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The Sharks will play 41 road games in 29 different North American cities this season. First up will be trips to Vancouver, St. Louis and Dallas. Here's how I rank the towns for the hockey buzz and more.
At Vancouver - October 10
On a clear day there is no city more beautiful in the entire NHL than Vancouver, British Columbia. Considering that it's a mere 2 ½ hour flight from the Bay Area, this should be a must stop for any Sharks fan considering a roadie. (You can also drive it in a 16 hour marathon day). Think of San Francisco with snow capped mountains and even more cultural diversity. And think hockey. If you're wondering just how important the Canucks are to the average Vancouverite, imagine what the Green Bay Packers mean to the average citizen of Wisconsin. And then multiply that by 2. I'm a runner so I always schedule a jog around the world famous Stanley Park Seawall. It's a 10-kilometer loop around Canada's version of Central Park in Manhattan. Even if you're not a runner its an amazing walk or bike ride.
Randy's Roadie Rank : #2 - Amazing beauty, the best fresh salmon anywhere and very passionate hockey fans.
Well, you don't see that every night!
That just might be the understatement of the season. What Sharks 19-year-old rookie forward Tomas Hertl did at SAP Center on Tuesday was nothing short of incredible. He scored his first National Hockey League hat trick in only his third game and then added a fourth goal that just might hold up as the NHL goal of the year.
Who saw any of this coming? Who saw the Sharks fall behind the NY Rangers 1-0 in the first period and then score six unanswered goals and eventually win by a 9-2 final tally? And who could have even imagined the fourth Hertl goal? Tomas Hertl, that's who! At full speed he cut in front of the Ranger net, put his stick between his legs and roofed a shot off the crossbar and behind helpless New York goaltender Martin Biron. Henrick Lundqvist, the Rangers Vezina Trophy winning starter could only watch from the bench after leaving the game when Hertl made it 4-1 with his first goal of the night.
And then there was Hertl's mother and girlfriend visiting him from his native Prague in the Czech republic. The tears they shed when he scored his third goal and the joy they witnessed all around them when he stunned the sold out arena with a "one for the ages" fourth goal.
Lost somewhat were so many other outstanding performances like Joe Pavelski and Jason Demers three assist nights, the 14 different Sharks players who had points in the game, and 20-year-old Matt Nieto, the first ever California born player drafted by the Sharks who scored his first NHL goal and also finished with a three point night.
It's one of those games we will all never forget. Not the skill, not the brilliance, not the tears of joy.
Like I've said countless times over the years, the best thing about being a broadcaster in the NHL is that every time I go to work I don't know what I'm going to see. What we saw Tuesday night was a game, and a performance for the ages.
I'm Randy Hahn
There's so much to look forward to this NHL season. For starters it'll be a full 82 game season. There will be a Winter Classic outdoor, in fact there will be six outdoor games around the league. And it will be an Olympic season with the hockey's best players gathering in Sochi, Russia in February for a couple of weeks while the NHL takes a break.
For Sharks fans there's plenty to be excited about too. Will the team pick up where it left off in last years playoffs with a high tempo, north-south game? Will Logan Couture continue his ascension to hockey stardom? Can Antti Niemi follow up his best statistical regular season ever with an ever better one? How will Tomas Hertl hold up through a full game season and playoffs?
But let's not forget what ought to be one of the true joys for all Sharks fans for the next 7+ months: Watching Joe Thornton play hockey night in and night out.
Let's face it. From time to time we take Joe Thornton for granted. Ever since he came to San Jose in 2005 in the biggest trade in franchise history, "Jumbo" Joe has rarely disappointed. He is the captain of the team, he is arguably the best player the team has ever had and he is certainly going to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
With over 1100 career points, Joe will most likely crack the top 50 of all-time in that category this season. With a healthy year he could catch and pass Bobby Hull in 48th. His 787 career assists put him 33rd. Soon he will pass the likes of Peter Stastny, Guy Lafleur, Jari Kurri and Mike Modano. He's realistically got a good shot at catching the immortal Alex Delvecchio (25th all-time) by the end of this year.
For my money he is the best passer in the NHL. At 34 years of age Joe still skates extremely well. He works his but off virtually every shift. He dominates play 5 on 5 and on the power play. His first period in Game 3 last spring against LA in the playoffs was the best hockey I've ever seen him play.
Enjoy watching the future Hall of Famer Joe Thornton this season. Here's hoping he's around here well beyond this year. But one thing is certain he won't be around forever.
10 things you might not know about Sharks forward Tommy Wingels:
- He's a member of the Advisory Board of the You Can Play Project, an organization created in the memory of Brendan Burke who was the student-manager on Wingels' Miami University of Ohio team. Burke, who announced to the team he was gay, was killed in an auto accident in February of 2010. You can Play is dedicated to ensuring equality, respect and safety for all athletes, without regard to sexual orientation
- Burke would regularly hang out on football Sunday's with Tommy and his college roommate Justin Vaive, son of former NHL All-Star winger Rick Vaive.
