Has put me in mind of warmer times…
Karaoke on Coney Island. She sang “You Don’t Own Me.” Every woman over 30 in the audience sang along.
The nuns weren’t actually singing in Brooklyn Bridge Park but who could resist?
Tag Archives: Coney Island
17-01-03 Trans_Lucent Dreams
“Everybody is wrong about everything, just about all the time.” – Chuck Klosterman
“I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts.” – Mark Twain
I am always extremely impressed with those definitive people who can say with confidence on January 1st that: “this was my best/favorite work of the past year.”
I seem to always feel: “Well, yes, that is true today but how about next month? Or next week? Or tomorrow? I will have changed by then. So, I expect my opinion will as well.”
Pretty wishy-washy, I guess.
Anyhow, a few of my favorite images made in 2016 from my project “Trans_Lucent” as of 1/3/17 at 9:00 am…
16-05-11 WPC- Mother Earth
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
And put up a parking lot
With a pink hotel, a boutique
And a swinging hot spot
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They took all the trees
And put them in a tree museum
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half to see ’em
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And they put up a parking lot
And put them in a tree museum
And they charged all the people
A dollar and a half to see ’em
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And they put up a parking lot
Hey farmer farmer
Put away that D.D.T. now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Put away that D.D.T. now
Give me spots on my apples
But leave me the birds and the bees
Please
Don’t it always seem to go
That you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Till it’s gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Joni Mitchell
I spent Sunday at Coney Island…I took a lot of pictures of many of the human made spectaculars.
and yet…
I couldn’t help feeling that the original was better.
The weekly challenge is Earth
2-19-14 Travel Theme: Romance 2
Thought I would delve way into the past for this week’s second pass at Ailsa’s Travel Theme – Romance. First attempt is here.
Taken many years ago at one of the early Mermaid Day Parades.
A few more views:
http://tehicho.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/travel-theme-romance/
http://smallbluegreenwords.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/my-magic-lamp/
http://thechangingpalette.com/2014/02/16/travel-theme-romance/
http://blog.endlessskys.ca/2014/02/19/travel-theme-romance/
http://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/travel-theme-romance/
http://marantophotography.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/travel-theme-romance/
http://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/the-lovers-of-teruelspain/
http://nwframeofmind.com/2014/02/16/weekly-travel-theme-romance/
http://sunriseadventures.wordpress.com/2014/02/16/travel-theme-romance/
http://prettypacked.wordpress.com/2014/02/15/love-is-in-the-city/
12-28-13 Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy
The challenge this week is joy.
I thought this summer shot at Coney fit the bill…
Other views of joy:
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Dim Lamp/קנה רצוץ לא ישבור
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Chimerical Chicanery
Let There Be Joy | Delana’s World
What is Joy? | Three Days at Sea
Joy: enduring the night | Nine Year Pregnancy
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Lonely Travelog
Joy in Giving | Afghans Abroad
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | tagnoue
WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: JOY | DANDELION’S DEN
Weekly Photo Challenge; Joy | Stefan Praetorius Naurin
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Photography Journal Blog
Big Bang Theory | Wiley’s Wisdom
so much joy! | bodhisattvaintraining
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | Northwest Frame of Mind
Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy | colderweather
Weekly Photo Challenge | Joy | An Evil Nymph’s Blog
I couldn’t help myself. Apologies in advance.
11-16-13 Weekly Photo Challenge – Layer
Back in 1991 at The Mermaid Day Parade, the Reverend Pedro had a message layered with many meanings.
Here are some other views from around WordPress.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers | Pinkpodster Ponders
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers | Last Train to QVille
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers | Photography Journal Blog
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers | wordsvisual
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers | Ritva’s Art too – Photography
Weekly Photo Challenge – Layers | The Ambitious Drifter
Weekly Photo Challenge: Layers | Global Annal
Weekly Photo Challenge: LAYERS | Lost in Translation
11-13-13 Boro Walk -2013-It’s A Wrap
All Borough walks are concluded for 2013. I thought I would throw together a gallery of the 10 walks. One shot of the photographer and one shot that represented something about the Borough or walk – to me.
These surely do not qualify as pictures for an exhibit. These are tokens as much for my memories as for any other reason. The only borough not represented is Staten Island…but hey, they are used to being an afterthought! So, as always, click on any picture in the gallery to jump to full size.
Nica Ross
Siobhan Landry
Joseph Rodriguez
Lynn Saville
Andrew Lichtenstein
Kevin Downs
Brenda Ann Kenneally
Angel Franco
Andrew Lichtenstein
Alan Chin
10-18-13 Weekly Photo Challenge: Hue
“…share a photograph with a prominent color (or assortment of colors) that reveals more about you.”
The Weekly Photo Challenge this week is Hue. The quote above is from the directions.
Now, to my mind every photograph especially the ones that the photographer shares with the world “reveals more about you.” However, your mileage may vary.
In any case here are several views o’ hue.
Coney Island
Lower East Side
Some other hues for your viewing enjoyment.
Weekly Photo Challenge : the hue of you | Mon beau manoir
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You – Joy and Woe
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You | Chocolate Spoon & The Camera
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of Me | Lucid Gypsy
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You | Elämän katupeili
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You | ilghepardo
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You | travelicius
Verde y naranja/Green & orange | Neva Samaki
Weekly Photo Challenge: A Hue of You | Stories of The Wandering Feet & Mind
The Hue of You. Daily Post Photo Challenge | Destino
Weekly Photo Challenge: The Hue of You – Long walks and dark chocolate
6-2-13: Travel Theme- Costume
Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week is Costumes. I think last year’s Mermaid Day Parade fits the bill.
Because of Sandy, the parade lost a lot of its revenue generating potential over the winter and has started a Kickstarter campaign to keep it afloat this year. Feel free to give them a buck or two here.
A few other views:
Weekly Travel Theme: Costume | wordsvisual
Travel Theme – Costume/Kostum Part/Jilid Two/Dua | bambangpriantono
Travel Theme: Costume | beyondpaisley
Travel theme: Costume | Ain’t Mine No More
Travel Theme – Costumes | Stories After Bedtime
5-8-13 A Long Time Coming – Sandy
Wild, wild the storm, and the sea high running,
Steady the roar of the gale, with incessant undertone muttering,
Shouts of demoniac laughter fitfully piercing and pealing,
Waves, air, midnight, their savagest trinity lashing,
Out in the shadows there milk-white combs careering,
On beachy slush and sand spirts of snow fierce slanting,
Where through the murk the easterly death-wind breasting,
Through cutting swirl and spray watchful and firm advancing,
(That in the distance! is that a wreck? is the red signal flaring?)
Slush and sand of the beach tireless till daylight wending,
Steadily, slowly, through hoarse roar never remitting,
Along the midnight edge by those milk-white combs careering,
A group of dim, weird forms, struggling, the night confronting,
That savage trinity warily watching.
I may have mentioned that I went to Coney Island last Saturday…
While it wasn’t hit as hard as the Rockaways, Staten Island or parts of the Jersey Shore it still took a beating.
Sadly, six months later one of the true Coney landmarks is still not back in business.
