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yesterday was a good day got to hang out with a few friends out in Modesto , as i chilled i started to experiment thru out the piece and i took 2 different shots of it 1 with the "E" and the other with out it.. what do you think looks best?
A couple of days ago I was a question or should I say I was requested to post photos of what would be wearing over the past few days, The kind of outfits to do housework, shopping and how I would dress if I was full time.
I was going to go all practical but then decided that those photos would be contrived because that's not how I would dress for the most part. I don't do normal casual clothes all the time. Yes they have a time and a place normally down to job to undertake, environment, and lack of anything else to wear.
So this was yesterdays outfit. I did the washing and hung it out, then went into town to get my shoes re-heeled, Returned home got washing in and put it away then cooked dinner all in this outfit, So pleased I wore the sweater as it was blooming chilly.
"Questioning"
Le Parc de la Victoire a été inauguré en 1975 pour commémorer le 30ème anniversaire de la Victoire de la Grande Guerre Patriotique. Douchanbé (Asie Centrale - Tadjikistan)
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Good morning everyone and I hope you had a nice weekend. As the the title indicates, presented today are my first pics of a Question Mark (Polygonia interrogationis). I know, kind of late in the season, but unlike the Eastern Comma, Autumn is usually my best chance to photograph one of these.
Seen here is what is known as the winter form as evident by the orange hind wings, which in the summer form are dark. Almost black.
Just three pics, of which the other two can be found in the comment section and my stream. Both are lateral shots of which one was taken using the flash. Something I rarely ever do for fear of hurting the butterfly, but did in this case only because of the long distance between me and the butterfly, and it was perched in heavy shade at the time. Otherwise I don't recommend using a flash when photographing butterflies, or any insect. Especially if you're very close.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly great day and week. And Happy Columbus Day to those of you living in the United States.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/8, exposure .002 seconds (1/500) focal length 300mm
First serious job with a new camera and my favourite wedding image of the year so far.
This is from Victoria and Ashley's wedding at Westenhanger Castle in Kent. More here.
I get lots of questions about pictures like this so I'll try to answer some of them here. But if you have more just post them below.
Q: How did this happen?
A: This is a real wedding ;) We'd gone inside the castle for some portrait shots, I asked Ashley to lie on the bed, posed the flowers and got Victoria to stand on the trunk. 3....2....1....
Q: How many goes did this take?
A: 1. Frame before and frame after are different shots. With the lighting I was using I knew there was no point shooting on motor drive and we wouldn't get another chance at the jump.
Q: How is this lit?
A: A Lencarta Safari with a 180cm strip box just out of shot on the left. It's mostly lighting Ashley but plenty of light bounces back to light Tor. Can't remember the power - probably halfway or so.
Q: Seriously you took a brand new camera to a client's wedding?
A: Almost. This is a new D3S. I've shot with a D3 for 2 years and over 150K frames. I'd shot with the S long enough to know the differences. And that I could rely on the focussing.
Cloudy (Paul Simon)
"...Cloudy
My thoughts are scattered and they're cloudy
They have no borders, no boundaries
They echo and they swell
From Tolstoy to Tinker Bell
Down from Berkeley to Carmel
Got some pictures in my pocket and a lot of time to kill
Hey sunshine
I haven't seen you in a long time
Why don't you show your face and bend my mind?
These clouds stick to the sky
Like a floating question, why?
And they linger there to die
They don't know where they are going
And, my friend, neither do I
Cloudy..."
Provocative clouds over the newly reopened Memorial Union Terrace, UW-Madison
Gila Bend, Arizona. Diana+ medium format toycam with Kodak E100 ES film. Developed by Tempe Camera. (Explore)
Those of you who know me know that I am a Flickr stats freak, so I cannot help but weigh in on the current controversy in Flickr world.
It has come to the attention of many, perhaps because the data can now be readily seen here, that posting into certain groups will greatly increase your chances of getting into Explore, and if in Explore anyway, will increase your chances of a high rank and even front page. I think the daily data from the link above empirically confirms these hypotheses.
