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“Goodnight, Irene”, popularized by Leadbelly.
Sometimes I live in the country
Sometimes I live in the town
Sometimes I get a great notion
To jump into the river an’ drown
I haven't uploaded much lately. After shooting a wedding a couple of weeks ago I've had to sell all my gear. New stuff will be arriving soon however and I'll see how far I can go with this 365 before the end of the year.
Broken stained-glass windows, the fragments ramble on
Tales of broken souls, an eternity's been won
As critics scorn the thoughts and works of mortal man
My eyes are drawn to you in awe once again...
-Art in Me, Jars of Clay
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I have about two hours of Jars of Clay music that I've been playing all day.
I'm starting to mind the cold a little less. A little I say now!
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# 130 explore on Saturday, March 28, 2009; # 235 explore on Friday, March 27, 2009
"Adulation" means excessive or slavish admiration or flattery
"Adulate" means to flatter or admire excessively or slavishly
Ever so often you have a street portrait encounter that is kinda bizarre yet enjoyable, meeting Lu was one of these.
I spotted this background with a wall leading into a side street and there was some awesome bright tagging - yellow and pink. I figured it wouldn't be long before a complimentary colour wearing street portrait came by and BINGO within seconds this guy strolls up with buds in his ears wearing a perfect match top!
I approached him motioning for him to remove the earbuds so he could hear me and I explained that I was taking street portraits and would love a shot of him round the corner by this wall. He followed along and posed for a few shots. I then began to direct him to angle his head in and waited for the street behind to clear (the pink bus was distracting although another great colour match) and there were a number of passers bye.
I continued working with Lu to adjust his head angle and get the shot I had wanted, then after a few minutes he asked me what I was doing, I'm not sure if he was asking why I was photographing him or if he had (like sometimes happens) just come along doing as he was asked without stopping to think..hang on a minute! I explained that again my purpose and the use of the shot and he seemed okay with it, he then asked if I had done this before and seemed reassure when I told him I had taken a few hundred such portraits!
Lu was kind to stop and I enjoyed working with the pink colours. He is a Business Studies student in the nearbye uni.
Thanks Lu - hope you find the shot and like it!
It alwyas makes me smile when halfway thorugh a shoot soemoen stops to ask why I'm takign the picture as people don't often register immediately when they agree!
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Shot 235 in my 100 strangers project - find out more in the100 Strangers Flickr Group page on Flickr.
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If you really love animals, please sign the petitions:
ART CAN KILL
You are what you read. The sentence, written with dog food, was displayed on the white wall of an art gallery. Close to that wall, an abandoned and diseased street dog was left tied to a rope and a wire string. An incense burner was placed nearby where, allegedly, crack and cannabis was burnt during the inauguration. Without food and water, the animal died in the gallery during the next day.
It happened in Nicaragua. It was an “installation” by "artist" Guillermo Habacuc Vargas, known as Habacuc. The situation, documented with several images, received a lot of attention on the web and originated an online petition against this "artist". Art cannot be the umbrella for the vandalism and, consistently, would not have that to guarantee the impunity.
Art is not cruelty!
Photos:
www.marcaacme.com/blogs/analog/index.php/2007/08/22/5_pie...
Petitions:
www.petitiononline.com/13031953/petition.html
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Starving-A-Dog-Is-Wrong
See:
sic.sapo.pt/online/noticias/vida/20071025+Cao+morre+de+fo...
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ARTE PODE MATAR
Um artista da Costa Rica de nome Guillermo Habacuc Vargas expôs um cão abandonado e faminto numa galeria de arte. O cão estava preso por uma corda curta. Ninguém alimentou ou deu água ao pobre cão que morreu durante a exposição.
Guillermo Habacuc Vargas foi o artista escolhido para representar o seu país na "Bienal Centroamericana de Honduras 2008".
Mais absurdo: sobre o cão faminto e doente - uma parede repleta de frases escritas com ração!
Arte não pode ser uma desculpa para crueldade e garantia de impunidade! Arte não é crueldade! Vamos dar um basta nisso.
Os organizadores da exposição e visitantes são coniventes!
Fotos:
www.marcaacme.com/blogs/analog/index.php/2007/08/22/5_pie...
Petições:
www.petitiononline.com/13031953/petition.html
www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Starving-A-Dog-Is-Wrong
Veja também:
sic.sapo.pt/online/noticias/vida/20071025+Cao+morre+de+fo...
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My dog Zeus. Taken with my friend's camera.
Photo 235.
Explored. Thanks all.
861 images, 339,570 views and 235 explores!
1. Indonesia Mourning, 2. Happy Eid, 3. Wood Pathway, 4. Red water - Cibeureum, 5. Cibeureum Waterfall (1,625m a.s.l.), 6. Victory, 7. Morning breeze, 8. Rainbow of existence,
9. The Orchid, 10. Flickr T, 11. Strawberry farm, 12. Products of agriculture and plantation, 13. Ciwidey Morning Glory, 14. Flower Power, 15. Cikuda bridge other side view, 16. Cikuda bridge top view,
17. Cikuda bridge Jatinangor, 18. Cikuda bridge, 19. Inspiration, 20. Star Fruit [Protects your Heart], 21. Karang Bolong top view, 22. Karang Bolong, 23. I Thought I Was Not Alone, 24. Pantai Anyer,
25. Morning Sea, 26. Anyer Beach, 27. Blossoming Flower, 28. Something So Beautiful, 29. Early Morning at Anyer Beach, 30. Young Surfers, 31. Untung Jawa Island, 32. Jakarta’s mangrove forest, is screaming silently for its very existence,
33. Barriers, 34. Big in Small, 35. New Flower, 36. Purity, 37. Empress Crown, 38. Chinese art, 39. The Palace of Tranquil Longevity, 40. Definition,
41. The Purple Forbidden City, 42. North Gate of Imperial Garden, 43. Justice and Honour, 44. The Palace of Heavenly Purity, 45. The Hall of Central Harmony (foreground) and the Hall of Preserving Harmony, 46. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, 47. Meridian Gate, 48. Break,
49. National Aquatics Center, 50. Water Cube, 51. South watch tower, 52. Wall stall, 53. South 4th watchtower view, 54. Wisdom, 55. Night Flight another view, 56. Pencak Silat,
57. Silat, 58. Guarded by holy ancestors spirits, 59. White Crater Entry Steps, 60. Green Tea, 61. Batu Kasur - Ciwidey, 62. Mountains are lovely, 63. One more for the beauty, 64. Go Away,
65. Lancair ES .60 ARF, 66. Aerobatic, 67. Rotator, 68. Cibubur Park, 69. Reflections, 70. Cibubur Lake another view, 71. Waiting for the day, 72. Cibubur lake
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When you are barely 5 feet, 9 yards is a lot :) Watching her battle folding sarees is fun!
Thought I'd leave the colours untouched here - just a little crop.
Updated: Crop suggested by Lost in Colors and Chitra and dad says she is barely 4 feet - not 5 :D
Two months ago this feral kitten walked across my patio. Today he lives in my house and my heart. How did this happen, I ask myself? I have never had a house cat, never wanted one. Now I have a new feline friend and I am addicted. He has a chip implanted and if he ever gets away, he might find his way home. He still lives outdoors part of the time and he comes in when he chooses. More and more he wants to stay in the house, no surprise there!