tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37861162016378845322024-03-13T17:13:50.033-07:00jimseesJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-90298932485569913762012-06-17T18:15:00.001-07:002012-06-17T18:15:30.137-07:00The attack of the crazy sweet and small strawberries<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Well the farmer's market looks like a rising tide of strawberries. So I bought a bunch and took them to the studio. Also bought some great bread and jam. Shooting strawberries is a bit unfair. How can</div>
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you not take a nice pic of a strawberry?</div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-18195749367801944582012-06-17T07:42:00.002-07:002012-06-17T18:01:25.184-07:00Some new watercolor paintings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Long time no see! Not exactly sure why I have been away...a busy year and also I have been on some sort of crazy creative ride. Last summer I began to focus on video since clients were sniffing around asking and that was absorbing. Now I find my self taking ceramics classes and slowly revisting painting. And of course still doing my "day job" of photography and making surfaces for the prop house. And when not doing that just on the internet checking out all the incredible talent creating things 24/7.</span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-55753453507496292782011-08-14T19:26:00.000-07:002011-08-14T19:44:44.308-07:00Crazy tomatoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwr914__PsDWAGsrEQ-3LUHd-TsDu3u5NcGdHLkhmGtqFYzm_ZXIrvXpRIKuA6GqFe6apBbK2gODMReCx1leQEHaSRH6vJ9SEQrRdWjwTAEL6ZNBLgG5emQXie25muNoPMDP9th9QWckQ/s1600/110813shot02048AAA.gif">
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<br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here we are in the middle of August and the produce at
<br />the Union Square Farmers' Market practically
<br />grabs you around the neck and says
<br /> "go ahead, say I'm beautiful!"....
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<br />I become a bit manic when faced with such overload.
<br /> I bought tons of tomatoes and some
<br />loopy peppers and shot them in the studio. The heirloom tomatoes
<br /> (so hard to find just a few years ago)
<br /> are everywhere in the market. There must be an
<br /> Heirloom Tomato Public Relations campaign somewhere
<br />because what was ugly to most of us a few years ago now is beautiful.
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<br />Here are a few pics.....
<br /></span></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-2182609581378653902011-07-24T18:52:00.001-07:002011-07-24T18:57:36.909-07:00This is what a beautiful niece looks like...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX01namJXis-uGf_MWZquvJAL42F-T2bqiKr0Jv6yeSYk9ZF_0eFEZXOdJsPoobymO7WPyvMDvLiawijNuIQc-T0taRjgduJWFOPYBroMGJkztoMYAz4oksxAVe444-k4LPGZFAEADoE/s1600/_MG_1148AA.Agif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEX01namJXis-uGf_MWZquvJAL42F-T2bqiKr0Jv6yeSYk9ZF_0eFEZXOdJsPoobymO7WPyvMDvLiawijNuIQc-T0taRjgduJWFOPYBroMGJkztoMYAz4oksxAVe444-k4LPGZFAEADoE/s400/_MG_1148AA.Agif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633102754054751202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">A few weeks ago I was out in Southern California visiting my sister Kathy and her husband Steve and her great kids Hanna and Ben. A nice surprise was that my brother's daughter, Marisa, was there for the weekend. Marisa is a photographer and an actress and I spent a little time taking some pics of her.<br /><br />Good to catch up with her and my family for a few short days.<br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-9544864093894343302011-06-29T05:14:00.001-07:002011-06-29T05:21:52.235-07:00Nice smells lurk everywhere at the Farmers' Market<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vimeo.com/25663205"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgIhzjohcjxKFL6BNtST3CgrfUGEm5Ux4NAxbxeogJQ896vYBIS_LibBQoZE0jSCnL9_gyGl-quhi7YxYo7WyN7DWTM4wGyeUwAA-NaPU2fFBd04rJcanCbuRuPIR7VE-O6mCPna-b3g/s400/lavendar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623615644238180434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" ><br />My friend <a href="http://wholelifewithjin.com/">Jin </a>who is a macro-biotic chef discovers something new in this<br />short little clip<br /></span><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/25663205">http://vimeo.com/25663205</a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-40097213183385196442011-06-20T05:28:00.000-07:002011-06-20T05:53:51.497-07:00CitizenM<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCFuu452uarBmlI7PPuGD94Q6kt04scimByU-68Qxdx_0D8zgfcjL8YzdScXBI52VcPmsrY_XlC6YPowE3imGBmo9JNTQtmBdFH8uKzo3CXJPszZBO9GZb_aqvo0gE5_g3gtU-z5bQwxM/s1600/HDR_06132011D_a.gif"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1KjUzJ0yQszLwQiZ7z3bIaKmVKYPBV8OPQJXPzZ1KEIoVHXbXYwVnZDcFGrYto-9yl8RpyiwuhvpHf-H5DEwfbt01GG7AoE1rTF63Wt3dtkgCx1jav4Xwz3-8Fk-UqrdVG9gJVoqvZE/s400/110613shot0057-1_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620282136946975810" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" >Jumping ahead before I am finished with the posts of my trip to Amsterdam.<br /><br />The night before our flight back to NYC we decided to stay at Schiphol Airport.<br />I went to the internet and found <a href="http://www.citizenmamsterdamairport.com/">CitizenM</a>. It looked like fun and yet completely<br />functional. Two qualities I love. And it was. The rooms are small and designed like<br />the inside of a watch. Or those Russian dolls where something smaller<br />is inside the bigger one. This is a hotel where the bedroom is basically a place<br />to sleep. The bed and pillows were perfect and the sheets felt nice and crisp.<br />The public spaces in the lobby are where you would like to hang<br />out and have a drink and sit on their designer furniture.<br /><br />I just decided I had to see if I could take some pics in the few hours before our flight.<br /><br />The staff was great. The man behind the coffee machine at breakfast was<br />so much fun and he had everyone smiling. Check in was efficient and pleasant.<br /><br />Even the three minute walk from the hotel to the terminal felt special<br />under a very well designed awning covering the walkway (in Amsterdam you<br />often need a little protection from Mother Nature's sprinkles).<br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-4338428171365158782011-06-17T17:22:00.000-07:002011-06-17T17:35:22.575-07:00&klevering<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://vimeo.com/25257500"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvpFsaGtDx0hNIp3BcJTZcaiuEY2UkesLcNrp7XdEKNfFsg6AHGjCtfyNTbv4QcEGiCH-GaOZ0iO7avvvNIYL7k95qeVZZSYqxHnF4qLSbDvNIaAFBhCwi9aFpnDyDz0yZtrLd5Mnk9w/s400/3572.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619351439237586530" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.kzuid.nl/index.php?act=productShow&id=417&cid=2"></a>We bought these bisque porcelain tealight pieces at a store named <a href="http://www.kzuid.nl/index.php?act=productShow&id=417&cid=0">&kleverling</a> at 8 Haarlemmerstraat right up close to the Central Station. The colors are super saturated on the inside of the pieces and a wonderful soft matte white on the outside.<br /><br />I liked them so much I made a little movie. Click the link or the pic to see it on Vimeo!<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://vimeo.com/25257500" style="color:#2786c2;font:bold 18px arial, sans-serif;text-decoration:none;"><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1308357125_0">http://vimeo.com/25257500</span></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-62929990288245628582011-06-17T03:51:00.000-07:002011-06-17T04:43:36.835-07:00Vivian Hann<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi29XRsifRwceilHs9pxrJqPQMiknqT9safwg42DcHnGJej_PXqt4b5EFcmsOdnA35naVuRh1gdFYMkwdb331BLefLUc44Ks4ef95R446TvbbSqlL_S1sN-Y6DbdlFQ3tfeHjUBmRlKTM/s1600/hdr3_a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi29XRsifRwceilHs9pxrJqPQMiknqT9safwg42DcHnGJej_PXqt4b5EFcmsOdnA35naVuRh1gdFYMkwdb331BLefLUc44Ks4ef95R446TvbbSqlL_S1sN-Y6DbdlFQ3tfeHjUBmRlKTM/s400/hdr3_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619142546740707202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQAqZE6Kkk_sLIGWrcg9DiDX1jNUzzKTnv3m71Zr0TKl3wGUfFMe3eqGRZiBeK2H8LDo9ZY4adCrNPFqj5WVLZ8Am3ZcUYKJRU013SR7vgMzrh9vmq5mAQZs_ma8OKdKJnQlTs1Z5JtQE/s1600/110609shot01149_a.gif"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieubDob611idQhTLRhN3zKqDo5U3oop4ObZ7W3b-WeDcxTztEouDsPO9m5lkK-XOJWKtdXrY1VCK_IUzvc4_4lpz-78ebkk5h-kcCuriHCN2JHSCLSHWVMino4smEe5CveCKtbtMUsFMc/s400/HDR2_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619152601502617538" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >We met Vivian Hann, well, when we stopped inside her store, Vivian Hann.