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...
by The Wordyeti | Sep 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
Back in Moscow again, and as usual, I asked for a non-smoking room with a decent view out the window. Unfortunately, I wound up in a smoking room with this view out through first a scuffed plastic sheet and then a green net. The net has been up since...
