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"Hey folks Zoey here.Today we're back in the Laguna Mtns and eating lunch at the Desert View picnic area.We're out of the breeze here on this table and I'm waiting for lunch.I wish everywhere had tables but rocks are just as good I guess.Low 50's all day so we're totally in autumn now.Take care.
"Hi folks today we're back in Smoke Tree Canyon.It was a gorgeous blue sky day temps 62 to 65 and not much wind ,just perfect.This is me at break number 2 with those unclimbable hills behind me. How bout this winter light?"
"Hey folks Zoey here,my turn,ya like my serious look? Well it's finally autumn and we're in the hills of Julian at Santa Ysabel East Reserve.Beautiful autumn weather in the low 60's that's why I'm wearing Dad's flannel.I gotta help eat what's in that lunch bag so bye for now."
model: Gilda
Stylist: Marcello Bonvini
questa è dedicata ai miei protetti dello ied che oggi usciranno dallo ied!
The weather plays a key role in the shaping of the landscape. It wouldn't be such a stunning place if the weather was other than wild most of the time. And yet, it often feels like we haven't been lucky when we don't get a pink sunset and wonderful evening colors.
At any rate, here is this stand-alone basalt rock. It refuses to leave the bad-weather beach. Do I have something in common with it? :)
Exif: ISO 100 ; f/5.6 ; 1/320 ; @70mm
"Hi folks Zoey here,this week we visited Canyon 3110 in Anza Borrego desert .The 3110 refers to elevation.Whoever named it was too lazy to give it a proper name but was aware of elevation and such.We're eating lunch in the shade of a Desert Apricot tree.It's a beautiful day in the upper 70's.Now Dad may I have my lunch?
Não existem diálogos no mundo.
É tudo um monólogo divino.
Pois, na realidade, não existem dois.
Existe apenas a realidade única
Em sua aparência como muitos.
~ Mooji
"Vaster Than Sky, Greater Than Space"
I don't mind getting old. It has been a real privilege so far (and sometimes is a bl... nuisance too). I found so much love in my life and gave back less than I should have. One of the reasons why I can't get used to this face! Reminding me all the time of the limitations and constraints this treacherous self is imposing on whatever could be me. Could I have a different face? I can't get used to the one I have got. I can't, I don't and I won't.
First page I've done in my journal for what seems like ages! Am loving the sunshine at the moment, trying to make the most of it, by doing what I can, outside.
"Hi folks ,today me and Pappy hiked the Eagle Rock Trail out of Warner Springs.We only went halfway because it's a looonnnnggg trail.This is me on our lunch rock for the day..It's actually a group of rocks over halfway to Eagle Rock.Eagle Rock is that rock that closely resembles an eagle about to take off..Pappy tells me we visited it in May 2020.Today was beautiful and about 80 degrees.That was nice because we're gonna have another warm spell coming up.Isn't it amazing how well I talk.?Well ta-ta I must eat lunch now.
"Well folks here we are back in the Laguna Mtns after a 6 month hiatus.We're taking afternoon break on Zoey's Rock.I missed this place and this morning we went to Pine Valley Creek for an hour or so so we had 2 walks today.It was a beautiful breezy Spring day in the low 60's.Everything is so green,it's just awesome. Big Laguna Lake behind me is full for now.Lovely.Tata for now."
of an unsettled mind in the toilette
'' these boots are made for walking
and that is what they did .. now they're tired
and old , still i'm not where i longed
to be ~ should i get myself a new pair ?
should i try a new way with my old boots
should i go on and be patient ? do ... ?? ''
If you don't like long stories, then this is NOT the image for you. Fair warning proffered.
Destination "The Wave". I'd been trying to get permits to go here for the better part of a year, and when the morning finally arrived, Steve Turner and I decided we wanted to hit the trail right at first light. My "Moons over myHammy" from Denny's took a little longer than normal to process, so we were not the first people on the trail. There were some navigational failures by the couple in front of us, however, so we WERE the first people into the fabled Wave. What a spot. You could shoot 10 memory cards full here and still have some creative juice flowing, and we had it all to ourselves! I got 6 shots before it happened. Six. Shots. Not six cards full. Six frames. I had a massive failure of my tripod ballhead.
It started several days before on the first leg of my week-long shooting journey. When I had arrived in Cali to hate on Jim Patterson, Kendra, Jave, Diego, and Josh Cripps, I noticed that the friction of my ballhead wouldn't really release. I'd had this problem before, and I knew that with enough manipulating, it would eventually free up. Jim was most helpful in suggesting that I should just go home. It was stiff enough that I considered buying a new one in Vegas the next day before I headed out on the rest of my trip, but finally decided that I could make due.
