{"id":392,"date":"2019-01-02T05:26:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T05:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aceartanddesign.com\/?page_id=392"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:43:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:43:29","slug":"photo-of-the-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aceartanddesign.com\/index.php\/photo-of-the-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of the Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A somewhat daily peak into the archives.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A little street photography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m still wandering through the images I brought back from an amazing three weeks. Here’s a little preview. It’s hard to grab a shot when there’s so much going on, the food alone is enough to sidetrack even the most “seasoned” of us. Somewhere along the old streets of Xi’an, China<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Old film, fresh eyes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just because the package says \u201cexpired\u201d doesn\u2019t mean you should keep it out of a camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s still film in my fridge and the camera was sitting on a shelf saying \u201cC\u2019mon \u2026 load me up and see what happens.\u201d I still like that mystery between the camera and those chemicals that attract light, slathered across a thin sheet of plastic (or anything for that matter, if you\u2019re so adventurous). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The beat up old Tamiya Sekor 500DTL is the camera I took to art school in Pittsburgh in 1976. Sucker weighs a ton. The film is nearly as old, Kodak Plus-X Pan, older than I probably think it is. Still worth loading up and stepping out to see if I still know my way around an f-stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barber\u2019s Grill on Main Street of my hometown of Brockport, New York, has been sitting on that same corner for over 100 years, still pouring pints and tossing a basket of wings.
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Today we live ten minutes from the beach along the Chesapeake Bay. It\u2019s a great place to dump the stress of the day, grab a little summer tan and watch fishing boats bring back something for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t stop shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I brought the camera up to my face I realized I was capturing something I didn\u2019t expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been to mainland China twice, both times for the adoption of each of my daughters. During one trip we were driven out to the place where my 8-month-old had been taken care of. The orphanage, er. \u201cSocial Welfare Institute,\u201d was a curious building out on the edge of town. After the four-hour plus ride in a small bus we were proudly shown where the children were cared for, their sturdy wooden cribs, a spotless kitchen, and a room that was frankly, a little \u2018empty.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The staff were happy to see us and were pleased to let us take pictures. I began shooting and as the faces of the kids fell into focus, I was struck by some of their expressions. They were curious about this crowd of odd-looking people snapping away desperate to take the images they\u2019d show their children when they grew up. The photos were stark, and the faces of the kids spoke volumes, a little sad, wondering. what was going on. Just why were all these people here looking at them and then \u2026 walking away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Are ya ready for more?”<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve been lucky enough to stand on the press riser a few times. It\u2019s a \u201cspecial\u201d kind of photography. Elbow to elbow with a few other photographers, careful not to step on toes both physically and metaphorically. A darkened hall, you\u2019re at the mercy of the lighting guy to give you what you need. I have a huge amount of respect for those who crawl around a pit in front of a stage and kept their fingers crossed for something the editor likes to make the next deadline. Three songs, you get three songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s getting warmer, season’s coming, sun is coming out. Make your reservations now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I thought there was supposed to be a phone booth around here somewhere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Old Union Station, Pittsburgh, Pa.<\/strong> around 1976<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Life’s ups and downs in Wildwoods, NJ<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Don’t ever<\/strong> lose that inner child.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Devil appeared like Jesus through the steam<\/strong> in the streets<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s time to find your own socially distant summer<\/strong>, good luck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Foreman says these jobs are goin’ boy, and they ain’t comin’ back.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The George J. Renner Brewery, Akron, Ohio, they were fresh out of beer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For your amusement<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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E. Franklin St., Richmond, Va.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The biggest man you ever saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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57 Channels and still nothin’ on<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lather, rinse, repeat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feel free to use your own train reference.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Combat Weather,<\/strong> imagine your local weatherman jumping out of airplanes and giving the daily forecast under enemy fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Radio relays towers, won\u2019t you lead me to my baby?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Call me<\/strong> when you get a chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ground Zero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bruce Springsteen,<\/strong> April 27, 2008, Charlotte, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A hole in my heart<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The amazing Kenny “Double A” Aaronson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And the Flying Zambinis<\/strong> watch Margarita do her neck twist
And the ringmaster gets the crowd to count along, ninety-five, ninety-six, ninety-seven<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A T-38 Talon<\/strong> over White Sands National Monument, NM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nothrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A moment of curiosity and discovery<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venice<\/strong>, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The three Buddhas inside of the Dafo Temple<\/strong>, Guangzhou, China<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> (but you knew that) at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ, December 2, 2006.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Politics is local<\/strong> and so is this photograph<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Bonehead Quartet,<\/strong> four F-15C fighters from the 95th Fighter Squadron at Tyndall AFB, Fla. out over the Gulf of Mexico back in 2002.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Coils of incense hang inside a Man Mo Temple <\/strong>in the Tai Po section of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A somewhat daily peak into the archives. A little street photography I’m still wandering through the images I brought back from an amazing three weeks. Here’s a little preview. It’s hard to grab a shot when there’s so much going on, the food alone is enough to sidetrack even the most “seasoned” of us. Somewhere … <\/p>\n

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