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A great zeal and the want to edit has been pushed back further & further...
The torment of sitting today for a few hours was so painful, I have to stretch my legs often so that the pain eases up. I have to try even with the utmost difficulty, being sick is not fun at all.
Dont know when I will feel better but all I know is I have to surround myself with dreamers & the doers around here, especially my photographer friends, to surround myself with the believers and the thinkers, but most of all to surround myself with friends who see the greatness in within me, even if I do not see it myself.
That is not to be afraid but to focus on where I want to go and not on where I am currently are, it's not easy not to be able to walk but the battle has begun, I have to stand strong, to trust in myself to be able to chase my dreams...
Whenever I find myself doubting on how far I can go, I have to remember how far I have come. To remember everything I have faced, all the battles I have won, and all the fears I have overcome.
I am writing this hoping I can inspire those who are suffering in pain like me. Not to tell you the magnitude of pain I have but to remind you how great God's blessings are.
When people put you down and treat you poorly, keep being you.
Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.
We are all beautiful and unique, to be beautiful means to be yourself, don't let how you feel make you forget what you deserve.
Dont wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.
Live life the fullest, BELIEVE!
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DAY 5 - MORMON ROCKS AT SUNSET
Mormon Rocks at sunset
After enjoying another quiet morning at the camp in Mojave desert, I left for the city. However, I wasn’t returning to civilization right away. I had a bit of time, and my eyes were set on Mormon Rocks.
When I arrived at Mormon Rocks, it was still quite early. So, I drove around the area scouting a few spots. It was kind of a pain in the neck driving up and down both I-15 and the state highway getting on and off, but I eventually found some spots to catch the sunset as well as do astrophotography later on.
When the sun was dropping close to the mountain ridge line far west, I headed back out to one of the spots that I had scouted earlier. One of the cool things about Mormon Rocks is that there are so many different shapes and sizes of rock formations. They truly looked out of this world.
I loved the perfect timing that the rocks planted slanted glowed in soft light while the hills and mountains in the background all painted in vivid orange. All I had to do was just step in the frame.
Camera - Canon 600D
Lens - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Edited in Lightroom 5 with VSCO Film pack 4.
2014/11/22 Hultsfred - Sweden
Driving at Gerdes
A shattered windshield baked in sun and heat takes on colorful hues that delighted my eye. Cracked glass create eye pathways and a feel of motion. Anchored by the steering wheel and sense of reality almost intrudes - almost. Light kissed and shape blessed, it keeps my eye intrigued.
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Project 365
Friday • October 1, 2010
As you can see, I made it to the beach. I know I've already posted a fence shot for today so this will be Part 2; and it is special because for the first time in a long time; I actually took it today!! I really want to kick off my 365 in October the right way.
I was bummed that I missed the sunrise on the lake. It seems that today is Recruit Graduation Day at Great Lakes and I didn't figure that into my timeline. I was, however, blinded by the hugest ball of fire as i was driving straight into the sunrise. *heavy sigh*
Since I had Rachel (my recovering patient) waiting 'patiently' in the car I jogged down to the beach and grabbed a few shots. This was taken at "Sunrise Park" and there were benches ringing the bluff overlooking the park and the lake. The homes were just gorgeous and I can only imagine how much it would cost to live in Lake Bluff! I will definitely be returning here for that sunrise I missed!
I met a very kind gentleman on the boardwalk and inquired about the best breakfast cafe in town. He directed me to Bluffington's. Rachel and I had a wonderful breakfast together. I told him any recommendation would work since everything on the planet is pretty much better than galley food!
Again, Happy Fence Friday and First Day of October!
For Cliché Saturday's Scavenger Hunt – [#39] Nature
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Last Sunday there was this most amazing sunrise. The sky was on fire and of course, I can't quickly get to a good location on the spur of the moment. Living in a valley has a few disadvantages: no place to watch the sun rise or set, the coldest temperatures in all of Chicagoland and of course we are smack dab in the middle of a flood plain!
I raced to a nearby park anyway and managed to catch some beautiful sunrise after it crested the treeline. I had another idea for today that didn't pan out so in its place, I bring you this tasty sunrise with a layers of vanilla cake, frosted with chocolate and orange.
Happy Cliche Saturday!!
Project 365
Saturday• September 18, 2010
So last night, I had decided to finally sink the "365 Boat." I started the project in 2009 to 'keep myself afloat during my time of unemployment' and to improve my photography. I achieved both goals but lately, I have found myself uninspired and floundering. I took photos only two days for the month of September ... and realized it was time to send the boat to Davy Jones' Locker. I related this plan to the girls this morning and they were very upset with me for giving it up; and needless to say, they talked me into not giving up. It is interesting to see how our roles have reversed. So tomorrow will be the dawn of a new day.
This image was taken on a sunset sail in Key West. The title is from a favorite Flogging Molly song. I thought of this song a lot during my hiatus from the working world: Flogging Molly — Float
Project 365
Saturday • June 26, 2010
Great Western Road Trip 2010 • Day 12
25 Days • 13 States • 6,930 Miles • 6,820 Photos
I have to tell you, this is one of my favorite photos of the trip; and I didn't even take this one. Jackie took this one of me, standing next to Balanced Rock in Arches National Park. I really like how she framed it!
Jackie has a flair for flare! We have several flare photos she took and I'll be posting those later. I immediately made this my desktop on my MacBook!
