No permits needed, yet.
Erectly.
Mike is still here. And maybe Paul can play the guitar?
Bill appears happy.
Echo’s lot has drawn water which stands still, yet.
Just Wednesday in Burlington
Category: photography
Returning To Church Street
Caveman reappeared, svelte and strong. Wants to collaborate to produce a mixed media doc about the denizens of Church Street.
Paul’s got a gutitar, but no case. No tunes, just strums.
He lasted from November 12 to May 12. Girlfriend wanted him to stop drinking. Couch crashing. No plan, so he sits and begs, again.
Oft told story. Did some stupid shit. Got sucked up by the system. Couldn’t pay court costs. Back to jail. Vicious circle. Smart and aware, but not formed.
Why did she move to the other side of the street? Better weather? Better donations? “I just needed a change,” she said.
Has just the requisite amount of energy for the day, everyday.
Happens fast. Wife has an accident. Kid overdoses. Sucks the wind from the sails. Not giving up, though.
Clear ing Friday
Tom be on his way to breakfast. Just got up.
Not up yet.
Paul and Chad just got up, too. They needed a cheeseburger. Paul said Chad spilled beer on him. Not sure where they slept.
Duane got kicked out of Spectrum for fighting. Spent some time at Fletcher Allen. Treated for mono.
Other than that, not a bad start for the day.
Street Signs
Rainy and windy and cool. Weather only fit for those who do street.
Paul’s on the street again. Worked. Hadn’t been paid at painting job. Lost his room at Oxford House. Slept on the street last night.
Still trying to get home to Texas.
Who is Debbie?
Somebody stole Mark’s bike at the shelter. He bought another one.
Penguin’s trying to get her kid back. Went to school. They wouldn’t give her the kid’s records.
Lake Champlain Overflows
Lake Champlain has not risen this high since 1862. Not around to see that event, but I, along with others will remember this overfilling of the tub. Heavy rains. Lots of snow. Water needs somewhere to go.
The omnipresent Champ keeps watch.
Girls just want to have fun.
Or, just sit in the sun.
Tim Hetherington, Conflict Photographer, Killed in Misrata Libya
What a waste. Tim Hetherington and other brave photographers and videographers gave viewers the opportunity to see war up close. Watch “Restrepo.” Then ask yourself if the evils of war are better told through images or fiction.
I Bite Your Johnson
Hard to believe and just as difficult to photograph. People walk their four-legged loved ones on Church Street. Not that I would pet one, but, if I did, this marmot would not be my first choice. I can only imagine, “don’t worry. He doesn’t bite.”
North Beach Shows Spring to Burlington
Not time to go for a swim, but the stands await their places on the beach.
A little work to be done.
A little too cold to camp or picnic.
The entrance may look blocked, but it ain’t.
Sharon felt a little like Alice after she fell through the rabbit hole.
Not a big crowd, but a happy one. No franks or chips. But there was sun and sand.
Dumpster Diving on Church Street in Burlington
As hard as Burlington tries to feed, clothe, and house people, some still look in the garbage for what they need to make it through the day.
Len Spier Educates “Art in Photography” in Burlington VT
Len Spier shot Burlington before he presented a talk to members of Meet Up, “Art in Photography,” entitled, Watch Your Back. Now 83, he now aims a G10 due to a stroke suffered five years ago. Energetic and poised, he hasn’t lost his love for images or his desire to educate photographers that they are artists whose work is worth protecting, even if they aren’t professionals. Trained as an attorney who made a living at litigating and shooting, he is uniquely qualified to speak on the interstices of art and law.
This being his first visit to Burlintgon, everything attracted his attention. Aware no train service serves the Queen City and hailing from a subway driven metro area, he shot a freight train from in front of the antique store on Flynn Avenue.
Seen here in front of his the Dark Room Gallery where he would deliver his talk, he posed with one of his pictures, Polka Dot Woman, that hung during a recent Photo Space Juried photo competition. Ken Signorello, director of the Gallery and the event coordinator for the lecture stands behind the image.
27 people showed up to hear him, despite snow and sleet. “The copyright law is in the Constitution….Make sure to put your copyright on your works. Your rights accrue when you create the image. Protect them.” He gave examples of clauses to put in contracts when selling rights to the images…. Be aware of all the social networking possibilities.” “You need to get a release if you are going to use the image for trade or commerce.” More time was needed, but he covered a lot in a clear, concise, understandable way.
He had the floor. So, after talking about copyright and the rights of street photographers to shoot, unimpeded in public areas, he showed some of his works. Here, he discusses dueling toilets he discovered in the lavatory at a Court Street Law Office in Brooklyn. “I’d seen toilets next to one another in the army without anything between them; … but here, I picture the lawyer and the secretary facing one another, one talking and the other pen in hand.”
The next morning, Ken and Len share thoughts about the previous nights event. They look happy, because the message was delivered so generously and in good humor. Very well received, if you look at their faces.
A pure tourist, he visited Middlebury, Addison County to experience rural VT. He looked at cows, a covered bridge, an abandoned house (not that all unfamiliar to a New Yorker), and lunched near the angry Otter Creek.
Before returning to the Big Apple, Len examined an old Russian Camera that Dan Scott bought on E-Bay. They discussed film, 120 film.