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It is the Year of the Horse, a sign of ebullience, a confident, bustling and rambunctious sign, a portent of vigorous growth and social energy. The horse is also good with money and is hardworking, but values love above all.
Grow upon seeds planted in 2013.. needs room to run and grow
It is energetic, bright, warm-hearted, intelligent and able.
Chinese zodiac, year begins 1/31/13
My beautiful friend celebrating Earth Day by allowing me to capture her amongst the yellow flowers in the rape fields.
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How do I end up in the same old place,
faced again with the same mistakes,
so stubborn thinkin I know what is right,
but life proves me wrong everytime,
takin roads that lead me nowhere,
how do I expect to get there,
but when will I learn to just put you first.
I come to you now when I need you,
but why do I wait to come see you,
I always try to do this on my own but I was wrong cause only with you can I move on. Can I move on.
Beautiful song! :) Reminds me of an OPM song.
It was a nice week. :) I had a great birthday. (Well, for me. :D) It was simple, a friend unexpectedly stopped by to give me dozen of Krispy Kremes and hang out with me. Then we (My fam and I) went out for dinner and we had Japanese. :DD Then some froyo for dessert. :) (Birthday post later) The only thing that made me really happy are the people who greeted me that day. It was really special cause one of my bestfriend went here from UK (for the third time) to celebrate with me. :)
So anyway, our week's concept is "moving forward" or moving on, being free, etc. IDK if I did it right but that's the concept that run into my head when I thought of those words. :P
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March is acting more like winter than Spring. 10-15" of snow today...the good thing is that I have a snow day. The bad thing is that I have a snow day.
Model/MUA: Lacie Cotten
Photography/Props/Hair: Nico Nordström
Assistants: Mariana Ramos, Chelsea Pederson, Robert Peña
99% of image was created with a camera, not with Photoshop.
Behind the scenes: niconordstrom.tumblr.com/post/34443198861/if-winter-ends ''
With this series I wanted to personify my feelings about Winter. A week before Christmas two years ago, one of my best friends passed away suddenly. That group of friends are family, and have been since middle school and early high school, and I've seen them grow so much over the past two years. Being that it was our first death, it hit us hard, and as soon as it gets cold all of those memories come back. This year though, rather than bummin about the loss of such a beautiful soul, we have to focus on the positive. The fact that we got to be so close with someone so distinctly unique and wonderful, and to exude love, kindness and inner beauty. When you're dealt with such a tragedy in your life, there's nothing you can do besides creating more love and beauty in the world. So rather than focusing on the loss that my "extended family" and I experienced (like I've done in previous work), I wanted to show that love and beauty help lessen the blow. The dead tree branches represent death and life, the flowers represent beauty, and the fog is like the daze we all walked around in, with the light being the light of love.
365.20 - 365.365
Ha
Too much will keep me from doing this project the right way (according to the rules), and so- this concludes the effort. Enough said. The weirdness of it was stated in an earlier post.
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Model/MUA: Lacie Cotten
Photography/Props/Hair: Nico Nordström
Assistants: Mariana Ramos, Chelsea Pederson, Robert Peña
99% of image was created with a camera, not with Photoshop.
Behind the scenes: niconordstrom.tumblr.com/post/34443198861/if-winter-ends
With this series I wanted to personify my feelings about Winter. A week before Christmas/his birthday two years ago, one of my best friends passed away suddenly. That group of friends are family, and have been since middle school and early high school, and I've seen them grow so much over the past two years. Being that it was our first death, it hit us hard, and as soon as it gets cold all of those memories come back. This year though, rather than bummin about the loss of such a beautiful soul, we have to focus on the positive. The fact that we got to be so close with someone so distinctly unique and wonderful, and to exude love, kindness and inner beauty. When you're dealt with such a tragedy in your life, there's nothing you can do besides create more love and beauty in the world. So rather than focusing on the loss that my "extended family" and I experienced (like I've done in previous work), I wanted to show that love and beauty help lessen the blow. The dead tree branches represent death and life, the flowers represent beauty, and the fog is like the daze we all walked around in, with the light being the light of love.
