Monochrome Mondays
Seen at Harry's Tap Room. Pentagon City Mall. Arlington, VA.
20 years ago (... dang, did I say that out loud?) this would have been a common sight. Maybe indicative of our bland and unimaginative present, the hi-top fade turns heads now. That said, like everything nostalgic, this classic is experiencing a resurgence (depending on what part of the country you're in...) I'm noticing it more and more now and folks don't even remember Kid' N Play anymore.
eudaimon
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Story without a face.
Weekend Showcase
I've been told many times, that it is in a person's face that we see their story. Rubbish. There is no particular way to tell a story. I believe one can see a story in any number of ways. In a way, our faces give away too much. Storytelling is as much about allowing the imagination to run rampant; an exploration of thought, as it is about being given a roadmap. As creatives, we should relish the opportunity for broad trains of thought. Relish the ability to paint our own picture of the circumstances that both precede and follow the 1/250th of a second we capture.
(JT) Josh
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I've been told many times, that it is in a person's face that we see their story. Rubbish. There is no particular way to tell a story. I believe one can see a story in any number of ways. In a way, our faces give away too much. Storytelling is as much about allowing the imagination to run rampant; an exploration of thought, as it is about being given a roadmap. As creatives, we should relish the opportunity for broad trains of thought. Relish the ability to paint our own picture of the circumstances that both precede and follow the 1/250th of a second we capture.
(JT) Josh
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
Timeless
TWTME Gallery
Sand, more sand and mostly sand! Literally hundreds and hundreds of swirling caramel and beige sand dunes as far as the eyes could see. The slanting rays of the sun are playing havoc with sand, eking out rich shades of ochre, brown and gold.
This is the Big Nothingness, the Infinite Emptiness , the largest sand desert of them all. I was standing on the western most tip of “the great sea of sand in which no oar will ever be dipped”. From this point Sahara stretches all the way across North Africa right up to the land of the pharaohs, larger than the distance between the two coasts of America. The desert covers many countries – Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Sudan before laying the carpet under Egypt and merging with the Sinai mountain range. Some regions of this utterly desolate landscape has not seen rainfall in decades. Yet a throbbing nomadic community – Touregs, Moors and Chaamba – have made peace and deal with it daily.
Sunil Shinde
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Sand, more sand and mostly sand! Literally hundreds and hundreds of swirling caramel and beige sand dunes as far as the eyes could see. The slanting rays of the sun are playing havoc with sand, eking out rich shades of ochre, brown and gold.
This is the Big Nothingness, the Infinite Emptiness , the largest sand desert of them all. I was standing on the western most tip of “the great sea of sand in which no oar will ever be dipped”. From this point Sahara stretches all the way across North Africa right up to the land of the pharaohs, larger than the distance between the two coasts of America. The desert covers many countries – Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Sudan before laying the carpet under Egypt and merging with the Sinai mountain range. Some regions of this utterly desolate landscape has not seen rainfall in decades. Yet a throbbing nomadic community – Touregs, Moors and Chaamba – have made peace and deal with it daily.
Sunil Shinde
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Art work in derelict dyeworks (25)
TGIF Theme
I had an hour or so to spare today so ended up here :)
I’m struggling to get any history on these buildings, The dyeworks closed in the mid 90s and has been known as George Cocks Ltd or the Longfield Dyeworks. Currently the site has planning permission to be demolition for conversion into housing.
Possibly the first building was built in 1877, there is a stone plaque on this building, the rest of the site looks as if it has been added in stages as the site expanded; about 5 separate developments in total, the only history I have found point to these developments “between 1918 and 1938, when a single building, of unspecified use, was constructed. Two additional buildings were constructed adjacent to the northwest and northeast of the original building between 1956 and 1968. The site was formerly used as offices and warehousing associated with a dyeworks.”
craig h1
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I had an hour or so to spare today so ended up here :)
I’m struggling to get any history on these buildings, The dyeworks closed in the mid 90s and has been known as George Cocks Ltd or the Longfield Dyeworks. Currently the site has planning permission to be demolition for conversion into housing.
Possibly the first building was built in 1877, there is a stone plaque on this building, the rest of the site looks as if it has been added in stages as the site expanded; about 5 separate developments in total, the only history I have found point to these developments “between 1918 and 1938, when a single building, of unspecified use, was constructed. Two additional buildings were constructed adjacent to the northwest and northeast of the original building between 1956 and 1968. The site was formerly used as offices and warehousing associated with a dyeworks.”
craig h1
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Tent
Street Photography Wednesdays
Onlookers at the 7th annual Soweto Pride March, held in Meadowlands, Soweto, South Africa. The march is held in the location of the brutal murders of 2 lesbians 4 years ago. The goal of Soweto pride is to ensure that lesbians in the township no longer fall victim to homophobic attacks.
Lauren Barkume
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Onlookers at the 7th annual Soweto Pride March, held in Meadowlands, Soweto, South Africa. The march is held in the location of the brutal murders of 2 lesbians 4 years ago. The goal of Soweto pride is to ensure that lesbians in the township no longer fall victim to homophobic attacks.
Lauren Barkume
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Cella's Café - Puebla, Mexico
TWTME Gallery
The city of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. The city, located East of Mexico City, is found in the valley of Puebla, also known as the Valley of Cuetlaxcoapan. It is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, notably the Pico de Orizaba - the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America with a height of 5,636 meters; and the Popocatepelt - an active volcano and second highest peak in Mexico with a height of 5,426 meters. Puebla was also named World Heritage Site in 1987 and is today famous for its mole poblano, chiles en nogada and Talavera pottery - which you can see in this picture.
Pipall
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The city of Puebla is the capital of the state of Puebla and one of the five most important colonial cities in Mexico. The city, located East of Mexico City, is found in the valley of Puebla, also known as the Valley of Cuetlaxcoapan. It is surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, notably the Pico de Orizaba - the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest in North America with a height of 5,636 meters; and the Popocatepelt - an active volcano and second highest peak in Mexico with a height of 5,426 meters. Puebla was also named World Heritage Site in 1987 and is today famous for its mole poblano, chiles en nogada and Talavera pottery - which you can see in this picture.
Pipall
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Minimalism Tuesday's @ TWTME: Admins choice
I love this abstract like winter image, the curves and shadows are wonderful. Well seen ncres2!
I love this abstract like winter image, the curves and shadows are wonderful. Well seen ncres2!
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