More New York Lightning

I love to photograph lightning. I took this about an hour ago. It's such a chance game... and a little stupid on my part for taking the picture in my bare feet holding on to a metal tripod. The only thing missing was a lightning rod in my hand to attract the lightning with. "Heeeerrrrre flashy flashy flashy!" Boom! I hope you enjoy my stupidity.

Kansas Barn

Tunnel Vision

Earth Rod

I guess even Mother Nature needs some now and again.

Event Horizon

These are two photos I took of an outdoor sculpture installation by British artist Antony Gormley. The outdoor exhibit was called "Event Horizon" My UK friend Fiona was kind enough to take me to see his works at the Hayward Gallery in Central London when I was there just a few weeks ago. There are a total of 31 of these life-sized figures circling the city, all facing toward the gallery. All were at the skyline level so if you stood on the balcony of the gallery, you could see them near and far ( from 20' to 3/4 a mile away) along the horizon... hence the name. It was a lot of fun just trying to discover all of them. Sometimes they were so far away you could barely make them out. It reminded me of seeing police snipers on roof tops of some of the buildings here in NY when Pres. Bush was in town shortly after 9/11.

The rest of the exhibit was absolutely wonderful. If you find yourself in London before August 19, plan on going to see this. Especially check out his cloud installation called "Blind Light".

To find out more go to: http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/gormley

Little Pink Shoes

Swansea Bay, Wales

I don't know why, but the English give the Welsh a really bad rap. Especially Swansea, Wales. The Welsh were extremely generous and welcoming. We figured that the two largest cities in Wales, Cardiff and Swansea were very industrial and shipping oriented at one time, but today these towns are in transition and are very lively and beautiful. There are a ton of new buildings going up. They seem to be in a bit of a renaissance.

I guess it's the same as the New York vs. New Jersey battle. If you've ever been to the Jersey Shore, you would probably have something different to say as it is beautiful.

Stonehenge

London, UK

Here are some images from the UK. The first one is a sculpture outside the British National Gallery. The second is a lamp post by the Tower Bridge in London. More to come in a few days.