Steady 70 Photography

We Love Colors....... We Love Miami...... We love Life!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:33:45 PDT

Life without color is well just not the same, we need the vibrant colors to pop or stand out..... Here on Miami Beach there is always so much color...

Working with We Love Colors it is always a fun filled day. Never boring and never the same............

Steady70 photography & We Love Colors: Photoshoot South Beach; Pamela Wasabi Stylist; www.Wasabifashionkult.com; www.welovecolors.com;

Driving down a mountain and into the belly of the madness created by Young the Giant opening for INCUBUS!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 14:34:24 PDT

Ahhh just how life works, well at least that is how life works for me.. From the preachers in the mountains to madness in Miami............

After all these years I still would not change a thing!

Steady 70 2011 Steve Levine photographer, Incubus, Bayfront Park, miami, Klipsch Amphitheatre ,UniMedia,livenation.com, Brandon Boyd; singer; Mike Einziger; guitar; Ben Kenney; bass; Chris Kilmore; turntables; keyboards; Jose Pasillas

Bloomsburg, PA~ Floods Sept 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:50:38 PDT

The peninsula was immersed in water the town was isolated like an island in the Caribbean. This story started on journey out west, the rains came down, the rivers and streams rose along the banks of the town of Nescopeck Pennsylvania ( Named of the Shawnee- Delaware Indian village that was located here back in 1755) The nuclear reactor raged on and bellowed clouds of smoke into the air.

I found myself on the Nescopeck bridge where rushing waters keep the pillars of this bridge moving under my feet cars and trucks crawled to a halt people slowly approached the bridge debris flowed under it, the current was whipping trees, gas drums and propane tanks as far as my eyes could see. I met Joseph and his son on the bridge a humble man who just lost his house his business everything; except his family and his pickup truck.

This was the start of a long 36 hours here in Pennsylvania. Stranded on this peninsula, the airport was under 6 feet of water, the water sewage plant had shut down hours before my arrival, and sewage flowed out with no mercy the gates were open and all major interstates like route 81, route 80, route 11, route 93, route 467, man I could not count all side roads or all roads leading to east to NYC and west to California, North and south highways and bi ways were shut down due to flood waters. Water flowed cascading down mountains like Dunn Falls in Jamaica. Here I was right in the middle of it. National guardsmen were out and about, search and rescue crew were on the waters on the land clearing houses clearing streets, Sirens blared, and people were walking aimlessly down main street with nothing, houses floated away trailers were swept away the towns people were in shock the new crews reporting this were reporting that the water rose to 30.5 and quickly peaked to 41 feet….. Swells flash floods and some chaos ensued.

With Search and rescue of from around PA helping out like the team from Greensboro PA there was almost no loss of life!

Love is everywhere.....................

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:50:55 PDT

Love;

Love is everywhere..................... It is written on walls, it is written in the sky, Love seen and these are images of love; signs of Love; Love from Moscow; Love from San Francisco; Love from Arizona; Love from Maine; Love from Virginia; Love from from St. Barts; Love from St Martin; Love from New York; Love from Miami; Love from Montana; Love from Aruba; Love from the world.....

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From eyes of Brook Peters! a must see for any New yOrker or any one!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:17:20 PDT

From eyes of Brook Peters! a must see for any New yOrker or any one!

http://www.theseconddayfilm.com/

The Second Day!

On September 11, 2001, 4 year-old Brook Peters was attending his second day of kindergarten near the World Trade Center in New York City when two planes struck the Twin Towers.

The Second Day is Brook’s inspiring film on 9/11 and its aftermath through the eyes of young people and educators who experienced that tragic day.

theseconddayfilm.com
When Brook set out to tell his story about 9/11, he didn’t realize he would be telling a story of inner strength and resilience. Through the experience of interviewing his classmates, and talking about The Second Day film with international press, Brook realized that his message of inner strength is...

Steady 70 Photography: Moscow: It felt so familiar..............#links#links

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:15:32 PDT

Steady 70 Photography: Moscow: It felt so familiar..............#links#links

Moscow: It felt so familiar..............

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 12:49:07 PDT

Throwing out everything that I have ever heard about Russia was the only way I could leave JFK. The process is all I needed to know. Everything you have heard everything about Russia(**except how expensive it is) is all wrong…….. I would or could have never imagined I would have fallen in love with this city, and could never imagine hearing these words come out of my mouth that I want to move there.

I was such a tourist......... Finding time to sit and watch other artist paint, sketch photograph the great lawns the swans and the tourist that mingled in the grass with locals reading or playing cards in Arkhangelskoe Park, Gorky Park ...

How can I explain how much I enjoyed myself!

