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When you are bound for so long you forget that there is any other option than to submit to the darkness created by others.
Photo of the Pacific Ocean at sunset captured from Table Bluff Park near the census-designated place of Loleta. Humboldt County. Mid September 2013.
Photo captured at the Freshwater Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.
Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking west towards the Pacific Ocean (which is on the other side of the thin strip of land and on the other side of the trees), captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early September 2013.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens from Samoa Beach in the census-designated place of Samoa. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
I’m having my day
My place in the sun
I’ll grow to resemble
The man I’ve become
There’ll be time for reflection
When I reach that plateau
When the war has been won
No farther to go
And I fear that it isn’t enough
I’m making a fortune
I swore to enjoy
These things I promised myself
When I was a boy
When I was a boy
And things moved too slow
And universes revolved around
Things I didn’t know
When I was a boy
And I made mistakes
I was humiliated
Til I knew my place
And I fear that it isn’t enough
Ignorance hurts
Injustice inflames
I remember the feelings
But forgotten their names
When I was a boy
I saw through their lies
I swore I wouldn’t become
The thing I despised
But events over take you
While you set your sights
On bigger game
On greater heights
God bless amnesia
And the things I’ve suppressed
I can reframe the image
I can discard the rest
A history of holes
Where the pieces that won’t fit
With the story you told yourself
And your place in it
And I fear that it isn’t enough
So put on a brave face
Straighten that tie
And speak like you mean it
Give truth to the lie
And I fear that it isn’t enough
David Sylvian
Photo captured at a cattle ranch alongside Old Samoa Road. City of Arcata. Humboldt County. Late August 2013.
Unedited mobile phone cam shot of Me, Myself&I, reflected in a puddle. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Another wicked puddle reflection of myself, shot by myself, the same day as this one...I'm just so excited about getting this done without any help that I might even post one more tomorrow, I hope you won't get too bored with these S@m-Selfie pictures :))
Almost weekend!
Photo captured near the unincorporated place of Pepperwood alongside Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.
Sasha is a native Russian speaker, and was more comfortable writing out her personal statement in that language. This is the translation:Two weeks ago I turned 30. When I look back on these 30 years, I understand that my life, full of moving to places and traveling - from the South of Kazakhstan to Switzerland through Siberia and the Gulf of Finland to Saint Petersburg - tells a lot about myself: observer by nature, I love to contemplate and experience the richness of this world in its entire contradictory nature. These lines are written at the ocean, in Florida, and I look, with joy and gratitude, forward into the future.
Photo of Luffenholtz Beach, looking toward Trinidad and Trinidad Head, captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens (~f/11) in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County. Mid August 2013.
Slightly edited mobile phone cam shot of myself and my wicked cool, self-designed AmsterS@m shirt reflected on the side of a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my C905 mobile phone. No editing besides flipping the image horizontally (so that you can read the message :), and some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
It's been a while since I've started this whole Flickr thing, and I have to say it's been (and still is!) fun times! Thanks to Flickr and the lovely community around it I was able to realize the early stages of the 'AmsterS@m World Domination Plan', and now I am proud to announce another important stepping-stone towards total AmsterS@mmification of this planet:
From October 1 - October 30 you can see some of my wicked reflection photos at the 'MultiCulti' exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse' in the Voetboogstraat 11, Fridays – Sundays, 1PM-6PM. ('MultiCulti' is part of GRID 2010, 4th International Photography Biënnale), yay :D
Photo of the South Fork Eel River captured alongside U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, just north of the Richardson Redwood Grove at Richardson Grove State Park via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
For FGR and Show Me Your Balls!
I've been a fan of the f* bomb all week and I completely expect to get banned or bounced from a group for dropping it. I don't care, I'm trying to get in the spirit of things! I happen to have a huge trucker's mouth, and curb it most of the time: every now and then I like to remind myself that it's there and that there's more to just "being in the spirit" than simply playing along (this is something that extends past things like FGR, and is meant to be about struggling with all the hard things people hide around this time of year.)
