http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:10:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Remember the days before we had cell phones? I've used public phones a few times, always with the fear that I might accidentally touch the mouth piece with my lips, though fact is that germs are more likely passed by holding the phone then the touching the mouth piece. Still ... http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/12/germ-phone/ Driving to a customer site in Italy I spotted a couple of odd shapes on the high tension power wiring in the distance crossing the autostrada. As we got closer I realized those two shapes were actually men, attached to the wires with harnesses. I can only assume they were ... http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/12/high-wire-act/ http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/12/smiling-eyes/ Jerry Maren, one of the dozen or so surviving Munchkins from the Wizard of Oz, at an appearance in the Columbia Heights theater. He was one of the three Lederhosen (sorta) guys (in the center) that sang 'We represent ... the Lollipop guild ... the Lollipop guild ... the Lollipop ... http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/12/lollipop-kid/ http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/11/gost-train/ This is the main section of the DOM. There are wide hallways on either side just as tall and long as the center section, lined with statues. Shooting inside the Dom was difficult because unlike this lightened photo suggests, it was very very dark. Don't let the lights on either ... http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/11/inside-the-mainzer-dom/ This is the cathedral (or 'Dom' in german) located in the old section of Mainz, Germany, near the Rhine river. The Mainzer Dom was built over 1,000 years ago, and expanded througout the centuries to become what it is today. Mainz was heavily bombed during WW2 with over 80% of ... http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/11/mainzer-dom/ As an avid skywatcher, I found this setting unusual in that there was a setting sun behind me, ominous looking clouds in front, but no wind, rain, lightning, or thunder. In fact it was quite serene, almost a bit eerie. http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/11/mama-clouds/ http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/11/charles-de-gaulle-airport/ One thing you see a lot of in the older sections of Italian towns is what you might call creative wiring. No two jobs look even remotely the same.  Quite picturesque http://photoblog.twincityphotos.com/2008/11/front-door-light/