Flickr finds
I check Flickr every day. It’s one of my favorite sites and I joined in October 2005. So long ago. When you check the same site everyday, you get to know it well, and you catch a lot of striking images.
I write a lot about photography and Flickr You can see a lot of my my posts regarding them, here. I also did a ton of analysis and interpretation of how IndyCar uses Flickr, here. I guess I’m trying to prove my Flickr street creds.
As I write in the Ohio Heat on this Saturday evening, I thought it appropriate to share some images that have inspired me recently. Yes, on Flickr. So enjoy some of my recent thoughts, obsessions, inspirations and the images behind them.
Another Pete Rock remix....
I don’t think any other artist from any other discipline has inspired me as much as Pete Rock has recently. I’m slightly embarrassed by the play count in my iTunes library. Think Twice, What You Say, Don’t You Love It and They Reminisce Over You have been way overplayed. Listen to any of these songs and you’ll get an immediate understanding of his music – complicated combinations of diverse musical backgrounds, sampled into an elegant, catchy unforgettable beat. Any of his stuff – 90′s hip hop, jazz inspired or his instrumentals will reveal this. Pete Rock would play my soundtrack (if I had one), open up for my Hip Hop Chop pilot, and definitely host RobotoWear’s first big party. I’ll be in touch.
This next shot considers reinvention, travel, movement, the future. Sterile, perfectly constructed, a sense of speed and great design. What a superb photo. And I love lines. I’m headed down this path, watch out.
So many lines
Sometimes you look to the future for inspiration (like the pic above) and sometimes you look to the past. This photo of the Louvre is a reminder of what is meaningful, what creativity means, and what is possible. Avoir une araignée au plafond!
The inspirational Louvre
Well, I don’t want to be that guy that includes his own photo in his own post….but I am. I had never been in a helicopter before, in fact, the very thought kind of scared me. They basically haven’t changed since Da Vinci’s sketches. There are pedals and levers and a joystick. Baffling. But I had the opportunity and I didn’t hesitate. This image represents opportunities and facing fears. How’s that for deep?
V is for Victory
And finally….have a good night.
Love this card - someone's sobriety journal
