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I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.
-Mary Roach
Isolation
My second try at clone photography after this one.
The peculiarity is that in this second one you can only see my face (completely) with the clone in bed, which is also the only one wearing glasses (but this only I can know:)
On April 14 2007 I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocitic Leukemia. I have been fighting it for 8 months, surviving a one month coma and a cardiac arrest. In December 2007 I was finally released from the hospital. In June 2008, a bone marrow test showed that my cancer had relapsed and I had to enter the hospital again. I have been in isolation for 5 weeks now, and the new therapy seems to be working. Thanks God.
Isolation is necessary for leukemia patients, as the treatments used to fight it cause temporary immuno-deficiency with high risks for infection.
This image intends to describe that state of isolation by showing what one might end up doing to accelerate time a bit: like reading, exercising, meditating, or working on clones with Photoshop :)
It is estimated that 44,270 men and women will be diagnosed with and 21,710 men and women will die of Leukaemia in 2008 in the U.S. only (respectively 138,530 and 52,910 including Lymphoma and Myeloma figures ->1). Leukaemia is children’s world top killer. (source)
Although research has brought to great achievements, many forms of leukaemia are still not curable or entail therapies that are painful and risky for the patient. Moreover, most of the world’s countries cannot afford the highly expensive drugs needed to beat leukaemia.
We cannot change the past, but we can definitely make a difference in our future. Those who are unconvinced of the benefits of research can look back and acknowledge that until not long ago people died of diseases as innocuous as flu.
More info here.
PICTURE INFO
Multiple self- portrait taken with a Nikon D700 with timer on improvised stand (a pile of books:)
Lens/Focal length: Nikkor 18-135 on 18mm
Exposure: 1/60s - f/3.5
WB: Cool-white fluorescent
ISO: 1250
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On our drive through Indian Canyons, we encountered this small home (no longer inhabited) off the main road.
Another shot from the Beamish Museum. This image was shot from the gantry of the reconstructed Masonic Hall in the museum. I have no idea if the placement of the chair and the patterned floor have any significant meaning but I thought it made for an interesting photograph.
The closure of Stagecoach's Norfolk operation has left their Long Sutton outstation, just over the border in Lincolnshire, rather remote: it's now supplied with vehicles from Peterborough depot some 25 miles away. Alexander Dennis Enviro400 10013 (AE12 CKF) - complete with prominent Citi branding for Peterborough local routes - leaves King's Lynn for Spalding on 16 August 2018.
Metéora (suspended rocks), is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The nearest town is Kalambaka. Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Unmissable when in Greece!
Full Greece set here: www.flickr.com/photos/mpobrien/sets/72157627036856685/
a part of my next upcoming project (named isolation). Main aspect is the metonymy of certain objects in landscapes.
You really have to view it on black and please check out my updated 500px site and a nice new year everyone!
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Odelll Brewing Isolation Ale. Since it is now spring I thought I should finish up the winter ale. This is a good ale from Odell Brewing Co. in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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After a long time, I decided to "return" to Xenia Hotel (Mt. Parnitha) for one more photographic shooting.
Although I've been there a couple of times in the past, it still gives me a strange feeling when I walk inside the long-end corridors and the "strange" isolation rooms...
And just there aren't any words to describe the feeling when you go down to the nearly pitch-black basement...
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Nikon D90 | Tamron 10-24 | 12mm | F/3.8 | 1/30s | ISO320 | -0.7 Exp. | Handheld | ACR Post Processing
2008年入選 2008Selected Work Award
鍾鼎 / 台北
得獎感言:
在攝影的過程中,經常會碰到一些瓶頸,無法量產一些自己認為好的作品,希望藉由比賽來稍微肯定一下自我。
“攝影”的好處在於訓練我更敏銳地觀察週遭人事物,能看到別人所看不到的東西,即為樂趣之所在。
Zhong Ding / Taipei
Winner’s Speech:
There must be some difficulties in the process of photography, so I want to break through these difficulties. I have now re-gained self-confidence by participating this photography contest.
What I’ve learned from photography is that I can observe things and people more penetratingly and perceive things that others may ignore, and that’s fun!
To say that this trip was a once in a lifetime experience is kinda silly. Sure, I am grateful as hell that I was asked to be part of this incredible team for this event, but I just barely got a taste of this wonderful country. I am positive I will be back. There is so much to explore. Even though I barely scratched the surface, I have so many images to sort thru (over 50 gig actually). Those HDR's take up some space!
Yeah, I'll be back for sure. Next time, it'll be a complete loop about the island. Glacier Bay, Puffins, Fiords, ..... man, there's a list a mile long.
Its a bit late, so thats about it for now. More posts to follow for sure. I met a lot of great folks, was challenged quite a bit, learned a few things, and got to do a lot of thinking about some big decisions I have to make. All in all, a pretty heavy week....
On a completely different note....
I just finished dumping some memory cards while cleaning up the hotel room here and kinda packing up. Geeez, how is it I now travel with 2 fully packed bags and 2 carry ons for a 1 week trip!? A far cry from the ONE bag I used to drag about Europe a few years ago for 6 to 8 weeks at a clip! Guess this camera gear is kinda outta control.....
All right, nuff for now. Thanks for listening :)
From the blog at www.mdsimages.blogspot.com
First attempt at low angle shot from newly bought Manfrotto MT190CXPRO4 tripod. It was harder than I thought because I have to take off my slippers as the tide approaches. My foot and legs were somehow scratch by sharp unknown objects which caused minor bleeding. It was a cloudy day with no visible sun, just when I was about to give up, the sky quickly turn dark and emit a dark orange hue, I endure the whole process and finally got the best shot out of it. I guess all is worth while.