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During a recent business trip to Hong Kong, Lindi and I got the oppurtunity to get some time to roam around the streets of Hong Kong. There are some amazing contrasts between the big brand high fashion shops on the main street, then in the alley ways just off those same streets you get a glimpse of real Hong Kong life.
This is one of the many meat, poultry and fish market stalls we came across. It was crowded with people, so it took some patience to wait for a gap in the human traffic to grab a shot of this scene.
For the geeks: Nikon D700 with 17-35 f2.8. Taken at 35mm F2.8 1/400, ISO1600. Looking at this now I could have gone for 1/200 and lowered the ISO. This was handheld with available light. I'm so impressed with the low light capabilities of the D700, this was taken after 6pm on a very wet and overcast day.
"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor."
Next on the London tour is a little trip to the infamous leadenhall market.
This is a bustling place full of people, shops and stalls and topped off with wonderful architecture giving plenty of oppurtunities for anyone with a camera.
I took plenty of shots but love this one looking straight up at the mesmorizing ceiling.
I put on my 10-20 to squeeze in as much as possible and had to take a few shots as my arms where shaking a bit pointing my D300s straight up with a big rucksack on my back full of camera gear and my tripod.
Thankyou for all your wonderful comments and support on my pictures from this trip.
I don't normally post so many pictures from one outing but I really wanted to show these pictures as a type of story and take you on the trip with me.
More to come so keep those eyes peeled :)
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Beside taking interesting characters in the street while they were in their midst of action, I also like to take Stranger's Street Portrait. Last saturday while walking the street with Foxsama www.flickr.com/photos/foxsama/ I managed to captured two stranger street portraits. This is my 2nd stranger portrait for the day. The 1st stranger was a lady who initiated the portrait shooting.
His name is Raja
How I captured this image?
As Foxsama and I were walking passing these two characters who distributed FREE Newspaper, the lady shouted at me "LIVERPOOL!". I turned and ask her if she is also a Liverpool FC fan. She said, "YES!" Oppurtunity open and I grab it by saying, "then I should capture your image!" which she gladly posed for me. I turned around to move on but I heard another call, "LIVERPOOL!". It's from this man which is another opportunity for another portrait. I said, "Yes! You also a Liverpool FC Fan! Then I should capture your image also". He also posed gladly for my camera. We did introduce ourselves but I do not write it down. We parted with joy and gladness as Foxsama is wondering from a distance as to what has happened to John and how he did that.
So I could not include them in my 100 Strangers project as I do not have enough info on them.
Architect: Leo Dielmann
Artist: Stockert and Kern
Builder: Frank Bohlman
The following text was taken from a brochure I got from the church.
This church was originally established in 1860, and the church and the community of High Hill, Texas, enjoy a recorded history dating back to the mid-1800s.
During the European immigration near 1860, several families of Austrian and German descent discovered High Hill. They were looking for religious freedom and oppurtunities in the new world.
At first, life in the rugged new country was difficult. The new Texans had to travel to neighboring communities to celebrate such things as Christmas Mass. Finally, in 1869, the first church was built. Lumber for that church was hauled from Columbus, Texas, by ox-wagon and sawed at the local saw mill. They laid a brick foundation and began construction of the first church building. On September 8, 1870, the first Catholic church of High Hill was blessed.
The coummunity continued to grow and in 1875, the second church of High Hill was completed. Meanwhile, the old church building became the site of the first Catholic school at High Hill and served as the school building until 1922.
St. Mary Church as it stands today is the third church to be built on the original nine acres deeded to the church in 1868. It uses a classic example of the Gothic Revival style construction while displaying late Victorian features and European background of the German and Czech Moravian settlers of the area. Once construction began on the current church, the old church was dismantled and material, wherever possible, was used in the new church.
The original 18 stained glass windows from the second church were placed into the present church, and 5 new windows were placed in the sanctuary. Later, 2 more were added on either side of the tower.
The final decoration, artwork, wall, and ceiling were not completed until 1912. On September 8, 1906, the new brick church of High Hill was blessed, and the cornerstone for the structure was installed.
