The Future Will Be Better Tomorrow

Hiatus Part 1

2006-03-25T15:06:00.000-05:00

Hiatus Part 1
I'm taking a little break from digital photography. Just a little break. Hopefully that means I'll be able to find the time to organize what I've got, so this portfolioblog doesn't wither completely away and die.

For instance, I probably would never have posted these pics from an art exhibit I went to last last week. I don't know if I get it, but certainly things looked interesting.

PillowFight NYC

2006-02-20T15:22:00.000-05:00

PillowFight NYC

No pretty pictures, they're on flickr. This is just a sampling of what it feels like to be in a melee pillowfight. It's boatloads of fun.

Photowalk With Birds

2006-02-02T23:01:00.000-05:00

Photowalk With Birds

Took a little photowalk with birdworks from flickr in tow. Can't say much about these shots, but they will become apparently interesting soon.

2006-01-27T20:00:00.000-05:00

Tuesday Night Walk: Midtown

NYC At Night

2006-01-07T19:49:00.000-05:00

NYC At Night
I haven't done a real photowalk in a while, so I figured I do one. The results seem acceptable.

New Year's In Central Park

2006-01-04T21:06:00.000-05:00

New Year's In Central Park
The Road Runner's Club has an annual New Year's Run in Central Park featuring runners in costumes, much dancing, and fireworks. I highly reccomend it as it is not crazy crowded like Times Square.

Papillon

2005-12-22T10:45:00.000-05:00

Papillon
Cutest. Dog. Ever.

Flickr NYCSocial Holiday Party

2005-12-20T17:52:00.000-05:00

Flickr NYCSocial Holiday Party
It's nice to get together with other flickr photograrphers and feel free to go nuts with the flash. The blindness is not so nice, but it's a small price to pay. The photo-swap was a great idea, and I got a great print from BabyDove. Good times.

2005-12-14T20:26:00.000-05:00

Astor Hair

Trapped Inside Lansing

2005-12-12T07:07:00.000-05:00

Trapped Inside Lansing

When it's cold outside, and all you want to do is eat Turkey Day leftovers, there's nothing left to shoot besides the insides of your family's apartment.

Macy's Day Parade Baloon Inflation

2005-12-08T18:56:00.000-05:00

Macy's Day Parade Baloon Inflation

Met up with some fellow flickrers to enjoy the balloon inflation and all the photographic glory. Too much inappropriate humor was used, to great delight. Check out flickr for more pics, of course.

Flickrati: Part 2

2005-11-21T07:48:00.000-05:00

Flickrati: Part 2

I was talking to someone at a gallery, and I realized these sorts of shots is all I do now. Gonna have to get out of the office and find stuff to shoot.

Flickrati: Flash The Night Away

2005-11-18T20:46:00.000-05:00

Flickrati: Flash The Night Away
I didn't feel too bad this time around, as usually I'm the guy flashing everyone. Lots of new people in the crowd, as thus the freedom to go photo-geeky-nuts overwhelmed us all.

And all our retinas will brn until the end of days.

Closing Time for the Fulton Fishmarket

2005-11-15T18:45:00.000-05:00

Closing Time For The Fulton Fishmarket

It was my idea to go photograph the Fulton Fishmarket before it closed. But because of a bad back I had to skip out, while others went and had a ball. I went the next night briefly, to see all that had been carted off. There wasn't much to see, it had already closed up shop.

Goodbye Fulton Fishmarket.

iRise and The Captain

2005-11-07T07:04:00.000-05:00

iRise and The Captain

Much joy and alcohol (wait, that's the same thing as joy) were accompanied by The Captain and iRise last week. Steakhouses, rooftop bars, dancing, more dining, it was all good.

I'm just now finally recovering from the late nights.

Photostroll With Fubuki (Ty)

2005-11-03T07:04:00.000-05:00

Photostroll With Fubuki (Ty)
Ty (better known as flickr's Fubuki came into town for the weekend, and I was honored enough to partake of a photostroll with him. While my shots are not going to be anywhere near as good as his, it was still fun to trail in the shadow of a master.

Halloween Parade 2005

2005-11-01T07:49:00.000-05:00

Halloween Parade 2005
Costumes are a liberating thing, for they allow you to be, for a night, something, anything you're not.
For the men of NYC and surrounding communities, this means a chance to cross-dress. For women, a stigma-free opportunity to get all slutty.

A great deal of fun, if you're young.

Memories of Not Seoul: Greenhouse

2005-10-24T19:49:00.000-04:00

Memories of Not Seoul: Greenhouse
I remember reading somewhere about how Koreans are obsessed with growing things. Maybe it's the fact that the great rural to urban migration was just one generation ago. It's true, every house has at least a dozen plants. I took a tour of one of the most famous of the greenhouses supplying the craze. It was very peaceful.

