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At The Arcade
Legal Insanity - MILF shirt #5 BLACK (Maitreya Lara)
S&P WTC panties Lara white
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At Pocketgacha
1 .{PSYCHO:Byts} Cyberneon Destiny - Goggles GRAY
19 .{PSYCHO:Byts} Cyberneon Destiny - CyberArms R RARE
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Black cat pose Katana 4
Concerto degli Otros Aires al Dancing Orchidea di Cesena.
3° Festival del Tango di Cesena
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Explore 12 jan 2008 #100
This scene requires no explanation ... the only thing I'll say is that it was a good example of a pattern that I did see repeated, over and over again.
Note: I chose this as my "photo of the day" for Oct 27, 2015.
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As I’ve mentioned in a couple of recent Tumblr blog postings, I’m working on an exercise for a new class that I’ve started taking at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in the fall of 2015.( You can see the earlier Tumblr postings here and here.)
In addition to taking a bunch of photos (see the other Tumblr postings for details and descriptions of what the photos are supposed to illustrate), we also have the task of editing our images down to a maximum of 10 “presentation images” that we will share with the ICP class next week. When our instructor, Joanne Dugan, asked me last week if I anticipated having any problems with this aspect of the assignment, I shrugged and said, “No, I do this all the time …”
Well, yes and no: I do do a lot of editing/winnowing of my photos before deciding which ones should be shared with anyone else. But I had forgotten that I also do a lot of cropping, color-adjustment, tweaking, and general post-processing before I upload my photos to Flickr, Facebook, or even Instagram. For this particular ICP exercise, we were also told not to crop the photos, and not to do any post-processing. That makes things a lot more difficult …
On the other hand, part of the exercise is to assemble and share a maximum of ten photos that collectively tell a “story” of some kind – and to “tell” that story with anywhere from a word, to a sentence, to a paragraph for each of the photos. That makes things a lot easier … after all, if a photo has to be presented in isolation, then it truly stands alone. And it is intended to be viewed without any accompanying text, then it really stands alone. There’s nothing wrong with that; indeed, one might argue that that’s the whole point of photography: a picture should “tell” a story all by itself, without any extraneous verbiage to “explain” what might not be obvious to the viewer.
But not very many things exist in complete isolation of the rest of the universe, especially in today’s interconnected world. I suppose some people would debate that point quite vigorously; and some people might argue that a photograph of a person, place, or thing should be able to “stand alone” without anything else. I certainly have seen photos that fall into this category, and I suppose I’ve taken a few like that, too. Or, maybe if I never intended my photos to be considered in complete isolation from one another, perhaps that’s how some people prefer to look at them …
But for me, that’s a pretty rare phenomenon. Almost always, I find myself telling a story. The photographs obviously present one “dimension” of the story, in a visual form; and I’ve been trying to remind myself lately that videos can present can present one, and sometimes two, additional dimensions (motion and sound) that can add enormously to the viewer’s understanding and appreciation of the underlying story.
But even if one uses only traditional photos, I find that it’s almost impossible for me to crate (or make, or take) one photo by itself; invariably, I take dozens, if not hundreds or even thousands, which collectively tell a story. It may be a story about someplace I’ve been, or some event in which I’ve participated, or some individual (or group of individuals) that I want the viewer to know and appreciate in more detail than would be possible to communicate in a single photo.
And then there are the words … maybe it’s because I spend part of my time as a writer and teacher that I find it almost impossible not to augment my photos with words. Lots of words. Indeed, sometimes far too many words; and sometimes clumsy words, or the wrong words. And I do realize that there are times when the situation would be improved if I would just shut up, and let the photograph do all of the communication. But for better or worse, I guess I’m a photojournalist.
With that in mind, I began the process of editing the photos for my recent ICP assignment. Here’s what I found:
1. It’s not as easy as one might think, when you start with a large number. I began winnowing the original images when I had 2,700 (after 9 days of shooting), and I still had 5 days of shooting left).
