Photo of the Day (11-5-08)

by Jamie Rhein on

Originally, I chose this shot because of the radio that is somewhere in this barbershop in India. Lecerle mentions it in his essay that accompanies his artistry at Gadling’s photo pool.

I wanted a radio shot because of a line in Obama’s acceptance speech last night. He mentioned people gathered around radios around the world listening to the news. I thought about all the people I’ve seen gathered around radios whenever I’ve traveled. No matter how remote a corner peoole are on the planet, a radio pulls them into the rest of humanity.

The shot also attracted me because of its stage like quality–a scene just waiting for the actors to show up. Plus, the essay is a lovely trip to an Indian barber. I wonder what the buzz is here today and what words are coming out of the radio?

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Photo of the Day (10.14.08)

by Grant Martin on

This year, I was fortunate enough to enjoy autumn in two places, earlier, in Massachusetts and New Hampshire and a little later, in Michigan. While both areas have had the same weather recently, fall colors begin to pop earlier out east, so the last few weeks have been fantastic around Boston. Now, home in Ann Arbor, we’ve just about reached our peak.

Flickr user Mat0s took this photo of Japanese maples in Yabakei, Oita, Japan

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Photo of the Day (09.23.08)

by Grant Martin on

Today’s Photo of the Day is a shout out to Justin Glow (and maybe to Yankee Hotel Foxtrot), the late editor of Gadling who recently moved to Chicago for work higher up in the blog food chain. As we catfish bottom feed the travel blog world, Justin sits upon his mighty throne in Chicago, peering down silently as a king among peasants. Helloooooo up there, Justin Glow! Helloooo!

Flickr user mce323 shot this photo at the base of the Marina City towers in downtown Chicago — thankfully not where Justin lives. Nice shot mce323.

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Photo of the Day (08.05.08)

by Grant Martin on

So this is what Cuban beaches look like. Today’s photo of the day comes from localsurfer, who very well captures the image of a place that I want to be right now — at a beach, playing in the surf, away from the humidity of the upper Midwest. Nice shot, localsurfer. Maybe some day I’ll be able to take one like this myself.

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Photo of the Day (07/15/08)

by Grant Martin on

Today’s photo comes from Buck Forester, who has an astonishing number of beautiful photos in our online Flickr pool.

In continuing my theme of Photos of the Day, I’m picking photos that accurately portray how I feel at the time of writing. Today, that’s tired.

Buck’s photo brings me back to my days in my small two man tent in Montana, and Idaho, traveling across the North and camping all of the way. His long exposure reflects one of the best things about camping: looking up at the stars in the middle of the night and really connecting with nature. I miss being out in the back country, alone in the woods.

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