by The Wordyeti | Sep 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
I know this is something of a cliche, but I felt that this more than anything else really captured the feel of being here in this ancient, ancient city, looking out over the brick buildings, feeling the bite and chill of the damp air, smelling the autumn air with the...
by The Wordyeti | Sep 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
It is so strange sometimes, to see the events in the U.S. on foreign TV, through the prism of another culture. I found this particularly surreal – I tried to find the same thing on Russian TV, to see what their reaction to it was, but this is such a...
by The Wordyeti | Sep 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
It is harder than it looks to hold a camera steady for four seconds. Even when using a ledge for support. Even when the camera is small and light. I begin to understand why many of the Civil War-era photos are somewhat out of focus.
by The Wordyeti | Sep 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
I’m hoping that if I wait a while, it will get dark enough that the searchlight playing over the low clouds a mile or so distant will really stand out during these times exposures. There is a tang of woodsmoke in the clear, crisp air. The searchlight is the blue...
by The Wordyeti | Sep 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
What a difference two weeks makes. When I left Moscow in August, it was so hot and muggy that just sitting still in Sheremetyevo Airport was enough to make me soak my shirt through. It was like a Turkish Bath. And now, there’s a deep chill in the...
