tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16628314123253190892024-03-21T13:47:12.637-04:00s.e.gibbons photograhy blogPhotography|Technical|Printing|CommentarySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14678423119191677300noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-63050329199346733762010-07-21T19:53:00.003-04:002010-07-21T19:59:50.713-04:00Playing with moving picturesMy first attempt at making a video. I am pretty happy with it.<br /><br />My friend <a href="http://www.facebook.com/lolrus">Ryan</a> and I went to Annapolis, MD and Savannah GA, to visit some (of my) friends. I feel the video captures our trip pretty well. A good starting point for my first venture into the moving image.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="640"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRGVmNgsGw8&hl=en_US&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rRGVmNgsGw8&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="640"></embed></object>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-8922623960156111752010-03-07T14:44:00.006-05:002010-03-28T10:43:25.128-04:00SPE 2010 Philadelphia, PA<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU7yZVavJZG0fZmZlTy9c_dTWA45oqhWzQ8Fl5rZNn5yRBekHhB5zBLs-SzDpeFkG1KT7SWO8W7SZp5c_5RPIy1zPbKInzJpOEuTbVnV4vDUA0gs7A1tCs1T7VBY9kzWxz6B-W4uBDVY/s1600-h/SPE+Tin+Type+72.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU7yZVavJZG0fZmZlTy9c_dTWA45oqhWzQ8Fl5rZNn5yRBekHhB5zBLs-SzDpeFkG1KT7SWO8W7SZp5c_5RPIy1zPbKInzJpOEuTbVnV4vDUA0gs7A1tCs1T7VBY9kzWxz6B-W4uBDVY/s400/SPE+Tin+Type+72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447236570974561298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">untitled (self portrait), tin type</span>, 2010. Philadelphia</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In my attempt to do an SPE round up, I quickly found out one <a href="http://walkerpickering.com/">Walker Pickering,</a> professor at the Art Institute in Austin, TX and fellow SCAD grad, just plain out did any thing I could do. To see his SPE Philadelphia 2010 round up video, please go to his student blog <a href="http://www.shudderbudder.com/2010/03/10/spe-2010-video/">Shudder Budder </a>and check it out. There is a great spot with friend <a href="http://www.frankhamrick.com/frankhamrick.com/home.html">Frank Hamrick</a> and an interview I conduct with <a href="http://tomfischerphoto.com/">Tom Fischer</a>.<br /><br /><br />Edited 3.28.10<br /></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-72717099572995634772010-02-28T11:37:00.006-05:002010-02-28T12:37:15.237-05:00The 49th Parallel<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States-Canadian_Border"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7UyPsKbO_ClcVyaDsDMWbul-KB_luFRuXxpNPYBvn6hLYcKeXHM7EsKAD8E_VIHDDpissX9OJoH8uKd33HUdTwSoTKzcoR_44e42NZhz-fEkUxmIlV_EY88Ee19lw6famhuddVTcI1pY/s320/398px-49_parellel_waterton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443335619605393522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The 49th parallel north, the clearing is the USA/Canada boarder<br /></span></div><br />The 49th parallel is the boarder between the United States of America and Canada and the longest unarmed boarder in the world. Being from the US, I have seen Canada as I think many Americans have, a bit of a paradox. It is some what confusing to me how they can still be a British holding but have an entire portion of the country that speaks French. Furthermore, it was Robin Williams who called Canada a loft apartment above a really great party. This about sums up Americans' thoughts on our friendly neighbors to the North. But this may be changing. <br /><br />Over the past week or so with the playing of the <a href="http://www.vancouver2010.com/">2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic</a> games, I have come to see Canada and Canadians quite differently. They are a people more welcoming then most and rich in tradition and customs. They are, I guess it wouldn't be a stretch to say, our quiet close friends who always seem to have our back, no matter how much noise we make.<br /><br />Ours seems to be a symbiotic arrangement. Not being from the boarder states I really can't say but somewhere the line blurs. Our cultures cross and influence one another. This, I feel for many Americans, is seen in the game of hockey. The Canadians call it their game, but the US has the <a href="http://www.nhl.com/">National Hockey League</a>, or NHL, the league most players strive to reach. Now, I don't know much about hockey but it seems the NHL has players from all over the world and it says quite a bit when the league shuts down for the Winter Games and allows the players to represent their home counries. This sets up a situation where NHL team mates will face off on the ice.<br /><br />That will happen today at 12:15 local time in Vancouver, BC. But it is more then just team mates on different teams, it is two countries connected by much more then an unarmed boarder playing for gold, bragging rights, and who gets to call hockey their game. All of Canada and the US will be watching, even those like me who are not really hockey fans. A friendly rivalry will play out on the ice, and as hockey games in the past (namely the 1980 Lake Placid USA v Russia game) it will mean more then just win or loose. When it comes to one country versus another, it becomes more then a game. It becomes a statement about who is better, at least us very competitive Americans see it that way. <br /><br />But all reading deeply, jeering and rivalry aside, it is still just a game and I look forward to cheering on Team USA. But more so I want to thank the Canadians, win or lose, for being a gracious host and for letting the US and the world get to know them a bit better.<br /><br />Now if we could only figure out how the game of curling works. Congratulations to Canada for having the most gold medals and for hosting an unforgettable winter games.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-53673752469675977012010-01-18T13:37:00.006-05:002010-01-18T14:12:29.857-05:00Interview with Jon Cone<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9hGWSFgczrM03UrXI9CuaVadSFEA7Tuy_S74tQDUgBNplYCD8z2GGyRr1j3hNWOMB7WhVvw4PdXYxfh5NhU8QW6Epfnq5oxDUWaDoJS5ZKYmGTJi59TZ8dG4kzWDvkowgkvgmFS69Dg/s1600-h/logo-222x50.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9hGWSFgczrM03UrXI9CuaVadSFEA7Tuy_S74tQDUgBNplYCD8z2GGyRr1j3hNWOMB7WhVvw4PdXYxfh5NhU8QW6Epfnq5oxDUWaDoJS5ZKYmGTJi59TZ8dG4kzWDvkowgkvgmFS69Dg/s320/logo-222x50.