When you take a picture always turn around and check out what is behind you. The light may be working its magic there, too. After taking a picture of the amazing sunlit fog floating between the buildings, I turned around in order to leave. But, right there, the sun, landing on a black stone sculpture, was casting its shadow on the wall. I just kept clicking. It was an exciting half hour.
This morning the fog was very dense as it crept past my window. The fog cleared rapidly. This was followed by the sunrise. The fog was just dense enough to be illuminated by sunlight that passed between two buildings. I ran to get my tripod, set it up and got this picture before the sun and fog moved on.
Last year Colin, along with Barnaby and Sheri, founded Foodista.com. Colin is the technical wizard and idea man behind the scenes. Miles. his weimaraner, can usually be found nearby.Foodista Accepts a Challenge
the New York Times and TIME Magazine. I was quoted, and to provide a counterpoint, so was Christopher Kimball of Cook’s Illustrated. Between these two articles, Condé Nast announced that they were shutting down Gourmet, and in response Mr. Kimball wrote thisOp-Ed piece in the New York Times. Let me start by saying that I have deep respect for Mr. Kimball and what he has built, but I also disagree with his assessment of the Internet, Wikis, and how it all works. I was thinking about a writing a response to the Op-Ed, and then earlier today noticed that Mr. Kimball issued the following challenge on his blog:
The current rage is the WIKI recipe notion — a community of on-line foodies who can select and tweak recipes to come up with the best possible version. Then there is the opposite contention — I think that only a professional test kitchen with substantial resources, strict testing protocol, and lots of time can develop the very “best” recipes, all things being equal. So, I am willing to put my money, and my reputation, where my big mouth is. I offer a challenge to any supporter of the WIKI or similar concept to jump in and go head to head with our test kitchen. We will jointly agree on a recipe, on the rules, on a time frame, etc. At the end, we will ask a panel of impartial judges to make and test the recipes and declare a winner. Should be fun! Who is interested?
I posted a response comment on his blog accepting the challenge, it is awaiting moderation. This should be interesting! What do you think?
http://www.photos.amckinnell.com/Travel%20and%20Place/Desolation%20Sound/index.html
Shared via AddThis
Check out this post if you want to see some really stunning photographs.
Our assignment was to approach a stranger, compliment that person on something you noticed about him and ask if you could take his picture. Proudly showing me his arm, still a little swollen from the new tattoo, he told me his wife had a role in designing the letters. ”Listen to the Lion” came from a Van Morrison CD. The song is written about a church in San Francisco, St. Dominicks. You should have seen the other celtic tattoo.
f/4.5, 0.00, 1/250 seconds, did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO 1600,White balance Auto white balance, 50.00 mm
Do you see a story here? What goes through your mind when you look at this picture?
Sunshine!! After weeks of rain the sun came out. So did all the residents of this small town. By the two pink balloons there was a stage where some high school girls in checkered full skirts danced and sang songs from the musical Oklahoma. Being low tide the beach was used as a parking lot. At the end of the day, kids who were playing in tide pools cautiously picked their way back to dry land.
Hollywood is his nickname. You can find this gripman on one of the San Francisco cablecars. The day was warm. The sky was clear and everyone was having a good time.
