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Explored Front Page! & #50 Explored thank you so much you guys. you are making 2010 so wonderful for me!!! <3
I am honored to tell you guys that I am a group icon! I mean this photo is a group icon lol check it out here at Musically Challenged
Why were you so surprised
That you never saw the stranger
Did you ever let your lover see
The stranger in yourself?
The Stranger by Billy Joel
Today's baby shoot of Anthony was so adorable. I just want to steal him away what a freaken cute kid! I cant wait to get to editing those photos.
I didnt get the calendar project from that producer :( I got out-bidded apparently. Even though I never even got to speak to the guy in person and negotiate anything. But all is good, God will re-direct my path, and I've been getting some really sweet referrals. I need to start building my website but have no idea what to call myself since Anna Nguyen is already taken. :(
anyways.... Jen ! tagged me so I get to give you all ten random facts about me: here goes...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
1. I have a strong tendency to teach people, to help people and show them how to reach their potential. I think I should be a teacher. and i love it.
2. I've been taken for granted a few times in my life, and its not wonderful, but for some people, like family, I just cant say no, even if it hurts me.
3. I hate it when guys hit on me especially now, I normally nonchalantly add in the conversation that I have a boyfriend/fiance/husband, I get almost frantic when they still proceed to disregard that comment I made. Sometimes I just up and walk away, I cant help it my body says "get out!"
4. I use to hate taking pictures of people, I thought they were boring and everyone did them. after starting my 365 I absolutely LOVE taking pictures of people. they are interesting and captivating.
5. I cry in almost every movie I watch, even if it's not sad, I will probably take something that way and cry about it.
6. I tear up during the biggest loser finales when the contestants find out how much they have lost. I feel like I journey with them during their weightloss journey
7. I thought I was over an ex-friend, but every time I think I will run into her, I get scared and run away. I'm such a coward
8. I try to be the best person I can be, so that people will miss me when I'm gone.
9. my favorite ice cream combo at Cold Stones is French Vanilla with Cake Batter ice cream, graham crackers and a kit kat or twix mixed in. YUM.
10. I over-analyze everything.
Project 365: day 218
Musically Challenged: The Stranger - Billy Joel
TOTW: Album Covers - It just looks like an ablum cover, I have no idea what to call it yet.
Created for The Hypothetical Awards' 4th Annual, Musically-Themed challenge..."Album Cover Design!"
A number of years after Lead Singer Devanna Heikoop’s mysterious death, Lorne Carvalho and Margret Van Rooy, two of the founding members of the now defunct Tempora Equinox, gathered in a Geneva recording studio with the original 24 track, 2” tapes from the Dead Album sessions. Working with a looped bedtrack taken from Ultrahybrid #4 and Devanna’s “ghost vocals” from various other outtakes, the song Fallen was completed.
The song was released as a limited edition single and within weeks skyrocketed to #1 on the Billboard charts. Such was the success of the song that, ten live shows were staged, featuring the heretofore unknown singer KayCee and three members of the original sextet. The Coachella show was truly the last time any version of The Tempora Equinox performed together.
Back cover Here
Baby it's Cold Outside~Dean Martin
I really can't stay- But baby it's cold outside
I've got to go away - But baby it's cold outside
This evening has been - Been hoping that you'd drop in
So very nice -I'll hold your hands they're just like ice
My mother will start to worry- Beautiful, what's your hurry?
And father will be pacing the floor- Listen to the fireplace roar
So really I'd better scurry - Beautiful please don't hurry
Well maybe just a half a drink more - Put some records on while I pour
The neighbors might think -Baby it's bad out there
Say what's in this drink - No cabs to be had out there
I wish I knew how -Your eyes are like starlight now
To break this spell - I'll take your hat your hair looks swell
I ought to say no no no sir - Mind if I move in closer
At least I'm going to say that I tried- What's the sense of hurtin my pride
I really can't stay- Baby don't hold out
Baby, it's cold outside
I simply must go - But, Baby it's cold outside
The answer is no -But, Baby it's cold outside
This welcome has been -How lucky that you dropped in
So nice and warm -Look out the window at that storm
My sister will be suspicious - Gosh your lips look delicious
My brother will be there at the door- Waves upon a tropical shore
My maiden aunt's mind is vicious- Gosh your lips are delicious
Well, maybe just a cigarette more- Never such a blizzard before
I got to get home- But baby you'd freeze out there
Say lend me a comb- It's up to your knees out there
You've really been grand- A thrill when you touch my hand
But don't you see- How can you do this thing to me
There's bound to be talk tomorrow- Think of my life long sorrow
At least there will be plenty implied- If you caught pneumonia and died
I really can't stay- Get over that old doubt
Baby, it's cold outside
I guess I'm learning
I must be warmer now.
