West Village, NYC
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Post No. 83 Hudson River- Nyack, NY
I love the way the light highlights the grass in the foreground, the sailboats on the Hudson, and Westchester in the distance...
~peace, seanjonesfoto
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Post No. 81 Every Day is Earth Day
Mother Nature slowly and inevitably reclaims what rightfully belongs to her...
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Post No. 80 Calm
This is a photo of the same location (actually taken first) as Post No. 71, but taken under different weather conditions and from a different position/ point of view. I prefer this one over the other. I like the calm, serenity, and zen conveyed in this image... Do you have any thoughts or preferences?
~peace, seanjonesfoto
Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Post No. 77 Eastman House- Rochester, NY
Former home of the Founder of the Eastman Kodak Company
At one point in it's history, Kodak was the largest employer in the city of Rochester. However, through the 1980's up to the present day, that role has diminished substantially. Kodak's bread and butter was photographic film, paper, and chemical products. The rise of the digital age translated to a subsequent decreased demand for the products produced by Kodak, and the exacerbated rate of decrease in company's decreased impact on the economy in Rochester. No longer can a local high school graduate follow in the footsteps of his mother and/or father and secure a blue collar job, with a decent wage, which provides means to live a modest middle class lifestyle. For the most part, those positions have been either eliminated entirely, or moved overseas.
Peace,
~sjf
Post No. 76 Cliche
Sorry for the cliche- self-portrait in the mirror, but I couldn't resist. btw- I took this photo after I washed my hands... :)
peace
~sjf
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Post No. 75 Highland Park Diner
This is a photo of a famous neighborhood diner in my hometown of Rochester, NY. I've always wanted to photograph this diner, but unfortunately, I didn't have my tripod with me. This was shot handheld, in manual, at 400 iso, at f1.8 (I believe- can't remember exactly). I will photograph this diner at iso 200 and f8.0 when I have my tripod. I'm sure it will come out better. Any thoughts on this one?
~ peace
sjf
Friday, April 10, 2009
Post No. 74 Afternoon Nap
Park scenes like this encourage me to believe and truly feel that Spring has arrived...
~Peace
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Post No. 69 Pouring Salt on My Wounds
So, I get to work Friday morning, bright and early, ready to tackle the day and put my Duke Blue Devils' NCAA loss to Villanova behind me. What do I find on my desk, but this dig by my friend and colleague Jim... (So many Duke Haters out there... They don't get the beauty of their style of play, characterized by intensity, selflessness, determination, skill, sacrifice, and mindfulness...) I burst out laughing when I saw this! It still makes me smile when I look at it, because it was quite clever. HOWEVER, it's on now! For Sure! Wait til your Boston Red Sox go down, my friend... Just you wait... ;)
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Post No. 66 Light
Look up, I look up at night,
Planets are moving at the speed of light.
Climb up, up in the trees,
every chance that you get,is a chance you seize.
How long am I gonna stand,
with my head stuck under the sand?
I'll start before I can stop,
before I see things the right way up.
All that noise, and all that sound,
All those places I got found.
And birds go flying at the speed of sound,
to show you how it all began.
Birds came flying from the underground,
if you could see it then you'd understand?
~ Coldplay (Speed of Sound)
Post No. 65 Daily Grind...
The world is a vampire, sent to drain
Secret destroyers, hold you up to the flames
And what do I get, for my pain?
Betrayed desires, and a piece of the game
Even though I know - I suppose I'll show
All my cool and cold - like old job
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Then someone will say what is lost can never be saved
Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage
Now I'm naked, nothing but an animal
But can you fake it, for just one more show?
And what do you want?
I want to change
And what have you got, when you feel the same?
~ Smashing Pumpkins (Rat in a Cage)
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Post No. 64 All the Lonely People
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people
Elanor Rigby, picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window, wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
~ The Beattles - Elanor Rigby
Post No. 63 Glass House
Once again, I'm in trouble with my only friend
She is papering the window panes
She is putting on a smile
Living in a glass house
Once again, packed like frozen food and battery hens
Think of all the starving millions
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones
Your royal highnesses
Well of course I'd like to sit around and chat
Well of course I'd like to stay and chew the fat
Well of course I'd like to sit around and chat
But someone's listening in...
