Saving the Subways: NY Times
The NY Times published an excellent Editorial on the Subway stystem earlier this week, entitled "Saving the Subways".
Using the recent subway fire as an idicator of the needs for updating, the Times explains,
"Years of underfinancing and borrowing have left the system on the threshold of a crisis bigger than anything since its nadir in the […]
Great Resource on Street Photography
Tonight I came upon an interesting site which features street photography:
No Rules. Street Photography (non-photography)
www.nonphotography.com
I like the feel of the site, featuring "non-professional" street photography.
Anything that starts out with "forget the rules" and moves on from there:
guess what?
you have just stumbled upon a place where you will
(hopefully) get the hang of street photography.
explore new avenues […]
Jaywalking - Tips of the Trade
There are a couple things I think I can do well. One is riding elevators. Another is jaywalking. I think I've got some pretty serious skills at jaywalking.
I believe jaywalking (crossing the street mid-block, and for these purposes, cross "against the light") is a skill that is learned, not one that everyone is born with. […]