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Haha! Random, this is me getting my hair cut!
I just got back from choir tour today and tomorrow at 5:050 I leave for yearbook camp. I am trying to catch up as much as possible right now, but I don't know how far I will get. :D
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Are you white? Are you Caucasian? Are you a god damn cracker? However you want to phrase it, I’m asking if are you of European dissent? I am. This fact alone gives me a huge advantage living in the country I live in. Which also happens to be arguably the most powerful country in the world at the moment. Both in terms of economics, political pull and military agendas.
Why do I bring this up? Well I have found that when I go into poor areas that are primary black, you know the city dwellings where are the white people ran away from years ago, the fight or flight activity in my brain goes wild. I automatically feel out of place and rather fearful. Do I want to feel this way? Of course not.
And yes let me just get this stupid spiel out of the way because you knew it was coming: I don’t consider myself to be “racist” or a bigot or any of those labels that we associate with someone who is a close minded ignorant asshole. I’m not going to tell you how many “black” friends I have because I’m not trying to prove something to you (can you get any more lame by the way? I just want to punch white people in the face when they say that trying to prove their un-racist worth). But here I am admitting that my brain tells me to get scared when I go in to what people commonly refer to as the “ghetto”.
But I’m here to also tell you that I have a happy little moral to this story. I have found that when I am actually able to push these negative thoughts to the side, I wind up much happier.
Case in point? This picture. When I see the people in these areas while I take these pictures (at night) without acting like a scared little white boy, they tend to warm up to me. The more I unquestionably treat everyone there with the kind of respect of a human being that I would expect to be treated, the more accepted I seem to be in return.
But most prominently, the less fearful I genuinely am, the less hostile they are to me. The key word here being “genuinely”. Because you can’t fake this shit. You have to actually mean it. This isn’t a fucking Hollywood movie, it’s the real deal. The opposite of love is fear, not hate. No truer words have ever been said.
And if you think about this whole concept, it makes perfect sense. Think about you pimp photo viewer whoever you are. Think about if someone came to you and was a scared little pussy coming with all kinds of preconceived notions of who you are and completely judging you right off the bat before they even spoke a word to you. Would you dislike them? Would you automatically want to fuck with them? Possibly to just get them the fuck out of your face? Who wants to be around someone like that anyhow? Not me.
The shot at hand? One of the most notoriously “bad” locations of the entire bay area, West Oakland. There were parties, music blaring, people hanging out, and there you had Mr. Photo Man taking pictures because I LOVED this street corner. Something about that old restored car under that street lamp with that mural made for an awesome shot. Fedora included.
Mejor pincha aquí para ver en grande sobre negro.
Better click here to view this large on black.
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EOS 450D + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, @24mm, 1/100 sec, f/22, ISO 100
Tripod, Date 05/22/2010 21:11:06
Explore: 12 June 2011 in # 3 [Front page]
Hace aproximadamente subí una de mis mejores fotografías Windmill´s sunset, ese día hice un montón de fotografías. Y hace unos días revisando las que todavía no había procesado encontré esta, me pareció interesante porque gracias a los restos de la nube, el sol quedó marcado de una forma inmejorable y decidí subirla.
Foto tomada en el Parque eólico de Fuendetodos II (Zaragoza).
Fuendetodos, población donde nació el pintor español Francisco de Goya y Lucientes en el año 1746.
Este parque; el Fuendotodos II, consta de 56 aerogeradores de GAMESA modelo G58-850kW, estos equipos son utilizados en zonas donde los vientos son bajos, usan palas más ligeras fabricadas mediante el empleo de fibra de vidrio y preimpregnados.
English:
One year ago I taken one of my better photographies Windmill´s sunset, this day I taken more f photographies. And a few days ago checking those them, I found this one and i decided to sharing with us.
Fuendetodos is a small town in Aragon(Spain), the famous Aragonese artist Francisco de Goya was born there in 1746.
This wind farm; the Fuendotodos II, It has 56 windmills of GAMESA model G58-850kW, these equipments are used in zones with low wind.
From our garden (we spend lots of time on it)
Lauderhill, Florida, USA
June the 4th of 2011
Nikon D5000
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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
Mark Twain ~ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Chapter 2)
Ring My Bell - Anita Ward '1979
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I used Skeletalmess' textures; thank you very much!!
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Photoshoot Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV
11-14 March 2011, Madrid, Spain
The orange bull with Sergio Marin, an experienced torero,inside of the arena of the biggest bullfighting arena of Europe, el plaza de toros Las Ventas, in the centre of the capital of Spain, Madrid.
This easily is the best location I ever had the opportunity to shoot at!