The Out Of Towners

2005-10-22T18:42:00.000-04:00

The Out Of Towners
The Captain came to town and brought along a few of her crew, whom I had the pleasure of hanging out with the following weekend. It's fun taking tourists around the city, although I am an old man, as I had to cut out at 4AM.

Pictures at an Exhibition

2005-10-18T07:39:00.000-04:00

Pictures At An Exhibition
Selected Scenes from the Opening Reception of NYC Expo at MediaNoche
BLOGS: An exhibition of photoblogs -- NYC Exposition, Puerto Rico Sun, and East Harlem. October 14 – November 26, 2005

Opening Reception: Friday, October 14, 6:00PM–9:00PM
Viewing: Tuesday – Saturday, 3PM – 7PM
Artists' talk: Saturday, October 22, 3PM

MediaNoche
161 East 106th Street, First Floor
(between Lexington and Third Avenues)

FoodPorn: Northwest JFK - Narita - Seoul

2005-10-14T07:26:00.000-04:00

FoodPorn: Northwest JFK - Narita - Seoul
For some reason, the flight going to Asia has better food then coming back from Asia. And you can barely see it, but the raw salmon and curried pasta shells sidedish in the 6th picture was the best of the entire lot.

Sights From Seoul: Steel Dust

2005-10-12T07:54:00.000-04:00

Sights From Seoul: Steel Dust
The subway in Seoul is very clean and efficient, quite a breeze for foreigners to understand and navigate as nearly everything has an English sign or announcement. And the vending machines are a pleasant change from the NYC standard of having nothing.

Sights From Seoul: Motorbikes

2005-10-10T07:24:00.000-04:00

Sights From Seoul: Motorbikes
In Seoul, motorbikes represent the last link of the disribution chain, moving goods from one tiny shop to another, able to navigate nearly all the narrow alleys and back streets of the old city. It's quite an interesting sight, when they're not busy running you over on the sidewalk.

Rashomon

2005-09-22T07:55:00.000-04:00

I thought I had already posted up this little Rashomon moment from a long time ago, but I couldn't find the post. Enjoy.

Cousin Shots part 3

2005-09-14T23:45:00.000-04:00

What happens when my cousin borrows my camera.

He's getting better.

Still Life

2005-09-13T16:28:00.000-04:00

Still Life, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Just cleansing the mental palate. I was getting all teary eyed from yesterday's picture. At the time, I was focused too much on getting the shot to really be affected by the day itself.

Sept. 11 2005

2005-09-12T18:14:00.000-04:00

Sept. 11 2005, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

A Walk Down Crosby

2005-09-02T13:30:00.000-04:00

Being East of Broadway, Crosby isn't really SOHO. I guess you'd call it NoLiTa, if you believe in NoLiTa (I don't). It's the best of both worlds tho, the cobblestone cast iron architecture of SoHo and the foot traffic of gentrified LES.

Shark Night with the Flickrati

2005-08-31T19:15:00.000-04:00

Just some old stuff in the archives

Move In Day for The Cousin

2005-08-29T19:14:00.000-04:00

Tanglewood Shed

2005-08-26T18:08:00.000-04:00

What's nice about Tanglewood is that they allow photography in the Shed, just not during performances (so as not to disturb the performers and fellow patrons). What's also nice is that it's a little bit of country with your classical music. What is NOT nice is waking up at 5AM on a Saterday to make the 5 hour drive up for a $17 Open Rehearsal ticket.

Friday Night Scenes

2005-08-24T08:06:00.000-04:00

A few random scenes from your average Friday Night in the city.

The Pier At Coney Island

2005-08-22T07:18:00.000-04:00

The pier at Coney Island is a hubub of fishermen and crabbers. Only a few were doing any catching, most were just enjoying a respite from The City. It looked like a lot of fun.

Burger Joint

2005-08-17T07:28:00.000-04:00

The biggest unkept secret burger spot in the city, Burger Joint, is a nice homey change of pace for midtown. And the burgers are good, although no longer the best in my view.

But nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded.

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Seaport Concert Crowd

2005-08-15T18:02:00.000-04:00

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Seaport Concert Crowd

Just some crowd shots from last Wednesday's Clap Your Hands Say Yeah concert at the South Street Seaport.

Oh, and after months of obscurity, my photo has finally been discovered ... by spambots. I might have to turn off comments if this keeps up.

2005-08-11T12:58:00.000-04:00

Capture The Flag via nygames.net

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Chalk Project

2005-08-08T08:26:00.000-04:00

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Chalk Project

Cousins

2005-08-03T22:34:00.000-04:00

Whenever I visit the cousins and take a nap, they always take it out and run off a few shots without asking permission.

