Sunday, November 6, 2011

Thriving




Over 100,000 customers are still without power in Connecticut, including more than half the homes in nearby towns like Avon and West Hartford. No wonder business at the cafe at Barnes & Noble is thriving.
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14 comments:

  1. ~ValNovember 6, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I always enjoy the processing on your images.

    How is your new camera working out for you?

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  2. GiseleNovember 6, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    I'm glad they have a few places available to spend some time. I'm curious about the new camera, too.

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  3. BobbieCoughlinNovember 6, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    I'm getting more and more comfortable with the new camera, although I didn't touch it for the past week, since there'd no way to process, print or post the images. This pictures was taken with the Hipstamatic app on the iPhone. Certainly it's two kinds of photography: thoughtful and almost planned with the DSLR vs. spontaneous with the iPhone. It''l be great to be able to explore both.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Needs be as needs must (I think that is a Forest Gump Quote) Any business with the savvy and it's own power has to thrive.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    I read about the tempers that are heating up in Hartford in the paper today. You're not threatening the utility people, are you?

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  6. BobbieCoughlinNovember 6, 2011 at 5:14 PM

    Threaten? Not me--but mock and scorn, for sure. The COO of CL&P, in announcing that--SURPRISE!--they weren't going to get the power on to everyone by tonight--made the excuse that this was "the worse storm in 500 years"! I guess he diverted personnel from doing things like communicating with communities and coordinating restoration efforts to researching the extent of power outages in 1511.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    So sorry that you were able to fulfill this theme with this subject. Am sure you'd rather not have had this storm experience.

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  8. AnonymousNovember 6, 2011 at 9:09 PM

    Just a silly question for you Bobbie, but how long do you observe before you whip out your Iphone and take a snap or two? Are you conscious of people observing you or do you wait until you think no-one is looking?
    I admire your ability to do this.

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  9. LoisNovember 7, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    Love the look of this image . . .

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  10. TonyNovember 7, 2011 at 3:33 AM

    I am with Lois, love the look and the processing!

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  11. SherrieNovember 7, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Hi Bobbi,
    At least someone has power so they can enjoy a place to get away. Hope your power is on soon. I can't imagine going that long with out power. Have a great day!

    Sherrie

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  12. BobbieCoughlinNovember 7, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    @jackscrap: Taking photos in public is a delicate matter. One certainly can't be too obtrusive, which is where using an iPhone helps. People have just gotten so used to others holding up phones that they often just don't notice. I do try to scope out the situation and find circumstances where it's not too intimate and people are absorbed in their activities. I have two "stealth" apps but I don't use them often, because it's hard to frame the photo with them, and even with iphoneography, composition counts. Once I've got the scene I want in mind, I load the app I want to use, then raise the phone and snap a few shots. I usually turn the sound off to be even more unobtrusive. I haven't often felt that people noticed--although this time, there were two teenaged girls who did and were sniggering at me. I ignored them--like they don't do stuff like that? And I only take photos in places that are clearly public. I try to make them as anonymous as possible.

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  13. ClaraNovember 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    This is a great candid photo. It is very impossible to take pictures in public with my big old dslr. I really don't even try to take "street scene" type of photos.

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  14. TonyNovember 13, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    I do love this picture, so casual and full of content at the same time.

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