Some peace and quiet for your ears....

Short Film by Nick Seaton...see more at toasttravels.co.uk

Saturday, August 6, 2011

I love gadgets...

Yes, I love gadgets. I don't know how people find such interesting things to put on their websites, but I love 'em. I found the two most recent ones while researching Ansel Adams. I'm getting ready to create a poster for a photography contest. The contest is fictional. I'm creating this for a final assignment in a graphic design course. The concept is Yosemite offering photographers to bid for a spot on a photography expedition into the restricted areas of the park. These are places no one gets to go very often for the purpose of photographing some of the most beautiful acreage on Earth. Then the participants will get their photos published in a book that will be created after the exhibition. The whole idea came from listening to my son-in-law talk about how he was taking some photos while at Yellowstone one day and noticed a small group of men in an SUV going though a gate into a restricted area. He asked what was going on and who the men where and found that they were photographers who were being allowed to enter and photograph this area. He wanted to join them or find out how he could go on his own expedition but was told that would be impossible. He complains often about the restricted areas in our national parks that we are not allowed to ever enter. If you have any comments or concerns one way or another about this, I'd love to hear about it.