In 1909, a hurricane caused damage to the cross surrounding the spire, pushing it over at a right angle. Today, this cross still dominates the horizon.
The pulpit, a communion rail, and baptismal enclosure were not completed until 1910, and the three altars were placed in the church in 1911. Each of the altars were gifts of church parishioners.
Three bells from the second church were placed in the belfry of the current church and remain operational today.
North of the present church is a beautiful marble cross on a mound surrounded by cedar trees. The cross was placed there from its former location in the front of the second church. It was originally placed there in 1891.
The advent of continued growth and industrialization to Texas hepled High Hill flourish. the community had saw mills, blacksmith shops, and a post office. However, cotton farming became the mainstay of most landowners and, because the people of High Hill did not want a railroad, it remains a very small community today.
I hate this, but I loved this day. Had the most amazing brunch with the OlmShipmans where I ate enough to feed four grown men, and then went to my bball game straight after (returning league champions don't even ask if we won because we did) where I just about threw up everywhere and then went to the Gathering with my friend Cameron. and then i came home and took this shitty picture.
Today someone told me that there are no obligations, only oppurtunities
Something a little different in style to post today .Tuk Tuk driver by day . Goes to school in the evening , studies and sleeps at his night job . He would study 3-4 hours by the dim light of the street lamp . I really don't know how he could see , but he would read and study night after night after night . He dreams of a better life for his son and himself , he studies to make that a reality .
I love autumn. There's so many photo oppurtunities to catch with all the trees, leaves and beautiful colours.
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The Chaunus Gunship. The newest addition to the Northern Sector (a subfaction within the Froggian Empire, focusing on air/space-superiority), is a magnificent and impressive vessel. Even for human standards. Although it is no larger then an average human fighter, it is a true-blooded gunship for the small amphibians. Heavily armed with a multitude of weapons, paired with suprising speed, it is fully capableof bringing down practically everything from fighters to frigates. Deployed in groups, paired with a few squadrons of the F9-Ranas, they are basically unstoppable.
Luckily for the largest part of the galaxy, the Northern sector only seems to focus on 2 other factions. Their age-old enemies, The French, and a new and brutal group, who, suprisingly, are made of a bunch of... monkeys...
I like Frogspace. It opens a lot of different oppurtunities because it is somewhere in between Microspace and Figspace (standard-scale).
I think it turned out relatively well. It took me about 4 hours (in which time I also realised I despirately need more frogs, namely 6 to fill out all the vessels I have built right now. I have... 2 :/ ) and I used the same technique as with my RCC-Ares.
My third and most likely last entry for this year's Vic Viper-fest.
Tha B-shelf (When moderated... At least it works again.)
yesterday i had the oppurtunity to meet up with an old friend and try some portrait stuff with a model other than me. i had alot of fun and hope to be able to so this more often
Happy Holidays to all my flickr friends just in case i get bogged down and forget to say it. Its been a great first year for me hear on flickr. Ive met some pretty cool people here. Looking forward to the new year and the all the new oppurtunities to meet new people and do new things. Have a great one. Here we come 2010!!!!
The Al-Rifa'i Mosque (Arabic: مسجد الرفاعى, transliterated also as Al-Rifai, Al-Refai, Al-Refa'i, and named in English the Royal Mosque), is located in Cairo, Egypt, in Midan al-Qal'a, adjacent to the Cairo Citadel. The building is located opposite the Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, which dates from around 1361, and was architecturally conceived as a complement to the older structure. This was part of a vast campaign by the 19th century rulers of Egypt to both associate themselves with the perceived glory of earlier periods in Egypt's Islamic history and modernize the city. The mosque was constructed next to two large public squares and off of several European style boulevards constructed around the same time.
The Al-Rifa'i Mosque was constructed in two phases over the period between 1869 and 1912, when it was finally completed. It was originally commissioned by Khushyar Hanim, the mother of the 19th century Khedive Isma'il Pasha to expand and replace the preexisting zawiya (shrine) of the medieval era Islamic saint Ahmad al-Rifa'i. The zawiya was a pilgrimage site for locals who believed that the tomb had mystical healing properties. Khushayer envisioned a dual purpose for the new structure as a house for sufi relics and a mausoleum for the royal family of Egypt. Over the course of its construction the architect, design, and purpose were changed.