I'll soon be turning round the corner now.
Outside the dawn is breaking,
But inside in the dark I'm aching to be free!
- Queen, The Show Must Go On
Today has been utterly unproductive. I have a headache from hell and have felt sort of cloudy in the mind all day. Sucks. But you know what doesn't suck? The pulled pork my husband spent all of yesterday making for us. That, friends, is quite delicious.
Musically Challenged: Queen - The Show Must Go On
You could say I'm hard to hold.
- Jann Arden, Good Mother
Not much to report today. Other than I couldn't decide whether I liked this better in color or in black and white. I feel myself gravitating more towards black and white lately, so I'm trying to make sure I don't just default to that every time.
Musically Challenged: Jann Arden - Good Mother
TOTW: Musically Inspired
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Although the words below were first used musically to address great famine, the lines selected are intended to express some of my own thoughts regarding world crises of all kinds.
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There comes a time
When we heed a certain call
When the world must come together as one
There are people dying
And it's time to lend a hand to life
The greatest gift of all
We are the world
We are the ones who make a brighter day
Send them your heart
So they'll know that someone cares
And their lives will be stronger and free
(paraphrased lyric content "WE ARE THE WORLD")
@ M Jackson. L Richie 1985
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Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today...
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
And the world will live as one
(paraphrased lyric content "IMAGINE"
John Lennon, Plastic Ono Band
@J Lennon, 1971
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i've had a hell of a time lately. photo-slash-Flickr wise.
i think i've uploaded 3 images in the last week alone only to remove them but moments later. i've got no follow through. i'm second guessing bits i never think to guess at in the first place, usually.
my very favorite sort of photos to take are ones that look like i've stolen a moment from random stranger(s). any sort of landscape or cityscape or what have you is, in my opinion, often made heaps better with someone in it. or a few someones. and definitely not posed someones.
shoot. where was i?
anyway. something is off and i'm fairly certain it's me. i just can't seem to produce anything that i'm satisfied with, which is ridiculously irritating.
someone please beat me relentlessly about the head till i've got all this sorted...?
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title from one of the weekly songs in Musically Challenged.
242/365 Nothing like a drink and cigar at the end of the day....
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I hurt myself today,
to see if i still feel,
I focus on the pain,
the only thing thats real,
The needle tears a hole,
the old familiar sting,
try to kill it all away,
but I remember everything
Musically Challenged Group - DJ RED
"Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails and Johnny Cash
lyrics: www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107858493857/
Cash's rendition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o22eIJDtKho
NIN's rendition: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0bZtf5MCzY&feature=related
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THANKS
designinstruct.com/author/sebastiano-guerriero/ (Tutorial)
www.flickr.com/photos/calebkimbrough/sets/721576232907207... (Textures)
*Explore/Interestingness*
i am much more comfortable with natural light portraits (outside or window light) - but i took this shot in my studio with just a softbox and gold reflector and like the results.
Just listening mushy songs - Breathe :) pls dont mind me :D
I can feel the magic floating in the air
Being with you gets me that way
I watch the sunlight dance across your face and I've
Never been this swept away
"its the, N-O, T-O, R-I, O U-S, you just, lay down, slow...
Cali got gunplay, models on the runway
scream - Biggie Biggie, gimme one more chance!"
- "Going Back to Cali", by Biggie Smalls
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one of the song selections in Musically Challenged this week is a hybrid of "Between the Sheets" by The Isley Brothers and "Big Poppa" by the Notorious B.I.G.
however:
1. my favorite Biggie song, hands down, is "Going Back to Cali" and
2. i really wanted to post this shot today!
