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  • Chequerboard at Analog, Dublin, 18.7.08

    - 15 years ago
    His name is John Lambert aka Chequerboard. He supported Jóhann Jóhannsson in Dublin on July 18th as part of that weekend's annual Analog Music Festival. He quietly came out & sat down without any fanfare or introductions & just started weaving these wonderful melodies with his acoustic guitar & computer, creating his own subtle looping backing tracks live in real time, something new & captivating to me for one. The sublime soundscapes he created were an unexpected but very welcome aural pleasure…

  • When serendipity smiles & you know you've taken a special image...

    - 29 Nov 2007
    "Unexpected til we came & saw it Unbelievable as soon as seen Hit the mark despite not aiming for it Is'nt that how things have always been?" -Bertolt Brecht   It has literally happened to me just four times so far. Four moments where everything just came together - the lighting, the moment, the composition & the timing...usually by chance, & that quote by Brecht sums that feeling up perfectly for me. Just thought I'd share it here...   Another quote that I t…

  • He said it better than I ever could...

    - 06 Sep 2007
    " Photography is an instantaneous operation, both sensory and intellectual, an expression of the world in visual terms, and also a perpetual quest and interrogation. It is one and the same time the recognition of fact in a fraction of a second and the rigorous arrangement of the forms visually percieved wich give to the fact expression and significance." Henri Cartier Bresson (1908 - 2004)

  • My flickrsite...

    - 06 Sep 2007
    www.flickr.com/people/snappydessy/ The wheat AND the chaffe... Here, I hope that quality wins out over quantity, unlike back at flickr. I'd appreciate any constructive criticism (or just plain good old unconstructive criticism) from my friends here to hold me to that too...

  • Greetings from Ireland...from a flickr refugee

    - 05 Sep 2007
    I'm a flickr Philistine. Joe Strahlen is my link to ipernity. I was a fan of his on flickr, where he is known as flickrjob. Now I've followed his example & signed up here. Looks very interesting. A bit posher than flickr, a bit more mature, & for the more discerning image admirer maybe. Well, these are my first impressions. I like the way you can see who is online here, unlike flickr...I've decide to only upload my personal favorites from my flickr site to ipernity. Less is more here, that's the…