I don't mind, and I usually find the results hilarious.
We're tight like that, yo.

Welcome To The Johnsons

2005-07-22T13:19:00.000-04:00

Plastic covered couch, $2 cans of Pat's Blue Ribbon, and drunken strangers.

Good times, good times.

Gotham Girls Rollerderby

2005-07-18T13:15:00.000-04:00

Meet The Players

Check out more of the grrls at http://www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com

Concert In The Park

2005-07-14T14:02:00.000-04:00

Central Park, July 13, 2005

Memories of July 4th

2005-07-11T16:18:00.000-04:00

I invited some people to join me at the FDR in Lower Manhattan, and to my suprise they actually showed up. As my fireworks photos are no good, and will continue to be without a tripod, I vowed to not take pictures and instead just enjoy the show.

Things didn't exactly happen according to plan.

Swoon-a-palooza

2005-07-08T11:12:00.000-04:00

Swoon-a-palooza
Tried to do a quick stop by the swoon opening yesterday, only to find it was a total mob scene. Must have been easily 200+ people trying to get in or just chilling on the street. Swoon must be very happy, she certainly deserves the attention. I'll have to go back sometime to actually, I dunno, check out the art.

Stolen MOMAnets

2005-07-06T23:44:00.000-04:00

Stolen Moments At The MOMA
I've been going to the MOMA for three straight Fridays, because I really don't have anything better to do on a Friday night, and I haven't really been all that happy with the pictures I'm taking. I suppose this means I should try it again and make it a fourth Friday.

And yes, I know the post title is punny, but I can't help myself sometimes.

Cortlandt Alley - Back To The Well

2005-07-02T02:27:00.000-04:00

Whenever I feel that I'm getting into a photographic rut, I know it's time to go back to the well of inspiration. And that place is Cortlandt Alley. There's so much to photograph there that I don't know if I'll ever really capture everything that there is to capture there, but in trying I get the juices flowing again. I'm actually not too pleased with these pictures, they seem a little flat an uninspired. But the pictures that have since followed this set are quite nice.

And I'm not in a rut anymore.

Mermaid Parade: Signs and Numerology

2005-06-27T12:57:00.000-04:00

It's hard to take good pictures of an event where everybody and their uncle has a camera. It was always the case, but back before digital cameras became populor, nobody had the time or energy to scan all their pics onto the web. It's different now, of course, as a quick scan on flickr brings up over 2,000 mermaid parade pictures.

The parade was an abject failure, photography-wise. And not just because I was late. I had wanted to close the distance, to get closer both physically and emotionally to my subjects. To actually talk to them and get a sense of their stories before I actually pressed the shutter. And once again, my shyness prevented that. These pics were OK, but they could have been a lot better.

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I just got phone service restored to my house. So look for more updates soon, I've got a few sets backlogged that I've been unable to post.

Elephants of Central Park

2005-06-11T15:19:00.000-04:00

I'm suprised they're still there, and in one piece to boot, as artwork you can climb on gets roughly treated in this town. This kids (and the adults who are kids at heart) seem to enjoy them. A lot.

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Don't forget to submit your photo for the Flickrati book.

Flickrati NYC: NYC In One Shot

2005-05-21T23:20:00.000-04:00

It's all Seawallrunner's fault.

It was her idea about a flickr book that got me to thinking of compiling a book of flickr NYC folk. And now I've gone ahead and done a bad bad thing, I've let people know about it and I've actually planned for it.

Which is a rather lame say of saying that open submissions are now being taken for the Flickr NYC book. The rules are rather simple.

1) Maximum 2 pictures submitted per person. Picture should somehow emboy the spirit/feel/look of NYC in one picture.
2) Picture of NYC taken by NYC resident in NYC.
3) Picture must be in flickr.
4) You have to own the picture (duh!), which means you took it, you own it, your copyright on it.
5) You have to agree to allow me and Jackie/Six Productions (our dba) permission to reprint your picture as part of the book (duh!). Essentially non-exclusive license to use. You retain full copyright to your pics, of course.
6) You have to follow the submission guidelines and proceedures.
7) You have to have fun with the whole process.
8) If you are submitting pictures of children, you should have written authorization. We're not going to check, and if the lawyers come, we'll be sending them on to you.
9) This is all on honor code. We're assuming you're going to follow the rules and the law, and by submitting your pics you agree to take that full responsibility.
10) Pictures should be pre-formatted according to resolution and size guidelines below (300dpi!). I'll try to accomidate those of you that can't make the adjustments, but I can't guarantee that your picture won't become mangled in the process. Unless your picture is properly preformatted/sized, you agree to allow us to make necessary changes to you pic to get it into the proper formatting/size.