2. It’s much more difficult than I had imagined, given the constraints of my ICP class: no cropping, no post-processing, and a maximum of only 10 images. I’ve worked within those constraints for the final images that I’m submitting to the ICP class; but for these Flickr uploads, I’ve ended up with 40-45 images – and they have been heavily cropped, tilted, color-corrected, noise-dusted, and tweaked in various other ways. C’est la vie…
3. Using the collection of photos to “tell a story” is both easier and harder than I thought it would be. I’m including these background notes in all of the photos that get uploaded to Flickr … because I’ve learned (form past experience) that some visitor will zoom in on just one particular photo, without necessarily looking at all of them, and/or without seeing the overall notes for the entire album. And I don’t think I’ll find it difficult to write a few sentences to provide the background details for each photo … but whether they “flow” and create one overall, coherent “story” remains to be seen.
4. Aside from a narrative “story,” there are some “themes” that I noticed throughout this entire two-week exercise. The most significant one was exactly what I had anticipated: patterns. If you are lucky enough to sit in the same spot at the same time, day after day, you see the same rhythms, the same people, the same repetitions of life’s little actions and emotions. Many people have the opportunity to see these patterns, because they do follow the same schedule, day after day, on their way to their job or their school. But some of us have irregular routines, and any, most of us don’t pay any attention. If you slow down, and pay attention, you’ll see the patterns.
But sometimes the pattern involves uniqueness – i.e. strange and unusual people or events that seem to happen only once. But I have to keep reminding myself that my visits have lasted only two weeks; if I was here for a month, or a full season, or perhaps an entire year – then perhaps I would see these strange incidents repeating themselves
5. Another theme – which I did not anticipate, but was delighted to see – was the pervasive sense of affection and caring between and among everyone on the street. Mostly it was apparent in the interactions between parents and children; but sometimes it was between dog-owners and the dogs they were walking; sometimes it was between friends who happened to be walking along together; and sometimes it was between complete strangers and me, as the strangers would smile and nod and say “hello” if they noticed I was watching them. It was a great experience.
Note: This is a real fisherman, not one of those fake ones in strange poses searching for tips
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I figured it was time to start my Christmas shopping yesterday, even though it was a day earlier than my usual habit. I decided to bring my camera along and catch a few street scenes as well.
I played with some of the special presets on the trial copy of Lightroom I downloaded here.
Luckily I was away and near a beach for this challenge. I wracked my brains on how I was going to achieve it, but then had the idea to put notes on the beach in the sand.
The notes are part of the tablature for a song by Joe Satriani called "Summer Song" from his album "The Extremist"
You can check out the song here --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NJ_nzOckOQ
Beware, it contains guitars, some long hair and no singing. If you don't like that, then don't click!
When my father passed away a few years ago, I found this note tucked in his drawer with his money clip. I wrote it to him at age 5. It now lives in my wallet and goes everywhere with me.
On the back, it was correctly addressed:
To Daddy
From Sheila
Obviously a budding professional even then!
For Macro Mondays "The Printed Word".
(The full note can be seen in my photostream just after this image. This one was cropped to 3 inches so it would qualify for Macro Mondays.)
For Macro Mondays "Crime".
My husband was nice enough to make me a ransom note, although he went a little overboard. I will save the entire thing in my "props" drawer for another day. But here is part of it through a small magnifying glass, fitting within the 3 inch limit.
The magnifying glass is about two inches above the paper, prompting my first stab at photo stacking so both glass and words would be in focus. I had hoped to play more with angles to show the distance between them, but alas, no time.
HMM!
July 12, 2023 - Kearney Nebraska
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Lightning is the main reason why I chase storms. I'm fascinated by the pulses of light it produces. So by placing myself in direct line of a nasty overnight supercell... It is what I call FUN.
This was a spectacle of light & storm. Producing Cloud to Cloud Lightning almost every 3 seconds. It was by far the best night time lightning fest of 2023! So Far....
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Developed as a light-weight alternative to the original Carnifex HMG, the Light version is better suited to the average soldier, as a hydraulic combat rig is not required to properly use the weapon.
On a side note, all of the contents of my PC,s hardrive have been erased by a virus, so I've lost all the saved pasties for my guns :(
Looks like I'm starting over...