The original architect was Husayn Fahmi Pasha al-Mi'mar, a distant cousin in the dynasty founded by Muhammad Ali in 1803. He died during the first phase of construction, and work was halted after Khedive Isma'il Pasha abdicated in 1880. Khushayar Hanim herself died in 1885, and work was not resumed until 1905 when the Khedive Abbas Hilmi II ordered its completion. Work was supervised by the Austrian architect Max Herz, head of the Committee for the Conservation of Arab Monuments in Cairo.
The building itself is a melange of styles taken primarily from the Mamluk period of Egyptian history, including its dome and minaret. The building contains a large prayer hall as well as the shrines of al-Rifa'i and two other local saints, Ali Abi-Shubbak and Yahya al-Ansari.
The mosque is the resting place of Khushyar Hanim and her son Isma'il Pasha, as well as numerous other members of Egypt's royal family, including King Farouk, Egypt's last reigning king, whose body was interred here after his death in Rome in 1965. The mosque served briefly as the resting place of Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran, who died in exile in South Africa in 1944, and was returned to Iran after World War II. Part of the burial chamber is currently occupied by Reza Shah's son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, who died in Cairo in 1980. I actually have photo's of these tombs so i will be posting them shortly.
Brighton High School Vs. Lone Peak High School in 5 A Volleyball Championship.
Brighton went on to win the series
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera
Having volunteered to do a security shift at the depot I took the oppurtunity to get the camera out and grab a shot of the fleet all idle.
I was at the Doncaster Steampunk Weekend and met Scarlet Butterfly and watched her pole routine . Brilliant day and so many photo oppurtunities
I took this shot Pier A in Hoboken during the blue hour. I had actually gone there to take some shots of Hoboken terminal in all its nighttime glory. From Pier-A you could see the terminal, the tower and the ferry terminal with Erie Lackawanna written on it. But to my disappointment the “C” and “K” of LACKAWANNA was not lit up.
With the terminal not in it full glory I decided to take a panorama of NYC skyline. Pier-A has a panoramic view of Manhattan from George Washington Bridge to Lower Manhattan.
This was the first pic I clicked to start with, and then the most amazing thing happened. I saw moon rising behind the skyline. It was Supermoon day today, it was bigger and brighter and awesomer. But I actually struggled to take a good photograph which included moon and midtown skyline and expose both of them properly. In excitement I messed up all the photographs and missed once in a lifetime opportunity to capture Supermoon with NYC skyline.
In a day of disappointments this was the only good shot I got
2nd day : Journey to Ha Long Bay
After about an hour and half on the way ( Hanoi to Ha long Bay ), our guide instructed the bus driver to pull-over at a gas station near by Hai Duong city, so some of our friends could refresh themselves or use the toilet. At the meantime used the oppurtunity to take pictures of some Vietnamese farmers working at the rice fields. here the rice fields looks so green and fertile, just like in my country.
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Setelah 1 jam setengah kami berjalan ( dari Hanoi menuju Ha Long Bay ), pemandu wisata kami menginstruksikan supir bus supaya berhenti di salah satu pom bensin dekat dengan kota Hai Duong agar beberapa teman bisa turun untuk menggunakan toilet. Aku memanfaatkan waktu untuk memotret para petani Vietnam yang sedang bekerja disawah. tampak sawah disini begitu hijau dan subur, sama suburnya seperti di negara saya.
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I'm so happy!🎉🎉 He's finally at home! 😍😍 Unfortunely the bad days don't give me an oppurtunity for take better photos of him...but I will try it again!! 😍😍Thank you so much to a my friend who helped me to adopt this awesome boy!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi guys !
I've uploaded all these 4 images in bulk as I got them all in one day, a busy one at that.
Next week I will be displaying some of my work for young kids as they wander around our sports hall with the interest of Biology, Physics and Chemistry. They will have to match up the photo to the insect infront of them, so it should be a lot of fun, and hence the many images I've uploaded all at once.
