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This long abandoned house sits at the end of a subdivision near the Rock River. Why it was left abandoned is a mystery, a mystery that will soon fade into history...

This is more of a tribute to metal and hard rock in general than a single track, but I’ve rediscovered some classic albums during lockdown. Fade to Black was one of the first Metallica songs I heard back when I was at school in the 80’s and started a lifelong following.

 

The song itself is pretty deep, after reminding myself of the lyrics it’s all about suicide, so please don’t think it’s reflected in my mood!

 

Just last week I bought a cracking new pair of Bluetooth earphones that a are perfect for thrashing too whenever I get the chance! (Today while cleaning the bathroom)

 

I was going for the classic metal album cover look à la ‘The Black Album’ or ‘Black in Black, originally I shot a marble which was kind of cool, then I found this lump of iron pyrite which seemed to fit the theme perfectly!

Another shot of the long abandoned Yesterday's News farmhouse in northern Illinois. This once ornate old farmhouse has decayed badly in the years since I first photographed it, The beautiful stained glass windows are broke and some of the facade has fallen away. But it soldiers on and the owner shows no signs of remedying the situation besides putting up fresh "no trespassing" signs.

 

Fine by me....

This image is inspired by the fact that this year - it´s 40 years since Metallica released "Ride the Lightning" with the song Fade to Black (released on July 27, 1984). It´s a dark song but still a masterpiece!

(Photo edited)

 

⊱ ────── {⋅. ♪ .⋅} ────── ⊰

 

Life it seems to fade away

Drifting further everyday

Getting lost within myself

Nothing matters, no one else

I have lost the will to live

Simply nothing more to give

There is nothing more for me

I need the end to set me free,

 

⊱ ────── {⋅. ♪ .⋅} ────── ⊰

 

♪ ♫ ♩ : METALLICA / Fade To Black (Remastered)

"Life it seems to fade away, drifting further everyday... Getting lost within myself, nothing matters no one else..." #fadetoblack 🎸

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Pose Bauhaus Movement Fade to Black 320 Kbps 21

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La belle .INGENUE. - Eos top / Maitreya

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2019 draws to a close

Fade to black film

these beautiful native plants in my property's meadow only bloom in the late afternoons -- and i like the slightly-cheesy-1970s-folk-album-cover vibe of the fade-to-black film here...

Shot on fade to black

Bauhaus Movement Pose Fade to Black 320 Kbps

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Catwa Head Kimberly, Ears and Rigged Eyes V3.0

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(Milk Motion) skateboard yellow @ The Epiphany

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taikou / dusk backdrop with materials

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fade to black, experiments

Instant Lab + Polaroid Fade to Black exp. 2009

Black stitching on a black coat.

 

HMM!

Life it seems will fade away

Drifting further every day

Getting lost within myself

Nothing matters, no one else

 

I have lost the will to live

Simply nothing more to give

There is nothing more for me

Need the end to set me free

 

Things not what they used to be

Missing one inside of me

Deathly lost, this can't be real

Cannot stand this hell I feel

 

Emptiness is filling me

To the point of agony

Growing darkness taking dawn

I was me but now he's gone

 

No one but me can save myself

But it's too late

Now I can't think

Think why I should even try

 

Yesterday seems as though

It never existed

Death greets me warm

Now I will just say goodbye

   

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From my Old Automatic Recycle Garbage ( OARG )

 

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my latest interview with " Crack For Your Eyes " is ready for public viewing...Fresh from Oven .. No additional preservatives added...No money politics involved.

 

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The OVRO is on the center left. While the NRAO radio telescope is on the far right.

 

#OVRO #PurpleMountainsMajesty

origami sur set de table

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards"

"La vie ne se comprend que par un retour en arrière, mais elle doit être vécue en regardant en avant."

-Soren Kierkegaard

 

now I will just say goodbye

 

Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir (SDB). Paris XIII . France

Nikon D300 Nikkor 75-300 VR

ƒ/8.0 185.0 mm 1/500 200

Silver Efex Pro 2

 

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some of you may know this swan song

"severe & very crippling autoimmune muscle disease,having lost my pictures & backup,harsh times ...

