Life, Liberty, and Property» Photography http://www.dr5.org Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:01:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Vivian Maier: Street Photographer http://www.dr5.org/vivian-maier-street-photographer/ http://www.dr5.org/vivian-maier-street-photographer/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:51:00 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/?p=3418 Vivian Maier was a nanny who roamed Chicago snapping photos. Sadly, she was a talent that wasn’t recognized until after her death in 2009. Her work has been compiled into a book and more of her pictures are available here:

]]> http://www.dr5.org/vivian-maier-street-photographer/feed/ 0 Lee Jeffries black and white portraits of the homeless http://www.dr5.org/lee-jeffries-black-and-white-portraits-of-the-homeless/ http://www.dr5.org/lee-jeffries-black-and-white-portraits-of-the-homeless/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:01:08 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/?p=3410 Lee Jeffries’ portraits are pretty remarkable. His Flickr photostream is here and his website is here:

]]> http://www.dr5.org/lee-jeffries-black-and-white-portraits-of-the-homeless/feed/ 0 Which picture is better? http://www.dr5.org/which-picture-is-better/ http://www.dr5.org/which-picture-is-better/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:03:48 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/?p=3408 This picture by Marc Adamus of a natural bridge in Coyote Gulch is pretty great:

But it is as cool as the same bridge with me and a friend?

]]> http://www.dr5.org/which-picture-is-better/feed/ 0 Rio panorama http://www.dr5.org/rio-panorama/ http://www.dr5.org/rio-panorama/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 04:54:56 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/?p=3406 Continue reading →]]> Last week when my wife was in Rio, she sent me this picture of Copacabana beach from her iPhone 4s:

It’s pretty easy to see why people like Rio. But you don’t get a feel for the actual city. She also shot a number of pictures that I merged in Photoshop into a panorama. The panorama give you a better feel for the city:

]]> http://www.dr5.org/rio-panorama/feed/ 0 On more reason I miss the west… http://www.dr5.org/on-more-reason-i-miss-the-west/ http://www.dr5.org/on-more-reason-i-miss-the-west/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:23:35 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/on-more-reason-i-miss-the-west/ I love this pic below from The Big Picture:

]]> http://www.dr5.org/on-more-reason-i-miss-the-west/feed/ 0 Just a picture of a coal hauling truck… http://www.dr5.org/just-a-picture-of-a-coal-hauling-truck/ http://www.dr5.org/just-a-picture-of-a-coal-hauling-truck/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:50:00 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/just-a-picture-of-a-coal-hauling-truck/ A month ago I had the opportunity to tour a coal mine. The coal hauling trucks were pretty impressive—but maybe just because they look like gigantic Tonka trucks.

]]> http://www.dr5.org/just-a-picture-of-a-coal-hauling-truck/feed/ 0 Nat Geo Photo Context 2011 http://www.dr5.org/nat-geo-photo-context-2011/ http://www.dr5.org/nat-geo-photo-context-2011/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:25:58 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/nat-geo-photo-context-2011/ Boston.com’s Big Pictures has 54 entries from National Geographic’s 2011 photo contest:

]]> http://www.dr5.org/nat-geo-photo-context-2011/feed/ 0 Why I miss the desert… http://www.dr5.org/why-i-miss-the-desert/ http://www.dr5.org/why-i-miss-the-desert/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:07:13 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/why-i-miss-the-desert/ Here’s the reason I miss the desert.  A lot:

Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.dr5.org/why-i-miss-the-desert/feed/ 0 Where in the world is my wife? http://www.dr5.org/where-in-the-world-is-my-wife-34/ http://www.dr5.org/where-in-the-world-is-my-wife-34/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:43:58 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/?p=3359 Today, and for a while, she’s in Guadalajara, Mexico:

From Guadalajara
]]> http://www.dr5.org/where-in-the-world-is-my-wife-34/feed/ 0 Saturn—from the other side http://www.dr5.org/saturnfrom-the-other-side/ http://www.dr5.org/saturnfrom-the-other-side/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 01:49:49 +0000 Daniel http://www.dr5.org/saturnfrom-the-other-side/ NASA sends along a picture from the other side of Saturn:

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