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Woo, down to the wire this week.
I'm not usually so last minute but it's been hard to sit at the computer with all the nothingness I've had to do the last few days.
I knew early on that I'd be dog-sitting all weekend, so I figured I'd take my picture at Zoey's house.
I also knew what theme I wanted to go for...
Something I feel very strongly about:
Yard dogs.
Now, plenty of people have a house, and a yard, and a dog (or two or three.) And that's fine and dandy, don't get me wrong. But there are people who specifically have yard dogs, and that's where I have an issue.
Most of you know what I'm talking about. The scruffy, matted, muddy something-doodle obsessively running up and down the chain-link fence at the dead end street. The over-sized husky howling his sorrowful song atop his dog house during the middle of the night. The old, wobbly beagle wagging his tail as he slowly follows pedestrians along the perimeter of his yard - obviously starved for attention.
These are just some of the examples I've come across while exploring various neighborhoods here and there. I've been planning on starting a little project and photographing some of these dogs, but for now I just walk and observe. And what I see makes me sad.
I'm not someone who could ever have an "outside only dog" - it just doesn't feel right. I can understand the necessity sometimes, like with working breeds. A livestock guardian, for instance, needs to live among whatever it's protecting. I get that. But too often, I wonder why some of these everyday folks even bothered getting a dog, when they go through such great lengths to isolate it from their lives.
Most "animal people" will agree that a dog is part of the family. Zoey and Bailey, while having a fully functional, fenced yard, are family dogs. They sleep inside (on one of 6 pet beds), they eat good food, they have regular vet checkups. They make a show of barking at people coming onto their property but they were raised to love everyone (especially the neighborhood kids who hop the fence to say hello.) While they aren't taken out for walks (which is something that bugs me, but with 4 kids to look after it's understandable that the dogs will have to sacrifice something), they almost always get to go up to the lake house with their humans for a change of scenery. (They had to stay behind this time because it was a wedding occasion and 50 guests to deal with meant no dogs allowed.)
As someone who's almost always lived in an apartment, I must say most house-dwellers have got it easy when it comes to pet ownership. I have more free time here, with three dogs, than I do at home, with one dog. I get up, let the pups out, they do their business, they play, they come in, they sleep... A few hours later, we rinse and repeat. At night I go to bed with all three of them dead to the world from a full day of frolicking.
It's almost too easy. Herein lies the problem sometimes.
With the economy issues the last few years, I've seen a lot of people lose their homes. Along with that, one of the first things to go is the dog. "I'm moving into an apartment and I have to rehome my teacup chihuahua because there's no room" is often code for "I'm too lazy to walk my dog" or "there's no way my dog can adjust to apartment life because he has never lived inside before." Drives me crazy. I'd argue that ANY breed (or mix) can live comfortably indoors. A yard does nothing but give you an out from ... well, getting out.
I could go on but I'll stop the rant there. Long story short, I believe owning a pet should be harder work than many people let it be. There's tons of responsible pet owners out there who get it right, but they're equally matched by the irresponsible... and they get it so, so wrong. And, sadly, it's the pets who suffer for their luxury.
Climb out of your holes, people! And please take your dogs with you.
A moment to talk about the photo, now... It's my first upload with my new lens! Nothing fancy 'cause all the ones I really want are upwards of $600 and this is just a higher end kit lens, but it's fun having a bit of a wider angle to mess with. Zoom's gonna take some getting used to but we'll see what comes out of it.
I shot it a few different ways - higher up to see Haiku's face fully, and with his head placed at the gate opening for a clearer view. But when I went through the results, this one stuck out. The bar covering his eyes gave it the melancholy feel I was going for. Don't be fooled, though. Hike's anything but a neglected yard dog :)
His challenge for the week was being away from Zozo for the duration of the shoot (all of 5 minutes!) It'll be hard for him to go back home tomorrow. No yard, no full-time dog company... But we'll manage. Because as his owner, *I'll* sacrifice what I have to to keep him happy.
I'm also feeling a lot better about Flickr so I will definitely be back in the mix this week. Thanks to everyone who continues to read my essays :) I always enjoy hearing your thoughts!
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Milou’s week (and ours of course) has been colored by his hotspot, but it’s getting better and he’s not listless like a few days ago. Sigh of relief
I hung out this teeny tiny seed holder for the birds and the Chestnut Breasted Finches turned up...these birds go about in big flocks and as you can see here that is exactly how they were!...and all wanting some of the treat.
Wishing all lovely Flickr Friends a Happy Christmas 2020 and New Year 2021. also, most important, a safe one. Thank you to all who have faved and commented. XXOO
I want to send my friends my very best wishes for a wonderful New Year. I have big plans for 2020, and I hope for us all to find sources of inspiration, hope and love. Lets all be more grateful and more forgiving. love, J
My Mom passed away on 04/10/2010. please remember her in your prayers. Mom even though you are not with us anymore but our love for you will shine brighter than the sun forever. May God bless your soul Mom (Amen)
“This is for the birds! Oh wait – I AM a bird!”
