Archive for April, 2008

Grand Theft Auto Returns!

29Apr08

Today, the latest installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise hit the streets, and sales are estimated to be absolutely incredible. Reviews from major gaming publications have been consistently stellar.

I am a huge fan of sandbox games. I’m a huge fan of excellent gameplay, first-class writing, and I love an engrossing story. [...]

A different view of Times Square

28Apr08

To take my photos of Times Square, I had to balance a few feet in the air, standing on the tip of the median as traffic zoomed past me. This shot is taken facing away from my earlier Times Square photo.

Create a title for me

28Apr08

I’ll be honest, I don’t really have a good title for this picture. So, for all my readers out there (all 2 or 3 of you), I humbly request that you leave suggestions for a title for this portrait in the comments.

Soup Dumplings FTW!

27Apr08

An order of the legendary soup dumplings from Joe’s Shanghai, Chinatown, New York City, USA.

Found on a rooftop in the Lower East Side

26Apr08

I found this graffiti on on some boards (or sheet rock or something…) on my brother’s roof in the Lower East Side.

The New York Times on the New Art of Flickr

25Apr08

The New York Times has an interesting piece on how the web has affected long-standing art forms and created new ones. It gives special focus to Flickr, which I think is a great example of a traditional art (photography) converging with the digital age and new media to create not just new exciting art [...]

This is Matt

25Apr08

Matt Shane is a Grammy Award-winning recording engineer from New York City. He recently won a Grammy for 2008 Comedy Album of the Year for the Flight of the Conchords album “Distant Future.” Matt is my brother.

Reflection

24Apr08

This image was taken right around the corner from Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown, home of the finest soup dumplings in the universe!

Steve on the street

24Apr08

This is my dad.

Times Square

24Apr08

Well, I’m back. I present to you my [humble] attempt at a Times Square HDR. Everyone takes this shot. Few do it well. This is my attempt:

Trey Ratcliff does it better.