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One Day on Earth is organizing a day of photo and video on November 11th.
Last year’s 3000 hours of footage collected from last year’s 10-10-10 is being made into a feature film. Read on to see how you can join in!
Cityscapes no.03
"Now let us play hide and seek. Should you hide in my heart it would not be difficult to find you. But should you hide behind your own shell, then it would be useless for anyone to seek you."
- Khalil Gibran
“The believer has four characteristics: If he is afflicted by any misfortune, he remains patient and steadfast. If he is given anything, he is grateful. If he speaks, he speaks the truth. And if he passes a judgment on any issue, he is just.”
— Ubayy ibn K’ab
Brownstones. Cobble Hill. Brooklyn, New York City
I had severe brownstone envy when I was younger. Growing up in Queens (another borough of New York City), I visited Brooklyn frequently and the brownstones found in Brooklyn tugged at my heart. Their ornate doorways were flanked by enormous and extravagant stairways and every window seemed to be a frame encapsulating an enticing painting.
There wasn’t anything that came close to these beautiful works of architecture where I grew up in Queens. Watching the Cosby Show fueled my envy of course. I had no idea at the time that the exterior shots of the Cosby’s brownstone were shot in Greenwich Village and not in Brooklyn Heights where the Cosby’s fictional residence was located (why they did this is beyond me since Brooklyn Heights has some of the most beautiful brownstones). All I knew was that these masterpieces of architecture just seemed more ‘New York City’ than any of the buildings I grew up surrounded by.
These deep red brick brownstones can be found in neighborhoods like Cobble Hill located in Brooklyn. Cobble Hill was originally settled during the 1640’s by Dutch farmers. The name “Cobble Hill” is said to have come from the large amount of cobble stones which were used on the original settlement site.
The cobble stones were used as ballast on trading ships arriving from Europe. The high elevation point where the greatest amount of the cobble stones was disposed in Cobble Hill, was used as a Fort during both the American War of Independence and the War of 1812. Source
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Goodbye Summer by the unbelievably amazing Paul Octavious. You probably already know and love his book series and his hill series. If not, well where the heck have you been?
This post is by Hrrrthrrr as part of Photojojo’s Show & Tell.
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I want to be here, now…
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