lisa kindly and gently quizzed and probed me at the Shed after an OC6 session one night. From my ramblings she was able to write the following which was used in support of the SSCSG being Pacific Dragon's Charity for the 2009/2010, and as it would turn out, the 2010/2011, paddling seasons ..

Geoff tells me that this group was important to Jenny because it taught her about the cancer she was living with, including providing opportunities to attend programs to learn about the importance of good food, positive attitudes, meditation and loving support.

She got to spend time and form friendships with people going through the same thing, volunteered with the group to raise a huge amount of money for cancer research and support through Daffodil Day and Relay for Life, and it also helped her prepare herself for the time when the disease would take her from us.

Jenny also became an important role model for the group, inspiring them through her support and the way she chose to live her own life.

Each year at this celebration, the Group remembers those members who lost their lives to their cancers, and related illnesses, during the year. This is done by Liz reading the name of the lost member and then Debra (one of the leaders of the Group) striking a bell. This year four names were read and the Bell struck after each name.

Jo, Jenny and Geoff - SSCSG Christmas Party - Miranda (Tue 16 Dec 2008)
Over the years when Jenny was with us, when the Bell rung, I always felt lucky that we had another year together. Today, as always, Jo and I would remember how we heard Liz read Jenny's name and Debra's Bell ring at the December 2009 Christmas Party. We miss her dearly and she is remembered fondly by many.

Jo and I thank Pacific Dragons for their generosity and support of the SSCSG. Jenny would be touched by your kindness.

Jenny - St George Private Hospital (11:48am Tue 23 Jun 2009)

Jenny - Glebe Point Road / Glebe (Sun 04 Feb 2001)

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Jenny - Glebe Point Road / Glebe (Sun 04 Feb 2001)

Mural (3 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Mural (3 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Mural (2 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Mural (2 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Mural (1 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Mural (1 of 3) - Sainte-Catherine St / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Whirlpool Rapids - Water - Niagara Falls / Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)

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Whirlpool Rapids (*) - Water - Niagara Falls / Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)

Abstract - Saint Lawrence River / Lévis / Quebec (Sun 28 Aug 2011)

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Abstract - Saint Lawrence River / Lévis (*) / Quebec (Sun 28 Aug 2011)

What I think about when I think by the side of the River Charles - Boston (Mon 22 Aug 2011)

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Jogging Path (1 of 5) - Charles River / Boston (Mon 22 Aug 2011)
Jogging Path (2 of 5) - Charles River / Boston (Mon 22 Aug 2011)

Jogging Path (3 of 5) - Charles River / Boston (Mon 22 Aug 2011)
Jogging Path (4 of 5) - Charles River / Boston (Mon 22 Aug 2011)
On a whim, I recently bought myself a copy of Haruki Murakami's (*) book, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (*). As I read it, I was quite taken by the following passage ..

It's been 10 years since I lived in Cambridge [Boston]. When I saw the Charles River again, a desire to run swept over me. Generally, unless some change takes place, rivers always look the same, and the Charles River in particular looked totally unchanged. Time had passed, students had come and gone, I'd aged ten years, and there'd literally been a lot of water under the bridge. But the river has remained unaltered. The water still flows swiftly, and silently, toward Boston Harbour. The water soaks the shoreline, making the grasses grow thick [..]

Maybe because it's the home of the Boston Marathon, Cambridge is full of runners. The jogging path along the Charles goes on forever, and if you wanted to you could run for hours. The problem is, it's used by cyclists, so you have to watch out for speeding bikes whizzing past from behind. At various places, too, there ate cracks in the pavement you have to make sure you don't trip over, and a couple of long traffic signals you can get stuck at, which can put a kink in your run. Otherwise, it's a wonderful jogging run.

I sat beside the River Charles. It was late afternoon on the last day of our 4 days in Boston. We had arrived on the Friday from a week in New York. Here are a few photos from my time sitting by the River Charles.

Jogging Path (5 of 5) - Charles River / Boston (Mon 22 Aug 2011)
A bit of ramble to mark my 700th Post here.

Cloud Gate (1 of 2) - The Bean - Millennium Park / Chicago (Wed 07 Sep 2011)

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Cloud Gate (*) (1 of 2) - The Bean - Millennium Park (*) / Chicago (*) (Wed 07 Sep 2011)
Saw this amazing sculpture in a few movies early this year. It was a must see when we were in Chicago in early September.

