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Sometimes I find myself so anxious, so overwhelmed with life that I barely sleep. In fact, the last few weeks, dare I say months, I've hardly slept straight through the night. Usually I sleep for a few hours straight and then after that it's tossing and turning for the remainder of the evening. Once my alarm goes off, I don't even bother with hitting the 'snooze' button because I'm not even tired. I'm restless, anxious, and ... sleepless.
During the day, I could lay my head on my desk and be dubbed Rip Van Winkle Jr. It's as if my body is off, my clock is upside down, and my mind is all out of sorts.
This too shall pass...
Life is before me and things are progressing at a rapid pace... perhaps a bit more rapid than I was prepared for. I'm so nervous about decisions I am making, steps I am taking and if I focus too hard on what is yet to come, I freak myself out.
I have to teach myself to focus on one step at a time... one decision at a time. I have to teach myself to breathe through each endeavor and trust that I'm making the right choices for me, for my life.
I'm learning to fly...
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All the safety in the world can't accomodate for developing a human sense of danger. There were some quite steep passages on this boulder, but easily managed if you apply the right attitude. It's amazing how quickly kids learn how to do this.
And let me shout this, mothers of the world: They learn it by DOING IT, not by NOT DOING IT!
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I worked with Gever Tulley to build this learning wall of our session on what engagement in the classroom of the future might look like.
Took this photo a while ago. Learning Nikon Capture NX2, so I dug it up.
The Sentinel Building (AKA Columbus Tower) survived the San Francisco earthquake & fire of 1906. Francis Ford Coppola bought / restored it in the early 70's. It is HQ for his post-production facility, American Zoetrope Studios. The building is also home to his Cafe Zoetrope.
The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest and most recognizable skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline.
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Granite Hills High School students complete a service learning project at Dry Creek. Restabilizing the hillside. Photo by John Greening. November 2010.
Lately, I've been doing a lot of research on cameras and lenses. I think it's time to upgrade.
In the midst of my research, I found a post-it in my planner with this very quote written on it.
And then it hit me.
A writer needs nothing more than a pen and a sheet of paper to write. The kind of pen and paper you write on will not change the way the words flow onto the page. The writer is the only one who can make the words on that sheet of paper worth something. Only the writer can piece together words to create something utterly poetic and beautiful.
A photographer is like a writer- the camera and lenses s/he makes photos with is, essentially, no different to a pen and sheet of paper. At the end of the day- it all comes down to the beauty of the photo, and not the camera and the lenses. Those tools, yes, do help.
In writing, a good pen and a quality sheet of paper does make the process easier, but a thoughtful poem written on a sheet of paper is no different to one written on the back of a napkin.
In writing, it's all about the writer's vocabulary and creative use of words. In photography- it's all about the way a photographer manipulates light like putty in his/her hands, to create a photo filled with meaning and beauty.
So, I'm learning. Maybe I won't need the biggest camera and most expensive set of lenses. I need something that just works. It could be a camera phone. It could be a crappy point & shoot camera, or a small dSLR camera with a basic lens. Or heck, it could even be the camera of my dreams- it just needs to work.
I've learned that it's all about the person behind it all. It's all about the masterful writer in front of that sheet of paper that makes the words appear as they should on a page. It's all about the photographer behind the camera, manipulating light, and moving things, people- whatever, in and out of the frame, and creating a capture of a split second in time.
We can all be masters of every thing and any thing we do. We just have to work hard, and not find ways to skip the most important part- learning.
I've seen so many photographers on the internet talk about how easier editing is with a tablet so i decided to give it a try and i was lucky enough to receive photoshop elements with the tablet. That program is sooooo complicated lol today i messed around with the lens flare options and the other stuff. this image was edited 3 times because the program crashed on me twice x.x but i finally got to finish it and then i did the color editing with lightroom 2. If anyone have any photoshop tips or great places to learn from i would be joyful ro hear them :D
but I'm loving this new style of photography. everything is so bright and nice. lol
Ian Burrell very patiently teaching me how to drive the loco. The controls are actually very simple. Handbrake, forward and reverse gears, clutch wheel and throttle.
When the thought of working with wild animals crosses your mind, you think about viewing them from a distance or working along side an animal specialist who is looking over your shoulder at every moment, but on the Guatemala trip, that was hardly the case. Fourteen students, led by Kira Moyer and staff member Jim Terkelsen, traveled to the Petén region of Northern Guatemala to volunteer for ARCAS, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center, located deep in the heart of the Mayan Biosphere Reserve. The ARCAS center in Petén was founded with the idea of rescuing and returning animals to their natural habitat and providing education on wildlife as well as the human effects on the environment. The rehab center features acres of tropical forest, veterinary facilities, rehabilitation cages and the hundreds of animals ARCAS works to save each and every day. Volunteers work 3 animal husbandry shifts throughout the day in pairs or in groups to ensure that animals are fed and cared for depending on their stage in the rehabilitation process. We also put in hard labor restoring the primate and aviarian rehabilitation cage, where Guacamayas (Macaws) and Mono’s (monkeys) will make their final stay before being returned to the wild. Throughout the acres of land and in the quarantine center, students were able to interact with kinkajous, monkeys, macaws, parrots, crocodiles, white tail deer, ocelots, a baby otter and many other species. The highlight of working with the animals was the interaction with the ARCAS staff and their willingness to allow the Eckerd students to be very hands on throughout the week. We even had the opportunity to assist in a surgery on a white tail deer and complete a necropsy on a baby deer and a spider monkey!