<br />( Haarlemmerdijk 102 1013 JG Amsterdam, Netherlands 06 22049465 )</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Hann's fine curatorial eye and education in industrial design serve her well</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">here in this little jewel of a store stocked with classic and contemporary ceramics.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The store has a pan-global feel. A little bit of Asia, a little bit of Europe, a little bit of US.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> The objects might be fine but the shop is not stuffy. Start a conversation with Hann</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">about design and her passion for beautifully made and fine crafted objects bubbles up.</span><br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-29931754101444663432011-06-16T02:19:00.000-07:002011-06-16T03:23:36.057-07:00Property of...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnWWFHhS3KoqICE7jdMIJgDQo0bGV6az0k4-kGFS4WXS1p7pAiQ_b14dV7Ot5_vtkOdOu0nXb3AKMzkUGinfIzgqFzsB1_0zQyixhlCu3V3YR7SK6ztVH5i_XrOnr4SuFKacsIbe84So/s1600/110608shot01028_a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnWWFHhS3KoqICE7jdMIJgDQo0bGV6az0k4-kGFS4WXS1p7pAiQ_b14dV7Ot5_vtkOdOu0nXb3AKMzkUGinfIzgqFzsB1_0zQyixhlCu3V3YR7SK6ztVH5i_XrOnr4SuFKacsIbe84So/s400/110608shot01028_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618750828659291202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeqDSePaF-9D70sMp851bQEEr718z73NP5B9wYsGWyOOSJQAIvOzCqJ_199BIMIWm9Ta9JvEGE8bMRW-Yh-wW9YOwNiujW8khZAGCrO9sR4QXXUzwFpaQmLJUGa_lf699vzfDS240cYk/s1600/110608shot01017_a.gif"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Hc11cSLQqaQlqe6pEvbcOy-Yb8WNhLujG6fD6vqUvR_kxcIh5S-tzN_QWYAGlNz9lJKrQPHIkMrs_hBI-iblZZMet-92HI_LmdUVTdJjjTiskbeHDpon3xh1bbWPr_qMUjEDB1e7vHM/s400/110608shot01028_aa.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618750839194539442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUwIO3TPfmLkA97jCkH35koOWyxjqKQNc4UMaMSOU0E6SowZuone0XeFtOpUmORAv729GFdEI5_gSvZR1Kil13vZVjfqejQk4Jtf2bQJGS41pXDah_nku2s41Y6YIpxeE9qR_jPdOlEY/s1600/Property-of...gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNUwIO3TPfmLkA97jCkH35koOWyxjqKQNc4UMaMSOU0E6SowZuone0XeFtOpUmORAv729GFdEI5_gSvZR1Kil13vZVjfqejQk4Jtf2bQJGS41pXDah_nku2s41Y6YIpxeE9qR_jPdOlEY/s400/Property-of...gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618751094604279506" border="0" /></a><br />Amsterdam has handsome tiny little streets and hidden amongst the twists and curves of the canals are creative retails shops giving London and New York and Tokyo some first class competition.<br /><br /><a href="http://thepropertyof.com/">Property of...</a>™ is a store at Herenstraat 2 that sells superb bags and wallets and accessories. The typical customer might be a Monocle or Wallpaper reader but one less concerned if his shirt is a bit wrinkled or his shoe scuffed. The team out of Singapore designed a shop that makes you want to pull up one of their bentwood chairs and have a cup of coffee...and you can here. (Currently they are serving an organic espresso called Gayo Amaro from Ethiopia produced by that country's only female coffee farmer)<br /><br />I made it out of the store without buying a handsome, waxed-cotton grey bag with a zipper on top (The Tommy) which would be ideal for popping up in the overhead storage on a plane. I might just have to order it online.<br /><br />If you stop in you might meet Melvin (the store manager)<br />or Hendrik (marketing). These two are the sort of stylish, smart<br />and helpful guys we should all have as next door neighbors or friends.Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-37608108201479391372011-06-15T01:45:00.000-07:002011-06-15T18:11:35.254-07:00A few June days in The Netherlands<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYijVS2TkywjiK3WMPMyx5thyphenhyphen1t7ykAe6qcqd6WUlsiSZ4x5kHh88Gw_Lr4jc-7y4ERpFTKeC_OJIG68J3nGHtlruqbJlFfb4DGW3v1nhI43U0coX8DmfEVNlt-99Ng3rMB3ZxKJPIvO8/s1600/110608shot02148_a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYijVS2TkywjiK3WMPMyx5thyphenhyphen1t7ykAe6qcqd6WUlsiSZ4x5kHh88Gw_Lr4jc-7y4ERpFTKeC_OJIG68J3nGHtlruqbJlFfb4DGW3v1nhI43U0coX8DmfEVNlt-99Ng3rMB3ZxKJPIvO8/s400/110608shot02148_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618371948984952754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajx49wVWZjDC7numtC99nSdSZYve3LsBcvBR2Eh-4aVUVTxBbIhtXQqwJVh0K3XyLvxVKFs_k1Qsy81J60Owd1LWdM7cAgzs1jtaLWVjJ2AzL0XsOef_g5yJuCRq5AhwoNB6xARXku-0/s1600/110608shot02144_a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajx49wVWZjDC7numtC99nSdSZYve3LsBcvBR2Eh-4aVUVTxBbIhtXQqwJVh0K3XyLvxVKFs_k1Qsy81J60Owd1LWdM7cAgzs1jtaLWVjJ2AzL0XsOef_g5yJuCRq5AhwoNB6xARXku-0/s400/110608shot02144_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618371943718453378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jiBWROp9HUVpFKe9MbGeXoagW3w81kMkTmIeCyMtF_Q4rEfCN0aVCThwIRgSm6j2zVIjNTKCpIqirJQZRM7BpPE3dsv5l74tazqhWNoJtmS3u6hzdWmAqEv0C5lpXmxulMEXURu7m1w/s1600/110608shot02aa.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jiBWROp9HUVpFKe9MbGeXoagW3w81kMkTmIeCyMtF_Q4rEfCN0aVCThwIRgSm6j2zVIjNTKCpIqirJQZRM7BpPE3dsv5l74tazqhWNoJtmS3u6hzdWmAqEv0C5lpXmxulMEXURu7m1w/s400/110608shot02aa.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618371935372781874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm-eV2pkrOSFOuZzHGPWXryyUS7BX4PxtqF_miXpEJazcgCoAsqh5A-hBV0PlTFoNLPZU0bAXo-uCfVOq7ogTaqvChR286-OONL-LpzLblmxei1QIEIofcjBG-eC3UmDJEm4_Ek5qQK0/s1600/110609shot01006_a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSm-eV2pkrOSFOuZzHGPWXryyUS7BX4PxtqF_miXpEJazcgCoAsqh5A-hBV0PlTFoNLPZU0bAXo-uCfVOq7ogTaqvChR286-OONL-LpzLblmxei1QIEIofcjBG-eC3UmDJEm4_Ek5qQK0/s400/110609shot01006_a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618371971540502530" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7hQyOsBzTrvNSUw47-G_XkXQQR3jqTJ-xpdcZjKTwHlPnsNwW1XXUPQ4twZ03dOg-VeGg96HbSuCeMncg-1FbRC7f1A2qK1z-vYxsgqYhOU3vL0DM8D70kenW2rsON69EDnZQPfmP2Y/s1600/The_Times_Hotel_Map.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 369px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7hQyOsBzTrvNSUw47-G_XkXQQR3jqTJ-xpdcZjKTwHlPnsNwW1XXUPQ4twZ03dOg-VeGg96HbSuCeMncg-1FbRC7f1A2qK1z-vYxsgqYhOU3vL0DM8D70kenW2rsON69EDnZQPfmP2Y/s400/The_Times_Hotel_Map.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618373754469650322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Just back from a few days in Amsterdam. We became sort of the prop version of big game hunters.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.joemaer.com">Joe Maer </a>and I thought The Netherlands might have great things for the prop house and I went</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">too for taking pics of Amsterdam and its beautiful stores and markets and chic hotels.</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I'll be posting over the next day or so but wanted to start with where we stayed those first few days.<br /></span> <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.thetimeshotel.nl/"><br />The Times Hotel</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> is an affordable small hotel on the Herengracht canal in central Amsterdam. There is a lovely sitting room on the first floor with huge windows. You can sit and have one (or two or three depending on your jet-lag) delicious cup of coffee (the Dutch LOVE their coffee) and watch the locals bike by. The staff were friendly and efficient and well-informed. The location was not too far from the central station and far enough away from the super-commercial and touristic part otherwise known as The Land of A Thousand Stoned Teenagers.