http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond Earth Light Images Blog Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:14:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello Everyone, As I mentioned in a previous post, during this wonderful snow we have had in Philadelphia I had the misfortune of slipping  on an area of black ice. The area should have been salted and made safe, but more on that at another time. Regrettably the result of the fall ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/shoulder-and-movie-update/ Well to update everyone on my slip and fall injury I have a substantial tear in my right arm's rotator cuff. If is painful and my range of motion is limited. This is a concern because my show season starts in the middle of March. I am hoping it s ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/my-shoulder-injury-movies-and-mediocre-pizza/ I have walked everyday enjoying the snow. I have photographed it while it was happening and I look forward to producing some exquisite images for all to see. It has been a wonderful period; until this past Monday. I was able to survive how the city handled the icy streets and ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/icysnowy-mishaps-and-lemonade/ After doing such a good job clearing the streets of the 28 inches of light fluffy snow, the Mayor dropped the proverbial snow ball during the 2nd storm of wet heavy snow. On Early Friday I heard Council woman Blackwell criticize the mayor for cutting back on the trucks being ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/mayor-nutter-and-the-city-drops-the-snow-ball/ Hello Everyone, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Valentine's day from the City of Brotherly love with  a new photograph with the same title. It is from a series I took last Saturday during our 28.5" Snow Storm. City of Brotherly Love @ 2010 It felt great to get out ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/happy-valintines-day-from-philadelphia/ With all the snow you might think I had tons of time to write my blog. Even though I spent a lot of time shoveling snow, I did manage to see two movies, three concerts, attend Lisa's photography salon, get hooked on Lost via Hulu, walk a lot, and photograph Washington ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/philadelphia-winter-and-how-i-am-spending-it/ As I mentioned in the last entry during my layoff from blogging I attended several concerts. The first one was exceptional. It was the Curtis Institute Orchestra's Graduation Recital with Joshua Gersen as conductor. The performance was exhilarating with Mr. Gersen's conducting only matched by the energy of the orchestra. ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/around-my-philadelphia-4/ It has been a while since my last post. I apologize for the absence. During the past two weeks I have seen two concerts, 1 movie, had a house guest, created new art pieces, and did the 10 day home show at the Philadelphia Convention center. My friend Jeff,  who I met in ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/around-my-philadelphia-3/ Last night Alice and I were invited to have dinner with Betsy Alexander and Burnell YOW! at the Smile Cafe. They are both artists recognized in their own right for their work, but at this present time they are probably known better as Nora the piano playing cat's parents. http://www.ravenswingstudio.com/NoraWeb/nora_home.html After dinner we ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/around-my-philadelphia-1910/ Last night I was lucky enough to attend  a reception at the University of Pennsylvania's renowned Wistar Institute. it was for the winners of Nikon's Small World photo competition. This competition is restricted to photographs taken through a microscope. There were  demonstrations of the equipment, an awards ceremony and a ... http://earthlightimages.com/wordfromarmond/archives/around-my-philadelphia-1810/