The challenge:
A photograph can be technically perfect, and have a great composition – that’s already hard enough to achieve sometimes! But for me, a photograph really stands out if it touches me. If it conveys a feeling, or stirs an emotion within. A really great image is one that evokes a mood and pulls the viewer into the scene. That’s what this week’s challenge is about: capturing emotion and feeling.
My process:
This is not the image I thought I was going to take this week. I started off the week thinking I would need to make a difficult and heartrending decision. The rainy weather forecast looked like it would match my mood and I planned to see what I could capture during a downpour. As it turned out, the sun appeared during a break in the clouds at about the same time I got the news that all my worry was for naught. In an effort to calm my frayed nerves, I turned to my camera and started taking photos of birds in my back yard.
I take a LOT of photos of birds – thousands upon thousands of photos often of the same exact birds. Sometimes I question my sanity, but the reason is because I’m hoping to capture the rare instance when a bird seems to express an emotion that we humans can identify with. I’m pretty sure we anthropomorphize the emotions, but we identify with them nonetheless.
Grackles seem to be particularly expressive – maybe because of their bright yellow eyes. This particular grackle has a bum leg that he never puts weight on, but the wind was making it particularly challenging for him to stay upright while perching on the post. He was using his tail as a rudder and he looks like he’s had just about enough! (We’ve all had those days buddy.)
The lighting helped to further enhance the mood of the photo as well. There was a small shaft of sunlight on the bird, but the background was in shade and was especially dark because of dark clouds overhead. The sun highlighted the iridescent colors in the wings and lightened the overall dark colors of the bird to help differentiate it from the dark background.
Lesson learned:
As you probably know, I strive hard to capture technically perfect images. However I am slowly learning (as Maaike said in her opening paragraph) that even though an image might be technically perfect, if it’s void of emotion the technical perfection doesn’t make up for that. Conversely, an image with emotional impact can make technical imperfections almost irrelevant. Perhaps this is because emotions connect us to the deepest parts of ourselves. Technical perfection is about what the eyes see; emotion is about what the heart feels – and it is entirely possible for our eyes to overlook something that our heart feels strongly about.
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Zoals jullie al wel konden raden uit het bijschrift van de vorige foto (remember: we waren de dag met dezelfde treinen gestart als geëindigd), konden we twintig minuten na doortocht van de kolentrein van NIAG deze EC van Chur naar Hamburg-Altona op de gevoelige chip vastleggen!
Stiekem hadden we een beetje gehoopt op een loc BR120 of - waarom niet - opnieuw een zwarte BR 182 (zoals die ochtend in Oberwinter) maar om 18u54 verscheen deze BR 101 voor de trein! Ook niet slecht natuurlijk want ook deze locs hebben toch al een respectabele leeftijd van 20 jaar (en dan te zeggen dat dit pas de derde foto is die ik van deze loc heb!)!
Met zijn stam SBB-EC-rijtuigen glijdt de trein door het stationnetje van Bonn-Oberkassel en volgt daarbij tot in Keulen de rechteroever van de Rhein (normaal rijdt deze trein via de linkeroever)!
Na deze trein kregen we evenwel nog een extraatje want we hadden ons namelijk voorgenomen om tot 19u te blijven fotograferen en kijk... om 18u59 kwam ook nog deze knappe cargo langsgereden!
Daarna restte ons alleen nog maar onze voetjes onder tafel te schuiven voor een overheerlijke Wienerschnitzel in de plaatselijke 'Gaststube'. Het was wel wat wachten op de schnitzels, maar de nodige Radler en Spezi verzachtten het lange wachten... Rond 20u45 keerden we dan ook huiswaarts... op zoek naar nieuwe avonturen!
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Zwanzig Minuten nach der Durchfahrt der NIAG Kohlezug fährt eine 101 der DBAG durchs sonnige und sommerliche Rheintal auf seiner Reise vom Schweizerischen Chur nach Hambrug-Altona.
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bonn-Oberkassel, KBS465 Köln - Koblenz. 9. Juli 2013, 18h54.
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Twenty minutes after the NIAG train, a class 101 from DBAG passes Bonn-Oberkassel (Germany) on his journey from Chur (Switzerland) to Hamburg-Altona (Gerrmany).
Germany, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bonn-Oberkassel, KBS465 Köln - Koblenz - 9 July 2013 - 6:54 PM.
Built for my continuous story "Flight of the Phoenix" in the SW Factions RPG game.
The R93 first appeared in the Star Wars Outlaws DLC "A pirates fortune". I really liked the change of perspective in game and to fly with the Refractor. The different flight modes give it some appealing silhouette and function.