This isn't some professional magazine ala JPG magazine, it's just a fun collection of how the NYC flickrati view our fair city. For you folk who live outside the 5 boros, don't get cranky. If this works out well, the limits will be eased greatly in future editions (if there are any).

How to submit:
Send picture in jpg format via email to flickrati[(at])yahoo.com
Subject line should read: flickrati picture submission
Also include the following information:
flickr id
name (optional)
year picture taken
address you can find picture on flickr - must be public (ex: http://www.flickr.com/photos/larimdame/13866500/)
title (optional)

Pictures cannot be more then 5mb in size (as yahoo will not accept), not responsible for pictures not received.

Sizing/Picture Setting information:
Pictures will be printed via lulu.com on color CYMK pages. It is suggested that you punch up the contrast a little to compensate for the print quality. Unfortunately, I cannot provide exact suggestions for how much to punch it up by.

All pics must be 300dpi.
The book will be a 9x7 format, with .125 inch bleed edge. If you are submitting full page pictures, the size should be 2775 x 2175 px. If you would like your picture to be considered for the cover, the size needs to be 2813 x 2325 px.
For those that submit pictures of smaller sizes, your picture will simply be centered on the page.
The only exception is for people who submit 3mp pictures or smaller, in which case it is highly recommended that you resize for 4.5 x 3 (1343 x 900) or smaller. This will allow us to put two pictures per page. If you choose not to, we will not resize, but don't blame us if the results are less then spectacular.

You are free to resize to whatever dimesions you want, just keep in mind that the maximum we can accomidate is 2775 x 2175 px. (300dpi!)

Pricing/Publishing
Unfortunately, there is no budget, so if you submit, you will not get anything besides the satisfaction of being selected. We're doing this at-cost, there is no profit or royalty available. Books will be available for public sale via lulu.com approx mid June. Contributors who make it into the book (approx 30-40 pages) will be notified ahead of time. If you have any further questions or comments, please make them in http://www.flickr.com/groups/flickratinyc/, there will be no response to email sent to the flickrati submission box.

Otherwise, have fun!

Brooklyn Photowalk

2005-05-16T23:29:00.000-04:00

What's familier is often what's hardest to photograph, in my experience at least. I figured I should force myself to at least try to find some nice shots in my neck of the woods. I'm not really happy with the results.

I will say that the graffiti in Brooklyn is much more practical then in Manhattan, however.

NYC Photobloggers Meetup

2005-05-13T23:41:00.000-04:00

It was suprisingly a lot of fun. I just have one thing to say, however.

Stop looking at the camera! You're ruining the shot!

; )

Working Hard At Hardly Working

2005-05-11T23:32:00.000-04:00

Been doing a lot of work on the flickrati NYC book project today. Nothing to show for it, and I'm not getting any sleep. But at least it beats drinking a beer by myself at the bar ... and running into my HR Generalist.

At least, I think it does. *shrug*

Brooklyn Flickr Meetup For One

2005-05-10T23:14:00.000-04:00

As I expected, the Brooklyn flickr meetup was pretty much a bust. I think Raul and Keith were probably saving up to hit the NYC Photobloggers meetup this Thursday, and since they were the only two from last month, I figured nobody would be there tonight. Thom seemed to indicate that he would be there, but no.

So instead I just nursed a beer for an hour and chated briefly with some guys and gals playing bocci ball at Floyds, which has an indoor court. Seemed like a lot of fun.

Hey Hot Shot!

2005-05-05T23:41:00.000-04:00

I was chilling briefly at the Jen Bekman gallery tonight. The blog proper will have more on that. But if you saw me there, you'd have noticed that I didn't focus too much on the people that were there. There are reasons for that.

First of all, it's all being done by everybody else, and I have a compulsive need to be completely different in everything, which of course makes me very unpopulor and obscure. *shrug*
Then there's my whole fear of taking people's photos, mostly based on the fact that I don't like my photo being taken (because I'm hideously ugly). Now that I'm a photobug, I don't mind at all (I'll even pose however way you want if you ask me nicely), but I am hesitant to take other people's pics.
Plus there's the whole model release form and all that other legal mumbo jumbo, of which I understand none.
And when I bring the big bad boy up to my face, it seems that people notice right away and I lose the magic moment of the shot.

Oh, and it's also really hard work.

So I leave it to the professionals, like the blurry Youngna, and instead take abstract pictures of stupid stuff, like the pin numbers.

