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qorn

..while looking for something to post, i found this one.. subliminally because i had corn soup just a while ago?

..took this while strolling around the garden district, this framing was my wife’s idea.. good, eh? 😀

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crooked and curved

..why not take the stairs once in a while..

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creepers

..creepy trees and a mansion, i think i see someone peeping out of the window (or maybe not).. 😀

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dominos

..a close up of the domino’s sugar facility along the mississippi river..

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beautiful

..while aboard the natchez, as the tour guide was explaining about stuff going by the banks of the mississippi river, i just kept snapping away.. i can’t seem to remember what this is.. i like the message written on it though..

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natchez

..the natchez, tooting it’s horn before docking.. it was a pretty loud toot too.. 🙂

..got a chance to ride this boat up and down the river, there was even a steam calliope that was playing before we boarded the boat.. ’twas pretty neat..

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rampart street

..i just like how the street lamps here go on and on..

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odd couple

..a not so sober couple on the train.. the girl is the hefty one on the left, and the skinny guy’s the one leaning on her arm..

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tribute in light

..going through the process of digital housekeeping..

..thought of loading all shots i had of the “tribute in light” ’08 to flickr..

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head on collision

..milliseconds before being hit by a lexus..

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lower canal

..the view from our room.. this is lower canal street on the lower left frame, the big flat building on the left is the audobon insectarium, next is the westin(?) at the end of the street is what i believe is the world trade center building.. all in all a great view.. 🙂

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1239

..i’m a big anne rice fan, that’s why when i read somewhere that she started out in new orleans and had a house here, i just had to take a snap of it.. so here it is 1239 first street, there was a remax sign in the gate though..

..you have to view this in mono, it’s pretty funky.. 😀

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kiddy view

..view from the Natchez going back up the Mississippi..

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famous door

..back from new orleans, it was a great place to explore and would certainly try going back again.. did a lot of touristy stuff and stuffed food like crazy.. this here was shot while strolling down bourbon street at night.. i have no idea how it looks like at daytime, but at night, it sure was really wild.. my wife’s gaydar blew up  that time because this labor day weekend was the time they celebrated Southern Decadence, so i guess if you’re a single straight male planning to go there on the labor day weekend, i highly suggest you refrain from doing so.. ;D

..here’s one shot i thought of posting for today but wasn’t really a clear capture, but was worth sharing anyways..

trust jesus
trust jesus

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industrial playground

..an industrial plant on the mississippi river..

..supersize me..

industrial playground biggie sized

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blue wall, yellow door

..as if this place couldn’t get any more eye catching..

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corolla

..shenanigans! 😀 yep, similar to yesterday’s post, this was shot at an auto show and given the panning look via photoshop.. by the time you read this, i might be probably roaming around the streets of new orleans.. have a rockin’ weekend.. 🙂

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gt-r

..i’ll let you guys figure it out.. 😀

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mom n daughter

..a familiar place, i’ve posted from this place already..

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zooming on 45

..it seems i’ve freaked out some of you out there so let’s get back to the usual stuff here.. 😀

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drum bell

..i guess hearing a bell back then in the open seas isn’t a good thing, eh?

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uss drum

..a WWII veteran..

Drum received of 12 battle stars for her World War II service. She is credited with sinking 15 ships, a total of 80,580 tons of enemy shipping, eighth highest of all U.S. submarines in total Japanese tonnage sunk. (more)

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guns ahoy

..guns from a different place, the rear portion (stern) of the ship..

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trigun

..that’s a title i took from one of the anime/manga series that i really liked..

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big guns

..it’s the first time i’ve been up close with these kinds of ships so bear with me as i post more from the trip.. ;P

USS Alabama (BB-60), a South Dakota-class battleship, was the sixth completed ship named Alabama of the United States Navy, however she was only the third commissioned ship with that name. Alabama was commissioned in 1942 and served in World War II in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. She was decommissioned in 1947 and assigned to the reserve duty. She retired in 1962. In 1964, Alabama was taken to Mobile Bay and opened as a museum ship the following year. The ship was added to the National Historic Landmark registry in 1986.

