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Archive for August, 2007

Desiderata: Jobo photoGPS

Friday, August 17th, 2007 Posted in Gadgets, Desiderata, Photography | 2 Comments »

The Jobo photoGPS was announced way back in March '07, and I still search Amazon for it weekly. But no luck, the device still hasn't appeared on our shores. In a nutshell, the device is a GPS receiver that attaches to ...

As We See It — Exhibition closes August 16.

Thursday, August 9th, 2007 Posted in New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »

If you haven't had a chance yet, stop by the LGBT Center in NYC to see the photography exhibit As We See It: Third Annual Exhibition of LGBT Photographers. I have two photos in the show, which also includes over ...

Blogifying the New York Times

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 Posted in Photography, New York City | No Comments »

A whopper of a thunderstorm here in NYC has caused damage and basically shut down most of the subway system this morning. From today's story on the storm and flooding in the New York Times Metro/City Room section: The New ...

A Reprieve for NYC Photographers

Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Posted in New York City | No Comments »

In today's New York Times comes news that the city has backed off on it's far reaching rules for photography. So all the pressure from the NYCLU, advocacy groups like Picture New York, bloggers, artists and others seems to have ...

Hot Time in the City

Saturday, August 4th, 2007 Posted in New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »

Atomische photo of the day for August 4, 2007 When the weather gets this hot, my favorite place to go is the cool, dark Visible Storage room at the Brooklyn Museum.

Photography Permits: Your Last Chance to Opinionate

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 Posted in New York City | No Comments »

Once or twice a week I like to pick a semi-random spot on the city map to explore with my camera. Sometimes these 'photo safaris' will include a friend or two, and I've been on some that have six photographers ...

Mayor Mike, Say It Ain’t So!

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 Posted in New York City, Transportation | No Comments »

Recently, reporters from the New York Times spied on our Mayor's morning commute. As you probably know, whenever transportation issues come up Mayor Bloomberg loudly proclaims that he takes the subway to work. But what he never mentions, and ...

Interestate 80

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 Posted in Atomische Photos, Travel | No Comments »

Atomische photo of the day for August 1, 2007 Traffic heading west last weekend was pretty heinous, given the weather and commuters--who knew that so many people commute from NYC to Pennsylvania? Luckily the drive back Sunday afternoon was a breeze.