- Wingels was part of a very interesting 2008 NHL Entry Draft for the Sharks. He was selected in the 6th round (177th overall) hardly a shoo-in spot to crack an NHL lineup. Sharks defenseman Jason Demers and goaltending prospect Harri Sateri were also picked in 2008.
10 things you might not know about Sharks goaltender Antti Niemi:
- This past season he lead the NHL in minutes played (2581), tied for the league lead in wins (24) and starts (43) and was third with 1127 saves.
- His new goalie helmet/mask honors Finnish war heroes who fought the invading Soviet Russian army in the Finnish Winter War of 1939-40. The man pictured on his helmet is Chief Commander Gustaf Mannerheim who later became the president of Finland.
- As a member of the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010 he became the first goaltender from Finland ever to win a Stanley Cup.
- While playing junior hockey for Kiekko-Vantaa in Finland he would earn extra money driving the Zamboni at the local rink.
On Sunday in New Jersey the San Jose Sharks hockey department, headed up by General Manager Doug Wilson and Director of Scouting Tim Burke, will go about the task of trying to identify an 18 year old player who they hope can make a huge difference on the ice in the NHL some day. It's a daunting task.
Back in June of 2007 the San Jose Sharks made a trade with the St. Louis Blues and moved up to the 9th position in the first round of the draft where they selected 18-year-old Logan Couture from the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League. That season Couture had managed 78 points in just 54 games and finished second on his team in scoring behind eventual Sharks teammate Jamie McGinn. Logan added eight more points in five playoff games.
Although he had very good offensive numbers, it wasn't numbers alone that convinced the Sharks to use their valuable pick on Couture. Near the end of that 2006-2007 season Couture was banged up with a variety of injuries. But he didn't throw in the towel. He didn't quit. He could have shut down for the year and preserved his draft status. But he didn't worry about that. He kept on going. He played hurt and showed a tremendous amount of dedication and heart to the bitter end. It was when the Sharks scouting staff saw those attributes in a skilled teenage hockey player they were convinced they were making the right choice. What a choice it's turned out to be.
It's the day after the worst day of the season.
The worst day of the season is the day after your team is eliminated from the playoffs. It happens to 29 teams, every year. For some teams that day comes in March or April when they are mathematically eliminated from post-season contention. For one team the worst day of the season happens the day after the Stanley Cup is handed out. Maybe it's just my imagination but "that day" seems even worse after a game 7 elimination like the Sharks endured Tuesday in Los Angeles. Playoff beards disappear, "Sharks Playoff Territory" signs are put away and rally towels get stuffed in a drawer. It's over. The season is done.
But on this day after the worst day of the season it's time to turn the page. The Sharks players and coaches meet for one last time to say goodbye until the fall. Team management begins intense preparation for the upcoming amateur draft and free agency. For the fans there's a leftover sense of what could have been, but soon summertime activities help fill the void left by the absence of Sharks hockey.
To be honest there have been several years when I've been genuinely disappointed and even angry about how the team finished the season. This year it's different. This Sharks team had tons of heart and showed it in 11 terrific playoff games. Yes they came up short. But these weren't "the same old Sharks". This was a team that came together during a most unusual season and then accomplished a number of important individual and team goals along with giving us all many thrilling moments.
This time the day after the worst day of the season is filled with hope and optimism. There's so much to look forward to in October when we'll all pack HP Pavilion again to watch a team that appears to be transforming in so many positive ways.
Thanks for being such faithful fans and thank you for all the kind words that are sent our way about the radio and television broadcasts. It's an honor to know that what we do on the air is so appreciated.
One day there will be a parade in downtown San Jose in June instead of a "day after the worst day of the season" in May!
Obviously the Sharks are going to have to beat Los Angeles in a 7th game on Tuesday night if they're to advance to the NHL's Conference Final round. But in order to get to game 7 they first have to win game 6 on Sunday. And therein lies the dilemma. How can you possibly put that out of your mind if you're a player heading into game 6? How do you place all of your focus on the task at hand?
For the Sharks, in my view, it all comes down to learning from past experiences in this post season and in this series. In the first round against Vancouver the Sharks never seemed to get ahead of themselves. Even heading into what turned out to be the deciding Game 4 they were focused shift-to-shift, period-to-period. In Game 2 of this series against the Kings the Sharks lost their focus late in the third period and suffered a gut wrenching loss. In game 4 they played one of their best playoff periods ever in the first but then had to hang on for dear life at the end of the game. And in game 5 they weren't focused enough on the power play opportunities that they earned and in the end it cost them dearly.