All the tension is leaking out of the cracks in the spaces around us. I want others to know that it's ok to say fuck it, and be whatever.
The orchids are blooming and this makes my insides want to bloom as well.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens from Samoa Beach in the census-designated place of Samoa. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
A true Sacramento Valley sunset as seen from the very Jewels of Northern California. Demanding reds simply provide a crush to ignite quite the lasting impression to allow one to effortlessly take it all in and reflect upon the [wonderful] day constructed by you. Photo of the sunset captured over the Sacramento River and from the Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding. Shasta County. Early August 2013.
(Single image version) The beginning of the year always marks a milestone. An opportunity to start fresh. It's a new year after all? For day 2 of the "reflections" theme, I decided to do a self-portrait showing that moment from me closing and opening my eyes to a new year, a new opportunity to continue lifting myself up and getting out of my own comfort zone. I'm not there yet - but I can see it there in 2019.
В самой дальней точке, в ядре осознанных противоположностей находится незавершенное постоянство: оставленное небрежностью первых советов и нравоучений, беспорядочно запавших в такую глубину случайных слов посторонних, безнаджным соблюдением иллюзорности значимого для тех, кто читал семерых неупомянутых, признанных и переведённых. Уже целая жизнь! Встревоженная, но осмелившаяся отличать минимое от безучастной пустоты, когда серде скачет, а в висках пульсирует кровь на радость последователям Вундта. Найкан завершается, всё сказанное сливается в одно гулкое эхо.
Reminds me of a René Magritte or Costa Pinheiro painting.
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Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Leipzig, Interrail 2018.
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Sit back, relax and allow the inner workings of life to ease all your tensions. Life is indeed a wonderful entity--an entity often most times receive under-appreciated. Photo of Lagoon Creek captured off U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the town of Klamath. Del Norte County. Redwood National Park. "State of Jefferson." Early August 2013.
Photo of the Cascade Range captured near the town of Burney alongside California Highway 299. Shasta County. Late March 2013.
Photo of the Little River captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens at Moonstone Beach in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
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Slightly edited mobile phone cam shot of myself reflected on the door handle of a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my C905 mobile phone. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Cars can be such a source of inspiration when it comes to wicked reflections, and I've shot my share over the years, so I guess it's good if we keep them around for another couple of years, even if it means destroying life on this planet with them, it's worth it, anything for art, lol ;-P
I know it's still early, but put this in you calender already: From October 1 - October 30 you can see some of my wicked reflection photos at the 'MultiCulti' exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse' in the Voetboogstraat 11, Fridays – Sundays, 1PM-6PM. ('MultiCulti' is part of GRID 2010, 4th International Photography Biennial), yay :D
Photo looking towards Cape Mendocino captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Often in life, one must cleanse the soul; undergoing a series of self reflective exercises to uncover the highs and lows pertaining to one's life. Just like this photo depicts beautiful Mount Lassen, and its reflection on the lake, life sometimes can and will display the obvious to your very own eyes. Live, love and enjoy life. Photo of Mount Lassen captured via the HDR method of photography at Manzanita Lake. Shasta County. Late October 2012.
Photo captured on Mattole Road miles southwest of the city of Ferndale. On the way to Ferndale. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Slightly edited selfreflection on my sunglasses in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I like sunny days, I think most of us do, but unlike most of us, I don't really like staying in the direct sunlight, I prefer a shady spot from where I can see the fearless sunbathers, offering their medium-rare bodies to the yellow, burning Overlord in the sky, that lately only graces us so seldom with its presence, and I think to myself 'Hmmm, I wonder if those people are made out of Teflon', because I could never do that, even if it wasn't seriously bad for your health, I just overheat too easily. So if you see a bald dude sitting in the shadow, smiling at you while sipping on his cold drink, that's probably me, studying your molecular structur for any visible traces of (C2F4)n (yes, that's the molecular formula of Teflon, hehe) shining through your skin-layers...or you're just a hot chick and I'm checking you out...sorry about that, lol ;D
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