Living In The U.S.A.-Steve Miller Band-1968

Somebody get me a cheesburger!!!!!!

This was originally posted by 74sodapop

Eugene Richards - The Compassionate Eye

One of my favorite photographers.

To view his work, go to the "Some Cool Links" area on this blog and click on his name.

Missing

From Riding the Rails

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Three Women

From the The Town Crier

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Union Station - Dallas - June 21, 2009

From Riding the Rails

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Cindy Sherman at Metro Pictures

Cindy Sherman never ceases to amaze me. This is great stuff....

Racism at John McCain Rally--Denver, CO

This is enough to make any normal thinking person sick. This is the shit that President Obama had to endure during his race for the White House. These folks are the face of the Republican Party and it is downright disgusting and disturbing.

The American people spoke and threw these lunatics out on their ass. America, this long, national nightmare is finally over. Forget these zombies and let's all work together to better our nation.

Yes we can.....

Kate Nash - Foundations performance on Jools Holland

A great live version of Kate's amazing song, "Foundations".

A New Panasonic M-4/3 Camera?

Okay, I came across these photos on a photo forum. Does anyone know if they are real? Click on the photo to enlarge it. It appears to be some type of mock-up for a new Panasonic micro 4/3 system camera. It is very much styled like a rangefinder camera and it looks a lot like the new Olympus E-P1, except for one thing- the Panasonic appears to be sporting a true electronic viewfinder, which in my opinion, would be a huge asset to a camera like this.

So, if anyone knows anything about this camera or these photos, please let me know.

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The Olympus E-P1

Well, after many months of speculation and rumors, it appears that Olympus will finally be announcing their first camera in the micro-4/3 format, the Olympus E-P1. This photo supposedly shows what the camera will look like (click on the photo for a larger version of the image). Apparently it will be offered in two different packages- the body with a 17mm 2.8 pancake lens or the body with a 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 zoom lens. Perhaps it will be offered as a package with both lenese. As you can see in the photo, there appears to be an external viewfinder mounted on the hotshoe for the 17mm lens. But what about an external viewfinder for the zoom?

I have patiently been waiting for this camera as I believe it will make an excellent street shooter, if it can live up to all the hype from the past few months. All I really want in a top-flight digital street camera is for it to be small and lightweight, offer reasonably fast prime lenses such as the 17mm pancake, and for the camera to deliver quality files at higher ISO's. Is this that camera? We will know in the next few weeks as Olympus is set to announce the birth of "the digital Pen" in a couple of days and as the reviewers start to get their hands on some actual working models.

Personally, I think it is a gorgeous camera. I would also like to see a version in all black or black and siver.

These are exciting times for digital street shooters....

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Exchange Avenue

So, there I am, wandering around The Stockyards in Fort Worth, doing a bit of street shooting, when out of the corner of my eye I spot a young lady in a wedding dress standing on the street corner. She was there with her wedding photographer for a bridal shoot using the rustic location as a backdrop. I hung around for a while and got off a few shots and then one of the assistants stuck her head under the bride's dress to make some adjustments and I knew I had my shot.

This was shot with a Ricoh GRDII.

To view more of my street photography please visit The Town Crier

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HOW WE GO OUT VERSION 2

You know, I must be a sick dude, but if you give me chubby girl wearing a gold lame' suit with a dead octopus on each shoulder, shaking her stuff for all she's worth, well I find that extremely erotic......okay, I'm only joking.

Do yourself a favor and crank up your speakers and get ready to shake your ass to Leslie Hall's masterpiece.

Peace

November 6, 2006 - Dallas, Texas

I was on assignment to shoot a visit by President Bush to a Republican Party rally at Reunion Arena in downtown Dallas. This was the night before the national elections on Tuesday, November 7. It was a surreal event as thousands of protesters against the war in Iraq found themselves pitted against the very well-to-do Repbulican faithful who were attending the rally.

Amidst all of the shouting, the anger, and the violence of that night- I found this young girl standing silently, holding her sign with complete dignity and serenity.

I shot hundreds of photos that night, but I have never forgotten that little girl and her simple sign.....

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Kathy

This is my lovely wife, Kathy. This was shot back in 1980 when we were living in Miami. We have now been together for 35 years. If someone told me back then that we would be together that long, I would have called them a liar.

Through our good times and our bad times, she has always been there for me.

This was shot with a Nikon F2 and a 50mm lens. The film was Tri-X.

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The Brazos River - Texas

I was on a photo forum this morning when someone put in a request for photos of intimate moments. I immediately thought of this photograph.

I shot this back in the mid 90's with a Contax G1 rangefinder camera and a Zeiss 90mm lens. I was hiking along a ridge above the Brazos River when I spotted the couple wading in the water below. I watched them for a couple of minutes and thought it would make a nice shot. When I raised my camera to shoot, the girl suddenly leaned forward and kissed him at the same exact moment that I pressed the shutter button.

Our lives are full of these soft, hidden moments.....

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Luther Van Dross-Dance With My Father Again

This is for all of the dads out there....

Watermelon Truck

This was shot back in 1974 at White Rock Lake in Dallas. The camera was a Nikon F with a 50mm lens. It was shot on Kodachrome 64 film.



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Chumbawamba / Amnesia (music video)

I love politics. And if you give me a band that mixes politics with kick ass rock-and-roll, I am in heaven. This is great stuff, here.

Art of Photography - Jerry Uelsmann

The video was originally posted on YouTube by moonlightnoir. The music is "Angel" by Massive Attack.

Young Warriors

Memorial Day, here in the US, is just right around the corner. So I thought this shot appropriate.

Let me start by saying that I almost never do any type of unusual or fancy post processing work on my photos- mostly because my PP skills are minimal. And also because it is just not my style.

A few years ago, I was on assignment for my small, local paper to shoot several different events around Texas on Memorial Day. These young fellows were part of a flag raising ceremony in downtown Fort Worth.

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Reflection in a Train Window

I find that I am not that good at color photography. Oh, I can shoot it but my eye never seems to look at subjects the same way as when I know I am shooting in B&W. Even though I shoot exclusively with digital cameras now, I still see in B&W like I did back in my film days. Sometimes I get lucky when I am shooting in color, but not often enough.

To see more of my color photography, please visit An Urban Life

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The Masters of Photography: Rankin Edition

Great video showing Rankin at work. He is one of the best portrait and fashion photographers in the world. Enjoy.

Blink 182 - Down

St Vincent - "Actor Out Of Work"

Secrets at a Birthday Party

Please visit The Town Crier to view more of my B&W photography.

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