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to note:
having lived in California my entire life, save for a brief stint in NYC, i think i can safely say that most CA natives are not fond of California being shortened to "Cali". it's been likened to calling San Francisco, "Frisco", which i'm told is loathsome to SF natives.
it's only mildly annoying, though. ;) and it helps to suss out if the speaker is a native or a transplant.
i can't think of other examples right now, aside from New Yorkers being irritated by someone calling it The Big Apple. and someone told me recently that Detroit natives are annoyed by the mention of "South Detroit" in Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" as there is no South Detroit proper.
i'm not sure why, but this sort of thing fascinates me.
- Ani DiFranco, Shameless
Ever since I was about twelve years old, I've suffered from major self image issues. Even when my body is "skinny" for me, I still feel too curvy to be pretty. Of course, the amazing thing about this 365 Day self portrait project is that I've grown more comfortable in my own skin. And I have so many of you to thank for that. Not in any direct way, but really, when you become so immersed into the 365 community, you sort of go along for the ride with other photographers as they conquer their own self image issues. Or you watch enviously as other photographers bare themselves in ways you might cringe at, all with a sort of "yeah, this is me, you got something to say about it?" attitude. So in getting to know all of you, I believe I've made some big strides in conquering my largest insecurity, which is my own body.
It helps to be a part of such a supportive group of photographers who are also tackling the challenge of getting healthy and losing weight. The 52 Fit group has really helped me to stay on track with my resolution to make 2010 the year that I took back my life, lost the weight, created new healthy habits, and became gorgeous in my own eyes again. So thank you to all of you who are involved with 52 Fit.
As I draw closer to the end of my 365, I've been starting to wonder what comes next. Do I immediately dive back in for a year 2? Do I take a break and focus on my wedding? What if I stop shooting a photo every day and somehow lose what I've learned up to this point? What if I commit to another year and fail miserably? These are all questions I don't have the answers to yet. So bear with me while I mull all of this over in the coming weeks.
365 Days (self portraits): Day 345
TOTW: Insecurities
Musically Challenged: Ani DiFranco - Shameless
Hairodynamic: Anonymous Hair
“I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.” - Anais Nin (Incest: from a Journal of Love)
- Rush, Freewill
Today has been a big pile of suck. I went to bed last night with a tiny bit of a runny nose, feeling totally exhausted. I slept like crap and woke up this morning with my nose still running. Once I got to the office, the runny nose developed into a full on nose attack. All. Freaking. Day. My nose and lip are completely raw from sneezing and blowing my nose. I just downed some Emergen-C, so hopefully that'll help kick this cold quickly. So frustrated because I have soccer tonight and there's no way I'm missing this game. So I'm going to be playing drained of energy and probably dripping snot all over everyone. Awesome! At least it's almost the weekend.
**Explored**
365 Days (self portrait): Day 303
Musically Challenged: Freewill - Rush
52 Weeks of Feeling Fit: Week 4
I walk barefoot where the water drowns the sand...
With you no longer here to hold my hand,
I let go,
I let go.
The ocean makes my swollen heart feel small.
With the sounds it makes, you won't hear it if I call..
I let go,
I let go.
There's a breeze in the air,
There's a boat anchored out here,
There's a calm under the waves..
As I choose to sink.
Your skin protected me from sunbeams,
Your hands made sure I'd stay intact,
I let go,
I let go.
You were always there to walk me home,
With you not here, the streets I roam.
I let go,
I let go.
There's a breeze in the air,
There's a boat anchored out here,
There's a calm under the waves..
As I choose to sink.
With your voice in my head,
I could float here instead,
But there's a calm under the waves..
So I choose to sink.
I'm tired now, I'll see you when I wake up.
I've heard it's pretty where you are.
I let go,
I let go.
Calm Under the Waves by Maria Mena
today was a meh day. but i have to learn to deal with the meh days. it's one of those days where i wish i was in a relationship, but then i realized how much work went into one and i have those feelings where i have to deal with it.
but do you know that feeling of butterflies in your stomach and you get all flustered and your not yourself when you like someone? yeah i really really really like that feeling too, and i dont want to turn it off, but currently i cant be liking anyone, well its at least not convenient! ugh!
project 365: day 315
musically challenged: Calm Under the Waves by Maria Mena
TOTW: It's Magic - the ocean's healing powers
TRP: balloons
photo collaboration with Grace Gebhard
full stops and exclamation marks
my words stumble before I start
how far can you send emotions?
can this bridge cross the ocean?
