The Dark Spell

In the cold a few things become obvious:

1) The sea is more powerful than you

2) What is seen is not what it seams

3) Things tear easily, pleading doesn't help

4) Lights beckon more because they are the last warmth

Taken: 01/07/2012 in Hudson River Park, NYC. Riding along the West Side highway I wanted to make use of the darkness and the dearth of people on the piers. In the background lights are being built skyward, racing all that drags them down. The water is silent and cold but it yearns to be a part of every photo, every thought--having made its way inland, the water wants to hear everything and see everything. 

Never Did

Not ready now, nor ready later. I do not apologize, I do not float. Letting go is overrated.

Taken: 01/03/2012 in the Dark. Tinkerbell is beholden to her sphere.

The Little Things

Found dozing beneath the street, the Sun shuddered awake long enough to ask to be covered back up.
"Asleep I am, wake me when I'm up."

The Sun Hide

Taken: 11/22/2011 on Ave H in Brooklyn, NY. The rain clamored all around, but the yellow carpet pulled me and my camera from the dry. The denseness of the fallen leaves was like vanilla mousse, just asking to be disturbed.

In the Dark

In passing the scattering sheep mistake us for clouds, we them. No judgement passed, no whimsy plied. We waft into the darkness. The sheep do not give chase.

Taken: 09/10/2011 in Carol Gardens, Brooklyn. The dark street didn't say much, but neither did Jesus of Ironworks. We, in silence, stood at each other. He forgiving me the street, and I forgiving him the sky.

The Destructive Force

In the land of too many and not enough the parted way is a seldom awarded prize.

Harbinger of Light

Taken: 03/07/2011 in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India. The wedding taking place, beyond the lights, cast a wide net for comers and goers.

In The Still Lie

Movement lies to Stillness, "I am adrift in dream."
Silence lies to Noise, "No one can see me."
The City lies to itself, "I am at once two."

Taken: Sometime shortly before 04/20/2010 across the street from Washington Cemetery. The streak of white is of cars on the run. The abandoned, still cars, are parked alongside the cemetery, awaiting their masters' returns.

This photo is one of my favorites and I feel that I will return to it again. It was taken on my Zenit 11 on ISO100 film, developed by hand and scanned in.

Movin' Along

Walk on past the partied fault. The parted asphalt. The cans of go-cola will remain untapped.
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On the heels of a good show, the well heeled shoo the streets.

Taken: 06/13/2010 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY. The show wasn't bad. The ribs and mash that followed stuck the landing.

Burned In Story

Moving in and out of focus is hard if you've no focus. Then you're just moving in the ether. To be passing through the ether is no different from staying in it. On the other hand, light can be a guide. If light can take multiple paths, then so can you.

Taken: 12/07/2010 in Kensington, Brooklyn, NY. This was a 2 minute exposure with a tiny f20 aperture. The light trails above and below are the thoughts of people looking for a way out.