On a quick trip to some woodland by our university, I looked under some old rotten wood and stones finding Beetles, spiders, Larvae and some woodlice !
It gave for a great oppurtunity for some early Spring photographing and the quality with the £30 objective I have retained for all 4 specimens !
Got my Nikon M plan 5x ordered so should be here soon for even sharper images !
Wow! Thoughts of this evening make all my senses come alive. This was the first night we were in San Diego and everything about the conditions were so right. Every nerve in my body was tingling with excitement. The smell of the saltwater, the sound of the waves crashing, the wind, the storm clouds above were really turning this first night into a great photo oppurtunity!
This was right in Front of the place we were staying on Pacific Beach. The large piles of "stuff" that I used for a forground subject are large piles of Kelp that had washed up on the beach. With the big storms that were just ending these piles were coming in constantly. This was an outstanding evening. I was so excited to be back at the ocean!
Canon 50d
Canon 17-40L
B&W F-pro CPL
Lee Lilter holder
Hitech 1.2 Full ND
Lee 0.6 Hard grad ND
Single exposure @ 17mm
ISO 100
f/13
5 seconds
Hope you like :)
For ages now, on my way to work, I've looked at the redundant gasometer and thought I should really take some pictures of it before it's demolished. Like the Nestles chimney, its one of those Salisbury landmarks from my childhood, that's going to disappear soon. My evening trip to Waitrose to take pictures of the Baron, gave me the oppurtunity to take some pictures.
Now that there are beautiful flowers popping up all over Texas we are getting the much needed rain. However, my luck has been, working on the days it is sunny and off every day it is raining. Not had much of an oppurtunity to get out and photograph them yet. So, went looking in my file for something colorful and sunny. Found this from a couple of years ago,
This is the Wind Point Lighthouse in Racine, Wisconsin. It began functioning in 1880. At 108 feet, it is one of the tallest and oldest lighthouses still serving navigation on the Great Lakes.
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I never had the oppurtunity to visit the local Six-spot colony this summer so here's one from last year.
During this Summer Break, I took the oppurtunity to participate in a teaching program organized by a school club that I am currently involved in. We visited a local school in Pakkret, Thailand where we taught Primary school children the basic skills of English.
On one particular week, my peers and I focused our lesson on 'emotions'. We drew different expressions on the whiteboard along with the vocabulary that goes along with it. Not only did the kids enjoy the new knowledge they gained that day, they were also able to express their creativity on the lesson we taught them, just as this kid pictured above has done.
June 2011.
I parked 3612 next to 3613 in Leeds this morning and as I got off I realised that it is becoming less and less likely that an oppurtunity to photograph two 36 Gemminis together in 36 livery style 2 would occur so I grabbed this shot. Only after taking it did I register I was next to consecutively numbered 3613. 3612 (YC53MXW) and 3613 (YJ06TLU) are seen in Leeds Bus Station
Nice decor in the Food Republic food court of Vivo City. I'd seen it in zelciia's Food Republic Food Court photos, so of course it was worth a visit.
I loved how they made use of traditional building materials, including dark stained wood, roof tiles, lanterns, all in the traditional dark browns and bright reds.
Plus, it gave up more oppurtunities to continue our hawker food safari!
VivoCity
Formerly known as Harbourfront Mall
1 Harbourfront Walk (S)098585
Photos:
- Alpha with Ice Kacang and Chng Po Leong
- Decor
Hello ladies and welcome to your ninth week of BNTM! I'm your host/judge, Mia Hill, and here is your co-judge Nicole Smith (representing Fallen Star). You three have come a long way since the first couple of weeks! From Date night to The Times...but now, only two of you will get a chance at the top model name. But don't worry; if you don't get into the finale, you won't leave empty handed. The top three will each get a dedicational photo. The top two will both get the oppurtunity as a guest judge for an episode in cycle 2 along with dedicational photos. And the Bratz Next Top Model will get an interview from Teen Modelz Magazine all about their BNTM experience with yasminrules123 (now ***CloeRules123***). Well, what are we waiting for? Let's see the results:
Alesana: Present www.flickr.com/photos/photographybratzepicllamaso_o/70186...
