typos.daylight.fate

Daylignt Savings

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:42:00 +0000

After work, heading east towards 5th Ave. subway station.

No longer dark after work....good for everyone 'cept them vampires.

I miss making quilts - maybe I will buy a PC to supplement my MAC so I can use my old programs....most of my work in now published in my Penn Light Blog. Blackberry photos, primarily taken in Penn Station and sometimes the New York subways.

If you have time, please visit there.

I've been working on the railroad

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:58:00 +0000

Image like I place in Penn Light, my BB blog for beautiful Penn Station.....hope you are well - enjoy fall.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:12:00 +0000

oak.leaves

side.of game.stop video.store, merrick.long.island

Midtown

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:42:00 +0000

On 53rd Street there used to be a public library branch that was closed down about two years ago due to budget cuts. Its claim to fame was having the old battered original Winnie the Pooh dolls owned by the author of the books - including Pooh and Piglet.

Currently they are gutting the building and they are using scaffolding to protect pedestrians. This creates a cavern of subdued light good for the new Blackberry camera. What they are building here is a mystery.

Below is another picture from Chicago, taken on State Street in the Loop. In the foreground, past the subject, is another scaffold.

Progress.

Chicago

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:26:00 +0000

I spent ten days in Chicago on business recently , where I did not have too many opportunities to use my BB camera , here is one on State Street, near Jackson.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:41:00 +0000

It has been a while since I posted here regularly - these days I mostly take blackberry photos and post them on two blogs - one for Penn Station and the other for the NYC subways. They mostly document my commute from Penn to my midtown office.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:28:00 +0000

Last Sunday at Long Island beach towards sunset - green headed flies attacked me and I turned back. Marie and the kids walked to the beach and saw a large flock of black skimmers. This is Greg who is 15 and who is now taller than me.

You know when you get bit by a green headed fly. Intense second of pain.

I have a new BB and continue to take pics in Penn station and on the subways. Larger file size, better colors but an odd shutter that is not instantaneous. Very loud click also.....

All my best.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Bellmore Station platform cement - sunny morning waiting for the 8:13 train.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:13:00 +0000

My son, Gregory in late August in Manhattan, a BB shot taken in front of a public art space that used to be a New York City Public Library, now closed due to budget cutbacks. It is almost directly across from MoMa, half a block form my office. Marie brought in the family that workday into the City. I recall they went to the Metropolitan Museum and then walked down Fifth Avenue to meet me after work.

I also took portraits of Alex and Mariana and will post here sometime soon.
In January we had a record three feet of snow on Long Island. I miss August.

Most of my BB work now goes to two blackberry blogs, one for Penn Station and one for the New York City subways. If you have time, please visit.

Screen Shot and Subway Series

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:25:00 +0000

"print.screen"

A print screen from a fashion blog I visit. Caroline's blog mixes music, fashion and dashes of kindred sixties sensibilities. It is a breath of fresah air.

I have added new blog for my subway BB's, "Subway Series" - it is here.

I continue to look at rock posters from my youth - here is great website to explore. To think I got rid of a hundred or so posters I collected from store windows as a teenager. Some I had now sell for hundreds of dollars.

Moving on....finally a title

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 18:29:00 +0000

I have thought about this for a while, and I will be moving my work to a new blog where I will focus on Penn Station BB shots. I am calling it "Penn Light."

I hope you will follow me there.

This is an amazing experience. I have so enjoyed getting to know all of you.

Peace.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:35:00 +0000

Railroad is running again without delays and there is much snow around. Cozy vacations with good warm meals and company.

Back to work next Monday, make it next year.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:41:00 +0000

Cold day, warm heart. Good day for oatmeal and hot chocolate.

Praise the Lord and pass the road salt for the icy front steps.

There is a line in a popular Christmas poem about children having thoughts of sugar plum fairies dancing in their heads. Well, I dream of Jeanie with any colored hair on an August subway platform.

Just kidding.

Been watching the Dylan documentary "No Direction Home." I finally joined Netflix and the streaming feature with a wireless router is fantastic. The Dylan movie is not available to stream so I rented it on DVD.

Also got the Dylan Mono box set for Christmas but have not opened the discs yet.

Hope you are all well, my best.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:36:00 +0000

A BB shot form "summer in the city" on a December night when here we are having blizzard conditions on Long Island. We expect close to two feet of snow overnight and high winds.

Christmas was great for our children. Today one we has one indoor soccer game and preparations for the snow.

Yesterday Santa brought me I some postcards for Fillmore and Avalon Ballroom shows from the late cities - small versions of psychedelic posters created weekly for bands playing in San Francisco - Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jimi Hendrix.

This Poster was created by Rick Griffin.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:26:00 +0000

Everyone is calling Santa or Sinatra. Thank you for a year of visits and for all you share....

Santa baby, just slip a Sable under the tree for me;
Been an awful good girl, Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue;
I'll wait up for you, dear; Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Think of all the fun I've missed;
Think of all the fellas that I haven't kissed;
Next year I could be just as good... if you check off my Christmas list;

Santa baby, I want a yacht and really that's not a lot;
Been an angel all year; Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa honey, one little thing I really need...
The deed... to a platinum mine, Santa baby,

So hurry down the chimney tonight.

Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with the duplex and checks;
Sign your 'X' on the line, Santa cutie,
and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Come and trim my Christmas tree with some decorations bought at Tiffany;
I really do believe in you;
Let's see if you believe in me...

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing... A ring...
I don't mean on the phone; Santa baby,
So hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry, tonight

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:44:00 +0000

I am getting used to a clean lens and have to modify technique - speed of pan, amount of intentional camera movement and preference for lighting levels.

I am glad I cleaned the lens and enjoy this new "toy."

For a long time I used the dirty lens to enhance anonymity.

Off today for Christmas so for the next week or so I will rely on my backlog of BB shots.

My best.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:39:00 +0000

After a year and a half finally I cleaned the BB camera lens for the first time. Much sharper and faster iamges which I have to get used to using, again.

Life still blurs, sometimes. A rarer pan to the left.

I work tomorrow and then I will take rest of month off to relax with my family....Peace.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:07:00 +0000

"snowy.owls.dreamnt"

Cold, again, inspiration - Mick's name in it if you look carefully....

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:33:00 +0000

'cold.snap"

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 13:15:00 +0000

A week ago Leslie Avon Miller of Textures Shapes and Color was kind enough to post three of my BB images in her new tumblr site. Her new site features many provocative and inspiring work - paintings, quotations and photographs. I provided song lyrics to go with my three images....Leslie is a gifted artist and an inspired communicator.

Leslie cropped my BB images which provides an editorial perspective to my full frame from the hip low resolution work.

The three images she chose can be found here , here and here.

Thank you, Leslie.

"land.scape"

This new quilt features a BB images from the e train. Have a great weekend.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:58:00 +0000

5th Ave platform in evening. Teens here today but no wind....winter.coat.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:12:00 +0000

Penn light - morning rush.

Continued use of the pan and the dance.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:16:00 +0000

Penn Station morning commute today - everyone seems to be wearing black because black is the new black and black is not as good "eye candy" for a blackberrry image. I am drawn to reds, blues and greens.

Hope you are having a productive and artistic week. I am less in touch with blogging artists as I was a year or two ago. I miss that electricity.

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:14:00 +0000

ja.va

noreply@blogger.com (John M. Mora) — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:36:00 +0000

Been listening to Shakira "Hips Don't Lie" a song she sang at the opening ceremony for the World Cup finals four years ago.