~ Radiohead - Life in a Glass House
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Post No. 62 Happy Birthday to Me...
My birthday was today (March 15th), so I treated myself to a cone of Butter Pecan ice cream! yummmm...
" Be gentle first with yourself - if you wish to be gentle with others."
~Lama Yeshe
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Post No. 60 Full Moon Over the Hudson
In what is seen, there should be just the seen;
In what is heard, there should be just the heard;
In what is sensed, there should be just the sensed;
In what is thought, there should be just the thought.
~ The Buddha
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Post No. 59 Suspense...
Basketball is a wonderful metaphor for life. Thus, I am proud to admit that I am a basketball junkie... and a Huge Duke Fan!
"View all problems as challenges.
Look upon negativities that arise as opportunities to learn and to grow.
Don't run from them, condemn yourself, or bury your burden in saintly silence.
You have a problem?
Great.
More grist for the mill.
Rejoice, dive in, and investigate."
~Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Post No. 57 Yellow Contemplation
What is it that binds you?
You are not bound by any chains now.
Is it just the thought that you are bound that binds you?
Mental chains can only be broken by mental effort.
~Zed (slightly edited)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Post No. 56 Snowy Night - Nyack, NY
Blind man runnin' through the light of the night
With an answer in his hand
Come on down to the river of sight
And you can really understand
Red lights flashin' through the window in the rain
Can you hear the sirens moan
White cane lyin' in a gutter in the lane
And you're walkin' home alone
Don't let it bring you down
It's only castle's burning
Find someone who's turning
And you will come around
You will come around
~Annie Lennox (Don't Let it Bring You Down)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Post No. 52 Lost Dreams
I can't remember why we fell apart...
From something that was so meant to be, yeah...
Forever was the promise in our hearts...
Now, more and more I wonder where you are.
Do I ever cross your mind,
anytime?
Do you ever wake up reaching out for me?
Do I ever cross your mind,
anytime?
I miss you...
~ Brian McKnight (Anytime)
Monday, January 19, 2009
Post No. 51 Lonely Playground
"Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them."
~Alan Watts
Post No. 50 Life's Wonders
"Life is fillied with suffering, but it is also filled with many wonders... To suffer is not enough. We must also be in touch with the wonders of life. They are within us and all around us, everywhere, any time."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Post No. 49 NYC Emergency Response to Flight 1549
I was driving into the city on the westside highway on Thursday when I first heard of the Flight 1549 plane, which crashed into the hudson river. By the time I reached 96th street, the traffic was completely stopped, and what seemed like a hundred emergency responders were blaring their sirens and screaming over their loudspeakers for drivers to get their cars out of the way immediately! As always, I keep my camera within arms reach, so it was a no braner for me to start shooting. This photo was taken near 56th street, where all traffic was being diverted to the east. As you see, there is a stream of emergency vehicles continuing to make way through traffice. There were probabaly 30 police and fire vehicles in this group!
I have to say that it was the most incredible emergency response I have ever seen in person. I've never seen so many police, fire, medic vehicles, and other unmarked vehicles respond to any single event as this. It was most certainly warranted and as we all know, the result was over 150 lives saved! The heroism began with the pilot, Chelsey B. Sullenberger III, but continued with the flight crew and passengers, ferryboat operators and passengers, and emergency responders. When I reflect on the tremendous beauty of the collective effort put into saving the lives of those on Flight 1549, I can't help but become overwhelmed with emotion.
Hats off to all of those involved! Bravo
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Post No. 48 Refuge From the Cold
On lonely nights I start to fade...
Her love's a thousand miles away...
Memories made in the coldest winter.
Goodbye my friend.
Will I ever love again?
~ Kanye West (Coldest Winter)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Post No. 44 Teaching Life's Lessons
My good friend, Jon Stone is as much a class act as you'll ever find. Not only is he a great guy, husband, father, basketball player (former) and coach, he's also a great teacher of lessons that stay with his players long after they've stepped off the court for the Hun Raiders...
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
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