Yesterday

[rdg]

Yesterday, an Onyx streetcleaner exploded in Oxford Street.

Comments

[moonchyld1]

nice photos :)

[rdg]

thanks hon :)

do you know where you'll be working yet?

[moonchyld1]

no clue.. right now my preference is to work somewhere in sf that i can transfer to london from, but if that doesnt work out i'll probably move to south korea in a year :)

you still looking at grad programs in asia? (was it hong kong or toyoko or something?)

[rdg]

that's been put on hold

i was all up and ready to do a masters in tokyo, but the japanese gov't withdrew its funding.. i withdrew my commitment accordingly

[oilofjoy]

I came across your lj and love your pictures! I hope you don't mind, I added you to my friends list.

[rdg]

thanks, and no, i don't mind

[georgelazenby]

I'm not sure that this is the kind of inspiration Jimmy had in mind.

[rdg]

well, i was wondering what it was like for the driver

[rjshook]

Wow, I think I would be real money for a poster of this one. Have you ever had any photographic training or is this a natural gift? Do you edit/balance your photos before you post them? I am by no means a talented photographer but I think I am starting to appreciate where the limits of my camera are.

[rdg]

i wish i could have a poster of it too, but the highest resolution i have that in is probably around 800x600, since it's a crop from a larger picture. (i don't have much in the way of zoom)

i crop a lot of pictures.. sometimes i'll up the contrast a bit to give the pictures some depth, but i don't really do anything more than that.

i haven't had any training, but i've flipped through a few books. they haven't really taught me anything that didn't seem intuitive, apart from the technical side of things.

i don't think i'm talented either--i view it as an exercise. helps me to see without the camera. i don't think it much matters whether the pictures end up being good or not.