</span> </span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-18496631886449857872011-05-28T19:06:00.001-07:002011-05-28T19:28:11.740-07:00Late spring Saturday in the city...Jim style<span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >Just</span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> another random weekend day in the city. Started out early at the Union Square Farmer's </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Market which is heading full-tilt into abundance. </span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtihw_Sc0SDFaauPtqlGM0Mc7whNuwsPltMVH0YHQon1mPygbck0lP0sK-NUDMz-EcjGtywdsfZ3_5qku1l3lOkzmxJXKI0Y3pnhz-5jMT_-DO2S6h_65FA7blqAyDx0jrs41zG9Eh4fQ/s1600/110528shot01048AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtihw_Sc0SDFaauPtqlGM0Mc7whNuwsPltMVH0YHQon1mPygbck0lP0sK-NUDMz-EcjGtywdsfZ3_5qku1l3lOkzmxJXKI0Y3pnhz-5jMT_-DO2S6h_65FA7blqAyDx0jrs41zG9Eh4fQ/s400/110528shot01048AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954133710756930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first strawberries are out and looking maybe just a little too proud</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfho9VNGEAVRFm_gDqhX5RgPB5FuXAc-SUZQjRmThgyDBEEF7uKubJeIaaZ1aHVKPBM5iVc_6nNPTPkaZ8HPLI7Xt2yrjjcHWdF1PW5RyUKV0UypKmxp8UKWiSedXxU-HfvLmkUGMqX2g/s1600/110528shot01047AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfho9VNGEAVRFm_gDqhX5RgPB5FuXAc-SUZQjRmThgyDBEEF7uKubJeIaaZ1aHVKPBM5iVc_6nNPTPkaZ8HPLI7Xt2yrjjcHWdF1PW5RyUKV0UypKmxp8UKWiSedXxU-HfvLmkUGMqX2g/s400/110528shot01047AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954124276835378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">the last of the skinny asparagus</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EI-mq0oBIqJw5C7N9CHFBp5nikneTK7dRwDZM9m2cbaqRB6FOkazIoszAeLEWsE_nlY6500oZaMyBivErFT3W9eVWQlBtYww-yLBo0eYJYbkS1FloKRjjXL67e1k3Oa8p7LzIugYeBI/s1600/110528shot01045AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EI-mq0oBIqJw5C7N9CHFBp5nikneTK7dRwDZM9m2cbaqRB6FOkazIoszAeLEWsE_nlY6500oZaMyBivErFT3W9eVWQlBtYww-yLBo0eYJYbkS1FloKRjjXL67e1k3Oa8p7LzIugYeBI/s400/110528shot01045AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954109056201858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >buckets of peonies with city-dwellers around the blossoms like some<br />flower-starved zombies</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHujTu6Db49m1ulNrNpZiIIlr6QIKFk6Q5YjzYrDyU6xMRsc0KCTa_BpAyXTnMEW31KS1-0xDc6GF-9Xi47feDwrCPDlWsfqWQO7KimF_Wjp8ve0KjwzWybfUPPqX39OV8fnOnhyAlOUo/s1600/110528shot01062AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHujTu6Db49m1ulNrNpZiIIlr6QIKFk6Q5YjzYrDyU6xMRsc0KCTa_BpAyXTnMEW31KS1-0xDc6GF-9Xi47feDwrCPDlWsfqWQO7KimF_Wjp8ve0KjwzWybfUPPqX39OV8fnOnhyAlOUo/s400/110528shot01062AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954147764178802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >a crate of pears holding on from last fall hoping someone will want some<br />quiet autumn browns instead of the riot of bright spring pinks and greens</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa4BqWIZDgASZWyg9xOUUMFgbDGmdPyaoml7AkTCXgy5Aj4jBb_PlKDv_2q5GIGd23UW38ySqG60ED6MIvk7KCulzHdeeDVrtKqU6EoxCWf9gsDYTF_1uNbeOxGpuVhRjciWQmooICEM/s1600/110528shot01080AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa4BqWIZDgASZWyg9xOUUMFgbDGmdPyaoml7AkTCXgy5Aj4jBb_PlKDv_2q5GIGd23UW38ySqG60ED6MIvk7KCulzHdeeDVrtKqU6EoxCWf9gsDYTF_1uNbeOxGpuVhRjciWQmooICEM/s400/110528shot01080AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954155287556018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">A quick run up to the brand new rooftop deck area at my apartment building.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Looks like the spot most made for a dusk-time glass of rose...</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cVtK3U6o3pqA_bFq6-BpcU7SwvksG2GbzcfdAILJPbPsaNiph8Za0_ohCwfG8j-AFqatSjwQ8Zx5-e4JUsJdA4CnO5kCBDNDPkoxtagMncWF-RrJIjCTv7cW-GePkIOrx4cjdqHAvQE/s1600/110528shot01110AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cVtK3U6o3pqA_bFq6-BpcU7SwvksG2GbzcfdAILJPbPsaNiph8Za0_ohCwfG8j-AFqatSjwQ8Zx5-e4JUsJdA4CnO5kCBDNDPkoxtagMncWF-RrJIjCTv7cW-GePkIOrx4cjdqHAvQE/s400/110528shot01110AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954549021084130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Over to Brooklyn Botanical Gardens to take in the greens</span></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNYATAEgddb1QjcOpnolN27k6WipojRUCChL9IeyxplFSYzapdN5y5GomGhWnHowGUzZakmTMd_icpdJdBRmcrKCh54o51F3Ez8GLg9X6gu4soyLIv5edlTa7Z4IrF8IzGUOpFLB2-GA/s1600/110528shot01148AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcNYATAEgddb1QjcOpnolN27k6WipojRUCChL9IeyxplFSYzapdN5y5GomGhWnHowGUzZakmTMd_icpdJdBRmcrKCh54o51F3Ez8GLg9X6gu4soyLIv5edlTa7Z4IrF8IzGUOpFLB2-GA/s400/110528shot01148AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954752500668482" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and more greens...</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FvTTVyP3yvCHifTbsbC3phTGs5CtszFR5z1scZyF1cP-bhDxzLjPbU_ltiVAt0AozeFyl7p711KYBoJ76Yi8V0izmW6W5e6botKOkkkPdQY0cIkrC10l-zaJA6Os8GMNBl8PeuNv8yI/s1600/110528shot01103AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FvTTVyP3yvCHifTbsbC3phTGs5CtszFR5z1scZyF1cP-bhDxzLjPbU_ltiVAt0AozeFyl7p711KYBoJ76Yi8V0izmW6W5e6botKOkkkPdQY0cIkrC10l-zaJA6Os8GMNBl8PeuNv8yI/s400/110528shot01103AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954535736672242" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and look at this crazy oak tree with the LONGEST branches I have ever seen</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPWdyy3cHtT0Ec02pJoKUOmrsUewfl5L72xwHf_eASRIubIq4wBRCrWdTRlnWWW11d33HAfj9zi8r_boVUzQPDHwtwENgHBiBxoSVusoVrc-7eIhg6sskRC3wc42HDVy15oP049-eTUw/s1600/110528shot01092AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPWdyy3cHtT0Ec02pJoKUOmrsUewfl5L72xwHf_eASRIubIq4wBRCrWdTRlnWWW11d33HAfj9zi8r_boVUzQPDHwtwENgHBiBxoSVusoVrc-7eIhg6sskRC3wc42HDVy15oP049-eTUw/s400/110528shot01092AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954526644901074" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >watch the tall grasses blow back and forth in the breeze</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8rjh-kHm-xXYj9ij42xWBBtsVKFLk1CuBx_mPzZWbPTpjgLULd73TNX6Wvsn1g_ZDQRyUMMOkDly4SDEBEWt_-mG1qWRq6IBP0mEQ8mtzghVoRX61Xh5GxcgKo2a07HatcF1GU5lbAM/s1600/110528shot01089AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8rjh-kHm-xXYj9ij42xWBBtsVKFLk1CuBx_mPzZWbPTpjgLULd73TNX6Wvsn1g_ZDQRyUMMOkDly4SDEBEWt_-mG1qWRq6IBP0mEQ8mtzghVoRX61Xh5GxcgKo2a07HatcF1GU5lbAM/s400/110528shot01089AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954514382838194" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">look at the clouds in the sky and the rippled clouds in the reflecting pool</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uEkhqDvzNDlehBHfpJEfDbEw-q5ffw51hp1878URPn_lNsjQZxjKV6zDuSZbRuIR2aQwRUhvGl9lVDdjXRka15TN56wc7r8zUUui9YuWKfURguFdA5TowsuzQ6rJ63BRTJc2GYB0-gQ/s1600/110528shot01116AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9uEkhqDvzNDlehBHfpJEfDbEw-q5ffw51hp1878URPn_lNsjQZxjKV6zDuSZbRuIR2aQwRUhvGl9lVDdjXRka15TN56wc7r8zUUui9YuWKfURguFdA5TowsuzQ6rJ63BRTJc2GYB0-gQ/s400/110528shot01116AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611954558086201202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">and nearly pass out from the heady fragrance of the roses in the rose garden.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHujTu6Db49m1ulNrNpZiIIlr6QIKFk6Q5YjzYrDyU6xMRsc0KCTa_BpAyXTnMEW31KS1-0xDc6GF-9Xi47feDwrCPDlWsfqWQO7KimF_Wjp8ve0KjwzWybfUPPqX39OV8fnOnhyAlOUo/s1600/110528shot01062AA.gif"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtihw_Sc0SDFaauPtqlGM0Mc7whNuwsPltMVH0YHQon1mPygbck0lP0sK-NUDMz-EcjGtywdsfZ3_5qku1l3lOkzmxJXKI0Y3pnhz-5jMT_-DO2S6h_65FA7blqAyDx0jrs41zG9Eh4fQ/s1600/110528shot01048AA.gif"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfho9VNGEAVRFm_gDqhX5RgPB5FuXAc-SUZQjRmThgyDBEEF7uKubJeIaaZ1aHVKPBM5iVc_6nNPTPkaZ8HPLI7Xt2yrjjcHWdF1PW5RyUKV0UypKmxp8UKWiSedXxU-HfvLmkUGMqX2g/s1600/110528shot01047AA.gif"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6EI-mq0oBIqJw5C7N9CHFBp5nikneTK7dRwDZM9m2cbaqRB6FOkazIoszAeLEWsE_nlY6500oZaMyBivErFT3W9eVWQlBtYww-yLBo0eYJYbkS1FloKRjjXL67e1k3Oa8p7LzIugYeBI/s1600/110528shot01045AA.gif"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFa4BqWIZDgASZWyg9xOUUMFgbDGmdPyaoml7AkTCXgy5Aj4jBb_PlKDv_2q5GIGd23UW38ySqG60ED6MIvk7KCulzHdeeDVrtKqU6EoxCWf9gsDYTF_1uNbeOxGpuVhRjciWQmooICEM/s1600/110528shot01080AA.gif"><br /></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-38333675204083397332011-05-24T06:35:00.001-07:002011-05-24T06:42:49.192-07:00Sunny Florida<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgyaJvEGRPwogGzdZLcqZu0cLotZzcv9DtKtrviRkPJlw3NtIKKTD_UmZ8OREX1CdHIySUdoNCyQNQ4TJJZjx9X47k2od5U6OnTgrzeY7rVg1rW5YyCQIWS-MxPVFpFXTlyQCB6eWWe5Y/s1600/110427shot02030-1.gif"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbzLGjBWQTCxbFmXH8pKDNNs0fq1kKv41MeB2i0diVkhnUa3IkvorJVXhDiXlaCxCnOFO1M0k75gnrT5YLSzkqypmMlt8Bz9ofEAdw7SJRBvBXaM513ddRkZzf5Gj4AEM9plqN9FHKkGM/s400/110427shot02016.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610276844364813410" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" >Here for a few days after a job in Birmingham. Decided to visit my brother and his<br />wife and his dog and his cat. I almost said children since they seem to consider<br />the animals family members...<br /><br />It was hot and sunny. 97 degrees on Sunday. Had a chance to drive to<br />Cocoa Beach and jump in the ocean. Made me want to get to some<br />tropical island for a week and just sleep and swim and relax. But back<br />today to NYC to jump on the bandwagon again.<br /><br />Here are somepics that for me sum up central Florida (used to live here for college).<br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-55529176267558173752011-05-14T20:10:00.000-07:002011-05-15T04:25:32.785-07:00Hyacinth colors nearly a rainbow...