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Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens from the Woodley Island Marina on Humboldt's waterfront. City of Eureka. Humboldt County. Late October 2013.
Photo of Luffenholtz Beach captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens and in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.
Photo captured at the beach on the ocean side of Freshwater Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.
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Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310 at post-mile marker 0.71. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
Photo of Luffenholtz Beach, looking toward Trinidad and Trinidad Head captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens and ND-8 Filter, and in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310 at post-mile marker 0.71. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
I am haunted by Samantha Kelly's last words, scribbled on the wall in her bedroom where she hung herself. How can a 14 year old girl eat dinner with her family, excuse herself to go "do homework" and then quietly take her own life? I need this to make sense. I need to understand. I need answers and there aren't any. Would I feel any better if there were?
Why do I care? Why do I feel so strongly for some teenage kid I never knew? I didn't know her family. I don't even have any kids of my own. There are countless tragedies everyday from which to pick and choose. Why do these teen suicides hit me so hard?
I feel a strong need to do something. Everyone has a cause or an issue that motivates them. I want teenage suicide to be mine. I don't want another kid to suffer the way Samantha and Phoebe and Tyler and Asher and countless others did. I want to help, but I don't know where to begin.
I have a lot of young contacts here on flickr. You are all some of the most amazing, kind, caring, beautiful, and inspiring people I have ever met. I am asking you, my young friends, for help. You are on the front lines of this issue everyday. Is the issue being discussed in your schools? Is there a well publicized process for obtaining help? Like, if you are suffering depression and have suicidal thoughts, is there a person or place you can go for help without fear of judgement? How best to stop the bullying? How to get those suffering torment to see the value in their lives? When all else fails, how do we provide last ditch help and get the despondent to accept it? I want to hear your thoughts, ideas, suggestions. Together we can prevent another tragedy.
I promise I'll get back to my normal good natured self soon. I've got lots of film just waiting to be scanned and uploaded.
Photo of Big Lagoon captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens while looking east, and captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.
canon G12. take a look at this one full size! it's so crisp. you can see the scratches on the metal. interesting textures. i am pleased with the resolution of the G12. IMG_0094edit
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens from Samoa Beach in the census-designated place of Samoa. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
Photo captured at the Vista Point at Junctions California 92 and 35 in San Mateo County. Early January 2013.
#306 of the 365 day challenge. i have an awful look on my face! stiff and worried...but i had fun cloning...and it's my first attempt. i need to learn patience and shoot more slowly! those paintings i did also. if you want to clone yourself take several pics of yourself with your cam on a tripod totally still then put them into photoshoppe or gimp software and then use the lasso tool and copy and paste all of you into one shot and line them up and viola!
Photo captured on U.S. Highway 97, the Dalles-California Highway, in Klamath County. State of Oregon. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.
Photo of the Samoa Pulp Mill captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens from the Woodley Island Marina on Humboldt's waterfront. City of Eureka. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens along Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, before it sharply turns inland and terminates at Junction U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Rockport. Mendocino County. Mid November 2013.
Selfreflection on the window of a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
Sometimes, or rather very often, when I shoot a (self) reflection picture, those around me have a hard time managing their curiousity, they shuffle their feet, they pretend they're doing something meaningful or looking at something completely different, but in reality all they want to do is to come over to me and check out exactly what I am doing. This canny curiousity can not just have a negative effect on you if you are a cat, but you might end up in the picture with me, your nosiness on display for all the world to see, lol :)
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Photo captured near the Chandler Grove within Humboldt Redwoods State Park near the census-designated place of Redcrest alongside Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.
"Endless Stars In Sight." Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens a few miles north of California City in the census-designated place of Mojave. Kern County. Antelope Valley. Mid August 2013.
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Photo of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, part of the Coast Ranges, captured at post-mile marker 1.00 at the Monterey County Line in Big Sur. Monterey County. Early May 2013.
{film} This was one of my "shit, I need to bring this camera back now" shots. Excuse the poor posture and the hair that badly needs a cut.
We found out last night that our offer on the house we checked out earlier this week was accepted. Inspection is starting today and if all goes well, we'll be able to move in at some point in mid to late January.
I can't really claim this as my own. I saw something almost exactly like this on flickr a few nights ago. I've searched high and low, but I can't find it again. If you know the image, please either link it or message me and I'll link it to this one.
This is one thing I really love about flickr right now - there's a mind boggling amount of exposure to other photographers/ideas/styles. I can (and do) spend literally hours falling down the rabbit hole. I'll sit in awe sometimes and wonder how he/she did something so cool, and occasionally (today) I'll get off my butt and try to teach myself how to do it. And from here I can take what I learned in more original directions.
In other news, I still find self-portraiture really awkward and embarrassing - at least for me it is.
*Side note: I don't actually wear glasses. I tried the picture with and without, and it works better with them. Make fun of me accordingly
Chilling at the nail salon yesterday, waiting for my turn with the amazing Chow.
**UPDATE** On 9/17, I collapsed in my apartment at 0315 in the morning. I felt an intolerable pain going up the right side of my body and was having a difficult time breathing. I was immobilized for about 5 minutes but was finally able to pull myself up off of the floor onto the edge of my bed. I considered very seriously calling EMS/ 911.. The symptoms began lessening to a small degree. I googled the symptoms... I believed that I was experiencing appendicitis. So, instead of calling the ambulance, I decided to drive myself...(Im a very stubborn old broad..)
I arrived to Saint Mark's Hospital in Murray Utah, About 5 miles from my residence. The Doctors and Nurses there did not mess around. (Total rock stars) I was admitted almost immediately and tests were began. The test that likely saved my life that night was the CT scan.. It identified a very sizeable blood clot that had gotten lodged in my lungs. This is known as a Pulmonary embolism and is no joking matter. Had this nasty thing made it to my brain: Stroke or death. Had it made it to my heart: Death. Left unchecked in my lungs: Death.
So.. in a nutshell... I am very fortunate to be alive today. A huge THANK YOU to all the staff, Nurses and Doctors at St Mark's Hospital for saving my life. :)