I can see clearly now…
Images, Stephen on 27 Agosto 2010 @ 9:51 — 0 comments
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Old New Jersey
Images, Stephen on 20 Julio 2010 @ 16:00 — 0 comments
A few days ago, when talking about my trip to the boardwalks on the Jersey Shore, I mentioned how it had a 40s feel to me because it reminded me of a photo I had seen of my mother and grandmother on the boardwalk in Atlantic City. As luck would have it, my mother was passing through town today briefly and brought me this very photograph, which probably dates to 1946. Check it out:
The Buddy Shot
Images,Satori, buddies, freinds — Stephen on 18 Julio 2010 @ 9:30 — 0 comments
When one is traveling with a camera as much as I do, one takes a lot of photos. I also have a penchant for wanting to document the people I meet or friends I am traveling with. It also tickles me to get us in the same shot, whether or not there is a handy passerby to take the photo. As such, I have gotten really good at taking these shots myself. I almost never miss framing everyone at (my own) arm’s length. Since I have taken so many of them over the past few years, I thought it would be fun to put a bunch of them together into one collection. So here is the album, 100 shots of me and my buddies (in chronological order no less). Enjoy.
Jersey Shore
Images, road trips — Stephen on 17 Julio 2010 @ 10:38 — 1 comment
I have had a TON of project work recently. Often I have been waking up and jumping straight from bed to my desk, only realizing around noon that I am still in my underwear. Sensing a need to break free of this cycle from time to time, even in a very busy period, I accepted my friend Ric’s offer to explore an exotic land I had never really been to called “New Jersey”. In particular, he was going to show me something called “The Shore”. Vague guidonic, somewhat trashy , MTV visions dancing in my head, I set out by bus from Port Authority to Ric’s place in Union. We then drove well over an hour to get to our starting place, Island Beach State Park where I have to admit to being surprised by how lovely and remote it seemed. The dunes were really beautiful, and we hung out for a while being goofy on the beach (see photos). After that we headed up to a lunch and a couple of boardwalks at Seaside Heights and Asbury Park. They were pretty fascinating places, in a style that reminded me of the 1940s for some reason, perhaps because I had in my head an image of my mother as a very young girl on the boardwalk in Atlantic City with my grandmother, both looking glamorous from about that time period. Ric was a wealth of information about the area and the waves of migration and various economic conditions that have shaped these places over the years. Asbury Park in particular has a spectacular stock of old houses. All in all, a much needed short day break from my work and a very interesting place to visit. Click on the image below to go to the picasaweb album.
Pic of the day: Night
Images, Stephen on 9 Abril 2010 @ 0:03 — 0 comments
View from my apt at night:
Faro Cabo Rojo
Images, lighthouse, Puerto Rico, sunset — Stephen on 2 Enero 2010 @ 8:42 — 0 comments
We ended up hanging out on Flamenco beach in Culebra a bit and drinking beers with a really nice group of people who took the plane with us. They were all from PR, and got into a heated discussion of the best things to see and do while there. One thing they could all agree on that was a not-to-miss: The lighthouse at Cabo Rojo. This place was literally the farthest from us on the island possible. Which meant it was about a 2 hour drive. We hopped in the car on the morning of our last day, and set out to see the lighthouse, then made our way up the west coast towards another famous beach, Crash Boat, just in time for one of the most perfect sunsets I have ever witnessed.
Fear of Flying / Culebra
Images,Satori, beaches, flying, Puerto Rico — Stephen on 1 Enero 2010 @ 13:54 — 0 comments
Since we missed our chance to go to Vieques due to bad weather/missing our flight connection out of Miami, we decided to go instead to Culebra for the day, via a (we had heard) death defying 10 minute flight from Ceiba on the main island. As we psyched ourselves up for several minutes of pure terror, it never materialized. The flights to and from the island were far smoother than just about any regular sized plane I have ever taken. And although the waters were very choppy on Culebra (we had been told it was like glass), it was still a beautiful place to go.
Luquillo and El Yunque
Food,Images, forest, Puerto Rico, rain — Stephen on 1 Enero 2010 @ 10:30 — 0 comments
Taking advice from the locals is always the best way to go. We hear about a nice beach near the rainforest and decide to hit it before going to the forest. It turns out to be a lovely little beach and the best on the north side of the island for swimming that we have found. After that we head into “El Yunque“, the only rainforest on American soil. We took a wonderful stroll through the forest, stopped at a waterfall where Josh braved the icy cold to swim for a few minutes, and then continued on the surprisingly long path to its endpoint. We then took the paved road back to our car, and as we were walking it, a huge downpour erupted. We were soaked through and through by the time we got back to the car, just in time for the rain to stop completely (isnt is always the way?). Although not on the same day, we later stop on the road near Luquillo at a line of famous food stalls for some of the most delicious stuff we have had in Puerto Rico. My favorite was the arepa con camarones and a kind of sweet plantain stuffed with beef. Yum.