The game 6 lead up for the Sharks is cliché filled. "It's do or die". "Their backs are against the wall". "There's no tomorrow."
The bottom line is focus and learning from past mistakes. If the Sharks can replicate their first period in Game 4 and carry it through three periods, they'll be fine. If they can stay within the moment, within the shift and focus on the good things they've done to get them this far, they'll prevail and there will be a game 7.
But make no mistake. Los Angeles played their best game of the series in Game 5. They seized the opportunity to put the Sharks on the brink of elimination. The Kings are the defending champions. They are not to be taken lightly. Championship teams don't usually let a challenger up off the mat. Game 6 will be the Sharks biggest challenge of this amazing roller coaster of a season.
Back in December of 2007, Joe Thornton made a "no look" backhand pass through a maze of defenders to Patrick Marleau for an amazing goal. On that night my broadcast partner Drew Remenda immediately dubbed it "The Pass". Tuesday night in a series tying 2-1 win over Los Angeles, Joe Thornton had "The Period".
In his 95 playoff games in a teal sweater, the Sharks captain has never had a 20 minute stretch like he did in the first period of game 4. It was like he was literally launched out onto the ice, shot out of a cannon. He was a beast. Thornton was skating circles around his opponents. His legs seemed as fresh as they've ever been. He controlled the puck, put it where he wanted to put it, took it away from whoever had it on the other team. His pass on Brent Burns goal was brilliant. He owned the faceoff circle. He was tenacious. Unstoppable! The Kings' Mike Richards and his linemates had no answer for Joe Thornton. He played that first period like he was 23 instead of 33.
"He's a hell of a leader", said Logan Couture when asked about Thornton's night. "I love playing with him".
So far in the playoffs Joe Thornton has 9 points in 8 games and amazingly has been on the ice for 17 goals scored and only 1 against.
Of course the Sharks are only 6 victories into a grueling journey that requires 16 and they're going to have to be even better than they've been so far if they're to knock off the defending champions. But no matter where this goes from here, in my view, we've been witnessing the best playoff hockey that future Hall of Famer Joe Thornton has ever produced.
I'm Randy Hahn
Up until Thursday, the Sharks hadn't faced much in the way of adversity in this Stanley Cup Playoff year, but they've got a whole lot of it now.
First came the news that Raffi Torres has been suspended for the remainder of the second round as a result of his "illegal" hit on Kings center Jarret Stoll in game 1. Then came the gut wrenching final minutes of a 4-3 loss to LA in game 2. After an awe inspiring four game sweep of the Vancouver Canucks, the Sharks are in an 0-2 hole. Adversity has found them.
Now we get to find out how the Sharks will handle it. They should be well prepared . It wasn't that long ago that the team went through a terrible stretch where they won only 5 of 21 games over all of February and half of March. They weren't looking much like a playoff bound team at all. But as we know they pulled themselves out of it, made a terrific run through the last third of the regular season, and ended up as a 6 seed. They've been through some very tough times together already this year and now things just got tough again.
Yes, the Game 2 loss felt like a kick in the stomach. But I really like what I've seen from the Sharks in these playoffs and in this series. They've got heart. They play hard. They battle. They don't quit. In all honesty we haven't always been able to say all of those things about some past Sharks playoff teams. But I believe this team is different.
There were no excuses offered by any Sharks players nor coach Todd McLellan after game 2. None from Marc Eduard Vlasic who's untimely delay of game penalty helped fuel the Kings stunning comeback and none from captain Joe Thornton.
"They did their job. They got two at home. Now we have to go home and do our job," said Thornton.
The job at hand is to face that adversity head on. And these Sharks appear to have the heart to get the job done.


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Juventus, who won all 19 home matches on their way to a third successive league title, completed their campaign with 102 points after winning 33, drawing three and losing two of their 38 games.
They finished 17 points clear of AS Roma, who slumped to their third successive defeat when they lost 1-0 at Genoa after a late goal by Giannis Fetfatzidis.
AC Milan, who finished with a 2-1 win over Sassuolo, will miss out on European football next season after Parma took the final Europa League spot in the only outstanding issue to be settled.
Parma (58 points) clinched sixth place with a 2-0 win over relegated Livorno to finish one point ahead of Torino, who twice came from behind to draw 2-2 at fourth-placed Fiorentina, and Milan.
Amauri scored both Parma goals while Marcelo Larrondo and Jasmin Kurtic scored for Torino after Fiorentina led through a Giuseppe Rossi penalty and Ante Rebic.
Rossi's penalty was his second goal in 10 days since the injury-plagued Italy striker returned from his latest knee problem which had sidelined him since January.
Sulley Muntari and Nigel de Jong scored in the first half hour for Milan in what could have been coach Clarence Seedorf's final match in charge.