- La Roux, In for the Kill
Still fighting this stomach bug. But feeling a little better today, so hopefully this is the end of it. I've had the luxury of editing from home today but tomorrow I have a full day and all of it is out in the big wide world, so that means I have to get off the couch and stop with the constant need for my bathroom being five steps away thank you very much.
Hope you guys are having a significantly better start to your week than I am.
Musically Challenged: La Roux - In for the Kill
submission for FU64 Challenge, round two
alt title: "ella ella, eh eh eh". except that the alt title would be three years too late and terribly unclever.
instead we'll call this "Street Spirit" after the Radiohead song that Man Met Brill chose for Musically Challenged. because, honestly, i'm a little bit, or a lot, in love with all of the songs he chose.
and even though this particular Radiohead track is actually pretty dark and where the hell is the light at the end of the fucking tunnel like we were promised, dammit!?! it's still a gorgeous song.
and, um, i AM on a street...
right. so, this is me. with a brand new, giant, rainbow umbrella. i've been wanting one of these for years. seriously.
and saturday marked the first day that it was properly winter (in southern california, at least!) and i got to retire the flip flops! i love my flat boots. loads and loads of joy.
and though normally i contrast my photos all to fuck and saturate the hell out of them, i tried to not go too overboard.
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Street Spirit by Radiohead
I can feel death, can see its beady eyes
All these things into position
All these things we'll one day swallow whole
And fade out again and fade out again
Immerse your soul in love
i had a tough time deciding which one i liked best. and i'm sort of a little bit in love with both photos. humble, what? me? ;)
(so, if you have a preference...)
Man Met Brill gave me "Asleep on a Sunbeam", by Belle and Sebastian for Musically Challenged .
i'd not heard the song previously. but the lyrics are so lovely in this languid, summertime, falling headfirst into love, sort of way. which made me excited to hopefully capture a moment of that in some fashion.
so, yesterday evening, before the sun had set, i threw on a long, flow-y dress, scurried up to a neighbors front lawn and set the timer on my camera a dozen or so times while i made little prancing motions and tried not to notice passerby looking at me oddly.
the leaves were crunchy beneath my toes, the grass soft and it all sort of perfectly matched the song.
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When the half light makes for a clearer view
Sleep a little more if you want to
But restlessness has seized me now, it’s true
I could watch the dreams flicker in your eyes
Lying here asleep on a sunbeam
I wonder if you realise you fascinate me so
Think about a new destination
If you think you need inspiration
Roll out the map and mark it with a pin
I will follow every direction
Just lace up your shoes while I’m fetching a sleeping bag, a tent...
Another summer’s passing by
All I need is somewhere I feel the grass beneath my feet
A walk on sand, a fire I can warm my hands
My joy will be complete
Don't you know we're in this love together
We got the kind that lasts forever
We're in this love together
We got a lot of time for love forever and ever~~~~~~~Al Jarreau
It's a Precious Thing <------Listen.....
I love nothing more than the ocean....we have a great love affair....always will!
Last of my musically challenged...had such a fun week with it.....thanks to all my friends who joined..meant so much to me.....keep playing....great songs every week.
a little over a week ago, Spider-Man was arrested.
seriously.
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LOS ANGELES -- A Spider-Man impersonator was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he allegedly slugged a man near the Hollywood and Highland complex.
This stretch of Hollywood Boulevard is populated by celebrity and movie character impersonators who vie for tourists' attention and tips. Officers arriving on the scene found several different people dressed as Spider-Man.
They stopped one Spider-Man, but it wasn't the suspect. However, the second one was.
This incident isn't the first of its kind.
Two years ago, authorities held a "super-hero summit" designed to reduce tensions among the impersonators and performers.
That meeting was prompted in part by an incident in which a Star Wars Wookiee allegedly head-butted a tour guide.
