Nothing but revenge would satisfy him...

Nothing but revenge would satisfy him..., originally uploaded by calanan.

Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

March of the light brigade

March of the light brigade, originally uploaded by calanan.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

A sense of urgency tonight

A sense of urgency tonight, originally uploaded by calanan.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Taking stock...

Taking stock..., originally uploaded by calanan.

14th Street NW, South of P
Washington, DC

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.v is not always for vendetta.

.v is not always for vendetta., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

The sadness needs no leavening

The sadness needs no leavening, originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Buffalo NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.e is for estreñimiento.

.e is for estreñimiento., originally uploaded by calanan.

S. Temple at State
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.s is for schism.

.s is for schism., originally uploaded by calanan.

a.k.a. "Three together; Three apart"

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.p is for panoptic.

.p is for panoptic., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.c is for cold-shoulder.

.c is for cold-shoulder., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Cafe

Cafe, originally uploaded by calanan.

Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

By then, penitence comes so easily

By then, penitence comes so easily, originally uploaded by calanan.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Carlton St at Elm
Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Fangtastic

Fangtastic, originally uploaded by calanan.

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

.t is for taciturn.

.t is for taciturn., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

.m is for malfeasance.

.m is for malfeasance., originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Meerschaum

Meerschaum, originally uploaded by calanan.

Delaware Ave at Chippewa
Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D

[Part of my "Damn hippies" hip-shot street photography series]

Happy Birthday, Manray!! (11/11)

Happy Birthday, Manray!! (11/11), originally uploaded by calanan.

Ahh, I've got bunches!

(with apologies to Noel Fielding)

Buffalo, NY

Nikkor 35mm f/2D
Honeywell Strobonar 51-A and 200

For Stobist: On-camera flash triggered two slaves, one stage left on the ground firing into the wall and one stage right high up on a stand, diffused with wax paper firing straight on.

Me and Jake

Me and Jake, originally uploaded by calanan.

Buffalo, NY
December 2006

Rollei Rolleiflex
Carl Zeiss Planar 75mm f/3.5
Portra 400 NC (expired)
Canon CanoScan 8600F

.a is for attenuate.

.a is for attenuate., originally uploaded by calanan.

Violin Making School of America
300 E
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

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[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

The Donut King

As we all know, some things in life can be taken for granted.

Taxes suck.

The Dude abides.

The Donut King protests.

The Donut King, originally uploaded by calanan.

Yesterday I not only met my first Flickr contact in real life but I met the man who plays God with Flickr's Explore algorithm, Jacob Rome. I know Jake from the Flickr Group, DEL*TE ME! Uncensored, a no-holds-barred photo critique group and the driving force behind his photo's rocket-like ascent to the top of the Explore pages.

For those who don't know the Donut King the backstory is that Jake, using the following protests, has been able to garner enough attention that the activity drives the photos to the top of Flickr's Explore (most interesting photos) pages, much to the delight of Explore-haters and much to the ire of Explore Whores.


We Demand Donuts


And coffee

And then there was this recent gem:


Silly Sheep

Jake is visiting Salt Lake this week and we made plans to meet at a local brewpub, Squatter's, for dinner, beer and cheer. At one point in the evening we joked that we should made one of Jake's Flickr-famous signs; Jake headed up to the front desk to ask for a piece of paper or even a placemat but they refused his request and in protest he used our dinner tab to make his feelings known.

Of course, in making that sign it led to his realisation that he was also without marker, which led to:

And a marker would be nice, originally uploaded by jakerome.

Here's Jake making the signs (which later became my souvenirs):

The Donut King, originally uploaded by calanan.

And proof that neither one of us are trolls:

The dream team., originally uploaded by calanan.

More photos are in my Flickrset.

.vomit under bed.

.vomit under bed., originally uploaded by calanan.

Manray had to go out of town for a work seminar and she left me a little to-do list. It makes me laugh every time I look at it.

And no, I still haven't completed any of the tasks.

Welcome to hairball season.

Run for your lives, there's a bear!

Run for your lives, there's a bear!, originally uploaded by calanan.

My wife and I relocated to Salt Lake City from Buffalo, NY this past August, she's a health researcher for the government and was given a 2-year post in SLC, which has thus far been exceedingly kind to us. We absolutely love it here.

We're both interested in the outdoors (in fact we met though our old hiking club back in Buffalo) and for us, SLC is a fantastic combination of urban dwelling with easy access to wilderness. One of our favorite local getaways is the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, which runs along the Wasatch Front more or less following the ancient Lake Bonneville shoreline high above the city.

With Manray out of town for work, our dog, Kerby and I were left to spend our time outdoors alone so we made for the hills Monday evening to revisit a section of the Trail at the north end of the city.

More photos of the trail...

And thus it begins...

...it was to be expected.