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This is the Magic Beach Motel in Vilano Beach this past Friday. Fence around it. A hole bashed in to the wall at the left. Another hole barely visible in the shadows next to a flamingo with a spray painted black line around it (indication that it should be saved? Dunno). There’s another flamingo at right with a spray painted line around it as well. It’s only a matter of time before this is dust and rubble. Hasselblad 500cm, Shanghai GP3 100, Divided D-76 development.
[...] Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion [...]
- Quote by Javan (Iranian born American Inventor, (invented gas laser 1960) b.1946)
Nikon D200, Tokina 12-24 f/4, 14mm, F/8, 4s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Valmontone, Italy (August, 2012)
Yesterday was magic. In the early afternoon, I cut paper birds with families as part of the village's Sinterklaas festivities, then had a birthday lunch with a dear friend from out of town and her mother, then did live portrait sittings for a couple of hours, and then my opening-- fifty papercuttings in blue, black, and grey of so many things I love. I noticed this little spark of light as the first family sat down to cut their birds. More to come...
Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen..
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There's nothing special about this shot, just some people relaxing from a long day at Magic Kingdom last Dec-
Little late for a fireworks Friday post. But there was a live video stream on today for the 24 hr Monstrous Summer Blast at Magic Kingdom. And what was so cool was that my nephews wife and my 2 Great Great nieces were at Magic Kingdom for the 24 hr blast and they were waving at me and talking to me on the phone while I was watching them on tv at Magic Kingdom, It was so cool. They made this old man very happy.
There are evenings when the setting sun is obscured by clouds - this effect creates a red glow if the sunset was to be red in the sky which I didn't see as intense as in this part of Central Europe. And to make things "worse", which I was waiting for those 2 ducks to paddle by a swan made a landing just behind them. - I know, too much to be true :-)
Explore highest position #365 on Saturday, June 20, 2009
Koronadal City Roundball
(test shot using my kenko r-cross screen filter)
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Taiwan - left. Philippines- right.
Look how their hair are differently styled. Taiwan box background is metallic magenta, Philippine is mat, less pink, much red. Also Philippine doll's hands are secured, while Taiwan are free (however it's note the rule - I have seen many different variations). Fabrics used are not the same as well - look at their tops :)
New that year at the River of Lights was an optional early entry - no crowds and, I think, a more interesting photo experience with some light (and a moon) in the sky.
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December 11, 2018: River of Lights in Albuquerque's BioPark
After 12 years living in ABQ, we finally got our act together and visited the River of Lights - a holiday walk through the Albuquerque Botanic Garden, decorated with over 500 light sculptures and displays and millions of twinkle lights.
Some fun stuff, lifted from the website:
- We have over 550 light displays and animated sculptures ranging from a 1-foot flower to a 30-foot Brontosaurus
- To make a 1-foot sculpture takes an average of six hours, whereas the Brontosaurus took nearly 600 hours
- Setup starts in mid-September, and it takes a crew of 10 to place sculptures and twinkle light the Botanic Garden
- All our sculptures are stored in two giant warehouses and four storage containers
- Many of our sculptures are created in pieces for easy installation and storage
- Our first T-Rex was modeled after a wind-up toy
- We use over 100,000 zip ties annually to attach rope light to our sculptures
- There are over 200 miles of twinkle lights scattered through the Botanic Garden
- Over 12 miles of extension cords are running electricity to all our sculptures and twinkle lights
self developed with caffenol C,
colored film developed with coffee in black and white.
solaris 100 asa (exp. 2008) / cosina hi lite drl
Book by John N. McNamara, with Frances Kuyper and Gerry Mayer.
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