Mia: Alesana your fashion is very modern and makeup! But everything else is not very modern. You look like you are a modern styler in the medieval era. The ground is dirty, and the background is very dull. I am also not the biggest fan of that bun; it is very "Lady GaGa", but she is modern so it is modern. I also don't like the pose girl! It is bearly even a pose; I think it not even a pose, and now I am sounding like Tyra Banks. Also looking at the camera is very modern, Alesana.
Nicole: I highly disagree with Mia; this photo is a job well done! You look very chic and modern in your bun and cute little dress. And I find that the background is working for this photo. The only thing I could really critize is your pose even though I like how you are looking off to the side. The main thing that troubles me is your left arm. Otherwise, this is an excellent photo! :D
Adrianna: Furture www.flickr.com/photos/53460440@N07/7028682265/in/photostream
Mia: Ummm.... i'm kinda speechless in a bad way. Once again, the editing is sloppy and un-neat. I also just don't like that dress. And the flash makes the photo super weird. But I love how the background is very furture-istic. Overall, this is an o.k. photo, but I want improvement, and the girl I saw in colors and Star Wars!
Nicole: The first thing I notice about this photo is the quality: it isn't your best. I know you can do better, girl! Overall, i am just not a big fan of this photo. The only thing I like about it is your outfit, but yet it still doesn't speak 'future' to me. And the bg is confusing and also takes the spotlight away from you. Also, your pose is very weak and repetitive from your last photoshoots. I agree with Mia in the sense that I want back the girl who did that awesome Star Wars photo!
Anna: Past www.flickr.com/photos/kateezz/6888152762/
Mia: O.K? Where do I start? I should start with the point that THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE PAST! You look like one of those ladies who walk around Paris with no shirt (gone extreme) on O_o not a cave person or somebody from the medieval era or early modern times. The pumps, and that stupid freaking spider ruin the photo for you. I like that the background (the part with plants) looks like a forest. Also that hair looks like the hair you used in your "elements: air" photo. Now I feel like Tyra Banks even more, but there is less editing! *faints* Wow, I didn't faint since ima Barbie Girl O_o. I like the quality too; it is very freaking darn clear!
Nicole: *looks up at Mia's judging* Um, don't you think that's a little harsh? Anyways, this photo is alright. I do like the fact that you are 'in the jungle' and that your hair is messy. But, I do have one issue: Why are you naked? I do NOT like that you aren't wearing any clothes. But, in contrast, I do like your pumps cuz they give the photo an edge ^_^. And lastly, your pose is very creative. But I don't like that you are facing away from us. It would have been better if you had flipped your body towards us, which would have been smexy! All in all, this isn't your worse, but we know you could do better.
Now that the judging is over, we can't WAIT to see who gets in. Don't you agree? I mean, this will decide your FATE for the rest of ETERNITY!!!!! Only if I had such an oppurtunity as this...why, I even remember a time when I myself entered a BNTM and, well, I wasn't too bad, and--
Nicole suddenly interrupted her,"SHUT UP, MIA, AND GET TO THE EFFING RESULTS!!!"
*Mia looks at Nicole with surprise, but shrugs it off*
Now, to the results. The girl with top photo and and ABSOLUTE spot in the top two is...
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The girl with top photo is...
*Nicole rolls her eyes*
Oh, be quiet, Nicole! I'm keeping the audience on the edge of their seats!
"I never said anything."
Well, don't start!
"DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE AND RIP THE ENVELOPE WITH THE WINNER OUT OF YOUR HANDS AND READ IT MYSELF!!!!"
*Mia gives Nicole a look*
And now, the moment we've all been waiting for, the girl with top photo! The lucky model with top photo and a chance at the title of Bratz Next Top Model is...
Alesana!
Congratulations! And now, for Anna and Adrianna...
Who will make it to the finale?
Who will go home?
Who will have a shot at Bratz next Top Model???
Because this is such a hard choice, we will look at your past photos and compare them to each other.