Walk On The West Side

2005-04-30T13:57:00.000-04:00

I don't usually do the West Side. I'm an East Sider from birth, and so I either turn up my nose at the West Side, or just ignore it and all it's hipness. Which is too bad, as it has some nice things to look at, especially the High Line. In a random afternoon, I decided to take a little walk. Good stuff, but it's clear that all the really cool industrial stuff is being pushed out by galleries and hipness. So sad.

42 Below Vodka

2005-04-24T01:28:00.000-04:00

It's a long story, better explained by Aaron, but the short version is that 42 Below Vodka is trying to market into the cool hip underground scene. Aaron is all plugged into the cool hip underground scene (I think). So they sponsored his "Yay I'm not lumpy today" party. I was honored enough to join. It was a blast. The panda had all the girl's attention.

And the vodka was damn good stuff, too. Very smooth. I didn't end up all passed out for a change.

April 15, 2005:

2005-04-19T19:22:00.000-04:00

Tax Day is one of my favorite days in the city.

People procrastinate, so they swarm the Main Post Office late into the night. It makes for good TV, so the news cameras are all out there. And whenever you get more then 1 news camera, you get protesters. And when you get protesters, you get people, so you get companies giving away free stuff. And when you get companies giving away free stuff, you'll find me.

Nedick's was in full force, giving away yummy hotdogs (go buy some at 31st btw 8th & 9th Ave or next to the Gap on B'way btw 34th and 33rd) and pens.
Staples set up a free copy center tent (go make some copies at your local Staples, it's cheaper then Kinko's).
Mitchum body deoderant was giving away free samples, and their spokesman, Mitchum Man (third from bottom) was hilarious with the random one liners. I wouldn't be at all suprised to see him on TV in a few short months.
And finally, it wouldn't be complete without an appearance by Jews For Jesus.

Now, if Blogger would STOP EATING MY GODDAMN POSTS, I'm off to free Ben and Jerry's ice cream.
(Fucking stupid Blogger, if I miss this, Google owes me a free ice-cream. Goddamn Blogger. Seriously, if you haven't already started a blog yet, DON'T USE BLOGGER!)

[edit: It ate me post, AGAIN! I can't emphasize this enough, DON'T USE BLOGGER!]

Overshadowed, theMexican, and Me

2005-04-13T23:56:00.000-04:00

When you go to a meetup and two great photographers are already there, sometimes the only thing you can do is just sit back and listen in on the conversation. You might learn a thing or three. I know I did.

Spring In Central Park

2005-04-10T23:55:00.000-04:00

Spring has finally come to NYC, and so to celebrate I took a little walk in Central Park.

There's something just thrilling about a park being filled with people peacably enjoying a nice spring day. Kids were playing in the grass, bikers and joggers were running everywhere, I had to dodge a few fly softballs as they rained down on me as I tried to take a macro of grass on the Great Lawn, and in general there was much enjoyment.

The only bad part is that I took too many pictures and now I can't edit them down to a tolerable number.

34th and Rain

2005-04-09T01:34:00.000-04:00

Finding myself at 34th and 1st Ave late night Thursday, rain pouring like an open faucet, the thing I clearly must do is take out my camera and proceed to endanger it with water damage. Juggling the camera and umbrella on every shot, trying to keep very very still for long exposures, all while keeping the rain off the camera, is very hard to do, and a bit stressful.

So why do I do it instead of going straight home? Because, ultimately, it helps calm me down. I get so involved in the photography that I forget all else. And when I finally do remember it, I'm not as wound up as I was before. And I was a little wound up.

In any case, I thought a little photowalk of 34th street would be in order, as the elephants won't be by for a little while longer.

34th And Elephants

2005-04-06T23:01:00.000-04:00

This is the first time I did the Elephant Parade, and what I can tell you is that it's great fun. For a moment, everybody becomes a kid again. You have to quick tho, the poor couple went in for a minute to get a slice and missed the whole thing. Of course, they also had tickets to the circus later in the week.

But don't make the same mistake I did, leave the camera at home. Just enjoy the moment of it all, and leave the wasted time on the poor photography to losers like me.

Junior's

2005-04-02T23:04:00.000-05:00

After work on Friday my coworker was feeling hungry, and in our search for a place to snack she suggested Junior's. I figured that would be good; get a slice of their famous cheesecake. Instead we had a full meal. I am now even poorer.

What you're never told is that Junior's also has a restaurant and bar. The bar gets a little crazy (apparently) and the dinner fare is fantastic. While not as tasty as Zaitzeff, the portions were certainly more generous. The BBQ was good too.

Oh, and the cheesecake didn't suck either.

Zaitzeff

2005-03-31T23:56:00.000-05:00

Whenever I feel hungry, but not quite poor, I head down the street to Zaitzeff.

