tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79663013994485498352024-02-08T13:04:04.685-05:00Aloha PhotographerThe personal photoblog of David Parsons, in Quincy, MAAlohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-57052838418341251692015-05-11T22:22:00.000-04:002015-05-11T22:22:43.002-04:00"As If It Were Already Here"<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/17468709506" title="Janet Echelman Art installation by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8827/17468709506_74139fbb43_c.jpg" width="530" height="800" alt="Janet Echelman Art installation"></a>
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Boston native Janet Echelman has an art piece hanging over the Rose Kennedy Greenway.Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-39304778149235846662015-04-27T20:50:00.001-04:002015-04-27T20:50:22.032-04:00Plastic gecko<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/17295239975" title="Plastic gecko by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7699/17295239975_b77a0a3eb5_c.jpg" width="800" height="640" alt="Plastic gecko"></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-84833477616502279642015-04-26T17:02:00.000-04:002015-04-26T17:02:22.930-04:00Pontoon Floats<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/17094808509" title="Pontoon float by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7716/17094808509_2772613f95_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="Pontoon float"></a>
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Pontoon floats on a floating platform that has be taken out of the water.Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Quincy, MA, USA42.25350543762044 -70.98821818828582842.253137937620437 -70.988848688285827 42.253872937620443 -70.987587688285828tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-87678164362480794042015-04-23T22:06:00.002-04:002015-04-23T22:06:51.064-04:00Quincy Adams starcase<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/17239446845" title="Quincy Adams staircase by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7649/17239446845_c156931246_c.jpg" width="530" height="800" alt="Quincy Adams staircase"></a>
Quincy Adams MBTA station is designed in the Brutalist style, with lots of exposed concrete showing form marks. This stairway shows that it was meant to have an aesthetic to it, rather than a simple utilitarian design. It suffers from neglect and abuse.Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-43348572822709174782015-04-05T18:00:00.000-04:002015-04-05T18:00:25.801-04:00Air Conditioning condensers<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/17045238562" title="Giant AC units at Foxwoods Casino by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8718/17045238562_fcaabc5978_c.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="Giant AC units at Foxwoods Casino"></a>
Four giant AC condensers at Foxwoods Casino. Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-23570181912809121312015-03-28T21:08:00.004-04:002015-03-28T21:10:44.668-04:00The Charles River passes under the Leveritt Connector<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/15638692685" title="Charles River under Leveritt Connector by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3955/15638692685_cfdb7d8d71_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="Charles River under Leveritt Connector"></a>
Natural features pass under and around man made objects, seemingly without our notice. After 400 years of occupation though, not too many things can be said to be natural anymore. Water will always find it's own way to the sea, no matter how we try to contain it.Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-7478555521645289892015-03-23T22:13:00.000-04:002015-03-23T22:13:13.549-04:00Chinese New Year, Boston<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/16687769141" title="Boston Chinese New Year 2015 by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8605/16687769141_5669363b98_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="Boston Chinese New Year 2015"></a><p>
I saw a lot of people taking pictures at this year's Chinese New Year in Boston. Lots of cell phones, a few tablets. It's an interesting phenomenon how people always have a way to record the world around them. I wouldn't have thought a few years ago how ubiquitous they'd be in such a short time.Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-22732088085298685352015-03-22T21:48:00.001-04:002015-03-22T21:48:40.181-04:00Carson Beach, South Boston<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/16490687448" title="Carson Beach, South Boston by David Parsons, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8672/16490687448_86e68ced69_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="Carson Beach, South Boston"></a>
Carson Beach in South Boston. The beach is frozen over with snow from several large storms from this record breaking winter. Even so, there are hints of summer with the volleyball net still in place, as if taunting us to come back to the beach.Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-81632951043940398812013-08-15T19:44:00.000-04:002013-08-15T19:44:21.408-04:00Startrails over Quincy<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/9517971437/" title="Quincy Startrails by alohadave, on Flickr"><img alt="Quincy Startrails" height="530" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2855/9517971437_7e08416813_c.jpg" width="800" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-59474249420773533292013-08-11T20:02:00.002-04:002013-08-11T20:02:51.146-04:00Dragonfly on post<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/9343426121/" title="Buttonwood Dragonfly by alohadave, on Flickr"><img alt="Buttonwood Dragonfly" height="530" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3822/9343426121_d513d190cc_c.jpg" width="800" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Griswold, CT, USA41.551402324450244 -71.88418865203857441.549916824450243 -71.886710152038575 41.552887824450245 -71.881667152038574tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-46286560440659920732013-08-10T17:45:00.000-04:002013-08-10T17:45:18.667-04:00Buttonwood Sunflower<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/9346182538/" title="Buttonwood Sunflowers by alohadave, on Flickr"><img alt="Buttonwood Sunflowers" height="530" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/9346182538_6805cdb5c6_c.jpg" width="800" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Griswold, CT, USA41.55175560133366 -71.88390970230102541.550270101333659 -71.886431202301026 41.553241101333661 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Scenes" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8381663947_5b2815be36_c.jpg" width="530" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Columbus Park, Worcester, MA, USA42.257906196595258 -71.82508898280332242.257171696595258 -71.826349482803323 42.258640696595258 -71.823828482803322tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-82126024996812342742013-02-20T18:00:00.000-05:002013-02-20T18:00:00.285-05:00Ice path<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/8421292897/" title="Pond Meadow Park, On the Ice by alohadave, on Flickr"><img alt="Pond Meadow Park, On the Ice" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8473/8421292897_d5959e5618_c.jpg" width="530" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com1Pond Meadow Park, 470 Liberty Street, Braintree, MA 02184, USA42.204298232350787 -70.97631454467773442.198417232350785 -70.986399544677738 42.210179232350789 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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/8422376358/" title="Pond Meadow Park, Ice by alohadave, on Flickr"><img alt="Pond Meadow Park, Ice" height="530" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8422376358_ee6be22932_c.jpg" width="800" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Braintree, MA, USA42.203948544445296 -70.97657203674316442.202478044445293 -70.979093536743164 42.2054190444453 -70.974050536743164tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966301399448549835.post-74285955310209703472013-02-05T18:00:00.000-05:002013-02-05T18:00:07.231-05:00Boston at South Station<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alohadave/8374883247/" title="Boston from South Station by alohadave, on Flickr"><img alt="Boston from South Station" height="264" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8362/8374883247_a151ab7f39_c.jpg" width="800" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Financial District, Boston, MA, USA42.352215498445048 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Braintree" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8087/8421297961_6493e53102_c.jpg" width="530" /></a>Alohadavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17810650604773964209noreply@blogger.com0Braintree, MA, USA42.202827940618441 -71.01003125309944242.202735940618439 -71.010188753099442 42.202919940618443 -71.009873753099441