Club president Silvio Berlusconi has said he has not made up his mind about Seedorf's future even though the Dutchman has overseen a significant improvement in results since taking over in January.
Inter Milan, who finished fifth, completed an unhappy season by losing 2-1 at Chievo while Rafa Benitez's Napoli, in third, thrashed Verona 5-1 with two goals each from Dries Mertens and Duvan Zapata and one from Jose Callejon.
Already relegated Catania bade farewell to Serie A with a 2-1 win over Atalanta thanks to Gonzalo Bergessio's stoppage- time penalty.
Juventus went ahead through a Marco Silvestri own goal in the eighth minute and Fernando Llorente and Claudio Marchisio struck before halftime.
Before and during the match, Juventus fans appealed to coach Antonio Conte not to leave the club.
Around 1,000 fans gathered in front of the team's hotel outside Turin before the game, holding banners asking him to stay.
Similar banners, plus a huge drawing of the feisty coach, were held aloft by supporters in the stadium during the match.
According to Italian media, Conte feels he has taken the team as far as they can go and is reported to have demanded an overhaul of the side to continue. Negotiations are due to take place early next week.
"I just want to concentrate on what we achieved this season and over three years," he said.
"I don't want anyone taking any phrases out of context and turning them into a boomerang.
Victor Ibarbo nearly spoiled the party when his drive was turned away by Gianluigi Buffon in the opening minutes.
Juventus went ahead after Andrea Pirlo's free kick hit the underside of the crossbar and ricocheted into the net off Cagliari goalkeeper Silvestri.
The goal was originally awarded to Pirlo by Serie A's official website, which later changed it to a Silvestri own goal.
Llorente tapped in the second from close range after Cagliari failed to clear a corner and Marchisio blasted the third after spinning past his marker with a superb piece of close control in the penalty area.
Silvestri made a brilliant save to stop a low Kwadwo Asamoah shot just before halftime before Juventus strolled through the second half.
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PROVIDENCE - The La Salle boys soccer team had a big day Tuesday as the Rams clinched the Interscholastic League Division I regular-season title and also earned a ranking in the National Soccer Coaches Association's Top 25 Boys High School National Poll.
The Rams, who upped their Interscholastic League record to 12-0-1 on Tuesday with an 8-0 victory over East Providence were ranked 24th in the national poll that was released on Tuesday. St. Benedict's Prep of Newark, N.J., is the top-ranked team in the country.
The Rams were also ranked third in Region 1 behind Greenwich, Conn., High and Needham, Mass., High.
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Teachers and students from schools of all levels are fanning across the state today as part of a "day of action" that started with discussions at UC Berkeley and spread across the country.
Rallies are scheduled around California, as well as in some other states. The protests follow months of growing unrest throughout the state's educational institutions, including violent clashes between demonstrators and police at UC Berkeley in the fall and last week.
Grievances have ranged from union contract disputes to steep student-fee hikes at the California State University and University of California systems. Each university lost hundreds of millions in state funding in 2009, and California's 110 community colleges estimate they have lost 200,000 students who have been unable to get the classes they need.
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CONCORD — Dozens of parents, teachers and students showed up outside Monte Gardens Elementary in Concord this morning to hear a representative of the California Teachers' Association, local legislators and other officials speak about the importance of education in California. Cuts leave California schools with $2,000 less per student than those in other states, they said.
State Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan and Senator Mark DeSaulnier both said they have voted against cuts to education. Emergency legislation being pushed forward today in Sacramento could threaten another $800 million in funding for K-12 education, DeSaulnier said.
"Public education is the priority," he said. "We have horrible choices. But in these tough times, you've got to protect the kids, because if we're ever going to get out of this, we've got to have a well-educated workforce."
Steven Lawrence, Superintendent of the Mt. Diablo school district, said schools will conduct emergency drills at 8:30 a.m. to demonstrate the disastrous effects budget cuts are having on education. He said principals informed parents through automated phone messages last night that students were encouraged to participate in before- and after-school activities, but were expected to stay in class during the day. The teachers' union has also stressed to educators that students are not supposed to leave school. Some students had said they planned to walk out after lunch.
Estelle Portugal, the mother of a 7-year-old second-grader at Monte Gardens, said she showed up at the early morning rally because she has seen how much harder it is for her child to receive individualized attention in a class that has swollen from 20 to 33 students.
"We need more teachers so the kids can get a better education," she said.
BERKELEY — About 80 students are blocking Sather Gate on campus, holding signs bearing slogans including "Instruction not Construction," "Spanish students for public education," and "Reclaim our university."
A Japanese student brought to the rally six Japanese students who traveled from Japan representing the All-Japan Federation of Student Self Government Associations.
