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The Beginning or the end?

2009-07-02T22:24:00.003-04:00

Early thunder clouds from Saturday.

July rumbles loudly in washing away the old or watering the new? Slow change almost unseen but there, then whoosh........................difference.

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At the Hop. Last Night

2009-06-30T13:31:00.006-04:00

Red Fender from 30's or 40's

Every Monday at Guido's Car Hop Drive-In, 242 Broad St. Manchester Ct
It's back to the future.

Great food and period atmosphere, on wheels, delivered by cute girls.

Tomorrow is July

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June Specials

Old ways to traverse the sea.

2009-06-28T10:50:00.006-04:00

Through the Porthole

Peer through the porthole into the future or back to the past over the wave of change coming fast. July will bring something new or old? But change! enjoy pjc

Look now for tomorrow? It's out there.

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Last Light with Sun

2009-06-26T13:15:00.006-04:00

The Last Light in the Mystic Harbor

The Sun visited SE Connecticut briefly yesterday and I was ready. The sun has been an abstract concept so what did you expect me to shoot? Mystic Sail Masts reflected at the docks. enjoy pjc

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The Golden Hour exists even in Black and White

2009-06-24T14:48:00.005-04:00

New London Ct. Fire Escape in the ally by the Bean and Leaf prior to Thursday Night Poetry. The Poets see the light do you?

Patterns in life mirror patterns in architecture. Are you headed up or down or are you just laying on one of the landings watching the world pass you by? It makes no difference to the stairs or to the waning golden light of each day. It is the best light of the day along with first light. See the light not the objects to possess. enjoy pjc

Black and White Film

Color Diggie inexpensive prints updated!

Shadows of Old Roads

2009-06-23T10:24:00.009-04:00

Long Live the King

Self Portrait from an old road littered with bentwood chairs, chop sticks, white table clothes, ambiance! Memories of past life's exposed on Kodachrome the king of color gone soon overrun by greedy IPodians creating fast food art supersize it and Twit it off to everyone cause it is about you this very moment what could be more important?

Image above not made on Kodachrome but who knows once it hits the vanilla screen it's goodnuff. so long pjc

Image Made on Kodachrome 1973

"Give us the nice bright colors, the greens of summer......" Paul Simon

Solstice

2009-06-21T11:29:00.002-04:00

Happy Solstice

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Between the Drops there is beauty found.

2009-06-19T09:27:00.005-04:00

Rain

enjoy pjc

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Circus in Town, Rain but hopefuuly not on Third Thursday

2009-06-18T13:12:00.006-04:00

The Circus was in Manchester last week. I didn't go but did shoot this poster in the window of an Antique Store as part of my Layered Life Portfolio. The Big Top itself is becoming an antique, a memory of times past. Manchester is one of a number of places I have called home. One of the old roads where my creative vision began.

In Willimantic this week the Circus has arrived and it almost always rains. It's Third Thursday in Willimantic [when it almost never rains] with its swirls of color and the smell of food and sound of music fills the air. Frivolity reigns as these two kids ham it up for my camera in May. Let's hope for a break in the clouds and a street full of happy folks. enjoy pjc

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No more Virgin Records [CDs]

2009-06-14T17:37:00.005-04:00

Purple Door

If the door squeaks you have to pay royalties. Ha Ha. So now that there isn't a Virgin left what will happen to cds? Will the music industry cd demise lead to the obsolescence of cds in general? Will all the diggie cameras and all those images be left to upgrade to DVD? Will you delete many images that at this nano second seem useless? What evil lies behind the purple door? LOL

If a person blogs with no response does it still make an impression? What a wonderful tool for comunication this is, yet I always thought it took two to comunicate? or more. What comes next? A rant? A poll? With only one response. All these questions and the meaning of life answered here in the next episode of "Ipodian Nation and the Anti Social Network" or not. enjoy pjc

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Rolling down an old road

2009-06-12T10:09:00.003-04:00

The dilemma of these old wagon wheels all appearing to head in separate directions. Perhaps an attempt at multi tasking or a defiant stance that rolling in a singular direction will accomplish the task at hand with precision and focus. Do one thing do it well will reap a better harvest than five things done goodnuff? enjoy pjc

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New Images coming to Prints for the People today.

Circles and seasons go round and round.

2009-06-10T09:11:00.003-04:00

Once an elementary school, "Don't Run on the Stairs" now elderly housing with memories of running on stairs.

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Shoe Suede Blues

2009-06-09T06:18:00.007-04:00

Peter and AJ [ Arnold Jacks]

Saturday evening in Manchester Ct. Peter Tork brought his band Shoe Suede Blues to a free concert in Center Park. It was a wonderful mix of new and old teenagers, listening, dancing and singing along with new and old music from one of Connecticut's fine musicians. thanks Peter, Manchester, the band and the evening was grand. enjoy pjc

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Photographic Art Tag Sale check it out, Prints for the People

Rock and Roll Weekend In Norwich and beyond....

2009-06-08T08:36:00.006-04:00

Siren
Friday Night at Chacers Siren rocked Norwich.

Saturday Afternoon River Fest Kicks off Norwich 350th birthday with kids, balloon's and perfect weather.

and from the past looking in on today's Norwich we have this dapper Gentleman.

