By F.M. Kearney Split-cup Papillion daffodils (Amaryllidaceae)“Dancing Moonlight” NarcissusNew York Botanical GardenBronx, NY If you’re a regular reader of this piece, it’s probably no surprise to you that the New York Botanical Garden is one of my favorite go-to places to shoot nature photos within the city. Located in the heart of The … Read moreWelcomed Distractions: The Unexpected Benefits of Urban Artifacts
How I learned to stop worrying and love high ISO. © Jerry Ginsberg – All Rights Reserved (With apologies to the late Stanley Kubrick.) For decades no one has been a bigger advocate than I for constantly using a stable tripod. If we were after the sharpest possible images with the least amount of digital … Read moreHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love High ISO by Jerry Ginsberg
As part of its ongoing commitment to ensuring that your voice is heard at the highest levels of government, yesterday NANPA and ASMP submitted comments to the National Parks Service regarding changes to the Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) system which is the basis for workshops and permitting in the Parks system. Read on to see … Read moreNANPA Submits Comments to NPS re: Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) System
“Erin Cressida Wilson was a Professor of Playwriting in the Department of Theater and Dance at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She also is affiliated with the Department of Film and Media Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Wilson formerly was a professor at Brown University, and before that at Duke University.” [imdb bio.] The … Read moreSexuality and Screenwriting – Erin Cressida Wilson on “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus”
Music Reviews (Island) It’s hard to live up to the hype. When you’re labeled as the next big thing, it can easily become a set-up for unrealistic expectations. In the case of The Last Dinner Party though, they’re more than up to the challenge. The five-piece not only brings a near-bulletproof collection of tunes on … Read moreMusic Review: Prelude to Ecstasy – The Last Dinner Party
NPPA executive director Akili Ramsess and her son Taraja Ramsess. Courtesy Akili Ramsess. So many of our ASMP and NANPA members are members of, or familiar with, our colleagues at the National Press Photographers Association. Last week, their Executive Director Akili Ramsess suffered a tragic and heartbreaking loss as a vehicle collision took the lives … Read moreNANPA & ASMP Offer Its Support to NPPA Exec. Director Akili Ramsess and Her Family
From Fish Kills to Feature Stories: A Conservation Photographer’s Journey Spotted salamander egg mass nestled in moss. © Steven David Johnson This is a story of how a fish kill led to a pipeline, which led to salamanders, which led to vernal pools, which resulted in a growing awareness and recognition of the work of … Read moreFrom Fish Kills to Feature Stories: A Conservation Photographer’s Journey
100+ YouTube songs that illustrate the diversity of Americana Cool your heels on the rail of an observation car.Let the engineer open her up for ninety miles an hour.Take in the prairie right and left, rolling land and new hay crops,swaths of new hay laid in the sun.A gray village flecks by and the horses … Read moreAmericana Playlist: Folk, Country, Blues, Jazz, Rock – we got it all! ???????????️???????????????? ????
Chan èirich a’ ghrian thar Gaza a’ bhròin
chan fhaigh i air gathan chur sìos,
tha mìodachd an uabhais a’ spadadh a neirt
deoghal bhuaipe na dh’ fheumas an tìr.
Cluinn sgalthart na cloinne gan lèireadh nan tòrr
gan spreadhadh, gan casgairt – gar dìth,
am pàrantan gaolach gam murt ann an dubh-chràdh
dol fodha ann an eabar gun chlì.
Seann sgìrean bha pròiseil làn shràidean len còsan
gan leagail nan Ifrinn gun chrìch
mar shamhla air fòirneart gun rian is gun tròcair
uile-chumhachd air na dh’ iarrar bhith an gnìomh.
Bidh an sgàil thar na dùthcha sìor sgaoileadh sìor mhùchadh
chan fhada bhios anam ann no nì,
is their an saoghal, nar baoth-bhriathran, nach bu mhairg nach do shìn sinn
làmh na fìrinn no cùl dhaibh san t-strì.
John Prine’s “Lake Marie” stands out as one of the most literary songs, expanding a tale into a saga. The song intricately weaves together vivid imagery and compelling storytelling, painting a rich and evocative picture, an episodic journey spanning generations.