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SANTA CRUZ — Students have blocked both entrances to the UC Santa Cruz campus and began marching near the base of campus as the March 4 Day of Action began.
Western Drive is blocked as dozens of students have lined the road stopping traffic. At Western and High drivers and students interact as drivers make their plea to gain access through their neighborhood and onto campus. Those wishing access and onto campus are mostly denied including a sobbing health care worker, though those who say they live in Bonny Doon are allowed through. A contractor at the UCSC arboretum was denied access, which resulted in a strong exchange of words. He vowed to never hire any of the students again. He parked his vehicle and walked onto campus.
When asked why they didn't let the health care worker through Mollie Kraemer, a student from Davis, said "well it's tricky situation and we're doing the best we can. One of the benefits and the faults is the majority decides."
At 7:40 a.m. a Volvo sedan driver on High Street got into an altercation with students. A student jumped on the hood of the car while another smashed the rear window of the sedan as two UCSC police officers stood nearby. No one was detained though the driver pulled over and was talking to the officer. He was attempting to drive through the line to go downhill from High Street onto Western.
Jeff Duncan of Felton, who works for the facilities department at the Baskins School of Engineering, said he had given up on getting into campus and was trying to get out of the area. The students surrounded his car and when he wouldn't roll down his window, they started battering his car and broke his back window.
"It's kind of ridiculous. I totally sympathize with their cause and I wasn't trying to get onto campus," Duncan said.
UCSC police declined to comment on the incident, but said there have been few skirmishes.
DUBLIN — About 75 parents, students, teachers and administrations gathered outside Dublin High School. Cars honked in support of protesters, who carried signs with messages such as "Cuts hurt" and "More work, less pay."
"We are beyond bare bones right now. This is unconscionable," said Dublin Superintendent Steve Hanke, referring to the more than $10 million in cuts the district has had to make during the past two years.
Dublin Unified faces another $7 million in cuts over the next two years.
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CONCORD — Numerous schools have pushed up their regular spring fire and disaster drills and will instead stage them today in what demonstrators hope will signify the "disastrous" cuts facing public education in the state. Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District are staging a district-wide drill about 8:30 a.m.
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Oilers prospect Rajala fits in with the WHL
After starting camp with a knee injury, Toni Rajala gets back on track with the Wheat Kings
Tuesday, 10.13.2009 / 2:10 PM MT / Future Watch
By Kristi Hennessy - edmontonoilers.com
|Toni Rajala's Brandon Wheat Kings faced off against the Edmonton Oil Kings on Monday afternoon. (photo: Dylan Lynch / Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club)
Rajala says that having the chance to play in the Memorial Cup did help his decision of playing for the Brandon Wheat Kings this season. He feels that his speed from playing in Finland will help him when learning the North American Hockey style.
"Of course, we are the host team for the Memorial Cup! But we're going to have to play better. We have lost three games now so today we have to win." Rajala said.
"I have to get a little bit stronger. This game is a little faster and I think that has helped me a lot." He said about playing in the WHL.
Toni Rajala, signed a three-year entry level contract with the Oilers after being drafted by the club in the fourth round, 101st overall, at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He was taken by the Brandon Wheat Kings in the 14th overall selection of the 2009 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.
The 5'10", 163-pound right winger from Parkano, Finland, is coming off a great season having played on four different teams. He played on three different junior levels and then onto Ilves Tampere of the Finnish Elite League, playing in 21 games with two goals and three assists for five points.
Rajala played for Finland in three international tournaments, including the 2009 World Junior Hockey Championship and the 2009 World Under-18 Hockey Championships in Fargo, North Dakota, where he was named the tournament's top forward with 10 goals and nine assists in six games. He played on a line with Mikael Granlund and Teemu Pulkkinen. Rajala's 19 points was one more than Ovechkin scored at the 2002 tournament.
Rajala finished with a tournament-best plus-10, and his shootout goal in a 5-4 win against Canada clinched the bronze medal for Finland. Be sure to follow Toni Rajala on this year's World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan.
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On tap: Gilbert and Lorraine Castellanos & Cajeta
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Gilbert Castellanos & Cajeta
When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4
Where: The Back Room@98 Bottles, 2400 Kettner Blvd., downtown
Tickets: $15
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San Diego has given birth to many distinctive bands through the years, including a number featuring husband-and-wife musicians. But it's difficult to recall any quite like Cajeta, which features top jazz trumpeter Gilbert Castellanos and his wife, Lorraine (who is now working on her master's degree in classical guitar performance at SDSU).
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–, Sunday, November, 11, 2012, (11:48am)
A stunning gallery of WWII images assembled by Pavel Kosenko. Many further brilliant images may be found here. Do take a look.
