HAYDEN LIGHTS

"The Big Bang," Hayden Planetarium, Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

This picture was a matter of pride for me. As I walked into the darkened planetarium, the security guard looked at my camera bag and said "normally, I'd tell you that pictures are not permitted, but what are you going to do? It's pitch black in there."

"Right," I said. I had 3200 speed film in the camera, and I started to try and figure out the exposure rate before the Maya Angelou-narrated program began. Before the lights dimmed, I set the timer on ten seconds, and rested the camera on a platform by where I stood. During the program, I exposed a few frames, unsure of what, exactly, I was shooting. I like the surprise of this one.

Some unrelated notices

1. Picture Envy For June 21, 2004

Picture Envy is indeed coming up again. Last week there were ten photos used for picture envy, and I'd like to build on that number. So, once again, send in links to photos that "wow" you, tips, and discussions/debates about photography to this email address. As a bit of a suggestion, if you want to drive hits to your site, you shouldn't send me the picture, just the link to where the picture is on your site. If you're interested in doing this week's Picture Envy, please remember that I'll need your links by 12 AM Sunday ('cause I can't stay up late on a school night doing this).

2. Disclaimer

I wanted to take this time, and I'll probably do this on a regular basis, to put up a bit of a disclaimer. In the past, I've written short stories that have ended up on the site. Please understand that these stories are fictional, and are not based on any person, living or dead. Any such similarity is purely unintentional. This site is here, in the end, for entertainment purposes.

Kevin Heller, Esq., has a more formal disclaimer that I will borrow and modify here with my apologies, which he has apparently borrowed from Denise Howell, Esq., author of Bag and Baggage.

The views expressed herein are solely the author's and should not be attributed to his employer or their clients. This site is not maintained utilizing the author's employer's resources or on company time. Any postings on legal issues on the Unbillable Hours blawg are provided as a form of entertainment for the web community, and do not constitute solicitation or provision of legal advice. I try to provide quality information, but I make no claims, promises or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to from Unbillable Hours. Legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case, and laws are constantly changing, so nothing in Unbillable Hours should be used as a substitute for the advice of competent counsel. I am admitted to practice law in New Jersey and do not intend to represent anyone desiring representation in a state where this site may fail to comply with any and all applicable laws and ethical rules. [*disclaimer via Denise Howell]

This web site is presented for entertainment purposes only.

What I'm trying to say is that this site is meant as a diversion. It allows me to post my photography, my book and CD notes, and my short fiction. It's not something that should be considered a press release or position statement. At present, this site is really focused on photography, because I'm trying to submit my short fiction to journals, but I don't intend to stray from my central point: this site is intended to be an entertaining diversion. Nothing more.

Comments

[Beanie]

Photography where it shouldn't be possible. I love it. I have pictures we took once inside Space Mountain at Disney World where the lights were on, it almost seems taboo.

[Melissa]

TECHNICALLY! Sunday is the night before Monday which is a school day. ;)

[TPB, Esq.]

That's right, Sunday is the night before Monday, and Monday's a school day.

I need the pictures in by early Sunday morning so that I can get the list done by Sunday evening.

[Melissa]

SHIT! I just realized what I said. damn that was stupid. `12 a.m Saturday is the midnight after saturday night. Well you saw when I wrote that comment.

[j-a]

i can sum it up easier for you: you are a lawyer and therefore not responsible for anything. there - no need for such long disclaimer language, really.

[becky]

i miss your short stories.

:)

[TPB, Esq.]

Well, I'm cutting back on my short stories because I want to submit them for publication. Someday, if they get published, you may see them again....

Absolutely, I'm responsible for what I write. I put that disclaimer in there because of that responsibility.

[becky]

i wish you the best on getting them published. i'll be one of the first in line. but in the meantime, i still miss them. :)