Click over to: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/05/the_view_from_y_30.html
Later Update:
So Andrew Sullivan and I don't have a helluvalot in common -- as I wrote to him, it breaks out like this:
Andrew vs. Jim
* Catholic vs. Lapsed Catholic, Atheist
* Gay vs. Straight
* Staunch Federalist vs. Not Staunch
* Beagles vs. Poodles
* American style tea vs. British style (Too long w/ 5 Brits on a very small boat…)
* “Conservative” vs. “Liberal”
Anyway, in spite of our differences I find his blog to be required reading. He's well spoken, well reasoned, and willing to reconsider his positions. That makes him a great read. So I check in on his site 5-7 times a day.
He has an ongoing feature called "The View From Your Window". He posts pictures from readers that show the view from their window. Not snapshots from their travels, not their artsy pics, just the image of what they see when they literally look at the world. There have been pictures from literally around the globe. I love the feature.
Several months ago I took a nightime shot out my apartment window. It was done with a 3 year old P/S Canon. Not a bad little camera, just not quite suited for the task. Andrew did not see fit to post it.
This weekend I bought a Nikon D40x. I took pictures in Lompoc on Monday (follow the FLICkr link). Tuesday I had the camera in the office because I intended to shot that evening at the Santa Monica Pier. As long as I had the camera...
I deliberately left the venetian blinds down for the shot -- I think it highlights the "window" nature of the thing.
The building across the street is The Water Garden -- fans of CSI: Miami may recognize it as the Biscayne Courthouse from that show. But that's another post....
Jim
Comments
Did he send any note about picking urs?
I've had the camera that I've used for those pics a grand total of 5 days I think. It's my first DSLR. So there certainly isn't a volume of work large enough to consider selling as stock, yet. Sorry.
I will probably look into finding a "micro-stock" agency at somepoint.
An old friend, who I have not seen in years, runs an internet stock site. I can't vouch for anything about his business -- I simply don't know enough to assess the prices, selection, or quality compared to others in the space.
But I will say that Bahar is a tremendous man and great person. So on that basis I'd urge you to look at www.indexstock.com
Damn, I should re-connect with him.
Jim
Nope. I just saw it in one of my regular visits to his wonderful site.
JK
That is what it's all about today, right?
My weltanshaung: toys are good.