In other incidents, Mr. Incredible, Elmo the Muppet and the dark-hooded character from the movie "Scream" were arrested for being too aggressive with tourists.
Freddie Krueger was also taken into custody for allegedly stabbing someone. No charges were ever filed.
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(how fucking awesome are multiple superheros committing crimes?! ok, not 'awesome', but still...!)
yesterday, Ali posted her ten weekly song selections in Musically Challenged. i fell a little in love with the one i chose for today on an episode of Grey's.
i took this photo in back in August but had forgotten about it until i heard about The Best News Story Ever.
the day i shot this, i became fast friends with "Michael Meyers" from 'Halloween', hockey mask, machete and all.
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"Trouble is a Friend," by Lenka
Trouble he will find you no matter where you go, oh oh
No matter if you're fast, no matter if you're slow, oh oh
He's there in the dark, he's there in my heart
He waits in the wings, he's gotta play a part
Trouble is a friend, yeah trouble is a friend of mine
"Come oh come ye tea-thirsty restless ones - the kettle boils, bubbles and sings, musically"
(Rabindranath Tagore - Indian Poet, Playwright and Essayist, Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, 1861-1941)
This Chai wallah was preparing tea at sunrise at Munshi ghat along the Ganges in Varanasi (Benaras).
I don't drink chai however I enjoy the scent of those spices blending with in the milk, I could smell this alaround the ghat which was still empty so early in the morning.
Chai from India is a sweet aromatic spiced milk tea, also known as masala tea, which is consumed by millions of people each day, just as we in the West drink coffee.
Masala tea or chai is a blend of spices, the most common being cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and black pepper, mixed with a rich black tea, milk, and a sweetener.
This warming and soothing concoction, brewed by street vendors in India, called chai-wallahs, is boiled in a pan on the stovetop for a few minutes, then strained into a cup.
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I have kinda been in a weird place the last few weeks. Not sure how I feel about Flickr and some of the stuff that goes on around here. Or even why I bother taking photos......
I wanted to do an HBCCT photo for today but I didn't know what to do, so I checked out Musically Challenged for inspiration. Thats where I found this song: Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen!. I sat and listened to it and started smiling and I realized that this was exactly what I needed. The photo doesn't matter, it's the message of the song.
Baz Luhrmann - "Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen!" If you can't listen then just read it :-)
Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '99...
Wear Sunscreen
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience…I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh nevermind; you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they have faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked….You're not as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you
Sing
Don't be reckless with other people's hearts, don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Floss
Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind…the race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium.
Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary…what ever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's. Enjoy your body, use it every way you can…don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you'll ever own..
Dance…even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good.
Be nice to your siblings; they are the best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go,but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography in lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.
Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard; live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Accept certain inalienable truths, prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old, and when you do you'll fantasize that when you were young prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time it's 40, it will look 85.
Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.
But trust me on the sunscreen...
Happy Big Cushy Chair Tuesday everyone !
I was tagged by Toni_Catherine quite a while ago to do this:
Name: Jason
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Where You're From: South Dakota
Eye Color: Hazel/green
Hair Color: Brown
Favorite Sport: Snowboarding
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Band: Rush
Siblings: Two brothers and one sister
Tattoos: none
Piercings: none
Hobbies: photography, sports of almost any kind, drinking beer, being happy!
I was also tagged by emeraldgirl to take a photo of my favorite rings/necklace, jewelry, etc. and explain why it is your favorite. Well....I don't wear any jewelery, not even a watch and for that matter I don't wear any accessories of any kind. No hats, no sun glasses, no nothing. The only thing I put on everyday other then clothes are my contacts, so I can see!
(8 of 52)²
Danger will follow me now
Everywhere I go
- Lissie, Everywhere I Go
I spent the day shopping with my mom. Very excited to have finally bought Andy's Christmas present. And I negotiated the price down!! Right there in the store! I don't do that often (who does?), so I was particularly proud. I can't tell you what I got him because sometimes he checks in on my stream, but I'll be sure to let you know how much he loves it on Christmas day. Because I just know he's going to love it! :) Also found the remainder of my Christmas gifts for the family, so now all I have left to do is wrap and I'm done! Is it wrong that I bought myself a couple new items too? I was in desperate need of some new dressy pants and a few cute new dressy tops, so I snagged those for myself at the 40% off sales. All in all, a great day of shopping. I feel like I accomplished a lot.