9th roll of film
Kodak gold 200
Canon AE-1
Canon FD 50mm f/1.8
Scanned with Plustek Opticfilm 8200i
Re-scanned and re-uploaded in better quality
I went to Barnes and Noble today. It was awesome. I sat on the floor in the art area for 3 hours and found 2 massive books.
Then I finally found out my future: Die happily around thousands of books.
Note: this photo was published in a Jun 26, 2009 blog titled "The Art of Unselfconscious Exercise." It was also published in a Jul 15, 2009 blog titled "Behavior Change and Brain Disease: Lessons from History." And it was published in an Aug 4, 2009 blog titled "Sencillos cambios para aplicar cuando corres." It was also published in an Aug 21, 2009 blog titled "Diferentes formas de comprobar los efectos del ejercicio." And it was published in Sep 1, 2009 blog titled " Take a Jog: The Best Kept Running Routes in San Diego." It was also published in a Sep 9, 2009 Spa Magazine blog titled "comotivate to reach personal goals." It was also published in an undated (Dec 2009) Jog4Life blog titled "Beginner Week One Marathon Training."
Moving into 2010, the photo was published in a Jan 7, 2010 blog titled "How to Lose Weight With Aerobic Exercises." And it was published in a Mar 22, 2010 Hurraki blog titled "Bild: jogging," as well as a Mar 22, 2010 blog titled "12 Tips for a Physically and Mentally Balanced Life." It was also published in a Mar 31, 2010 blog titled "EUROBAROMETRAS: SPORTAS PER TV VIS DAR LAIMI PRIEŠ MANKŠTĄ 1." And it was published in Jun 16, 2010 blog titled "La corsa “…for dummies” – 8 – Iniziamo a correre: il terzo mese! " It was also published in a Jul 7, 2010 blog titled " Sport hilft gegen schlechte Stimmung." And it was published in a Sep 13, 2010 blog titled "Krafttraining für Läufer nur zu empfehlen." It was also published in a Sep 23, 2010 blog titled "Are You Exercising At the Right Intensity? Do the Talk Test" And it was published in an Oct 8, 2010 Unpluggd blog titled "4 Wrap Around Headphones For Working Out."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an undated (late Jan 2011) blog titled "Ask The Trainer: Losing Weight." It was also published in an Feb 6, 2011 blog titled "An unexpected benefit of doing the Postaday2011 Challenge!" And it was published in a Feb 15, 2011 blog titled "Why Side Aches Are Such a Pain in the Abs." It was also published in an undated (late Feb 2011) "San Ramon Patch" blog titled "10 Questions." And it was published in a Mar 10, 2011 blog titled "Start running the right way," as well as a Mar 11, 2011 blog titled "Sport per bruciare calorie. Il quiz." It was also published in a Mar 30, 2011 blog titled "Report Highlights Georgia Health Divide." And it was published in a May 10, 2011 LifeHacker blog titled "Get Rid of That Stitch in Your Side with This Three Minute Fix." And it was published in a May 24, 2011 Finnish blog titled "Lenkille kirjaston kautta." It was also published in a Jun 23, 2011 blog titled Thousands RSVP for Global Group Run on Meetup," as well as a Jul 12, 2011 blog titled "４０歳目前にして初めて１０ｋｍ走れたメタボジョギングの話." And it was published in an Aug 15, 2011 blog titled "休日の過ごし方を提案してみました ." It was also published in an Aug 19, 2011 blog titled "How to Stop Working and Go Home At Night." And it was published in an Aug 20, 2011 Mashable blog titled "3 New Startup Tools For Shopping, Selling and Running," as well as an Aug 25, 2011 blog titled "Ejercicios para adelgazar | correr o bicicleta." It was also published in an undated (early Oct 2011) blog titled "5 questions to ask yourself before you get married." It was also published in an Oct 28, 2011 blog titled "25 Exceptional Photos of Runners, Races & Marathons." And it was published in an Oct 30, 2011 blog titled "iPhone4Sは3GSに比べてGPSの精度が高い ." It was also published in an undated (early Dec 2011) blog titled "Healthy and Fit in Bellingham."