..if you’re a fan of these ships (or just like to gawk at them), i suggest you swing by Hess site, he’s doing a series on USS Lexington.. we’re having a “gun show”.. 😀

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toys for the big boys

..must feel great driving this huge ship around the ocean..

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blasting the blues away

..here’s some cannons to blast your monday blues away..

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blocked

..i normally take shots in bursts.. and while i was shooting something, this taxi happened to zip in front of me, so i thought about patching them up together (instead of deleting it).. and it didn’t turn out that bad.. lucky me..

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career

..’your career will be moving again shortly’..ya think?

..pano-esque look caused by the shade..

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tram’s away

..a lazy ride across the river..

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nyc half

..despite the hot, humid conditions, the half marathon last sunday was a fun run.. the initial hydrating stations were a mess, i think i drank too much gatorade, i wore the wrong shoes (= blisters), and they ran out of medals (boo)..

..i also held back because i was waiting for the wifey’s text message from our predetermined photo op areas and hopefully get in some crazy poses, but due to crazy traffic, and people milling around, she just got some shots of me from the finish line..

..here’s a where’s waldo type of shot..

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plaza

..off to the big apple for some running, have a killer weekend.. 🙂

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moleman series: conservatory water

..y’all know that i like going wide when shooting, so from this, to this, we now get this image up there..

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nypl

..took this way back when the NYPL wasn’t draped in all those stuff for restoration (or was it?).. there was some event going on that’s why it was bathed in red light..

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four horsemen

..still from atlantic city..

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cash cow

..some casino’s fake facade in atlantic city.. intentionally oversaturated to make your eyes bleed (that’s what i felt while looking at this)..

..that sky looks good enough for an IR conversion so view this in mono(IR)..

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fifth and infinity

..what exactly are you looking at right here? it’s midtown, and that long road going upward from the bottom right frame is fifth avenue..

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crash into me

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moleman series: fulton

..well, sad to say, terry h, the dance series is over.. ;D so it’s back to the usual random post..

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argh

..yep, it’s a monday..

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BoA Tower

..just like food critics, there are also architecture critics.. catty, feisty critics.. here’s an excerpt from James Russell’s piece about the BoA tower..

Ungainly Matron

The 54-story result is among the most ungainly forms on the skyline, like a matron who swathes herself in thick layers of fabric in a vain attempt to slim her burgeoning silhouette. The tower climaxes with a spire as impressive as an auto antenna..(more)

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lithe

..just like what joe said.. “pg.. pssh..” 🙂

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drew

..i’m not into the whole dancing scene, but with the traffic i’ve been getting from my posting of drew last year, i guess she’s pretty much well known in that field..

..since i’m feeling PG, i cloned out some bits here, go check out my flickr site instead.. 🙂

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tap tap tap

..i did have a good seat when watching this event, too bad there was a big head blocking the view, so i just stood at the back of the crowd and snapped away.. i was lucky enough to get some eye contact from some of the dancers..

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one way

..another salvo from the flickr photo dump that’s going on right now.. 🙂

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dance

..time for another dumpster diving flickr photo dump series.. i’m too sleepy to figure out who they are so enjoy..

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sheep’s meadow

..one more day to relax before another work week..

..mindy was asking me how i did the fake tilt shift a few posts ago, check it out here if you’re so inclined to do so.. it’s a new blog containing my brain farts.. lol..

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cort

The Cort Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 138 West 48th Street in midtown-Manhattan. The Shubert Organization purchased the theatre in 1927, two years before Cort’s death. (more)

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tilting (more) taxis

..a follow up to yesterday’s fake tilt..

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tilting taxis

..you’re probably bored from all those parade shots i posted the past few days, well, your prayers have been answered.. i’ve finally finished loading them up to my flickr account.. and it’s time to move on to something else.. up until i decide what to do next, here’s something to ogle at..

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..wanna try this out too? check it out here..