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“We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? (136-137)”
~ Swami Satchidananda, The Yoga Sutras
“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.”
~ Lao Tzu
“We are our choices.”
~ Jean-Paul Sartre
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Alternate title: "The Agony of Choice"
As for how this was done:
Model inside elevator, SB800 fired through umbrella from the left front, Wide-angle lens obviously. The patterns on the wall are all natural light - the elevators paneling isn't straight but curved so that the lights from above are reflected in those nice patterns.
Shot in RAW and post-processed with Capture One 4.
-Added to theCream of the Crop pool as my personal favorite.
There's always 7-11 ... for lunch ... again ...
He looks away, ashamed that all too often he's called Gatorade & Doritos a meal. He should have just gone down to the train.
My first street photography attempts. I was attracted to this scene by the rich colors. But somehow I find this image works so much better in black and white.
This is another Snoopy plush from Kiddyland in Japan. I've always liked the oddity of a fat Snoopy in a yellow and blue romper with:
"Snoopy The World Famous Super Beagle"
on his chest.
The color scheme and his adorable chubbiness here makes him a Snoopy Pierrot in my mind.
As the series name suggests, he is a beanie, but not so much. If you squeeze him, you can feel the beans but it's also a lot of filler.
Lots of unusual design choices converge to make this a unique and loved Snoopy in our plush collection!
The tag identifies it as a Determined Productions product.
Determined Productions was a pioneering San Francisco-based company that played a major role in the early licensing and merchandising of Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts comic strip characters, helping turn them into a massive cultural and commercial phenomenon.
The company's origins trace back to Connie Boucher, a San Francisco window designer and entrepreneur. In the early 1960s, she approached Schulz with the idea of creating Peanuts-themed datebook calendars. Schulz approved, and this collaboration led to the publication of the landmark book Happiness Is a Warm Puppy in 1962 (released by Determined Productions).
The book became a huge success, spending 45 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list (peaking at #2) and selling widely. It essentially launched the category of Peanuts gift books and inspired a wave of character-branded merchandise.
Boucher founded Determined Productions, Inc. shortly after (around 1962–1963) to capitalize on this momentum and develop a broader range of licensed Peanuts products. The company became one of the earliest and most prolific licensees, working closely with Schulz—often described as the first major licensee to collaborate directly with him on product development.
Key highlights of their contributions include:
Iconic graphic sweatshirts starting in 1965, featuring characters with slogans in bold, poppy fonts (e.g., on colorful raglan-sleeved designs like Grassy Green, Peacock Blue, Shocking Pink). These vintage pieces remain highly sought-after by collectors today.
Plush dolls and stuffed toys, including Snoopy plush (they also introduced Belle, Snoopy's sister, in response to fan requests).
Books, day planners/calendars, pocket dolls, pennants, figurines, coin banks (e.g., a 1976 Snoopy coin bank created with Schulz), clothing, toys, kitchenware, and more.
Fashion-oriented lines, such as "Snoopy in Fashion" plush dolls dressed by famous designers in the 1980s.
International expansion, notably licensing agreements for Japan (e.g., a 1970 deal with Familiar Co., Ltd. to produce and distribute Peanuts products there, helping build the brand's strong presence in Asia).
Determined Productions also licensed other characters/properties (e.g., Joan Walsh Anglund, Winnie the Pooh, Wizard of Oz), but Peanuts was central to their identity and success.
Boucher was a trailblazer in the licensing industry—inducted as the first member into its Hall of Fame (Schulz was also later inducted). She passed away in 1995.
The company was active through at least the 1980s (and possibly into the 1990s), producing many classic vintage Peanuts items now prized by collectors.
While modern Peanuts licensing has shifted to other entities (e.g., under Peanuts Worldwide), Determined Productions' early work was instrumental in making the characters "usable and lovable" beyond the comic pages, from everyday apparel to beloved toys. Their catalogs (like the rare 1968 one) showcase the breadth of their output.
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A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
In our toy collecting, plush is not a strong point and that remains true for our Peanuts collection. The 2001 'Many Lives of Snoopy' series from McDonald's Japan is a plush series that we featured from 2020-2021. Because each plush figure was themed, it was easy to create specific scenes.
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/49369942706/
Also, in Japan we did pick up a nice series of small plush, about 16mm. These plush seem to have the same origin though there are different tags. The Law Label (The label that is sewn to plush toys containing copyright and materials information.) always has 'Peanuts' and a copyright for United Feature Syndicate. The cardboard tag labels vary with many carrying the 'RM' label. All of the plush were manufactured in Hong Kong. So, we think a Japanese company (Perhaps Nakajima Corporation) manufactured these and released them to various distributors.
Most of these plush have no distinguishing themes or names but rather standard figures released in a variety of colors. We've photographed a couple from this series here:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/54393731518/
And here:
www.flickr.com/photos/paprihaven/53579825200/
So, rather than creating scenes with stories, we decided to feature these lovely plush among the Peanuts collection and provide some fun information.
Peanuts
Snoopy Beans (S) Yellow
10" Plush
United Feature Syndicate
Determined Productions
China
Photo of oil droplets from the oil & water macro abstract photography assignment captured via Minolta MD Macro Rokkor-X 100mm F/4 lens. Inside the creative halls of the 494 ∞ Labs. Early December 2020.
Exposure Time: 1/5 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 3334 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50 * Adaptor: 1:1 Extension Tube * Tele-Converter: Deitz 2X MC-4 M/MD
Sometimes you reach the point where a decision has to be made. You can go with the flow or choose the less trodden path.
Either way it's an adventure and you always have a choice.
Which path will you follow?
This is the final photo from the Melbourne Zoo. It shows the oldest remaining 19th century building, which at one point housed lions. Thank goodness it is now empty, and the lions have much more room to roam. But equally we can be glad for the opportunity to see the way animals were exhibited not too many decades ago. We have come a long way in our understanding of animal welfare.
Modern zoos do not take animals from the wild. Their breeding programs and research are geared towards educating the public and preserving their precious DNA for future generations when many species may well otherwise become extinct.
The message here (enlarge the shot) is one of making choices. When we buy products - in this case palm oil - it is vital we make sure that it has not been sourced from places like rainforests or other fragile environments. Having governments enforcing regulations and proper labelling of goods will go a long way to helping protect precious habitats and species from being lost. The responsibility is ours to choose.
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Credit to Beck for the shaded rails and to MrBleau/Jake/Camisado for the mag waffling. Done in PMG 0.6.
Photographing storms seems to be all about choices. Even though radar is a big help in identifying the heaviest rain, you still need to stop and look every so often. That's what I was doing when I took this stitch, just trying to work out wether I want to go SW or SE to stay on the edge.
As the title say's this was my 2nd choice shot for the macro monday theme , but I thought it was a bit to obvious what it is.
Answer = Long nose pliers...