Jenny - Aitutaki Lagoon / Cook Islands (Fri 15 Dec 2000)

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Jenny - Aitutaki Lagoon / Cook Islands (Fri 15 Dec 2000)

Stevenus Coliberty (2 of 2) - East Village / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Stevenus Coliberty (2 of 2) - East Village / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

Water - Niagara Falls / Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)

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Water - Niagara Falls / Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)

Stevenus Coliberty (1 of 2) - East Village / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Stevenus Coliberty (1 of 2) - East Village / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)
A Google search (*) reveals a bit more about the Red Poster/Print on the door ..

Mysterious prints of the "Colbert Report" host were spotted in the neighborhood earlier this year, featuring the bespectacled funnyman in a riff on Andy Warhol’s famous Campbell’s Soup can painting.

Now, posters of the mock newsman reimagined as a mash-up between the Statue of Liberty and Boticelli’s iconic "Birth of Venus" painting — accompanied by the words "Stevenus Coliberty" — have appeared inexplicably on mailboxes and walls throughout the East Village.

Fri 05 Aug 2011 - More here (*)

The poster in the Top Right corner says Yours Truly ... A.S.A.P.

UN Building - East River / New York (Sat 13 Aug 2011)

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UN Building - East River / New York (Sat 13 Aug 2011)

Intermezzo - 202 8th Ave / Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Intermezzo (*) - 202 8th Ave / Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage - Letterman (Tue 08 Nov 2011) / New York Times (Sun 30 Oct 2011)

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Water - Niagara Falls / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)
Niagara Falls - Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011
Niagara Falls (Detail #1) - Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)
Niagara Falls (Detail #2) - Ontario / Canada (Thu 01 Sep 2011)
We spent Thu 01 Sep 2011 (*) at Niagara Falls (*). When we were planning the trip back in early June 2011, I was not that keen on spending a day at the Falls. However, when Jo showed me the photos (*) of her trip there with Jenny back in 1987, I felt we had to go. I guess another kind of Pilgrimage (*).

After a little searching on wikitravel (*), we decided that we could catch a bus out from and back to Toronto (*) and not do the guided tour thing with a travel company, which included a stop at a winery. Figured by doing a local bus trip, we could do our own thing at our own pace.

On our arrival at the Falls we were mesmerised by the flowing water and spent a good hour there, just looking at the water roll over the edge. These photos and its details (exposed by cropping) capture a little of what we looked at for so long.

Watched Letterman last night and saw Annie Leibovitiz (*) being interviewed. Much of the interview touched on her new book Pilgrimage (*) which I knew was in the works (*). Was pleasantly surprised to see the Niagara Falls featured in the book as well as being the cover photo (see below).

David Letterman - Annie Leibovits - Tue 08 Nov 2011 (*)
Finally, from the New York Times (Sun 30 Oct 2011), Dominique Browning writes (*)..

So Ms. Leibovitz planned a trip to Niagara Falls. Nothing went right. They were late getting on the road; their hotel room was given away; when they finally found a place to sleep, their room had a view of a cement wall. Ms. Leibovitz, fielding calls from lawyers as she approached the falls, couldn’t take them in. “I didn’t quite get it.” But she noticed that her girls were mesmerized. She went to where they were standing, and grew still. “I was stunned by the beauty of the water (*),” she says. The picture she took that morning became the cover of the book.

Further on she talks about the creative process, about how to sustain it..

"Talent is something anyone can have. It can go away. It needs to be nurtured, taken care of. The best thing about getting older is that you kind of know what you are doing — if you stick with something. It doesn’t get easier. But you get stronger. Pilgrimage (*) is an exercise in taking care of what I do. My books are my way of being able to express myself completely."

Pilgrimage - Cover - Annie Leibovitz

Two Photos - Broadway / Harlem / New York (Sun 14 Aug 2011 / Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Subway (*) - 42nd Street / Broadway (Sun 14 Aug 2011)
The Eye (1 of 2) (*) - E 125th St / Harlem / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)
Another pairing of photos (*) from recent trip to New York (*).

Gerald (1 of 2) - Wilson Lane / Newtown (Fri 25 Nov 2011)

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Gerald the Dog (*) (1 of 2) - Whateley Lane / Newtown (Fri 25 Nov 2011)
Saw this a few weeks back and decided to photograph it recently. Gerald lives on.

