of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
NB we are living in a time when one of the great paradigms is "shifting" ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00fbd26
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradigm_change
fortnum and mason's xmas window 1a
dear diary ... to fortnum and mason's at four in the morning to photograph the window display ... it is the best time of day because there are few passers by along the narrow pavement, and because the darker street doesn't present such a complication of reflections ... even so, you have to wait for traffic to pass, but can't avoid the reflections of the brightly lit shops across the street, a vast black screen held behind the camera by a team of assistants also wearing black would be helpful ... i made a technical mistake and should have used a smaller aperture, so sometimes the camera has autofocussed on the window pane rather than on the tableau within ... i'll go back soon and try for some sharper images ... click on these pictures for fuller detail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christen_Andersen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Queen
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17860/17860-h/17860-h.htm#Plate_02
last years christmas windows were on november 10 2007 and november 17 2007
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-mason-windows-on-less-windy_17.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-mason-windows-on-less-windy.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-masons-twelve-drummers.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-masons-ten-lords-leaping.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-masons-eight-maids-milking.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-masons-six-geese-laying.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-masons-four-calling-birds.html
http://emotionalblackmailers.blogspot.com/2007/11/fortnum-and-masons-two-turtle-doves-and.html