A suprising neighborhood burger spot where you wouldn't expect a neighborhood. Featuring comfortable wooden chairs and tables, easygoing staff, friendly patrons, and organic everything. The Zaitzeff Burger (essentially a meatloaf burger) is fantastic, as is the Kobe burger, and the fries go great with ketchup and even better without. Best of all, it's all organic, even the soda. And it always cures me of my affluent feeling, for I have never left with anything in my wallet.

Seriously, it's pretty expensive. Good, but expensive.

The Protoypical NYC based Photoblogger List

2005-03-30T20:02:00.000-05:00

Stealing a page out of yourwaitress's book: Instead of making a standalone pages, just post up blog posts and then link to them as if they were standalone pages. Brilliant is what it is.

Nearly every NYC (or otherplace) based photoblog links back to the same few sites over and over and over again. It's like saying in addition to watching the Food Network, you also watch ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and to a lesser extent UPN and WB. It's like saying that in addition to attending the annual St. George Lake Strawberry/Robot Deathmatch festival, you also like to watch the Superbowl and read a newspaper from time to time. It's a given. These photoblogger sites are probably on your hotlist, is there really a reason to give them even higher pagerank? And yet, if you want your list to be complete, you have to include at least some acknowledgement. So, in no particular order, I present the NYC based photoblogs I drop into from time to time.

Besides a list of all my contacts in two column form, you can find these great NYC based photoblogs on ~~crack~~, I mean flickr:

Evil1
Nachosan
themexican
_Ingrid_
Thom
tauntingpanda
seanich
ranjit
joeinqueens
and don't forget about the dynasty.

Oh, and these people's pictures don't suck all the time, either:

rion.nu
Bluejake
Satan's Laundromat
youngna
Joe's NYC
Karlo.org
Quarlo.com
Meccapixel
Slower.net
lightningfield
overshadowed
114th.net

Youngna at Landscape Cafe

2005-03-28T23:45:00.000-05:00

Tonight I went to the Youngna showing at Landscape Cafe, on a last minute whim. It was a lot of fun. If by fun you mean awkward and slightly embarrassing.

The first part worked out well. I'm not all that happy with the part where I'm the invisible man, but it's something I've gotten quite comfortable with. I got a few good shots, and got to break out the Pentax for some B&W film fun.

And then something unusual happened. I actually got to talk to people. Which was nice but embarrassing, as somebody knew me but I didn't remember them (at first at least). Of course, the photo taking stopped, and I missed the free wine.

But, I digress. Landscape Cafe is a nice cozy spot, and not expensive at all. No alcohol, but I'd recommend the back area for your meetup style gatherings and dates. The photos Youngna (I guess she's like Prince and Cher, goes by one name) put up were very nice. Mostly portraits, and then the results of the photoshoot she alluded to in the NYC Photobloggers 3 show. I have to say that I prefer her standard repertoire, but only because I don't "get" these art style shoots. I did forget to get what the list price on the photos were. Go check it out.

Landscape Cafe, 434 Union Ave, Williamsburg (literall steps away from the L/G station.

SOHO at Night: Mercer Street

2005-03-25T14:55:00.000-05:00

I took a walk through SOHO a few nights ago, just to get some more of that old cast iron feel, and took a buncha shots along the way. It always seems like the place is empty, and yet there are just enough people around that make me wonder if the hip rich people are living in the shadows off my radar. Are they having a party I'm not invited to?

I'm still vacillating between this format and the one page per picture format. If I had to use other photoblogs as an example, I'd say it's a toss-up in style between rion.nu or youngna.com. I'm leadning towards the rion style (like this post) because it keeps the images seperate from my flickr photostream. I only wish that Hello and Blogger would allow the thumbnails to be bigger, because in the world of photoblogging, bigger is always better.

Beef! It's What's For Dinner: Finally, Not Well Done

2005-03-24T11:42:00.000-05:00

Beef! It's What's For Dinner: Finally, Not Well Done, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I'm still working on editing down my pictures from this week for uploading. Between the weekend massage, an impromptu walk up Mercer Street in SOHO, the Elephant Parade on Tuesday night, and the NYC Photobloggers 3 event last night, I've got over 1 Gig in pictures that I have to edit down hard. And it's hard to be ruthless in the editing, it's a skill I still have to work on.

As for this particular pic, what's a hipster wannabe do after attending geeky goodness of NYC Photobloggers 3 at the Apple Store SOHO? Why, stop by Whole Foods for some steak, of course! It cooked up real good in my cast iron skillet. It's all yummy.

Cortland Valley In The Sky

2005-03-17T02:09:00.000-05:00

Cortland Valley In The Sky, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

These shutters are fantastic.

