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For a fun interlude, this is an alternative image based off of one of my popular pics posted here on flickr in the last year+. This particular image was done with the help of the FaceApp application, where I took a photo of the original "2001-October pic-3d" pic I've posted here, then just applied a rather moderate filter. This was done to help for example with the graininess or the poor lighting in the original, to enhance the makeup a tad, and to have some fun. What do you think? How do I look? :-)
I am aware that I am transgender and definitely harbour an inner desire to be female. However, I was born a boy and have lived as a man all of my life and have o plans to transition into being a woman full time. This may sound contradictory if i am so sure of how I want to be but the reality is despite this I do have a male life I have no desire to give up or jeopardise as I have a wife and family that mean far more to me than my inner desire.
Also, I am aware that part of me genuinely loves the whole dressing up and transformation process, I will admit I find it thrilling and adventurous and I find trying to create a female appearance and adopt a convincing persona and behaviour as a woman an exciting challenge. It appeals to my need to be female and other aspects of myself I know exist.
When refer to other aspects I know that since I was a young teenager I have loved the idea of being a boy that dresses up as a girl and try to pass himself off as a girl. I also enjoyed the thrill of acting like a girl and residing as a female. It clashed hugely with my upbringing and the knowledge I was only attracted to females and not males. Daring to act and look like a girl and behave as one is something that continues to be an adventure.
I am a frustrated actor at heart and I always admired talented female impersonators in my youth, in fact I still do. it’s not the over the top drag queen I admire but those men who could create convincing female appearances and had the confidence to walk out on stage or a film set as a woman and act as if they were actually female. I too wanted to be such a performer. I know the word transvestite is unpopular, but embracing transvestism was move that brought great reward for me and a chance to perform, albeit in private, in the guise of a woman. In fact the reality was I was not actually performing just dressing up for the part. I loved doing this though and always felt more confident appearing as a woman.
My efforts at trying to achieve a believable female appearance and persona are driven by my inner transgender feelings but the thrill of physically changing my male body by shaving, genital tucking, adding shaping garments, using make-up, wigs and wearing female costume, literally casting aside my male self is, for me, a daring thing and I love doing it.
I never became he female impersonator or the actor that played cross-dressing/transvestite roles but I am keen to give it a go more and more these days. It is all highly indulgent but it is also undeniably great fun. To this end I have been thinking more about creating different female appearances for myself and portraying these women on camera. I love the challenge it presents and though I intend to attempt these female appearances as still photos my most exciting challenge is to see if I can make videos in which I perform as these female characters. I feel I will have a huge amount of fun and it will involve a lot of make-up, lots of dresses, lots of high heels and lots of self belief that I can become female for the period I am in character..
I am feeling a building inner excitement and a confidence I have always lacked building within me about the prospect of finely fulfilling my dream of female impersonation. I still need to develop some ideas and characters but I am looking forward to the moment of stepping ‘on set’ in the role of a woman.
We all cross-dress as women for various reasons. I’ve realised my own reasons and motivations are varied and at times complex to understand. One thing I have always known though is my dream of being a female impersonator, as opposed to a drag queen. By that i mean looking like a woman for real as opposed to an over the top presentation or parody. I want to play the role straight and as a heterosexual woman and attempt to be in the persona one hundred percent.
To this end I think you have to push your efforts to look female quite far and try and subtly have elements that add up to a realistic feminine perception. This can be things such as a willingness to shave your legs, chest and arms, pluck and shape your eyebrows, tight genital tucking, changing posture and movement and be willing to cross the gender line in your head to respond as a woman rather than a man. It also involves a sense, or so I believe, in pushing certain costumes and feeling confident stepping on camera wearing them.
One such costume I was terrified of yet desired to try out was the swimsuit as for a man this physically challenging. I did attempt this on occasion over the years but it took until recently for me to feel more confident about it. The genital tucking has a big psychological effect on this, once they were hidden it gave a significant boost to my confidence in regard to what I could wear as a woman. I loved it!
This picture was the early stages of me finally following my dream of performance as a female impersonator and I will admit I was thrilled to step onto the small photo set I had setup and imagine I was about to head out on stage in make-up, wig, high heels and swimsuit. It is al happening in private rather than a theatre but I was definitely having a fun time!
