'p' is for 'heath'

There are only a handful of people who will get this title, but with some digging around, you may enter into that secret cult. Don't worry: you won't be asked to drink poisoned Kool-Aid in some tropical South American rainforest.

I made a few digital prints today that I'm very excited about. They include all three photos that I posted on this blog yesterday. Tonight, I give you the letter "P".




I photographed this fire hose in Chelsea Market. I had to ask a group of teenagers if I could squeeze behind the table they were eating lunch at. There's nothing like momentarily intruding on the lives of adolescents to make anyone anxious. They're can be unpredictable! Fortunately for me, this group hailed from a pleasant tribe of pubescent homo sapiens and they granted me access so I could work on my project. I didn't stick around long enough to listen to any snide comments they may have made behind my back.







Not a terrific photograph, but I found it amusing that a sign and signpost shaped like the letter "P" would have a "P" crossed out. This sign is also a double negative of sorts: no parking and no littering. New York City has gotten creative with its signage. Especially clever? The use of a push-broom to cross out the "P" on the sign.

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changing it up

Just to break up the stream of alphabet photos, here are a few of the other photos I've been taking recently.


golaso!
Heath and I went to an MLS game at the new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ, yesterday to see the New York Red Bulls take on the Philadelphia Union. Fun times, and I nabbed a few photos of this penalty kick goal that put the Red Bulls ahead 2-1.


times square model
I was in Times Square with my photography class on Tuesday night, talking about taking photographs in low light, experimenting with shutter speed and flash. Toward the end of our stint, this model showed up with a few photographers. I made my way toward them, and looking official with my DSLR and external flash, I fired off a few frames of my own! This model was so bold. I loved the way she just stood there, the expression on her face one of power and confidence.


dry reflections
I'm loving the reflections of the light off of the ground. Generally, one sees this type of effect after it rains, when there's still a layer of water on the ground. However, it was completely dry tonight. (Apparently, lots of movie producers will hose down roads before filming, just to get that bright, shiny street with great reflections.)

N-O

Are there any other consecutive letters of the alphabet, aside from n-o, that can stand alone as a word? There are a few: ab, ef, and hi. A few combinations form acronyms that we use fairly regularly: bc, cd, jk, and uv. Curiously enough (or maybe not), no three-or-more consecutive letter combinations form words or acronyms.

[This is my lame way of posting both 'N' and 'O' together today, because I missed posting yesterday and want to stay on track.]



















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magnificent and majestic M

It's so late. And I'm late in posting. Conducted about four hours' worth of interviews for several projects today and spent the evening transcribing. Priorities, priorities... Sleep should be one of them.










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L is for the way you look at ...

Only on day 12, but I feel as if I've been at this forever. Almost halfway there! It's actually quite cool to look at the album in its entirety and I'm excited to see what it will look like when it's full, A to Z. At some point, I should go into the album and caption the photos with the various comments I've been sprinkling through this blog project.


bike every day?
A folding bike, an object of my desires, though not very high on the list. I think part of my fascination with it comes from my living in the city this year. With only three-and-a-half weeks left, I wonder whether my fascination with folding bikes will disappear once I return to (semi-)suburbia.


f(x) --> f(-x) ; (x,y) --> (-y,x)
I could probably be a bit more elegant in using mathematical notation to describe the reflection and rotational transformation I made to the original photograph to get it to its present state. However, such eloquence currently eludes me and so I stick with basics.



It's been a while since I've included photographs of bicycles and bicycle parts, but I'm excited to have posted one yesterday and two today.

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every kiss begins with...

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jay...jay... (one of a blue jay's many calls)

Not much to say tonight about this letter. I'm actually very excited right now about a trip my photo class took to Time Square this evening. Created some beautiful portraits while there. Toward the end of our "class", a photo shoot came onto the scene. I sneaked in with my camera and fired off a few frames, too. Will post soon!


air duct
I spied this massive air duct at Chelsea Market last week during a visit to Google's NYC headquarters. (The first 'b' posted earlier in this project is also housed at Chelsea Market.) It's one of those things that I think most people walk by and never even notice. So profound is our ability to filter out irrelevant objects in our lives. It makes me wonder what might happen if our irrelevant filter goes awry, causing us to miss things that really are relevant?


simplicity
Sometimes beauty rests in simple elegance. This wooden umbrella handle certainly falls into that category.

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