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Most excellent! I doubt the USA will ever have another generation of patriots such as these.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (12:22pm)
Mon 12 Nov 12 (07:47pm)
I wonder how future America will remember them after the Democrats have finished "radically transforming" your country?
What no hard hats, high vis shirts or safety goggles! They all seem so squeaky clean too!
Sun 11 Nov 12 (12:52pm)
I love the perfect manicures on the women. Rich colors, but also demonstrates that propaganda is not a new art.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (01:18pm)
Stunning images. The B-25 is awesome.
Americans would do well to remember how great they were then, and reflect on the reasons why.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (01:21pm)
Sun 11 Nov 12 (01:54pm)
Stunning indeed. To see the weave of the cloth and the fine detail of women's makeup almost places you in the photograph. These are some of the most remarkable colour photos I have ever seen.
Though not as visually stunning as your WW2 photos, this is one of my favourite photos from the Great War:
It is LT Downes from B Coy 29 Bn addressing his men in between battles while advancing up the Morcourt Valley in August 1918. They had been fighting on the Western Front for over two years at that point and were at the peak of their combat capability. They fought with rifles, machine guns, bayonets and shovels.
Note that PTE Horace Towers died on 11 Nov 1918.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (02:32pm)
Sun 11 Nov 12 (03:48pm)
Jupes, that link to the photo isn't working.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (09:28am)
here is the proper link
Great photos.
I found it physically impossible not to read the captions in the cultured British/Australian accent of a 1950's radio announcer.
Tally Ho!
Sun 11 Nov 12 (02:55pm)
Try again link.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (03:55pm)
Is it just me or has the art of photography diminished proportionately with the advance in technology. There is nothing quite as compelling to study over and over again than these old images taken on large format cameras with such extraordinary care over composition and lighting.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (05:44pm)
Sun 11 Nov 12 (06:52pm)
It is not just you, David. I take a keen interest in photography and I will not entertain anything digital as "art". The greatest photographers of the last century (eg, Ansel Adams) did not use digital. Instead of taking a zillion pics, hoping that one may be OK, they spent hours waiting for the perfect opportunity for just one picture.
Obviously because digital was not available, so this is a bit circular. Digital, for example, cannot be blown up to poster size. Nor can it be stored in a frame on the mantlepiece for very long, as it relies on ink.
I am not a gambler, but I bet most digital images will be lost within 20 or so years - unlike the pics as we see here.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (07:04pm)
It's not just the large format color images either. No one takes pictures of real life like they did back when black and white was the only format that newspapers could use. I'm talking about incomparable photographers like the famous Weegee.
Sun 11 Nov 12 (07:58pm)
I think a lot of the problem is that a lot of people don't fully understand that more mega pixels do not automatically a better picture make.
If you are taking photos through cheap glass then it high res rubbish looks pretty much the same as low res rubbish, just you can zoom in deeper.
Have a look at the B-25 column in Tim's third link. You have exceptional sharpness and depth of field in that shot with next to no sign of chromatic aberration (purple fringing). I think it is safe to assume that the lenses used in most of these photos are better quality then most people here will or have ever owned.
(and I want one!!! They so pretty!!!! :D )
Mon 12 Nov 12 (12:21am)
The children and theirs see me use the viewfinder and ask "Why are you doing THAT?" and I tell them "Composing the photo. I cannot see what I'm shooting on those screens." "Uh?" they mutter.
Angie says:
"they spent hours waiting for the perfect opportunity for just one picture"
and what you get is the splendid quality shots Tim has found for us.
Haven't they done marvelously well with their lighting in some very dark places? (I delight in Clint Eastwood's excellent use of light and shadow)
I'm fortunate to have some beautiful Canon cameras - the T90 and T70 from the late '80s are a joy to use, after one spends years understanding how. I didn't know where to start when I relented, accepted progress and bought my first 40D - you need to be an astrophysicist to pilot it.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (05:58am)
Holy cow… where to begin?
Digital images are routinely "blown up to poster size" in the real world, including commercial advertising work. Have been for years. And as good as, or better than, the best equivalent film product.
I know any number of digital photographers who do "spen[d] hours waiting for the perfect opportunity for just one picture". Don't confuse some hardware feature with the user's choosing whether or not to use it.
Digital images can very well be printed out on archival processes, exactly like your most-cherished forms of classical photographers. The vast majority of film images done since Fox Talbot haven't survived; what you're looking at is a tiny fraction of what's left, with most of the complete dreck tossed out.
Near the end of his life, Ansel Adams was looking forward with great interest toward digital imaging. He was also working with various Polaroid self developing films. During most of his life, most of his work was mundane commercial product photography; how in the world do you suppose he paid for his trips to Yosemite and the like to do the work he's remembered for?
