An Indelible Image of War, 40 Years Later

An Indelible Image of War, 40 Years Later: "

Forty years ago Friday, photojournalist Eddie Adams captured one of history's most memorable images. The 1968 photo of a South Vietnamese officer executing a Viet Cong guerrilla helped change American opinion of the Vietnam War.

(Via NPR Topics: Visual Arts.)

The Space Race began 50 years ago today ...

The Space Race began 50 years ago today ...

Jan. 31, 1958: Explorer I Makes It Official — There's a Space Race: "Reacting swiftly to the Soviet success with Sputnik I, the United States makes its first foray into space a highly successful one.

(Via Wired News.)

A busy week it has been!

So last week I decided it was finally time to upgrade the ole' PowerBook and get something bigger and faster.

I went with a 24" iMac and bluetooth keyboard and mighty mouse. Talk about fast compared to the ole G4, I love it. One thing I did discover, the iMac in the box wouldn't fit into the trunk of a Crossfire Roadster.

I also picked up Aperture, Apple's kinda sorta answer to Photoshop. It's iPhoto on steroids, RAW image processing, design your own photo books and the ultimate photo organizer. I can't wait to dig into its possibilities for the photoblog. 

My next big project is something very important to me, making a "documentary" of my Father-in-law's WWII stories. He was part of the 44th Infantry that pushed the Germans out of France, lots of interesting stories of found art, champaign and no showers for MONTHS. When its done maybe I can put it up on YouTube for all to see. 

If you are interested in documenting your family's vets the Library of Congress has a living history project, all the details and forms can be found here - History