I still hear my friends voices as I flip through images... I recount the laughs I had, the sharpness of music that cut through the air and danced well past sunrise on numerous nights. The joys of Moscow some of the best French, Georgian and Japanese foods that I ever ate, Together with friends and views from the top of the Ritz at O2 Lounge or Kalina Bar // Калина Бар, Krysha Mira, Propaganda and others venues having drinks to the sound of rush hour traffic the smell perfume mixing with the smells of the bakeries below…………

Жизнь является Большой / Life is Great..................

Either a good time or a good story! Why Not Both!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:12:06 PDT

Either a good time or a good story! Why Not Both! When you are stress free happy and in the grove things appear to be slowed and each moment is special and rewarding in itself. The Vibe either in black and white or in color is all the same. Watching, absorbing, holding court at multiple tables with multiple friends. .

Life is sweet and the stories filling.

With outtakes and laughs, events and games. I will post more moments............

Pura Vida!

“Confidence, like art, never comes from having all the answers; it comes from being
open to all the questions.”

Bees~ birds~ Spring........ "Start Where You Are"

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:54:08 PDT

"Start Where You Are" says Buddhist Monk Pema Chodron!

This morning in the rain I was shooting an Amish bee farmer. Josh is well spoken very direct and very firm when I hear him say no pictures please..... After 20 minutes of us talking about life, about bees, about everything except politics lol. It was a go, I could shoot him working with the bees, working on the process of setting up the hives and introducing the queen bee to the worker bees.

One comment I recall him saying is the timing is right, we are starting at the beginning we are building new hives, that means new queens, a new start for the hives, for the worker bees.....and then he turned to me and said it is universal you are at your new beginning you need to find your queen!

The funny thing we were starting at the beginning! With a 8 new hives, 8 new queens, at the start of spring.....

The 3 first's this morning With a 8 new hives, 8 new queens, at the start of spring.....

... What a BREATH of fresh air...............

Over the past few years life as I knew it has changed!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:22:24 PDT

Over the past few years life as I knew it has changed. Location and Situations HAVE changed for the better. With that being said.. I have decided not to remove or EDIT any of the post on this BLOG.

For the simple fact that I can not change the past. I can only learn from my mistakes, as most of you know I have made ummmm a few.

To all the new readers hello and for my old readers well you already know too much:)

Everything is as it is written!

So enjoy my past enjoy my present and enjoy my future...

Everyone needs a hand every NOW and then!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:16:00 PDT

Hands that I have helped and Hands that have helped me......

The many times regardless of the location these are two of the most important words: Please and thank you por favor y gracias-Παρακαλώ και ευχαριστώ-e la ringrazia per favore- s'il vous plaît et merci-пожалуйста и спасибо-in so many languages;

My retort is always the same Anytime.... in qualunque momento-en cualquier momento-n'importe quand-.........

Osama Bin Laden is DEAD: The Tribeca film festival has just ended... Whats is left is the SECOND DAY!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Mon, 02 May 2011 10:28:59 PDT

Fellow New Yorkers-Fellow friends-Fellow readers....

Just one of the movies I've seen there was called the SECOND DAY!

The Second Day honored at City Hall - it has been a heavily featured news story on every major NY network for over a the past 10 days... Airing on ABC, NBC and on world news..... In print in various newspapers

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/09/26/2010-09-26_witness_to_horror_boy_who_grew_up_with_911_makes_a_film.html

It must been seen! This is how I felt after seeing it.. and what I told Brook and his mother Michelle......

Thank you! Thank you and Thank you! I just wanted to say let you know that I was blown away by the film.. I have and was not expecting it to blown me away! It did and then some! I loved the perspective I loved the stories, the voice overs.... but most of all it was from the children's view point! Brook did an amazing job! We all lost friends, friends of friends and family friends.. But we will never forget...............

WOW...... is all I have to say!

If you get the chance to watch it do so.. if you cant get to the theater then contact me and I can direct you to them directly...

After Eating & Drinking to much I found myself at the chapel…

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:49:01 PDT

Drinking and eating are a must! Going to the chapel is not for everyone but in this case I made an exception only because it was The Precious Moments wedding chapel in Carthage Missouri.

Just a few birds otherwise complete silence while walking down the path leading up to the chapel. In tight formation were a few dozen angel statues with trumpets that I could honestly hear the music from all 28 horns clearly in my head walking past each statue there horns bellowing with hymns in different pitches.

The path ended at 2 huge hand carved wood doors. The cool air passed over my body and warm as my hand took hold of the over-sized handle.

And I entered the next thing I remember is I found myself lying on my back dead center in the middle of the chapel on my back

What I was left with was… Beginning to begin a new beginning! At the beginning in NYC! Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself!

Scottos Restaurant Long Island NY

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 21:01:13 PDT

Walking into Scotto's in Westbury I was taken away by the smell of fresh bread, I glanced to my right and Andre was tossing the dough in air. On the counter the rolling pin was rolling towards the shelf of ingredients.

