Congress street bridge, Boston

congress street, originally uploaded by Skyephoto.

Super Tuesday Blues

I thought about going to the Obama rally in Boston Monday night, but didn't have the time or energy. I had also just read Paul Krugman's comparison of Barak's and Hillary's health care plans, which was pretty critical of Obama. Reports in the Daily Kos yesterday have largely refuted Krugman's concerns, but it made my allegiance waver for a moment, although I did vote for him in the end. I really wanted to vote for Kucinich, but I also wanted my vote to count. I've taken several of the online vote by issue tests, and I agree with Kucinich about 90% of the time, Obama 55%, and Hillary 50%. It's hard to get excited about a candidate that only shares 50-55% of my values.

Obama certainly is inspiring tho, and that does count for something. Wish he had the gonads to stand up for gay marriage tho. I realize it is a political death sentence, but how can we criticize Romney for his blatant pandering, and then accept our own candidate's downplaying (or denying) their progressive positions? Perhaps he really is against gay marriage rights, but I hope not. It is an important issue for me because I see it as a harbinger of a person's stance on human rights in general. I believe that we cannot accept any discrimination in any form.

Darkness Darkness, an Exhibit of Contemporary American Night Photography

See the website for more information: www.darknessdarkness.com

Cat Pee Misadventures

I thought I'd share a little incident from the recent Scotland trip. The place where we stayed on Orkney has a resident white cat named Thorfinn (Named after some bad ass viking from the 10th century, his nickname was Skullsplitter). Anyway, Thorfinn the bad ass cat got into my room and decided that my open camera bag on the floor was an invitation.

I didn't realize it until the next day when we were photographing in a little chapel, and an old man who happened to be the caretaker walked by. I thought to myself, "That old dude had better take a shower soon, or he'll scare away all of the tourists..." I went back to my camera, which I had just mounted on the tripod, thinking, "boy, that old dude had better take a shower or the paint is gonna start peeling off of the walls in here..." Then I realized that he was long gone, and the smell was stronger than ever. Having recently showered myself, and then having a bonus shower outside as we ran for the chapel, I realized to my horror that I was smelling my own $3000 camera just inches from my face.

Needless to say, Skullsplitter and I are no longer friends. The camera seems mostly ok, but the strap, bag and memory card case are stankin, even after a half a bottle of febreeze and a soak in the sink. Yech!

For the Brag Board:

For the Brag Board:, originally uploaded by Skyephoto.

One of four large prints of my work recently aquired by the Boston Public Library through the Pepper Gallery. www.peppergalleryboston.com.

New Acquisitions: Works of Art on Paper -- Through June 30 in the Wiggin Gallery. A selection of works of art on paper acquired by the Boston Public Library Print Department during the past year Included are a wide range of prints, drawings, photographs, and watercolors from the 18th through the 21st century.

www.bpl.org/news/upcomingevents.htm#exhibits

Lowel Noir

Lowel Noir, originally uploaded by Skyephoto.

My new favorite image.

Fore River Bridge, Quincy, MA

Fore River Bridge, Quincy, MA, originally uploaded by Skyephoto.

My first successful attempt at stitching, or combing multiple images to make a panorama. Follow the link for a full description of how it was done.

The model found herself in hot water

The model found herself in hot water, originally uploaded by Skyephoto.

and the photographer never missed a shot.

Darkness Falls, an exhibit of my Night Photographs

The Gallery at the
Narrows Center for the Arts
presents:
Darkness Falls

Lance Keimig / Becky Haletky
photographs and watercolors

March 28 to April 29
Opening Reception
Sunday, April 1, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
With acoustic jazz by None Of The Above

From points north, take Rt 24 S to Rt 79 S to Davol St. Right turn onto Anawan Street at flashing yellow. A few blocks to the NCFTA on right, parking in rear. www.ncfta.org 508 324 1926

Where I almost bought a sashimi knife...

I would have bought a sashimi knife from this fellow, but was worried about being labeled a terrorist at the airport. Instead, I bought a pair of nippers for Brooke.