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Monday, July 13, 2009

The World in Black & White: 7.13.2009

"Just Another Haunted Inn"
Beaufort, NC - October 2008 (Click to embiggen)
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Pic-A-Theme: 7.13.2009 - "Theme #8: Water"

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"Peabody Park"
Greensboro, NC - April 2009 (Click to embiggen)
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Blue Monday #42: "Birds In The Back Yard V"

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"Master of All He Surveys"
Raleigh, NC - February 2009 (Click to embiggen)

This looks like another one of those Not-Purple Guys. Or maybe it's the same one as I had a few weeks ago. But I liked the light and the angle in this shot as he had his back to the fading sun.

Macro Monday #19: "For Sale: Spacious, One Owner Starter Home"

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"There Goes The Neighborhood"
Raleigh, NC - April 2009 (Click to embiggen)

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Monochrome Monday #41: Frank Corbi

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"Frank Corbi w/ Susan Reeves Quartet"
Raleigh, NC - September 2005 (Click to embiggen)

I mentioned Frank Corbi several posts back, and this would be he. Playing with the Susan Reeves Quartet this evening, Frank's another itinerant horn player that sits in with various groups in addition to having his own band. And he's something of a local legend too. At least in certain circles.

Thematic Photographic 57: "Distant" v.5.0

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"Rollin' on the River"
Cleveland, OH - August 2005 (Click to embiggen)

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Cleveland has been the butt of more than a few jokes over the years. But I gotta tell ya, I really don't think its reputation is all too accurate. Granted I haven't spent that much time there, but from what I saw in my brief stay it's not nearly the soul-sucking pit of despair we've been led to believe. I could do without the lake effect snow, to be sure. But when you can effectively manage traffic with the Browns and the Indians both playing games at the same time (in stadiums not more than a mile or so apart) coupled with the normal traffic for the Great Lakes Science Center and the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame (which is where we were headed), you've got something figured out for sure. In most places I've been this would have been a recipe for certain disaster. But for downtown Cleveland it was just a minor slowdown. I was actually sorry we didn't have more time to spend there. And we didn't even get lost! (Despite the well-documented navigational challenges my sons are burdened with.)

In My Next Life, I Want To Be My Dog

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"The Wretched Excess of Dog Majal"
Raleigh, NC - July 2009 (Click to embiggen any image)

I can almost hear the WTF's all the way from here. But if you've known me for any length of time at all, you've heard me mention "Dog Majal". And the raised eyebrows and questioning looks are almost universal when I try to explain. So I've quit trying to explain. I'll just sum up.

This project has been going on for -- literally -- years. I laid the cornerstone for it September 11, 2004 but the site prep actually started before then. It's been through delays of all sorts in the interim, and has sucked down more weekends than I can count. But here it is... in all its grandeur.

Row 1

Left: The escape-proof double gate
Center: The walkway from gate to deck (more for humans than dogs).
Right: Full Frontal Wretched Excess

Row 2

Left: The sand left over from building "the beach"
Center: No, it's not a squirrel cage
Right: It keeps the critters away from the heating/air conditioning unit. (Okay, go ahead ... I can take it.)

Row 3

Left: The view's not bad either (in this direction at least).
Center: Clearly Tonka approves
Right: A Tonka-eye view of the front

Row 4

Left: Why? Because I had the materials left over and there wasn't much else I could do with an area this small.
Center: Did I mention the ceiling fan?
Right: I think he likes it!

Pic-A-Theme: 7.12.2009 - "Theme #8: Water"

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"Quittin' Time"
Raleigh, NC - June 2009 (Click to embiggen)
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The World in Black & White: 7.12.2009

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"Shelluva Collection"
Atlantic Beach, NC - October 2008 (Click to embiggen)
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Saturday, July 11, 2009

One Single Impression: Thinking

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I don't know that I'll make a regular thing of this, but I've been reading some of them here and there and thought that this was a prompt I could do something with. Who knows? Maybe I was right. You decide.

Thinking

I read the words you said
And the ones you didn't say
More to the point
The ones you no longer say
Reinventing a life
That you never saw coming
Asking me to dance
When you don't dance (you even said so)
Try to catch a butterfly
And you find out how fragile they are
Try to pick one up
As it emerges from the chrysalis
Before the wings are dry
And doom it to a premature end
But wear the right colors
And stand very still
The butterfly will come to you
Land there or there (or even there)
And nobody has to get hurt
Least of all the butterfly.

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Summer Stock Sunday #7

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"Did Someone Call For David Hasselhoff?"
Atlantic Beach, NC - July 2008 (Click to embiggen)

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Updated: Since so many people have asked "What is that?" I thought a video demo might be in order. You'll see this item at 0:16 of the video. Except in this case, it's just hung on a post in the middle of the beach, not in a lifeguard tower. (Plus, my image is a lot sharper!)

Thematic Photographic 57: "Distant" v.4.0

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"Green Grass and High Tides"
Raleigh, NC - June 2009 (Click to embiggen)

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Yeah, okay so Lake Crabtree isn't really big enough for tidal activity. I know it, you know it and the Man in the Moon knows it. But you look at this scene and tell me that song didn't come to mind. Or at least the ~~tidal~~ title.

Photo Hunt #35: "Garbage"

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"Used to Play Here As A Kid..."
Raleigh, NC - December 2008 (Click to embiggen)
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The World in Black & White: 7.11.2009

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"Breakfast On The Fly"
Atlantic Beach, NC - October 2008 (Click to embiggen)
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Pic-A-Theme: 7.11.2009 - "Theme #8: Water"

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"Dorton Arena"
Raleigh, NC - June 2009 (Click to embiggen)
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Thematic Photographic 57: "Distant" v.3.0

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"Smoke of a Distant Fire(work)"
Raleigh, NC - December 2008 (Click to embiggen)

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By now, I think everybody in Blogaritaville knows my fondness for shooting fireworks. These were actually an experiment in trying to balance a slow enough shutter to expose the buildings with a fast enough shutter to capture the fireworks. I had varying degrees of success, but I got a few shots that were passable. Lucky for me, the crew that stages First Night Raleigh has a "fake" midnight at around 7:00 pm for the really young kids so that their parents can get them home and into bed at a reasonable hour (and not have to deal with cranky youngsters all evening on New Year's Eve). If I were a betting man, I'd say there was a mom or two on the planning committee. 'Cause Dad? Never gonna think of that one.