The orange glow of the wood burning oven roared. I am in Scottos Restaurant in Westbury Long Island at 10 am and already there are a blur of men and women busily setting up all the tables in preparation of the opening. Working with me as my food stylist today is Chef Deniz and Chef Mario heads up his kitchen staff for the shoot.

I am looking around my eyes adjusting to the rich colors of the place. But I am here to shoot foods and sample the many items that Head Chef Mario Scala has prepared!

On the menu today we start with the cold antipasti, Mix Appetizer, Mussels, Baked Clams, calamari, Chicken wings, or a Tarty Salad. Main course to follow with Gnochi, NY Style Pizza , Meat pizza and Pollo Mario. Desserts were hard to choose from deciding on Chocolate Mousse, Cannoli's, Zeppole's with an espresso.

Scotto's Restaurant. Known for its high quality coal oven pizza and nostalgic wine bar (or as they call it – their "Enoteca", or wine library).

Scotto's Restaurant
http://scottosrestaurant.com

www.bigbuzz.com
BigBuzz Communications

Food Stylist &
Chef Deniz Kader
http://izmirdelights.com

Live, Love, Laugh: remember that after you leave the Bragdon House and return to your daily life.

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Tue, 03 May 2011 08:50:22 PDT

Big, Bright, Comfortable and welcoming is how I describe The Bragdon House Bed and Breakfast.

When I think of Beds or breakfast I now think of the Bradgon House on Seneca Lake in New York. Arriving at the Bradgon House I was received by Jennifer and her mother.

Each suite is lavish and no detail was spared, from ultra soft queen or king sized mattress's or the big bath tubs or fireplaces or the size of the sun soaked rooms I could keep going… but it all ends at the breakfast table…………

Fresh fruit, raspberry or strawberry crepes but The Scones! The Scones are the best scones I have ever EVER ever ate! The perfect color the perfect flavor the perfect taste.. If you find yourself on the wine trail or if you are looking to escape from your daily life! i have one suggestion that is only a few hours from NYC.! The Bradgon House Bed and Breakfast........................

Gateway Packaging plant~ We own our Actions!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:34:48 PDT

Being from the city that never sleeps and arriving in Kansas City Missouri to shoot Gateway packaging plant... St Louis and Kansas City 3 shifts 24 hours a day 7 days a week! These company plants never stops..........Never Stops!
It purpose is to manufacture, print and produce flexible packaging solutions. And they do that they do a lot of that! They are one of the largest companies in the industry.

Working with Jill Maynard who is Gateway Packaging Company’s Marketing Coordinator. Jill got me in, Jill got me access to the pulse of the machines and the machine keepers that control and maintain the MACHINES! She got me ladders a super cool hydrologic lift and an operator that took me up and down the and around the plants. She walk and walk and then just let me.........

What I found was here some of the hardest workers, some of the strongest souls with hardest handshakes I ever felt.

Here it is! The human faces, the human arms the human hands to keep these machines going full throttle. What I captured was these souls connecting with these machines, listening to them feeling them, it was amazing to see it all come together in speeds that make you dizzy!

Each of the men and women that I met gave me there hand, each of them gave me a smile and at the end of the second day gave me another reason to be happy.

(And yes hair nets and glasses were required)

Signs, wines, long miles and oversized stories! On the way to and from!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 19:32:58 PDT

I met Jim the Irish architect of flavors from the White Rose Winery one early morning, but for some of us it is just never to early to have a sip or 2 from 11 types of wine, Some say that the Irish breakfast is 3 parts alcohol and one part wheat or rye! Leek and Potato, Irish Onion, soup and Ballynacally chicken ( baked in Guinness and honey) accompanied with Irish Mash and Salad and to top it off is the Leftover Cake, before noon was a little to much but the first glass of the Marechal Foch changed things quickly 11 bottles opened and hundreds of stories flowed.

Ok when you arrive and walk up the long path to the dark house that appears in the distance don’t be alarmed once you get closer you can see the lights are all on.. Sunken back under huge awning / or roof that circles the house are all types of comfortable chairs and benches. The door is open and the welcome sign might greet you or Jim may pop up from winery just say hello from me and ask him to pour you a drink! Or A Proper Pot of Tea...

Ching ching!

The endless things that catch my attention to and fro…….. The next is faces arms, hands and the positive vibe of the happy souls, working souls, the factory workers from St Louis The factory workers from Kansas City!

Sunday Funday @ Sofia's wine bar!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 18:55:48 PDT

Friends - good eats- and I must remember to leave plenty of room for dessert!

www.sofiawinebar.com
www.IzmirDelights.com

Peter pan goes to Visit Lowell Davis in Carthage Missouri

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:00:53 PDT

I found myself chasing after myself chasing after the animals chasing after me!

Peter Pan~ Lives………….

