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ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴍᴇ sᴀʏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ, ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ?
ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ sᴇᴇ ᴍᴇ ʟᴏɴɢɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜ, ғᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ?
Typically, when I post a photo, it’s my own work, and the only description is the lyrics of a song that sparked the idea in my mind. But this picture is different. This was taken by Ari Gunner, who, without hesitation or expectation, offered to help me with my first store simply because she wanted to see me succeed. That simple act of kindness perfectly sums up who Ari was—not just in that moment, but in every moment I was lucky enough to share with her.
She wasn’t just a friend; she was the closest thing I ever had to a mother, both in SL and RL. She was there for me in ways that no one else was, without question, without obligation—just pure, unwavering support. She took care of me when she didn’t have to, when the world felt heavy, and when I felt alone.
I will carry her kindness, her love, and her generosity with me for the rest of my life. She gave so much and asked for nothing in return. That is the kind of love that never fades, and I will never forget her.
We stood in great expectation as a parting in the cloud shone a strong light over the hills in the distance. I was hoping it might hit the ruined bothy, but the light began to difuse the closer it came.
Есть такое интересное растение белый ясенец, которое можно найти в северной Африке, центральной Азии и южной Европе, может самовозгораться в жаркую погоду. Воспламеняются лишь эфирные масла, которые выделяет само растение, но сам ясенец от этого не страдает.
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There is such an interesting plant, white ash, which can be found in northern Africa, central Asia and southern Europe, which can ignite spontaneously in hot weather. Only the essential oils that the plant itself releases are ignited, but the ash tree itself does not suffer from this.
ღ Fundada en 1693, la ciudad de Matanzas es la capital de la provincia del mismo nombre. Matanzas se encuentra a 90 kilómetros al este de La Habana, en la costa noroeste de Cuba. Matanzas es conocida por sus poetas, cultura, folklore afrocubano y es la cuna de la música y los bailes tradicionales danzón y la rumba. Matanzas también se llama " La Ciudad de los Puentes ", con sus diecinueve puentes que cruzan tres ríos.
ღ Founded in 1693, the town of Matanzas is the capital of the province of the same name. Matanzas is located 90 kilometres east of Havana, on the nothwestern coast of Cuba. Matanzas is known for its poets, culture, Afro-Cuban folklore and is the birthplace of the music and traditional dances of danzón and rumba. It is also called ‘The City of Bridges’ with its nineteen bridges that cross three rivers.
ღ Fondée en 1693, la ville de Matanzas est la capitale de la province du même nom. Matanzas est située à 90 kilomètres à l'est de La Havane, sur la côte nord-ouest de Cuba. Matanzas est connue pour ses poètes, la culture, le folklore afro-cubain et est le berceau de la musique et des danses traditionnelles danzón et rumba. Matanzas est aussi appelée « La ville des ponts » avec ses dix-neuf ponts qui traversent trois rivières.
"When you wake up in the morning, Pooh," said Piglet at last, "what's the first thing you say to yourself?"
"What's for breakfast?" said Pooh. "What do you say, Piglet?"
"I say, I wonder what's going to happen exciting today?" said Piglet.
Pooh nodded thoughtfully.
"It's the same thing," he said.
~Winnie-the-Pooh, A.A. Milne
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I'll try to catch up with you later today...
The expectation of prosperity in the valley has no doubt been shattered, the bareness around with so little green grass has perhaps led to the demise of this little farm-stead. Possibly in today's world with modern irrigation systems it could have survived.
Port Balís (Sant Andreu de Llavaneres), 2025. Sony ILCE-7M2 · CMOS Exmor 24 Mpx (Fullframe) / NOVOFLEX E-CY Adapter / CONTAX//YASHICA (C/Y) Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f2.8 MMJ / B+W 55E KR 1,5 1,1X / RawTherapee 5.12 @ Adobe RGB.
I will wait for you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf4GOfTC3GU
We never live
We are always in the expectation of living
Voltaire
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There is something to be said about the intrinsic link between failure and expectation. It seems to me that a key component of failure is expectation. Try to imagine failure without expectation? It's tricky. Because in order to fail, you have to have somehow defined what failure is. And we do this with expectation in hand all the time, be it consciously or otherwise. This image is an example of just that. I set it up, had a shot in mind, calculated my exposure, sat on the tracks counting that exposure off mentally, got up closed the shutter and wound the film. All with an expectation of something. Part of that something was a vague notion of how I wanted the image to look. Another part of that something was the expectation that I calculated the technical aspects of the image correctly - focus, exposure, etc. Yet another part of that something was the expectation that the film would be processed correctly. And so on. You get the idea of how something like this is built off a chain of expectations, even when we don't necessarily think of those expectations. Then, when something doesn't go as expected, for example I somehow blew the exposure and overexposed the frame by several stops thereby producing a more faded, washed out image with a bit of a color cast. Well, that goes against my expectation of how I thought this would turn out. My initial reaction was, "Well, blew that one" and mentally began the process of writing this image off. It was just one photo after all and I make a lot of photos. Also, I am no stranger to "blowing it". I often tell people I could bury them with the boxes of throwaway sample prints from "failed" images that I have accumulated over the years. But then again, as I implied above, what is failure really, other than unmet expectations? And if that is really a key to failure, can failure not be converted to something else merely by either tweaking those expectations or simply by not handcuffing yourself to them. It is fine to have expectations, it is also fine to set them aside. After a day, and a second visit to this negative, I gave my initial expectations of this photo a rest and what was left behind was something that was neither expected nor failed. I don't know what it is, nor do I really need to. It is another image in my collection that has something that intrigues me, that has given me something to consider and think about. I used to remark to students that if a every photo you make teaches you something, are there really bad photos?
Anyway, just some thoughts inspired by my misexposure in the making of this particular image. And no, I still don't quite know how I goofed this one up. But I am ok with that too. If I knew, I might want to do it again and that wouldn't be nearly as fun as when it happens incidentally.
Hasselblad Flexbody
Silberra Color 160
Banton Loch, Kilsyth.
Having waited (yawning) in vain for an interesting sunrise, with the sun coming out of the mist in Turneresque fashion, I took 2 or 3 shots (more in hope than expectation) and went home for breakfast. Typically, as soon as I got home, the sun decided to take the p*ss and rose out of the mist in a most dramatic fashion. So .. what did I do? What every frustrated photographer does: said **** a few times, kicked the wife and the dog and moaned all the way through breakfast.
... and then I found this texture .. so it was alright in the end.
Texture courtesy of Skeletal Mess a.k.a. Ghostbones
This picture was taken before the first signs of spring were showing up. So...last minute for uploading I think :-)
Many thanks to Skeletal Mess for his texture: www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/5474699141/
Mumbai has seen a surge in wall art and murals, with local art schools transforming the city into their canvas. Creativity takes flight as facades burst into a plethora of vibrant hues. The wall seen here belongs to an old, dilapidated fish warehouse at Sassoon Dock— and what a stunning makeover it is !
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Mumbai has seen a surge in wall art and murals, with local art schools transforming the city into their canvas. Creativity takes flight as facades burst into a plethora of vibrant hues. The wall seen here belongs to an old, dilapidated fish warehouse at Sassoon Dock— and what a stunning makeover it is !
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Background by Roserika from DéviantArt !( NOTE )
Licorne by FANTASY - EMPIRE !
Couples + FEMME by Marcus Ranum from DéviantArt !
Renard by Adika from DIGITAL CREA !
Texture by Angela Wolf from Flickr !
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Cheetah / Gepard (Acinonyx jubatus) with her grown up cubs resting in the shadow
Ndutu Area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, Africa