Night drive 3
nocklebeast, on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 3:56 PM:
I especially like the grainyness in this one, and the dark dark and the light light. My favorite so far, in the night drive series.
Laura Z, on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 5:39 PM:
I like how it echoes the columns and curves of the Roman Colessium. With aliens.
night drive 2
heather, on Friday, December 29, 2006 at 9:01 AM:
It was aliens! I seen 'em!
I'm with Laura - these look like UFO encounters :-)
kayla, on Monday, June 11, 2007 at 11:03 AM:
what the hell that is a spot light stupid!!!!!!!!!!^^that is no UFO baka
Night drive
These are getting so abstract, I'm not sure they fit with the noir theme any more. Maybe they do.
Savannah, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 7:47 AM:
I see your point on this one. It *is* abstract. And very interesting. I like it.
Laura Z, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 9:04 AM:
Noir, slighty "alien-abduction" abstract noir?
ejuana, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 1:25 PM:
Dude, I know what it is. Not that abstract.
David Adam Edelstein, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 2:03 PM:
Great... just what the world needs, another literalist poet.
Savannah, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 5:15 PM:
It is the *attitude* that makes it abstract.
Timothy, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 10:13 PM:
(Heather from Tim's computer). Then what does ejuana's attitude make her? :-)
ejuana, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 11:40 PM:
miss me?
Noir window
Guest bedroom window, to be exact. Does that remove the mystery?
nocklebeast, on Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at 11:29 PM:
oh, weird! it almost looks like light projected on a surface instead of looking out of a window.
Say, have ya installed that outdoor (like a drive-thru) theater in the back yard yet?
Timothy, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 10:15 PM:
(Heather from Tim's computer) - actually, I thought it was a reflection too...
Dylan Hintz, on Friday, April 27, 2007 at 9:24 AM:
Hello, David, my name is Dylan Hintz and I'm a young college filmmaker. I'm currently working in a studio television production class, and I found your photos and was wondering if I could use them for a green screen project I am trying to do. It's a simple commercial for an energy drink (or it might end up being something else, I still have a few days to prep), and I needed some scary alley ways to do a "vampire" scene (sorta spoofing Blade). Google search returned your pictures and I was immediately struck with interest. You've caught a new reader. Anyways, please feel free to email me at strikeaposefilm@gmail.com if you're cool with this. Thanks!
Street food 4
This is where we finally ended up eating. And what did we eat?
Ah, delicious tonkatsu ramen and a cold Asahi. With that, we say good-bye to Japan, until next time.
Street food
I'm a big fan of street food, and any opportunity I can get to eat something someone's cooked in front of me in a tiny stall, I take it.
Fukuoka, which is where we were part of the time, has a thriving street food area along the Naka river. Big fun! And a chance for me to do my shooting-on-the-street thing, which was great.
Uncle Vinny, on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 10:07 AM:
Watch your language, please! This is a family blog.
Why, hello, uh, what was your name again?
heather, on Friday, December 22, 2006 at 9:27 AM:
Bobbin would go NUTS! She loves Hello Kitty (or "Meow", as she calls her :-))
Andrew, on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at 6:39 AM:
I have never got the fascination that people hold for Hello Kitty. I just don't get it, but the Japanese are crazy for it.
Sunfriday, on Thursday, December 28, 2006 at 9:31 PM:
Is it just me, or is Hello Kitty looiking at little different in the second one in from the bottom right?
We're such smart alecks
Well, what would you have done?
heather, on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 9:13 AM:
Video-taped myself taking a picture of a video camera in the store...
David Adam Edelstein, on Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 9:15 AM:
HAH. OK, that would have been even more recursive and awesome.
Tilt-Shift Shinjuku at night
Andrew, on Friday, December 15, 2006 at 7:43 AM:
Fantastic! I love it.
gracie, on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 10:25 AM:
oh sweet.
Mike Richards, on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 3:59 AM:
Faubulous.
