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My new Sit On Top touring sea kayak. Tried it out for the first time today at Aberdyfi on the estuary. Feels like I've found a rich new vein of fun (and exercise at the same time). :-) My wife and kids really enjoyed taking it out too - fun for all, gives a whole new perspective to the UK beach holiday. Keen to try it with a small spinning rod too..
See the photographer?
Like funhouse mirrors or shadows on a wall, a distorted perception (no matter how well-intentioned...or not) is still just a trick being played on the mind or the heart, no matter how closely it seems to resemble reality - it is not real.
Now do you see the photographer?...or just that distorted reflection of who I really am?
Until you turn away from that temporary distortion, you cannot see the real ME
...and then, if I allow you to, look into my eyes...now do you see what is real?
Who defines what is beautiful?
Magazines constantly trick females into believing that perfection is a possibility. Celebrities role model a life style whereby they instinctively hide their individualisms and become clones of society. The public therefore feels compelled to achieve this definition of ‘beautiful.’ Surely, this means we size up beauty in the same way we would pick a cake at afternoon tea? We automatically judge on aesthetically pleasing form.
As young girls fail in their conquest to replicate a plastic Barbie look, they unfortunately become more aware of their flaws. They forget that beauty is the opposite of perfection - it’s about confidence, charisma and confidence. Inner beauty never needs make up. Females need to be reminded that imperfections are what make each individual human and unique. Flaws are perfection.
I promise that this photo is not upside down. It is wonderful how when you learn to open your mind you start to see things you would never see before. It has taken me a while to get there. But, every day is a new one.
jardin des plantes - paris
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon Lens FD 50 mm 1:1.8
Exposure 1/2500 sec
Aperture f/1.8
Focal Length 50 mm
ISO Speed 200
if you've been checking my page, I apologize for the lack of new stuff. More is coming soon!
Here's a digital collage experiment I did this morning.
It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
~ Henry David Thoreau
View of the Sandia Mountains through a glass block window.
See it larger: View On Black
From left to right: The original, an effected mix of the left and right, a desaturated version,
It's amazing - the perceptions we have about people, simply because we were conditioned to think a certain way by our elders.
Growing up, we were bombarded with linking motorcyclist with negative emotions - the road bandits or the motocross yobbos terrorising the streets in small villages, seemingly living their lives outside the law.
Movies and television shows would have us think they are extremely violent characters, hellbent on hurting anyone who dares cross their path; often snatching purses and knocking down pedestrians whilst they zoom off, laughing into the distance.
There is no doubt that such people do exist, the kind of violent and abhorrent bikers that care not for building relationships, society or neighbourly love but for robbing, stabbing and generally causing as much mayhem as they can muster; Thankfully, however, they are a but a tiny minority of motorcyclists - they are the ones that give bikers a bad name.
In our experience (so far), it is safe to say that over 90% of the bikers we have encountered have been nothing but kind, gentle, caring human beings - quick to rally around each other when one is down or in need of help - a wonderful array of different backgrounds, all sharing their lives in peace and harmony because of their shared love of enjoying the freedom of riding the long road ahead.
We have been blessed to meet such wonderful people, they have become close friends, extended families and even built relationships together. We shared joy and sorrow together, we laughed and cried together - we have been separated and brought back together; always picking up wherever we left off as if we had never been apart.
We take great pride in introducing to you the 'Hidden Faces behind the visor, the hidden faces you miss because of the helmet - the wonderful and undoubtedly the most misunderstood of road users you have never seen.
Take a moment to look into their eyes, admire their smiles and imagine their stories - these are the people that know what it is to feel joy on every time they hit the road - how many car drivers can say the same?
Taylor Mac performs the Connecticut premiere of the highly immersive and outrageously entertaining two-hour abridged version of A 24-Decade History of Popular Music highlighting various musical styles and artistic voices.
Photography by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography
I see the world more through a browser than any other interface, and second to most from any perspective. Because I use a Mac, perhaps my perception is not as the author intended,/a>.