I guess I have a wide range of musical tastes or maybe I'm just getting old.
Last night we attended the Andre Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra concert. Fantastico!
I would probably have not have known of this Andre and his orchestra, if it had not been for my mother, would would call me up so I'd tune in when his concerts were aired on PBS.
The show began at 7:30pm at the TD BankNorth Garden and ran almost 2 1/2 hours. A 40 piece orchestra, Andre Rieu and a variety of tenor and soloist singers made for a fantastic evening of music.
"Binoculars might have been nice to bring" I thought, as we drove to catch the Orange-Line train to Boston. Turns out binoculars were not needed. To the left and right of the stage were two HUGE monitors, each about 50 feet wide. Live close-ups of the performers were simulcast during the show.
Selections included, The Blue Danube Waltz, a Mozart Medley, America the Beautiful, Amazing Grace, to name a few. A tear-jerking rendition of Ave Maria was sung by Mirusia Louwerse.
The one selection I was hoping to hear most, was not in the line-up, The Second Waltz.
The music was drastically different than the rock concerts I attended on the same site in the old Boston Garden during the 70's. Bands like Jethro Tull and Aerosmith and left my ears ringing.
I wish my mother was still around to have attended the concert with me last night. She would have loved it, as I did.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Florida Photos
Below is a link to photos I made during a recent trip to Florida. Thirty four Florida beach and wildlife photos are featured. One is in twice, by mistake.
The slide show a Flash presentation, which might not display properly on all browsers and might not display at all, on others.
The Flash slide show presents the images at different sizes, depending on the size of your Web browser window.
Did you know that most Web browsers can toggle from normal view to full screen view using the F11 key? Try it now. Hit your F11 key. Hit it again to return your browser to normal. During full screen your task bar will likely disappear.
I recommend viewing the slide show at full screen view. I don't recommend changing (F11) during the slide show. Toggle the thumbnails off during the slide show by clicking the small icon under the photo at the lower left.
The Florida Stock Photos presentation was made with Adobe LightRoom. Feel free to comment on this or any other entry in my blog using the comments link under each.
The slide show a Flash presentation, which might not display properly on all browsers and might not display at all, on others.
The Flash slide show presents the images at different sizes, depending on the size of your Web browser window.
Did you know that most Web browsers can toggle from normal view to full screen view using the F11 key? Try it now. Hit your F11 key. Hit it again to return your browser to normal. During full screen your task bar will likely disappear.
I recommend viewing the slide show at full screen view. I don't recommend changing (F11) during the slide show. Toggle the thumbnails off during the slide show by clicking the small icon under the photo at the lower left.
The Florida Stock Photos presentation was made with Adobe LightRoom. Feel free to comment on this or any other entry in my blog using the comments link under each.
Saturday, May 3, 2008
"Finding Myself" on Google Street View
As a long-time fan of Google Earth, it has been fun to view all kinds of places from above, especially my neighborhood and house.
Now Google has taken earth viewing down to the street level.
While using Google Maps I recently discovered Google Street View. Many heavily populated areas have been mapped out using a 360 degree field-of-view cameras, mounted on moving vehicles. The photos are taken about 10-15 yards apart and they have been incorporated into Google Maps.
After entering an address on Google Maps, the user can then select "street view". (Not available for all areas.) This brings up 360 degree photos taken as these roving recorders drove past the address.
Not only can you see your house, but people on your porch, cars in your driveway, license plates etc.
My son and I were using street view when we entered our address. We "drove" up the street just a bit and I said, "Hey there's someone walking." We pulled up along-side and my son said, " Hey Dad it's you!) sure enough, there I was, walking to the nearby mailbox to ship a slide scan order!
Click and drag on photos to look around or click on the arrows on the photos to "drive" up the streets
Although Google Maps Street View is a cool toy, I can see potential for it to cause some people trouble.
Examples: Spouse calls home from work after viewing pics of home on Street View: "Honey, who owns the blue sedan I saw parked in our driveway?"
Workman's comp investigator: "Dave, how is your injured back? Was that a washing machine you were lugging up your front steps?"
Woman to husband: "Hey Joe? Who's the woman you're sitting with on our local park bench?"
With millions of people looking at millions photos of their own neighborhoods, things like this are bound to occur.
Read someone else's blog about street view.
Readers are encouraged to post your comments and thoughts on this subject by clicking on the comments link below.
Now Google has taken earth viewing down to the street level.
While using Google Maps I recently discovered Google Street View. Many heavily populated areas have been mapped out using a 360 degree field-of-view cameras, mounted on moving vehicles. The photos are taken about 10-15 yards apart and they have been incorporated into Google Maps.
After entering an address on Google Maps, the user can then select "street view". (Not available for all areas.) This brings up 360 degree photos taken as these roving recorders drove past the address.
Not only can you see your house, but people on your porch, cars in your driveway, license plates etc.
My son and I were using street view when we entered our address. We "drove" up the street just a bit and I said, "Hey there's someone walking." We pulled up along-side and my son said, " Hey Dad it's you!) sure enough, there I was, walking to the nearby mailbox to ship a slide scan order!
Click and drag on photos to look around or click on the arrows on the photos to "drive" up the streets
Although Google Maps Street View is a cool toy, I can see potential for it to cause some people trouble.
Examples: Spouse calls home from work after viewing pics of home on Street View: "Honey, who owns the blue sedan I saw parked in our driveway?"
Workman's comp investigator: "Dave, how is your injured back? Was that a washing machine you were lugging up your front steps?"
Woman to husband: "Hey Joe? Who's the woman you're sitting with on our local park bench?"
With millions of people looking at millions photos of their own neighborhoods, things like this are bound to occur.
Read someone else's blog about street view.
Readers are encouraged to post your comments and thoughts on this subject by clicking on the comments link below.
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