Did you shoot it like this or did you 'blur' during processing?
david adam edelstein, on Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 10:17 AM:
Thanks! No, it was done it post using the technique here:
Pachinko shima sho*
This perky couple was outside of several Pachinko parlors at once. Weird!
* Let's pachinko!
rfkj, on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 11:31 AM:
I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that nobody in the Pachinko parlor was actually as buff as this guy.
Uncle Vinny, on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 1:59 PM:
Shiny glistening anime manboobs!
Cotton Sets
"Cotton set" is the Japanese term for the usual assortment of amenities you find in the bathroom of your hotel. This being Japan, though, they're usually quite lovely. Especially in the four different business hotels we stayed in over the course of our week there.
Timothy, on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 10:01 AM:
Second image down -
You futzed with these didn't you?
(The toothbrush is upside down, very sloppy by Japanese standards.)
Dinner on the way there
Despite that metal tube crack, NWA's "world business class" -- their highest international class -- is pretty cush. Case in point: The mighty tasty in-flight meal. I don't remember what the "western" meals were, but the Japanese meal was great.
patty, on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 2:19 AM:
thank you very much for making me hungry I have to stay at work for 3 hours more
I want sushi :(
More clouds
Laura Z, on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 8:41 AM:
This is very peaceful and calm.
heather, on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 8:57 PM:
I agree.
I'd like this blown up really big and hung on a wall in a room that is completely empty except for a comfy yet understated chair centered in front of it, facing it. I bet I'd sit there for hours quite happily :-)
Over the sea
Of course I need to show a couple of "clouds over the pacific" photos. Because mostly I didn't sleep. Even in beautiful NWA world business class, it's still several hours stuck inside a humming metal tube.
A pile of photos from Japan
Back in April, I went to Japan with a couple of co-workers, to work with a local data vendor on a design for maps of Japan for our Virtual Earth project. Since it was kind of a strategic move, and we didn't necessarily want the competition to know that our map data team plus our map designer were in Japan, we thought I should probably hold off on posting my photos until the Japanese maps went live. Last month they finally did, and my, don't they look lovely. And that means I can finally post my photos!
So settle in for a few weeks' worth of photos -- although we really did work hard most of the time we were there, I found some time to get some photography in.
Sunfriday, on Saturday, December 16, 2006 at 5:48 PM:
The maps do look lovely! It was interesting zooming out, and out, and out, and realizing just how densely populated that area is.
The snow hung on for quite a while
Days later it was still melting off of the deck, leaving behind a geography of resistance rising out of the surface.
Laura Z, on Friday, December 8, 2006 at 3:35 PM:
"Geography of Resistance" sounds like a great title for a book...
Sarah, on Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 10:22 AM:
In an ideal world, a fluffy, powdery snow would arrive sometime in mid-December, accompanied by a temperature of no less than –5°C. It would hang on until Christmas without turning grey or slushy, and then disappear without fuss by the New Year. It would never get crunchy in –45°C wind chill, and would most certainly not outstay its welcome by sticking around until late April.
david adam edelstein, on Sunday, December 10, 2006 at 3:18 PM:
In *my* ideal world, it would never get colder than 65F. But point taken :-)
Cousin crawling
Squeaky Z is very interested in her cousin's technique.
Don't go into the light, there, buddy
Lorenc, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:19 AM:
jejeje
"no vayas hacia la luuuuz!"
;)
Birds off a wire
Laura Z, on Monday, December 4, 2006 at 9:38 AM:
I like the patterns and shapes here and could see it one of several different ways - birds in the sky near phone wires or just long strands of yarn in "cat's cradle" with some birds caught up in it. I also like the contrast of the dark, straight lines against the fluffy muted cloud background.
nocklebeast, on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 3:59 PM:
that's spooky.
spooky cool!
Caged car
ejuana, on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 4:27 PM:
That's weird.
David Adam Edelstein, on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 5:46 PM:
It's the eloquence of your response that really makes me appreciate the two-way communication possible in this medium.
