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SUN GLARE, 46th Street, Early February

Posted on February 18, 2019 by

  Specifically February 4, 8am, on 46th street between 7th and 6th avenues.     Do you too see animal faces in the steam?  A boar, a schnauzer, a fox?       … or maybe Fuchur AKA Falkor the … Continue reading →

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OOO! LOOK AT THE LIGHT!

Posted on January 19, 2019 by

Pics with a Touch of Light plus a complimentary light-hearted music quiz   Light Music Query #1: Which musical features this dance into the light? (as ever, the answers are tucked into the tabs below)   Above, my gym’s basement … Continue reading →

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A HIGH-FLYING MUSIC QUIZ – while in sunset dappled skies

Posted on January 3, 2019 by

  It’s time for another Notes from a Composer musical quiz! All musical tracks and/or musical quiz queries will be somehow related to air travel, to tie in to these shots I took out the cabin window of our sunset … Continue reading →

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6TH AVENUE, MIDTOWN, DECEMBER

Posted on December 22, 2018 by

  I think my phone’s camera has astigmatism. The way artificial light gets smeared, blurring the images, especially at night. Reminds me of why I need glasses at the movies and theater under stage lighting.     And last night … Continue reading →

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IT’S A PUZZLEMENT

Posted on January 7, 2018 by

One of Ed’s Christmas gifts to me was three puzzles made out of photos he had taken.  This was for one of our traditional “little” gifts we give each other, and Ed boasted of a Groupon offer that allowed him … Continue reading →

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SECRET GARDEN SONGS or The View From My Lawn Chair

Posted on August 31, 2017 by

Secret Garden Song #1 The other day I was lying in my lawn chair under the Japanese maple tree in my little back yard in Brooklyn and I got intrigued by the variety of colors and shapes and shades catching … Continue reading →

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On the Anniversary of My Father’s Death

Posted on March 27, 2017 by

My father, Abraham Ashkenasi, died on this date last year.  Above is the last picture I took of him, the last day I saw him in person. It was February 16, 2016.  Two days earlier my mother called me to say … Continue reading →

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MANHATTAN BRIDGE and Associates

Posted on February 25, 2017 by

A Grab Bag of Bridge Photos, Bridge Songs and Bridge Memories. Art Garfunkel lays himself down like a bridge: Bridge Memory #1 (Spies and Walls) Adele’s love ain’t water under the bridge:

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SPEAKEASY REHEARSAL SCRAPBOOK 2

Posted on February 10, 2016 by

    Matias Polar and Kayleigh Shuler (John and Jane Allison)

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