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-U7S88zvgLi1yezPR_SyWK3a-CGQ2npyip2-AjHUJagy80ujQIN0xYhOTSo2NYBsoY4eSFghEoUekardDTpzo_jwzNAw0B-MbbC6eGTIfe-h1NQhOy_uQ_mMrNGo9IepSCQGkGTcCxw/s1600/110514shot01-129_BBB.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV-U7S88zvgLi1yezPR_SyWK3a-CGQ2npyip2-AjHUJagy80ujQIN0xYhOTSo2NYBsoY4eSFghEoUekardDTpzo_jwzNAw0B-MbbC6eGTIfe-h1NQhOy_uQ_mMrNGo9IepSCQGkGTcCxw/s400/110514shot01-129_BBB.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606777169066742738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5W3DejGfH63rttNTvuSuT5skmpwMvEtfVk2e_BqpWsTZGJUziCYmZIkrSSLG_ZpKDYjuYBNztyg2IxrcXXgmEMZItGWw2RNEfnHUAvLQpD7Y3tqqaUuzb_TVx16akH8xQ-eefl6P8WQ/s1600/110514shot01-057.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE5W3DejGfH63rttNTvuSuT5skmpwMvEtfVk2e_BqpWsTZGJUziCYmZIkrSSLG_ZpKDYjuYBNztyg2IxrcXXgmEMZItGWw2RNEfnHUAvLQpD7Y3tqqaUuzb_TVx16akH8xQ-eefl6P8WQ/s400/110514shot01-057.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606777161306946802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YYtPf1J4ZWk8WBeVww1bXmpOyqItw7ilHX7z3k_hv5Q1NMsYv-3fPPUapGY6yhuvQdILvAP2ssQKNEL_p9wH3W3HRhZgMigWcEyqOzAErL0R6aooy5E7uAM3nIXXy64XQtivUKuQdZw/s1600/110514shot01-150-1_BB.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YYtPf1J4ZWk8WBeVww1bXmpOyqItw7ilHX7z3k_hv5Q1NMsYv-3fPPUapGY6yhuvQdILvAP2ssQKNEL_p9wH3W3HRhZgMigWcEyqOzAErL0R6aooy5E7uAM3nIXXy64XQtivUKuQdZw/s400/110514shot01-150-1_BB.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606777177080488066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Today at the Farmer's Market in Union Square there was a stall selling<br />these crazy-colored hyacinth flowers. Took them to the studio in the<br />afternoon and did a few pics. Tried a few different situations in terms<br />of lighting and composition. Think I like the darker blue background<br />pic the best.<br /><br />And I can't understand why there are still hyacinth at the NYC Union<br />Square Farmer's Market. Seem like they should be way past the<br />flowering stage. Must be greenhouse grown.<br /><br />ps. I did a little research on hyacinth (poisonous bulbs and native to<br />western Iran and Turkmenistan) when I got home. How did<br />I spend my whole life not knowing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyacinth_%28mythology%29">greek mythology </a>for Hyacinth?<br />He was the beautiful boy lover of Apollo. Hyacinth was out one day<br />sporting with the god Apollo and was killed by Apollo's discus when<br />it fell from the sky and hit Hyacinth on the head. Ouch!<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrv6UGDcqos4cjJ6SklNgLSMfYrb4uyWtmlRXDxLSoxafJOFb3uFX6-1yrsHkPjU-abDxD4kgnUyz1cTAYWLIPoSgJH07RI3w7R0U6gHTu74pIRj6QmLBh6W-SznaPB56X1tG_xZ9vPo/s1600/flower_boy.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrv6UGDcqos4cjJ6SklNgLSMfYrb4uyWtmlRXDxLSoxafJOFb3uFX6-1yrsHkPjU-abDxD4kgnUyz1cTAYWLIPoSgJH07RI3w7R0U6gHTu74pIRj6QmLBh6W-SznaPB56X1tG_xZ9vPo/s400/flower_boy.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5606901657451098242" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-39746306491576218012011-05-11T19:37:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:59:17.423-07:00What is not on the set can be pretty too.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjI1Zx652ogjmj7lSUt25OzUYW5yYmd3LYnGpgoXtuJ1Bz2qEbe13NqgZ8v19WsoeGmDqc2n1N2uikJD7JRLs72tnBjSlK-EPUpcmCybXcJTK-Hhewncrn3VNtJvWM0KdN8VDNrF-M4A/s1600/110511shot06096_AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjjI1Zx652ogjmj7lSUt25OzUYW5yYmd3LYnGpgoXtuJ1Bz2qEbe13NqgZ8v19WsoeGmDqc2n1N2uikJD7JRLs72tnBjSlK-EPUpcmCybXcJTK-Hhewncrn3VNtJvWM0KdN8VDNrF-M4A/s400/110511shot06096_AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605655666886698658" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" >Today I was shooting for a client and we had just finished a shot of brussel<br />sprouts and I turned and saw the food stylist's cooking sheet and decided to<br />take a snap. Sometimes the randomness and lack of design on the prep trays<br />are very beautiful. The finished dish of course was more composed and included<br />a fab zinc-topped table and nice flatware and ceramic pieces. But somehow I was<br />more excited by the bright green sprouts on the old cooking sheet.</span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-81804172710359760052011-05-09T18:39:00.001-07:002011-05-09T18:58:46.521-07:00Was Corsica a dream?<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> Even though it was just one month ago my job in Corsica feels like something </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">lingering in my subconsciousness. But in a good way like a nice dream that seems to sit</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> around with you for those first few hours after waking. Here are some of my favorite </span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">pics. The client posted my pics up on their website last week so I can now run some</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> here. My little fast journey in Europe makes me want to go back. I think maybe</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> to Amsterdam and Stockholm in June. Being freelance means I can get to choose</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> my own travel schedule. That is unless a job comes in and then that takes priority these</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> days.</span></div></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAf9LX7frCRNfWqylYeJsxRN0LX3rfemHQLcHKR1loZZ5iuiqRA4bBh1YyZh9QMnSI_0bnHELK64WyL8Ztf0NdxAx9xUZ_jNqYaMhh0Kly7dtBTOOOzWSI1bjDvifdGxus_QPo-hx4u0/s1600/110409shot02118HH.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAf9LX7frCRNfWqylYeJsxRN0LX3rfemHQLcHKR1loZZ5iuiqRA4bBh1YyZh9QMnSI_0bnHELK64WyL8Ztf0NdxAx9xUZ_jNqYaMhh0Kly7dtBTOOOzWSI1bjDvifdGxus_QPo-hx4u0/s400/110409shot02118HH.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604897011904250866" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7B3GU7KrqNcZMm46D6p51378gOuIe1FK4ZeER2ZIh7UGwsLwvGUQcyYBO-6JjMWTwQD0q2h9tpZ456JEH5uLVzzOixcP4azJJ5vbaBW2QiACavlyVpoStj-pb7JL9-ylvkq8RKKIir_o/s1600/110410shot02101AHH.gif"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3fxEww6ue1RAatFDX8or171xE62GrjO8yAym3Kj3JStcvf01Uj4rITs1ivhrY5p2QeIemdt7Vzy7ASWfZmmhSbwLSuEmhCXzXa6q4XCBKhATSx8E7Uyd6SwcyZBh3aUA0mlTbZUUBVE8/s400/110407shot03033.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604896285597500994" border="0" /></a>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-5841780404412890102011-04-27T19:25:00.000-07:002011-04-28T03:52:08.191-07:00An afternoon at New York Botanical Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsalDJV-VWFY-b-SpuEbFA1Pa5HwX5hI8ts37coGdgxx5sseNb7I1UQZ3jJ6UtOhbTVmY3KYtHrLgwVfY1A3B3MrqgRaKl5xM7ij4ZGg__Pwi0tY2_7_pbeaScQQrbALQ1JajPN3PoBxg/s1600/110427shot02074a.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj16YBqFmFeEEkW1TbeuTNN2mK8b9VGVcMZQ4g5lG_rDaUxfKenV0237qjW_zWGsYTQyyh5JLpSRcT08CLyUwvFO3fTcqinGKK_hzORVOYKYWjwSTRgS20kc_YFq4ia7Viz8fuKvx33e0o/s400/110427shot02072a.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600456520719998546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">When you are freelance, like I have been for the last 11 years,<br />the concept of sneaking away from your job on a day off will<br />lose its meaning. But every once in awhile the feeling comes<br />back. For some reason going to a garden during the week<br />gives me the sense that I shouldn't be there enjoying myself<br />quite so much (which of course makes me enjoy my time there<br />so much more). I think it has to do with who else is there at<br />that time. Lots of school kid groups. Lots of gardeners working.<br />The occasional Buddhist monk, retirees enjoying the garden<br />and each other. <br /><br />Yesterday I zipped up (literally in a Zipcar) to the<br /><a href="http://www.nybg.org/">New York Botanical Garden</a>. Earlier this week I was out in<br />New Jersey visiting my mother and it seemed every other<br />tree was exploding with blossoms. I did not have<br />my camera with me. When I got back to the city I became<br />almost desperate wanting to get out and shoot flowering trees.<br /> Things, blossom-wise, can change so quickly this time of year.<br /> Just one strong thunderstorm and VOILA, no blossoms.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anyway, here are some pics from my garden time<br />yesterday in D'Bronx.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:78%;" >ps. Do you think the woman in the next to last<br />shot KNEW she was going to sit under pink<br />cherry blossoms when she chose her cherry-blossom<br />pink shirt that morning?