the NFB bot
here's another nomination for 'can't the guy at the counter playing tetris do this?'..
tech bits: sony V-3, 'night-shot' setting, processed in QT pro, bière artisanale by 'les 3 brasseurs'
MARC MONTEBELLOthe NFB bot- the NFB's CineRobotheque is an interesting take on the modern-day personal entertainment library, though one might question its somewhat freakish implementation (read: oversized carbon footprint) - a robot cues up your desired disc, then hits 'play' for you.
here's another nomination for 'can't the guy at the counter playing tetris do this?'.. tech bits: sony V-3, 'night-shot' setting, processed in QT pro, bière artisanale by 'les 3 brasseurs' innocent bystander'innocent bystander' • jian shui, yunnan © MARC MONTEBELLO • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - really behind in going through the drives and updating this blog.
a couple of music projects came up (at least one of which was unexpected) and, being the non-musician musician that i am, have been busy sweating the details of learning set after set of new songs. i am invariably amazed how the brain manages to find un-wasted storage cells to retain chord changes - truly a wonderful thing, especially when considering the other sputtering half of it worries if i'll recall to pay the phone bill. if you're in qingdao, the one project which is a jazz-ish trio (guitar, sax, vocals) will be opening in a swanky place real soon and i'll give up the specifics once it's all set to launch. til then, here's hoping i remember to upload : ) tech bits: shot with a nikon D60, 16-85mm nikkor, processed in capture NX. majiang men- there's a wonderfully meandering park at the top of a hill overlooking the smoggy skyline of kunming. what is predominantly a hideout for the local majiang crowd, with a bit of old school minstrelling and love-sneaking mixed in, 'tan hua si gong yuan' (昙华寺公园) was also a welcome detour off the tourist track with a distinct absence of that 'caution: fresh paint' look of a refaced beijing hutong.
'majiang men' • kunming, china
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under zhongmen gate- this is literally one of the first clicks from our recent 'road' trip. it seemed auspicious to be under this immense and intricate wooden portal at the time, but in fact the meaning of 'zhong' (忠) is loyalty, or fidelity - in this case referring to young widows with respect to their recently departed. anyway, i'm willing to overlook the misogynistic implications of this thing for its sheer splendour, especially after having survived a few bus rides in the following days that could have had kitty running circles between its posts.
'under zhongmen gate' • kunming, china © MARC MONTEBELLO • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED wu shu in the park'wu shu in the park' • qingdao, china overwhelmed by thousands of photos to edit, i decided to get out and shoot for a change of atmosphere. sometimes, interesting things are literally in your own backyard..
tech bits: shot with a nikon D60, 16-85mm nikkor, processed in capture NX. 回家we're back. the trip was akin to one long, dirty and arduous bus ride. in fact, it was for the most part (15 buses, along with an assortment of taxis, tuktuks, and motorbikes) but i did manage to hop off now and then and snap a few pix. i'll be posting some highlights here to entice y'all to scoot over to my portfolio site, which will be updated over the next week or so. of course if you landed here from that site, this is all a bit moot. either way, thanks for watching.
'all the rice in china' • yuanyang county, yunnan © MARC MONTEBELLO • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
off and bussingHOLD MY CALLS - we're off to the land of orange robes and ochre rivers..
kitty and i are travelling to laos and thailand for a spell (with a stop in yunnan on the way). catch y'all on the flip side, or stay up to date on whatever comes to my wandering mind on my twitter page (beta for me), assuming my phone picks up a signal in shangri-la.. 恭喜发财! 新年快乐!'the aftermath' • qingdao, china
lunar new year's morning, about 10m from my kitchen window..
faith in the driver's seat'faith in the driver's seat' • qingdao, china
au naturel'au naturel' • qingdao, china
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