I just returned from a wedding in Italy at the Castello di Bibbione. The wedding, scenery and people were fantastic (and the wine was pretty good too). After a quick glance, I chose this image of 2 rustic urns on the Castle property. As time permits, I’ll be posting a few more images from this trip. Enjoy!
TinEye is a cool new tool that will search the web for similar images. After installing the FireFox plugin, you can right click on an image, and search for similar images across the web. I decided to give it a whirl on some of my images. Interestingly, I discovered that cNet has stolen and modified one of my more popular images :
Dust and Rust image (Original Blog Post):
Due to hotlinking to that image, I had previously downsized it, and put an ugly watermark on it. cNet grabbed the original off the site before I pulled it.
cNet Version of my Photo (found at this cNet Blog):
They even gave someone named Sarah Harbin a nice credit for the photo. Sweet! I’ll be contacting cNet to see what they have to say. It’s a shame… all Sarah had to do was ask nicely, all I would have asked for is a photo credit and a link back to this site.
Artist Chris Burden has created an impressive, six story tall, Erector Set skyscraper. The work is located in front of the Channel Garden Fountains at Rockefeller Center. You can read more about the artist and the sclupture here.
It feels like August in NYC right now. Fat hairy guys have been walking around shirtless, and all of the smells of the city (urine, garbage, steam vents) are amplified by the heat. I hope the tourists appreciate the special summer preview they are getting. All we need is a garbage strike to make it a *real* NYC heatwave. I haven’t seen any open fire hydrants or standpipes yet… but there is always hope.
