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Party Like it's $19.99
Made by Noel Kerns
View Large On Black Abandoned DLP Rehearsal Studios, Dallas, Texas. This is an interesting little place; a long, two-story building with a half-sunken basement in what is now a really rough industrial neighborhood, it had obviously in it's past at one point been used by a company called Austin Industries, based on the reams of files and cancelled checks found in several of the rooms. At some point a few years ago though, it had been repurposed as a band rehearsal studio complex, and throughout the building there were posters, handbills, and flyers to that effect. Interestingly, when I found out about this abandonment, I thought that it sounded like a place I had rehearsed with a band several years earlier (I’m a musician when I’m not photographing), and sure enough, it was! It was interesting to see it again, abandoned, in total darkness, and trashed beyond recognition. Here's an aerial view if you're interested in how it looks externally. The east end of the basement was under a few inches of water from a broken pipe that was leaking at a pretty good rate; frankly, I was surprised the water was still on, as the place had obviously not been used in some time and had been scavenged and trashed by vandals and appeared to be the home of a few homeless folks from time to time...fortunately not while Phil and I were there though. It took quite a while for us to explore the whole place; 3 floors with lots of little rooms on each side of the long hallway, most of which were filled with some sort of trash of one sort or another; a bass drum case here, a mannequin there, a tacky guitar-clock here...lots to see! So the extended exploration coupled with technical difficulties we were both experiencing that night really cut down on our photo ops. What we're looking at in this photo is the entryway and 1st floor landing at the east end of the building. We placed the mannequin at the top of the stairs, and I had found the disco ball cover behind the camera position for this shot. I got the idea of setting it on top of my 2 mil spotlight in the shot and turning it on for a few seconds; worked out pretty cool! I have to confess though; I Photoshopped the area where the disco ball and the spotlight meet, as there was some light spillage there, and it was bothering me, so I got rid of it! This is a place I wouldn't want to go back to without a mask or respirator of some sort; there's basically zero ventilation, as all the windows and doors are boarded up (well, except for one!), and with all the trash, water mildew, residue, possibly asbestos and who knows what else...it seemed like a good place to develop some respiratory issues. Night, dark room, orange and turquoise gelled strobes, LED flashlight and 2 mil spotlight through my new (used) disco ball cover. (Don't be surprised if it shows up very occasionally in future photos!)
most of the time ©Scott BeLew/Scotty B®
Made by ©Scott BeLew (A.S.)
I feel this descent.....and wonder how much further I can actually fall. I'm your pain! - www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItOwi6ZBGhw ~ Pain ~ I'm hidden in the scream When the virgin dies And I'm the ache in the belly When your baby cries And I'm the burnin' sensation When the convict fries I'm pain I'm your pain Unspeakable pain I'm your private pain And I'm the compound fracture In the twisted car And I'm the lines on the face Of the tramp at the bar And I'm the reds by the bed Of the suicide star You know me- I'm pain I'm your pain Your own private pain Unfathomable pain And it's a compliment to me To hear you screamin' through the night All night Tonight I'm the holes in your arm When you're feeling the shakes And I'm the lump on your head When you step on the rake And I'm the loudest one laughing At the saddest wake Yes I'm pain I'm just pain Dear old pain You need your pain And I'm the loudest one laughing At the saddest wake I'm the salt in the sweat On the cuts of the slaves I was the wound in the side While Jesus prayed I was the filthiest word At the vandalized grave Yes, pain Don't you love me pain I love my pain I'm your pain It's a compliment to me To feel you screamin' through the night All night Tonight by Alice Cooper
the walk home ©Scott BeLew/Scotty B®
Made by ©Scott BeLew (A.S.)