Adopting a New Model

2005-03-15T00:24:00.000-05:00

If you are one of the two people who visit this photoblog regularily (Hi Mom!), you'll have noticed that my ability to keep putting up a daily photo has pretty much fallen by the wayside. The official explanation is that I am very busy now, and will get busier soon. The real reason is that with flickr eating up more and more of my internet leisure time, there simply isn't enough left to really maintain this site on such a regular basis. If you want to see my daily photos by the bucketful, visit my flickr page (http://www.flickr.com/photos/larimdame/).

Rather then shutting this place down, I'm going to switch gears and go with a different publishing method, namely to weekly portfolio. Portfolio might not be the right word, but the point is that I'mm be publishing on a weekly schedule, and I'll be posting multiple pics at once. I'm still debating whether to punch them in from flickr one by one, or to go back to using Hello and creating a single page set, akin to what Rion or BlueJake do (only with less hipsters).

Decisions, decisions.

In either case, keep watching this space for more changes. There'll bound to be some.

That's Because You're Crazy

2005-03-13T02:01:00.000-05:00

That's Because You're Crazy, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

It has no feelings, and the new one is much better.

All That Was Left

2005-03-12T01:48:00.000-05:00

All That Was Left, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

All that was left after my shopping adventures.

Spotmatic

2005-03-09T00:37:00.000-05:00

Spotmatic, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Just some a quick reference pic since I had to take it in for servicing today. I get the estimate tomorrow.

'Stang

2005-03-06T11:19:00.000-05:00

'Stang, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I was walkiing down the street when I thought of _Ingrid_'s comment on my last pic.

Aston Martin

2005-03-03T23:03:00.000-05:00

Aston Martin, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Not very interesting at all, I'm afraid. Except for the fact that it's worth 4x as much as I am.

dead, Brand new camera

2005-03-02T23:59:00.000-05:00

dead, Brand new camera, originally uploaded by seanich.

Normally I post my own pics here. But I was just talking with Dad about the wisdom of spending $1,300 on a new camera. And then I see that seanich has got himself a new D70, and I'm ready to shake my fist in anger.

Only, it's broken. It has a dead pixel. Which breaks my heart.

So, so sad.

Salt

2005-03-01T23:21:00.000-05:00

Salt, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Just killing some time waiting for my train.

8 Old Fulton St.

2005-02-28T23:50:00.000-05:00

8 Old Fulton St., originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Turning back from the Brooklyn Bridge, I was all set to make the long walk back to the train station, when I noticed this nicely lit doorway I had never seen before. I just had to capture it. Of course, as soon as I set up the tripod, that's when a Grey Tours bus pulled up right in front of me and unloaded 20 tourists for a Brooklyn Bridge photoshoot.

This was the shot I took while waiting for the bus to leave. Turns out it was the better shot.

Food Porn: Marinated New York Strip

2005-02-27T23:59:00.000-05:00

Food Porn: Marinated New York Strip, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I discovered I had a small (1/2 lb.) piece of New York Strip in my freezer that had to go (it was taking up room I needed for my recent ill advised purchase of 2 lbs. of Sirloin).

So I marinated in a teaspoon of worchester sauce, salt, garlic powder, and pepper (with a few diced scallions). And then I threw it onto my castiron pan for some fun.

Tasty fun at that.

(note: testing out my new maglight. I think it's working out well, brings out some nice color in the macro)

Inside the Magic Flute

2005-02-26T23:29:00.000-05:00

Inside the Magic Flute, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

The Gates: Bow Bridge and The Tower

2005-02-25T20:20:00.000-05:00

The Gates: Bow Bridge and The Tower, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I have no idea which tower that is. I liked this shot, with just a hint of saffron

Chinatown and Snow

2005-02-24T13:37:00.000-05:00

Chinatown and Snow, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Just some more pics from my post The Gates outing during the snowstorm. An easy one, but anyone want to hazzard a guess what street this is?

More Longing For Spring

2005-02-23T23:09:00.000-05:00

More Longing For Spring, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Just some more old photos to keep me warm.

My Name is LarimdaME

2005-02-22T21:08:00.000-05:00

My Name is LarimdaME, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

For the next meetup, a little something to giveaway instead of having my flickrID stolen away, like last time.

The Gates: Searching For Nachosan Revisited

2005-02-21T23:49:00.000-05:00

The Gates: Searching For Nachosan Revisited, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Today I tried to totally rip off Nachosan's brilliant work, but I couldn't figure out where he took his shot (after looking at it again, I now realize how it was done, pure brilliance btw). I settled for the East Meadow for my homage.

Darn that guy, I'm always one step behind.

*shakes fist at Nachosan*

Army of Plow Awaits

2005-02-20T20:57:00.000-05:00

Army of Plow Awaits, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

The army of sanitation trucks fitted with plows awaits on the West Side Highway, ready to spring into action with tonight's forcasted snowfall.

