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it's pointless for me to keep doing a 365 when most of the photos are of nothing (you guys haven't seen a lot of the stuff i still have to upload...), so i might switch to a 52 weeks
anyway, here's an empty living room :o
Note: I chose this as my "photo of the day" for Sep 17, 2015.
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In August 2015, I had the great pleasure of taking a week-long photography workshop in Rockport, Maine under the tutelage of Peter Turnley. Its main theme was street photography, and we made several visits to working-class neighborhoods in several Maine towns where (unbeknownst to me) there are large populations of working-class immigrants from Somalia, Sierra Leone, and various other countries around the world.
In addition to the Sony RX-10 and Sony A-7 cameras that I normally use, I also rented a brand-new Leica “Q” camera for the class. It’s roughly equivalent to driving a Rolls Royce, which I’ve never done; and because the list price is $4,000 for a camera with a single fixed-focal-length 28mm lens, I very much doubted that I would buy one for permanent usage.
Peter Turnley strongly suggested that I should consider buying the camera and getting really comfortable using it. Maybe he’s right; but there are all kinds of reasons (which I won’t bore you with) why it doesn’t make sense for me.
Perhaps the most important reason is that, at my fairly modest level of skill, I don’t think I would actually produce *better* pictures with the Leica. There are a lot more “fundamental” things for me to master first, and I might *never* be good enough to really take advantage of what the Leica is capable of doing.
So, when I got back to NYC at the end of the week, I packed the Leica in a box, and shipped it back to the rental agency from whence it came. It was a good experiment, and I’m glad I did it. But at least for now, I’ll stick with my Sony cameras.
I've uploaded roughly half a dozen "test shots" that I took with the Leica. I was intrigued to see that some of them were "fuzzy," which implies that I didn't focus properly, or perhaps I used such a wide aperture that the DOF was too shallow.
None of them are prize-winning shots by any means ... but for me, the most important conclusion was that I probably could have gotten just as good (or just as bad) a result from my Sony cameras...
Waking up my little bundle of fur as payback for her nighttime antics that wake me up-usually around 3. Turn around is totally fair play.
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Bokeh Wednesdays
Amazon Eve and Anne are always helping one another do things! This time they have a spare hand!
The rock in the foreground presented a problem when editing. I chose to clone it out, but that was a chore in itself. It isn't bad, but was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be.
This scene is along the path towards the dinosaurs. The woods behind it is where the Florida Hammock Trail is. That is the more natural area of the gardens, and though I've walked it once or twice, have never found it to be worth the risk of walking into a spider web or snake for the kind of photos I got there. The main paths are much more scenic and the garden volunteers do a beautiful job of beautifying the place.
After lunch in Kokomo we were heading to the Mississinewa Reservoir to see if any wildlife were out and about since the area is pretty quiet this time of year. At the turn off of US 31 we spotted this large chair sitting in a lot beside the road.
I finished painting the final rocker last week, and finished the kitchen chairs today. I'm hoping to get all the bigger projects completed by Thursday...
Yeah, right. I can dream. Heheh.
Pour Kitchou....
"A l'extrême limite de la désespérance on retrouve la sérénité." (Edmond Thiaudière)
S'asseoir, fermer les yeux, suivre le rythme du balancement qui apaise, calmer son intérieur, écouter la musique de la vie autour entrer, s'alléger, respirer, être à la fois " dedans-dehors"...le temps d'un instant, le temps qui fait du bien.
Et repartir gonflé à bloc du meilleur qui porte...toujours.
If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with.
Inspired by the tag line above used in a song written by Stephen Stills.
“God is good to all of us. He knows what we need better than we do. And just because he thinks it is better not to give you what you want right now doesn't mean he isn't answering you. You shall have what you ask for but not until the right time comes.”
~ Heidi
I am also participating in ADAW this year. I think my first entry is already late. Oops.
Anyway, here is the outer dress that is paired with the inner dress of my previous photo. God, Heidi is so cute.
Thanks to Kanamal for inviting me!
Model: Heidi Dahlen
Clothes made by mother. Shoes from Taobao.
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Welcome to Tranquilla - April 2025. Thank you for viewing these visions.
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On our second night of our road trip to Washington DC we stayed at the Rivers Edge Motel in Cherokee, NC. On the Indian Reservation. Nice little town, much quieter than Gatlinburg and no traffic Jams. Our preferred place to stay in this area when we visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was raining when we got in. The next morning it was foggy but finally got enough light to shoot our balcony as we were hitting the road. Every room at this nice little old motel has a balcony on the Oconaluftee River with two rocking chairs. It was so peaceful listening to the rushing waters.
A little slice of paradise!