This has led some to protest, claiming that these "Explore Ramp Groups" are counter to the spirit of Flick and "good photography". This group is a good sampling of negative sentiment. On the other hand, proponents of these groups believe that this is what a Flickr group is supposed to be like, and that these are one of a handful of functional groups on Flickr.
The three groups that are often cited are Wink's Place,Golden Garden, and L'amicizia fa la differenza. I'd also add The World Through My Eyes,Karma, FlickrCentral, FlickrToday, and Better Than Good. Of course these trends come and go. Are year or two ago it was A+++ Photo and Utata which were the must-post groups.
First my personal opinion, and then an analysis.
I am all about getting my photos seen, no matter how. All my stuff is Creative Commons, and I expect one day I'll be in a different country and I'll see someone selling a poster with one of my images. And it would tickle me pink (and I'd figure out a way to get famous from it too). I have blogged here that Flickr Award groups have horrible reciprocity, and non-award groups are even worse. So question: Do I want to post a picture to a group that looks at my pictures, or not? Answer is yes for me. Further, I really don't care what the heck my contacts do or don't do, to each their own. All I care about is how good their photos are and how well they treat me.
Why do these groups infer advantage? Because they have reciprocity--when you post to them, there is an expectation that you will comment and fave other pics. When I post to them I generally comment/fave 5 others, same as I would in an award group. The "brilliance" of these groups is that they don't require reciprocity as a rule, it's just the collective norm. The increased views, comments, faves, and the associated ratios all work in favor of increasing interestingness. You have to remember that the difference between #1 in Explore and #501 (not being in Explore) is like 99.99999 to 99.99998, so any tiny positive advantage can make a big difference.
Opponents argue that this leads to faves and comments given to inferior pictures. I don't give faves or comments to bad pictures (unless they're from my contacts!), and I have no trouble finding excellent photos in these groups. Again, to each their own...
UPDATE: I have been banned from L'Amicizia fa la differenza! They say I violated their rules. As this is my most recent shot, and there are no nudes or profanity, I guess this must be because this post is considered "political"? That's odd, considering that the text above is positive for the groups... So so interesting...
UPDATE 2: I have been banned from Golden Garden too now! Here's what the group says about its rules: "There isn't rules! This group is free but, no nude, no porn, good manners an comment and fave what you like in the Pool!" Hmm. I guess there are rules. Again I find it interesting that a post in favor of these groups is met with such negativism. Why oh why?
UPDATE 3: L'Amicizia fa la differenza has unbanned me! Apparently, due to language difficulties, they thought I was attacking their group in the post above. If only we all spoke Esparanto.
As Flickr Turns...
UPDATE 4: I am going to make a bold statement and say--
EXPLORE IS DOING WHAT ITS SUPPOSED TO DO, BUT THEIR ALGORITHM IS MAKING AN INCORRECT ASSUMPTION...
If I was a Flickr Designer, I would make Explore a strong function of Interestingness, but I would also like to get a good variety of people in there. How do I do that? By picking people who generally aren't connected to one another as contacts. In these groups the norm is that you get a lot of views and comments and faves from people who aren't your contacts, hence, people posting to these groups would have the double advantage of increased interestingness yet not connected to one another.
How do you fix, if you wanted to fix it? By also choosing pics for Explore that tended to not be in the same groups. Computationally it's a bit harder but nothing a good graph theorist couldn't figure out.
UPDATE 5: I've been tallying some stats on these groups. I don't think the average number of comments is different than in the "5" award groups like Flickr Hearts or Global Village 2. There may be a higher proportion of faves, hard to say. But the comment that is going around that somehow everyone who posts to these groups is getting 25 faves is ridiculous.
Prise de vue :
Leica M3, Summarit 5cm f/1.5.
Kodak : Trix 400@800 Asa.
Développement :
Kodak : D76 1+1 (11 mn) @ 20°.
Scanner :
Epson 1650.
