There is one thing that sitting in a cold dark arena all day on headset does, and that is wonder what the great outdoors is like! Well, only 10 to 12 hours to go.....and I am free!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
View from the dimmer beach
Well, the last day of the Market America Convention is in full swing. We are about an hour into the show this morning and off to a good start! I shot this yesterday, and although it starts a bit dark, the level picks up a bit after it kicks in.
Friday, August 7, 2009
China at Epcot
My post this evening has my mind wandering off to a little get away I intend to take next week. Living about 3 hours from Orlando makes it a convenient escape and having a daughter to experience it with means seeing it thru the eyes of a child! Sure I've been there dozens of times, but there always seems to be something new to see. This one was taken on one of those trips a few months ago outside of the China pavilion in Epcot. The 360 degree circle vision theater is always a great place to duck out of the hot Florida sun while taking a mental trip to the far east!
One more thing, this HDR was created with 3 handheld exposures from a Canon G10!
Midday post - Market America - Before doors look (but now in show mode)
At this moment, the CEO is onstage giving one of his presentations. As always, quite motivating and thought provoking. Listening to these inspirational messages are a nice perk of the business, especially in these tough times!
Market America - Before doors - no stage lights
Without stage-lights, well, ..... it's just a stage! Taken before the house lights were arc'ed down and the set lights worked their magic on the set, this shot says but one thing to me, and that is "Its all about the lighting!"
But seriously, I certainly appreciate the importance of all departments on a show like this, and its nice to be a part of this synergy! Look for a few more shots of what the lighting does to the set and perhaps some video tomorrow!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Morning view in the Keys
Not exactly the view from the arena floor that I am on now, but when you have been cooped up as long as I have staring at the stage lights I am programming, a nice view of the great outdoors is a welcome feeling!
Timelapse Tuesday - A peak at the setup
Just a peak into the world I will live in this week. As we continue the setup on this event, I must report that we are right on schedule....if fact, maybe a bit ahead of schedule. Thanks to the great crew of course, we had lighting focus done before midnight....a first time on this show!
I have been capturing 1000's of stills to create a huge timelapse. Of course, my vision for the end video it quite elaborate, and is gonna take some time to put together. Well, another day for that one cause its WAY late. Here is a peak at one of the clips from today until that gets done someday.
Oh yeah, one more thing. I'm tweeting now. I know, sounds stupid, and well, so far from me, it has been......anyway...
I have uploaded a few to my twitpic site if you are interested in grainy, low quality Iphone photos of the setup. Wow, bet ya can't wait now!
Check it out: http://twitpic.com/photos/MDSimages
Monday, August 3, 2009
Boston building street art
In my ever continuing quest to express myself, my recent trip in Boston was a great opportunity to wander about the city looking for a fresh perspective. Capturing architectural details eventually led to a new perspective for me......
So, what's that have to do with Greensboro Mike? I thought you were gonna post from the event you are on in North Carolina?
Oh yeah, sorry, a bit side tracked!
No real art to post yet, but I have been twittering though throughout the day. Follow me at:
twitter.com/MDSimages
(I just started this silly twittering nonsense, so, take it for what it's worth!)
More images from the event to follow this week, along with a timelapse Tuesday tomorrow, so stay tuned :)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Son et' Lumiere Sunday - Market America - 2008 Convention
Son et' Lumiere Sunday - a day I have set aside as a weekly opportunity to post a bit about the industry I find myself in. This Sunday, I find myself up in Greensboro for our annual Market America convention. The image above was actually from last year as the load in for this year will commence in about, oh, seven hours or so. Sometimes, its still hard to imagine that in one day, we get this rig virtually in and focussed! Of course, if not for the hard work of the Hylite crew for the last week working tirelessly in the hot South Florida shop prepping this show like a concert tour would load in, tomorrow would probably be a total disaster.....no, it WOULD be a disaster (and thats putting it nicely!)
As I seem to totally immerse myself in this project, I anticipate most of my posts this week to be about this project.....onsite and behind the scenes.
One more before I turn in, here is a video I posted this evening from a previous show of the producer doing his best to announce some of the names in the recognition portion of the program....most of them in Mandarin! Enjoy!
More on all of this later :)
Saturday, August 1, 2009
West Palm Skyline - in balance (and a cool perspective about the meeting industry)
West Palm Skyline - in balance (and a cool perspective about the meeting industry) , originally uploaded by Photomike07.
As is so often the case, the image has virtually nothing to do with what's on my mind (or the fact that I am starving and about to head out and get some fish........ahh, too much info here.....)
Whilst tripping about the bike bath over in Palm Beach a couple of weeks ago waiting for my infamous time-lapse camera to, well, time-lapse I guess, this was one of the images I created. That is of course...... an "interpretation"' of what I saw :)
And now for something completely different......
A friend from the last show I was on (Eric) sent us a little blurb about the meetings industry today. I have copied it below. As I was attempting to ineloquently comment myself on this subject earlier in the week, this one really hits home for my industry. On a more positive note, I am off to North Carolina in the AM with the crew for the annual Market America meeting......so look forward to more silliness soon! And now, please enjoy a little word from Mr. Ben Stein......
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The Nation's Pulse
No Meetings on the Table
By Ben Stein on 7.27.09 @ 6:08AM
I was saddened to read in the Wall Street Journal a few days ago an article about how the federal government is clamping down on business meetings. The Department of Agriculture in particular is telling its employees not to have meetings if they can video conference, and especially, no matter what, not to go to resort towns like Las Vegas for meetings. This, so the government people say, shows respect for the taxpayers.
A few humble thoughts:
The idea of this, the most profligate administration in history by far, saying it is showing restraint by avoiding a few business meetings is like Genghis Khan saying he is a good guy for only pillaging 99 days out of 100. It would be funny if it were not so sad.
Second, it really tells volumes that this administration, with its vaunted smart advisers, thinks a business meeting is a bad, wasteful thing.
Are the meetings of Congress a waste? They are business meetings. Are the meetings of the Supreme Court wasteful? They are business meetings.
Business meetings involving travel are vital business and productivity tools for maximizing knowledge, the essence of human capital. They are the best possible way for new ways of adapting and adopting to be brought to bear. A business meeting is as valuable a business tool as a computer and maybe more so.
Perhaps more to the point, business meetings did not contribute to the credit bubble that caused this recession. Business meetings and travel did not cause the bursting of that bubble.
BUSINESS MEETINGS HAD ZERO TO DO WITH CAUSING THIS RECESSION.
Even more to the point, banning or condemning business meetings will not help us get out of the recession. Instead, this anti-meeting policy gets hotel and airline workers fired, kicks hotel maids and busboys in the teeth, wrecks communities used to working hard to be good hosts.
As to meetings in resorts, the reason to have them is that there are a lot of rooms close to each other with good ways to get together. Often, as in Las Vegas, rooms are inexpensive. Traffic jams and people getting lost do not happen because everyone is under the same roof.
Fighting business meetings is like fighting common sense and progress. The fact that the administration thinks keeping hard working people from getting together to share their experience, strength and hope is just plain sad.
I will say it again. Meetings and business travel did not cause this recession. Kicking the hospitality and travel industry in the face and not allowing smart people to share their intelligence will not do anyone any good at all.
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