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When I look at this image, I think of my sister Christine. She was only 38 when she was taken from us. Her story is a sad one. She was a very troubled young woman and didn't cope well with life's issues. She was reported missing in September of 2003 and found in April of 2004. The crime was never solved and never will be. Cases like hers fall through the cracks.
Sometimes I see Christine in my daughter Rachel. A certain smile, a tilt of the head. The recent portrait I posted of Rachel is one such moment. Sometimes, I have called Rachel by my sister's name.
Today (January 4th), Christine would be 46. She is my little sister and I miss her very much. ♥
01.12.11
Thanks so very much to everyone for your wonderful comments. This image means a lot to me. I hope everyone sees inspiration in this image ... like I do!
“Sometimes fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn.
Why? Because this storm isn't something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn't get in, and walk through it, step by step. There's no sun there, no moon, no direction, no sense of time. Just fine white sand swirling up into the sky like pulverized bones. That's the kind of sandstorm you need to imagine.
And you really will have to make it through that violent, metaphysical, symbolic storm. No matter how metaphysical or symbolic it might be, make no mistake about it: it will cut through flesh like a thousand razor blades. People will bleed there, and you will bleed too. Hot, red blood. You'll catch that blood in your hands, your own blood and the blood of others.
And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in. That's what this storm's all about.”
― Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore
Yesterday's sunset over Chorillos, Lima, Peru.
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Lens - Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Edited in Lightroom 5 with VSCO Film pack 4.
2014/11/22 Hultsfred - Sweden
Walking on foot brings you down to the very stark, naked core of existence. We travel too much in airplanes and cars. It’s an existential quality that we are losing. It’s almost like a credo of religion that we should walk.
There is, of course, something inherently romantic—if not heroic—about the extreme solitary explorer enveloped by nature. The very image of Herzog on foot recalls the iconic 19th-century paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, especially his Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, with its lone figure staring out at the wide vista above the clouds.
'Truth itself wanders through the forests,' Herzog writes near the end. Yet here he embroiders his memories for effect: The vast swath of geography between Munich and Paris is littered with industrial towns and cities.
Once he comes out on the other end, traversing the deforested Champs-Élysées (“We were close to what they call the breath of danger”), Herzog emerges victorious.
― Of Walking in Ice: (Munich-Paris, 23 November–14 December 1974)
by Werner Herzog
Project 365
Tuesday • September 21, 2010
As I was getting ready for work this morning I looked out and saw the most outrageously orange sky. As you can see from the photo, it had a wispy painterly look. Then I forgot about it until this evening. As I drove home, a storm was rolling in with high winds and wicked lightening. I remembered this image from this morning and thought of that quote. I much prefer the second half of that quote: "Red sky at night, sailor's delight" But of course I'm nowhere near the sea, or a lake for that matter.
This really isn't the best photo but it is the one I got and I'm going with it!
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We tend to celebrate light in our pictures. Understanding how light interacts with the camera is paramount to the work we do. The temperature, intensity and source of light can wield different photography effect on the same subject or scene; add ISO, aperture and speed, the camera, the lens type, focal length and filters…the combination is varied ad multi-layered and if you know how to use them all, you will come to appreciate that all lights are useful, even those surrounded by a lot of darkness.
We are guided by three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, our longing to capture in print, that which is beautiful, the constant search for the one picture, and constant barrage of new equipment and style of photography. These passions, like great winds, have blown us across the globe in search of the one and we do understand the one we do look for might be this picture right here for someone else out there.
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A place without being
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for he does as he pleases
up to that point he releases,
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Good Morning Tuesday
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The light this morning felt like a whisper from nature — soft, golden, and quietly powerful. It's one of those days when the sky opens just wide enough to show you that hope is always above the horizon. The kind of moment where your soul feels washed clean and your mind realigns.
There’s magic in stillness. In standing still long enough to hear the wind’s breath, the rustle of trees, and your own heartbeat.
This morning, I didn’t chase the perfect shot — I waited for it. And somehow, nature always delivers better than I imagined.
Every sunrise teaches me patience. Every shift in light reminds me that nothing stays the same — and that’s not a bad thing.
Captured in a quiet moment with full gratitude.
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If I were to send you a postcard, I would try to write this sound. The way ice crashes into the water below like a wind-opened door in a blizzard. The uneven tempo of water flowing through multiple crevasses at once like overlaying courtyard fountains at dusk. The crunch of metal into steps like ice crackling in fresh lemonade. And the utter silence of awe, only marked by our own heartbeats.
|| Spent today hiking on Glaciar Perito Moreno. Glaciers, my friends. This is real life. And a fantastic way to end my trip. Patagonia has been good to me, and I'll definitely miss it. But I still have more to share.. ||
The pandemic had begun. This once busy place was oddly quiet as Petey and I walked around. Petey noticed the calm, quiet as well.
"Repartiendo Arte, porque esa es mi cualidad,
Te llevo de lo cotidiano a otra realidad,
Al estado de la incierta forma,
Territorio en el que habito cuando todos duermen. Puedes verme" Kase-O
I have barely begun the process of going through my 7K+ collection of images. I had so many ideas for today's post ... but when I saw Irene's post of our epic sunset photoshoot at Baker Beach, and Char's post of our epic sunset photoshoot at the Berkeley Pier; I decided to go backwards and post my epic sunset shot at Pfeiffer Beach in Big Sur with Sarah P ... my last sunset of the trip.
More importantly, I want to dedicate this post to everyone who took care of me on my 16-Day California Safari. I am overwhelmed by the kindness of everyone ... meeting up with old friends ... and meeting new friends. This was the trip of a lifetime, and it wouldn't have been possible without them.
Last of all, I want to make a special dedication to a new friend, Aurelia. You are in my thoughts & prayers. {{hugs}} ♥♥♥
Happy Sliders {Sunset} Sunday!! I sure missed my Flickr peeps!
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Eastern Oregon Adventure
May 6-9, 2016
The Sheep Rock unit is located along Oregon Route 19 and the John Day River upstream of the little community of Kimberly. This unit is mostly in Grant County, although a small part extends into Wheeler County. The Sheep Rock unit is further subdivided into the Mascall Formation Overlook, Picture Gorge, Cathedral Rock, Blue Basin, and the Foree Area. Some of these are separated from one another by farms, ranches, and other parcels of land that are not part of the park but all are close enough together so that they can all be visited within a reasonable time frame.
One of the most beautiful scenic route of John Day, passing along the river. Our four days isn't enough, wish we had a week of adventure there to explore the whole eastern high desert scenes.
An adventure of a lifetime with the "Road Runners"
Ay An Algene Fructoso Erwin Delfin Ferdie Lontok Frannz Morzo Joseph DeGuzman Tamayo Kris Salido Maria Clara Sherwin Andal Randy Ordinario
Project 365
Sunday • May 30, 2010
Jackie and I loaded up our bikes and left the house at 4:30 AM; all bright-eyed and bush-tailed! We headed into Chicago for the "Bike the Drive" fund raising event.
For this event, Lake Shore Drive is closed down; and this year, 20,000+ bikers participated! It is an awe-inspiring sight to see so many bikers wheeling down Lake Shore Drive!
But seeing the sun rise up over Lake Michigan is the big bonus for me; which is why this photo was my favorite of the day! It was a wonderful day to ride with the temps in the upper 70s, lower 80s. Last year, it was in the 30s with a bone chilling head wind off the lake. We were done with the ride and home by 9:00 AM!!