PD's Santa Lineup - Santa Fest 2011 - Darling Harbour / Sydney (Sat 26 Nov 2011)

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PD's Santa Lineup - Santa Fest 2011 - Darling Harbour / Sydney (Sat 26 Nov 2011)

Intersection - Redfern / Sydney (Fri 18 Nov 2011)

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Intersection - Redfern / Sydney (Fri 18 Nov 2011)
Could not walk past this one.

Two Photos - Soho / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Calvin Klein (*) - E Houston St / Soho / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)
DGK All Day (5 of 5) (*) - Soho / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)
Two more photos (*) that I have printed and put together as they seem related.

Bethesda Fountain - Central Park / New York (Apr 1994)

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Bethesda Fountain (*) - Central Park / New York (Apr 1994)

The Met - 5th Ave / New York (Apr 1994 / Aug 2011)

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The Met - 5th Ave / New York (Apr 1994)
The Met - 5th Ave / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)
When I took this photo on my recent trip to New York, I had the top photo in mind. Cropped it to get the panorama effect.

Two Photos - New York (Aug 2011)

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First Republic Bank - Red/Yellow/Green (*) - New York (Tue 16 Aug 2011)
Red and Yellow (1 of 2) (*) - 5th Ave - New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)
Have started to print a few photos from the recent trip to New York (*) and have put them on the floor to look at and shuffle around. These two seem to talk to each other in way I had not connected until printing them.

The intersection photo is one of my favourites and it reminds me of Trent Parke's (*) famous intersection photo (*).

Fun to start relating the photos like this and will put a few more here.

Alice in Wonderland - Central Park / New York (Apr 1994/Aug 2011)

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Alice in Wonderland - Central Park / New York (Apr 1994)
The above was taken on a disposable panorama format (*) 35mm Kodak camera on my last trip to New York way back in 1994.

Made sure to photograph 'Alice' on my next trip to New York, 17 years later using my little Canon S95 digital camera. Who would have thought 17 years ago that cameras would record photographs in bits and bytes and stored electronically, rather than film.

Alice in Wonderland - Central Park / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)
Lots of things have changed in New York and our lives, but some things will always remain the same. These two photos taken 17 years apart are proof of this for sure.

I wonder what future holds for us, particularly with regard to technology. I remember reading a computer magazine on my return flight back to Sydney where I read for the first time about and Internet web browser called Mosaic (*, Netscape's predecessor. At the time I was a member of Compuserve, but had never ventured onto the Internet and the world wide web.

I hope it is not another 17 years before I get back New York.

Conservatory Water - Central Park / New York (Apr 1994)

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Conservatory Water - Central Park / New York (Apr 1994)
I seemed to have a pretty good feel for using and seeing with a small disposable panorama format (*) 35mm Kodak camera on my last trip to New York way back in 1994 (*).

Had never heard of Ken Duncan (*) back then and I wonder why I even bought a panorama disposable format camera.

Some more panorama format photos to follow (*).

Doors - Levanto / Italy (Fri 12 Aug 2005) / Boston / USA (Sat 20 Aug 2011)

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Door - Levento / Cinque Terre / Italy (Fri 12 Aug 2005)

Door - Navy Yard / Charlestown / Boston (Sat 20 Aug 2011)
Like to photograph doors and windows. Here is a couple of doors photographed six years apart.

Sir Robert McAlpine - Tower Hill / London (Tue 01 Sep 2009)

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Sir Robert McAlpine - Tower Hill / London (Tue 01 Sep 2009)
The entrance to Tower Hill Tube Station.

Vibranalysis - WTC / Greenwich St / New York (Fri 12 Aug 2011)

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Vibranalysis - WTC / Greenwich St / New York (Fri 12 Aug 2011)
I guess it was about the orange.

Fountain - Trafalgar Square / London (Tue 30 Aug 2005)

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Fountain - Trafalgar Square / London (Tue 30 Aug 2005)

Street Scene - Prince Street / SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Street Scene - Prince Street / SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)
The mid afternoon light on the northern side of the street was quite soft, much less contrasty than I'm used to back home in Sydney. The light was beautiful here and I took quite a few photographs, so there might be a few more to come.

Saw the following photo by Jan Meissner (*) last week from here (*) where the work was described by Nick Turpin (*) as:

graphic color scenes of the New York sidewalk often take parallel to the buildings which had a continuity of approach

When I saw the photo I felt I had seen something similar. If you look at both closely they are the same street. Small world.

Street Scene - Jan Meissner (*) - Prince Street / SoHo / New York (2009?)

