Eadweard J. Muybridge

Google honors the english photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge.

Spring Flowers

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Frozen Cincinnati

Life on Pause Photographs

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CENSORED

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Designs We've Seen (a lot) Series

Just when you thought you found your favorite celebrity nude photos this is all you get... It's good for web hits, bad for "collectors."

A collection of photos. Enjoy!

Golden Girls Nude

Donald Trump Bush

Bob Barker Nip Slip

Miami Whitewater Bike Trail (Journal)

Biking Journal
wdsiemer ii // 09.10.11

Miami Whitewater Bike Trail

In beautiful weather, I biked another 32 miles today at Miami Whitewater Forest before my rear was bruised and my body cover in smashed gnats. It's great exercise through nature, and gives my mind a chance to run wild and feel at peace at the same time.

Coasting with the wind blowing across my face, seeing the sun come out from the clouds from across the corn fields, and hearing the sounds of nature surround me is all very inspiring.

As a continuation to my piece "Nine Parks in Seven Days" I have documented some of my ride through low-resolution cell phone photographs. You'll see some of the bridged areas, a six foot snake (I thought was a branch at first) slithering across the bike bath, the wildflowers/corn fields, and the overall enjoyment I had with the trip.

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PHOTO JOURNAL:

Across the Fields

Through the Tunnel

Bridge on my way

Old Schwinn Bike

Mile Marker

Shadow from Bike

Past The Snake

Under the Bridge

Artworks Cincinnati

Check out Artworks mural outside Jean-Robert's Table from Visualingual's Blog.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/dining/2011/08/01/one-year-anniversary-for-jean-roberts-table

Photo Restoration

Some personal photographs I retouched a bit. Before and After. Scanned in high-res/shown in low-res.

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New Orleans' Six Flags

New Orlean's Six Flags

As a follow-up to the posting about Disney reworking their Disneyland Amusement Park, I figured I share a gallery that was shared with me...

A couple weeks ago, my friend Brent turned me on to these photographs of the very dilapidated New Orleans' Six Flags. Very impressive photos! This could very well be a theme park in itself--art, graffiti, grunge, industrial, etc...

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Eerily silent in the forsaken amusement park, the Cool Zone is creepy; it’s like an ominous omen of what is to come in the forlorn and forgotten abandoned Six Flags in New Orleans. Photo #1 by © lostlosangeles / facebook.com/lostlosangeles

Making A Photo Uniquely Yours: An Initiative

While everyone else was taking photos of the White House, I took this textured photo
of the brick from the park across the street. This is a singular experience. -wdsiemer

Making A Photo Uniquely Yours: An Initiative
William D. SIEMER II

Everybody takes photos of statues, monuments, historic buildings and landmarks. There are probably millions of people with similar photos of Times Square or the Washington Monument. On my recent trip, I took some photos like these for keepsakes, but I find myself doing it far less often. I want to experience a trip through my own eyes, not a camera viewfinder. Therefore, when I take a photograph I feel the scene was important enough for me to want to share its beauty, ugliness or message.

So, next time you go to take a photo of something famous, think of turning the camera around and taking a photo of the unimportance of its surroundings, of a piece of chewed gum sticking to the wall, or of the simplicity of the ground you are standing on. It will make the photo unique to you. It will make you unique...

To say--"I visited the Eiffel Tower, but instead I give you a photo of a strange bug at its iron feet." Everybody has seen photos of the Eiffel Tower, and can easily access them online, but not everyone has seen a photograph of that exact bug.

You capture a singular moment; a mystery that is otherwise easy to solve. Only you know the answers, reasons, feelings or location behind your image. Give it a try!

The King is Alive

Michael Jackson's Off The Wall Record Album -wdsiemer

I was mesmerized by Michael Jackson as a kid. He was soft spoken, yet electrifying. His voice had incredible range, and his dance moves amazing. He was a self-marketing genius--his music videos, style of clothing, the glove, hat and lifestyle had people talking and imitating. His charitable work and donations were second to none. Neverland was most kids' dream amusement park. Millions of albums sold, adoring fans, and records held.