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428158533069308994" border="0" /></a><br />Recently, I was ask by my employers <a href="http://www.souslesetoiles.net/">Sous Les Etoiles</a> to conduct an interview with <a href="http://www.inkjetmall.com/">Jon Cone</a> to appear in the quarterly newsletter. He was nice enough to reply with some great insight, information and stories. Jon is a very interesting and accomplished man, having worked with many artist over the years and creating a new printmaking system called <a href="http://www.piezography.com/">Piezography</a> which Sous Les Etoiles used in the printing <a href="http://segibbonsphoto.blogspot.com/2009/11/cities.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Cities of Jean-Michels Berts</span></a><span style="font-style: italic;">.</span><br /><br />Apparently Jon is a lobster man as well.<br /><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B_RdZ6WsWrqdNjg0MDdhNjQtMmY3Zi00YjA0LTg4MmEtYTY1NWIwMWI4N2Vj&hl=en">Here</a> is the interview in it entirety.<br /><br />Enjoy!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-39653409416581032092009-12-02T20:52:00.009-05:002009-12-02T22:30:06.210-05:00Ever Evolving<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/misc_pages/iphoneartistry/iphoneimages.html#1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDK7QvbKjDXQEwQLI4xef44aZ3Dwn9HAG3E4994BP0kJXaOJhlVUyJ8b3FmmTuG9Rkud6q7N_OCgmkRQjl2F1fcB7sexjc0zQ7kqYHTLU-Q7ZgRl9l_DAC9g-GxYaJKS8jDFUMGkYdKno/s400/Screen+shot+2009-12-02+at+8.57.37+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410824101221609090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Barn and Pond, Dan Burkholder, 2009<br /></span></div><br />Photography has forever been a process that has been done in steps. In the beginning it was time consuming and, given the chemistry involved, dangerous. However, as the medium evolved the steps became few and the time and chemistry involved decreased. With the advent of digital photography, the process became almost instantaneous. Almost, because those pixel pictures still need to make it off the camera and on to paper, or now as it seems in most cases, the Internet. This requires that a photo be sent or uploaded. Since camera phones have been around, that has been easy, but the photos low quality and not so hot. That has now changed. With smart phones becoming smarter and their cameras becoming stronger, the ability to take, process and output an images has be come something that can be done with a single device in a short time.<br /><br />Enter The iPhone.<br /><br />This device is used by many people in many ways. With no shortage of applications it can be tailored to fit the individual's wants and needs. In the case of <a href="http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/main_pages/main_page_3-06/Dan_Burkholder_Home.html">Dan Burkholder</a> that is a one stop photo shop. He captures, processes and, I images, outputs his images to his site all from his iPhone. And now he is even offering <a href="http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/right_frame_pages/workshop_2-06/Workshops.html">workshops</a> to that end.<br /><br />Where does this leave the purest? Gasping for breath and trying to keep up. Photography has, since it's invention, been an ever changing medium that is constantly reinventing it self. It pulls from other artistic mediums and, since it is seen by many as the place where art meets science, why wouldn't it pull from there as well. In the early days it was with the elaborate chemicals and processes that were utilized to create images. It is as if photographers such as Niépce, Daguerre, Fox Talbot, Herschel and even <a href="http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/">Bostic and Sullivan</a>, are part artist, part 'mad scientist.' It seems only natural that as we move out of the industrial era and into the digital age, photography should follow. And so it has. We have seen Agfa close and Apple take over; waved good bye to Kodachrome (sorry Paul Simon) and said hello to 50 mega pixels. But unlike the industrial era where bigger is better, in the digital age pocket size is the right size. And so photography has followed. Cameras are getting smaller and smaller while allowing for fine details. The iPhone has allowed that process to go one further. Acting as a mini computer, it allows the user to snap, process and output all with one device. Gone are the days of development, D-76 or Lightroom. It can now be done in the palm of one's hand.<br /><br />Does these mean it is over for the super computers used to work on large digital files? Never. Thought photography has evolved though it's various stages, none of them seem to be truly gone. There are those still working in many of the antique process such as wet collodion, daguerreotypes, platinum/palladium and others despite the time and harsh chemistry needed. And thought there has been a drop off in the products available for sliver gelatin printing, it like the others, will never be truly gone. So it will be for digital photography as we know it today. Photoshop is in its eleventh revision. Each version of Photoshop could be seen (and is by some) as its own individual expression of the medium. So while we look at those working with platinum/palladium now as working in an antique process, our children may see those working or experimenting in Photoshop versions 7, CS and CS3 as working with past antiquated mediums. Who's to say,but it can be said that the one constant in photography is not 67 degrees but that it is an ever changing medium that never fails to be inspired by current technology and amaze with the collaboration of science and creativity.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-47225027437742348132009-11-20T01:12:00.003-05:002009-11-20T01:36:18.744-05:00Loss of a Great Collaborator<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_P7jE4XNeOnsdbr3RwoX3ZmJzTUDzrPMJh5KPFFrpiHYcP8ZQk2ChjRezfThmUEejF6HpsOkF9nloGzsotprRIerSUlj3dYWzmb3JubB-u8074sba3dAs2Le3tkn3FBtRllq8dTwINXVA/s1600/hpMedium.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_P7jE4XNeOnsdbr3RwoX3ZmJzTUDzrPMJh5KPFFrpiHYcP8ZQk2ChjRezfThmUEejF6HpsOkF9nloGzsotprRIerSUlj3dYWzmb3JubB-u8074sba3dAs2Le3tkn3FBtRllq8dTwINXVA/s400/hpMedium.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405896514830247362" border="0" /></a><br />Jeanne-Claude, of the collaborating group Christo and Jeanne-Claude responsible for The Gates, has passed away at 74. