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  • The Prophet's Way on Jun 28, 2009 in quotes

    He who helps in the saving of others, saves himself as well. Hartmann von Aue...

  • The Lake District - England on Jun 23, 2009 in Photography Lake District Travels

    My cool wife. We were driving North to the Lake District in England (early August 08) - the weather of course was overcast and the sky (for photography) awesome as you can see. This picture was another one of those shots that turned-out better than I...

  • on Jun 20, 2009 in quotes

    The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1862), 1809...

  • Ramblas Performer on Jun 19, 2009 in Photography Barcelona Ramblas Travels

    I captured this gorgeous artist at around 10am last August on the Ramblas, Barcelona. Of the hundreds of pictures I recorded on this trip, this is one of my favourites!Nikon D60 (aperture priority); Nikon 70-300mm VR @ 300mm; f5.6; exposure 1/320 , I...

  • Gregory Crewdson on Jun 14, 2009 in Photography Gregory Crewdson Art

    You've probably not seen Gregory Crewdson's work before. I certainly hadn't until I stumbled across a book in a local bookstore a number of years ago. Unique, powerful... maybe there's a 'part' of us in all of these stories? A picture's meanin...

  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus on Jun 7, 2009 in Photography India Mumbai Travels

    I just had to post one more of my Mumbai pictures. Of course it's of the famous Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (formerly Victoria Terminus) - a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I shot this image on the 27th of July last year and am reminded of the building'...

  • Love on Jun 6, 2009 in Love Shantaram

    "There wasn't enough truth in me for that kind of sorrowing because my heart wouldn't believe him dead. I'd loved him too much, it seemed to me in that winter of war, for him to simply be gone, to be dead. If so much love could vanish into the earth...