Single-Serving Photo

i saw the old classic dracula silent film “ nosferatu” with a live band playing an eerie, most wonderul score, live. I didn’t know whether to watch the electric violin player playing his bow on some cymbals or the film. the movie skipped and jumped on the screen behind. the loud CRASH of the drums startled me at times. The seats we sat in were old and not too comfortable, but i had an amazing time. i was aiming to see fancy trash, one of my favorite local bands, play that evening, but alas, we walked by as they were playing, instead hovering in the doorway of the iron horse and listening to 4 or 5 songs. i wish i had more nights like that.

the odd guy doing announcements before the movie OBVIOUSLY doesn’t know to watch out for Nosferatu’s shadow!

sorry, fancy trash, we were too late, lazy and not wanting to part with money to see your show, but it sounded great from out here!

i refuse to believe that these shoes are falling apart.

i then turned the light off to watch season 2 disc 2 of “six feet under” a.k.a. the best show ever besides “the state.”

it’s been too long, singleservingphoto.com… i have neglected you. i’ve been photoless lately. caught up in the world of nintendo and rainy days and watching “batman begins.”

and then the storm ended this morning.

The folks at my dentist’s office were kind enough to let me spend a few free moments snapping photos of their cool old X-Ray machine and such. Big thanks to Dr. Berman and his entire crew.

I’m experimenting with the Mama Shanz cross-process actions in Photoshop. Cross-processing refers to the development of some type of film using chemicals intended for a different type of film. Typically, slide film is developed in chemicals intended for 35mm film, which produces exaggerated contrasts and funky colors. The cross-processing effect was pretty big for a while in the ’70s, as I understand it, but with the advent of Photoshop it becomes easier to experiment with similar effects without incurring the costs of chemicals and screw-ups. Here are a couple of ideas.

To benefit the Katrina relief efforts, a jazz concert. Cool, man.

A chilly Sunday night on the sidewalk.