<br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-69958193416571348492011-04-26T19:09:00.000-07:002011-04-26T19:34:49.471-07:00Vermeer and Caravaggio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vYKA4ET-kwt7YLwHfowzymIsr4KTx_z_Eho6XDFgbTHl95kQkIH6tn55CG5M1xH3-708gvDYKBGE5DGJ6lAHLa0FvECef0qZ6_NeHHbYEbana_CLB9mq-HhHjOteeEuK3lTr1_luNno/s1600/Canestra-di-frutta.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vYKA4ET-kwt7YLwHfowzymIsr4KTx_z_Eho6XDFgbTHl95kQkIH6tn55CG5M1xH3-708gvDYKBGE5DGJ6lAHLa0FvECef0qZ6_NeHHbYEbana_CLB9mq-HhHjOteeEuK3lTr1_luNno/s400/Canestra-di-frutta.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600085763951061858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVE22S87j_TirGM2Q89ZfeJsFREijOhZMoqyXkxymjlgvw2JsksnV8EkYuI23Ho1q4iQLBph67kilg0bZVletLwCyw5zJBxF2xQvJVempN5Jnm29eI-nnMdtHhd3-uqrV5BOhlMWq4GM/s1600/vermeer.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVE22S87j_TirGM2Q89ZfeJsFREijOhZMoqyXkxymjlgvw2JsksnV8EkYuI23Ho1q4iQLBph67kilg0bZVletLwCyw5zJBxF2xQvJVempN5Jnm29eI-nnMdtHhd3-uqrV5BOhlMWq4GM/s400/vermeer.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600085633413048610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Sunday in the city was gorgeous. The first weekend where spring was here without reservation.<br />I went for a roller-blade along the Hudson and I thought the clouds looked like clouds I<br />remembered from a Vermeer painting. Well, when I got back home that led to me looking<br />up other artists and I found this still-life by Caravaggio I don't remember seeing. It is an<br />amazing still-life of a fruit basket. In a way a tour-de-force. Somehow almost second-hand<br />but to me mesmerizing and evidence of intense compositional skill and painting talent.<br /><br />Everything now is so immediate with digital work that it is almost beyond comprehension<br />the time and planning and ability it takes to make paintings.<br /><br />Here is the lovely Vermeer landscape, View of Delft and Caravaggio's Canestra di frutta.</span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-26998194834396971362011-04-21T18:49:00.000-07:002011-04-21T19:08:24.021-07:00what happened to my neat studio?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghmKDJ3-zCw27zuA1Vrp03UYr6B9z8pOp5qRizTTN3MdhpqH8yk1jcIbKiOy1SObYWaBRzgyS9jUMPm7HCjWE10AACnub-e4uExyicMMv1jPSfgX1i1HZwQNLM4DGh1wDNbjFTNIaz2M/s1600/110416shot01012.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDPdKc6UstNHu00z9CJ5kQU9EuomzgxlCBmVzkIGmOb-SiXiiMNREnhEClUxaCoZ-Y0m8E4h0iJ6DPvyTAB9SDgTf4ZAiFqdQ9_-1G_aJQ9xVUSVW2b_OlJ-BkPFtRDIpeq2ErSGFdCgI/s400/110416shot01014.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598221586704392466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkiUV4KCeb42wU3tO87dayquPYjeqFhswCcUMH-rnYSPuOltNwV8y_C9ofUG2KGLylK3TRAFn9GzPXFyIvDZqq75l_Y-eIgcr56D9ZDYzB1CDPMWlrKnYMg13W_AbyL-EEbVUnZ8ceec/s1600/110416shot01024.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPkiUV4KCeb42wU3tO87dayquPYjeqFhswCcUMH-rnYSPuOltNwV8y_C9ofUG2KGLylK3TRAFn9GzPXFyIvDZqq75l_Y-eIgcr56D9ZDYzB1CDPMWlrKnYMg13W_AbyL-EEbVUnZ8ceec/s400/110416shot01024.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598221605158489906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Shooting today and tomorrow in the new studio. Ironically I am<br />using lights because some of the pics need to look like we<br />are outside and to do that in a studio you have to use lights<br />(the light has to look like it comes from overhead not from<br />the side like it would from a window). Everything went well<br />today but the studio fills up very quickly.<br /><br />I like the prop stylist, Helen Crowther (she is putting<br />together her new website and I will post it once I get the address).<br />Helen is organized and has a great eye and fun and does<br />not get too wrapped up in "I'm the stylist on set" sort of thinking.<br /><br />Here are just a few random shots of the prop tables with<br />some of the props set up.<br /><br />What once was a nice vaguely OCD studio now looks very lived in.<br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-19805075635356823062011-04-19T05:55:00.000-07:002011-04-19T06:14:48.676-07:00Spring flowers in the studio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzY1HjbYPRIT6jlzGMUgxE3x5w1eM749wSS9FL9Kb0tNg-RhH5UQQbiUdh5dsFfm8RuCelfE85rdcyDJvlTRf5W3wKG5duEi8p3hag4QErjAgUmy8fydBEXw-ZlRMn2mquib8cgtcgpzk/s1600/110115shot01091.gif"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXZa5iiGhkVOoLxNB3Gvukle0AnBbdky35HVDK-64TvtiitF3apna3GZQLxV0uMgrHb_daqTmZu222DaaZtgodcgy8g6XBJsRl2qBpUgjdYJpS4Xp8Fnl2p7P8nFIZNnzihuFFF9SDWA/s400/110115shot01085.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597278037356090930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Did a test with these spring flowers from the 28th street flower market.<br />I have bought some new lights (continuous lighting --Lite Panels and<br />an Arri instead of the strobe--Profoto). Of course, ironically, I try to get<br />the lighting to look like daylight. This is helpful when on set and the client<br />needs time to tweak things and I have to send out jpgs and wait back for approval.<br />That way we can just go right back to the image and not worry about the<br />sun shifting position or clouds or nightfall!<br /><br />The narcissus had the most intense fragrance. Two days later our studio<br />manager basically said "it is either me or the flowers!" because the fragrance<br />just became too much.<br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-43756844253636804292011-04-16T17:46:00.000-07:002011-04-16T18:02:49.849-07:00My very pink saturday morning<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"><br />On my walk across west 37th street between 9th avenue<br /> and 7th avenue there was a pink-ish "wolf" seat cover,<br />pink leaves in a planter, pink graffiti, a pink vest and<br />crazy pink fabric. Then the Union Square Farmer's Market<br />had flowers that nearly assaulted you with their springy pinkness.<br /><br />Maybe the color gods decided NYC needed a little help today<br />on this gray, cold spring morning.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6wGqCbutCJzi6r-hxfVNtlAkVgZu4zlPt4KJnjVtQe9LL-1Z6tltPrDeeLD30WpS-6B4asoccCEO9Rwc_7x9AqvrQFugEJVqqR5rqEApGm9AXmQ6Sp4LZKxQbmDLRyodHBKurgPxNn4/s1600/110416shot01001AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO6wGqCbutCJzi6r-hxfVNtlAkVgZu4zlPt4KJnjVtQe9LL-1Z6tltPrDeeLD30WpS-6B4asoccCEO9Rwc_7x9AqvrQFugEJVqqR5rqEApGm9AXmQ6Sp4LZKxQbmDLRyodHBKurgPxNn4/s400/110416shot01001AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596348665318870802" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy6bsO0GtLy3K1GVVzWpTvDgT8H9ZmOEg9HEiA52R4azWU0k8SAf0LmML51SiNJW5Eprfwl_5_UOjgQuGkJYnyz2U1jQc_ieNzvw1ZNPDQOoqBzSHYUwVs_zbITbKksae2R7rlUuR5XE/s1600/110416shot01006AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy6bsO0GtLy3K1GVVzWpTvDgT8H9ZmOEg9HEiA52R4azWU0k8SAf0LmML51SiNJW5Eprfwl_5_UOjgQuGkJYnyz2U1jQc_ieNzvw1ZNPDQOoqBzSHYUwVs_zbITbKksae2R7rlUuR5XE/s400/110416shot01006AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596348938305877250" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX53d0F515di0ED1esQ2UHb9HT9zp4EABD1kezFNhFZs_PFEeJdQ_V4FxE6486UMLvfuCdHq0RarutQevto_6Iqj5oCj599YaZZ5oa-wFcyNMLOJyOLXD8LVmgDRUraQwp1nsPrlNzpI/s1600/110416shot01005AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZX53d0F515di0ED1esQ2UHb9HT9zp4EABD1kezFNhFZs_PFEeJdQ_V4FxE6486UMLvfuCdHq0RarutQevto_6Iqj5oCj599YaZZ5oa-wFcyNMLOJyOLXD8LVmgDRUraQwp1nsPrlNzpI/s400/110416shot01005AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596348801195214034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnFWZa5u7CRwYa5dTsOKatsVqjuHnMpgi23V-lSDqumx3QvEvU6GMlflK7doUE7YCnr_rdNnm3MOPxtt03-oa-WbFkFb5wFM_1tskySTrL7qDwhFnqjrbF_mGBsNC5EExgjRjcBH67Sc/s1600/110416shot01009AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnFWZa5u7CRwYa5dTsOKatsVqjuHnMpgi23V-lSDqumx3QvEvU6GMlflK7doUE7YCnr_rdNnm3MOPxtt03-oa-WbFkFb5wFM_1tskySTrL7qDwhFnqjrbF_mGBsNC5EExgjRjcBH67Sc/s400/110416shot01009AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596349057365017442" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6Iuk-2Ww0ZCvz8Lq9lFjLPX_6ua97jXd-oeYgAZXTAhP4xuWYMrHk6QpGK7UNleov15j5eSC7Dt-jHaisHMepXW2JMbFtCamuyr4Rf-SDlMtEoFYVYnasz-hR_LIWNR-4QDMFYFuZFs/s1600/110416shot01012AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6Iuk-2Ww0ZCvz8Lq9lFjLPX_6ua97jXd-oeYgAZXTAhP4xuWYMrHk6QpGK7UNleov15j5eSC7Dt-jHaisHMepXW2JMbFtCamuyr4Rf-SDlMtEoFYVYnasz-hR_LIWNR-4QDMFYFuZFs/s400/110416shot01012AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596350959515538114" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hIW0dIMC4Po-5Fun7TKas_ECE4eTQKsR_wfOuh7DgyzKNfpufZQoe00D9eIosWHOX7hXwLwLGBSoxuDfpgEocYuy7wFQ7NjvKUzQYGfYwr88LDdqBvse6OWBVX4peu0s4jfAUeCXnR0/s1600/110416shot01016AA.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hIW0dIMC4Po-5Fun7TKas_ECE4eTQKsR_wfOuh7DgyzKNfpufZQoe00D9eIosWHOX7hXwLwLGBSoxuDfpgEocYuy7wFQ7NjvKUzQYGfYwr88LDdqBvse6OWBVX4peu0s4jfAUeCXnR0/s400/110416shot01016AA.