It continued like this for days, in and out of some rugged country. My ballhead and I had reached a sort of grudging mutual respect. I realized that it was annoyed with me, but if I applied enough brute force, it would bend to my will. The night before the Wave Day, however, were the most brutal conditions I've ever shot in. 50+mph winds whipping White Pocket sand up, down, through, and between every single inch of gear and photographer. I left my camera in the bag, save for one shot, but my poor tripod had nowhere to hide and was exposed to the whole thing.
Flash forward back to The Wave, and I can hear sand grinding in my tripod legs, head, pivots.... everywhere. No matter, I think, she'll get a good cleaning as soon as I finish here, as it was back to the airport that evening to head to work. My ballhead had other ideas. The friction lock.... er.... locked. Like wouldn't budge. No way, no how, no sir. You simply could not twist it.
No problem you say, the ballhead was really stiff anyway, right? Wrong. The conspiracy was complete. Simultaneously with the friction lock failing, the ballhead decided to go fully loose. It was just flopping in the breeze. No amount of Viagra was going to get this puppy upright. He was just plain spent.
Steve and I tried everything. I had sticks, plastic, Famous Amos (which Steve ALWAYS brings for me) stuck in there, trying to wedge it upright to no avail. I figured if I could just get it to stay flat, I could adjust my tripod legs enough to be able to shoot, albeit with less than creative angles. Nothing was helping. I had been waiting a year to be here, and I was going to have to hand-hold my shots. I suck WITH a tripod, imagine how bad things are going to be without one. Oh, and I don't have grads, so I NEED to blend images 90 percent of the time.
If you haven't been paying attention, start now, because here is where things get good. Steve, who is kind enough to stop and consider my plight, suggests that we have been going about this all wrong. What we need is something to wrap around the neck enough to immobilize the tripod head. I wouldn't be able to move it, but perhaps it would support the weight of the camera. But what to use? Its a 6 mile round trip to the car, and 3 hours round trip from there back to Page. I just wouldn't have time. That's when it happened.
Steve: "WAIT! I can use a diaper!".
Me: "A what?"
Steve: "Yeah, I think my diaper will work!".
(Produces a diaper).
Now, a lot of questions were going through my mind.
1) Why does Steve have a diaper? I mean, he's not THAT old.
2) Far be it from me to cast stones, as I've had my share of adult potty accidents in my life, but what if he NEEDS this diaper. Do I really want to deprive him of its use just for a few shots? I DO have to ride back with him in the car, after all.
Finally, my desperation cast care to the wind, and we wrapped the crap out of that diaper around the neck of my tripod (pardon the pun). Lo and behold... it worked. Sort of. I just needed to NOT TOUCH anything, and it would stay reasonably stable.
Not wanting to push my luck, we set off to find the shots that we REALLY wanted. I didn't know how many images that diaper would be good for, so I didn't want to put any more strain on it than necessary. So we found this spot and camped on it.... for 6 hours. When the light finally came, it was worth it. SOOO worth it. I have never been so thankful for Steve and whatever intestinal issues he has in my life.
Credit for this comp goes to Alex Mody, who was the first person I had seen who shot this place outside of the standard comp, which I also indulged in and might share some day.
I guess I'm not supposed to put my website address here, so it's in My Profile if anyone cares.
P.S. Steve's diaper was one of the old cloth kinds, and I'm pretty sure he uses it to clean his lenses because its soft. It pains me to reveal this, as it was much more fun when I thought of it as a Depends situation, but the guy DID keep me shooting, so I owe him at least that much.
"Hi folks we're out again after nearly 2 months I will let Papa tell you about it as I'm in relax mode."(Narrative on pic 4.)
Let the world stop turning
Let the sun stop burning
Let them tell me love’s not worth going through
If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart
The only dream that mattered had come true
In this life I was loved by you
(Israel Kamakawiwo’ole “In This Life”)
"Hi folks we're back in the Laguna Mtns.It's the best place to go during our heat wave as it was only 87 deg here but over 100 at home.The sun was hot but the shade when it was breezy was delightful.We took 6 breaks and a lunch . Whaddaya tink of that?.I sure like talking it easy sometimes.How you like my photo?
"Hi folks today we're back in the Laguna Mountains, apparently Papas summer home.It was about 87 today and breezy in the afternoon.Because of this we walked farther today.This is me at break and I want some more food,Tata."
"Hi folks I'm back.Today we visited Batiquitos Lagoon a saltwater marsh just inland from the coast.It was 81f humid but the sea breeze kept us cool.All those other hikes we've done are just too hot this week.This was an easy walk and we enjoyed the marsh,Eucalyptus groves and coastal sage scrub.This place was new to me and it was great except there were no lizards,drats."