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 3,2012 blog titled "More flexibility at work equals better health, new study confirms." It was also published in a Jan 9, 2012 blog titled "Adelgazar después de Navidades." And it was published in a Jan 12,2012 blog titled "Why Your Stress Problem is Everyone’s Problem." It was also published in a Mar 13, 2012 blog titled "Pierda peso y manténgase en forma con estas aplicaciones." and a cropped, horizontally reversed version of the photo was published in a Mar 26, 2012 blog titled "Migrän oct Nyheter." A cropped version of the photo was also published in a Mar 30, 2012 Toronto Life newspaper blog, titled "Dear Urban Diplomat: should I jog with my manager if it helps get me a promotion?" It was also published in an Apr 5, 2012 blog titled "Cómo cuidar la estética del corridor." And it was published in a May 24, 2012 blog titled "The 4 Pillars of Great Bootcamp Planning." It was also published in a Jul 4, 2012 blog titled "5 Ways to Save on a Fitness Trainer (in Singapore)," as well as a Jul 5, 2012 blog titled "Sport: evita i rischi durante l’estate." It was also published in a Jul 9, 2012 blog titled "Study: Gym-Goers and Organic Shoppers Give in to Fast Food Temptations." And it was published in a Jul 18, 2012 blog titled "What Can Ruin Your Health More Than Smoking?" It was also published in a Jul 25, 2012 blog titled "Corsa: allenamento e consigli per principianti," as well as an Aug 30, 2012 blog titled "Para adelgazar: mejor correr 30 minutos dos veces que una hora continua." It was also published in a Sep 3, 2012 blog titled "Ponte en forma después del Verano con estas aplicaciones para tu iPhone." And it was published in an undated (early Oct 2012) blog titled "Five Signs of a Healthy Heart." It was also published in an Oct 18, 2012 blog titled "The Right Type of Exercise Is Critical to get the Full Health Benefit." And it was published in a Nov 16, 2012 blog titled "How Much Exercise Do You Need in A Day?" and a Nov 16, 2012 blog titled "Pledge #10: Sharing Shelter," as well as an undated (mid-Nov 2012) blog titled "Consejos a la hora de empezar a correr."
An oddly-cropped version of the photo (showing just the joggers' legs, from the knees down) was published in a Nov 19, 2012 blog titled "RUNNERS COMPLETE GOSPORT HALF MARATHON 2012." It was also published in a Dec 2, 2012 blog titled "What Are You Waiting For? When Is Your Next Workout?" It was also published in a Dec 12, 2012 blog titled "Con la tabella del benessere scopri con quanti Km di corsa migliora la salute." And it was published in a Dec 21, 2012 blog titled "Mit weniger Gewicht auf den Hanteln mehr Pfunde abnehmen."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 7, 2013 blog titled "ランニングマシーンで下半身シェイプアップ！" And it was published in a Jan 31, 2013 blog titled "Our Pilgrimage is Not a Race." It was also published in a Feb 2, 2013 blog titled "Why Exercise is Good For Mental Health?" And it was published in a Mar 4, 2013 blog titled "IT Band and Patellofemoral Syndrome: how did your knee pain turn into a ‘syndrome’?" A cropped version of the photo, in which only the woman is visible, was also published in a Mar 25, 2013 blog titled "Why Music Helps You Work Out." It was also published in a Jun 28, 2013 blog titled "Sign Up for the Greater Downtown Council, YMCA Sidewalk Shuffle 5K; Today’s is the Last Day to Register at the Discounted Price."
Moving into 2015, the photo was published in a May 1, 2015 LifeHacker blog titled "lHow to Stop Working and Go Home At Night."
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I've strolled through Riverside Park on several previous occasions (click here to see a collection of approximately seven other Flickr albums of my Riverside Park photos) -- but even though the sign at the 96th Street entrance is always the same, and the pathway is always the same, the people and the individual vignettes are always different.
Sometimes it's simply a function of the weather: people dress differently, act differently, and are engaged in different activities in early spring than they do in summer or late fall. But much of it simply has to do with the incredible variety of people who take advantage of the opportunity to relax, read a book, jog, or picnic with their families.
So ... this just happens to be what it looked like in Riverside Park on the last day of May, in 2009.