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596349278419033874" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-16713554901571517112011-04-15T18:49:00.000-07:002011-04-16T03:51:34.627-07:00Nice is, well, nice.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLD3Kb9QBZLuh7x0Hn2BVSxWsS3Jgxpviv_2ly1XjyV7nvJ-AsZLPbbpR3gyKu3HU9nz3Ebl_T6h9VsToCI2GRTQRxYdhHwLvIzMfgKPL3jn2JNCX4VXNlpUEIfcOhYUDa_g4o2oyoN6I/s1600/110327shot01005.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLD3Kb9QBZLuh7x0Hn2BVSxWsS3Jgxpviv_2ly1XjyV7nvJ-AsZLPbbpR3gyKu3HU9nz3Ebl_T6h9VsToCI2GRTQRxYdhHwLvIzMfgKPL3jn2JNCX4VXNlpUEIfcOhYUDa_g4o2oyoN6I/s400/110327shot01005.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595995820135084786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1CPD8kifDHBLni6mGNe7lNGPYEC9fED94FgvR69ZJ1SgWuIDPSEZ7Mqw1psD-7p-ohCZyxUT7thGwIsXLcHA1fPp_HSLl7a2xx2X13jxsyM0iC7pq_gHfw63X2bqKrhXvPvgwZsaT3s/s1600/110327shot01004.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1CPD8kifDHBLni6mGNe7lNGPYEC9fED94FgvR69ZJ1SgWuIDPSEZ7Mqw1psD-7p-ohCZyxUT7thGwIsXLcHA1fPp_HSLl7a2xx2X13jxsyM0iC7pq_gHfw63X2bqKrhXvPvgwZsaT3s/s400/110327shot01004.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595995645429707682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdKiahOjKww-YTRWmmmwWP2LA9gMaac-PUoyF6jLUtu8TcBovQ4o3k2ujjP5nrVr967ddK6iiqKem38HM3CI-M0E0R-J2SDLALYjNdBHNTUexoODNl4EcBL3hXpz6ed2NZY0M9Kd2Mqc/s1600/110327shot01003A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdKiahOjKww-YTRWmmmwWP2LA9gMaac-PUoyF6jLUtu8TcBovQ4o3k2ujjP5nrVr967ddK6iiqKem38HM3CI-M0E0R-J2SDLALYjNdBHNTUexoODNl4EcBL3hXpz6ed2NZY0M9Kd2Mqc/s400/110327shot01003A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595995513779505714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBrGQjTL3sMa_JWntvoX9japE8Xt4XMCie8-Dts669NbJocLzaoeq9BEAfFE9zY98kV2UXxxSWtbpEC0euVPBMEmYpdjsu5YdGDCXt4bQj45ehamV4BqP22HLgXD_hLXVZkl1WmzQYMw/s1600/110327shot01006.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIBrGQjTL3sMa_JWntvoX9japE8Xt4XMCie8-Dts669NbJocLzaoeq9BEAfFE9zY98kV2UXxxSWtbpEC0euVPBMEmYpdjsu5YdGDCXt4bQj45ehamV4BqP22HLgXD_hLXVZkl1WmzQYMw/s400/110327shot01006.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595995400219439266" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">Back from Corsica and France. Will get some Corsica images up after the client<br />get them up on their site.<br /><br />Did stop for one night in Nice. I have been before and there is something so<br />interesting about the city. Reminds me of Hawaii. The Beach and the sea<br />are big draws for both tourists and locals. I have never been here at the height<br />of summer season but beach must be slammed with people. Already in<br />not-so-warm temps there were people trying to get themselves into the water.<br /><br />You can tell that jet-lag has sucked away my clever juice....maybe I can<br />reboot after a good nights sleep.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-39754067745087622612011-04-07T13:25:00.000-07:002011-04-07T13:37:39.605-07:00Took off in this / landed in that<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71mO65OOsxZzmR9vk3KgigbP56uv-on7gW88G-wUUpIWk4ykTlyPIyIWuJd47qrJ_KZUMDO1dXSRtHjMG6qNIFkjnf73UJhb4d98SwOBimDmaAMmCWRRXd24JgaZkNdUp94JKP_QlowA/s1600/110407shot04100.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71mO65OOsxZzmR9vk3KgigbP56uv-on7gW88G-wUUpIWk4ykTlyPIyIWuJd47qrJ_KZUMDO1dXSRtHjMG6qNIFkjnf73UJhb4d98SwOBimDmaAMmCWRRXd24JgaZkNdUp94JKP_QlowA/s400/110407shot04100.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592943169162034594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AzlMmjehhUkRRhbY2v6_TxfdeLz4ItGNKzBgKzjiJ1odqrvAAMgFcrLu9ljfrhYzf_PqlUdh_UF23E8PTpvT08979HsDV3JMxQQsV10cFAr2VZcp5eJ-W2oH2HAffXVjonqFSRyaWP8/s1600/110407shot02001.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AzlMmjehhUkRRhbY2v6_TxfdeLz4ItGNKzBgKzjiJ1odqrvAAMgFcrLu9ljfrhYzf_PqlUdh_UF23E8PTpvT08979HsDV3JMxQQsV10cFAr2VZcp5eJ-W2oH2HAffXVjonqFSRyaWP8/s400/110407shot02001.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592943071045221666" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yesterday at 6pm I flew out of gray/rainy JFK and today</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">landed in Nice, France and than a short flight to Corsica.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Here in Bastia for a shoot. It is extraordinary here. The most</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">mountainous island in the Mediterranean. The culture is an</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">interesting mix of I love France/I Hate France. In a way</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">a super-sized version of the townies vs. the summer people you will find</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">at summer resorts through out the US.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The magazine had a small budget on this one so for</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">the first time I am negotiating a foreign</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">travel job by myself. And no. I do not speak french.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Right now hoping I fall asleep early since I am weirdly</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">dog-tired but somehow not in the mood to get to bed</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">it being 4:30pm NYC time and 10:30 Corsica time.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have alot to get done tomorrow and want to be</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">up-and-at-em in the morning.</span><br /><br /><br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-52836715385476278002011-04-05T03:55:00.000-07:002011-04-05T04:28:57.519-07:00The simple new studio<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJWdzNz27ElbEc7n7H3-ofD88N9HSEWCN3ZsYNY0hca124H8tPiMgV6wVldXFaCp97gTnmippeXGV7dBvQOPGwibmOEVWx6jtbftZnEihtmVHNPQas71y_QE92hIVwbP8di2r6t0pUu4/s1600/110308shot01021XEE.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJWdzNz27ElbEc7n7H3-ofD88N9HSEWCN3ZsYNY0hca124H8tPiMgV6wVldXFaCp97gTnmippeXGV7dBvQOPGwibmOEVWx6jtbftZnEihtmVHNPQas71y_QE92hIVwbP8di2r6t0pUu4/s400/110308shot01021XEE.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592058265773933010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xwzM-ZVWN1rVPnqRguC5LAw-FdR8YsJffRsgZXboRQoQ2tDS2gVA2TonzOz7cKKD6xhRx_KdnpYmdQCR5SUYOp50pMYIZHmvUyAriCciI8JofPYXPMUiwvd0FzdlVr8wChQ9J9FkknY/s1600/110307shot02043DEE.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5xwzM-ZVWN1rVPnqRguC5LAw-FdR8YsJffRsgZXboRQoQ2tDS2gVA2TonzOz7cKKD6xhRx_KdnpYmdQCR5SUYOp50pMYIZHmvUyAriCciI8JofPYXPMUiwvd0FzdlVr8wChQ9J9FkknY/s400/110307shot02043DEE.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592058185169608194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-hPOT1JbuJnWE31wShhr_ZMdBsZKg6KHK7B4GemE6gORMaIFltQG4IHQI3e_mGrlumV9Li9YLN9LaESWP1Wnu0Bj0L3MftZlzLeDJ7ZrPnAqG02W_g7kYh8xNCOjdoXja7EiHPQjBCs/s1600/110307shot01016-3DDE.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc-hPOT1JbuJnWE31wShhr_ZMdBsZKg6KHK7B4GemE6gORMaIFltQG4IHQI3e_mGrlumV9Li9YLN9LaESWP1Wnu0Bj0L3MftZlzLeDJ7ZrPnAqG02W_g7kYh8xNCOjdoXja7EiHPQjBCs/s400/110307shot01016-3DDE.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592058087777696130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifvwAH9MwKXJEHWJ04E8VcLwPRuZ9Sq560Iu5amJd-rtvZv9YbptOyvdl4wnT464E0Gzf9P7rYr4s94ZpUNQxxhGe-AkEZ0lWayPZWit77BNLq6NDVdhWcbjXy5XJR5MaYUAoYsrSaBI4/s1600/110307shot01016-3DD.gif"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are some pics of the new photo studio. We are trying very, very hard<br />to keep</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> it so simple here. I took these photos before we opened up for<br />business so of course</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> even now there are more things in the studio. <br />Some grip (stands, sandbags, apple boxes, etc)</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and a few rolling carts.<br />But I want it to be a clean slate for me and for anyone who rents</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">the space for shooting.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I love so much the concrete floors. And of course the light is so nice<br />for my job. I have</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> gotten into the habit of using strobe to re-create<br />natural light and now I am back in</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> love with using natural light.