Week 1: Date night
Anna
Week 2: Colors
Anna
Week 3: Princess, Knight, or Evil Wizard
Anna
Week 4: Ima Barbie girl
Adrianna
Week 5: STAR WARS!!! :DDD
Adrianna
Week 6: Stop Bullying
Adrianna
Week 7: Food
Anna
Week 8: Elements
Anna
Week 9: The Times
Anna
Now, from the previous judgings....we are sorry, but, ....Adrianna, you are eliminated from the BNTM. But don't let this bring you down because making it this far is an accomplishment in itself! Don't stop modeling!!! A dedicational photo will be up later.
Now, for our Final two!!! Congratulations on making it this far, you two!!! Alesana and Anna, we are sure you are both eager to find out what your next themes will be (yes, themeS). Your next photos to portray will be...
1) Covergirl
-you must be advertising eye shadow for Covergirl.
-you should have a white bg and a close up of your model
-you should be wearing your eye shadow (be creative with it!)
-you also need a catchphrase that will make the customer want to buy the product!
-have fun!!!
2) Runway
- you will do three seperate runway photos: evening wear(beautiful gown/dress!), swimsuit, and Designed by YOU! (you will advertise an outfit that speaks you!)
-you must be on a runway
-a clever pose would do the trick!
-have fun!
Because we have assigned four photos, we will give you a little extension to two weeks, which means that Photos are due April 16th, 2012. Remember, you can always ask either me or Fallen Star(WAAY better choice xD) if you are stuck or need some help clearing out the theme.
Good luck, ladies, and work that runway! ;)
Covergirl Photos:
1. Anna www.flickr.com/photos/kateezz/7040913337/
2. Alesana www.flickr.com/photos/photographybratzepicllamaso_o/69055...
Runway photos:
1. Alesana: Evening Wear www.flickr.com/photos/photographybratzepicllamaso_o/70486...
2. Alesana: Swin Wear www.flickr.com/photos/photographybratzepicllamaso_o/70486...
3. Anna: Evening Wear www.flickr.com/photos/kateezz/7049774047/in/contacts/
4. Alesana: Designed by YOU! www.flickr.com/photos/photographybratzepicllamaso_o/70515...
5. Anna: Swimsuit www.flickr.com/photos/kateezz/6906110106/
6. Anna: Designed by YOU! www.flickr.com/photos/kateezz/6906109804/
We are lucky to have this path near my home which gives locals an oppurtunity to walk to our local shops away from traffic and the metal monster.
A.K.A. 'Damn' toby, Patience toby, Jitter toby, fast toby etc. (-;
Grows up to 10cm. Looking at my original photographs some tips for other photographers:
- Get a small enough aperture. f/11 or smaller
- Set a shutterspeed of more than 1/80 (otherwise the toby won't be sharp enough). You need to set a high shutterspeed, because you'll be moving around very quickly to frame the toby.
- Take more than 10 or more photos (I'm very impatient) in order to get at least a usuable one. You'll have a lot of unsharp and 'just not it' photos in your serie.
- Get as much as a 'second eye' in the frame for a more pleasing photo.
- The eyes must be sharp, but that's a wellknown underwater photography tip. Humans are very focused on eyes.
- This fish like shallows and depths of 0-15 metres. Take the end of your dive and spend your safety stop time photographing this fish. Not much use chasing this fish at depth (unless it's a real oppurtunity such as more than 1 fish or a very relaxed subject)
[ Bleeker, 1854 ]
As one of the Official Photographers for the Worcester Music Festival I had the great oppurtunity to photograph some amazing acts. This was one of my favourite photos from the event. Her name is Becky Rose and I really liked how showing only so little in this shot shows so much.
Check out my work on
Just to let people know that on Thursday 15th August there will be a training exercise held outside the ICC in Birmingham town centre.
One was held in Leeds last year. Photos from the exercise are available on my photostream here. . . . www.flickr.com/photos/44472650@N08/sets/72157629610801539... just to put you in the picture on what might be involved. To keep the exercise as real as possible no details as to what the excercise will involve will be released until on the day.