The Flame of Zhar syndicate is recruiting! DM me, join an active and supportive community of Lego Star Wars builders and share your builds and stories in an immersive and rich Lego Star Wars universe!
Un testimonial estremamente gradito e decisamente inatteso quello di Agnese. Grazie per esserti fermata non solo a curiosare nel mio stream ma anche per aver voluto scrivere bellissime parole da "donna a donna".
La giovane età di Agnese a fronte di grandi capacità è prova del fatto che il suo rapporto con la fotografia è molto forte, viscerale. I ritratti sono carichi di passione e le abilità non mancano di certo.
Brava e grazie!
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A very appreciated and unexpected testimonial the one from Agnese. Thank you so much for stopping by and for writing so wonderful words “from woman to woman”.
Her being so young and her great ability work together to prove that her relationship with photography is very strong, visceral. Her portraits are loaded with passion and not lacking for sure in ability.
Well done and thank you!
“A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really..."Do the stars gaze back?" Now, that's a question.”
― Neil Gaiman
Carley have her way to touch me and some how i feel her sensibility very connect perhaps to mine so when we did that shooting pretty much all the pose was work but some how that one looking away with her hair on the shoulder was stand out. She was wearing that little odd piece of jewelry mask, its just the perfect accessory.
I've been a little quiet on Flickr this year, but I always enjoy the amazing images that all of you share with the world.
Thank you for the inspiration and support. Best wishes to you all.
Lookbook for Élise Hameau - Création de robes de mariée
Model is Cecilia
Hair and Make Up by Jeannette Johansson
Flowers by Amy Humphrey / Flowerjugs
This is what is left. I am willing to let them go for pretty low prices. FM with an offer for one, a few, all Whatever floats your boat
Purple Irises taken yesterday on my walk in the park. Best seen large by clicking on the photo,
Thanks for visiting, I'm off to the dentist.
This one's for Andreas Mogensen. Happy 40th my friend, sorry its a day late!
Credits: ESA/NASA
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For some reason you can't tell, but it was raining. Eh, more like sprinkling!
But I wanted to capture this feeling like I was trying to find shelter. I find my console by the water.
There is more to this location than meets the eye. I need to get better at that; capturing the location.
Aoife's ready for Autumn!
Minifee Juri 08'
Wig - For My Doll
Eyes - Ginarolo
Knits - Hand made Christmas gift exchange from Anielle on Dairyland BJD forum
I woke up to a chilly morning here in Wisconsin, and after eating breakfast and looking at doll photos, I was inspired to play with Aoife a little. So I redressed her and organized my doll stuff bin! Which takes a surprisingly long time.....
The alphabet 'A' holds a lot of significance in my life. Starting from my name(and my dad's and my sisters and a couple of my adorable cousins), to my most favorite actor Aamir Khan, my favorite cricketing team Australia(I'm usually a die hard fan of anything/anyone that I support and they mean a lot to me).
And I've always been fascinated with A's on my report card:P.
Taken for Project A to Z.
While I had the rig set up from last night I thought I'd better get some more use out of it. Camera laid on its back under a regular pendulum. Lights off and pendulum with light swung for about 50 secs to leave a gap in the physiogram. Lens cap put on and camera moved to tripod at pre determined location and flash fired while I stand there and pull a stupid face, the first of many this year I should imagine!
Strobist... 580exii lastolite ezybox speedlite below 1/2 24mm.
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©️ July 2019
Let me be the only one
To keep you from the cold.
Now the floor of heav'n is laid,
Its stars of brightest glow.
They shine for you.
They shine for you.
They burn for all to see.
Come into these arms again
And set this spirit free.
A. Lennox - Love Song For A Vampire
Thanks to Creations for Charity the hallowed story of the Gypsy Queen squadron has another chapter...
What's the story you ask? It all started years ago when Stijn built the MATSF-5000E Superbanshee II SE which was gifted to none other than Keith, who in turn honoured Stijn's gift with an epic build - the Gypsy Queen, You are cleared for Launch.
Which, was in turn homaged by yours truly with Operation Oscar as my launch pad to try to bribe voters at every convention with my FrogPODs (it didn't work).
So I finally got to not only meet Mr. Goldman and partake in one of his epic layouts, he but gifted me one of the Gyspy Queens.
The last, would be donated to C4C - where it would be up for grabs by anyone.
... but what fun would that be? Plus it'd be a horrible way to end the story of the Gypsy Queens....
Instead, I seized the oppurtunity to dictate where the last Gyspy Queen would land...
So now I have two.
I don't really need two.
I just need one.
So where will the last one go?
Someone will get a nice Xmas present.
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Why not make some kid's christmas better too? There are plenty of awesome mocs in Creations for Charity store, so why not make your holidays, and some kid's holiday that much brighter?
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-Quand le soleil se leva il y avait un brouillard blanc [...] plus aveuglant que la nuit- Joseph Conrad
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