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">And my office is upstairs and my assistant's space and a room for<br />me to shoot in if someone</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> has booked the downstairs</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can tell that I am maybe a little bit obsessed about open,<br />simple spaces...like my apartment. But</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> my apartment is simple<br />and open and gray. This place is so white.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">ps. The white chairs (</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40115042">Norvald)</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and white tables (</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S79849976">Melltorp</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">) are from<br />Ikea of course. The Jean</span></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Prouve inspired </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.whiteonwhite.dphoto.com/#/album/yme4mt/photo/1771449">chairs </a><span style="font-family:verdana;">are from<br />White On White furniture in NYC. The stainless steel tables</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">are from Chinatown, NYC.</span></span><br /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-23113196992794562152011-04-03T18:44:00.001-07:002011-04-04T03:29:15.287-07:00I'm friends with my apartment again<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfGRilT-ReEe3ZhJmEgz_GbBwpvS397yr71CqHbqKbcIbE64N9EmDYnBygApZdSIedxa_DUOXs29cs22jH1Sdrtzt6xSKMlL3w3V6uPD2hq7d6AUU3wAf8vkfFonrEPLGMxKvEAVasjw/s1600/110326shot01011A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRfGRilT-ReEe3ZhJmEgz_GbBwpvS397yr71CqHbqKbcIbE64N9EmDYnBygApZdSIedxa_DUOXs29cs22jH1Sdrtzt6xSKMlL3w3V6uPD2hq7d6AUU3wAf8vkfFonrEPLGMxKvEAVasjw/s400/110326shot01011A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591540345295647538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Spent a good part of the weekend just organizing and cleaning. When I do this I feel like I am</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">back again at the "dating" stage with my apartment where all seems new and fresh and exciting.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Well I guess not so hard to clean since I don't really have too much. I like my apartment simple and uncluttered.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">I took a few pics. I did not have a tripod at my apartment---well I had a tripod but not a tripod head---so I shot these handheld. Usually I am all about the tripod.</span></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrqOUVnY49NX9DHqZ1YKvgMf23aYTIqSriWYyG8NWmJEIUfhFO5aY1ekAlXunU8IMPQcV7tcpHH27K7M2sZEJsATPegGUMrEKVaHXiHmDr1dwGQ3fvodsQSuNh1KYp8R4fESoazznyY0/s1600/110326shot01014A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrqOUVnY49NX9DHqZ1YKvgMf23aYTIqSriWYyG8NWmJEIUfhFO5aY1ekAlXunU8IMPQcV7tcpHH27K7M2sZEJsATPegGUMrEKVaHXiHmDr1dwGQ3fvodsQSuNh1KYp8R4fESoazznyY0/s400/110326shot01014A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591539516367889666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IEin7AGEfCt8tTZDQ38_bKam7DDrscqsI-WI6rEVOjnFaXgD9QAm9vKOI7bb0RfNDBJ3YQnWk5sSso822-v3KnlZGAfoNi-H0UbYgpR9rEzGwk4Bo65TGZ0RnQ9gIub1t-KEKijv1n0/s1600/110326shot01016A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IEin7AGEfCt8tTZDQ38_bKam7DDrscqsI-WI6rEVOjnFaXgD9QAm9vKOI7bb0RfNDBJ3YQnWk5sSso822-v3KnlZGAfoNi-H0UbYgpR9rEzGwk4Bo65TGZ0RnQ9gIub1t-KEKijv1n0/s400/110326shot01016A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591539399878034546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC0KnfsxPqdO-jTSo3CF2VIBnGd4LEa48Sv2kdWZxEl8JeJjFWBqo3N6oLcuy8-yzHEAgYF7wrf0R0d6sRCS9zDDYd9imJ-fQRdLLs6qv5JYi1yY3ISIWQSJje8Rrw71gla_Feskp-mM/s1600/110326shot01013A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC0KnfsxPqdO-jTSo3CF2VIBnGd4LEa48Sv2kdWZxEl8JeJjFWBqo3N6oLcuy8-yzHEAgYF7wrf0R0d6sRCS9zDDYd9imJ-fQRdLLs6qv5JYi1yY3ISIWQSJje8Rrw71gla_Feskp-mM/s400/110326shot01013A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591539278219685890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xhg_m5ZJZ_SW_hGht1z-VAVIK5QShBnIImgJwloeWmSlSW5qBzqC9KgGWZs2ifEIeHKkmex_qEs1aHS7UlImmQL_dj5IBGwookmwTmpgGNmE2KliJyDcZZnVn8oZun3gp19XpezqMII/s1600/110326shot01015A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xhg_m5ZJZ_SW_hGht1z-VAVIK5QShBnIImgJwloeWmSlSW5qBzqC9KgGWZs2ifEIeHKkmex_qEs1aHS7UlImmQL_dj5IBGwookmwTmpgGNmE2KliJyDcZZnVn8oZun3gp19XpezqMII/s400/110326shot01015A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591539090104487810" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCEZ6CrQy4NPM13LO0jA_sc5yUCXoQUJtyw5cV008yt_TC-YVfyHs03559Sy7ATn84BwShKldPqsqZzHvTbvQX93Gq8hz9X1mz00-7l9p0GN1bAZ8bqDZLRap64KGqJgpNbhWowva2hc/s1600/110326shot01012A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCEZ6CrQy4NPM13LO0jA_sc5yUCXoQUJtyw5cV008yt_TC-YVfyHs03559Sy7ATn84BwShKldPqsqZzHvTbvQX93Gq8hz9X1mz00-7l9p0GN1bAZ8bqDZLRap64KGqJgpNbhWowva2hc/s400/110326shot01012A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591555505319624594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LjrCDeSg6EeGgmGdHSrpEhA95oVHk04van7AzqFgPt_P2_GUhQmYwl2JgOOOBqRu97DVgjrCdcC65Wok7Pev8-Nsxdi1Q9INF0_ANt0aFyZTPtz1C1sixmdpnWTCcToezxhkUYEAGJ0/s1600/110326shot01012A.gif"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-family:arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">One of the best parts of cleaning is that I can then relax a little bit later on and look thru<br />some of my books for inspiration. Here is what I looked thru today.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTBupA5J-lc8GDdgntMse_qgYEGe54SprV_VHX28gjUa5aRDXrfuWMVDa5ZETO7wpLPxSx3IdkM9pWVwgC-pcaEX7HGluyXsUt_fQPKqiRj9G2V2zJR4cFgruZ7BpdgdFBmsIMURJ4M8/s1600/110326shot01009A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTBupA5J-lc8GDdgntMse_qgYEGe54SprV_VHX28gjUa5aRDXrfuWMVDa5ZETO7wpLPxSx3IdkM9pWVwgC-pcaEX7HGluyXsUt_fQPKqiRj9G2V2zJR4cFgruZ7BpdgdFBmsIMURJ4M8/s400/110326shot01009A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541041454026002" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8FVhq4eJEDHTUuG2VMgqHJmwZzy4okNB7l48aHrTqamXg9La8hRcdhUIqeOzmo_KZPdgdXQk3VUmFAZhQSL5_bMPrGAzSKWbUp4FtYFwf_Yly5CuFQ6UgOxEpk3qX6CfWXxtUQLMZq4/s1600/110326shot01010A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu8FVhq4eJEDHTUuG2VMgqHJmwZzy4okNB7l48aHrTqamXg9La8hRcdhUIqeOzmo_KZPdgdXQk3VUmFAZhQSL5_bMPrGAzSKWbUp4FtYFwf_Yly5CuFQ6UgOxEpk3qX6CfWXxtUQLMZq4/s400/110326shot01010A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541261952734546" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;">This is from the book about Herb Ritts titled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Herb-Ritts-Golden-Photographers-World/dp/0847834727">"Herb Ritts: The Golden Hour"</a>.<br />Herb was a major</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> force in photography from the 80s and 90s. I remember<br />thinking, before I was a photographer but still a photo editor, "I wish I could<br />someday take pics like that..." His work was so stylised</span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;"> and sexy and<br />beautifully printed. </span><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1AqDy9X5WnF8N6gfwQ5F1n-hwRFS5vU_6Vw8E9wR9N3vDnudZHTckX1whmlR2-7_68yPdFuIPMpEakzhorMjAXAy2sQmrC9qPzOzw8i0Fs2ugROfttHwmsGlSjEpIkcCuUFxwnEinI8/s1600/110326shot01005A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1AqDy9X5WnF8N6gfwQ5F1n-hwRFS5vU_6Vw8E9wR9N3vDnudZHTckX1whmlR2-7_68yPdFuIPMpEakzhorMjAXAy2sQmrC9qPzOzw8i0Fs2ugROfttHwmsGlSjEpIkcCuUFxwnEinI8/s400/110326shot01005A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541794286399538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ua0wFDrw6rpt1zLzoPfh2BGvWtUCGtZiGIkA_kTRP76GHORhj-VZMt5gItOAdCBichWbkPX5oE43HWt6wCiK7A7a2W0rvzEg-LpEQGwSIYtKlsLtsnNBaXrO4i6oLi5HQY8uHXWZYJo/s1600/110326shot01006A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ua0wFDrw6rpt1zLzoPfh2BGvWtUCGtZiGIkA_kTRP76GHORhj-VZMt5gItOAdCBichWbkPX5oE43HWt6wCiK7A7a2W0rvzEg-LpEQGwSIYtKlsLtsnNBaXrO4i6oLi5HQY8uHXWZYJo/s400/110326shot01006A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541663110949842" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">In that same "Let's take gorgeous pics of semi-clad beautiful men" vein, here are some spreads</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">from an epically photographed and printed and designed book by the photographer</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.ruvenafanador.com/">Ruven Afanador</a>. This book, </span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Torero-Ruven-Afanador/dp/390816348X">Torreo</a>,</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;"> is on matadors. Ruven is from colombia and I am guessing</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">the bull ring and bull fight are part of his mythos. This book seems to me testimony to the idea</span><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:78%;">that what you know well and are passionate about will show in the final result.