I wish we could have seen what he had in store. One last "I love you Michael" with him saying, "I love you too." Gone, but never forgotten. The music and memory lives.

Playing my Off The Wall Album in memory of Michael Jackson -wdsiemer

Michael Jackson
Gone Too Soon
This song has kind of become the summary of his shortened life.

Yotel Hotel Review (New York)

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Yotel Hotel Review

Times Square, New York

I recently stayed at the new Yotel Hotel at Times Square in New York City. Actually, the Yotel (10th and 42nd Street) is a few blocks from Times Square (7th and 42nd), but is less than a 10 minute walk. Its rooms are larger than those in capsule hotels but are very small relative to traditional hotel rooms.* It's marketed as high-tech at an affordable price.

How much longer can photographic film hold on?

Yoda would prefer photographic film over digital., wdsiemerii

How much longer can photographic film hold on?
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I was wondering the same thing yesterday. I was organizing my belongings and came across my Nikon SLR camera along with some film. I thought about loading it up, but it seemed like too much hassle when all I needed to do was flip the "on" switch of my Canon DSLR to start shooting.

I believe hardcore photographers will continue to use film, if not for preference, then for nostalgia. The hands-on process of developing film in a darkroom through the use of chemicals and filters is more labor, but it can be more rewarding. It's the difference between building a chair versus buying the chair pre-made. There is so much more pride in something you build with tools from scratch.

Developing photographic film is definitely a dying art. Even photo labs have to remind people, "We still develop rolls of film." The cost of equipment and developing can be overwhelming. I remember a lot of Photography majors in college taking up gigs at weddings just to pay the bills to do their inspired creative work "on the side."

Digital cameras have made everyone photographers. I don't necessarily mean this in a negative way. The digital revolution has made photography more mainstream and accessible. Many "amateur" photographers are adding great collections to the library of internet archives.

It's all about the ease of usability. A user can insert a SD Card to hold thousands of photos, choose automatic presets, upload the photos into Photoshop or Camera Raw for editing, archive them into digital libraries, or print them on high-quality photo paper straight from their home office printer. It's convenient and simplified.

I have gone the digital road. I have limited formal training; I'm really just a guy who likes to take photos. However, it still takes a lot of time and effort to work digitally. Some of the edits can be performed through actions, color corrections and batch automated processed to make it quicker, but a lot take more careful individual attention.

I remember all the problems I had with developing rolls of film--having difficulty winding the film onto a roll for development in the darkroom, the waiting time for cleansing, not mixing the chemicals correctly, not allowing enough time between chemicals, filters, problems with the initial shots being unfocused or overlapping on the roll, etc. etc. I lost my patience.

Photographic film has already lost its hold on me.

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Side note: Along the same lines of photographic film... I like how before the start of the Red's games on radio, the announcer say, "If you're taking down today's starting line-up..." And throughout the games they inform you how to score it as if many people have a pencil and scorecard. I think it's great. It's reminiscent of an earlier generation. How much longer can baseball score keeping hold on?

Pretty Places

Take Me To The Pretty Places

I want to go so many places, but I have a limited amount of funds. Like I said the other day, as close as I'll come to visiting most of these places is through a page in Traveler magazine.

Two of the more notable places I've been outside the continental U.S. is France and Hawaii. France for its history, chateaus, culture and gardens. Monet's garden stood out to me as a very inspirational place. You can see his impressionist paintings in real-time. Hawaii was simply beautiful--rainforests, waterfalls, dormant volcanoes, and stunning beaches.

So, it saddens me when I see articles such as the following because I want to escape and be there. (Not writing about it with pictures on my computer screen.)

World's Prettiest Places
by U.S. News

The Palace of Versailles, France

Photo: jasonb42882/Flickr

Historic Cincinnati 1848

I love historical photographs. Check out the restored daguerreotypes of Cincinnati from 1848 at the Enquirer/Public Library.

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