There always seems to be an angel, a voice, the site of a hawk or other birds, a sound of barking dogs, the smell of food cooking……In Missouri followed the roads blindly, I followed the sounds, I followed the only path I knew. The open road. Working in Middle America.

I had a destination; I had a detailed list of where I had to go. I just could not find any of those places while I was searching them out. Only until I got lost was I able to find my way…..Such is life………

Right to up the steps of Lowell Davis house the Iconic American Artist who lives Carthage Missouri. His Dogs his Peacocks were the first to greet me and lead or follow me around.

For the love ................of the Mediterranean............

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:32:48 PDT

For the love of.... Food, Wine and the art of eating! Bouncing between Upstate NY, Long Island and New York City I have been a busy ole bee. When you have nothing the best way to share something is over a meal... The best way to enjoy that is amongst friends, old or new. Today topping off the friends or circle of friends is having a chef in that circle of friends. Unknown to New Yorkers which is about to change. Resides this talented new chef that is making waves in New York City.

Her name is Chef Deniz and she is from Izmir Turkey: Izmir Delights An authentic taste of the Mediterranean....

After spending 2 days in her kitchen salivating over her dishes while photographing them trying not to loose control over all the new smells and new flavors that my senses were picking up and threw me into hyper drive...... or maybe it was because of the all the Turkish coffee I was drinking! I don't know but either way I will let you be the judge of that>>>> Take a fork, use your fingers just dig in and for the love of it enjoy yourself!
Chef Deniz
http://www.izmirdelights.com

The train arrives in The Show Me State!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:02:54 PDT

Part one the Arrival: The first but surly not the last trip to Missouri!

My return to blogging is long since due! Due to life..... Due to time, Due to.........

Good hearted church going people values seemed straight and pure. Out from the east I arrived, crossing into the bible capital where cursing is a sin, and on every corner you can repent.

The Timing of it!
Racing along the country road to get here to get the train at the exact moment it is hurling at a dismal pace. The union pacific trains have no speed limits no obstacles they just motor down the tracks pulling to many cars to count! Heart burn and timing……….

On this trip I have several assignments spread out to all four corners of the state. I spent a few days deep in the state working in Webb City and Carthage, Joplin turning to Branson * that is another thing! Even during the off season there is no city like it anywhere…. ANYWHERE! Large Texas Large! Vegas NAH not even close….. Who needs a roller coaster on top of a building! In Branson they got KING KONG! And a Giant CHICKEN! St Louis! The Arch the Pride of the Cardinals opening day was I hear just the beginning I do not know or cared enough to ask if that was a good thing or a bad thing! But if you ever find yourself anywhere in the St. Louis just don’t say you are from Kansas City. Kansas City I had BBQ pulled Pork and 1 week later I can still smell and taste the remnants on my fingers and breathe.

More to come! A lot more 3 Months more... Beginning at the end is best and easiest!

All the best and welcome back!

Colors of Winter from Miami ! Live,Love, laugh

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:18:03 PST

Live, Laugh, Love. I have been told that twice this week by a friend and from one of my cousins....

Colors, shades, the pallet of a painter. Tones of speech, body language and the interpretations of the viewer! Smiles over rides everything, comfortability equals openness.

On a bike, chatting with a friend on the grass, boarding, blading, talking, walking friends connect and work get's done...................................

The Kiss of winter 2011 while waiting for the burn of Summer

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:29:32 PST

Hibernating like a bear.....The love of all things!The love of my life and the things I love most!

I love creating!
I love traveling!
I love blue skies!
I love coffee!
I love art!
I love culture!
I love my family!
I love books!
I love contrast!
I love nature!
I love photography!
I love design!
I love smiles!
I love New York!
I love fashion!
I love my friends!
I love airplanes!
I love thumbing through magazines!
I love exotic foods!
I love animals!
I love the color orange!
I love road trips!
I love the beach!
I love getting lost!
I love listening to foreign languages!
I love the smell of new magic markers!
I love big words!
I love quotes!
I love being apart of something bigger!

Most of all I love sharing...Sharing with you images and moods from the past!

Frozen in time-Frozen in the moment-Frozen in this season!

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 10:12:24 PST

A few words to kick off the new year!

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Through good times and bad times what is left is stories and imagery.................... here are a few images from my hike the other day!

To sum up my feeling of today! I will end with one quote By Hunter S. Thompson:

"Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?"

For 2011 I will continue to grow, to experience: I will keep sharing and I will keep reflecting on the above quote...

X mass in and around the Finger lakes

noreply@blogger.com (Steady 70 Photography) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:31:57 PST

A few sick days, a few flurries, a little drive lead to a walk about one of the finger lakes.
The winters chill chased me around the lake, but night fell I was back at my finances home shedding my damp clothes and pulling four covers over my body.

Wishing all that be Merry! safe and hopefully you have a designated driver......:)

Cheers!

More images from the past, the present and of course the future!