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For as long as I can remember, I've had people tell me I was missing out on life because I was looking at it thru the viewfinder.. they simply did'nt get it.. the big picture... if only they knew.. what you can see.. when you really pay attention.. when you take the time.. when you zoom in and create everlasting memories.. you truly see the world in a whole new light ! and now.. thanks to flickr.. I have the chance to share that vision with amazing people who really understand what it's all about...
I started the 365days project a couple of days after getting a brand new point'n'shoot for christmas.. I was in love with that cam and the possibilities it suddenly gave me.. I always loved photography and practically had a camera with me all the time.. but now.. it was different.. as if I could finally express myself without any bounderies... And then I bought a SLR camera, a tripod, a remote and I'm buying myself a 50mm f1.4 in a couple of days ! I don't even know how I stumbled onto the 365 group.. but I'm sooo glad I did ! I really enjoyed doing this project and I'm very proud of what I've accomplished and for the fact that I haven't missed a single day ! Sure, some days were more difficult then others, but it forced me to get my camera out, no matter what, and for that I'm really thankful. My shots did not always represent my real mood, because frankly 2008 was not my best year, but I think I stayed true to myself and it helped me deal with all sort of emotions..
I met some of the most interesting and amazing people thanks to this project.. who inspired, moved and challenged me.. every single day... They made me laugh, cry, smile and left me in awe.. I had goosebumps so many times.. I can't even begin to tell you ! I feel really lucky and blessed to have crossed paths with all my contacts and others who share the same passion. And now.. I'll have more time to just lurke around ! ;)
Of course I can't stay away from here for too long.. :)
I will not start another 365days of me.. well.. not now anyway.. but I will continue shooting and posting as often as I can... I just can't stop.. I'm addicted... :)
I still have my son's 365 to deal with.. and I recently joined a couple of cool groups that are sure to sparkle my creativity whenever I feel the need ! Check them out if you like:
www.flickr.com/groups/971756@N21/ 2009: A Year in Pictures
www.flickr.com/groups/365_2009/ 365:2009
www.flickr.com/groups/365x2009/ 365x2009
www.flickr.com/groups/whysobluepandabear/ 52 Weeks
I'll come up with some random statistics a little later.. on another shot...
until then.. take care.. and Happy New Year !
love,
Ann
xx
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*** Explored ! :) ***
I felt the need to do something simplistic. Something serene with a clean color pallet. This image is from my excursion to the beautiful Catalina Islands. The message is meant to be simple and easy to read. The title comes from a little known fact that we are in essence 72% water. A metaphor for the fragility of our peace of mind, the brevity of our lives, the pouring out of ourselves into relationships and work and our inability to hold back our feelings and emotions. Emotions that just bubble out of the tiniest crack or seam… Lady Caroline
Model: Christina Fetterolf
"She was hollow with what had been fear but what was now just an emptiness."
- from the short story, "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" by Joyce Carol Oates
Eisenhower Tunnel, Colorado
In spite of overcast It was a great walk along the shore at Baltic Sea.
P67ii, 200mm f4, fuji pro400 @ 250
coolscan 8000
Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ABDU FRA 01-02-14. First visit of the Air Berlin / Etihad logo jet at FRA:
Tired Eyes... When crying becomes daily ritual. When you crave to see that little ray of hope but some where you loose all the hopes. It feels like you will never see a morning again. It's been a long time being with such damaged feelings and now my eyes are tired waiting.
I feel loneliness
I looked for a supporting hand
but I failed to find one
at last I realised, now I'm alone
but I'm sure
my struggles definitely
get pay 💰 off
some steps 🚶need to be
taken alone.It's the
only way to really
figure out where you
need to go 🙋♂️and who
you need to be..💆♂️🌸🌸
don't lower your
standards to fit in..
Don't shrink who you are💪😎
to make other people comfortable.
Do find and surround
yourself with people 👫👫🌸🙋♂️who
like you just the way you are
and encourage you to keep growing🌿🌿
don't let fear😫
make your _decision😊 .
however,Feel the fear
do it anyway🙋♂️♀️. Do not
go where the path may lead,
go🏇 instead where there is
no path and 🌿♀️leave a trail.
never turn your👣
back on your dreams💡
fight👊 for yOur dreams✨..
and your dreams 'll fight ☄️💥for you..#
don't stress about
closed doors behind yOu.
yOu only needs a heart to forgive
and a brain to move on
new doors 🚪are opening if you
keep moving forward.