Laura Z, on Friday, December 1, 2006 at 7:28 PM:
DUDE!
There. I have used this medium to it's fullest extent possible. What more do you want you noir freak? :-P
nocklebeast, on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 4:02 PM:
yeah, what he said.
way, elegant... eloquent, whatever.
Again with the noir playground
Laura Z, on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 7:40 AM:
This scene could go either way - classic noir, or baby noir.
heather, on Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 9:25 PM:
One minute Billy was spinning joyously around, staring at the sky twirling above him, laughing in glee, and the next minute silence... except for the eerie squeak of the merry-go-round as it slowly creaked to a stop. Empty.
Hey look, more noir
There's something about those blurry streets at night that works for me.
Back to the mopey and arty
Ahh... that's better. All those kittens were making me feel... I don't know, what's the word... hungry.
Laura Z, on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 2:07 PM:
And the gritty! I like the gritty texture you gave the sky here.
Kittens 9
... and that's all I have. If you need to see more of these little guys, you can always check out M's own photos of the kittens.
Uncle Vinny, on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 11:58 AM:
Add a comment below if you think DAE should start an all-kitten photo blog.
Laura Z, on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 12:51 PM:
Well, this is kind of arty (and stripey, although not too mopey) in its own way...:-)
Savannah, on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at 4:00 PM:
Kitten blog!
heather, on Monday, November 27, 2006 at 12:49 PM:
Klog!
Kittens 8
OK, so I had a couple more than a week's worth. Never fear, we'll be back to mopey and arty soon enough.
ejuana, on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 12:45 PM:
kitties forever! kitties unite!
heather, on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 7:36 PM:
SQUEAL!
Kittens 7
heather, on Friday, November 24, 2006 at 3:50 PM:
Oh no! Does this mean the week of kittens has come to an end? I want MORE! More Kittens. More!
Kittens 5
Was I right? You can't handle this cuteness.
ejuana, on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 9:50 PM:
More! More! More!
Andrew, on Thursday, November 23, 2006 at 6:43 AM:
I love kittens. This photo illustrates why.
Kittens 3
Damon, on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 7:13 AM:
The cuteness is almost too much!
These pictures remind me of this picture from my favorite news source: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/51603
heather, on Monday, November 20, 2006 at 8:59 AM:
OOOOOOOOOOH! You're right! I can't handle the cute! Bring on the cute! More cute! Must have more cute! All Hail to the King of Photographic Cuteness!
Kittens 2
ejuana, on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 3:50 PM:
Fuzzy goodness!!
Uncle Vinny, on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 7:59 PM:
More kittens, less bandsaws!
You can't handle the cute: A week of kittens
See, M&T are fostering this mama cat, and she was pregnant, and had kittens. And they're adorable. And when Miz Becky and The Kid and I went to visit them last month, not only was there ludicrous amounts of cute, but we were also blessed with beautiful light in the room where the kittens were hanging out.
If I remember correctly, this is mama.
In any event, as a public service to those of you in the United States who are desperately looking for some way to survive thanksgiving, you'll have kittens to keep you going.
ejuana, on Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 5:40 PM:
Sweet! This is going to be your best series ever!
Lorenc, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:24 AM:
el título de tu foto me ha recordado a los simpson, a homero diciendo "¿quieres la verdad?, ¿quieres la verdad? tú no puedes manejar la verdad!! [you can't handle the truth]"
me agrada cómo se filtra la luz en el pelaje de tus gatos, hace que cada pelito tenga relevancia y eso, eso es suave y bello =)
The shop 5
ejuana, on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 7:31 AM:
Question: why did you choose color rather than black and white for this one? Just curious, not being mean. :-)
David Adam Edelstein, on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 10:19 AM:
You're never "just" curious. :P
In this case, I like the relationship between the yellow gloves and the yellow tray in the background, which I lost when I tried it in black and white.
Uncle Vinny, on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 1:21 PM:
There was a relationship your honor, but it was never inappropriate.