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Matt stands in front of the church building. He sighs as he begins his way inside.
"Matt, good to see you again."
Matt's attention is drawn to the source of the voice. The priest.
"Just went to send a letter to my friend. He's over in India. Lovely work he's doing over there."
"Father, can we talk?"
"You want to go inside?"
"No. We don't need to."
"Alright, what do you want to talk about?"
Matt tries to open his mouth to utter the words he wants to, but can't seem to do so.
"Are you sure you don't want to go inside?"
"I'm sure. It's just... I've lost to many people in my life... My dad, a friend, a... a good friend..."
"You can't blame yourself for them."
"But it's all my fault. My dad died because he neede... wanted to support me. My friend, Melvin died because I drew to much unwanted attention to him. Elektra died because... because we loved each other... She stayed in Hell's Kitchen because I wanted her to. She wasn't supposed to and she died."
"Y'know, I knew your Father. He was a wild man, but he loved you. He thought so many times of putting you into a foster home. Just so you could have a good life. After your accident, he broke down. He knocked on my door and just burst into tears. He said 'I gotta fight! I gotta fight for my son!' The next week was when he died. Y'see, he was so focused on caring for you, he didn't think of himself. That's love, Matt. He did it because he loved you."
"But I still lost Melvin and Elektra because of my selfish wants."
The priest shakes his head and scratches the back of his head.
"Matt, you remember the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"Well they were willing to die for what they believed in. They were willing. They weren't forced. I believe if you love something, you'll do whatever you need to do for that thing or person. Even if it means dying. Melvin, Elektra, and you're Father loved you. They died because they loved you, not because you made them die."
Matt begins to cry. He wipes away the tears and hugs and the priest. The priest shocked by what I'd happening slowly wraps his arms around Matt.
"So, the question is. Are you willing to die for what you believe in? Are you willing to die for the cause of making this city a better place?"
"Yes... yes I am. For them."
The priest let's go of Matt and smiles to him.
"Then wipe your tears away and go out there and fight. Never give up until you accomplish just that..."
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(clears throat)(Waves fingers in front of your face) You didn't see anything...
Yes, I made the photo. Anyways. This is for my Mystic comics... Is Flickr Fighters a universe title, such as "DC" or "Marvel", or is it a thing the heroes in the universe ACTUALLY call themselves? I wanted to know for something I have in mind for the finale...
~Scarecrow
MARVEL_DOLLS and I are happy to announce the A-Z Doll Photography Challenge will return in just a few days. We hope you're as excited as we are!
Photo themes will be posted to Audra's (MARVEL_DOLLS) account and the photo group page, so be sure to watch for a post with descriptions of A, B and C in February.
Your opinions are important to the success of the group, so please take a moment to answer Yes or No to two questions:
1) This group had featured a voting process, much like the Blonde Bombshell group. Would you like to continue monthly nominations and voting to recognize your favorite photos for the themes? (Yes or no)
2) Would you like to be tagged to each photo announcing monthly themes and possible voting announcements?
(A "no" vote means you will not see notices about the group on your "Recent Activity" feed on flickr or receive an email notification depending on your settings.)
What won't change: Anyone can vote, and anyone is invited to participate with any fashion doll. The themes are broad frameworks to stimulate creativity, and most importantly, participation is fluid, so come and go as your schedule and creativity allows.
If you haven't yet joined our photo group page, you can do so here: www.flickr.com/groups/2962397@N20/
We look forward to your feedback and hope you're ready for a new year of fun!
“Posh, I know you are very clever and so I think you may be able to help me.” Said Sky.
“I’ll try Sky, what is the question?”
“Well, I’ve been thinking,”
“Oh no Sky, don’t ever do that.” Sniggered Bertie.
“This is serious Bertie, let me ask my question before I forget what it is.”
“Very well, what is the question you have Sky?”
“Well, I’ve been thinking, where we all come from and what Posh said yesterday about logic.”
“We are all bears Sky so I am sure we all come from the same place.” Bertie said.