According to Adams in 1983:
"As 'reality' is out of the question, I can indulge myself with the explorations of the 'unreal' color which may or may not have intriguing aesthetic effects. I would not want 'post card' realism, but I would enjoy 'enhancements' of the colors which I fear is not possible with conventional materials today.... The scope of control with the electronic image has not been explored, but I feel confident astonishing developments await us in this area."
For that matter, he continuously changed the way he printed out his famous pictures. Take a look some time, for example, how he changed the way he printed "Moonrise over Taos" over 20+ years. There are huge changes in how it's presented.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (09:12am)
One of my favourites is Winston O. Link, who produced a series of stunning B & W images of steam trains at night. It was the 50s, if I recall correctly. Saw a TV doco showing the extraordinary efforts he went to with multiple flash sources to produce just one image of a train speeding past scenes of contemporary America. One that really stuck in my mind had a public swimming pool as the foreground.
Quite brilliant.
Hang on, is that woman in photo 7 playing with aluminium swarf!?!?
What is this? The before photo of a Darwin Award winner?
'October 1942, Annette del Sur of Long Beach California was found dead just outside her place of work after suffering major blood loss from lacerations to the hands and neck. It seems Annette was playing with the razor sharp aluminium swarf earlier because she and her photographer friend thought they looked pretty.'
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Mon 12 Nov 12 (12:02am)
You're a shocker MudCrab!!!
Great photo's, if people liked these, then recommend they try and have a look of some of the colour film from North American Aviation's P-51 production line, awesome on a whole number of levels.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (01:34am)
Wow, that was great - especially the photos of the B-25.
My dad was aircrew on B-25s in the RAF in 1944. He was part of the Empire Air Training Scheme.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (08:51am)
A lot of women stepped up in a remarkable effort to win the war. I'll bet not a one of them ever thought they needed a President to care for them cradle to grave.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (10:56am)
Amazing to think the US government expenditure now is higher than during the 1940's war effort.... but with almost nothing to show for it.
Heck of a job, Baz.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (11:43am)
A superb set of photographs.
It's interesting that the real-life "Rosie the Riveters" looked as attractive as they could under the circumstances, unlike the masculine "Rosie the Riveter" in the famous poster.
Mon 12 Nov 12 (11:55am)
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As anyone who has used eBay.com knows, the site is unlike any other. It is wide-ranging, its use is not intuitive and newcomers aren't necessarily able to figure out right off the bat how to proceed. A year ago, eBay tested live chat to help users in three categories: visitors, inactive registrants and active users. Live chat boosted activity in all three groups, Borenstein said, converting visitors to registered users, re-activating the inactives and increasing the activity of active users.
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EBay is a fan of another kind of chat as well--chat rooms, Borenstein said. "Chat rooms are a tremendously important way to communicate with your customers," she said. The benefit is that customers talk about their experiences or something they want to do and it gets other excited, she said. "Any way you can get chat rooms on your site, so it; it helps the wildfire spread," she said.
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The Dragons, will it really fix everything?
Posted 02 December 2013 - 10:54 PM
If you would please watch this video by WoodenPotatoes to understand exactly what I mean with having my view changed:
I think this is dead on right, do we REALLY want the next step to be the dragons or some deep lore when the LS is so underwhelming and kind of poorly done? They are testing the waters, and I think the worst thing they can do right now is go start on the elder dragons, we all know how extremely disappointing that story already was(Zaithan).
What's your thoughts about this?
Posted 02 December 2013 - 11:00 PM
Posted 02 December 2013 - 11:07 PM
Admittedly, the storytelling was not the best. There were no teasers for future content. No questions to entice us for future episodes. Just one year long "WTF?" trying to understand the point of anything.
Hopefully for LS 2.0 they'll have worked the kinks out of the model and have a more engaging story. But we SHOULD want them to get the formula right (or decide to bag it altogether) before they tackle deeper lore, and potentially do irrevocable damage to it.
Posted 02 December 2013 - 11:54 PM
Edited by Hybarf Tics, 02 December 2013 - 11:54 PM.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 12:05 AM
On the bright side, Anet has more than likely learned a few lessons by now. I think they can handle it. Once they finish Scarlet's story, I expect the LS to get better, regardless of the plot. Anet, to me, has rarely hit it out of the park with the LS. But what they do have is a good track record of slowly getting better over time and sometimes learning from past mistakes. I say go for it.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 12:09 AM
Now THAT'S a villain.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 08:17 AM
Dragons are boring, Scarlet is boring, anything other than already established GW lore is boring to me. So far the story has done nothing but made me facepalm every time. I literally cannot stand it, couldn't bring myself to do the main story or any LS at all more than once whereas in GW1 I could easily recreate a character just to experience the epic journey many, many times over.
