I just returned from a great trip to New Orleans. It had been a while since I had visited and this trip gave me a bit more time to wander around the city and enjoy many of the things it has to offer. One of the city's best treasures is the music. I just love walking around and hearing all the different types of music and seeing the interesting characters out there performing. On this trip I particularly enjoyed listening to the G String Orchestra. I know, quite a name, but excellent musicians nonetheless. Their line-up included, among others, fiddles, an accordion, a piano, and a string bass. They were a blast and even had a couple of folks out demonstrating some cool cajun dance moves. I made a quick slide show of some images from the trip and G String Orchestra graciously allowed me to use their music as accompaniment. Thanks guys and gals!!! You'll be able to pick them out, they are the ones with the accordion...
Enjoy!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Is spring really here?!
Another weekend of semi decent weather has really been nice. Sure, there was a horrendous storm around 4:00 am on Saturday and my dog jumped on my head to let me know but other than that it was pretty nice.
It was a nice weekend and I had to head down to West Point with several prints that have been selected for exhibition at a show at Eisenhower Hall on West Point. If you get a chance, please come by and take a look. Click on the picture below for more information.
It had been a while since I had been to West Point and I had forgotten about the traffic getting in an out of there. To top it off there was also an Army - Navy lacrosse match and a post wide yard sale. Needless to say it was a bit crazy and the traffic lines were long but seeing West Point is really special and the chance to exhibit there is a great opportunity. It is one beautiful and historic place....
Today I kind of kicked back and tried to catch up on some errands I had promised to friends. I was able to catch up with most of them and still have a bit of time to enjoy myself. As I write this I am putting the finishing touches on a presentation I have to give tomorrow night (did I mention I am a procrastinator) for a group of photographers.
I want to leave you with a photo I snapped today. It's nothing special really, but it is one of those kind of shots that makes me forget about all the little things that I tend to want to complain about. I had taken a break and stepped outside onto the back deck and saw my dog Bentley doing what Border Collies do best, trying to impose their will on something. In this case it was my horses, Fathom and Bucky. Well Bentley sat there a while and if it weren't for him knowing that he'd be in trouble he would have headed over and rounded them up. As it was he had to be content just trying to stare them down....
I hope you all had a great weekend!
It was a nice weekend and I had to head down to West Point with several prints that have been selected for exhibition at a show at Eisenhower Hall on West Point. If you get a chance, please come by and take a look. Click on the picture below for more information.
It had been a while since I had been to West Point and I had forgotten about the traffic getting in an out of there. To top it off there was also an Army - Navy lacrosse match and a post wide yard sale. Needless to say it was a bit crazy and the traffic lines were long but seeing West Point is really special and the chance to exhibit there is a great opportunity. It is one beautiful and historic place....
Today I kind of kicked back and tried to catch up on some errands I had promised to friends. I was able to catch up with most of them and still have a bit of time to enjoy myself. As I write this I am putting the finishing touches on a presentation I have to give tomorrow night (did I mention I am a procrastinator) for a group of photographers.
I want to leave you with a photo I snapped today. It's nothing special really, but it is one of those kind of shots that makes me forget about all the little things that I tend to want to complain about. I had taken a break and stepped outside onto the back deck and saw my dog Bentley doing what Border Collies do best, trying to impose their will on something. In this case it was my horses, Fathom and Bucky. Well Bentley sat there a while and if it weren't for him knowing that he'd be in trouble he would have headed over and rounded them up. As it was he had to be content just trying to stare them down....
I hope you all had a great weekend!
Saturday, April 05, 2008
A day in the city...
For those of you that aren't in the Hudson Valley perhaps you don't know but lately it seems to rain here about every 27 1/2 hours. I don't know what is going on but you can bet somewhere in a forecast is rain. So today when I woke up I was expecting to see the rain on the windows as forecast. But, guess what? The weatherman was wrong! I know, tough to believe but it's true. Sure it was gray out, but no rain so the day didn't look like it would be a total bust.
Well, after some initial thoughts of cleaning up my desk, hitting the gym and stuff like that I decided to ignore all that stuff and head to NYC for the day. I mean really, the piles of papers on my desk will still be there when I get back. So I grabbed the little point and shoot and hit the road!
I headed down to the city and the day turned out to be gorgeous! I took in the Metropolitan Museum of Art along with O'Flaherty's Pub, Central Park, Dean & DeLuca's, and a myriad of little shops and stuff. Here's me enjoying a D&D red velvet cupcake...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (not to be confused with the MoMA) was incredible. As a photographer it is so interesting to me to go and see how these incredible painters did their work. Seeing how they painted the lighting into their works is simply amazing! And those 15 foot tall ones...talk about an enlargement! Seriously, if you haven't been it is certainly worth a trip.
Let's see, me looking at some artwork... Anyone care to take a shot at the piece in question?
And a funky one, but I loved the pools of light...
New York is such a unique city. There is just so much going on that you can spend hours just watching it all happen. If you aren't from the area, you need to come visit! And if you do, drop me a line!
Well, after some initial thoughts of cleaning up my desk, hitting the gym and stuff like that I decided to ignore all that stuff and head to NYC for the day. I mean really, the piles of papers on my desk will still be there when I get back. So I grabbed the little point and shoot and hit the road!
I headed down to the city and the day turned out to be gorgeous! I took in the Metropolitan Museum of Art along with O'Flaherty's Pub, Central Park, Dean & DeLuca's, and a myriad of little shops and stuff. Here's me enjoying a D&D red velvet cupcake...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (not to be confused with the MoMA) was incredible. As a photographer it is so interesting to me to go and see how these incredible painters did their work. Seeing how they painted the lighting into their works is simply amazing! And those 15 foot tall ones...talk about an enlargement! Seriously, if you haven't been it is certainly worth a trip.
Let's see, me looking at some artwork... Anyone care to take a shot at the piece in question?
And a funky one, but I loved the pools of light...
New York is such a unique city. There is just so much going on that you can spend hours just watching it all happen. If you aren't from the area, you need to come visit! And if you do, drop me a line!
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