 

I was diagnosed with autoimmune myopathy around Easter 2016

it is a rare or orphan disease

 

major health problem worsening week by week

and now some new problems appear (severe) .....

 

Can no longer walk , need help for many things in my daily life

When I said "disheartened " it was a euphemism

So I can no longer stay on Flickr

I missed my Flickr friends, this is why I came back (without posting myself),

I love groups ,I needed to create my own group , and I tried to invite and always "follow" the invited photos in groups,

my only reason for being on Flickr but probably a mistake

 

Dear Friends , thank you for your support

wish you all the Best

.... and remember "Carpe Diem "

 

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Thank you for your visit , your fave , your comments

 

thank you for taking some of your precious time , much appreciated !!

 

thank you from the bottom of my heart , for your beautiful words , you're my true friends

the Flickr spirit is still alive...

 

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I am absolutely unable to accept a life of recluse, without any social or cultural life and worse, I feel unable to accept becoming dependent : Loss of autonomy is a humiliating loss of human dignity

 

When I came back to Flickr , last year , after a long absence, I thought it could be a derivative, a way to keep in touch,and to fight my isolation since I can't have social or cultural life anymore

But it was a mistake because even the use of my PC, and Flickr sessions have become very difficult for me

 

And , see and admire dozens of photos on Flickr, while I can't walk, so, taking pictures is a real mental torture

.... and I have ideas, many ......: ((((((((

likewise, Summer, sunny days, so many invitations to walk:

no need to travel , I love Paris , late afternoon light is wonderful

I miss Paris .......

 

I was very active, I loved everything in life,

I'm not old enough

 

so what ?

 

the worst is a severe respiratory attack that is increasing more and more......I'll try to keep in touch a little longer , as long as I could . Not for a very long time , I fear ....

  

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Thank you , my friends for the photos you have dedicated me, for the beautiful galleries, for the tributes I received, especially this one, moving =Feeling Blue for Françoise fifich@t Thank you , dear Robin

 

this photo is not for groups (no need to gain awards or more favorites) but only for my contacts, friends, and any Flickr member who knows me, and can understand how it feels when no treatment can bring any improvement ,and one becomes dependent , more and more

 

Thank you

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I dry-peeled this photo a few minutes after shooting, and attached the transparency to a kraft-paper page in my notebook.

 

Happy Polaroid Week!

roidweek day 2

Polaroid SX-70

Polaroid Fade to Black film

expired 10-09

    

Ghent, NY

Happy Polaroid Week! Day One, Image One. From the archives, some expired Fade to Black images that I shot years ago but never shared. I wasn't excited about them at the time but like them now.

I recently bought myself a cheap fractal filter which conveniently has the same thread size as my Sony 24-105mm lens with it's long zoom range. Perfect for a spot of zoom pulling.

 

Zoom pulling is a technique where the lens is zoomed in or out during a long exposure and to be honest it can be quite addictive! I can be stood in the dark for hours zooming in and out and trying different effects.

 

I've also combined the following shots with my new RGB LED lights. Instead of using Godox AD200 strobes, I've started to experiment with continuous light sources.

 

I've hesitated till now to buy continuous lights because it wasn't possible without spending thousands to remotely trigger the lights. Shooting in often tricky terrain, having to move back and forth in the dark to switch lights on or off isn't the most convenient thing to do. Not to mention dangerous stumbling around in the dark trying to prevent stray lights hitting the sensor! I could replace the lens cap to prevent light from hitting the sensor but it's definitely more convenient to remote control the lights.

 

So last night, @fadetoblack and I ventured out in to the Derbyshire Peak District to see what we could get with the lights.

Polaroid Week 2015 Day 3 Photo 1

Polaroid SX-70

Polaroid Fade to Black film

expired 10-09

 

Speigletown, NY

Highest position explore: 22 on Wednesday, May 12, 2010

 

Support the impossible

Kno (CunninLynguists), Anna Wise (Sonnymoon), Zoë Wick & Dane Ferguson are Built To Fade. Coming soon.

 

Polaroid SX-70. Polaroid TZ Artistic Fade to Black (scanned as B&W).

Camera rotation, snooted flash, big tube and a little tube.

This is number 357 of my 365.

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