More from the past blending to the present came Saturday evening with Shoe Suede Blues. But that will be my next entry perhaps later today. enjoy pjc

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Silver and Glass life is abstract

2009-06-04T10:26:00.004-04:00

From a tag sale May 31st the traditional Memorial Day.

Photographic Art Tag Sale.
Posted on above link this afternoon.

Just follow the directions

2009-05-31T09:10:00.002-04:00

Dah we have truly evolved.

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Travel from the past, at a slower speed

2009-05-28T11:52:00.002-04:00

Summer is sneaking up and with gasoline prices already $.10 a gallon higher than predicted in late March by an industry analyst from some think [drunk] tank and swallowed down by "We the people" like some frat boy playing beer pong. Well "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me" Fool me repeatedly and well I guess "We the People" are dumb as a post or weak as overcooked pasta.

A rant began but was deferred as I would like opinions on the direction this blog will take.

1. Rants like or not?
2. A series of local day trips little gems in your backyard, life at a slower less fossil fuel consuming pace? [but if we use less fuel not only will the price go up but we may have to bail out Excon/Molester] * refer to new math definition of supply and demand the eleventh commandment.
3. Just pretty Pictures for above you sofa with less content than Sarah Palin's latest tweet.
4. Random or other suggestions. enjoy pjc

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Third Thursday May's most welcome guest.

2009-05-23T08:20:00.007-04:00

The Sun

Sun and shades provide a warmth of Summer feeling.
The smiling folks provide a warmth of Spirit to this wonderful event in Willimantic.
Third Thursday Street Festival

Thanks to all the faces who posed and to the group of people who make Willi come alive!

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Looking back on Summer 2008 Amtrak

2009-05-16T10:03:00.003-04:00

There are many tales to tell from many Union Stations. This one is Chicago thirty six hours or so from home. Saturday morning and the only travel plans I have are dreams of past journeys. Some I may share here some I may never share but change is in the wind and it is not a gentle breeze.

Robert Earl Keen sings of the road going on forever and the party never ends. Both of these image come from the same roll of film. This one is the first back in Connecticut. A familiar stop on my more local roads. September breezes starting to take done the leafs of another summer and a long winter ahead. A winter of change, a digital winter, deep snow, and shallow images. Pretty colors and post production the afterthought or armchair quarterback of creativity. A spring walk yesterday, the same walk, the same images, of eight years in Norwich, walking backwards creatively I carry one camera, one lens loaded with Black and White film. This walk, this road is paved with silver halides. It is the path I have walked since 1971 an old road with frost heaves, ruts, yet nary an "upgrade" comfortable richly toned in shades of gray. Walk slow, ponder and see. enjoy pjc

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Old Roads, The Game seven years past.

2009-05-12T10:22:00.011-04:00

"Game, Revelation, Obsession,"
Part Art, Part Mathematics, Part Psychology.
Or The Game as we who were involved called it.

ArtSpace Norwich July 2002

Youth and summer abound as I settle into this new road of creativity. Moments dance before me from sibling showers to "Game, Revelation, Obsession" presented by Mike Galaburri. Perhaps or in my mind the closest this new venue came to being a community.

Soma Dance Company

Seven years on this road, now an old road populated with thousands of film images. Traditional film images. Cluttered files of unseen work as the picelated populous opens the darkroom door and the dark escapes.

All three images are made with film the dance image altered to a new road with post production.

Old Roads

Old Roads appear only on maps
Old Roads appear only in memory
Old Roads widened repaved
Old roads now impassible
Old roads will I travel them?
Old roads a final exploration, portfolio
Old roads a new found vision
Old roads meant to fade away.

Copyright Peter J. Crowley
1/27/07

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Green St New London Connecticut

2009-05-08T12:47:00.004-04:00

On the Corner of Golden St the wall of The Golden Street Gallery, where texture is Art and Art is texture. The Portrait painting is by Greg Bowerman, the texture is older yet together they create a story of past, present, future and an image for me. enjoy pjc

More texture woven into Photographic Art

Sun rises or sets on .........

2009-05-05T12:35:00.004-04:00

Sunlight and Props

I don't get a lot of sun in my apt. but being able to see allows me to make an image or two every six months when the sun streaks down my street and in my windows for a five minute visit. enjoy pjc

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Simpicity, Light.

2009-05-04T08:13:00.003-04:00

Late March Window Light.

What I photograph is light, what I show you is emotion. It is a simple concept. In 2003 I was at a group discussion with three Photographic Artists showing at The Hygienic. The floor was opened for questions. The first question was directed to Sal Lopes who was showing a series of wild horses photographed in a corral. He was in the corral very close to these beautiful animals. There was a level of connection, energy, emotion. The first question was regarding his printing technique. His response was [paraphrased] if you look at my work and want to talk about technical data one of us is missing the point.
enjoy pjc

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May Day 2009

2009-05-01T10:42:00.007-04:00

Day Labor

Chrysler files for Bankruptcy, Plants to close on Monday for 60-90 days? I wonder does the CEO and Chrysler's Attorney's get paid during this time, Damn straight! AP reports CEOs Wages and compensation down on average $600,000, get out the tin cups.

BBC May Day unrest world wide excuse the Cheer ad

Small Business No Bail out.

Just a picture.

2009-04-30T08:26:00.003-04:00

Moon Over Courthouse Square

Is it ever just a picture?

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