Kiteboarding in Sandy Hook

Just posted a new Kiteboarding Gallery with images taken in Sandy Hook, NJ: I’m processing these in Adobe Lightroom and am going for a high contrast look, using the vignetting tool to subtly shift the focus on the action: Related articles by Zemanta Adobe releases Lightroom 3 (crunchgear.com) Automatic Lens Correction Coming to Lightroom 3!...

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State of Play: Rediscover the Swing of Things

Every grown up should once in a while get on a swing set and re-discover the giddyness, playfulness, moving perspective of having the sky, then the ground, then the sky again cycle through your entire field of vision, that sense of gravity letting up, almost weightless at the peak…

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Unsold Cars: Art meets the economic meltdown

In the past, whenever there have been crises, artists have raised awareness through their work, and social commentary often is most poignant when delivered through an artform. In the time leading up to great social upheaval, for example the 1st and second world wars, in the time leading up to the great depression, and generally in times of social unrest, artists have played a fundamental role in pointing out the contradictions, tensions, juxtapositions and sheer madness of the human condition. These images below are circulating via email just now, and to me these are harbingers of the...

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