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/arts/design/20jeanne-claude.html?_r=1&hp">Here</a> is the New York Times obituary.<br /><br />Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work served to inspire many, and not just those in the art community. Their large and involved installations brought attention of the general public the concept of process and instillation art. I am saddened to say that I have never been able to experience one of their works in person, having just missed The Gates. However, I did come to know their work and be impressed by it at and early age. I was first introduced to Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work when I was in high school. I was at a summer program for the arts and we saw sketches of their work for Sounded Islands. What amazed me the most about these work, beyond the shocking pink, was that a single piece of art could be so large. I will never forget seeing those sketches and the feeling that anything could be accomplished.<br /><br />Jeanne- Claude poetically stated that their worked expressed “the quality of love and tenderness that we human beings have for what does not last.” Christo and Jeanne-Claude's work reminds us that nothing is forever. Much time and effort is spent to enjoy only a brief moment, that moment, as with their works, is all the more special because of it temporary nature. <br /><br />She will be missed and I hope Christo plans to continue with the works they had in progress.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-14907969375738086212009-11-14T22:32:00.004-05:002009-11-14T22:41:08.281-05:00The Cities<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.souslesetoilesgallery.net/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRKDnzkPTbPTFk0JcF4jjb0xJUF3b28YVX3-oAy8KGbdIVL84iipaAbBIDaxsI00DadVsVjwUaUvsCD6VnUdJfxZE3U3lwP3lUAA1SNXNDpVzDnCJWoAEpK9n8EWhztfHiBvhmaJ4f9Ck/s400/03112009135333_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404168475250354994" border="0" /></a>Thursday night was the open of The Cities of Jean-Michels Berts at <a href="http://www.souslesetoilesgallery.net/">Sous Les Etoiles Gallery</a>. This is an exclusive series printed in carbon ink. This entire exhibition was printed in house by me. I am happy to say the photograph and many others were very please with my work. I enjoyed printing this images in an edition of 5. It brought me back to my time in the darkroom. The process, thought it is digital, is quite close to working with wet prints in that the 'dodging and burning' is very evident. The difference thou is the amount of control on has with digitally adjusting and image and the tonal range of the process. The 7k ink systems allows for a tonal range close to that of platinum/palladium printing. It is quite subtly beautiful and worth seeing in person. The show will be on exhibit though January 2010.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-72911124562159493332009-11-07T22:41:00.004-05:002009-11-14T22:55:06.269-05:00John van der Schilden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfW0JyB-ljF3xX7FXY_OSjLjOLVEEb1ogYkUp-a7YZXwY-hGWv7OMCqIZJHZqmHd41m9ytqvtU-Mks5h9yny6mDx3Yj3KVJliSUr1Qnt-zhBM_aU8mIpKGpm-ECLLvPhJ4ddyZIm6LTc/s1600-h/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+10.45.50+PM.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfW0JyB-ljF3xX7FXY_OSjLjOLVEEb1ogYkUp-a7YZXwY-hGWv7OMCqIZJHZqmHd41m9ytqvtU-Mks5h9yny6mDx3Yj3KVJliSUr1Qnt-zhBM_aU8mIpKGpm-ECLLvPhJ4ddyZIm6LTc/s400/Screen+shot+2009-11-14+at+10.45.50+PM.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404171822278755042" border="0" /></a><br />This week I had the pleasure of working with Canadian photographer<a href="http://johnvanderschildenphotography.com/home.html"> John van der Schilden</a>. He has shot for various magazine and has made an appearances on <span style="font-style: italic;">Canada's Next Top Model</span> as a guest judge. He is a great guy and has some really awesome images. The spared <span style="font-style: italic;">Show Stoppers</span>, in the October 2009 issue of <span style="font-style: italic;">Flare </span>is a beautiful redeclaration of a behind the scenes of a movie shoot. Check out John in action in this <span style="font-style: italic;">Flare </span>produced video.<br /><br /><object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="412" width="486"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/11932503001?isVid=1&publisherID=10190175001"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=40416672001&playerID=11932503001&domain=embed&"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/11932503001?isVid=1&publisherID=10190175001" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=40416672001&playerID=11932503001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="412" width="486"></embed></object>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-82548134068653393302009-09-25T21:29:00.001-04:002009-11-15T21:35:56.303-05:00A Million Little Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5gvCCs60quLhJ0dyLmF715tZLT6rd_er5ABIiI2C3bg2i0B7Ii1GSCRKAtri3FWOeuOVv9xp12LCqqWaEecdD-QTM_CqyvKZENqcxRTrriztgmAzoF-5-ZMbNkStGcaLpE_TV25iUGg/s1600/3952706203_23bb962dca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5gvCCs60quLhJ0dyLmF715tZLT6rd_er5ABIiI2C3bg2i0B7Ii1GSCRKAtri3FWOeuOVv9xp12LCqqWaEecdD-QTM_CqyvKZENqcxRTrriztgmAzoF-5-ZMbNkStGcaLpE_TV25iUGg/s400/3952706203_23bb962dca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404523115164230722" border="0" /></a>Somewhere on one of these walls are some of my photos! Art House Co-op's show 'A Million Little Pictures' opened tonight in Atalanta. It would love to see what the numerous entries added up to. Very much a 'sum is great then the parts' type show. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arthousecoop/sets/72157622327857739/">Here</a> are some image from the opening. There will be another show in San Francisco, Ca in January 2010. To bad its not in Brooklyn.