civilized ku # 2914-17 (including pano) ~ a glorious summer evening

Taco Thursday / Au Sale Brewing Co. ~ Keeseville, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
food truck crew ~ Keeseville, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
eating tacos ~ Keeseville, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen
the rules ~ Keeseville, NY - in the Adirondack PARK • click to embiggen

Throughout the summer, the Au Sable Brewing Co. has Taco Thursdays.

Yesterday evening was the first of the summer. The weather was perfect, the craft brewed beers and local ingredient sourced tacos were exceptional, and, together with a group of friends, a good time was had by all.

And, I'm happy to report, no dogs or throwing rocks made their way into the pond.

diptych # 140 ~ mixed message

2 ideas, re: art ~ New York, NY • click to embiggenTo make or not to make. That is the question.

civilized ku # 2910-13 ~ hotel ennui

hotel great room ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen
view from hotel window ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen
view of living room from hotel bedroom ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen
great room tv ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen

Some hotels are better than others when it comes to creating common space with a modicum of intimacy / people-scale-ness. The hotel in Rhode Island was not one such hotel.

Fortunately, we had suite which included a small kitchen / dining space, bedroom, bathroom with a separate vanity space, and a living room space. As a NYC apartment, the suite would probably qualify as "spacious" and cost a thousands of dollars a month to rent or, literally, a cool million to purchase. In any event, the suite provided us, ennui aside, with a space to hangout and relax without having to go to a common area to find a comfortable place to sit.

A question: Does the word "ennui" cause you look at these pictures in a manner that you might not without that word? Just wondering how much of an effect, if any, a word might have on influencing the viewing of a picture.

civilized ku # 2906-09 ~ the hustler

fighting through a hook ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen
face-off win against the big guy ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen
Mr. Hustle ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen
Mr. Hustle redux ~ Warwick, Rhode Island • click to embiggen

Even though Hugo's team, the Northern Vermont Wildcats, lost the tournament championship game (in a shootout), Hugo had a great tournament - 2 game winning goals, 9 points and a +6 rating. In addition, there were only 2 tournament individual awards - Best Goalie and The Hustler (bad choice of words) awards. Hugo received The Hustler award / trophy. Next up, in 2 weeks, is the North American Prospects Showcase tournament in Buffalo, NY.

iPhone / tourist pictures

5AM / rink hallway ~ University of Rhode Island • Kingston, Rhode Island
a Vanderbilt / The Breakers ~ Newport, Rhode Islandauto museum ~ Newport, Rhode Islandship anywhere / The Breakers gift shop ~ Newport, Rhode Island

Update on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 08:56AM by gravitas et nugalis

Featured Comment: Markus Spring wrote: ""I fear poor old Enzo might rotate in his grave if he comes to read his quote on a picture of a Mercedes Benz 300SL."

my response: I wonder if he ever heard/read (and how he might react) the Frank Sinatra notion, re: Ferrari ....

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing interior - all original ~ Newport, Rhode Island • click to embiggen

diptych # 139 ~ flying bag and the juggler illusion

flying objects ~ New York, NY • click to embiggen

When in NYC, it's almost impossible to resist the pull of making street pictures. I would assume that to be true, at least for me, in any big city.

That written, my take on street picturing is a bit different from the "norm" inasmuch as Street Photography pictures are most often pictures which focus on the people on the street. In my case, I like to place people within the context of the street. Perhaps a better name / descriptor for my street pictures would be something along the lines of "streetscapes". In any event, when making streetscapes, I am always on the look out for situational happenstance.

In the case of this diptych, the flying bag and the illusion of a man juggling a white ball were only apparent after viewing the pictures on the camera LCD screen (chimping). These visual elements and illusions were truly an example of lucky happenstance. But of course, one makes their own luck because luck favors the prepared and I am always prepared with 2 cameras - 1 with a moderate WA lens and the other with a moderate tele lens - at hand.

Now, it's off to Rhode Island for the next installment of Hugo's hockey quest. I'll be near Boston and some other seaside cities so perhaps some more streetscape pictures will be in order. Each day, all of Hugo's hockey will be over by noon, leaving us plenty of time to explore the area.

civilized ku # 2905 ~ kicking butt and taking names

Hugo and teammate Kyle ~ Burlington, Vt. • click to embiggen

One of the 3 elite AAA Tier 1 (highest level of youth hockey) tournament hockey teams Hugo is playing with this summer is the Northern Vermont Wildcats. In a tournament this weekend past, the team competed in a tournament in Burlington, Vt.

Hugo had a great tournament, leading his team in goals and points including a semi-final game, in which his team was down 3-0 and in which he score 4 straight goals (a natural hat trick + 1) to single handedly (goal wise) lead his team to a win. 2 of those goals were scored within 12 seconds on the same shift

As result of Hugo's tournament performance, we received an email which stated (in part):

....[our organization) plan to have 2004 Premier and Elite next year. 2 teams. Premier will be our top team with Hugo and ....

This selection is great for Hugo's hockey quest inasmuch as the Northern Vermont Wildcat organization, over the last 6 years, has helped place players at the following levels in their hockey careers:

• Players drafted/protected into the United States Hockey League (USHL) - 6

• Players committed and/or playing NCAA Division 1 Men's College Ice Hockey - 7

• Players committed and/or playing NCAA Men's College Ice Hockey - 34

• Players committed and/or playing Junior A Men's Ice Hockey - 51

• Players committed and/or playing Prep School Hockey - 67

Way to go, Hugo. Keep it up.

diptych # 138 ~ dark places

garage / subway ~ New York, NY • click to embiggen