for Americans tomorrow is a day for a full on meal….no fast food….an actual sit down relaxed meal with your family is what Thanksgiving is all about…..and for me a more enjoyable holiday than Christmas since it is minus a whole lot of pressure and a whole lot of commercialization….i cannot really think of anything wrong with Thanksgiving (except for when my friend Medford and i accidentally set fire to the turkey)
however, in the culinary sense Americans are still most famous for their penchant for fast food….take a butchers scraps, press it all together, put some onions, ketchup, and mustard on it and you have our most significant contribution to international cuisine.. the hot dog….while we are embarrassed that we invented the hot dog, we all want one every now and then …as i did right after i made the snap above in Oaxaca, Mexico….i actually took the picture so i would have an excuse to buy a hot dog in the land of tortillas and black beans..
i always regret or feel guilty eating one, but i think it is the mustard and onions that gets me…the actual hot dog rarely has much taste (except in New York)…in my world travels , i do not think i have been to any country where i could not get a hot dog somewhere, somehow….fast food for folks with no time to eat…no time to digest….no time to enjoy and savor flavor …no time to talk with your friends….just no time…..
what does a hot dog have to do with your photography? maybe everything with so many of us looking like the guy above…i sense a desperateness among so many photographers…rushing….trying to keep up ….get ahead fast…..websites up, websites down…internet gobbling pictures…no time to actually savor photography….no time to talk about pictures…no afternoons with just one book…just business…fast…gone…just no time…get to it later…uh huh…
just fast photofood….i am getting indigestion just thinking about it….
what about you? does photography seem like a relaxed way to live life? or are you scrambling to keep up? mustard or pickles?
Hey Ross, sorry, no disrespect was intended. I see you as one of the good, very good guys here and honestly can’t think of a negative thing to say about you (help me out here, Imants)(no, on second thought, don’t). I was just riffing off David’s recent quip that more people read the blog than Panos, Imants and Ross. But I see why that would be upsetting. Kind of like referencing Moe, Curly and Larry, which is totally unfair to you. Should be more like Moe, Curley and Marcus Welby M.D. You probably don’t get that, eh? I know I make too many obscure references, especially for non-Americans. Marcus Welby M.D. was a very respectable character, so comparing you to him is a great compliment. If I knew any respectable Kiwi characters, I’d compare you to one of them instead. Is there even such a thing as a respectable Kiwi (besides you and your family, of course)? I’m sure there must be, but who knows? And no disrespect to you either Panos, or Imants either. Big hug, Panos. And a big hug from behind for you, Imants. You know, I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back. If my mother knew I was a commenter on the internet, she’d kill me. She thinks I’m selling dope. I’m playing the Catskills all week, so come around for a show. Last night there was a girl knocking on my hotel room door all night! Finally, I let her out. Is that your hat or are you wearing a cabana?
Anyhoo, I wasn’t angry when I told Jenny to take a flying fuck. It was just more Slapstick. On the rare occasions that I get angry, I tend to take a more oblique approach than the time honored “fuck you” retort. And the flying fuck quote can be used with a lot of nuance, so rather than explain it concisely, I’ll just recommend that you read the novel. You may find this difficult to believe given the content of the post, but I have a policy that I try real hard to adhere to of not making personal attacks, so that was not a personal attack on Jenny. It was a multi-faceted joke about the whole doing away with comments thing. David got most of those jokes and references, which I found heartening given my track record in these matters. Or maybe he’s just mouthing soothing sweet nothings while backing slowly away from the crazy man? Hard to tell. Anyway, I left out the punch line for the flying fuck post as per the aforementioned policy against personal attacks, but would be happy to share it irl. I’m pretty sure you all would chuckle appreciatively, if not laugh out loud.
What else? Ah, more seriously. Most of the regular commenters here, certainly those of us who cause most of the trouble, are very adept at internet knife fights. Of course slicing and dicing the occasional tourist that walks up the wrong alley is not the least bit of a challenge, but on the other end of the spectrum, you’uns can’t really do all that much to get through each other’s formidable defenses. So it tends to be the spectators that get splattered. Can’t blame them for fleeing in disgust, though I guess we can blame them for wanting to assert authority to censure speech. Nevertheless, pity we can’t talk more about photography. That would solve so many problems. Speaking for myself, I promise to try harder.
Finally, Panos, since you’re officially in charge now, I suggest that you ban all comments that don’t contain at least one of George Carlin’s infamous seven words, or something at least equally offensive. Whaddaya think, motherfucker? [Meanwhile, Monsieur Ric smiles slyly, a twinkle in his eye, a half-smoked cigarette dangling from his lip. Play it again, he says. Play it again]
MV…
628 words …and counting…!:)
Thank you.
Location Bophana Center
#64, street 200, Oknhia Men
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Created By
Bophana Centre
More Info PHOTO PHNOM PENH Exhibition
From 28 November 210 to 2 January 2011.
John Vink, Photographer and freelance journalist.
Opening: 28 November 2010 at 2 pm (Tuk Tuk from one venue to another)
To mark his twenty years of life in Cambodia, a selection showing his characteristic approach to composition, at once firm and fluid, among the thousands of images he has devoted to his adopted country. Pure black and white, and part of a beautiful tradition, he chooses subjects that are cultural, political, and social.
I will be back
MW…apologies…I need to :)
I promise to try harder too…
mw my reply ………. http://www.etrouko.com/iman.htm
Panos, what’s the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut?
Answer: two weeks.
MW; no worries, things get easily get taken out of context when seen in black and white.
Just watched a Brit movie called “Boy A”. Great stuff, the sort of movie the Brits do so well; mixed emotions for a character that you don’t know whether you should be liking or not etc… Well worth watching.
“what’s the difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut” I dunno, they now charge me a search fee whenever I get a haircut… :-(
I am sure most will be happy with the changes in that direction. My opinion…………………….. the “far right wing” wags it’s tail and rips out the soul.
What!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………..the comment that I responded to went AWOL ………………. just goes to show chaos shouldn’t be abandoned
Gordon, agreed, the ads are annoying, wouldn’t want that on a site, but it only serves for editing purposes, nothing else, easy shoving around of pictures.. the crop is much more annoying, and the limit of numbers of pictures on one page and in one folder.. wiil keep on searching..
It’s frustrating to waste someone’s (David’s) time on logistics.. already feel ‘guilty’ to take up time, always figure I should be able to do it on my own..
Might have found something:
http://www.myphotoalbum.com/
Free version (with and ad) allows you to:
- create folders and display all of them on one page
- batchupload or single upload (where you already can give titles/numbers to pictures)
- change the layout grid in order to have 100 uncropped thumbnails on one page
- resize thumbs up to 200px
- delete, drag and drop and/or put pictures in other folders
- make other users to admins for one or multiple folders, so they can do the same, if you don’t want to share your password
It is a bit of work for the one creating the album, but the essential thing is it to make it EASY and FAST for the editor.. overall seems better than fotoalbum.eu and picasa so far..