“No, Paddington says he comes from Preview.”
“It’s called Peru Sky and that is far away in South America.” Said Posh.
“Well, Linda Bear told me she comes from Canada and she loves that maple syrup more than honey.”
“Yes, well Canada is in North America and I think it is what you get used to eating Sky, we’re not all quite the same.”
“Ice Cap, he comes from the Arctic so he told us, he eats fish.”
“That is right Sky, he comes from above Canada. It is very cold up there but as his fur is extra thick, he doesn’t get cold.”
“So, while we are all the same, we are all different then?” Said Sky looking confused.
“Yes, in ways we are different but we are all bears. I still don’t understand your question Sky.”
“Logic Posh, your logic confused me.”
“How so?”
“When the man came home yesterday with those pretty yellow things on stalks, I asked you what they were if you remember. You said they were buttercups, I was impressed and asked how you knew this and you said that they were flowers and yellow, buttercups are flowers and yellow so they must be buttercups.”
“Right so what is so complicated about that logic?”
“I am a brown bear, Bertie and you are brown bears, but you’re not me, are you? Do you think logically there might be more than one yellow flower Posh?”
“I don’t think so Sky, after all why would there be? I can’t see the need for more than one. With bears its different, we are all shapes and sizes, some with thick fur and others short fur, plus we are clever, unlike flowers.”
“I don’t know Posh, something that comes up every year and looks gorgeous, smells divine and needs such little help from the man is pretty clever in my book.” Said Bertie.
“Buttercups, that’s what they are and always will be.” Said Posh looking grumpy.
Questions are inevitable; the desire to find an answer cannot be pushed aside, but we can choose not to consider the questions, not to let ourselves be drawn forward all the way to a conclusion by the questions, and thus to block this curiosity. Freedom enters into play, not pursuing the interest aroused by reality, not pursuing that curiosity that reality awakens in us. And when we succumb to the human soul’s option to fail to engage with reality, what happens? We don’t discover the meaning, and when we don’t recognize the meaning of reality, it no longer interests us.
...Therefore, the question of whether or not we are introduced to the total reality is by no means without impact for our relationship with it: if we do not perceive the meaning, sooner or later reality will not interest us, and we, too, like the young people, will become passive. We thought that reality would continue to be attractive without meaning.
-Disarming Beauty ESSAYS ON FAITH, TRUTH, AND FREEDOM, JULIÁN CARRÓN Foreword by Javier Prades
Who will sit here?
What is the purpose of having a chair outside the store?
Why is an empty chair so appealing to a photographer?
These are questions about an empty chair. How about questions about photography?
What would you do to create a new vision (having new light in my words) for your photography?
- use a new camera, new lens or any piece of new gear?
- learn new photo editing software or new digital darkroom techniques?
- read a book by photography master?
- shooting the same subject again and again without doing anything else?
- anything else you may suggest?
Have a great Tuesday!
This is just an empty chair outside a store in Steveston Village.
Ironically, a question mark hangs over this former church in Sandown, as it's fate is decided by God.
For tips on how to take photographs like this, visit the Inner Vision Photography blog.
Please also add your best photos to the Inner Vision group
Old, never made the cut.
But looking through my past work now, I realize that this photograph means more to me right now than it did back in July.
Everything about this symbolizes something for me, especially the blurry, wilted flowers.
How is everyone doing? You're all beautiful, I hope you know that.
Things have changed so much. I'm just trying to get some of the happy things of old back. Starting with photography.
And that's going to be easier to do now, since today I recieved my 35mm f/1.8 in the mail! Cut my finger pretty bad on the cardboard box (only me), but nevertheless I am so happy and simply cannot wait to try it out. But that will have to wait, because as of now I must get ready for a New Year's party with some of my dearest friends.
I hope you all had a fabulous 2012, and I'm so sorry I wasn't here to share some precious moments of it with you. But I will try my hardest to be around in this coming year.
