This photo taken with a cell phone by Stefanie Gordon aboard a passenger flight from New York to Palm Beach, Fla. shows the space shuttle Endeavor as it streaks toward orbit shortly after liftoff Monday May 16, 2011.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Groggy from a late night watching the Yankees, frigid from a chilled airplane cabin, Stefanie Gordon stirred to action after the pilot’s announcement. Lifting her iPhone to the plane’s window, she captured an otherworldly image that rocketed around the globe as fast as her subject: Space shuttle Endeavour soaring from a bank of clouds, its towering plume of white smoke lighting the azure sky.All told, she shot 12 seconds of footage of the shuttle arcing on its simple stream of smoke into space. She also shot three still photographs.
She stretched out and took a nap. Then she awoke shortly before the pilot announced the descent had begun and a sighting of the shuttle was possible. She had forgotten Endeavour was even taking off at 8:56 a.m. EDT, but readied her iPhone just in case.
Then, the pilot came on again, alerting passengers the shuttle was in sight.
“Everybody ran over to the east side of the plane,” Gordon said Tuesday, “and all of a sudden there it was in the clouds.”
99% Conference
“What gets projects done for me is not inspiration. It’s curiosity and rigor.” - Andrew Zuckerman “The ‘Ok Plateau’ is the point when we turn on autopilot and stop getting better at a certain thing.” - Joshua Foer “Geeking out is extraordinarily useful.” - Joshua Foer “If you find something that you feel you belong to, become a groupie and a fan, and then a critic.” - Starlee Kine
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amazingly simple and graphic landscape photos
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post Bin Laden….
”I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that “
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
My dream tub!!
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The creative adult is the child who survived.”
— U. LeGuin
sunday supper. starting to explore foooooood photography!
new camera, new lens….here we come!! :)
books+light….+design. functional and fashionable!
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easy-peasy
Italian designer Enzo Berti thought it would be fun to combine two essentials of interior design – lighting and greenery. And he was right. The result – the Eden lamp – turned out to be an unusual and fun accessory. The piece is illuminated by two LED lights – one pointing upward and one downward, which makes it a sufficient light source. And LED is not harmful to plants – another reason it is perfect for this particular project. Manufactured by Torremato, the Eden lamp comes in a variety of colors and finishes. And with your own choice of greenery, the lamp can be made to fit your specific design.
