Friday, August 16, 2013 at 10:50AM Neat aerial tour of New York City filmed by Nicolas Doldinger using a quad-copter "drone" (DJI Phantom with Zenmuse H3-SD Gimbal) equipped with a GoPro Hero3 camera. Best at full screen with a little volume. Nice overview. Better yet, come visit. Have a great weekend.
Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 8:27AM 
One of the things I did last weekend was go see the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center. Unfortunately, there were tons of people out doing the same thing - or looking at the window displays at Saks Fifth Avenue (Land of the Bubblemakers) across the street. Which is where I took this picture. Crowded, but great fun. A wonderful place to be for Christmas.
Christmas Tree, New York, Rockefeller Center in Other | Share Article | Email Article | Print Article Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 9:51AM 
Spent yesterday getting my visa for China. Was there when the consulate opened at 9:00 AM. Already a line outside, everyone with umbrellas because it was drizzing rain. Took me about an hour and a half of inching forward in line to get up to Window 3 and turn in my papers. Had indicated that I wanted "expedited" processing, so was told to come back at 2:00 PM to pick up my visa.
Walked down the street and got a cup of black tea at Starbucks. And read my book [NOTE: Hakuin's Precious Mirror Cave, edited and translated by Norman Waddell]. And shot some video of the flow of humanity outside. Walked back to the consulate at 1:00, got back in line again for an hour, and now I have a new F Visa for China in my passport. Probably had the same look on my face when I came out as the women in the picture. I leave next Thursday for Beijing.