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-1111161834484994902009-06-26T19:33:00.000-04:002009-06-26T19:34:20.019-04:00King of Pop poped the Internet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPn-ioHpi9BawtgvMuKVHBgzQOgsQP5BH_E1LeOhGDI7GoZ55lssipjI8lJi4ZBySIIyHIPqs-UdIXyOPcxuzTG0UHLtjbBAZtjWpSgPF077irGufHxpz27UI2hbmgdZoS66m_qaVxQDv0/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPn-ioHpi9BawtgvMuKVHBgzQOgsQP5BH_E1LeOhGDI7GoZ55lssipjI8lJi4ZBySIIyHIPqs-UdIXyOPcxuzTG0UHLtjbBAZtjWpSgPF077irGufHxpz27UI2hbmgdZoS66m_qaVxQDv0/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351757502111358114" border="0" /></a><br />Yesterday during the time of Micheal Jackson's death and the insuring news coverage (3-4 PDT) Internet usage spiked 11% from normal. It is pretty interesting to see what happens to our communication grids when major news breaks. To that effect CNET.com asks wither or not the Internet is a reliable source for news and info if it has the ability to slow/ crash at these times. <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10273854-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20">Here</a> is an interesting article/ opinions on that topic.<br />p.s. This graphic is where the spikes were the biggest.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-1100498336825134532009-06-17T20:59:00.006-04:002009-06-17T21:48:59.427-04:00The Edge is an Interesting Place.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyRetgny_-XMohCMvWAoHNWSFA2e_TaKZSlnnuoYEVl6nZVzVAfSrQBmghwHJ1L9F9rfyBzHOItUCJgZGXjtiIVVhiUfa1929GohNbOmb7yXX6ZjuOqr6unFfe4YnbFe18uXlbUEncDA/s1600-h/Picture+7.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyRetgny_-XMohCMvWAoHNWSFA2e_TaKZSlnnuoYEVl6nZVzVAfSrQBmghwHJ1L9F9rfyBzHOItUCJgZGXjtiIVVhiUfa1929GohNbOmb7yXX6ZjuOqr6unFfe4YnbFe18uXlbUEncDA/s320/Picture+7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348468049717072434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjYbkUslx7aqS-_hBalpETCd_IUTs5Q_U0G-rtq3bifjYRdcABq7rnprEi7iSd4LmyQjk3gx5RB7dIxX7zxjhLEsdKRCFWdgHrPS7jFaSCYq-aPmJn5PCAuBj8s1i8gT5yC-KtroDZw8/s1600-h/Picture+6.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjYbkUslx7aqS-_hBalpETCd_IUTs5Q_U0G-rtq3bifjYRdcABq7rnprEi7iSd4LmyQjk3gx5RB7dIxX7zxjhLEsdKRCFWdgHrPS7jFaSCYq-aPmJn5PCAuBj8s1i8gT5yC-KtroDZw8/s320/Picture+6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348468036746722706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1gSzTW3l0b6NxdNzWDYlY1EmFcJVMYGgwjahD_kNi_Lclx-tzFa1tflW7V9RQAouGKhdPTlHLwcIRu0H402NPMZ-j3WX1SUnXMJUebH1kkzy8vVd3pYhfLSqy7zHUiICih39aiIkhAE/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1gSzTW3l0b6NxdNzWDYlY1EmFcJVMYGgwjahD_kNi_Lclx-tzFa1tflW7V9RQAouGKhdPTlHLwcIRu0H402NPMZ-j3WX1SUnXMJUebH1kkzy8vVd3pYhfLSqy7zHUiICih39aiIkhAE/s320/Picture+5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348468027759863170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43i8WDa7pJ7zs4maFhZJ4wldlVBE89kxTTYtp9EM2iZWT2FUr6Zwr9Qf-ye1arrQhWcJ_GuW565MAsAjNnikhTxYvdCIz6ZjjcPQVsiurzDySlJVO4XcZ-BUVm9kib1i2q1kdF_C2bLg/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj43i8WDa7pJ7zs4maFhZJ4wldlVBE89kxTTYtp9EM2iZWT2FUr6Zwr9Qf-ye1arrQhWcJ_GuW565MAsAjNnikhTxYvdCIz6ZjjcPQVsiurzDySlJVO4XcZ-BUVm9kib1i2q1kdF_C2bLg/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348468016382656722" border="0" /></a><br />Based on what some of my Ladies with Lenses said, I have noticed an 'outside looking in' kind of feeling to a lot of my photographs. I do seem to be the observer of my family and in a way a self proclaimed black sheep. As much as I have wanted to feel totally included I always have felt more on the edge then in the thick of things. This has more to do with me in many ways then my cousins, for reasons I am not quite sure. I will have to go back and look at the last year to see what I can find that speaks to this.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-68968347555458585782009-06-17T20:28:00.002-04:002009-06-17T20:32:56.199-04:00what my day looked like<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA6hNA8V3DPWLzXha0TOFlNsycO1CT1aZwoEOZ05hPI1iktfO_TQ1K3HIotyv4z_NeMKJlqdHHrDe7s9WtIgtDNEEk4EVtm51HvQwz6b9RWCP2vcyahWOcWHXmOU9fYKhd0X2Ob2-szs/s1600-h/img003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWA6hNA8V3DPWLzXha0TOFlNsycO1CT1aZwoEOZ05hPI1iktfO_TQ1K3HIotyv4z_NeMKJlqdHHrDe7s9WtIgtDNEEk4EVtm51HvQwz6b9RWCP2vcyahWOcWHXmOU9fYKhd0X2Ob2-szs/s320/img003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348458889281157314" border="0" /></a><br />At work we have daily status meetings, today's ran long. While some things were being discussed I began to doodle. This is what came out and I got a few complements on it. Not really sure what it means but I know parts of it were drawn when parts of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">conversations</span> took a turn. Read into if you want Dr. Freud.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-2490915365682291792009-06-09T21:48:00.006-04:002009-06-09T22:30:09.897-04:00The great edit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FQvVcJrrxM8FAJEH3mtukljD7xxB80ktSy9-xB2ycg5ybR1M-lGq_WcdBulpvMQ2-QILZtfvqfssxZHRqzIRPpkouoNfH4kMk83cZngeJsPcF8qmdqyyAAT7DkuaMrq3MZKBCJm74h8/s1600-h/IMG_0139.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6FQvVcJrrxM8FAJEH3mtukljD7xxB80ktSy9-xB2ycg5ybR1M-lGq_WcdBulpvMQ2-QILZtfvqfssxZHRqzIRPpkouoNfH4kMk83cZngeJsPcF8qmdqyyAAT7DkuaMrq3MZKBCJm74h8/s320/IMG_0139.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345514212964167602" border="0" /></a><br />I have sorted thought my 506 first round picks from my shooting over the last year, and while I am not done ( I got it down to 98) and I know I have missed some good ones. I don't really know what I want to make from all of it. There are many different routes I could go. For instances, I have quite a few photos of my father. I also have many photos of my family at gatherings, that is what i thought I wanted to document from the start. But then there are still photos from around the house and other places I go that I like, so I don't want to discount them. Here are a few from the selection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFUgUnWE-ypBCGVSI8Evlsvpj36ztekJ3pLcVVZL9a38Q8Y8PNwtHlbH6lc5ZKduWouiTOUQy0knZLAjbwb_xRIeKf8oN_IhsjUupp1-LeMg7DE_xgBCZPjjvpHVJZRlCpI4QPYevW4Q/s1600-h/IMG_5212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFUgUnWE-ypBCGVSI8Evlsvpj36ztekJ3pLcVVZL9a38Q8Y8PNwtHlbH6lc5ZKduWouiTOUQy0knZLAjbwb_xRIeKf8oN_IhsjUupp1-LeMg7DE_xgBCZPjjvpHVJZRlCpI4QPYevW4Q/s320/IMG_5212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345514216617630450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8pbKWpKcrjvskAT5Ra0FGpm81yQsBltts6RiLa12niYmpKnQ3htFGNxdXko1XRwQj2W1dXcioS8Tukqmd4vM0QZXOCfXGxot7-25kpj3pGlMtKgQ4lLzwEAbcPN-wOP7Chg7D04MXpc/s1600-h/IMG_8920.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8pbKWpKcrjvskAT5Ra0FGpm81yQsBltts6RiLa12niYmpKnQ3htFGNxdXko1XRwQj2W1dXcioS8Tukqmd4vM0QZXOCfXGxot7-25kpj3pGlMtKgQ4lLzwEAbcPN-wOP7Chg7D04MXpc/s320/IMG_8920.