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Category Archives: Arts-a-Poppin’
ELDERBERRY BLOSSOMS
with a real life Elder in the background…. See him? There he is!
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin'
Tagged blossoms, brooklyn, Edward Elder, Elderberry, flowers, nature, photography
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BROOKLYN PRIDE 2022
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Notes in the News
Tagged Attorney General, Batala, Berkeley Carroll, Bill de Blasio, brooklyn, Cheer, City Council, drumline, Eric Adams, friends, Gay, GMHC, Gotham, Herstory, lesbian, Letitia James, LGBTQ, Mayor, New York, NYC, Officers Action League, Parade, Park Slope, Pride, school, Trans Rights
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CHERRY BLOSSOMS 2022
Last Saturday I returned to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to see the cherry blossoms in its famous esplanade in peek bloom. Took a lot of photos again, of course, as I have before (and before and before), but this time … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged blossom, botanic, brooklyn, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, cherry, Cherry blossoms, Cherry Esplanade, Esplanade, Garden, photography, pink, Spring, White
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Pit and Pendulum Image Tease
This is my favorite screenshot of “The Pit and the Pendulum – a musicabre“, my musical short film Edgar Allan Poe adaptation. I like its visual composition. I like the emotion that radiates from it. I like the mystery that … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope
Tagged adaptation, bald, Edgar Allan Poe, evocative, feelings, musicabre, musical, mystery, photography, screenshot, short film, spoiler, The Pit and the Pendulum, thoughts, trio, triplets
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ART EXPO 2022
Once again (as in then and then and then and then), Ed and I went to the Art Expo (it’s nice to get free tickets), this time not at a pier on the Hudson as previously, but at Pier 36 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, Addo, Aghassi, Alexis Silk, art expo, Ben Avram, Cathy Shepherd, Chkhaidze Gocha, Dewei Zhao, Dominic Esposito, E. Beauplace, Eka Paradze, Ely Arturo, Flo Muliardo, Harold Braul, Harumi Kiyota, Hjördis Thelander, Iris Band, Irit Grossman Biber, Isabelle Renou, Jackie Fuchs, Jay Durrah, LeClosier, Lilac Madar, Living Frames, Madhubani, Marcin Glod, Marilyn Maxwell, Meeta, Michael Ikoyi, Myriam Sitbon, New York City, Nikolai Petrov, Otto Ganz, Pagana Alas Abiertas, Paul Sima, Peter McLennan, photography, Picasso, Piero Gianfranceschi, R. Hasak, Renssen, Reuven Hazak, Samir Sammoun, Serge Ovcharuk, Solomon Hwang, Tiago Azevedo, Tugba Yazici, Ukraine, Vasily Kasanov, Véronique Vigneron, Venuti, Visual Arts
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Central Park at Dusk
The other day I crossed Central Park from West 72nd to East 79th streets just as night was creeping. I had seen a horror film at the movies, and felt inspired to take some moody photos as I made my … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Cinema Scope, Two-fisted Touristing
Tagged angel, Bethesda, Boathouse, Central Park, Daniel Webster, dusk, East 79, Fountain, horror movie, photography, statue, street lamp, The Lake, West 72
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BROOKLYN SNAPSHOTS – Part 2
And we’re back, ambling around the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Park Slope. Plus a little bit of Red Hook.
BROOKLYN SNAPSHOTS – Part 1
Walking around my neighborhood I’m sometimes struck by an image, a perspective, a detail that compels me to take out my phone and frame a picture. More often than not these shots are posted on my Instagram account. I’ll collect … Continue reading
ANTICIPATING SPRING
Here’s to the Blooms of the Ornamental Pear Tree Spring is just around the corner, this Sunday officially. The crocuses and the daffodils are already blooming in our garden. But the trees are still bare, for now. The first trees … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, blooms, blossoms, brooklyn, cotton candy, ornamental pear, Park Slope, photography, risotto, Spring, trees, White
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Prospect Park / Grand Army Plaza
As I was walking in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park towards the Grand Army Plaza exit, I caught this view through the trees and took a picture with my phone. I like this photo so much I decided it is worth featuring … Continue reading
Impressions from ASSEMBLY
Fierce and Fabulous If I was allowed just two words to describe the fantastic performance of Rashaad Newsome’s “Assembly” I enjoyed last night at the Park Avenue Armory, those would be the two. Given more words to describe the experience, … Continue reading
NIAGARA at Night
After the sun sets, Niagara Falls is lit with colored lights. Click here for NIAGARA Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 First views are of the Horseshoe Falls
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Tagged American Falls, colors, Horseshoe Falls, lights, Niagara, Niagara Falls, night, photography, Waterfalls
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NIAGARA Part 3 – Into the Mist
Looks like I saved the most dramatic pics & vids for Part 3… (Click here for Part 1 and here for Part 2) We took the elevator from Prospect Point down to the dock where we waited for our tour … Continue reading
Wet Snow in the Backyard
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Tagged backyard, bench, brooklyn, bushes, frog, photography, Snow, trees, wet, winter
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NIAGARA Part 2
A Wider Tour of the World around the Falls After our first approach to the falls (see Part 1) we walked south from Terrapin Point around Goat Island, with a special visit to the Three Sisters Island, before returning to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Falls, Bridge, Canada, Covid, Goat Island, Niagara, Niagara Falls, photography, Prospect Point, rapids, river, seagulls, Three Sisters island, Waterfalls
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NIAGARA Part 1
The Rapids along the Path to the Falls Pics and Vids taken August 2020 We start on the road along the shore at the left side of this map.
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