Tracks - Av de la Grande Amdee / Paris (Tue 24 Aug 2005)

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Tracks - Av de la Grande Amdee / Paris (Tue 24 Aug 2005)
This style of photo was inspired by Andreas Gursky's (*) Rhine II (*) - see below - which I had been impressed by in my early photography days. I have a few variations of this and will put them here when I have time to find them.

Rhine II (*) recently sold (*) for a record $4.2 million.

Robert McFarlane (*) recently described (*) Rhine II (*) ..

"It's very simple, very graphic. In a funny way it makes you contemplate the very ordinary moments in your life,"

A nice way to look at my own humble efforts.

Rhine II (*) - Andreas Gursky's (*) - Rhine River / Cologne / Germany (1999)
Some interesting discussion and videos from here (*).

Tracks - Jean Drapeau Subway / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

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Tracks - Jean Drapeau (*) Subway / Montreal (Thu 25 Aug 2011)

Jenny and Geoff - Yallingup / Margaret River / Western Australia (Wed 08 Oct 2008)

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Jenny and Geoff - Yallingup / Margaret River / Western Australia (Wed 08 Oct 2008)
Another time. Another place. Another life.

We were lucky to have this time with Jenny. A beautiful sunset over the Indian Ocean.

Water - Ligurian Sea - Cinque Terre / Italy (Fri 12 Aug 2005)

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Water (*) - Ligurian Sea (*) - Cinque Terre / Italy (Fri 12 Aug 2005)
If you look hard in the top left hand corner you will see a small boat - the traditional tiny figure in the landscape.

Found this great little quote yesterday which seems right for this photo ..

"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water (*)"

Rabindranath Tagore (*)

Tracks - Mets-Willets Point Subway Station / Queens / New York (Sun 14 Aug 2011)

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Tracks - Mets-Willets Point Subway Station / Queens / New York (Sun 14 Aug 2011)

The Model and The Chef - New York (Tue 16 Aug 2011)

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The Model and The Chef - New York (Tue 16 Aug 2011)

Picasa Collage - New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Picasa Collage - New York (PM Wed 17 Aug 2011)
Fun to look over this and try to find some of the photos I have posted here (*). Also see the Picasa Contact Sheets (*).

Intersection - Numbers (3 of 3) - SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - Numbers (3 of 3) - SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)
Made sure the dog was in each of the 3 photos (*).

Intersection - Numbers (2 of 3) - SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - Numbers (2 of 3) - SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

The Corner Deli (2 of 2) - 114 Kenmare Street / Little Italy / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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The Corner Deli (2 of 2) - 114 Kenmare Street / Little Italy / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

Birgit and Jenny - Bronte Beach / Sydney (Mon 15 Oct 2001)

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Birgit and Jenny - Bronte Beach / Sydney (Mon 15 Oct 2001)

Intersection - Numbers (1 of 3) - SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - Numbers (1 of 3) - SoHo / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

The Corner Deli (1 of 2) - 114 Kenmare Street / Little Italy / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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The Corner Deli (1 of 2) - 114 Kenmare Street / Little Italy / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

Rainbows and Triangles - 192 8th Street (2 of 2)/ Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Rainbows and Triangles (*) - 192 8th Street (2 of 2)/ Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

GE - 17 Ave A (2 of 2) / Alphabet City / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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GE - 17 Ave A (2 of 2) / Alphabet City / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

GE - 17 Ave A (1 of 2) / Alphabet City / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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GE - 17 Ave A (1 of 2) / Alphabet City / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

Rainbows and Triangles - 192 8th Street (1 of 2) / Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Rainbows and Triangles (*) - 192 8th Street (1 of 2)/ Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

Intermezzo - 202 8th Ave / Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Intermezzo (*) - 202 8th Ave / Chelsea / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)U

Under Construction (1 of 2) - Bathurst Street / Toronto (Wed 31 Aug 2011)

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Under Construction (1 of 2) - Bathurst Street / Toronto (*) (Wed 31 Aug 2011)

Intersection - Avis - Metcalfe Street / Montreal (Wed 24 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - Avis - Metcalfe Street / Montreal (Wed 24 Aug 2011)

Fix You - Coldplay - Late Show with David Letterman (Tue 20 Sep 2011)

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Fix You (*) - Coldplay (*) - Late Show with David Letterman (*) (Tue 20 Sep 2011 (*))
Was watching this Paradise Clip (*) of Coldplay playing Live on Letterrman and found that they played a few more songs (*), including this one.Will always remember watching this clip (*) of Chris Martin on Extras (*), with Jenny and Jo, which I had recorded on my PVR.