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345515933432582434" border="0" /></a>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-87597210043657970002009-06-05T21:50:00.005-04:002009-06-08T12:05:16.975-04:00my two cents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNcbcc5ZeOujoRqZNbRsQ770926cPDErWC1EyNLfjZlbB88EBBBwJ1eMPcfqCcPHTnLseO2-TzCzd-M9Em7nFFDkuDmU1bK1Ctge-hTKLaZ2OqBfcjBVjFoja4FWqKoFUXAr14bn8UAs/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNNcbcc5ZeOujoRqZNbRsQ770926cPDErWC1EyNLfjZlbB88EBBBwJ1eMPcfqCcPHTnLseO2-TzCzd-M9Em7nFFDkuDmU1bK1Ctge-hTKLaZ2OqBfcjBVjFoja4FWqKoFUXAr14bn8UAs/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344027320368663522" border="0" /></a>I have been thinking lately about how I need to start doing more with my images. I feel I now have some, not all, of the tools to do that. This being said I hope to post more photographs here and start doing what I said I would at the beginning of the year, to post once a week. I have lots of new images, but it seems to be find the time to sit down and go through that that is the hard part. I hope/ plan to change that in the coming month or two. It all starts with making a promise to my self to make some changes and doing my best to live up to it. So there is my two cents.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-40710274889151517952009-05-16T13:08:00.004-04:002009-06-03T12:57:14.447-04:00Tech Support.Here is a little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">encounter</span> I had with Gateway. Enjoy.<br />(<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">background</span>: I was in the process of reinstalling the OS windows <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">XP</span> and was short the apps and drivers disk. I emailed Gateway and here it is)<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Orgional</span> email:<br /><br />Customer (Sarah Gibbons)<br />05/16/2009 07:51 AM<br />Hello,I am reinstalling the OS and I don't seem to have the second disk needed, the applications and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">divers</span> disk that it is asking for. I don't believe I ever <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">received</span> this disk when I bought the computer. Where can I get one of these. I have tried the Drives and Download section of the web site and it is still not working.<br />Thank you.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Responce</span>:<br /><br />Discussion Thread<br />Response (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Veena</span>_<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">GWSI</span>351)<br />05/16/2009 08:55 AM<br />Dear Sarah Gibbons,<br />Thank you for contacting Gateway. I would be happy to assist you with this issue.I understand that you are facing an issue with the recovery disk.As per our records, your computer is out of warranty.Gateway updates the Restoration CD frequently. We no longer have the CD needed for your system. These <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">CD's</span> are included with the purchase of a new system and are not sold separately. To download drivers, please visit our Web site at the address below. <a href="http://www.gateway.com/support/drivers/ddaStep.asp" target="_blank">http://www.gateway.com/support/drivers/ddaStep.asp</a>For further clarifications, please feel free to visit our website <a href="http://support.gateway.com/" target="_blank">http://support.gateway.com</a><br /><br />Have a nice day!<br />Respectfully,<br />Gateway Online Technical Support<br /><br />My reply:<br /><br />Customer (Sarah Gibbons)<br />05/16/2009 10:07 AM<br />I have got the computer working but it will not recognize the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">various</span> hardware needed to play sound/use the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Internet</span>. As I noted I have tried the Driver download page. I will try again since that seems to be my only choice. Thank you for your assistance. As a long time PC user I will no longer be buying PCs, Gateway or others. This would be a non issue if this was Mac computer.<br /><br />Have a nice day!<br />Respectfully,<br />an Ex-PC user.<br /><br /><br />Should be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">interesting</span> to see what they say.<br /><br />* UPDATE: They responded with almost the same message. In <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">response</span>, I got a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">MacBook</span> Pro.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-38819204142455280552009-02-23T22:29:00.005-05:002009-02-23T22:48:30.503-05:00Closer to HomeHere are a few images from my current series. I have begun to edit down the large amounty of images into something that better encompass the idea of family as identity. These are straight from the camera, I have done no work to them.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTrUXWZSzYjipa9aPZ7Ec47ypp476z8ziU0hGktu6cxzr9zTGCjW1gcIMieHfOJFlRmr_5CUGFseIAyefhIXnorXhZAPHpJ5WAuls-PioOn_enKA3JHsMnRkwPxr7XK_IvNbIU7C-1CE/s1600-h/IMG_8039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306202093429280082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTrUXWZSzYjipa9aPZ7Ec47ypp476z8ziU0hGktu6cxzr9zTGCjW1gcIMieHfOJFlRmr_5CUGFseIAyefhIXnorXhZAPHpJ5WAuls-PioOn_enKA3JHsMnRkwPxr7XK_IvNbIU7C-1CE/s400/IMG_8039.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is my father. There seem to be many photos of him as I go though and edit down what I have. I think this for a few reason. One he doesn't seem to mind me taking photos of him, and two, we are a lot alike. He is very interested in my photography. He wants to know about it and how it works and all the new tech stuff. I remember him taking photos when I was younger. He gave me his camera when I started photography in high school, I still have it, and the tripod that he used as well. I am thinking there will be more photos of my father later, in another series. In this image he is being threaten by my Aunty Patricia. He wanted to smoke a cigar at a family baseball game and she said she would whack him if he dared. She won.