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I can't stop playing Trials HD, even slotting in 5 mins before I go out for the night.
Sorry for cutting my head off, 50mm ain't great for close range shots when your tripod has snapped (again!). Also, the lighting is bad. I wish my Speedlite would hurry up and get here!
Title: !ADDICTED!
Model Matthijs Brooimans
Make-up and 'smokelady': Linda Blauw
Photographed with the 70-200 to prevent the photo equipment to be packed with a layer of powder. ;-)
[The above photo is an extract from a series I did on a drug addict from Winchester called Stephan]
Summer 2007
Anyone who knows me personally, will know how much I despise any type of drugs. I see this type as the most extreme, and it was hard for me to come to terms with doing this.
The pictures are graphic and true to life. They are hard hitting enough for anyone to feel down. Go ahead and look if you're happy with knowing that fact. I'm not glorifying the act of drug taking. I am simply bringing how disgusting and sad it is closer to people. I told this old man to stop. I BEGGED him to stop. What the? I didn't know what I could do? rip it out his hand? F***, I did what I do... I took photos, I told him he was sick. And I hope they change the way people think ...
It's a horrible thing. Watching someone ruin their life. Watching a ruined life, get worse, by doing something so simple, so easily.
As I walked out the park I saw These two men, sat down, with a bag of what looked like rubbish. They both waved and said "excuse us mate, please just excuse for what we are doing". I walked on. I noticed a silver spoon in one of their hands, and the other burning it with a lighter from underneath. I carried on out the gate and walked down the road.
I suddenly stopped in my tracks. I knew full well what they were doing. I immediately reached down to see what change I had in my pocket, I had several pound coins. A moral dilemma was infront of me especially with my camera hanging over my right shoulder. Do I carry on walking? Do I go back? Is there a right or wrong thing to do? - I take photos. It's what I can do. So I went back and introduced myself.
Me: "Hi, you lads alright for money?"
Younger guy: "If you got a tenner I'll take it mate"
Me: "I tell you what, if you let me take your pics, I'll give you everything I got in my pocket"
Younger guy: "Nah mate, not me, I don't want my pic taken"
Older Guy: "Yeh, you can take pics of me mate".
I sat down infront of the two guys, pulled out nearly 10 quid in change out of my pocket and handed it to the younger one and told him to be sensible with it. Hoping that by some miracle he will put it to some good, and buy himself a decent meal. Fat chance. I shook the older guys hand, and introduced myself. He told me his name was Steph. I told him that first of all, I want him to stop, and that this was no place to be doing something so detrimental to himself. He had obviously heard it a million times before.
I lifted my camera to my eye, adjusted the settings on manual mode as if it was second nature and shot for the conditions. I shot with conviction, and never stopped talking to Steph. I tried to level with him about my own experiences with his world, and what I knew about it, unsuccesfully.
I asked him if he was getting help, as I watched him slump into a vile state way beyond what I will ever see in my life. I wasn't disgusted. I was saddened. This guy... Needed looking after. I felt helpless to do anything for him.
I chatted with both guys for about 20 minutes. We talked about the drug. Getting off it, getting on it, While the belt was still fastened tightly around Steph's bicep.
I said my goodbyes and left the park. I walked down to the bottom of the hill and felt I needed to tell someone. I told the police. They'll know what to do, far better than me. I felt bad that I didn't think I could help this miserable old b*stard out. At least he will have got a lift home.
As for taking photos. Was it the right or wrong thing to do? Did I make a bad judgement on the spot? Would I be telling you this story now if I hadn't?
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Pop the pills that make me chill.
Addiction is a very serious issue and I’m sure we all know people, or have personally struggled with addiction ourselves. All drugs do is numb our lives for a short period of time, and then we slowly come back to the sad reality of things. Its not worth fucking up your life and your future. Being addicted is like digging yourself into a deep deep hole. The longer you stick with it, the harder it is to get out. The ultimate price you can pay is death...and its 100% preventable.
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"World Cup Addict!!"
Just trying to show how people are getting addict on World Cup small details!!!
I hope its worth it...
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580EX II 1/1 power in 28" soft box camera right, another 580EX II with red gel in TTL mode behind my friend for the background.
Triggered via PocketWizard MiniTT1 and FlexTT5.
She has a think for shoes. If she founds a pair, she'll wear them. I can tell without any hesitation that she wears high heels more often than I do.
It is a little less than 15" tall and very cute. When I realized that, through a variety of family plans, I was going to spend Christmas Day alone, I decided I would take my little tiny Christmas Tree with me and go to a favorite spot. I love covered bridges; so that Is what I did. I put my little tree in all different nooks and crannies of the bridge and the approach to the bridge from each side.
One time, after carefully observing that no one was about to drive through, and by the way it is an active bridge as far as pretty regular traffic; I decided to place it smack dab in the middle of the entrance to the bridge. Did it ever look tiny in that position! When I looked over my pictures later, I could barely see it. That just made me laugh, and all in all I had a very happy day.
I'm going to put the above description/explanation with each picture that involves my very colorful and very tiny little Christmas tree. That way, no matter which picture of it they look at, there will be something to explain what is going on.
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just got addicted to this kinda entertainment. Hah!!!
Watever ppl think of me, I live my life. with no regrets, no shames!!!
who sows the wind will reap the whirlwind!
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Paan is a common stimulator frequently used by many around Bangladesh and India. It is almost like tobacco and has adverse health effects, yet it is very popular with its signature : Red Stain in lips and teeth.
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Scendere giù fino alla riva del lago non è del tutto banale se si vuole raggiungere il punto diametralmente opposto a quello del tramonto: c'è una specie di dirupo - "sdirrubbo" lo si definirebbe in dialetto siciliano - che va affrontato scivolando pian pianino. Di conseguenza, risalire fino al punto in cui avevo parcheggiato l'automobile è stato ancora più difficile. Tra l'altro, le tenebre sopraggiungevano velocemente e io non avevo nemmeno una torcia per orientarmi. Morale della favola: ho fatto un paio di scatti e sono tornato in macchina il più velocemente possibile sfruttando la luce residua del giorno ormai andato. Una volta al sicuro, mi sono guardato intorno per vedere se riuscivo a rubare qualche altro scatto e questo è il risultato. Scattata il 2 dicembre 2011.
totally not finished still needs texturing... but i want to show a sneaky peak of line of shoes coming soon
A Yellow Swallowtail (Papilio machaon), sipping nectar from a Zinnia.
Not my best swallowtail capture, but my first for 2008 :-)
Best viewed Large, On Black.
Click here for more photos of the same species in my photostream.