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Al centro della Gallura, vicino a Tempio Pausania si trova questo caratteristico centro, interamente costruito in granito che è la roccia maggiormente presente in questa zona della Sardegna.
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Another morning capture of Belvedere near San Quirico D'Orcia, Italy.
I posted a similar photo a few uploads ago. In terms of sky structure and colors this one looks more interesting. What do you think?
I've seriously lost track of how many times I've been shooting poppies this Spring. Finally, I have a shot I'm happy with. I hope everyone is having a good week.
one of the textures used from www.flickr.com/photos/darkwood67/
better in the light box
HDR composed out of 3 shots, all hand held at 1/15s. The different exposures were achieved by changing the ISO (720, 3200 and 12800) - auto iso does that by itself.
The colors on the ceiling and the pillars come from the colorful windows
Morning Sun
The sun is but a morning star. ~Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Thank you so much for the comments and faves!!!
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Con este amacer quiero agradeceros a tod@s vostr@s, las palabras que me habeis dedicado en estos momentos duros. Gracias por ese afecto y cariño que me habeis demostrado a traves de la fotografia y de Flickr. Muchisimas GRACIAS
En esta vida todo llega y todo pasa, por desgracia pasamos por momentos difíciles y duros de los que nos tenemos que reponer y continuar con nuestras cosas cotidianas sin mirar para atrás. Pero debemos reflexionar y decirnos que no merece la pena no disfrutar el día a día, no merece la pena el llevarnos mal con los demás, no merece la pena no ser felices pudiendo serlo, creo que debemos intentarlo por lo menos y pasar por esta vida de la mejor manera posible, haciendo amigos y no haciendo daño a nadie, creo que así viviremos mucho mejor.
Por todo ello os deseo a tod@s que seáis lo más felices posible
Nunca somos tan felices ni tan infelices como pensamos
Espero que sean de vuestro agrado
Os recuerdo que todas se pueden ver en grande y comentarlas
FYI: this is a composite of the right side of the shot, flipped, edited. Shot late afternoon when the sun was low, not at night. Moon added for fun. The gate borders a private property near my place.
thanks everyone for your comments, I appreciate them very much! xo
"... Era lindazo el gateao
que compré allá en Lobería,
en la feria'e Barbería,
marca de un tal Maldonao.
Me quedé seco cuñao
y hasta casi me empeñé;
pretal y rastra dejé
para quedarme con él,
y pal pago'e San Manuel
anocheciendo rumbié ..."
Fragmento de "Las mentas de mi gateau", de Carlos Gioia
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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por: Marco Vianna©
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. . . hasta donde la vista llegaba, era el encuentro del cielo y el campo florido de
amapolas, en una explosión de colores y alegria que uno no lo puede describir.
Es la primavera, es la renovación de la vida . . .
Tuve el gran privilegio de estar aqui, y verlo con mis ojos.
# Para esta toma:
Canon EOS 400D Digital + Sigma 10 ÷ 20 mm EX DC
# Obturación: 1/125 seg. ~ Diafragmado: f/8 ~ 200 ISO ~
# Filtro Polarizador ~ WB: Manual
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قلبي يغرق ويبحر في طريق مظلم يد بعيده كآبه من حرمة الحضن الهنيء الدافىء من قلب صافي من حنان من عيون ويد تدعوني لها كمل أنا بشوق لهذه الاحاسيس .. حقيقه من يمكن ان يحصل على هذه الاحاسيس أتوقع أنه سيكون سعيد في حياته ياليتني احصل عليها ربما حصلت على الشخص لكن لا يحسسني بأنه قريب مني لا يمنحني هذه المشاعر شعور غريب يحسسني بلهفه والشوق اليه ... هذه بعض المشاعر التي اختنقت في قلبي ولم اعرف كيف اشكوها لإنسان ما ولكن يدي تخط لكم بعض الهموم التي في قلبي همي هو أنني بعيده عن الإنسانه التي أعتبرتها هي روحي التي أشكي لها همي وحرماني التي نورت حياتي والتي أبهجت قلبي وفجأه ترحل عني ... الفراق أصعب شيء على المرء ولكن الأصعب منه هو أنك كيف ستعيش من بعد هذا الفراق ياليتها تأتي وتحي روحي التي ماتت من بعد فراقها الله ياربي مالي سواك أشكي له فأنت المستجيب إذا دعيناك ... فأكون أسعد انسانه اكون جسد بروح بعدما كنت جسد بلا روح ورده بأوراق .. لو لم يكن هناك لحظه فراق لكنت البنت السعيده المرحه التي اعتادوا علي اصدقائي ولا البنت البائسه اليأسه من بعد ذلك الفراق ..... اواه ياربي اجبني مالي سواك من مرتجى أذهب همومي كلها وأتي إلي بالهنا
The abandoned Shooters Waterfront Cafe in Providence, Rhode Island.
