Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

When do we start airlifting the women and children out of Texas?

Let there be snark.

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

Wow, you are pre-disappointed. How surprising.

Conservatism: there are some people the law protects but does not bind and others who the law binds but does not protect.

Why did Dr. Oz lose? well, according to the exit polls, it’s because Fetterman won.

Good lord, these people are nuts.

Only Democrats have agency, apparently.

Fuck the extremist election deniers. What’s money for if not for keeping them out of office?

Historically it was a little unusual for the president to be an incoherent babbling moron.

This blog will pay for itself.

JFC, are there no editors left at that goddamn rag?

You cannot shame the shameless.

Balloon Juice has never been a refuge for the linguistically delicate.

When someone says they “love freedom”, rest assured they don’t mean yours.

Americans barely caring about Afghanistan is so last month.

Republicans are the party of chaos and catastrophe.

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

In my day, never was longer.

Never entrust democracy to any process that requires republicans to act in good faith.

We’ve had enough carrots to last a lifetime. break out the sticks.

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

Meanwhile over at truth Social, the former president is busy confessing to crimes.

Bark louder, little dog.

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On The Road – Steve from Mendocino – Shape Studies in Black and White 2 of 2

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Steve from Mendocino

This set is all in the spirit of Brett Weston. Brett was one of four sons of Edward Weston. He and his brother Cole were both excellent photographers, but Brett stood out, and I’ve admired his work since the late 60’s. I bought a portfolio of 10 8X10 contact prints through Brett’s next door neighbor for $120 the set in a fancy portfolio. They currently hang on my office wall as inspiration.

I won’t title or comment on any of these since the content is easily identifiable with the exception of the third photo from the last, which is a stack of rusted steel plates.

Link to the first in this set, which was published in October.

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    pb3550

    Striking designs. Made me wonder how my reaction would differ if they were all in color.

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    cope

    Wonderful pictures, thank you. These were the kinds of shape and texture shots I was always trying for back when I shot black and white film but never managed to capture. Thanks again.

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    AM in NC

    Love these – thank you for sharing.  Especially love #2 with all those concrete and ephemeral lines and angles, and the 3rd from last – reminded me of an abstract expressionist painting.

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    arrieve

    Wonderful collection. I love black and white, but seldom manage to produce anything that makes me happy. You’ve inspired me to try some more.

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    JanieM

    Hard to choose, but I like the second and second-to-last best. I like the orderliness of the light and shadow in #2 and the sense of movement in the foam. It feels exuberant.

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    way2blue

    Love the first photo.  That one evokes memories of a long ago visit to Bodie, Nevada.  Thanks for sharing these.

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    Kattails

    Lovely, and I did follow the link back to the old set, which were equally engaging.  I liked the first one of this set best, perhaps because it reminds me of some run-down places in the old mainland towns in south Jersey, and evoked a whiff of scent–hot, dry soil and pine resin.

    Given the dates, we can assume film? I did play around with some b & w photography many years ago, still have an ancient Solar enlarger I can’t bring myself to get rid of. Fun, and so nerve-wracking to try to keep the light out of the bathroom, figure out the timing, turn on the red light and watch the magic as an image shows up.  It was so obvious that there was a great deal to learn to do it well.  I did manage to get some decent images.

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    HinTN

    @way2blue: That first could have been taken in rural Tennessee. They are slowly dissolving back into nature (entropy always wins).  There are fewer to be found in that condition than when I first started tramping around these hills in the 70s but they’re still there.

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    StringOnAStick

    We’re you a subscriber to American Photographer magazine in the 1980’s?  I loved every issue and I could see these images being published there.

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