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Green Things Come Out At Night
Green VW Beetle I encountered the other night.
Old Wagon on Palma
Seen on Palma between Francisco I. Madero and 5 de Mayo, Centro Historico - Mexico City.
$1 Peso
Trying to cram some skill and ideas into a wedding I will be shooting in September. Also looking at cost of some gear and how I wish it could all go down for one peso into my camera bag. Anyhow, the best to all of you as the week continues to roll by; can't believe it's only Tuesday --got a long one ahead for me.
Smooth
At Six Flags, Mexico City, the other day.
Sombra (Shadow)
Seen downtown, Mexico City, this Sunday. It's pretty much when I get to shoot besides a few moments of escape during the week.
Collection, not just garbage…
The skull is used as a container by the garbage guys. They take your garbage; you drop some pesitos in honor of them doing so.
Barbie
Seen at a parking lot on 5 de Mayo Ave., downtown, Mexico City.
Raining Buttons
July just became one of the rainy months in the history of Mexico; well, at least since this sort of data began to be monitored. It looks like there are major shifts across the globe in weather patterns that make me wonder if that slight jolt in the Earth's axes has anything to do with it. No matter the reason, we sure got to live in some interesting times as everything that can be shaken simply is being shaken.
Red
The old red Chevy I love parked on a cool-looking, grimy corner of Itzapalapa, Mexico City. Can't help but enjoy how the car and place seem to have been made for each other.
Retornable
Coke is big in Mexico. The producers use huge amounts of water to make it but it's not half as beneficial as the real clear stuff. The addiction to the drink in this neck of the woods is exemplified by its inclusion in all three diurnal meals. So in the end, more black stuff and less real water into an already poor diet of starch, carbohydrates, and fat that has made Mexico a growing leader in obesity rates after nation's like the USA.
When the Old Becomes New
It's not the history behind this beauty that intrigues me. Nor am I concerned with who may have touched it once and what became of them, him, or her. As I viewed it on the screen this morning after a while of musing and exercise that is the old becoming new and novel. It's not in vogue anymore because someone somewhere decided the rest of us were ready for something else. I'm not advocating some mediocre clinging to the past or rejecting the blessings of human ingenuity and innovation, it's just that what is useful or obsolete is subjective and so relative. We are so quick to judge others by what they have or use ignoring intrinsic value: If it gets me where I need to go, what's wrong with it? Of course, if we were all this practical we would not be the consumer-driven society we are today; we would not be burdened with the stressors of carrying the load of debt and goods didn’t need in the first place.
The Rear
I confess: I'm a sucker for the old and rusty.
Spiral
Staircases that span about 500 years into Mexico City's past at the Catedral, Zocalo.
Ely
Been caught these days with the usual --but newer- load of work accompanied by concerns over what the Euro crisis means for all of us. Only a fool would believe that one's concern for the visual arts makes one immune or exist above or beyond the realities that define the directions are lives take. The world and our place in it is much more interconnected and consequential than most care to notice; to me, this is a very sad thing. What does any of this have to do with the above image? Nothing. Let's call it my escape or ironic disconnect from this fractal universe we know as home. To be practical, it was seen on Av. Lazaro Cardenas in downtown, Mexico City.
Red Beetle
Red beetle parked near my home. Seen at Taxqueña, Del. Coyoacán - México City.
Skulls
A taste of trinkets tourists and visitors to the city of Mexico can carry away from the Zocalo.
Tower and Horse
A view from the front of Bellas Artes up towards the Latin American Tower (Torre Latino Americana)
Muy Mexican
At the Zocalo, downtown - Mexico City.
Night Ride
Haven't posted as often as I would like --everyday. With duty calling, priorities shifting it's become harder to get out on the streets where I feel at home. I take my camera mostly everywhere, which boggles everyone, and shoot anything and everything that beckons my attention. Funny thing is I like to shoot, but hate spending time in front of the computer picking and processing images; I find shooting in itself so much more fun. I wonder if anyone out there can relate to this. Anyhow, I hope all of you are having a pleasant weekend, and a memorable one at that --life is just too short.
Dentista
At the "Centro de Coyoacán", Mexico City.
Crazy Girl
Another floor level shot from a walk along a strip of street vendors at the Templo Mayor en downtown (Centro Historico), Mexico City.
Mucha Lucha
Going through some changes in priorities these days which means I will visiting my friends even more sporadically. Thanks for all your support. This was seen downtown, Mexico City.