It will involve ALL of the emergency services so should be a good oppurtunity to add to your collection of emergency vehicles
some times you just have so many great oppurtunities for photos, today was one of those days. I have at least 10 great shots from a quick 30 minutes of shooting
(taken at Sagamore Hill)
Just arrived home safe from a speedy visit to Bristol, UK.
Went to see the Banksy show together with www.flickr.com/photos/rrrr030/ and made use of the oppurtunity to leave some sticky stuff.
And for the total ticketprice of 30 euro's, it might be a good idea to visit it again.
And again.
And again.
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way that you act toward outsiders; make the most of every oppurtunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer to everyone.
February 22nd, 2009
Today was a really good day. I woke up and was in a super mood because last night was awesome (Description to come in a later picture). So, I got up around 6:50ish and went ahead and showered. I showered, blow-dried my hair, got dressed, straightened my hair, ate breakfast, brushed my teeth, checked facebook, flickr, blogger, etc. And lots more stuff. By the time I was finished, it was about time for church. So, I went to church. And Nathan said that people were coming over to his house, and he wanted to know if I wanted to come too. And so, talked to my parents, and they said it was fine. And then Lou made Nathan come and sit by me. And I kinda liked it. :P
Then, went to his house, and we just hung out. We ate pizza, I watched him play basketball, golf, and a bunch of other stuff. It was really nice out today. I liked it. Then we watched Master and Commander, and I almost fell asleep. hah.
ANNNDDD--yeah. It was awesome. Anything with him is a good time, really.
Came home, ate some chocolate cake, did my homework, took my picture. And now I'm here. It's a stellar day. :D
And I never get pictures with Nathan. darnit!
Ryan wrote a blog, and it really kinda made me think. I plan to call him tomorrow...and have a long serious talk about everything.........it's about time I do something....
I took this shot at a local gallery/fashion show which was held at Center City Galleries in my hometown of Paterson, NJ. Its one of my favorite shots of the night, the girl in the picture loved it and now many other photogs and models have viewed it on Facebook.
I was invited to display 5 of my images at the gallery on Saturday night where the fashion show was being held. Out of the five pieces I displayed on the wall, I actually sold two! It was a great night meeting and networking with other artist, photographers, and models. I printed out a bunch of my best shots on 5x7's which included my name & contact info to pass out to those who I mingled with during the night. I also had a chance to shoot a few models using studio lighting. The whole gallery experience along with the networking was the best thing I could have done for myself, walking away with new contacts was worth more than I can imagine. I now have a studio I can visit, and a handful of new model contacts to use in future shoots. I cant wait for the next oppurtunity, I look foward to making a habit out of going to galleries in the future even if its just for the purpose of networking.
Here is a series of shots I took on Saturday
ROAD TRIP
I have been to Mexico many times. I have been there for business to places like Mexico City, Monterrey a Torreon. I have been to border towns Nogales, Tiajuana, and Juarez.
I love Mexico. I always wanted to share it with my kids. I wanted to go to a place with out tourists and I wanted the freedom to drive. I wanted to be on my own schedule. I didn't want the typical Mexican vacation with cowds of drunk Norte Americanos and kitschy souveniers.
I had always wanted to drive my own car and take my children for a foreign experience.
San Carlos Sonora was the perfect place. It took 17 hours to drive from Salt Lake. This was really not too bad. It takes just as long to drive to the place where I grew up in Northwest Washington. The trip down was gorgeous great weather. Not too hot. Beautiful views of State and National Parks. Great Sunrises and Sunsets.
San Carlos was amazing. I think it may have been off season, because there were absoulutely no crowds. It was still warm enough for swimming in the sea and in the out door pool.
I have many adventures for work. I travel all over the world. This was my oppurtunity to give my two little kids a taste of that same adventure. Parts of it were hard. That increased the adventure was all. To instil in them the sense that we could plan and then accomplish something that not many people get to do is an invaluable gift that I can pass on.
I plan to do this again. It will leave an indelible impression on these two little kids.
Still some photo's of last years weekend trip to Cologne. As you can see the sun was out (christmas period) and gave me the oppurtunity to shoot some great pictures of this amazing church.
