Yowzers!!!
This was one crazy, well done movie. I recommend it to everyone over 18. It was really good.
But go with caution. There are many sexually explicit scenes.
Don't say I didn't warn you.
Shortbus the Movie
November 29, 2006
November 28, 2006
Recent Shot
I did this a couple weeks ago before I started feeling shitty.
Did I mention I feel like crap?
I feel like crap.
This is a scan of a print. It doesn't do it justice.
Did I mention I feel like crap?
I feel like crap.
This is a scan of a print. It doesn't do it justice.
November 27, 2006
Mexico in 18
Just 18 more days until Amelia and I are sunning ourselves in Mexico. Man, I can't wait. A little downtime for the two of us and some cold drinks on a hot beach. Yummy.
November 26, 2006
WARNING: Nudity Ahead !!!
I am a paying subscriber of a photography website. Recently, the site has been hit with a bit of controversy.
In the last 30 days or so, a photograph containing Nazi War Memorabilia and another photograph of a penis have brought on an onslaught of hate and aggravation.
Let's start with the Nazi / swastika photograph. The photographer of the picture wanted us to see his collection of Nazi memorabilia as a still life. He piled a hat and a camera and a few other things onto some black velvet, added a bit of nice lighting, took the photograph and then posted it. Well some people, including myself got very upset about it.
Being of Jewish dissent, I find the swastika in any form, to be bothersome. I reported the photograph to the site owner as did many others, and the image was taken down. This is where things got crazy.
Numerous members signed on and complained about censorship and how there should be freedom of speech, etc, on the site. Well, in my head, there is no such thing on a site that is owned by a man who lives in New Zealand and that is read and supported by members from all over the world. In Germany for instance, it is illegal to show the swastika. So, the member who posted the photograph, broke German law as did the site owner for allowing it to be there.
Well, this photograph spawned several other threads about what should be allowed on this site and lots of "true identities" appears. This is when I decided to call it quits.
(I should note that this site has about 17000 members, of which roughly 20% pay $24 a year to have access to things like the gallery and the classifieds. It has also been a place where you would normally see pretty pictures of churches and flowers, and Ansel Adams-like mountain scenery.)
But I returned sometime last week to see what was going on after taking about 3 weeks away, not only to cool off, but to break my habit of visiting this site many, many times a day. (In 37 months, I posted almost 2300 comments.) Much to my surprise and somewhat dismay, I found that the place has gotten even crazier.
Another subscriber who has been around for a while (about 18 months), and one of the better photographers on the site, posted an image of an uncircumcised penis. The penis was in a relaxed state and the photograph was cropped from just above the navel to just above the knee. The photograph was done with a view camera, and the final product was a handcrafted, platinum/palladium contact print. It was very well done.
With the response this photograph got, one would think he had posted child pornography or something really awful like that. This poor guy received biblical death threats and was torn apart by the community. All this occurred while the photograph received enough views to put it in the top 5 viewed photographs on the site. The photographer is now thinking of leaving the site, just like I did.
People screamed about having this appear on their computer when they surfed the net while on the job. "What would my boss say if he saw this penis on my site?" Well, why are you surfing while on some one's time clock was the typical response to that.
But the funniest response to me, was the woman who said she went to the site while her grand kids were in the room and she would not know how to explain the photograph to them . IT'S A PENIS! But I guess I see her point. How does a grown, educated adult explain to a 6 or 7 year old child what a penis is? I think you should just send Little Johnny back to the TV to watch the nightly news or just sit them down in front of the Xbox you got them after waiting outside of Best Buy at 5am, so they can play their new game, Grand Theft Auto.
Gimme a fucking break. Are we really living in a society where we cannot openly talk about body parts in a non-sexual way? Are we really living in a society where we can show photographs of war memorabilia but not of a non-offensive body part?
I guess you can tell who I voted for.
Cheers!
In the last 30 days or so, a photograph containing Nazi War Memorabilia and another photograph of a penis have brought on an onslaught of hate and aggravation.
Let's start with the Nazi / swastika photograph. The photographer of the picture wanted us to see his collection of Nazi memorabilia as a still life. He piled a hat and a camera and a few other things onto some black velvet, added a bit of nice lighting, took the photograph and then posted it. Well some people, including myself got very upset about it.
Being of Jewish dissent, I find the swastika in any form, to be bothersome. I reported the photograph to the site owner as did many others, and the image was taken down. This is where things got crazy.
Numerous members signed on and complained about censorship and how there should be freedom of speech, etc, on the site. Well, in my head, there is no such thing on a site that is owned by a man who lives in New Zealand and that is read and supported by members from all over the world. In Germany for instance, it is illegal to show the swastika. So, the member who posted the photograph, broke German law as did the site owner for allowing it to be there.
Well, this photograph spawned several other threads about what should be allowed on this site and lots of "true identities" appears. This is when I decided to call it quits.
(I should note that this site has about 17000 members, of which roughly 20% pay $24 a year to have access to things like the gallery and the classifieds. It has also been a place where you would normally see pretty pictures of churches and flowers, and Ansel Adams-like mountain scenery.)
But I returned sometime last week to see what was going on after taking about 3 weeks away, not only to cool off, but to break my habit of visiting this site many, many times a day. (In 37 months, I posted almost 2300 comments.) Much to my surprise and somewhat dismay, I found that the place has gotten even crazier.
Another subscriber who has been around for a while (about 18 months), and one of the better photographers on the site, posted an image of an uncircumcised penis. The penis was in a relaxed state and the photograph was cropped from just above the navel to just above the knee. The photograph was done with a view camera, and the final product was a handcrafted, platinum/palladium contact print. It was very well done.