Real is rare and
fake is everywhere
whatever, I don't want to
being ❤️ loved by faking 🎭my identity
I know that's not my reality
yes, let it hurt
let it heal
let it go
Sometimes all I want is to
run 🏃 away from my life,
but I know it won't solve
any problems.
#so I choose to stay and #fight 👊
because the fire 🔥 inside my
heart burning like new hopes
In other words , do
what you have to do
until you 👍can do
what you want to do.😊
sometimes you have to
pick 🎃yourself up
and carry ✊on..,
remember, always go🏃 the
extra♀️👣🚶 miles,
its never crowded.🚴🏇🏊
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* Passion * Passion is a powerful force indeed. Passion will lift you from a warm bed in the middle of the night, and carry you over immense sand dunes to witness the dawn of the day. Passion will give strenght to your legs as you strugle in three-foot snowdrifits, climbing to a mystical overlook of the wintery landscape below. Passion gives you a new superhuman ability to cross rivers, where you'll balance on fallen logs and step from stone to stone. Passion allows you to ignore your cold, wet clothes and ruined equipment after falling into that same river. Passion pushes a photographer on.
Michael Orton
(sorry, more flowers!! I can't help it, i' am a girl remember?:))
I captured this long exposure shot on the train ride from Boston to Providence. Something is mesmerizing about the blur of motion, a fleeting glimpse of the world rushing by. As the scenery melds into abstract lines and colors, it's a reminder that life, much like this train ride, is always moving forward—sometimes faster than we realize— a moment of stillness amidst the hustle, a bit of art born from the ordinary. Also, trying to photograph out of a moving train window without looking too touristy is an adventure in itself!
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Don’t let circumstances defeat you. You can if you think you can.Optimism is the tool to help you get up after a fall, and to keep going toward the life you really want.
It seems rare to find graffiti in bathrooms anymore, but this seems to sum things up.
Currently, I am still working things out with the kids and school. I don't see where I'll have time for me to spend here in the near future. So please hang in there. I hope that I won't lose too many more friends here and am looking forward to catching up with everyone in the near future.
'Everything you've done, everything you've seen, everything you've become, remains. You never can go back, only forward, and if you don't bring the whole of yourself with you, you'll never see the sun again.'
Michael Marshall Smith, Only Forward
ISO100, 19mm, ƒ8, 1/2000sec
Air Berlin Airbus A320-214 D-ABDU FRA 01-02-14. First visit of the Air Berlin / Etihad logo jet at FRA.
Sometimes, when things
break, life begins. - Mark Nepo
Picture Quotes on Letting Go & Moving On
Popular attractions in Chiang Mai for your first visit
Original photo credit: István Mihály
You have your whole life ahead of you…don’t spend all your time in the past. - Gregory Galloway
Picture Quotes on Letting Go & Moving On
12 Beautiful destinations in Thailand to explore
Original photo credit: Carabo_Spain
Dead Foliage, Paull's Valley For Sad Bokeh Friday, not because I'm sad.
Friday 17th April 2009
In preparation for starting work on Monday, I'm tidying the house and sorting through things I've left [for too long] ... I've found cards and scraps of paper, mementos that remind me of Toby. It's been quite an emotional time - she is on my mind. But that's not a sad or bad thing.
I took this photo last weekend. I liked the light - it seems dreamy and reminds me of a wistful song about remembering a loved one ...
When I look up from my pillow
I dream you are there with me
Though you are far away
I know you'll always be near to me
I go to sleep, sleep
And imagine that you're there with me
I go to sleep, sleep
And imagine that you're there with me
I look around me
And feel you are ever so close to me
Each tear that flows from my eye
Brings back memories of you to me
I go to sleep, sleep
And imagine that you're there with me
I go to sleep, sleep
And imagine that you're there with me
I was wrong, I will cry
I will love you till the day I die
You were all, you alone and no one else
You were meant for me
When morning comes again
I have the loneliness you left me
Each day drags by
Until finally my time descends on me
I go to sleep, sleep
And imagine that you're there with me
I go to sleep, sleep
And imagine that you're there with me
~ Ray Davies