Orange/Tangerine/Clementine

2005-02-19T10:41:00.000-05:00

Orange/Tangerine/Clementine, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I was walking down the street, late for an appointment, when I came upon this orange (or possibly a clementine/tangerine, I don't know the difference) with a straw stuck in it, just sitting on the sidewalk.

So, of course, I took a picture.

Seanich

2005-02-18T13:22:00.000-05:00

Seanich, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

He reminds me of a friend of my brother. All style, all class. It's a pity he came late.

Movable Hype 2.0: Photobloggers in the Mist 1

2005-02-17T23:56:00.000-05:00

Movably Hype 2.0: Photobloggers in the Mist 1, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I love this shot. Took some luck and good judgement to get it.

Cloud Room does not seem too fazed by the flash.

Happy New Year!

2005-02-16T13:11:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

I don't know how or why these are lucky and part of the New Year decorations, I just know that they are.

Yeah, a little late. I know.

The Gates: The Base

2005-02-15T12:10:00.000-05:00

The Gates: The Base, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Can you believe that I got into a 5 minute argument with a trio of idiots that demanded to know why I was taking pictures of the base? Not cops, or park workers, or The Gates workers or volunteers, just three ordinary young male idiots.

After I left, I realized that instead of answering them, the question I should have asked was: "Why should I waste my time talking to three morons?"

The Gates: Tree of Orange

2005-02-14T12:06:00.000-05:00

The Gates: Tree of Orange, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

The orange streetlights perfectly compliment the gates on this stretch of roadway.

The Gates: Hopper Style

2005-02-13T22:06:00.000-05:00

The Gates: Hopper Style, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Not bad for not having a tripod at all.

I really like the shadowplay here, and in this mini series. I was intentionally waiting 'till it got dark to take pics along this stretch, as I thought the light through the saffron would look nice. I was completely wrong, the light doesn't look nice at all. but the shadow kicks ass.

Lucky Ceiling

2005-02-11T23:53:00.000-05:00

Lucky Ceiling, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Happy New Year!

Bun Reflection

2005-02-10T23:52:00.000-05:00

Bun Reflection, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Reflection of the full service bun selection in a bakery in Chinatown.

I didn't think this picture was going to come out, but it did to my great suprise.

Happy Smudge Day

2005-02-09T11:51:00.000-05:00

Happy Smudge Day, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

What's interesting is that a search in flickr under the "lent" tag produces 6 pictures. Mardi Gras: 750. Carnival: 1446.

More proof that flickr is EVIL.
EEEVILLLL!

Riding With Despair Prohibited

2005-02-08T23:51:00.000-05:00

Riding With Despair Prohibited, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Originally taken aboard an N train back in ... maybe 1995 with a point and shoot olympus stylus (pre-zoom model). Scanned in 1996. Terrible resolution I know, but I'll be lucky to find the original print, much less negative, anytime soon.

Vertigo

2005-02-07T23:47:00.000-05:00

Vertigo, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Killing more time at Time Warner Center. The fourth floor overhangs the giant atrium, and you can lean over the railing for a bit of dizzy fun. You can also zoom in nicely on people eating in the Whole Foods in the basement.

I bet this would also make a bitch'n hell of a bungie jump. Extra points if you can steal away a plate of food.

LarimdaME and Kumar 1

2005-02-06T03:50:00.000-05:00

LarimdaME and Kumar 1, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

What is it about these cheap bland burgers that has me already thinking about how to get back there and order 30 more?

Beef, It's What's For Dinner: Skirt Steak Well Done

2005-02-05T02:22:00.000-05:00

Beef, It's What's For Dinner: Skirt Steak Well Done, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Time to eat!

Blizzard '05: Steam

2005-02-02T22:27:00.000-05:00

Blizzard '05: Steam, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

Steam tower at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. Carnegie Hall can be seen in the background.

I love steam, btw.

Prototype FlickrUsrPass

2005-02-01T21:53:00.000-05:00

Prototype FlickrUsrPass, originally uploaded by LarimdaME.

A mockup of nerdy humor. Planning to get this printed and laminated in time for the NYC meetup, to cement my nerd/dork/loser credentials.

Still need to work on the text for the back. Will probably need to include language that this is a parody, and a total ripoff of ludicorp trademarks, and other legal disclaimers in a humerous manner. Not familier with translating images to print, so still working out dpi issues, this image is sized for 600dpi.

Suggestions/tips greatly appreciated. For those that want, the photoshop file (sans my picture, of course) will be available when I'm satisfied with the final result.

Oh, and DOTM refers to my blog, Desert of the Mind.