I know dragons were in GW1, but what I mean is the elder dragons. They are just so impersonal, lifeless, and have no personality. They ATTEMPTED to give Zhaitan one through his minions but failed on every level.
Edited by rukia, 03 December 2013 - 08:18 AM.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 09:44 AM
But I agree. There's nothing really "wrong" with the stage they've set with the Dragons, Scarlet, or what have you. The problem has everything to do with implementation, and I have not cared for how they've done with Scarlet, let alone the latter majority of the "personal story". There's still the potential of doing a 180 and having the Dragons, Scarlet, or any major pieces of the setting be filled with intrigue, depth, and an overall satisfying story.
I admit that to an extent, I'm "glad" that their efforts have been going into Scarlet (I say that in the same way I'd say "good thing the tornado totaled my garage and not my house"). I dont like to think what could've happened to the other pieces of lore they've set (imagine them ruining the mystique of the Wizard's Tower!). But I still think they're trying to make the best out of a bad situation, when I'd rather they *get out of* that bad situation.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 01:02 PM
Hybarf Tics, on 02 December 2013 - 11:54 PM, said:
I don't know, I really DON'T want to see that. My opinion of this is that if they want to deal with elder dragons they need to do it right, and the only way to do that in my eyes is through expansions so they have good amount of time to figure it all out. The LS can bring much great to the game but I am going to be so disappointed if they ruin yet another elder dragon. Waiting 2 weeks for 15 mins of content is just not worth it.
I'm honestly scared of how the forums are going to look once they do that with the elder dragons.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 01:18 PM
Posted 03 December 2013 - 02:14 PM
That said, Dragons won't save the game if the writing for them is just as sloppy as with Scarlet and Zhaitan.
Edited by Featherman, 03 December 2013 - 02:17 PM.
Posted 03 December 2013 - 07:56 PM
They should just relaxed and started makin` something well thought out deep story wise, no matter how hard you try you simply cannot create anything useful in such a short amount of time. I don`t like Scarlet but to be honest WoodenPotato has a point she looks like that and act`s just because speed process of creation and not nearly enough background.
Well i hope Anet learned the lesson being different does not really mean you should wear your clothes backwards it just means you need to charm people with your intelligence and your personality !
Doing something stupid will get you noticed right away, but doing good stuff eventually brings you to spotlight and it`s much better simply because then you stay remembered for times to come !!!
I never doubt Anet can do this but this all excursion with LS just told me that they lack strong leadership and decision making they have while they have been creating GW1 !
Posted 03 December 2013 - 09:31 PM
Echou, on 03 December 2013 - 01:18 PM, said:
I feel that the only saving grace for the Scarlet storyline would be to relate or end it with a dragon related event. Perhaps she is slain, and some form of "cosmic disorder" causes the attention or revival of a certain dragon or its spawn. It may be a crappy conclusion to a crappy storyline, but at least it sets up a new storyline that is hopeful.
A dragon based storyline would not only fit the game much better, but would allow for many varied branches of both content and sub-stories. A group of necromancers attempting to gather information from Orr, whilst the Vigil may be holding off to LA, while the Order is collecting samples, all during a raid on a major location in the world, or an entirely new location. It will not only allow Arenanet to leave this bubble of collect and kill content, but may allow them to also create occasional "fluff" updates (children of Divinity's reach band together to create minipet arenas, or the Asura want to provide fighting simulation trials in the form of Polymock).
One can hope, eh?
Posted 03 December 2013 - 10:26 PM
davadude, on 03 December 2013 - 09:31 PM, said:
She'll end up being a dragon champion for sure.
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Posted 04 December 2013 - 01:16 AM
They have to go back to the GW1 roots.
Posted 04 December 2013 - 01:26 AM
ExplosivePinata, on 04 December 2013 - 01:16 AM, said:
They have to go back to the GW1 roots.
Not to mention that I think it would be nice to see something that isn't very cliche at this point. Let's see if they have any originality in them at all and can come up with e proper villain that isn't trying to destroy the world just because.
Unfortunately, while the dragons are there and should be used at some point, they are the ultimate in fantasy cliche bad guys.
Posted 04 December 2013 - 02:58 AM
El Duderino, on 04 December 2013 - 01:26 AM, said:
Unfortunately, while the dragons are there and should be used at some point, they are the ultimate in fantasy cliche bad guys.
Not even cliche bad guys, it's now bad guy stereotype zones. Kessex Hills used to be a beautiful zone to level alt's in. Now it's this hideous ugly version of Orr. Why can't they change the mold and make bad guys want to have good looking zones instead of just boring monochromatic yawnable ones.
Like Handsome Jack in BL2 for example. He seemed like he wanted to create something. In GW2 the Krait/Scarlet bollocks are just like they wanna make things ugly and overnight cheap looking just for the sake of it because the employees are incapable of anything else.
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