Fix You Lyrics

[..] And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you [..]

Tears stream down your face
When you lose something you cannot replace
Tears stream down your face
And I . . .

Tears stream down your face
I promise you I will learn from my mistakes
Tears stream down your face
And I . . .

A Goodbye - Peel Subway Station / Montreal (Tue 24 Aug 2011)

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A Goodbye - Peel Subway Station / Montreal (Tue 04 Aug 2011)
Joel Meyerowitz (*) describes in his YouTube video (*) on Street Photography (*) ..

So the idea is to walk and watch what is happening in any crowd and see if there is an interaction.

A gesture or a hug or kiss or goodbye.

Something that is a significant gesture that makes it interesting for people to look at in a photograph.

New York Map (2 of 2) - New York (Aug 2011)

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New York Map (2 of 2) - New York (Aug 2011)
My well used map from our trip to New York City in August 2011.

It has a few scribblings and did well to survive the rain at Flushing Meadows on Sun 14 Aug 2011. For me, it is a nice memento of the time there.

New York Map (1 of 2) - New York (Aug 2011)

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New York Map (1 of 2) - New York (Aug 2011)
My well used map from our trip to New York City in August 2011.

Portrait - 635 Queens Quay / Toronto (Wed 31 Aug 2011)

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Portrait - 635 Queens Quay / Toronto (*) (Wed 31 Aug 2011)

Keep Off - Diamond Head Crater Park / Honolulu (Sat 10 Sep 2011)

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Keep Off - Diamond Head Crater Park / Honolulu (Sat 10 Sep 2011)

Intersection - S Ashley St / Tampa (Mon 08 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - S Ashley St / Tampa (Mon 08 Aug 2011)
Walking back to the Hotel at the end of the last day of the Regatta, I saw this scene and captured this photo. To me it marked the end of the campaign (*) and maybe the directional arrows on the road meant something to me as I pondered the reality of my experience in Tampa.

Almost 3 months later I have had plenty of time to reflect on my - our - experience and I move forward enjoying my paddling.

I just read the following quote by Kirk Tuck (*) in a great article (*) about doing the things you love ..

Intention? That has to come from you. But I would suggest that, as a functional person, you no doubt find things in life that spark you up. Give you pleasure, satisfaction, happiness. That inflate your will to live. Distill down to those things and make them the base of your art. Then the intention will drive everything else.

From Developing muscle memory and fluid technique is almost as important as developing a sense of purpose (Kirk Tuck - Wed 28 Sep 2009) (*).

It is a great article (*) from a great blog - The Visual Science Blog / Kirk Tuck (*). Not a bad way to look at things.

Intersection - SoHo (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - SoHo (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

Intersection - Epcot Center / Disney World / Orlando (Tue 09 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - Epcot Center / Disney World / Orlando (Tue 09 Aug 2011)

Intersection - Houston Street (3 of 3) / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Intersection - Houston Street (3 of 3) / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

Brooklyn Bridge - Brooklyn / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Brooklyn Bridge - Brooklyn / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

An Embrace - 5th Ave / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)

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An Embrace - 5th Ave / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)

chicoartnyc.com - Houston Street (2 of 3) / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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chicoartnyc.com (*) - Houston Street (2 of 3) / New York (Wed 17 Aug 2011)
Colour, clarity, form and the delicate detail of the windows and fire stairs (particularly) - that's what I like about this photo.

Headless (2 of 2) - The Met / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)

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Headless (2 of 2) - The Met / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)

Headless (1 of 2) - The Met / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)

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Headless (1 of 2) - The Met / New York (Mon 15 Aug 2011)

Learning is Earning - Cnr 120 St & Lexington Ave / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

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Learning is Earning - Cnr 120 St & Lexington Ave / New York (Thu 18 Aug 2011)

Nice Guy Eddies - Intersection - Houston St (1 of 3) & Ave A / East Village (Wed 17 Aug 2011)

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Nice Guy Eddies (*) - Intersection - Houston St (1 of 3) & Ave A / East Village (Wed 17 Aug 2011)
The buildings on the north side of West Houston Street are beautifully lit by the late afternoon sun that pours in directly from the south (always get a little disoriented in northern hemisphere).

The geometry, colour and clarity of the scene caught my eye as well as the safety barrier and street art on the ground level of Nice Guy Eddies.