2012 has had so many up's and down's. And I know, that's true for everyone and it's as cliche as it gets. But I'm not good at putting my personal thoughts out there in simple words, as if I were talking to the person next to me.
I don't know. I can't say that I wouldn't trade this year if I had the choice. So many changes. I now attend a public school, for one thing. I don't like change. I don't like having to adjust. And I definitely have had to this year.
If I say one thing, it's that 2012 has aged me. I have had to hold my chin high and be mature beyond my years in so many situations that I was so unfamiliar with. I will miss every second of my extendend childhood. It lasted much longer than most. And for this, I am truly grateful.
Happy new year!
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P.S. New Years resolution = Restore photography as my passion.
How big is a seagull? Judging by the one atop the question mark they are frigging big. I like the person on the bill board behind me who looks like they are sitting on the installation.
Pictured above are GA bad Bane , both utilizing the new combat legs I bought at BN today.
EG parts are extremely treasured by me, and I take extra special care of them. But as soon as I bent the legs up and back down on my GA, the printing on the buckle of the upper strap chipped off a little.
I was wondering if this has ever happened to you guys, and if so, leave it as a comment down below. Thanks. :)
Espace de 2500 m2 ouvert sur la Seine, avec une belle vue sur la Tour Eiffel et sur Paris, la Galerie de l'Homme propose un voyage au coeur de l'évolution humaine et tente de répondre aux trois questions : Qui sommes-nous? D'où venons-nous ? Où allons-nous ?
As far as I can remember, there was a question mark at the end of my sentence!
That's how I gathered a load of knowledge, never been afraid to ask a question, so the subject of this image a very useful tool all through my life!
Always hungry for the how and why.
Yet, I, luckily, do not suffer from morbid curiosity about other people. I am a good listener, they can tell me things, I'm interested, but I will rarely ask personal questions.
I don't consider this indifference, I call it respect.
Think before you ask... there are questions... you HAVE to be able to live with the answer!
If and when I want to photograph someone or something, I ask, if the answer is yes, I am happy, if it is no, I respect it, at least I ASKED!
“There are these four ways of answering questions. Which four?
There are questions that should be answered categorically [straightforwardly yes, no, this, that].
There are questions that should be answered with an analytical (qualified) answer [defining or redefining the terms].
There are questions that should be answered with a counter-question.
There are questions that should be put aside.
These are the four ways of answering questions.”
—Buddha
THANX for ALL your comments and visits, so appreciated, too many to be returned (sadly, however I DO try!...)
Being creative is not a choice... it is an urge in me.
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Why not view the set as a slide-show?
Also I often upload more than one image at the same time; I see a tendency to only view the last uploaded...
What is the best program to use to fix eye makeup? I'm showing the original photo and my not very great way to eliminate smeared makeup. Help!
Brincadeiras de Liz com uma lente Sigma 2.8 e uma XTI na mão...
Eles são péssimos jogadores porque são bons fotógrafos... ou são bons fotógrafos porque são péssimos jogadores?!
Brincadeira de fotógrafos.
Play Liz with a lens of 2.8 and a Sigma XTI in hand ...
They are bad players because they are good photographers ... or photographers are good because they are bad players?
Play of photographers.
Bist du Schatten oder licht? Bist du am 2004 dabei? - are you shadow or light? Are you there on the 2004?
There has been some construction going on in the Schiller school, during which a part of the street was fenced off, probably to serve as a schoolyard. As for the message on the fence, I have absolutely no clue.
Asahi Pentax ME and SMC pentax 50mm f/1.7, Ilford HP5 developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 13min at 20°C and digitalized using kit zoom and extension tubes.
Thank you everyone for your visits, faves and comments, they are always appreciated :)
Today's photo is a test to see if you are a high heel expert.
I have about 85 pairs of heels, most are 4" or higher stiletto heels. I really like the look of the heels in this photo, but they are by far the hardest to walk in. The question is, why?
Hints: It is not because of the heel height (these are 5") and it's not because they don't fit my feet (they fit perfectly).