Trying NOT to trip! ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=svCUw2VYoCI As I walk these narrow streets Where a million passing feet have trod before me With my guitar in my hand Suddenly I realize nobody knows me Where yesterday the multitude Screamed and cried my name out for a song Today the streets are empty And the crowds have all gone home I pass a million houses But there is no place that I belong All I knew to give you Was song after song after song All the truths I tried to tell you Were as distant to you as the moon Born 200 years too late And 200 years too soon I'm a child of this age Locked into the pages of your book And when I am but dust and clay And all the children stop to take a look Will they marvel at the miracles I did perform And the heights I did aspire Or will they tear out the pages of the book To light a fire With the rain on my face There is no place that I belong Did you forget this fucking singer so soon? And did you forget my song? Charlie Daniels & Johnny Cash ~ The Singer Performed by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Konica Minolta Dimage F-300
Old Red Museum at Sunset - Dallas, TX
Made by todd landry photography
7/7/2010: A photo of Old Red at sunset with Reunion tower in the background. Dedicated to inspire and educate visitors about the rich and varied cultural, economic, political and social history of the Dallas County Area, the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture serves as a symbol of Dallas heritage. Built in 1892, the beautifully restored Old Red Courthouse contains some of Dallas County’s most fascinating historical artifacts. There is a special exhibit gallery located on the first floor, while the second floor of Old Red is filled with exhibits, 41-touch screen computers, an educational learning center and four mini theatres. The Old Red Museum is located at a crossroads of activity in downtown Dallas – adjacent to the JFK Memorial and Dealey Plaza, a National Historic Landmark District, across the street from a replica of Dallas founder John Neely Bryan’s cabin and just a block from The Sixth Floor Museum and the historic West End of Dallas. (from www.oldred.org)
Stillness at Whiterock {Explore}
Made by Joe's-Photos
Long exposure from the dock at Whiterock lake, taken just after sunset. A bit of peace in the inner city. I was fortunate to have been the only person around for about an hour in this location which made for some great shots. This was by far my personal fave from the series. The lake is home to an urban legend about a young woman 1920's who appears lakeside, dripping wet. A car circling the lake stops, she indicates she needs a ride home and the driver does just that. Upon arriving at the address the young woman is gone leaving only a soaked seat where she had been sitting. The driver speaks with the residents of the house and learns that the young woman was their daughter and had drown in the lake. Several stories were published in the Dallas papers about these ghostly sightings in the 1960's.. more about whiterock lake here No Group Invites Please joeandrews.wordpress.com
Old Red Museum - Dallas, TX
Made by todd landry photography
2/18/2010: Dedicated to inspire and educate visitors about the rich and varied cultural, economic, political and social history of the Dallas County Area, the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture serves as a symbol of Dallas heritage. Built in 1892, the beautifully restored Old Red Courthouse contains some of Dallas County’s most fascinating historical artifacts. There is a special exhibit gallery located on the first floor, while the second floor of Old Red is filled with exhibits, 41-touch screen computers, an educational learning center and four mini theatres. The Old Red Museum is located at a crossroads of activity in downtown Dallas – adjacent to the JFK Memorial and Dealey Plaza, a National Historic Landmark District, across the street from a replica of Dallas founder John Neely Bryan’s cabin and just a block from The Sixth Floor Museum and the historic West End of Dallas. (from www.oldred.org) See my friend Wil Bloodworth's version of this here:
Modern Art
Made by Mystic Ink Photography
Bank of America Plaza 901 Main Street Dallas, Texas 75202 Bank of America Plaza as viewed through the sculpture, Venture by Alexander Liberman. I almost didn't get this shot. A rent-a-cop chased me away. I was told I had to obtain permission from Nazi Bank of America* to take pictures of this building. I have two questions for the rent-a-cop: 1. There is a really nifty piece of sculpture in front of this building. What's the point of it being there if you can't take a picture? 2. Does he know Nazi Bank of America does not own this building? Its owned by a limited partnership out of Florida and managed by Cushman & Wakefield. Nazi Bank is merely a tenant aka renter aka they do not own the public sidewalk or the airspace of downtown Dallas. * - I'm not real found of Nazi Bank. If ya didn't notice... :-) Like it? You can buy it!
