Today, I was walking in Long Island City and came across this beautiful street art mural found on the wall of the Rockaway Brewing Company!  Take a look at the video after the break.

Here’s the video — sorry for the little jerkiness in the movement as I was walking — I was bumping into trees planted in the sidewalk behind me.  It’s fun how all the mural images run together into each other to tell a text story in viewing.

I also learned it’s hard to walk a straight line in front of you while aiming an iPhone 5S camera to the side of you.

Have a good weekend!

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  1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David Boles says:

    Love the Art! Thanks for taking time out of your lunch to make another keen video for us!

    1. Janna Sweenie – East Coast – Janna teaches -- and tutors online -- American Sign Language! She also writes ASL books! She works for the Great State of New York. Janna enjoys writing for the Boles Blogs Network every chance she gets! She is also a live streamer on Boles.tv and a founder of the ASL Opera interpreting project!
      Janna Sweenie says:

      Making videos is fun! I almost bumped into a guy while walking the movie. We avoided each other right at the last second and he was nice enough to bounce by behind me to get by.

    1. Janna Sweenie – East Coast – Janna teaches -- and tutors online -- American Sign Language! She also writes ASL books! She works for the Great State of New York. Janna enjoys writing for the Boles Blogs Network every chance she gets! She is also a live streamer on Boles.tv and a founder of the ASL Opera interpreting project!
      Janna Sweenie says:

      Yeah, thanks! Video needs a lot of light to look really good. Sunshine is the better than subway lights.

  3. I have always found natural light to be the best – but it is not always available. Subway lights like street lights and indoor lighting come in different colors and the real pros can spot what they are and compensate accordingly. I have very little video shooting eperience I can only imagine that would make things even more complicated .

    1. Janna Sweenie – East Coast – Janna teaches -- and tutors online -- American Sign Language! She also writes ASL books! She works for the Great State of New York. Janna enjoys writing for the Boles Blogs Network every chance she gets! She is also a live streamer on Boles.tv and a founder of the ASL Opera interpreting project!
      Janna Sweenie says:

      I’m the same way. The subway video is a little dark and blurry. Somewhat chalky. If I turned on the light on my iPhone that might have helped a little.

      1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
        David Boles says:

        Here’s a lovely Janna shot from yesterday:

        https://twitter.com/DavidBoles/status/472080824263651328

        The sun was behind her, and so Sweetleaf was in shadow. The reflected cars in the street have more illumination and definition than the storefront.

        But, what can one do when the sun is high in the sky and you can’t move the subject? You do just as Janna did — nothing, except take a photo with great composure — and an iPhone light would not have made a difference in that situation. Sometimes shadows can be fixed in editing. Sometimes the shadows just work — even with the sun flare! SMILE!

  4. I think that is a great shot – the vehicle reflections give added definition to the piece – they make it much more “real”.

    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David Boles says:

      Yes! That’s a good way to put it. The reflected cars create depth of field beyond the shadows.

      This is Janna’s best subway shot. The drummer was right under a pool of light:

      https://twitter.com/DavidBoles/status/468747405681127424

      Love this, all-in-sun she took of the flower bike:

      https://twitter.com/DavidBoles/status/468430891287445504

      This bright, over-exposed field of children at play sings with sunlight:

      https://twitter.com/DavidBoles/status/468423845867573248

    1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
      David Boles says:

      Me, too! It’s a delicate moment caught at just the right time.

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