Capture by A photoblog

Read Post

Capture: Two Tales of a City

1699 Responses

First ←Older Page 1 20 21 22 23 24 68 Newer→ Last

  • Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Nora Leggs,

    Attachment

    magnificent magnolias….

    Indeed they are. Beautiful Tree. One of my fav, got the tattoo .

    here and there. • Since Nov 2007 • 6796 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela, in reply to Jos,

    Nice work. Is that a little Nathan Haines in the background?

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela, in reply to Sofie Bribiesca,

    That must have hurt.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    That must have hurt.

    Yeah. Those thorns. ;-)

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    That must have hurt.

    Not at all. I have so much nerve damage on my left side from the stroke and I did them to encourage some feeling back . I think it helped a bit. But wasn't painful. That tat photo was just after the Gloriosa rothschildiana was done in the foreground. It was still a bit swollen. I got quite a few more after that :)

    here and there. • Since Nov 2007 • 6796 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel,

    Gravity sucks...
    TV3 blew their 'Live' building demolition coverage - first they were saying it was going to be live on TV3 - not the actual Television though! Their streaming was so so sluggish it missed the actual demo - I had them and TV1 side by side on the computer - TV1 was great, caught the whole thing, TV3 went from a standing pic frame to the dust coming up from where it hit the ground, no collapse sequence at all... Mr Loiseaux can we go again?
    Wasn't quite of WTC7 proportions - smaller footprint and 30 less storeys, no pyroclastic-like clouds of dust smothering the city, meh!

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Jos,

    some rainy Saturday photos from today

    Some great shots in there Jos. You're getting good at these little photo-movies. Must give it a try.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • JacksonP, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    no pyroclastic-like clouds of dust smothering the city, meh!

    I saw a few people running from the cloud in the TV One coverage all the same. I was wondering if they were familiar with the term 'down wind'. Looking forward to some HD footage on the news. Hopefully someone got lots of angles.

    Auckland • Since Mar 2011 • 2450 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    Press had good pix but video fail: it’s still not up. Flu for me and the warnings made my three reluctantly stay home. The feeds were so screwy that we heard the thump, thump in St Martins before the video came through then it seized. Bugger! Three mutinous males in the house.
    Don’t Cera et al understand PR and how to get the citizens on side? As for the Press video crew, why don’t they git an iPhone for the first cut of something like this? Techie fail.

    Just found a good one, that shows the gleeful crowd:

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    Attachment

    You mean this?

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

    Attachment

    And this?

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Ian Dalziel, in reply to Hebe,

    Press had good pix but video fail: it’s still not up.

    it's up now

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2006 • 7953 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Ian Dalziel,

    Ta.
    The Press has done an excellent ongoing job of the earthquakes, especially since Feb 22 last year. I was stunned and grateful on Feb 23 when all our essential services (including the escape-route bridges) were down to find the Press on the drive. For two weeks we had no telecoms apart from cellphones that had to be conserved for worst-case scenarios; for a week no power, so old media was essential.

    BUT The Press still has not adapted to the possibilities of technology, and to the fact that print is not the authority any more. The number of times I read in the paper about someone or a company and mentioning a website but not giving the actual link is dismaying. I don't know the present policy, whether it's just not good copy-tasting, or whether there is still the idea of not mentioning the competition, but they need to get over it. It's off-putting to me -- and I'm a comparative tech dinosaur.

    And the videos are delayed. Why not immediate? From my understanding an iPhone will film, and upload in seconds. It's the now-ness not the definition that makes news that's watched.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe,

    Bugger. One of the chooks died of fright at the explosion. Bluebell was a nervous girl from the start. The two whumps and thumps were loud and "felt" as well as heard here.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    And this?

    Seriously becoming a blinkandmissit town eh? Do you think there will be any monuments(a la ancient Greece) or will it all be swiped away from the memories of all Cantabrians.I guess that memorial plaque will be it.

    here and there. • Since Nov 2007 • 6796 posts Report Reply

  • Sofie Bribiesca, in reply to Hebe,

    That's sad.

    here and there. • Since Nov 2007 • 6796 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

    Attachment

    View from Latimer Square after the implosion. As far as noise went it was quite a big bang followed by a whoosh and it was all over.
    Sorry to hear about your Bluebell i think they owe you one.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

    Attachment

    From the corner of Madras and Armagh Street.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

    Attachment

    View towards Colombo Street.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Hebe, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    Good px Gudrun. Those guys standing up on the remains of the Westpac tower are tough.
    As for Bluebell, looks like she could be a media star -- details and a photo requested from Greg. You read it here first!

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela, in reply to Hebe,

    Poor pet.
    Anyway a shot of Gloucester Street .The guys must have been so pleased it seems they are planning another one .

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

    Attachment

    Gloucester Street this morning.

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    From the corner of Madras and Armagh Street.

    Now there's an exciting place to stand!

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

  • Gudrun Gisela,

    Attachment

    Corner of Madras and Armagh

    Christchurch • Since Dec 2011 • 891 posts Report Reply

  • Lilith __, in reply to Gudrun Gisela,

    Corner of Madras and Armagh

    Nice to see all those smiling faces! And I also love the one of Gloucester Street full of lego-people. Thanks for taking these, Gudrun.

    Dunedin • Since Jul 2010 • 3895 posts Report Reply

First ←Older Page 1 20 21 22 23 24 68 Newer→ Last

Post your response…

Please sign in using your Public Address credentials…

Login

You may also create an account or retrieve your password.