For previous backstory before the Liberation of Bakura click here.
Unlike many of his brothers, Lit's view on the war hadn't changed much after the Liberation of Bakura. It was still just a war, which it was his job to fight in, Nothing more. Having lost contact with his Sniper skill whilst on Bakura and Bal'demnic, Rhen Var was an oppurtunity. To have fun.
"Comedy is the only way we stay sane whilst at work CT-1126
"Rhen Var would be our hardest mission yet, but I have no plans to change my troopers armour. They can seal their suits and fight as one to keep warm. Cold assault gear is for Bathas. My pride and joy, Bertha is still with me as we continue to obliterate those fucking clankers.
I feel that the Republic is screwing me over, My request for a Macrobinocular visor has not shipped yet and I need it for this mission and I could't gain an extra Precision Rifle, Oh well. Two guns will be enough for me.
See you on the battlefield"
If the oppurtunity ever arises to visit Bodnant Gardens in North Wales then take it,the place is stunning
for Jake's, build me up project. this is basically just to let everyone know there's always someone there to help if your struggling with anything. anyone upset, alone, depressed can always have someone to talk to.an oppurtunity for the flickr community to come together to help others in need. it's a fantastic idea, join the group :)
This is what happens when banana pepper juice spills all over the fridge. lol.
Everything had to be taken out and cleanded. And a photo oppurtunity appeared!!
Here is my sisters version!
Back to school today.
Yuck!!
Have a nice Monday. ☺
Martin mentioned that he was going to be around taking photos, so I thought it would be a great oppurtunity to meetup with him and do some long exposures of the newly opened Wheel of Excellence. Not realising that it was the first night it was in full operation we headed to a very cold Waterfront to see if we could interesting angles on this 50m tall temporary structure.
Location : Waterfront, Wheel of Excellence, Cape Town, South Africa
"All the beasts in Howling Forest were safe in their caves, nests, and burrows"
My daughter is doing the book Gruffalo at school at the moment so we went for a walk in the woods to look for him.
We didn't find the gruffalo but the walk gave me an oppurtunity to try out my new Yongnuo RF-602 off camera flash trigger and reciever.
I took a few shots first changing the exposure by underexposing a full stop to darken the background.
I got out my sb600 with a reciever attached and put the trigger on the hotshoe of my D300s which was mounted on my manfrotto tripod.
I zoomed the flash in to around 70mm to narrow the beam to focus the light on my daughter and leave the surroundings unaffected.
The power of the flash was aorund 1/2 power.
I flired the shutter via cable release by standing to the left of the camera with the sb600 held even further to my side.
I asked my daughter to face away from me then look back at the camera to try and add a little mood and suspense.
I converted to mono then added a vignette to draw your eye into the centre then finished off with an 's' curve and a little unsharp mask.
Nikon D300s
Sigma 10-20
Yongnuo RF-602 trigger + reciever
Sb600 flashgun
10mm
0.3 secs
f/8
Iso 200
Thankyou for all your comments, favs and views whilst I have been away lately due to work commitments.
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I shot quite a few frames of the Andaman Islands prior to landing. A sheet of clouds was inbetween my camera and the picturesque landscape. However, I grabbed every oppurtunity the clear weather provided me to capture a glimpse of this place from up above. It was worth every bit of it.
This car is amazing! I've been waiting so long to find one on the streets! This would be my second MkII GT3 RS, a month after I took this I found out the owner was selling it to Midwest Motors Inc (Where I'll be working soon :) and I had the oppurtunity to sit and rev it, along with a McLaren! Such an awesome experience! And I was going to say it was for sale but I just checked the website and apparently its been sold:
www.midwestmotorsinc.com/web/used/Porsche-911-2010-Volo-I...
Heres a video of it:
Brighton High School Vs. Lone Peak High School in 5 A Volleyball Championship.
Brighton went on to win the series
Volleyball is one of those sports you don't really have to shoot the whole match to get highlights, so it gave me an oppurtunity to shoot some photos until i had to pick up the video camera