Nasher Sculpture Center - Dallas, TX
Made by todd landry photography
3/31/2010: The Nasher Sculpture Center is a museum in Dallas, Texas specializing in modern and contemporary sculpture. It is located on a 2.4-acre (9,700 m2) site adjacent to the Dallas Museum of Art in the heart of the Dallas Arts District. The museum was a longtime dream of the late Raymond and Patsy Nasher (Ray was the original owner of NorthPark Center), who together formed a comprehensive collection of masterpieces by Harry Bertoia, Constantin Brâncuşi, Alexander Calder, Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Paul Gauguin, Willem de Kooning, Mark di Suvero, Alberto Giacometti, Barbara Hepworth, Ellsworth Kelly, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Henry Moore, Claes Oldenburg, Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Richard Serra, and David Smith, among others, which continues to grow and evolve. Renzo Piano, winner of the Pritzker Prize in 1998, is the architect of the Center’s 55,000-square-foot (5,100 m2) building. Piano worked in collaboration with landscape architect Peter Walker on the design of the 2-acre (8,100 m2) Garden. from wikipedia
Exall Lake - Turtle Creek - Dallas, TX
Made by todd landry photography
2/15/2010: A night shot of Exall lake at Turtle Creek in Dallas. This was taken around 11:00 at night on 2/11/2010 during the record breaking snowfall in Dallas. Dallas received 12.5 inches of snow in 24 hours, the most ever recorded in a 24 hour period in Dallas. This is not a monotone image with selective color, this was the actual scene. See large on black here: triarch23.shutterchance.com/photoblog/Exall_Lake_-_Turtle... Turtle Creek is a neighborhood running along Turtle Creek and adjacent Turtle Creek Boulevard in the Oak Lawn area of Dallas, Texas (USA). Turtle Creek has also become an adopted nickname for the Oak Lawn neighborhood, though never an official one. The nickname also sometimes applies to a spillover of the Uptown area, which has become the official moniker for the area between downtown Dallas and Oak Lawn beginning in the 1980s. (from wikipedia)
Just waiting on a friend
Made by dv over dt
Well, this one was tougher than it should have been: Four shots captured on a tripod. Too much space between the normal and the overexposed images. I was able to get a good merge only by letting Oloneo handle the raw conversion. But with the long exposure times called for I had some hot pixels which Lightroom's raw converter normally hides from me. So I got decent colors and contrast and I fixed the light polluted skies with Viveza local adjustments. But I did have to spend time cloning out several hot pixels in the skies, about 15 or 20 altogether. Just shows how good Lightroom is as a raw converter. I have not had to even consider long exposure noise reduction for several years, nor have I ever had to turn on the internal noise reduction in the camera itself. I also used a few other tricks to amp up the local contrast; a little Nik tools this and a little Topaz adjust that. Hope it makes you wanna go Greyhound!
time for a drink
Made by tredychris
This duck was preening itself on the rock, with occasional sips. With a day off work, it was a day out to the Forth Worth Stockyards. On the way back to the hotel in north Dallas (Plano) in the early evening, unexpectantly came across a lake that was at the western end of Love Field (airport); this is just off route 12. There were a few people around and lots of birds - ducks mainly. There were signs scattered around - that seemed to be largely ignored - about not feeding the waterfowl as they could be a danger to the aircraft. There are hundreds of the regular flying variety around, however the ducks, a goose and the swan seem content on swimming everywhere. Most photos were taken while I was sitting on a grassy bank just watching the ducks feeding on the grass and going about doing the things they do, largely unconcerned about the human in their midst. If you are feeling hurried ... try it yourself sometime
Deep in the heart of Texas
Made by Michael Fitzgerald (micfitz)
A real American living in here in North Texas once asked me Why did you come here from Australia man, it's so ugly?. I think he was referring to the sprawling urban environment of the DFW Metroplex, which is a flat and featureless concrete jungle 100 miles wide, criss-crossed by power lines and highways which are lined with low rise industrial buildings and strip malls. There are no forests here and trees struggle to survive the hot dry climate. There are no great mountains, no great rivers like the Colorado and Mississippi, no ancient ruins here, no spectacular waterfalls, no mountain backdrops...But here in the heart of Texas exists the landscape of the prairie with it's vast open skies and unique colors that exist no where else on Earth, home to 6.5 million people, largest metro in Texas, 4th largest in USA, 10th largest GMP in the world with an economy equal in size to countries like India, Russia or Canada.