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPtTa0agS63QYJbNVH7K14To8gt-jhdEU6-lPWNTXd7FLP1iWMRRMfH_XkK8KNIcVfhtt6YgtAmTkTphst5_Ak8QVEnYdUjjgGxdggvJU3ngwbuo1T0mkxU9mh-NHDqJ2SzhBRZsvChE/s1600-h/IMG_9577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306201479208545058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPtTa0agS63QYJbNVH7K14To8gt-jhdEU6-lPWNTXd7FLP1iWMRRMfH_XkK8KNIcVfhtt6YgtAmTkTphst5_Ak8QVEnYdUjjgGxdggvJU3ngwbuo1T0mkxU9mh-NHDqJ2SzhBRZsvChE/s400/IMG_9577.JPG" border="0" /></a> Here is my younger brother. I like this image because to me it is both so much and so not Steven. He has change quite a bit in the last year and it is good to see him comfortable with himself. Also Snap wanted to see it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehWsQezCAxw9FOPiqHMVWzZv4v_ooRt1RDzHoktjlOjAfwjXLVDktiXUjXRxM6JXZ1Mj4U0V3-gDtym8WjjEWmMtrxP_hxfqkwsfOrGKrjETCMeff6n_P2pfFl0cB751gPZi4cd800ws/s1600-h/IMG_9577.JPG"></a></div></div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-52323915285495248842009-02-20T09:36:00.004-05:002009-02-20T09:50:40.434-05:00Congrats!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw7Jncue76Vv5iDGiLsyiD6MGA26MZGCLnBgkW0jgBeBjrXne9OQ5ldm80dfx915Y2YIawMbvhpoTuDHoS4nUYtqB5YtsfjbDUKk155vNTW7dyi6EhDfrsmRmlFmWpRmURcdqkxIIgG8/s1600-h/l_ca95ac69c6b071348882ee9a94e010d9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw7Jncue76Vv5iDGiLsyiD6MGA26MZGCLnBgkW0jgBeBjrXne9OQ5ldm80dfx915Y2YIawMbvhpoTuDHoS4nUYtqB5YtsfjbDUKk155vNTW7dyi6EhDfrsmRmlFmWpRmURcdqkxIIgG8/s320/l_ca95ac69c6b071348882ee9a94e010d9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304889556336385058" border="0" /></a><br />I would just like to send a heart felt, high five congratulations to <a href="http://thenewglitterati.blogspot.com/">The New Glitterati</a> for her appearance in <a href="http://thenewglitterati.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-have-fans.html">Gutter</a>. As someone I only know though a friend, I have enjoyed following her blog almost daily for a while now. I can relate to her words and they inspire me to think, feel and, more often then not, laugh. I raise my glass of Cono Sur Pinot Noir (good stuff by the way!) to her.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-60856957140359916172009-02-17T13:58:00.008-05:002009-02-17T14:23:39.972-05:00Bike Funding is good for Everyone<h3 class="entry-header"><a href="http://stimulusbike.typepad.com/stimulus_bike/2009/02/senate-amendment-aims-to-nix-all-bike-funding.html">Senate Amendment Aims To Nix All Bike Funding</a></h3><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/wp-content/uploads/Bike_Commuter_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 241px;" src="http://blog.sierratradingpost.com/wp-content/uploads/Bike_Commuter_1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I do not agree with this at all. As a recent addition to New York City's daily grind, I am counting down the days until it is warm enough to ride my bike the 8 miles or so to work (something I admit I may have to work up to). I agree with Andy (author) in that more bike lanes in urban areas is a good idea. I see how much bikes are used here from everything to messengers to food delivery. It truly helps keep down the amount of cars. I think of all the bike messengers that we get at our office and try to imagine the grid lock if they were all using cars.<br /><br />I also find it interesting that these two senators are Republicans. Will they ever get over themselves and look into the possibilities of new ideas? This funding for bike infrastructure is not 'pork.' It is useful and innovative in that it will allow more American (name me and others in cities) to have a safe, efficient way to get around, not to mention healthier.<br /><br />It is nice to see the sun sometimes and I look forward to the time of year it is warm enough to skip the subway and ride my bike over the East river.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-82172802532178321622009-02-10T14:20:00.004-05:002009-02-10T14:31:17.975-05:00Oktapodi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4E0RXGy56MI5uZZMEU4v03raYTalO9Qf16MOyrFxV4Px4ybm0q_8_c5fb5xdTiv3piCZgh5OQZmZJ4cZlAV08elFXlPB0pg5kHIzUZnwc0uptcwXhgfHpF09C0WmXIlQ6HEVJ11Gtso/s1600-h/Picture+4.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij4E0RXGy56MI5uZZMEU4v03raYTalO9Qf16MOyrFxV4Px4ybm0q_8_c5fb5xdTiv3piCZgh5OQZmZJ4cZlAV08elFXlPB0pg5kHIzUZnwc0uptcwXhgfHpF09C0WmXIlQ6HEVJ11Gtso/s320/Picture+4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301251704126813042" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.oktapodi.com/film.html">Oktapodi</a> is a short film created at Gobleins school in France. It has been nominated for a bunch of awards including Best Animated Short. Take a look it is only 2 mins long. I laughed out loud. And watch out Pixar, this is great!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-13792549319896122502009-02-10T12:22:00.001-05:002009-02-10T12:22:35.335-05:00Counterpoint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwO_lLtafqVhpN6WF4RmbuJghGDxBTIJjyrQVt-inbhZ3aI6pB4ybzg40YODk7HXC36UseNSepnCabZQHIExtw8UmVTff9vxqVAV8dDzmCzbBXB1IHN_1XTujpCA3BYtzW1f0N76Tl7qQ/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwO_lLtafqVhpN6WF4RmbuJghGDxBTIJjyrQVt-inbhZ3aI6pB4ybzg40YODk7HXC36UseNSepnCabZQHIExtw8UmVTff9vxqVAV8dDzmCzbBXB1IHN_1XTujpCA3BYtzW1f0N76Tl7qQ/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301209038804485890" border="0" /></a>I was just looking at the<a href="http://www.parkeharrison.com/index.html"> ParkeHarrison's </a>website. They have some really great images. Take a look.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-90669734392651202182009-02-09T09:26:00.001-05:002009-02-09T09:26:56.608-05:00Being Like<div align="left">I went to <a href="http://www.yanceyrichardson.com/">Yancy Richardson</a> today to see <a href="http://www.davidhilliard.com/index.html">David Hilliard's </a>show 'Being Like.' I love David Hilliard, however, I must say that I was a bit disappointed with this show. First off, I think Yancy is a great space but there are never enough images to satisfy my want to see and Hilliard's work being large takes up a lot of real estate. In total there were only about 7 or so images. That being said they were all new images that I had not seen before and I found that very enjoyable.<br /><br />The work kept with Hilliard's exploration of what is considered masculine, but I felt while all of the image were beautiful and done in his signature style, some had a more contrived feeling that I am not used to seeing in Hilliard's work.