The Unreasonable Man

Just drove by this. Waiting for the coffin bringing home another 23-year old dead soldier, killed by stupid, intolerant, medieval people who are kept stupid and medieval by their belief in an imaginary space god. Another kid who will never have a family.

And why do we tolerate this? Believing in space gods is wacko but OK. But killing in the imaginary deity’s name is not. Blasphemy should be made mandatory.

I mean, I don’t get it. Criticizing people who believe in “Homeopathy” or “Magnetic healing” (or magnetic bracelets) is OK, but criticizing those who believe in their right to tell me what to do because of their imaginary space gods is not?

…and my Luniquest softbox.

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I love the fact that now with my Lumiquest Softbox II and all my Honl Photo flash modifiers, I can take a studio on the rad without breaking my back.

The Hamilton Spectator:

http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/571868

Adds to the list, which now consists of five newspapers.

Yonge and Dundas Square

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..is why I do not live on Vancouver or the UK (well, in teh UK, being on Camaera 300 times a day and having Big Nanny watching all day is a reason too).

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A dead solder passed through Oakville today. One minute patrolling in Afghanistan, and the next moment being driven to his grave in Ontario.

A student, shot today during “Mastering Flash” workshop I taught in Scarborough, ON. Lit by one off-camera 430ex flash through a shoot-through umbrella.

Canon 1D MkIII, 70-200 f/2.8L. Click for larger.

I should remember to take a picture of the day every day - more, I should find a way to streamline the upload process so it does not take me too long, as it currently does.

Here is today’s, at least. An old friend and colleague (old as in long ago, not as in age, in which I outdo him), Keith. Available light, 50mm f/1.4 on a 1Ds3.

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Doesn’t that show how nice B/W pictures are? Much better than the colour equivalent, where the colour competes for attention with the subject.