Post No. 85 Color

Rochester, NY

~peace, seanjonesfoto

Post No. 84 Lights and Clouds

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

Post No. 82 Caddy

Nyack, NY

Post No. 81 Every Day is Earth Day

Mother Nature slowly and inevitably reclaims what rightfully belongs to her...

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

Post No. 79 Boots

Post No. 78 Dried Up

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

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

Post No. 74 Afternoon Nap

Park scenes like this encourage me to believe and truly feel that Spring has arrived...

~Peace

Post No. 73 Window

Post No. 72 Sunset

Post No. 71 Lonely Red in a Sea of Blue

Post No. 70 Signs and Suggestions of Spring

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... ;)

Post No. 68 Light, Color, Texture, Motion, DOF...

Post No. 67 Kwik Meal

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)

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

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

Post No. 61 Bunny

A sign that Spring is just around the corner! :)

~peace and be well...

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

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

Post No. 58 Hot Chocolate

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)

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)

Post No. 55 Little One - DUMBO, NY

Post No. 54 Brooklyn Bridge, DUMBO, NY

Post No. 53 Linear?

"Know emptiness, Be compassionate."

~Milarepa

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)

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

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

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)

Post No. 47 Dawn's Early Light on the Hudson

Post No 46 Cold Night in Rochester, NY

Post No. 45 Olive Fingertips

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...

Post No. 43 The Answer to the Universe is -

The Number 42

Post No. 42 Commute Back to Manhattan

Is my love of bokeh obvious? I'm addicted to my 50mm f1.8 lens...

Post No. 41 Rochester, NY Bokeh

Post No. 40 Niagara Falls

Post No. 39 Eyes

Post No. 38 Brunch

Post No. 37 Greenwich Village 5th Avenue NYC

A beautiful, crisp, autumn night...

Post No. 36 Shadows