<br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNEhXzW5prYIaRrPa5xkJYuUW6yT74JtNyNC9EVMfw23up2AQyxIoL5pDrx_bo6vPehaYu2aWSpeq5z-OOZ9Lbu7AiP08fc6GIypfZ6fOGQH8YI1G5CsV-fHu9yJNDgayVxQED4aV_daH/s1600-h/08-10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300244019908265170" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 164px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWNEhXzW5prYIaRrPa5xkJYuUW6yT74JtNyNC9EVMfw23up2AQyxIoL5pDrx_bo6vPehaYu2aWSpeq5z-OOZ9Lbu7AiP08fc6GIypfZ6fOGQH8YI1G5CsV-fHu9yJNDgayVxQED4aV_daH/s400/08-10.jpg" border="0" /></a><em>Bleeder</em><br /></p><p align="left">This image, <em>Bleeder </em>is just such an example. While I like the image and I think it does raise questions about what a adolescent boy might struggle with when faced with conflicting ideas of masculinity, it lacked that subtlety of some Hilliard's earlier images.<br /></p><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LS43qq-4kD-HA84KP4rna53vnRyw87RrtqWyc8RbmUcRtl-D46979GVVeM94pfbmaQ-bUljpejsSRU4zqZW8o1gS5k0cLdup1DDItQPunal1HSOgN4s9tJ6YJ5KkyBXbVdV7k8g0X0F7/s1600-h/08-03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300245525130029090" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 169px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3LS43qq-4kD-HA84KP4rna53vnRyw87RrtqWyc8RbmUcRtl-D46979GVVeM94pfbmaQ-bUljpejsSRU4zqZW8o1gS5k0cLdup1DDItQPunal1HSOgN4s9tJ6YJ5KkyBXbVdV7k8g0X0F7/s400/08-03.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em>Boys Tethered</em></p><div align="left">The show didn't totally have this feeling of over contrived images. <em>Boys Tethered </em>and <em>Letting go of the Day</em> had that feeling of Hilliard walking in on a moment that his earlier images of his father have. While I will say that <em>Boys Tethered</em> is contrived, it to me doesn't have the same push over the top as <em>Bleeder</em> does.<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEsG0NanYbLWyIE5gSuT79oJQw9blIf1sOD8QOBcxbDSwR8Ni-CyUcQ6x-iRVe2nXyj1jgr1nZs83MnmiuQv91KRf3WbxMEpsuEUFy-2x76_9o5KpSTgzrZB5v-yc6C6Qt2owPPzQg0s-/s1600-h/08-04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300242627820065426" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 165px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEsG0NanYbLWyIE5gSuT79oJQw9blIf1sOD8QOBcxbDSwR8Ni-CyUcQ6x-iRVe2nXyj1jgr1nZs83MnmiuQv91KRf3WbxMEpsuEUFy-2x76_9o5KpSTgzrZB5v-yc6C6Qt2owPPzQg0s-/s400/08-04.jpg" border="0" /> </a><div align="center"><em>Letting go of the Day</em><br /></div><p align="left">What I did noticed about the work is Hilliard has really expanded his pallet since his book in 2005. While many of those images were of young boys and men, these images had children and in once case <em>Of a Certain Temperance</em> a heterosexual couple in a sexual situation. </p><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHox0FepT1gTcvohyphenhyphen6hJh-nZuINCrObfJh2cHh3qxC-0LUTzCZ1lrMewu9rPGbD-SAMhZnlMqp8dkU7DyCvA42C8hr5QCwZu41rYshHHqgoRNc2LfThfwaZ2Ht1J1D1ttpNUqzPNGATT9/s1600-h/of+a+certain+temperance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300250260802001474" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; width: 400px; height: 123px; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHox0FepT1gTcvohyphenhyphen6hJh-nZuINCrObfJh2cHh3qxC-0LUTzCZ1lrMewu9rPGbD-SAMhZnlMqp8dkU7DyCvA42C8hr5QCwZu41rYshHHqgoRNc2LfThfwaZ2Ht1J1D1ttpNUqzPNGATT9/s400/of+a+certain+temperance.jpg" border="0" /> </a><p align="center"> <em>Of a Certain Temperance</em></p><p align="left">And he is expanding his format. One image, <em>Ransom Turned Around, </em>was in the for of a cross, not the typical panoramic 3 frame format Hilliard is know for. </p><br />In all I did really enjoy the show, it was a great opportunity to see one of my favorite artist's work up close and personal. To see how someone chooses to mount and frame their images is always interesting. I look forward to seeing more new work from Hilliard and do hope he comes out with another book. There are many great image on his website that I would like to see in print, since I can't see them all on a wall at once.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-52159714157523114022009-01-25T16:33:00.006-05:002009-01-26T10:16:48.331-05:00Lobster DogSo not keeping up so much with the new plan. We will be getting Internet soon so that will help. In the meantime here are a few photos of Chloe and her first experience with a lobster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37gRAz7m4Sx_M-RayJhJBHohbEwSrC3ksjtsvcTycK8zrvhe1r7yQprvsYfH5kDsf8b3jTGdjGBVbtGPz6He5gXjuKF91VATHuwZXNjV0IK2-RGbp3zpiS3p2fINHFJkIIyja3Rpc10M/s1600-h/IMG_9565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37gRAz7m4Sx_M-RayJhJBHohbEwSrC3ksjtsvcTycK8zrvhe1r7yQprvsYfH5kDsf8b3jTGdjGBVbtGPz6He5gXjuKF91VATHuwZXNjV0IK2-RGbp3zpiS3p2fINHFJkIIyja3Rpc10M/s320/IMG_9565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295621006464534962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHQ3C32zsZdfldu-nlocH6EWRuJ3gLyFU8ysPJQmFjqykaRfE82oiwt5alwIECDLRcLUWPLhc25AIwPCfYar77hJRxkIgEj8oYUGqZTHQvapBc36jZh2Llc2KJo0nTvkVEH7BQ2xg5KY/s1600-h/IMG_9566.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHQ3C32zsZdfldu-nlocH6EWRuJ3gLyFU8ysPJQmFjqykaRfE82oiwt5alwIECDLRcLUWPLhc25AIwPCfYar77hJRxkIgEj8oYUGqZTHQvapBc36jZh2Llc2KJo0nTvkVEH7BQ2xg5KY/s320/IMG_9566.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295621110048953794" border="0" /></a><br />It got her!sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-55181290940943276692009-01-02T23:49:00.007-05:002009-01-03T00:23:15.985-05:00New Year, New PlanIn looking at the blog of my good friend <a href="http://katiewrightphotography.blogspot.com/">Katie Wright</a>, who posts often, I have decided that I need to update more. I know I won't be able to post one a day, due to the no Internet status of our apartment at the moment. However, I should be able to do one a week. This will force me to show some of the images I have taken and keep me accountable for going to see shows at the many museums and galleries that New York has to offer. Or at least comment on music or current events. This is something I want to make time for and I hope will both allow me to think more critically about things and force me to be more creative. Two skills that have, I feel, slipped in the last few months.<br /><br />I am currently working on images of my extended family, specifically my cousins, our get togethers and lives. I have a statement for this work but I don't feel it is quite ready for eyes other then my own. That being said, here is an image from our Christmas party.