The shop 3
Laura Z, on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 9:03 AM:
I love how brilliant the red is, particularly in contrast to the more muted colors in the background.
heather, on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 9:27 AM:
Santa's workshop. All red and green.
Nicole, on Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 11:17 AM:
this really triggers my imagination.. love your film noir narratives as well.
The shop
When we were in Oregon last weekend I spent some time shooting in Miz Becky's dad's workshop. For you, a few days of photos from there.
There's something inherently creepy about an empty bench at night
Nothing good happens in parks in film noir.
Laura Z, on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 9:03 AM:
Not to mention the tree, which looks like it is already reaching out to grab something (or someone!).
ejuana, on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 11:02 AM:
Not to mention the photographer! Buggin?
Timothy, on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 1:59 PM:
...and not to mention the need to start running and screaming blindly through the night ....
Debra, on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 3:21 PM:
Actually, I viewed this as sort of romantic...hmmm...not sure what that says...
David Adam Edelstein, on Saturday, November 11, 2006 at 10:29 PM:
It's always about death with you, isn't it?
Noir freeway
This one would work better if you could see that it was raining, instead of just looking foggy.
Laura Z, on Friday, November 10, 2006 at 8:53 AM:
Well, even without being able to see the rain, the different shades of grayness, and also the shape they make between the lights, treeline, and sky (and the barrier) are wonderful.
In celebration of the bright flash of political light this week...
It's time for more noir photos.
Andrew, on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7:58 AM:
I'm so excited about these results, and I'm not even American. But we have our Deputy Sheriff Prime Minister John Howard, who has slavishly followed Bush's every move over the past few years. I'm hoping that he suffers the same fate in our elections next year.
Rusty enjoys a snooze under the dining room table
Laura Z, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 9:46 AM:
I wish I could squash myself up like that...
sunfriday, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 9:25 PM:
This is my favorite Rusty photo so far.
Some mornings, the sunrises from our lanai are outrageous
David Adam Edelstein, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 7:23 AM:
Ah, the curse of pre-loading posts: this is exactly what we don't see this morning. A gentle kiss of warm wet air from Hawai'i is continuing to hang around, causing rivers to flood and small towns in river valleys to be evacuated.
UncleVinny, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 8:44 AM:
It's soooooo rainy now. Who likes rain again? I forget, but I'm pretty sure it's not me.
heather, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 1:41 PM:
Damn that gentle kiss of warm wet air from Hawai'i.
What's on fire in the background?
David Adam Edelstein, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 3:09 PM:
I'm pretty sure it's an airplane contrail.
Frost on the deck
heather, on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 at 1:40 PM:
Pretty patterns!
The jaw bone
OK, last photo in this series for a while. Even I'm getting tired of them :-)
This one has a story with it, though. In 1981 or 1982 -- my family can correct me on the dates -- we took a trip from Tianjin, where we were living, via train across the Gobi desert to Urumqi.
Outside of Urumqi we visited a beautiful mountain lake, Tianshi. After exhausting the possibilities at the parking lot and the "stop, snap, and roll" viewpoint, we took a walk along the shore. As we were walking, we heard a clanking sound coming from behind us, and turned around to see a small herd of goats coming down the trail towards us. They had no goatherd with them; they were just taking themselves home.
We followed, of course, and they led us to a Kazakh family camped on the shore. After chatting for a while, they invited us to join them for dinner. We declined, but as we walked away I found this jawbone on the ground outside their camp, undoubtedly the remains of another delicious dinner.
Every few years I'm sure I've lost it, and then I find it again. And here it is.
Lorenc, on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 9:25 AM:
¿sabes qué parece?
un zapato, uno delgado y viejo
con agujetas y personalidad
Hey look, here's one on a dark background.
Orange you glad I didn't say banana again?
rfkj, on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 6:55 AM:
It must be said: totally tubular, like, ohmigaw!
Some mornings, you just look down and get inspired.
