God of War Diaries

¿Porque Los Politicos de Puerto Rico No Critican a Donald Trump?

 

En Puerto Rico hemos creado una burbuja alrededor de nuestra isla, y rehusamos ver la realidad de lo que pasa en Estados Unidos. En la burbuja donde vivimos, es como si fueramos el centro del universo. No le prestamos atencion a las noticias y acontecimientos que suceden fuera de nuestro pais.

Donald Trump ha enfocado su campaña criticando a nuestros hermanos de Mexico, entre otros. Trump ha insultado a todos por igual. La unica critica por parte de algunos politicos en la isla hacia este hombre racista, fue cuando salio el rumor que Donald Trump propuso eliminar la ciudadania a los puertorriqueños si es electo presidente.

Algunos puertorriqueños quieren ser el Estado 51, parte de nuestro pueblo desea estar unido a la nacion americana. No quieren por ninguna razon romper el cordon umbilical con Estados Unidos, desean seguir chupando la teta que mantiene esclavizada nuestra isla.

En estos dias, Donald Trump dijo que el esta a favor de crear un sistema de registracion obligatorio a personas que practican la religion musulmana. En otras palabras, utilizar el mismo metodo que utilizo Adolfo Hitler para identificar a los Judios, y de esa manera poder localizarlos y enviarlos a los campos de concentracion.

Ironicamente, ayer en una casa en Budapest, durante la remodelacion de un apartamento, encontraron unos documentos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial relacionados al registro del censo. Esos fueron parte de los documentos utilizados por los Nazis para identificar a los Judios y enviarlos a la muerte en los campos de exterminio.

Donald Trump representa al tipico estadounidense de calle. Mal educado, arrogante y dispuesto a conseguir lo que quiere no importa a quien ofenda. Por eso a los estadounidenses les agrada Donald Trump, y hasta el dia de hoy sigue encabezando las encuestas. Es el favorito para la nominacion del partido republicano en Estados Unidos.

No me sorprenderia, si cuando Donald Trump salga electo Presidente de Estados Unidos, implemente sus propuestas de deportar a todos los latinos, incluyendo a los puertorriqueños. Y utilize a Puerto Rico como un campo de concentracion, al igual que los americanos utilizan el campo de detencion de Guantanamo, una cárcel de alta seguridad.

Mientras tanto, los politicos de Puerto Rico continuan en silencio. Siguen añangotaos mendigando ayuda federal, en vez de trabajar para regir nuestro propio destino y salir de la dependencia de Estados Unidos, y de este atolladero en el que estamos.

 

I Just Got Explored On Flickr

 

As an enthusiast photographer, I use Flickr to store and display my images at full resolution. Here is an interesting tidbit about Flickr. The site receives about 6,000 uploads every minute, or about 8.6 million photos a day.

They have a feature called EXPLORE, where they showcase the most interesting photos within a 24 hour period. In other words, they choose only 500 images to showcase for each 24 hour period.

I got EXPLORED on Flickr yesterday. I notice it straight away as my photo suddenly got far more views, likes and comments. And I got added to an Explored group.

Even though I usually get a handful of views on my images, in one day THIS PICTURE has received well over 7,000 views, and 192 people favored the picture.

You can see the original image on THIS LINK....

Greed Once Again Rears Its Ugly Head

 

Greetings good citizens! Contrary to popular belief, not all photographers sell their photos or take pictures for profit. Friends have suggested that I should sell my pictures. Just last night a friend commented that the way my images look, I should be making lots of money.

Even though I don’t consider myself a professional photographer, it feels great when I receive compliments on my photos. This is something I enjoy doing, and it is very therapeutic to me. I consider photography to be in the same category as my motorcycle riding, it stirs up a nice warm fuzzy feeling, and more importantly, it makes me feel good.

Thursday night, I was invited to attend an annual photography event called Photo Day 2015, held at a photography studio in Philly. I’m not always up to date on everything that’s going on in the city, therefore was unable to make it because already had plans.

Last month, on October 9, the photo studio asked people living in the Philadelphia area (regardless of their age, background, or photography skill level), to share a photo that captured their day.

I took a look at their website and noticed 1,412 photographer’s submitted pictures to the event. The studio compiled every picture, and they will be shown in a public exhibition from October 9 through January 2, 2016.

It was surprising, at least to me, to see that the Photo Arts Center is selling prints on their website of the pictures submitted, at $25.00 dollars a pop. It appears that the studio is making a profit out of every person who submitted pictures. Over 1,000 Philadelphians participated on this event.

Is the Photo Art Center splitting a percent of the profits with the photographers? No they are not.

If others are making money out of people’s pictures, maybe is time for me to start figuring out how to monetize my images, as some of my friends have suggested.

It Is Safe To Say, They're Real And They're Spectacular

 

Greetings good citizens!

Today marks one year since I bought my first Nikon DSLR. It's been a year of learning by experimentation. It’s been more complicated than I previously thought, that is, taking pictures with a DSLR camera. I am still learning.

On Valentine's Day this year, I attended an introduction to DSLR photography class. It was an excellent workshop. On my way home after the class, I remember thinking, "from this point forward, my pictures should look a lot better".

Post-processing also helped me become a better photographer, the editing programs reveal the magic in every shot. My pictures come to life with dramatic contrast, incredible detail and vivid color. It is a great feeling when I can give my images the soul and character I envisioned in the field. My two favorite post-procesing programs so far, are Adobe Photoshop Elements and Photomatix Pro HDR. They are worth every penny.

So the last few months I have been thinking about taking pictures from top of the Brooklyn Bridge boardwalk very early in the morning, before the sun comes up. Last Saturday I finally did.

Imagine my surprise to see groups of runners and bicycle clubs riding up and down the bridge, at five o'clock in the morning. It was difficult to hold the camera and tripod steady in the pedestrian walkway, (which is a boardwalk like no other). The boardwalk vibration caused by the runners/cyclists ruined most of the pictures. Only two or three images were worth using.

As much as I don't like winter, (when it gets much colder) I am planning to go back to the bridge to take better pictures. The bridge might be less crowded during the winter.

If you've never been to the boardwalk of the Brooklyn Bridge, plan to visit one of the best sights and landmarks in New York. Walking across the bridge you can experience spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Lower Manhattan and the East River.

It is safe to say, the NYC skyline views are real and they're spectacular.

Discuss.