Vincent Brown’s Journal and Photography

Archives for September, 2007

The Cameraman

Mirror reflection, Eastern State Penitentiary, September 2007

Here are some recent photo sets I’ve uploaded to Flickr.com:

Eastern State Penitentiary Tour (96 photos): Photos I made while touring the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA on September 28, 2007 with my friend Charley. Eastern State Penitentiary was the world’s first true "Penitentiary" in that it was designed to inspire penitence in the hearts of criminals. The prison stands today in ruin.

Photowalk: Art Museum / Water Works (28 photos): Took a walk one Wednesday afternoon around the Art Museum and Philadelphia Water Works area. Snapped off a couple of shots as well.

SugarHouse Casino Protest (28 photos): September 10th peaceful protest of the SugarHouse Casino coming to the Delaware River Waterfront.

Campbell’s Field: Riversharks vs. Patriots (23 photos): Company outing at Campbell’s Field to watch the Camden Riversharks. It rained so the camera went off during the rain delay. I regret not taking pictures of that chaotic scene. www.riversharks.com/campbellsfield.cfm

09/28/2007 | Photography | No Comments

iPod Touch’d

My 16GB, Apple iPod Touch

So, by now, if you know me - You’re probably already sick of me AND my new iPod. That’s right, I bought the new iPod Touch. Based on reviews of the new crop of iPod’s, I made the plunge. Actually, I was very much conflicted about what to buy. On one hand, I wanted to upgrade my cellphone from my current Motorola SLVR. On the other hand, I wanted to upgrade my puny 4GB iPod Nano to a media player that would hold a more substantial amount. Bear in mind, my entire music collection is nearly 200GB (about the size of a standard harddrive that might come with a new computer these days). Imagine filling that up with nothing but music (most of it carefully categorized by: Artist/(Year) Album).

But I digress. I could have settled both needs with the Apple iPhone (review) - but based on reviews and some slick marketing antics played by Apple this early in the products life, I decided wholeheartedly against it, for now. The only option left in the new crop of iPods that quelled my thirst for geek points was the iPod Touch. Neither the iPod Classic or new iPod Nano had touch screen capabilities, nor could they access WiFi networks like the Touch.

As you can see in the picture above, it displays web sites beautifully in its built-in Safari web browser. I’m accessing Google.com from an unsecured Linksys router on someone’s network FROM THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART. I’ll report back with my own pro’s/con’s of the iPod Touch later in the week.

More photos:

The large photo above was taken on my - Photowalk: Art Museum / Water Works

09/26/2007 | Life, Philadelphia, Photography, Technology | 2 Comments

My Photos Around the Web

So recently I stumbled upon some neat tools online, one in particular (FlickrDNA) that tells me who has been linking back to my photos on various websites and blogs. Since about 2004 I’ve been submitting my photos to Flickr.com, the best online photo management and sharing application in the world, where people all over the world can view the world I see through my cameras viewfinder. Through this medium, I give people a restricted license through Creative Commons - to share without alteration and proper credit given, my photos. It’s been interesting to see who’s used my photos to accompany their online writings. Here, I’ll list a few of those for you:

Photo: The Homeless Endorse Rendell in ‘06
Website: Phillyist
Page title: Yo, Philly in the News: Nov. 9 2006
Exposure: Philly’s #1 local blog

Photo: Best Buy PS3 Launch
Website: Consumerist
Page title: Connecticut Sues Best Buy For Tricking Customers With Secret Internal Website
Exposure: World renown consumer rights blog

Photo: SugarHouse Opposition
Website: Consumerist
Page title: Friday Consumerist Flickr Pool Finds
Exposure: Page viewed 1,055 times

Photo: UFOs Over City Hall
Website: Metroblogging Philadelphia
Page title: Photo of the Day: Strange Sightings?
Exposure: 450 views of this photo since May 2007

Photo: Rocky Fork Lift
Website: Phillyist
Page title: Photoist: December 7, 2006
Exposure: 151 Views

Photo: Die Actor Die: Dirtiest Sketch in Philadelphia (Photo Set)
Website: Die Actor Die
Page title: The Dirtiest Sketch in Philadelphia Recap
Exposure: Tons of emails from people who enjoyed the set

Photo: Things I Carry
Website: Well-Rounded Nerd
Page title: “The Items We Carry” - Flickr pool
Exposure: Undetermined, just funny that he used mine as an example (902 photo views)

Photo: The Arden Theatre
Website: Schmap Philadelphia Guide
Page title: Art & Entertainment - Old City
Exposure: World renown travel publication

Photo: Pretty.
Website: Consumerist
Page title: Will Jessica Simpson, Donald Trump and Martha Stewart Convince You To Shop At Macy’s?
Exposure: World renown consumer rights blog

09/15/2007 | Featured, Links, Photography | No Comments

Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino Protest

SugarHouse Opposition

My favorite shot of the day: This woman protests the SugarHouse Casino and it’s eventual placement in Fishtown, on the Delaware River waterfront (on Delaware Avenue).

Thanks to the reporting of Phillyist and PhillyBlog I was able to make it out to photograph the peaceful event. What event? The protest of SugarHouse Casino slated to be built on the Delaware River waterfront in Northern Liberties / Fishtown.

View the entire photo-set at Flickr.com

09/10/2007 | Current Events, Philadelphia, Photography | 1 Comment

Technosailor Self Importance Test

You are most like Chris Pirillo!

You are most like Chris Pirillo. You dominate your brand and do quite well in marketing it. However, you go out of the way to place the focus on other people as much as possible as a decision on power and authority. You may have many followers, readers or fans but you rarely let this distract you from your mission and focus.