Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Donald Trump - A Fake Billionaire : The Biggest Lying Con In America Got Exposed


Nobody likes a fake broke billionaire. I wonder how many classified documents they find when they sell his properties.

Everybody in New York City knew he wasn't a real billionaire. So it's good to see the rest of the world finally getting woke to the truth. Donald Trump's broke as a joke. I bet he doesn't even have money to buy his depends.

I am waiting to hear his followers excuses as to why their dear leader can't come up with the $465 million dollars bond. Maybe Trump will pull another Presidential first, and be the first homeless presidential candidate. Hahaha

Monday, March 4, 2024

Some Things Are Best To Be Kept Private


Many moons ago, my therapist suggested to start writing in a journal. He also said, to once in a while flip back through the pages I had written to see any patterns about my progress.

At that point in my life, journal writing helped me tremendously. Expressing my thoughts and feelings on paper was very therapeutic, and a very effective tool for were I was at that particular moment in my life.

With the passage of time, in 2004 I found the blogs and began writing an online blog. Writing online was different, because it allowed me to incorporate cartoons and a photo editor like photoshop into my blog journal, to express my feelings using humor and laughter as a coping mechanism.

Granted, still some of my most painful and emotional feelings are still written on paper, on a private journal. Some things are best to be kept private.

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

What Did You Expect Would Happen?

A man visiting a zoo in India, climbed a 25-foot wall and jumped into the lion cage attempting to take a selfie with a lion.

According to the news report, the man ignored the zoo caretakers warnings to step away from the lions. What did you expect would happen? Instead of a selfie he was mauled to death and eaten by several lions.

Rumor has it that this man has been nominated for the 2024 Darwin Awards.

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Two Wheel Tuesday - Maryland International Raceway


The top image was taken in 2012, the first year I purchased my current Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14. If I am not mistaken, this is one of the first pictures taken riding this bike.

On my way home after attending a motorcycle drag race event at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville, MD, I decided to fill up my tank before getting on the interstate highway. It was going to be a four and a half long and rainy ride back to Philadelphia.

At the gas station I politely asked a gentleman to take a picture of me sitting on my motorcycle. He obliged and handed over the camera back to me. Looking at the picture at home later that night, I felt that the image taken that morning was missing something.

After a quick internet search, I found a pic of a lady pumping gas to her own car. I blended/photoshopped her into my own gas station image. At the time I wasn't aware how well adding this lady to my picture, was going to be received. Surprisingly, some people believed she was at the gas station that day checking me out.

What are the chances that millionaire La La Anthony, ex-wife of NBA professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony, was at a gas station in a Maryland countryside checking me out?

Monday, February 26, 2024

The United States Immigration Policy Should Not Be a Political Football

President Biden and the one-term, twice impeached former president Trump, are scheduled to visit the United States - Mexico border Thursday of this week.

In my opinion, this is just another photo-op for both politicians to make believe they are interested in solving the border crisis. What should we expect of their border visit? More of the same, lots of empty promises, after years of blah blah blah.

Both parties are supposedly so concerned about our southern border, that they accuse each other about the crisis. They do their best to present their talking points, but do nothing about it. The United States immigration policy should not be a political football.

Saturday, February 24, 2024

The Wow Factor

This is the best example that I can provide anyone about the importance of photo editing, and creating a composite image that pleases me.

You probably already know that a composite photo, is the combination of two or more images or photos to create a new one. Realizing that I am my own worst critic, to me the second image looks rather plain, and lacks the "wow" factor.

All pictures were taken the same day, June 2018 from Governors Island in NY. The last picture is a composite created a year later when I was bored and began tinkering with a few old pictures using my favorite photo editor, Adobe Photoshop Elements. For the final image I replaced the dull plain sky, and added a water reflection to the Hudson River in New York Harbor.

Some hardcore purist photographers criticize composite pictures. They argue that it is not real photography because the image has been manipulated. I am not a professional photographer. As long as I like the final result, I am having fun and not hurting anyone, that is all it matters to me.

Friday, February 23, 2024

Foto Friday - February 23, 2024


This picture was taken two or three years ago, from Camden NJ waterfront, while I was waiting for the 4th of July fireworks.

The reason why it was never posted until today, is because I was not happy with the colors of the image. Too much distraction due to the mismatched vibrant colors.

Today, I decided to make some adjustments into a black/white picture to give it a more nostalgic and dramatic feeling. In my opinion, the photo looks a lot better in black and white without the distractions of color. The contrast between the subject in the image is more defined, and in my opinion the subject appears to be better isolated.