With the response this photograph got, one would think he had posted child pornography or something really awful like that. This poor guy received biblical death threats and was torn apart by the community. All this occurred while the photograph received enough views to put it in the top 5 viewed photographs on the site. The photographer is now thinking of leaving the site, just like I did.
People screamed about having this appear on their computer when they surfed the net while on the job. "What would my boss say if he saw this penis on my site?" Well, why are you surfing while on some one's time clock was the typical response to that.
But the funniest response to me, was the woman who said she went to the site while her grand kids were in the room and she would not know how to explain the photograph to them . IT'S A PENIS! But I guess I see her point. How does a grown, educated adult explain to a 6 or 7 year old child what a penis is? I think you should just send Little Johnny back to the TV to watch the nightly news or just sit them down in front of the Xbox you got them after waiting outside of Best Buy at 5am, so they can play their new game, Grand Theft Auto.
Gimme a fucking break. Are we really living in a society where we cannot openly talk about body parts in a non-sexual way? Are we really living in a society where we can show photographs of war memorabilia but not of a non-offensive body part?
I guess you can tell who I voted for.
Cheers!
November 23, 2006
Happy Thanksgiving To All !!!
I'm about to head to Santa Fe and I just wanted to wish everyone and very happy and peaceful Thanksgiving.
Enjoy the day!
Enjoy the day!
November 19, 2006
The Frontier at 1am - cops, lots of cops
I was working in the darkroom tonight and got hungry. Yeah it was after midnight, but I was still hungry. So I called up my good bud Sam and asked him if he was hungry. Sam has a bottomless pit for a belly so he agreed to meet me at The Frontier Restaurant.
Just as I was coming across Central Ave, I could see lots of flashing police lights. I figured something was going on, but upon my arrival, I found lots of cop cars, but no chaotic crime scene. Inside, there was several cops eating grub and checking out the young women in their tight jeans and belly shirts. It was kind of funny. The cops had just parked their cars outside with the lights going. I guess they wanted to keep the criminals away from the restaurant.
I had a green chili cheeseburger with fries while Sam only had an apple cider.
So now I am home and about to go back into the darkroom.
So much for sleep.
Just as I was coming across Central Ave, I could see lots of flashing police lights. I figured something was going on, but upon my arrival, I found lots of cop cars, but no chaotic crime scene. Inside, there was several cops eating grub and checking out the young women in their tight jeans and belly shirts. It was kind of funny. The cops had just parked their cars outside with the lights going. I guess they wanted to keep the criminals away from the restaurant.
I had a green chili cheeseburger with fries while Sam only had an apple cider.
So now I am home and about to go back into the darkroom.
So much for sleep.
November 08, 2006
November 8 - The Day After
So the people have spoken. Let's see what happens now.
And just as I predicted, the gas prices have already jumped. Today in Albuquerque, a gas station was $2.06 for gas this morning, and just a few minutes ago, was $2.15.
Here we go again.
Time to start the investigations.
And just as I predicted, the gas prices have already jumped. Today in Albuquerque, a gas station was $2.06 for gas this morning, and just a few minutes ago, was $2.15.
Here we go again.
Time to start the investigations.
Back from Death Valley
I am finally home after a long week. So here is how things went.
I flew out on Wednesday and arrived in Las Vegas in the late afternoon. I've never been to Vegas and the place is in a state of chaos 24/7. I made the mistake of taking a shuttle bus, because we stopped at 6 or 7 hotels before we finally arrived at the Gold Coast Hotel, where I was staying. I checked in and then dropped my bags in my room. I did a quick change before meeting the other group members and went for a walk through the casino.
There were people smoking, drinking, and gambling everywhere. Watching the old people, who could barely walk, sit for hours playing the same machines was both amusing and sad.
On Thursday, the group met at 5:30am, I think, to head to the Valley of Fire. While there, we visited the Beehives, the Seven Sisters, Mouse's Tank, and the Rainbow Vista. It was a good day.
On Friday, we hit the road at 8am, I think, and headed to Death Valley. It was about a 4 hour drive.
I flew out on Wednesday and arrived in Las Vegas in the late afternoon. I've never been to Vegas and the place is in a state of chaos 24/7. I made the mistake of taking a shuttle bus, because we stopped at 6 or 7 hotels before we finally arrived at the Gold Coast Hotel, where I was staying. I checked in and then dropped my bags in my room. I did a quick change before meeting the other group members and went for a walk through the casino.
There were people smoking, drinking, and gambling everywhere. Watching the old people, who could barely walk, sit for hours playing the same machines was both amusing and sad.
On Thursday, the group met at 5:30am, I think, to head to the Valley of Fire. While there, we visited the Beehives, the Seven Sisters, Mouse's Tank, and the Rainbow Vista. It was a good day.
On Friday, we hit the road at 8am, I think, and headed to Death Valley. It was about a 4 hour drive.
November 01, 2006
Death and Neon
So, I am just about done packing and in about 6 hours, I will be in Sin City.
I am pretty sure I will not have internet access as I am not bringing my laptop and my gut feeling is that there will not be wi-fi in Death Valley.
No matter, I will be bringing my journal and I will report back when I get back to the Duke City. I am not exactly sure of the itinerary, but I think I will be in Death Valley for 4 days and Las Vegas for the balance.
I am really looking forward to this time. Thanks Shirley!
(ps...Halloween was a blast. I will post the digital pictures when I return and will develop the portraits next week.)
I am pretty sure I will not have internet access as I am not bringing my laptop and my gut feeling is that there will not be wi-fi in Death Valley.
No matter, I will be bringing my journal and I will report back when I get back to the Duke City. I am not exactly sure of the itinerary, but I think I will be in Death Valley for 4 days and Las Vegas for the balance.
I am really looking forward to this time. Thanks Shirley!
(ps...Halloween was a blast. I will post the digital pictures when I return and will develop the portraits next week.)
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