When I got home, I was exhausted and so not in the mood to shoot a picture. So I shot a few really horrible quickie shots in a big cushy chair for Dreamy's HBCCT group. When I uploaded them, I just couldn't stomach the absolute pathetic quality, so I went downstairs, threw on a wig and some makeup and decided to actually put forth a little effort. Have to say I'm fairly pleased with how this shot wound up. Very glad I took a second shot at today's picture. My inspiration today was actually Theme of the Week's theme: It's All in the Details. I find composition really jumps up a few notches on the visual scale when you pay attention to the little details. Which is why I went for the gold fingers and added the ring to complete the makeup look. Also, I'm clearly in a bit of a wind-blown phase. Expect more of these. ;) What do you think? Success?
Musically Challenged: Lissie - Everywhere I Go
Theme of the Week: It's All in the Details
a giant thank you to everyone who played Musically Challenged this week. so many of you participated and oh, i feel like the prom queen! and the images everyone paired with the songs blew my damn mind. i think it's clear by now that i've got the most ridiculously talented flickr friends.
i'll be back later to make sure i give you all the proper adulation you deserve.
kisses and huge squeezes!
well, to everyone who played, that is. the rest of you can get fucked. you're dead to me now.
i kid! i kid!! i promise i still love you all equally and thoroughly.
ps, go HERE to check out everyone's stellar work.
Beautiful, gifted and musically very artistic Celtic Harpist Sarah Marie Mullen at FreeStone park in Gilbert Arizona. I often listen to her music while I edit photos.
This is the original uncropped image taken for the CD cover of her new album We Brought the Summer With Us. And yes that really is a real harp up in the tree with her. Thank you Sarah for using my photo for your cover.
For more info see www.sarahmariemullen.com
Special thanks to my assistant Twig the Fairy during this shoot for both arranging this session and for being so very helpful with unique and creative posing and lighting. It was Twig's idea to have Sarah pose in the tree. I found that Twig is not just a very beautiful model but also an amazingly talented photographer too. Thank you Twig I have learned so much from you.
Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera and Canon EF 85mm F/1.2L II USM lens
Two weeks in NOLA for the mardi gras 2017
Founded in 1993, the Krewe of Orpheus takes its name from the musically-inclined son of Zeus and Calliope. Founding members included Harry Connick, both the junior and senior.
In New Orleans, the krewe established themselves as a superkrewe with their first parade in 1994, which rolled with 700 riders. They were the first super Krewe to allow both male and female riders.
The Krewe's throws include a number of popular items including emblem beads, stuffed animals, signature beads, light-up Orpheus medallion beads, cups, three different types of doubloons, and 4-foot-long stuffed dragons.
They have a number of notable floats including the Dolly Trolley, the horse-drawn bus that was used in the opening of Hello Dolly with Barbra Streisand, the Smoking Mary which is a six unit float that looks like a steam locomotive, a Trojan horse and the Orpheus Leviathan Float, which is a three unit, 139-foot float, and the first Carnival float to use extensive fiber optic lighting.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Fats Domino wass the honorary grand marshall for 2014. His eldest son, Antoine Domino III, rode in the parade and perform his 85 year old father's music.
In addition to Fats Domino, Quentin Tarantino reigned as the krewe's celebrity monarch.
Created for The Hypothetical Awards' 4th Annual, Musically-Themed challenge..."Album Cover Design!"
