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James of al-Barran
  • 49, Male
  • Albuquerque
  • United States
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Darn... I'm always a day late on these things. Photo shoots and now motorcycles rides; I will have to pay closer attention.
September 5
Ride a bike? want a bike? just like talking about 'em? This group is for you.
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I have an outside and laymans perspective of the VLJ and Eclipse episode in Albuquerque. I was (and still am) so excited they moved here and want them to succeed. The entire concept is exciting and makes me want more because it's a story from scie...
May 6
Thanks for the invite, but, it is my drill weekend. Take lots of photos to share!
May 1

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Where I Live:
Albuquerque, Bel Air neighborhood
About Me:
update: 4 June 2008. I just found out I like posting blogs with pictures.

I'm an old, married guy and my kids are almost gone. I like digital photography, history, reading, shooting and the internet. I'm in the SCA, but I haven't been able to play in a couple of years.

I grew up and lived in Albuquerque most of my life and never want to leave it again.My kids are going to the same schools my brothers and I did and I live on the same street when we moved off Kirtland in 73.
Relationship Status:
Married
My Website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9575673@N08/sets/
What I'm Reading:
Honor Harrington series
The Last 100 Yards: H. John Poole
What I'm Listening To:
Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Curtis Sliwa, Randi Rhodes, The Lionel Show
A fun weekend for me is checking into a motel with a couple of cases of beer, a few gallons of wine and watching Mel Brooks and Steve Martin movies. I had enough camping, hiking and walks on the beach when I was in the Marines ;-)


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December 24th, 1776 and 1814



General George Washington, with his 2400 men and 18 guns, crossed the Delaware River to attack 1400 Hessians commanded by Colonel Rahl (Rall by some accounts).

The Hessian mercenaries, fighting for the British, were surprised and defeated in a matter of an hour and a half.… Continue

Posted on December 24, 2008 at 5:49pm — 1 Comment

James of al-Barran

The Gospel According To John (Moses Browning)

John Moses Browning was perhaps the finest firearms designer, ever. His designs continue to work and to serve almost 100 years after they were created. There is an ongoing controversy about the reliability and safety of current 1911s vs. other "modern" pistols and I think this about sums the situation up.

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Posted on December 20, 2008 at 8:56pm —

James of al-Barran

The Man in the Arena; by Theodore Roosevelt... one of my Heroes!



Man in the Arena

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat a… Continue

Posted on December 20, 2008 at 7:06pm — 2 Comments

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Memorials along I-25

I left work a little early on Friday and stopped along the way to photograph these memorials people leave. It was a lot more dangerous that I thought it would be and I'm not going to even try the ones between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. I missed about half of them between Belen and Albuquerque because I couldn't safely pull over and get a picture.

I've been wanting to do this for a couple of years and am glad I was finally able to do it. Perhaps using a motorcycle would be safer or having someone… Continue

Posted on November 23, 2008 at 1:10pm — 12 Comments

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Napoleon graduated from boot camp and SOI...

He's a great kid and I'm so very proud of him!

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Posted on November 18, 2008 at 11:04pm — 1 Comment

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At 8:59pm on June 25, 2009, Joe said…
Jim, went to check out the mastiff site, the only thing i don't like is that they don't have vids of the dogs in action, i want to see the dog move, but yes, they are beautiful dogs.
At 7:45pm on June 23, 2009, Joe S Sausage said…
Hey Jim, so w/ regard to the Teddy Roosevelt quote about critics, I have had experience @ dog trial where there were of course the typical know-it-all-do-nothings, a fellow competitor and the judge say that i was a bit down and said to me, hey remember you were on the field, not in the stands!!
At 4:38pm on April 29, 2009, The War Experience Project said…
Jim,

Thanks for your service. I'm a disabled veteran myself and coming to ABQ in August from the 14-21 to attend the Department of the Army's Post Deployment Health Convention. I have an project I started, the website is www.warep.com

If you're interested to participate by painting a uniform, or know any vets that you could pass the word onto let me know. You could come and take photos of the exhibit or workshops too if you want.

Thanks.

Rick
At 7:11pm on March 19, 2009, roadrunner lady said…
I will keep your troops in my prayers. I still feel like a weenie for not getting a shot day together but I am going to try again when the dust clears. There are just so many good folks i want to meet!
At 4:46pm on March 19, 2009, roadrunner lady said…
Hey James, I love it! Many have told me about it but I haven't been south in a while. How are things with you?
At 4:22pm on December 24, 2008, Adelita said…
Happy Holidays!
At 11:56am on November 29, 2008, Khan said…
Fellow NM Photographer!

I know I already wrote you about this, but I decided to hit a few more photographers' pages with it, too, and I certainly wouldn't want J-a-B to feel otherwise left out, so...

Just a quick note to invite you to Karl Koenig's opening at the Inpost Art Space (at the Outpost Performance Space, 210 Yale SE) this coming Friday evening, 5-8. Karl is a talented photographer who makes images mostly of nature and architecture, the world round. The show will focus on his large format gumoil photographs, a process that he pioneered himself about 20 years ago. The prints are hand pigmented, resulting in amazingly vibrant photographs with a wondrous, almost catastrophic fairy tale quality. I find them highly affecting and unique.

My fellow curator Rob Thalmann and I plan to focus heavily on local photography during our 2 year term there at the Outpost, and this is just the tip of the iceberg for us. Maybe we could even do a DCF photographer's group show there?

Come see the show on the 5th!
At 6:21pm on November 28, 2008, Khan said…
Hey there,

Seein' as how you're the photo man and all (followed your blogs and your Flickr page for some time now), thought you might be interested in this show opening up next Friday (5 Dec) at the Outpost on Yale. Karl makes these really large, vibrant, powerfully colorful gumoil photographs, as well as really subtle photogravures, lots of views from NM and the Midwest, and all manner of interesting images. Thought I'd let you know about it! Cheers.
At 3:46pm on November 18, 2008, Chris K. said…
James,

You have mentioned your daughter might be available for babysitting. My wife (the lovely and talented Raine K.) and I were wondering if she might be available Wednesday the 19th. If you could drop me a line at dckitt@yahoo.com I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,
Chris
At 7:41am on November 18, 2008, roadrunner lady said…
I have 2 lines of prints, limited edition (275 gr paper, archival, hand printed large format, custom frame sized starting at $350 unframed) and an open edition of 11 x 14 sized prints (standard frame size) at a set price of $125 per print. It took me about 9 months to develop how i wanted to get the work out there as well as the time to find printers (i have 2 i work with) who could deliver the quality. I am happy to discuss :)
 
 

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