As ice water freezes, thaws, and refreezes, patterns are created. Reflections that are bright in water become muted in thin ice.
As you descend into the the Changathang from the Thanglangla pass, you barely meet anyone on the road. At the foot of the mountain pass lies the valley broad, dry and dusty and again not a soul to be seen.
While trying to locate a suitable nomad encampment called a "Reebo" in Ladakhi language, one could see a trail of goats and sheep walking the dry and dusty valley in the far distance. After trailing this herd for some time, we managed to find the nomad up ahead looking sinister and imposing even in that wide wide expanse. He wanted only a cigarette.
He holds in his left hand the skin of a changathangi goat the hair from which goes into making cashmere/pashmina.
The only thing that is unpredictable in a scenario like this is the nomad dog. The dogs still had the winter coat and looked huge and calm and not aggressive. At least not the one that was next to the nomad.
As we drove off after the brief exchange of cigarettes, photographs and a demo of how the blade works, one of the dogs guarding the other flank of the herd charged the vehicle at full throttle. Mercifully passengers were inside the moving vehicle. It was an awesome sight to see the canine at full tilt and I was wondering if he will hurt himself if he smashes into the bodywork of the Indian SUV. He did not. He snarled a mean good bye.
Amen!
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The statue near the Potgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa, commonly known as the statue of Parakramabahu I, is a stone sculpture dating back to the Polonnaruwa period of ancient Sri Lanka. Its identity is uncertain, although the widely accepted theory is that it is a statue of Parakramabahu I. However, it has also been suggested as the statue of a sage. Carved on a large boulder, the statue depicts a majestic figure with a grave expression, holding a book or yoke in his hands.
Polonnaruwa or Puḷattipurais the main town of Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. Kaduruwela area is the Polonnaruwa New Town and the other part of Polonnaruwa remains as the royal ancient city of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa.
The second most ancient of Sri Lanka's kingdoms, Polonnaruwa was first declared the capital city by King Vijayabahu I, who defeated Chola invaders in 1070 to reunite the country once more under a local leader.
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared a World Heritage Site.
Currently the new Polonnaruwa is under going a major development project known as the "Awakening of Polonnaruwa" under the concept of President Maithripala Sirisena. It envisions the development of all sectors in Polonnaruwa including roads, electricity, agriculture, education, health and environment will be developed comprehensively.
As the sun goes down at Pennington Flash, it’s been another lovely sunset, one of many that I have seen here, but with the ducks, swans and geese on the water and the leaves on the trees it all came together for me and I have this photograph to remember that evening.
It looked like a trip back to the mid-late 90s. A408 and A407 meet with IC1024/1003 and IC1021/1038/1001 leading each manifest. Aside from the yellow sill stripe, you could tell me this was taken 25 years ago and I’d believe you.
sorry i've sort of been away..i've not had much inspiration this past week! i will try to catch up with everybody as soon as i can! :) x
As you know, I have a penchant for insects of just about any kind - except perhaps for Killer Mosquitoes. But not when they invade my house. A few days ago my garden was being redone and the French Doors were open an entire day. Yes! so flies and mosquitoes aplenty sought the warmth away from the 2 C. outside. I was loath to kill them, and except for some zooming and buzzing they were no real nuisance. What's a bite or two anyway between you and me?!
Still, I was reminded of a little hike I took some weeks ago in that wonderful nature reserve to the east of Groningen at Muntendam, Tussen de Venen (= Among the Fens). In the nutrient-poor soils there near a heath patch not far from a small stand of birches I saw this nice Fly Amanita, quite alone on a bed of moss. Amanita muscaria was once apparently used as an insect, especially a fly repellent. Crushed in milk, it was thought to ward off those Buzzers. It is said Fly Amanita is also a powerful analgesic. I almost regretted not having picked my Muntendam Beauty for use after a visit to the dentist this morning. But things seem to be less painful than I feared!
N1726M 1960 MiG 17F Bulit as a Lim-5 by WSK-Mielec in s/n 1726 Poland Polish Air Force
Photo taken at EAA Airventure Wittman Regional Airport Oshkosh Wisconsin USA July 2025
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As a kid, I used a M42 screw-mount film camera. When I got my first digital camera and adapter, I started adding to my small collection of old M42 lenses.
