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NYC photog arrested for filming a public building

Homeland Security arrested a professional photographer for filming the FBI building in lower Manhattan from across the street. 

A DHS agent asked 43-year-old Randall Thomas why he was filming and Thomas told the agent that it was none of his business.

Thomas was arrested, cuffed, and held in a holding cell for 6 hours. He's been charged with disorderly conduct, failure to comply, and impeding a federal agent. Thomas is pleading not guilty.

This is the second time Thomas has been arrested for filming the FBI building.

Carlos Miller has the details.

NYT's Photoshopping photographer speaks

A few weeks ago, the PDN Pulse alleged that several images in a photo essay in the New York Times Magazine had been digitally altered. The Times responded with an editor's note claiming that the photographer, Edgar Martins, "creates his images with long exposures but without digital manipulation." That wasn't true. The Times eventually withdrew the photo essay citing concerns that the pictures might not accurately reflect reality. But to the best of my knowledge, neither The Times nor Martins has explained how Martins, a freelancer, represented his work to the paper.

Leopard claws

Longest Fingernails I've Ever Seen (They're Real), originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BROOKLYN, NY.

A spectator at the Mermaid Parade. Those nails aren't fake and they're not part of a costume, they're her actual fingernails.

Her thumbnails are so long they coil like corkscrews. It's amazing to me that she can handle a phone and a camera.

The nails are decorated with leopard-print polish. (Click on the image to see a larger view.)

Mermaid Parade, 2009: The Claw

Mermaid Parade 2009: The Claw, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BROOKLYN, NY.

More frenetic last-minute prep for yesterday's Coney Island Mermaid Parade.

Mermaid Parade, 2009

Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

More pictures of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.

Mermaid Parade, 2009

Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BROOKLYN, NY.

More pictures of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade.

Mermaid Parade, 2009

Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BROOKLYN, NY.

More pictures of the 2009 Mermaid Parade at Coney Island.

Mermaid Parade, 2009

Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BROOKLYN, NY.

Gearing up for the Mermaid Parade at Coney Island.

Seashell Lady, for the win!

More pictures of the 2009 Mermaid Parade.

Mermaid Parade 2009

Mermaid Parade 2009, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BROOKLYN, NY.

I bailed on account of rain, but I got some good shots before the actual parading started.

More pictures of the 2009 Mermaid Parade.

Sy Hersh and James Bamford

Sy Hersh and James Bamford, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein.

BALTIMORE, MD.

Investigative journalists Sy Hersh and James Bamford speaking on a panel about the ethics of anonymous sources at the annual conference of Investigative Reporters and Editors.