Ching Farm Sanctuary Photos

Here are some photos I've taken recently at Ching Farm Sanctuary.

http://www.chingsanctuary.org/

You can view and buy more photos at elishafrey.com

The White Ribbon

The White Ribbon, originally Das weisse Band written and directed by Micheal Haneke, a movie I have just recently seen, is a strange, oppressive and horrifying movie with none of the monsters we are all use to seeing. There are monsters none the less. Sick and twisted people that we probably see everyday. This movie, based in Germany just before World War 1, is filmed in black and white. It is the type of movie, like Shcindlers List, that although it is despondent and sickening,  is a must see. It is a mystery of sorts.  Strange sort of 'accidents 'start to occur in this small, far away German village. There are small hints here and there, supposedly pointing you to an answer. Always you are off balance, never really understanding what is going on. The White ribbon doesn't give you that release that we have so come to expect in movies nowadays. At the end you can't walk away satisfied. It is undoubtedly an utterly amazing movie. But all the answers are not handed to you. I think the one thing all great movies have in common is that they all make you think. I have tried not to give away too many of the movies secrets. I do want you to go see it and be enthralled, disgusted, horrified and intrigued as I was. Here are some reviews, again not giving away the plot, that I particularly liked.

"These disturbing incidents pound the unsuspecting viewer into complete submission. The luminous beauty of the black-and-white cinematography framing the ugly world suggested here only serves to further shock the senses."  ~Leigh Paatsch http://guides.news.com.au/couriermail/movies/movie/?title_id=40216&review=88486&_r=true

"If adults do not face up the truth, however this truth might be against their convictions, rise up and take charge, then who will? And according to whose morality? Isn't fascism with racism, in short Nazism, misdirected popular anger and an easy response to deep injustices within a society ? Haneke observes mostly psychological, educational and religious roots of Nazism while leaving economic aspects mostly in the background." ~mehmet_kurtkaya http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1149362/usercomments

I do hope you go see it. Cheers!

Websites where I found the images-

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2603386880/tt1149362

http://seul-le-cinema.blogspot.com/2010/01/white-ribbon.html

http://www.filmforager.com/2010/01/das-weisse-band-eine-deutsche.html 

 

Saturday's Adventures

 What a day! I began my day with the Anne Frank Exhibit at the library. I was really pleased to see how many people attended. There was  about 12 panels with a time line of Anne Frank and her family's story which was "juxtaposed against world events before, during and after the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi Party." As a teen I  read Anne Frank's diary, Anne Frank remembered by Miep Gies, Night by Ellie Wiesel and I watched Schindler's List. It always amazed me how any one could survive such atrocities and survive. I think it is a real testament to the human race. That is, it is a testament to our deranged cruelty and  immense desire, ability and determination to live. I think it is healthy every once in a while remind our self what we as a race have done to each other and hopefully prohibit any thing like that from ever happening again.
Link to the Salt Lake Library The exhibit will be going on for just a few more days. If you can find a way to view it please do so.

 On a lighter note, the Live Green festival was outside on  Library square. What a wonderful idea! Local people(at least I think they were all local) selling green items. The lack of money, my money, is always a problem at events like this. I always want to buy every thing and I love supporting locals! Please check it out next year.This is the link for the Live Green event

 After the Live green event I was off to the Beehive Bazaar.This is a craft exhibit were locals can sell there goods. Money yet again was a problem. Every where I turned there was yet another wonderful, adorable and creative thing. I ended up buying a few items which I will hopefully take photos of soon and attach the links. That way, if you are interested, you can visit their websites as well. I really hope I can  join the Bazaar next spring.  It seemed like a great place that received a pretty good crowd.
 Beehive Bazaar Link

That's it for now. Talk to you all soon! -Elisha Frey

My first blog. Wish me luck!

  This is my first blog. It surely will be full of spelling and grammar mistakes. Also, I have a lot of opinions and will most likely express them, often. The purpose for the creation of this blog is to direct more traffic to my website. I am a photographer and I am fairly new to the scene. I love shooting everything from black and white, infrared, animals and antique everything. I am hoping that in addition to helping my career along I will also be able share, inspire and I am confident, once I have followers, that you will inspire me as well. So enough of the self promoting.... wait, first.... Go to my website at elishafrey.com Ok, now I can be done with the self promoting. Talk to you soon!