This was many years ago, before old lenses became more popular, and more expensive. For the quality of glass, the lenses were ridiculously cheap, just a few pounds (or dollars).
Sometimes the lens I wanted was attached to a camera body (at no extra cost), and I display some of these cameras on a book shelf - with the boss’s approval!
Photographed with a Super Multi Coated Takumar 55/1.8. With a film style processing.
Major decisions by Travis Berridge and Luke Wilson powered the Gold team to a 14-6 victory over the Green squad in Cal Poly wrestling's annual intrasquad meet on a warm and sunny Friday afternoon in the University Union plaza.
Berridge scored a 15-4 major decision over Ryan Anderson at 174 pounds, notching five takedowns, a two-point near fall and a reversal along with riding time.
Wilson wrestling in his first match as a Mustang after battling injuries for three years, earned a 13-5 major decision against Joe Granger at 165 pounds. Wilson, a Righetti High School graduate, recorded four takedowns, a reversal and an escape plus riding time for the win.
Wilson's final takedown with seven seconds left sealed the victory.
Also winning for the Gold team were Ty Schilling at 133 pounds and Glenn Farina at 141.
Trailing 2-0 after two periods, Schilling earned an escape and two takedowns for a 5-3 win over Yoshito Funakoshi while Farina scored two first-period takedowns on his way to an 8-5 triumph over Curtis Booth.
Victories for the Green squad were posted by Joshy Cortez at 149 pounds and Thomas Lane at 184.
Cortez notched an escape to start the second period and rode out Jason DeLaCruz in the final period for riding time and a 2-0 victory while Lane tallied an escape and penalty point in the first period, a takedown in the second period and a pair of escapes in the final period for a 6-5 win over Sohrab Movahedi.
"We thought the guys competed hard today," first-year Mustang head coach Jon Sioredas said of his coaching staff. "It was a great outdoor setup with great weather."
Gold 14, Green 6:
174 — Travis Berridge (Gold) maj. dec. Ryan Anderson (Green) 15-4
133 — Ty Schilling (Gold) dec. Yoshito Funakoshi (Green) 5-3
149 — Joshy Cortez (Green) dec. Jason DeLaCruz (Gold) 2-0
165 — Luke Wilson (Gold) maj. dec. Joe Granger (Green) 13-5
184 — Thomas Lane (Green) dec. Sohrab Movahedi (Gold) 6-5
141 — Glenn Farina (Gold) dec. Curtis Booth (Green) 8-5
Killer Croc as he appears in Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Batman: Arkham City.
This is based off of a giant troll figure. There was a tad bit of Sculpey to fill in the wholes in the head, and a little on the wrists. The collar was made out of Sculpey.
The spikes on his arms are made out of Lego horn pieces.
This was painted by me.
You never know where life may take you and I never imagined that one day I would be standing on the Tower Bridge in London taking long exposure photos.
Ain't Life Grand...
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Gooseberry Falls SP,
Lake Superior, MN
Tech:
Nikon D90
NIkon 10-24mm
ISO - 100
10mm
f-22
1 sec
Shot:
February 11, 2011
As a victim of a winter storm, this dead tree lay in the water of this river. The ducks were quietly peddling nearby.
Did you break me to see if I'd break?
Did you wanna know what I was made of
Big mistake
Cause there's nothing now
That you or anyone can say
So save your breath and walk away
[] Lara Fabian – walk away []
"PRIVATE PROPERTY. DO NOT ENTER."
Hmm. We must have slightly misunderstood this as we walk straight past the sign barring our entrance. Obviously I had to desire to infiltrate the power station itself. Instead, we merely got onto the private land for a better photograph, without the fencing in the way.
On this very dark of nights, the harsh lights of the power station and the smoke from the giant cooling towers were the only detail that could be made out. Even though the site was still some distance away, it 'loomed', a gargantuan concrete and steel mass that took over the whole area.
This image is a crop from the previous one, rotated 90 degrees. The edges of the light on the water turns into feathers.
Grato ad Aurora, Italia - Foto e poesia meravigliose.
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As if it were a message in a bottle, send out your postal address / Someone, somewhere, will send you a real, paper photo. Use their address to send them one of yours. Be patient and have plenty stamps ready for this amazing photo sharing exercise. Be ready to receive many unexpected gifts!