Shooters Waterfront Cafe
Shooter’s, part of a national chain of casual waterfront dining and dancing venues, was in a three-story building that could accommodate nearly 1,600 patrons. The 25,000-square-foot complex featured dockside dining, a waterfront pool, bars inside and outside, a top-floor restaurant and a 90-slip marina. One of its incarnations included a boat valet. It cost $6 million to build in 1990.
The waterfront nightclub overlooking Narragansett Bay operated under many different names in its 10 year lifespan. It was also known as Waterline, Bombers and Bootleggers. It closed down in 2000 and the property was taken by eminent domain by the state Department of Transportation and used as a staging area for the relocation of Route 195. The building was finally demolished in 2012 and the site sits empty today despite being rite on the water.
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After I damn near sprinted to these dunes from Harry Wade road, I still had enough daylight left to shoot the sweet, late-afternoon shadows created by the setting sun.
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Tech Notes on this Photo
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Nikon D300s
Tokina 12-24 f/4 at 12mm on a crop sensor
ISO200 - shutter speed wasn't a concern so I went to ISO200 for max dynamic range
f/9 - sweet spot on my lens in terms of sharpness
1/50 sec
Lee 1-stop and 3-stop soft GND filter
Post-Processing
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In Raw Converter (Nikon Capture NX2)
- Processed single raw file once
- Global contrast for added pop
- Local brightness and contrast adjustments in the clouds to make them pop a bit
In Photoshop:
- Noise reduction via Neat Image
- Selective sharpening of foreground sand, and midground bushes
- Minor curves adjustment for global contrast
Thanks for looking!
~Josh
About the above, I thought long and hard about the crop. Lately I have been very much in love with the square crop, something that can be said by many of us on Flickr. I think there are so many of us that prefer it because Flickr's allowed display space is completely filled out when using a square crop. However, if the square crop was used here it would eliminate some important elements and take away from a good deal of the sky. So in the end, I did make a small crop but left it taller than square.
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PANSY (in English)
PENSEE ( en Français)
Nom scientifique :VIOLA
Famille des VIOLACEES
Origine : EUROPE
... ma icchè te ne rendi 'onto ' he ti voglio bene ! un ci pio'e sopra "
stò arrivando !!!!
Le Crete Senesi occupano una vasta area a sud-est della città di Siena, interessando i territori comunali di Asciano, Buonconvento, Monteroni d'Arbia, Rapolano Terme, San Giovanni d'Asso e Trequanda.
La zona presenta un caratteristico paesaggio collinare, pressoché spoglio di vegetazione, dove si alternano in modo molto suggestivo calanchi e biancane che, a tratti, sembrano costituire un paesaggio lunare. Fin dal Medioevo, questa area era conosciuta nell'insieme con il nome di Deserto di Accona.
L'area, da sempre inospitale, ha mantenuto quasi intatte le originarie caratteristiche ambientali, tanto che ancora oggi risulta difficoltosa la coltura della vite e dell'ulivo. Grazie alle opere irrigue, è possibile la coltivazione di grano e girasoli.
Mamma mia che bella , vista in _______View large_______non la foto ....... la Toscana !!!
Scatta in Toscana ( Crete Senesi ) 27 marzo 2010
postata il 5 aprile 2011 alle ore 11 . 02
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6 Aprile 1974 / 6 Aprile 2011 Nadia & Valerio 37 anni di matrimonio !!!!
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la Coslpioneer es la primera plataforma de perforación semi-sumergible en aguas profundas de fabricación China.
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the Coslpioneer platform is the first semi-submersible drilling in water depths of China manufacturing.
Nikon D90 1s f3.5 ISO200 10mm (Sigma 10-20 f3.5)
Localización: Puerto de la Luz, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
explore, Mar 31, 2011 #334
Karimabad is the capital of Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. Karimabad is also known as Baltit. It is named after Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community. It is one of the most beautiful places in Pakistan and it swarms with tourists from all around the world during summers. It provides spectacular views of many beautiful mountains like Rakaposhi. The Guardian ranked it as the 4th Best Tourist Site in Pakistan.
For Cliché Saturday's Scavenger Hunt – [#11] Fake Photo Effects
... and for Bench Monday!! HBM
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This is Rachel, and was taken at Point Loma in San Diego. Don't you love those pink toenails? She called me from the beach yesterday ... I am so jealous!!
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Happy Cliche Saturday and Happy Bench Monday!!