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Random Shots from Printer's Row LitFest

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:33:37 GMT

6/4/89

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:50:20 GMT

UPDATE:

Boston Globe published a complete photoblog with more photos including the street level "tank man" photo. Check it out http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/06/remembering_tiananmen_20_years.html

The New York Times new big picture blog, LENS has a great article about this iconic photo:

Behind the Scenes: Tank Man of Tiananmen

I can't believe it's been 20 years.

Tulip Time Festival

Tue, 26 May 2009 13:40:29 GMT

2009 Tulip Time Festival. Holland, Michigan.

Mamiya C220f with 80mm and 135mm lenses
Kodak Ektachrome E100VS slide film

Bought Some Bling

Mon, 18 May 2009 17:01:57 GMT

Gonna be some big life changes coming soon

August 2010
Costa Rica

Bit of a Stretch

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:13:48 GMT

The Pool Champ

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:01:47 GMT

Photo by Alan Kong
Canon 20D with Tamron 28-75mm F2.8 / Dynalite strobes and powerpack
Post Processing by the Zarah D.

The world losses another street photographer this week.

Helen Levitt passed away on Sunday at the age of 95.

Obituary from the New York Times

2002 Interview with NPR

Compactflash Memory Holds Your Memories and YOUR SOUL!

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:51:40 GMT

From dpreview.com:

Hail Satan! Pretec Introduces the worlds fastest CF memory card at....666x SPEED!

Green Gloves

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:16:56 GMT

Brad is a long time workout partner. Going to be practicing lighting by taking my gear to the gym with me, because nothing beats hauling 100 lbs. of gear, setting it up, shooting pictures, working out for hours, shooting more pictures, then packing up 100 lbs. worth of gear again.

10,000 Buddhas Monastery

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:44:21 GMT

10,000 Buddhas Monastery lies away from the glitzy urban center of Hong Kong in the New Territories. If your looking for a good workout and some sights that are off the beaten path I would highly suggest a day trip there.

It's a very, very long climb up especially with 500 life size Lohan (and the occasional monkey) watching you sweat and wheeze. Bring plenty of water, a comfortable pair of shoes, and a lot of bug repellent.

1) This guy was pretty shocked I made it all the way up 2) Got Buddha? 3) This guy had a frog/lizard pet

1) Looking comtemplative 2) "One Millllionnnn Dollars!" 3) No pictures of the man boobs please...

This one had hair!

Bumped into an old friend...Lohan #378

Here we are in the temple. There are actually closer to 15,000 little Buddha statues lining the walls from floor to ceiling. Each and every one of them is unique.

Now for some cliche' photoblog DOF shots. Buddhas to the right...

Buddhas to the left...

Inside a glass box sits Rev. Yeut Kai, founder of the Monastery. This is the only item in the complex that is NOT a statue. This the actual incorruptible body of the late monk, completely incase in gold leaf. When Yeut Kai died in 1965 he asked that his body be buried inside a wooden box in the seated position for 8 months. When he was finally dug up, his followers found that his body was completely preserved.

Famous 9 story pagoda in the center of the complex

View from the top of the pagoda

This statue looks pretty handy

Bath time! On the way down I caught this Lohan getting a quick rinse.

The Inauguration in 3D

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:40:29 GMT

By combining over 600 photos taken from different angles, CNN and Microsoft brings us the The Inauguration in 3D. That some pretty cool technology.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/44.president/inauguration/themoment/