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MaryAnne Gilmartin, Executive Vice-President Forest City Ratner, overlooking the Atlantic Yards project, Fordham Magazine

Atlantic Yards Portrait

By Jon Roemer On 25 Nov ’09 · Leave a Comment

The Atlantic Yards project cleared a major hurdle yesterday when New York State was granted the right to use eminent domain for the development. The project has had a long political history pitting the developer, Forest City Ratner, against local groups, and an equally interesting design history, moving from an all [...]

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Ace assistant, Dan Mezick, gets a Macbeth card into the frame.

A Long Reach at Loew’s

By Jon Roemer On 24 Nov ’09 · 1 Comment

On location on Tuesday. I’ve used this method a few times when a subject is high up but still within reach of a light stand. Time to hoist the Macbeth card. The camera is in the foreground, on its back, and pointed straight up to photograph the ceiling details.

More info. and final photos once [...]

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Mike Stern, Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadephia, PA

Moppy Headed Jazz

By Jon Roemer On 22 Nov ’09 · Leave a Comment

We caught Mike Stern and his trio at Chris’ Jazz Cafe in Philly last night.  Great show. No matter what kind of music you are into, if you get a chance – see Mike and his group.

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TypePad Finale

By Jon Roemer On 20 Nov ’09 · Leave a Comment

I heard back from Six Apart this afternoon (see the prior post for the beginning of this story.)  They did delete my TypePad account.  While that’s great, their excuse for the current set up at TypePad (forcing all users, without their consent, into accounts which cannot be deleted) is that a “delete everything” button has [...]

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TypePad Gets Ugly: Hidden Policies Affect Users If They Attempt To Leave

By Jon Roemer On 20 Nov ’09 · 1 Comment

I’m not sure when TypePad decided it would be best served by becoming a cult.

I signed up with TypePad about two years ago to host my blog. At the time it was a good decision. WordPress being open source, not well documented, and something of a free for all with [...]

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The Pierre Hotel, NY, NY, November 17, 2009

A Cheese Plate at Versailles

By Jon Roemer On 18 Nov ’09 · Leave a Comment
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Take Me Out To The Ball Game

By Jon Roemer On 18 Nov ’09 · Leave a Comment

Great time-lapse video of the final game of the World Series by photographer Robert Caplin.

Piano soundtrack is perfect as well.

New York Times Lens story on Caplin and the video.

Link if your browser doesn’t support embedded video: Robert Caplin’s Vimeo page.

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iPhone, iPhone, What Do You See?

By Jon Roemer On 16 Nov ’09 · Leave a Comment

One change with new web site and blog is the ability for both to format themselves on the iPhone and on other touch-type smart phones. This makes for quicker loading and painless viewing of both sites when seen by those on the go.

JonRoemer.com on the iPhone:

Learning to See on the iPhone:

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