It is quite obvious that I slid all sliders to the max for this image. It started out as an HDR but I didn't like what it did to the image so I dialed down the HDR effect and completely flipped the colors. I was going for a dreamy, surreal look.
The title is from a favorite song from my youth ... I realize that this really dates me :-) I chose this title because, to my delight, when I first loaded up this image, I discovered that the sailboat on the right in the foreground carries the name "Dreamboat Annie!" That just tickled me to no end! I love surprises like that!
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♫ ♥ Heart – Dreamboat Annie ♥ ♫
Heading out this morning into the sun
Riding on the diamond waves, little darlin' one
Warm wind caress her
Her lover it seems
Oh, Annie
Dreamboat Annie my little ship of dreams
Going down the city sidewalk alone in the crowd
No one knows the lonely one whose head's in the clouds
Sad faces painted over with those magazine smiles
Heading out to somewhere won't be back for a while
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Happy Sliders Sunday!
When the sun goes slowly down on the Lofoten you get that absolutely magical light. Only for a few minutes it looked so fantastic as on the photo! So you have to be fast, see it, find a parking spot near the road, jump out of the car, find position and shoot. I shot 5 frames…this is one of them.
I think this will hang on a wall in my house…I personally love it!
DAY 5 - JOSHUA TREES AT SUNRISE
Joshua Trees at sunrise
Morning arrived at the desert. Without a single speck of clouds, however, the sunrise wasn’t just as exciting as I hoped it to be. So, I just focused on the trees and the rocks in the foreground since light itself was wonderful.
After breakfast, I started packing up to leave. Such a restful time of solitude, in the company of nothing but the star strewn clear night skies, came to an end, and it was time to head back to civilization.
However, I had a couple of spare days, and I was going to stop by and check out Mormon Rocks since it was on my way back. Always fascinated by the unique rock formations, I had told myself numerous times that I would stop by but never had, and I was doing it this time for real.
The air was getting dry as the sun rose higher. The cool temperature dissipated as the sky was restored with its blue hue. I looked around the camp one last time to make sure that I was leaving it as I had found it. Then, I left.
Best view of the surfers: up on the pier
Best view of the spectators: down on the beach
Just a minimal mocha / orange slide for Sunday!
Happy Sliders Sunday!
Camera - Canon 600D
Lens - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Edited in Lightroom 5 with VSCO Film pack 4.
2014/11/22 Hultsfred - Sweden
Project 365
Friday • July 30, 2010
Very busy with preparations for a graduation party / family reunion tomorrow. Tossing together a pasta chicken salad and a huge bucket of sand pudding (served in a sand bucket with a shovel)! So, I pulled this from my archives; it seemed appropriate for today.
Happy Fence Friday Everyone and Have a Great Weekend! :D
Yesterday’s sunset in Prague was pure magic — the sky looked like it was painted with fire and dreams. ✨
Converted an image of passing storm clouds to B&W. I thought that B&W would make the storm clouds more omnious.
Used one of the storm cloud images and the BW_Sampler9 image from the bonus files.
Ocean Beach just keeps gifting stories of delight as they unfold along the edge of our continent. Light and color and earth's creatures gather strategically.
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Desecho Valley is immense. As the sun sets, the shadow of the mountains travels rapidly up the valley floor. For a short time, the horses followed the light, moving further and further away from our camp. More distant cows, goats and horses appeared as tiny specs moving here and there over the slopes, and sometimes disappearing into the background. This valley is a tricky space that stretches so far into the distance, it's difficult to know how far away, or how big anything actually is.
Project 365
Sunday • December 5, 2010
Just a little bit of sliding rendered a taupe colored pond into a beautiful blue pond! The sunrise just out of frame 'exploded' across the pond so brilliantly (that part really happened)!! And the worm laid out on the ground (safely out of goose range) to get this shot through the dried out weeds (it was also about 20°)!!
I am so sorry I haven't been by to comment the last couple of days ... I did get a few in before my router failed yesterday. Ran out and bought a new one ... and now the connection is as slow as molasses, keeps timing out ... dropping the connection, etc. I post a comment and it just sits there spinning endlessly ... So if any of my comments look weird or are repeated, that is why! If I can't troubleshoot this today; I am going to return the router and get a different brand. Computers are awesome ... when they are working! Been trying to post this since early morning ...
Happy Slider and Happy Worms-eye View Sunday!! :D
These past few days, I’ve been lucky enough to witness some breathtaking sunrises. Of course, I couldn’t resist capturing them and sharing them with you!
iPhone 11S
♫ Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun ♫
Even though this is the lake, doesn't that fiery sun make you feel hot? That you are "blistering in the sun?" With a heat dome hovering over the Plains and the Midwest, everyone will be sweltering in triple digit temperatures and extreme humidity this week.
The last time we had a heat wave like this, we were camping in Upper Peninsula, Michigan. It was nice & cool up there on Lake Superior. When we came home, we discovered that all of our poor fish had died! *Many Tears* The house was an oven and smelled awful. We had forgotten to turn the A/C on (it worked back then).
Speaking of A/C, this morning I broke down and called the A/C man. We really don't want to end up like our fish!
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Happy "HOT" Soundtrack Monday and Keep Cool Everyone!
For it being one of my first times shooting this late. I was able to get some pretty good photos. The experience was also very nice.
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If you want a conversation, then let’s get lost." —@beautaplin, Real Talk
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