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Meet Robert Capa’s Legacy

jim — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:10:50 +0000

On July 2nd, 2009, four thousand US Marines of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade launched a major helicopter assault into a Taliban stronghold in the Helmand River Valley in southern Afghanistan in order to break a military stalemate with the insurgent group.

Independent filmmaker Danfung Dennis was embedded with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Company, as they were dropped 18 km behind enemy lines to seize a key bridge. Within a few hours of landing, fierce fighting erupted and continued for the next three days, during which Lance Corporal Charles Sharp, from Adairsville, Georgia was shot and killed by a Taliban fighter.

The trailer is stunning.

Video on the web

jim — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:25:35 +0000

Good primer.

9.12 DC TEA PARTY

jim — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:16:05 +0000

The best look at the 9/12 Tea Party I’ve found.

Barney Frank shows how to deal with right wing idiots

jim — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:28:42 +0000

Out of focus fireworks

jim — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:35:27 +0000

Photographed with a Lumix LX3 at the closest focus distance just see how it looked. Pretty cool, actually.

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Long Photo: Outdoor American Mall

jim — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:25:26 +0000

One Cool Cat in Rome

jim — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:09:20 +0000

As Ann and I walked through Piazza del Popolo in Rome from our hotel to the Pantheon, Ann spotted a gentleman walking his cat on a leash. I was able to get the camera going in time to capture him walking the cat. He then proceeded to drop the leash, leave the cat alone and walk back to the fountain. He watched the cat for a few seconds and then proceeded to sit down and read a book to allow the cat to enjoy the sunshine.

After filming and photographing the cat for a while I tried to talk to the owner. He didn’t speak English and I don’t speak Italian, but I was able to find out the cat was 2-years-old. I didn’t think to ask the cat’s name.

I have no idea how long they stayed, we left after about 10 minutes of watching the crowds react to seeing the cat. Some people went up and petted the cat, which I also did before I left. He was not timid at all and merely seemed to tolerate my intrusion. He was too cool to care about my need for his affection. One girl tried to introduce her small dog to the cat, which did not go well. A hiss and swipe solved that meeting, with the dog coming out the loser.

Veni Vidi Vici: Rome Day 1

jim — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:55:05 +0000

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Cana Painting at Ohio University

jim — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:20:40 +0000

The video below was shot for a one-day video class sponsored by the Ohio Newspaper Association. My thanks to Cana for allowing me to film her!

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Snowstorm!

jim — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:49:27 +0000

A quick walk around our neighborhood during the March 8, 2008 snowstorm.

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