Joshua Edelstein, on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 8:36 AM:
Code monkey get up, get coffee...
UncleVinny, on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 10:33 AM:
You are a very messy boy and should be taken in hand.
sunfriday, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 9:24 PM:
This is such a great photo! It's like a poem that's captured and enchanced the different facets of coffee, without using any outside references. The liquid and the crunchy, the light-weight grounds and the heavy mug, the strong dark color. And the whole image is striking.
No deposit
Isn't it riveting watching me work through an idea?
heather, on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 12:11 PM:
Now what are you going to say when you take a photo of an actual rivet?
Bobbin's airplane
After I shot the skull, I was looking around for other things to shoot in the same way, and found something belonging to the little airplane lover.
heather, on Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 12:09 PM:
I think she recognized it! She liked the picture, to be sure.
Happy Hallowe'en!
Have a good time with all the ghosties and ghoulies! Try not to think about where I got this head!
ejuana, on Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at 11:29 AM:
Yeah, but I've got 4 skulls, with meticulous labels dating from thousands of years ago!
And of course another B&W floral
Because I like them, that's why.
Not all of them are ready to go yet
The vine maples seem to be in a bit of disagreement right now.
Our backyard in the Fall
Sometimes you don't have to go very far to find beautiful images there for the making.
And I have to do something to keep from going batshit this time of year. People call it fall, but I think of it as plummet.
Baby noir
Allen, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 8:58 AM:
that is a great image! wonderful!
Andrew Canion, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 9:13 AM:
I like this one!
heather, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 9:56 AM:
Definitely the happiest and cutest noir photo I've seen :-)
GeoGeek, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 12:58 PM:
She looks so wise.
She gets it from her mom, eh?
Laura Z, on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 10:11 PM:
That's too funny - you've started a whole new genre! :-)
Brightly lit noir
James, on Monday, November 6, 2006 at 6:14 AM:
I really like your pictures. What camera you use? Are you like an photografer? I'm doing a paper about Film Noir. Me and my partner having a photoshoot, with just the pictures you are showing here. Can I use some of you pics to show our teachers what we are going to do? I would be very greatfull. Thank you in advance!!
Mmmm... pie
A few of us went out to the South 47 Farm on Saturday, where I picked up this lovely squash that was advertised as being great for pies, both by the sign and by the guy who took our money.
I confess I was initially attracted by the cool surface (as you can no doubt tell by the compositional choices I made when I took the photo) but I'll also be making pie today, I think.
heather, on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 9:06 AM:
Pun'kin pie. How symbolic a choice for your first official day on paternity leave :-) How is the little zed-kin doing?!
Mmmm... pie
A few of us went out to the South 47 Farm on Saturday, where I picked up this lovely squash that was advertised as being great for pies, both by the sign and by the guy who took our money.
I confess I was initially attracted by the cool surface (as you can no doubt tell by the compositional choices I made when I took the photo) but I'll also be making pie today, I think.
heather, on Monday, October 23, 2006 at 9:06 AM:
Pun'kin pie. How symbolic a choice for your first official day on paternity leave :-) How is the little zed-kin doing?!
The kid and her bubbe
Friday was my last day at work for 12 weeks; tomorrow I begin my parental leave and Miz Becky returns to work. This is going to be an interesting journey.
I don't have any great plans for the time off, other than to spend it with the kid. I expect we'll go on a lot of long walks, see a lot of exhibitions, and spend a lot of time napping. Hopefully I'll send out some packets of photos to galleries and magazines; but if I don't, well, that's OK too. I'm trying to not have too many expectations.
GeoGeek, on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 7:16 AM:
Have a great time, David! As you know, I'm more than just a little jealous.
[And do you really think spending all your time with an infant will really be all that different from what you do at work? ;-) ]
Laura Z, on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 10:00 PM:
May the Force be with y'all! Hopefully you and she will have loads o' fun! :-)
Savannah, on Sunday, December 31, 2006 at 12:18 PM:
J.M.W. Turner lives! :)