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFg6XHIySsjLivTJFhCIlFXqhaP7J_2yBr5vjuq7iQYkO5yH-T2ptQPkqXmBGvnoHQHau-zVjW6pgTv6RGm72Op1AYJXeSSCvRy4AorUyOxhO22esolsW9yDvIRZEmxcmRUlrUBgLdCFs/s1600-h/IMG_9449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286930002067897986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFg6XHIySsjLivTJFhCIlFXqhaP7J_2yBr5vjuq7iQYkO5yH-T2ptQPkqXmBGvnoHQHau-zVjW6pgTv6RGm72Op1AYJXeSSCvRy4AorUyOxhO22esolsW9yDvIRZEmxcmRUlrUBgLdCFs/s320/IMG_9449.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is my cousin Kirsten and her father my Uncle Red. She, who really hates it when I take her photo, is the third and youngest girl in a family of four, three girls and one boy who is the youngest of the four. Kirsten's two older sisters, Shannon and Taren, are both married, one with a small child. Uncle Red will be very sad to give away his last daughter. In a side note, Kirsten looks very much like her mother, Anne, here.<br /></p><p>Here is an image from our New Years Hootennanny. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-MWeoFHOa0bfbTGp6El6m-8BUL9Xwz88SiTO_McKcFpZK_W0zmf-DC_xV7Le6W6XsFAC2pSVambBgOp9wptBk_c_VNCnUq0V27qvYLcahNyAMJRGkloXhBq-et1MX2sYadsr2spUsHg/s1600-h/IMG_9575.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286931687868647810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-MWeoFHOa0bfbTGp6El6m-8BUL9Xwz88SiTO_McKcFpZK_W0zmf-DC_xV7Le6W6XsFAC2pSVambBgOp9wptBk_c_VNCnUq0V27qvYLcahNyAMJRGkloXhBq-et1MX2sYadsr2spUsHg/s320/IMG_9575.JPG" border="0" /></a> This is from the left, Dan, Sean's back, Sheila, Taren, and Shannon. Dan is Shannon's husband and some will say, very much like her father, Red. This was right before midnight and everyone was getting ready. </p><p>My cousins have got to the point where, while they still notice me taking photos, they don't mind as much. I try not to show any of them in a bad light and try to just take snap shot, slice of life, photos. I plan to take what I have shot over the last 6 months and see what jumps out and work from there.<br /></p>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-91497283706955381272008-12-27T23:41:00.000-05:002009-01-02T23:43:35.794-05:00Thought on Opie<div align="center"><a href="http://www.artistswithaids.org/artery/centerpieces/opie/opie_pearls.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.artistswithaids.org/artery/centerpieces/opie/opie_pearls.jpg" border="0" /></a>Untitled (Pearls) </div><div align="left"><br />One of the things I did think when seeing the Opie show, epically the mentioned Polaroids, was should children be seeing this? I didn't see any signs anywhere saying anything about the graphic nature of the images. Then it occurred to me that maybe there didn't need to be signs.<br /><br />In looking up some stuff for the previous post I came across <a href="http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2008/10/15/opie-at-the-guggenheim-no-x-rating/">this</a>, an article on how there was no X rating for this show.<br /><br />I don't really think there should be. While I do think some people got 'more then they paid for' in then they didn't know what they were going to see when then went to the Gugg, I don't think the above mentioned article holds much water either. Yes, some will argue that some of the images are not far from porn, but I still think they are valid and do deserve to hang in the Gugg, a federally funded privet museum on the upper East Side.<br /><br />And I think, and Shana may or may not agree with me, that the above images was the most sexual image of the Polaroids.<br /><br /><br />What do you guys thing? </div>sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1662831412325319089.post-60680580988163558022008-12-27T23:39:00.000-05:002009-01-02T23:44:18.688-05:00Catherine Opie at the Guggenheim<a href="http://www.artsjournal.com/man/images/OliverTutu.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://www.artsjournal.com/man/images/OliverTutu.jpg" border="0" /></a> Shana and I went to see 'Catherine Opie: American Photographer' at the Guggenheim this past weekend. It was really amazing, not only the work but to see someone who is an out and proud 'queer woman' as she puts it, have a major show there. This above images is of her son Oliver. It is from a series about home life and the life of her town and how the media is part of all that.<br /><br /><p><a href="http://siteimages.guggenheim.org/gpc_work_large_291.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 442px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 573px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://siteimages.guggenheim.org/gpc_work_large_291.jpg" border="0" /></a>The work span many of here series from the very famous images of her with Pervert written on her chest to her Ice Houses and Surfers series. There two series, both 14 images were show across a hall-like room from one another. It was a great way to view them, and according to the audio tour, how she always imagined they should be viewed. </p><br /><p>However, I think some of the most powerful pieces in the show were the larger-then-life Polaroids. They were images of a performance artist with AIDS named Ron Athey. There was a lot of body modifications in the images including tattoos and different kind of needles. They were very moving and almost intimidating because of their size and confrontation. These images were not something one could casually glance at. They needed to be seen but cause they were 'yelling' and they needed time to be contemplated.<br /></p><a href="http://assets0.artslant.com/work/image/24443/92c82u/exhibition_midsize_371.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 192px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://assets0.artslant.com/work/image/24443/92c82u/exhibition_midsize_371.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is Mitch. He is part of the portrait series Opie did of her friend within the community. There was a great verity of people in these images, most of who would be considered part of a sub-culture. I found these images inspiring. They were taking quite a while ago and granted it was on the west cost, these people were living life they way they wanted despite what the main stream though.<br /><br />All in all it was a great show. I am very glad we braved the freezing cold and wind to go. It was great to see some of Opie's work that is not the really "out there" stuff that she is know for and to see how her work as evolved from that of a passionate advocate to a family woman with children.sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693605259987293486noreply@blogger.com0