The travel to and from Guatemala certainly made an impression on the students and was an adventure that many will not forget. After a short plane ride from Miami, an overnight bus ride from Guatemala City delivered us to the small town of Flores on Lake Petén. The sleepy well-travelled group stepped out of the “luxury bus” in this small outpost town and was immediately greeted by the bounding veterinarian and Assistant Director, Alejandro Morales. After a quick greeting, a quick boat ride brought us over to the ARCAS grounds and then the final leg was a “wake you up” hike up to the facility. Our days were filled with tons of animal work and “chores” around the facility in high temperatures, but the pay off was a relaxing swim in Lake Petén at the end of each day and cold showers at night before going to bed. Completing the aviaries and primate cage for next months planned animal moves was a major help to the staff and they were impressed that we were able to complete the work in such a short time.
Our trip also included some fun, as well as immersing ourselves in the culture of Guatemala. Throughout the week, the students worked tirelessly to interact with the ARACS staff, learn the Spanish language and experience Guatemalan cuisine. Later in the week, the group traveled into the island town of Flores, where our limited experiences were put to the test in the streets and the local shops and then the culmination of a group dinner while we were in town. But, that was hardly the end of our cultural experience. Our last day was a visit to the Mayan Ruins at Tikal. After rising early in the morning and after a packed van ride to Tikal, the group enjoyed a 3 hour tour of several Mayan Temples, the Lost City and a palace while learning about how the ruins were constructed and what they were used for in past times. Along the tour, many of the animals we worked with at ARCAS were abundant in the trees around us, as well as the flora and fauna that we had experienced while living in a remote area of Guatemala. Following the tour and the long trip home, the group reflected on their experience and wished they were back in the jungle of ARCAS and leaving their stamp on this special organization who serves so many animals, with so little funding.
The general memorial for the sailors fallen during the attack of 12/7/41 is on the waterfront of Honolulu. I am sure these visitors (they spoke with a Japanese Accent) learned their lesson.
They were obviously delightful.
e Rolex Learning Center, conçu par le bureau d’architecture japonais de renommée internationale SANAA, est à la fois un laboratoire d’apprentissage, une bibliothèque abritant 500’000 ouvrages et un centre culturel international. Il est ouvert aussi bien aux étudiants qu’au public. Sur une surface continue de 20 000 m2 il offre services, bibliothèques, centres d’information, espaces sociaux, lieux d’études, restaurants, cafés et magnifiques extérieurs. Le bâtiment est extrêmement novateur, avec des pentes douces et des terrasses ondulant autour de «patios» intérieurs. Sans oublier les piliers quasiment invisibles qui soutiennent le toit courbe, une structure qui a exigé des méthodes de construction inédites.
«Le Rolex Learning Center illustre parfaitement notre école, où les frontières traditionnelles entre les disciplines sont dépassées, où les mathématiciens et les ingénieurs rencontrent les neuroscientifiques et les microtechniciens pour imaginer les technologies qui amélioreront notre quotidien. Nous invitons le public à découvrir cet espace afin qu'il comprenne que travailler dans le domaine scientifique, c’est participer au progrès de la société», déclare Patrick Aebischer, président de l’EPFL.
At 25, I was promoted to managing editor of publications. I was reluctant. I was inexperienced. I was intimidated. But I was also gently pushed into this role by a new supervisor who believed I could do it.
While my supervisor was supportive, he had a hands-off approach (which I appreciated later on) and there wasn’t much coaching in my new role. I felt like I was drowning in expectations, responsibilities, and assumptions that had been packaged into this position over the years. My decisions were: sink or swim.
I faked confidence in managing and running a magazine until I felt more experienced and confident. I learned the assignment and publishing process. I worked hard to build rapport with my editors, to treat each person as an individual with different strengths. I was a tough managing editor because I wanted each person to shine in their own way. I pushed them to be better.
I’ve learned faking it can work for a while. I’ve learned expertise does come with time, with effort, and with genuine forthrightness. I’ve learned getting to know people and investing time and energy into encouraging their strengths is important.
I’ve learned challenges only make me stronger, but that doesn’t make them any easier. I still carry some residual insecurity. I still feel the need to over prepare for some things, to make sure I know my stuff, to make sure people perceive me as competent and qualified.
« A soul in tension that's learning to fly
condition grounded but determined to try!!
Can't keep my eyes from the -circling- skies...
....just an earth-bound misfit, I..... »
~ Pink Floyd ~
Lello :)
The driver of the car in the foreground drove into the bollard, nearly reversed into a woman in a wheelchair, then nonchalantly parked on the double yellow. So glad I didn't bring my car here, if this is the standard of driving to be expected.
This Nest Learning Thermostat is showing that it's 20 degrees Celsius in this home. The Nest Leaf has appeared, indicating that this temperature is saving energy. Learn more at www.nest.com.
Along with the red carpet, we had a backdrop set up for our professional photographers to work with. This was one of the shots my family members took as I advised the model on her pose.
Since I made this hikizuri specifically to appear in the kimono fashion show, I figured I better get a lot of pictures of it being worn.
In this shot, our maiko is learning how to bow elegantly in her hikizuri.