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUQyacFF_iGiIUmAivnUgwhRXT99FmX1jfU6tXJw5wcVBmooNtlj5Ey3sn1n99BdZcClGHW40nu4N7uzrflAbXD_aS0KxLW8iu2KiBe8qahHhFaNtVU6RURFUgHz1tvJk1MeNhhRI6Kg/s1600/110326shot01007A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqUQyacFF_iGiIUmAivnUgwhRXT99FmX1jfU6tXJw5wcVBmooNtlj5Ey3sn1n99BdZcClGHW40nu4N7uzrflAbXD_aS0KxLW8iu2KiBe8qahHhFaNtVU6RURFUgHz1tvJk1MeNhhRI6Kg/s400/110326shot01007A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541465437727554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.noma.dk/">NOMA</a> (titled after the restaurant of the same name) is an outstanding book of recipes and photographs. The recipes are by<br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >Rene Redzepl</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" > and the photography by <a href="http://www.ditteisager.dk/">Ditte Isager</a>. The pics weirdly don't make me want to eat the food right</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" >away as much as they make me with I was Danish.</span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ftlXXgt6stBuvWMoHG75noLaK0hCPGDb_4pmndXpZCLQbdnYIrh_vG2SSIGex5FV7XopDHkk_lQxNvpeVNMHg1o1CUqDBDBmh42GhOBSRbena4ZoOi9aYvZOqCsGuIm-pQ8-FUpFJsc/s1600/110326shot01008A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ftlXXgt6stBuvWMoHG75noLaK0hCPGDb_4pmndXpZCLQbdnYIrh_vG2SSIGex5FV7XopDHkk_lQxNvpeVNMHg1o1CUqDBDBmh42GhOBSRbena4ZoOi9aYvZOqCsGuIm-pQ8-FUpFJsc/s400/110326shot01008A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591541553900499746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">And from the other side of the world but very close in terms of attention to esthetic detail is a book on Japanese photographers from the 1960s and 1970s called, aptly,<a href="http://www.aperture.org/japanese-photobooks.html"> "Japanese Photobooks</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.aperture.org/japanese-photobooks.html"> of the 1960s and '70s"</a>. The image above is titled "Fushi Kaden" by Issei Suda.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71LhXXtpRLBfTMdJL5bSzVqd8ciKQGaaDzUh_f4dOPf2dVrlxVKzfhu_zW8xYvLj7P2ml2HXKZlVxLAAMPELmQc8dKYpQQu_kX3vTH3hZC7aORC-zRzlerKQx_c7xVRWyjP1Lrb4vDQ8/s1600/110326shot01004A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71LhXXtpRLBfTMdJL5bSzVqd8ciKQGaaDzUh_f4dOPf2dVrlxVKzfhu_zW8xYvLj7P2ml2HXKZlVxLAAMPELmQc8dKYpQQu_kX3vTH3hZC7aORC-zRzlerKQx_c7xVRWyjP1Lrb4vDQ8/s400/110326shot01004A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591547266260892194" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;">Here is another book featuring work of a Japanese artist. This time a person who was</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">declared a National Living Treasure in Japan. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300150474/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B001B3KQXG&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0KPTP427PMGJD1RKF9M9">Keisuke Serizawa</a>. He practiced and exulted</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">"mingei" which is "people craft". Especially textile design. The above spread shows his</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">stencil-dyed raw silk of Japanese syllables.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUznjQbJcyLEh_-dMbc6txgrPM6Pm0nMWM-pNGpXm2F9CDjxltdqLTpiL1yeYOIs-CZzU2QRLc1VrOvwTqdkqnSKSX36O01Kp3kJuMP4POFkM0PnQSIEaOR39vVBE-LsJ6-sIPud4GEeo/s1600/110326shot01003A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUznjQbJcyLEh_-dMbc6txgrPM6Pm0nMWM-pNGpXm2F9CDjxltdqLTpiL1yeYOIs-CZzU2QRLc1VrOvwTqdkqnSKSX36O01Kp3kJuMP4POFkM0PnQSIEaOR39vVBE-LsJ6-sIPud4GEeo/s400/110326shot01003A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591542193396407890" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xX33jwN1lwXW6v6mNFK6Gh9RxurHhupHSTTrBtiFeOOxeUv48eS8p3Ar5p22UCmTZB8_8eOQK-pwilPCZcfRZ6kmWPVf6Jyb5BYwkrrt5YghNeWY2hcgwvxlI7Z8PAqVbNRr0DEnmLE/s1600/110326shot01002A.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xX33jwN1lwXW6v6mNFK6Gh9RxurHhupHSTTrBtiFeOOxeUv48eS8p3Ar5p22UCmTZB8_8eOQK-pwilPCZcfRZ6kmWPVf6Jyb5BYwkrrt5YghNeWY2hcgwvxlI7Z8PAqVbNRr0DEnmLE/s400/110326shot01002A.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591542271308724002" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Finally this little book titled <a href="http://pepinpress.com/catalogue/view/40">"Watercolour Patterns"</a> by Joost Van Roojen. I can't remember</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">where I found this book. Maybe even at the prop house but I love the paintings and color</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">treatments by Roojen.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><br /></div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><br /></span>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3786116201637884532.post-38386721192307309092011-04-02T19:13:00.000-07:002011-04-03T03:41:44.144-07:00Saturday Random-ish-ness...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo3GF1EH8Xwg7azdEwO39oWbi0iwH-f1N-5MknQjOaWlgULarQA6tIquu0j-8zcoTntWVecdnGDnkhWblMtoWltJRxyCxgNFSRobnX7eJK3LtTEM1iO1Pu0iakKTCi4znI6h8s30z5S8/s1600/110326shot01006AC.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzo3GF1EH8Xwg7azdEwO39oWbi0iwH-f1N-5MknQjOaWlgULarQA6tIquu0j-8zcoTntWVecdnGDnkhWblMtoWltJRxyCxgNFSRobnX7eJK3LtTEM1iO1Pu0iakKTCi4znI6h8s30z5S8/s400/110326shot01006AC.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591180041854980226" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Friday night from my apartment. NYC lights still can look gorgeous</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXf_kfjD8Q6sqsdJOCA_1v0pna3LhYcNlcy-NmS1mcVGGk7T8Km4L2WOHeVP7m3LginsnbeolYZGf89J_cDS41wjcVKaFkDYTaP8FBwY8JyHEUU1TK8ZlSskyUr7zg_Xt9B0gh__dLoE/s1600/110326shot01008AAC.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXf_kfjD8Q6sqsdJOCA_1v0pna3LhYcNlcy-NmS1mcVGGk7T8Km4L2WOHeVP7m3LginsnbeolYZGf89J_cDS41wjcVKaFkDYTaP8FBwY8JyHEUU1TK8ZlSskyUr7zg_Xt9B0gh__dLoE/s400/110326shot01008AAC.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591179324355618866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHdHH3uR5_ThMARIAKSo037q0FdC29dzshw6FjERg_nUg1YDaJY1o_dEgjJzE2PlhedS0s8LEh-TrlrbC52rzsG6oiNdRhsLaot71GzEZp817oVCm1elyfGF7DE1gY5-HYkP9-MWjwIk/s1600/110326shot01010AC.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHdHH3uR5_ThMARIAKSo037q0FdC29dzshw6FjERg_nUg1YDaJY1o_dEgjJzE2PlhedS0s8LEh-TrlrbC52rzsG6oiNdRhsLaot71GzEZp817oVCm1elyfGF7DE1gY5-HYkP9-MWjwIk/s400/110326shot01010AC.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591179213811703714" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Spring makes an appearance at the Union Square Farmer's Market</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphMTCE3bhUcgOd1FZSoDuoWSW0T1VnY12Ff7Vw6aHn-SoyVgErNNPT0BcAgdozXMh-w2K3cvN6EwRoDoIRwVnGNsM2Oybq4neLBtJGY2d4nIMkFAR0_RfXG_6jQA1R_cr06UPJSV5Tls/s1600/110327shot01004AC.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjphMTCE3bhUcgOd1FZSoDuoWSW0T1VnY12Ff7Vw6aHn-SoyVgErNNPT0BcAgdozXMh-w2K3cvN6EwRoDoIRwVnGNsM2Oybq4neLBtJGY2d4nIMkFAR0_RfXG_6jQA1R_cr06UPJSV5Tls/s400/110327shot01004AC.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591178805642909378" border="0" /></a><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4eTCEhP10KUumbHauBMIXsDEOELGg6mdbfBLh_DxQKorcJ47NwLNW_CGWc5C2gf3EDbLP1cHfFzFrSsb5P1IHd41gkdJCC4jC5YoxGi9ITnkMjs6OAn9hAGAZUISEY0aTgac2fIvc3k/s1600/110327shot01001AC.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4eTCEhP10KUumbHauBMIXsDEOELGg6mdbfBLh_DxQKorcJ47NwLNW_CGWc5C2gf3EDbLP1cHfFzFrSsb5P1IHd41gkdJCC4jC5YoxGi9ITnkMjs6OAn9hAGAZUISEY0aTgac2fIvc3k/s400/110327shot01001AC.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591178397851683794" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Saturday pastries from The Adore 17 East 13th Street.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sh9BlN8Vl0Z5xuQR6eWanA28J3Kd4Ah0uqF5ohItQkZLJbft4pSHMv3BMi6bQ1HkijEivCEfpdyZO6BuVHQnj1-1r4KEuaYQOZrAxaZWRhpbwVKiGMYfi1XjUM8Ux2OLSkYW08uxEOY/s1600/110327shot01008AC.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4Sh9BlN8Vl0Z5xuQR6eWanA28J3Kd4Ah0uqF5ohItQkZLJbft4pSHMv3BMi6bQ1HkijEivCEfpdyZO6BuVHQnj1-1r4KEuaYQOZrAxaZWRhpbwVKiGMYfi1XjUM8Ux2OLSkYW08uxEOY/s400/110327shot01008AC.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591177354475505474" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;" ><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I feel like I am being watched. My fan looks like it just had a Red Bull...check out</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://wtface.com/">wtface.com</a></div></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09123235914016150964noreply@blogger.com5