Trinity_Levee_20_NNF.jpg
Made by nta1902
UPDATE: I was just informed that this shot made it to number 50 on explore for 4/1/2007. Many thanks everyone for your kind words. I truly am deeply flattered! I've had a few questions about this shot and I figured I'd post the answers here: 1. This image is straight from the D80. Nothing was done to this other than the use of Noise Ninja. 2. The location is off of Oregon Avenue, which is off Beckley Avenue between I-30 and I-35. 3. Dallas is not a waterfront city. The Trinity River basin was flooded due to heavy rains we received here about two days prior to this shot. Normally the basin is dry and covered in grass. 4. The location is in a somewhat bad area. Don't go alone, be smart about it and take someone with you. 5. The precise location can be found by using GPS coordinates. They are: Lat - 32°46'0.62N Long - 96°49'8.48W Thanks for stopping by. NTA1902 :-)
Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, Dallas, TX - Exterior
Made by todd landry photography
3/5/2010 In 1869, Dallas's first Catholic parish, Sacred Heart Church, was established by the Bishop of Galveston. The church was built in 1872 and was located at Bryan and Ervay Streets, near present-day St. Paul Station. The cornerstone for the Cathedral was laid 17 June 1898 and the church was formally dedicated on 26 October 1902. On 12 December 1977, Sacred Heart Cathedral was renamed Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe — the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Cathedral recently underwent a major multi-phase renovation project. As part of the project, a US$20 million bell tower housing a 49-bell carillon was constructed. The bell tower was planned by the original architect, Nicholas J. Clayton, but was never built. (from wikipedia) See this image on Black at www.triarch23.net/
Henry
Made by Thomas Hawk
You can read more about my $2 Portrait Project here. I've been in Dallas for the past six days photographing it as part of my project to . While in Dallas last Friday I met Henry on Jefferson near North Bishop. Henry told me that he needed money to get a cup of coffee (it was about 27 degrees outside) and also to get a bus to go up to a shelter. Henry emphasized a number of times when we chatted that he wasn't begging but that he was homeless and needed help. Henry also said many times that he was a Christian. He carried a picture of the Virgin Mary around his neck. Henry told me that his wife had just died in Louisville and that without her income it had left him homeless. He told me that he had three children -- 14, 17 and 18.
Twilight Tuesday...
Made by r a r a r a j | fotography
Whenever I notice other flickrers posting pics with specific color/theme for each day like Blue Monday, Pink Tuesday, Bokeh Wednesday etc... I always wondered... who started this tradition? Is it specific to flickr ? There should be some reason behind it. I personally think it kind of restricts people to shoot & post pictures with that specific color/theme in mind for each day. I 100% agree that I get to see some amazing pictures for each theme... but somehow I am not drawn into it. So here I am with my own Twilight Tuesday pic. I hope this doesn't distract people from commenting about the actual pic... hehe... Location : Pearl Street Bridge over Woodall Rodgers Freeway, DALLAS, TX. Same place from where i took . Also geotagged P.S: Guess what? I am gonna post my buddy icon picture tomorrow :)
Wyanet Hears the Whispers of the Winds
Made by Angie is Arlo
The Calling By Gerald Fisher The fire is dancing tonight and the winds are talking Dancers from past lives enter the circle Leading me back and forth through the history of myself The mind searches as the spirit dances The drums...dancing to the heartbeat Memories of long ago insights to the future I hear the winds whispering my sweat lodge dreams I see Sungmanitu tanka (the wolf) my guide He shows me the ancestors, not mine They are not Lakota, or Tsalagi, or Iroquois But they are all Nations, one Nation Speaking with wisdom to share with each other Yesterdays create todays and promises of tomorrow The lies will die with the smoke And the whispers of the winds are clear and loud And we shall all see the return of the buffalo users.ap.net/~chenae/natpoem.html
Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, Dallas, Texas
Made by todd landry photography
This is a night shot of the new Wyly theater in Dallas, TX which is a part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center. You really must view this large to see the details. The vertical lines of the exterior skin of the building are actually individual pipes. The client was the AT&T Performing Arts Center. The program called for a 575-seat “multi-form” theater with the ability to transform between proscenium, thrust, arena, traverse, studio, and flat floor configurations with only a small crew in a few hours; and to open the performance space to its urban surroundings. The area of the building is 7,700 m² (80,300 sf). From www.rex-ny.com/work/wyly-theatre/ See Large on Black at www.triarch23.net
Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe, Dallas, TX
Made by todd landry photography
2/25/2010: In 1869, Dallas's first Catholic parish, Sacred Heart Church, was established by the Bishop of Galveston. The church was built in 1872 and was located at Bryan and Ervay Streets, near present-day St. Paul Station. The cornerstone for the Cathedral was laid 17 June 1898 and the church was formally dedicated on 26 October 1902. On 12 December 1977, Sacred Heart Cathedral was renamed Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe — the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Cathedral recently underwent a major multi-phase renovation project. As part of the project, a US$20 million bell tower housing a 49-bell carillon was constructed. The bell tower was planned by the original architect, Nicholas J. Clayton, but was never built. (from wikipedia) See another version of this from my friend Wil Bloodworth here:
precious head shot 1 ©Scott BeLew/Scotty B®
Made by ©Scott BeLew (A.S.)
Hello again!...Do you like stargazing as much as I do?...Ohhhh....I don't think those are actually stars at all...I think it's the headlights of a car bearing down on me. This image is now on the cover of a novel by Dan Simmons called Danza Macabra ~ images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://digilander.libero....