Tatuanna Volkovina and Katrina Winwood (yes, teenaged granddaughter of Steve Winwood of Traffic fame) are a Russian/British duet group who's music reverberates with flashes of Pussy Riot and transcendence of Donny and Marie Osmond. Catapulted into super stardom with their hit single "Cumma Cumma Take me", they persistently flaunt their rambunctious wherewithal towards the establishment and all its decadent trappings
For anyone interested, an "outtake shot" from the photo session can be found Here
Britney Spears~Circus
There's only two types of people in the world
The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe
Well baby, I'm a put on a show kind of girl
Don't like the back seat, gotta be first
I'm like the ring leader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot
When I put on a show
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
All eyes on me in the center of the ring,
Just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip,
Just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor,
Just like a circus
There's only two types of guys out there
Ones that can hang with me, and ones that are scared
So baby, I hope that you came prepared
I run a tight ship, so beware
I'm like the ring leader, I call the shots
I'm like a firecracker, I make it hot
When I put on a show
I feel the adrenaline moving through my veins
Spotlight on me and I'm ready to break
I'm like a performer, the dance floor is my stage
Better be ready, hope that you feel the same
All eyes on me in the center of the ring,
Just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip,
Just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor,
Just like a circus
Let's go
A-a-aha
Let me see what you can do
A-a-aha
I'm runnin' this
Like, like, like like a circus
Yeah
Like a what?
Like, like, like a circus
All eyes on me in the center of a ring,
Just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip,
Just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor,
Just like a circus
All eyes on me in the center of a ring,
Just like a circus
When I crack that whip, everybody gonna trip,
Just like a circus
Don't stand there watching me, follow me,
Show me what you can do
Everybody let go, we can make a dance floor,
Just like a circus
I touch no one and no one touches me.
I am a rock,
I am an island.
And a rock feels no pain;
And an island never cries.~~~~~~~~Simon and that other guy! =)
I've Built Walls... <---kick ass tune...
For this week's Musically Challenged chosen by the beautiful Shannon
I discovered this amazing light source (a set of three antique ship lights used to illuminate our dining room table) while settling in to read a good book with my glass of Pinot Grigio. Needless to say, good book abandoned for the night. (What is this good book, might you ask? Well, it is Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann.)
no words, my tears won't make any room for more,
and it don't hurt like anything I've ever felt before,
this is no broken heart,
no familiar scars,
this territory goes uncharted...
- Sara Bareilles, Uncharted
Despite the painty tears, today is a good day. A great day, actually. Feeling whole. Feeling happy. Feeling hopeful. I'd spend more time going on and on about how today is such a breath of fresh air for me, but I've got more important things to do and (no offense) far more important people to do them with. Love you guys. ;)
My Face is My Canvas: Emulation Challenge Week 107
Musically Challenged: Sara Bareilles - Uncharted
I put together this shot this morning for the Musically Challenged group. It is a tribute to my parents.
I was going to write a rhyme to match but I think I'll let PEZ lay it down for me.
"I know that I can come and talk to you for anything and you'll understand
and man you gotta know you gotta know that the man that i've become
is pretty simply cos I got to have you as my mum
and dad, without you I woulda never made it through
cos i've emulated you since the tender age of 2
or maybe before, but basically all im trying to say
is that it made me who I am today" Pez, Heavenly
Check out the song - if hip hop aint your thing, thats ok....just listen to the words!
For musically challenged group, mycuteladybug posted her 10 songs, of which Let It Be by The Beatles was the one I chose to represent this photo.
This is my daughter, peeping over the ledge to our apartment, hair dangling in the wind. I shot it with a very low depth of field, so the railing in the front looks almost invisible. I particularly like her hair how it contrasts against the background and the blown out highlights in the sky.
--
The Beatles - Let It Be
And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light, that shines on me,
shine until tomorrow, let it be.
I wake up to the sound of music, mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be, .....
I have become comfortably numb.
Oh yes, that certainly is a real bee on my face. I had the shivers the whole time I was shooting this. I hate bees. And they hate me. But this guy was dead, so I figured I would probably be ok.
Spent some time today cleaning our house and swapping out the framed photos on our gallery wall. Until now, we've had up a series of black and white photos that I took long before I got serious about photography. So they've been kind of an eyesore to me for a while now. The gallery wall is definitely still a work in progress...I will be adding more framed prints whenever I can actually afford to buy more frames. But for now I have to say I'm thrilled with the new face lift. Some of my favorite shots from my own collection, and some of my favorites from my friends Jenna, Joel and Brian Day as well. Now our wall makes me happy! :)
My Face is My Canvas: Emulation Challenge #90
Musically Challenged: Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
TOTW: Freakish