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Photo of Luffenholtz Beach captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens and in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County. Late October 2013.
Photo captured along the Luffenholtz Park Point Trail via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens in the census-designated place of Westhaven-Moonstone via Scenic Drive, County Road 4M310. Humboldt County Parks. Humboldt County. Early December 2013.
in the cemetary i feel peaceful. i found this beautiful decaying leaf and had to put it in the frame. the light was so gorgeous and the dissolving leaf seemed perfect in this setting as a metaphor for letting life rest in to the earth.
Slightly edited selfreflection on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
It ain't always being easy being a wicked Reflectah, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to make it to the point where I'm at now, and it'll take so much more of both to get me to where I want to be, while all I want, is a looong vacation, lazy me, lol. When I think about this, I always hear this song in my head:
"Sitting in my car watch the stars and smoke
I came a long way but still I got so far to go."
2Pac "Crazy"
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Photo captured from Samoa Beach in the census-designated place of Samoa. Humboldt County. Early October 2013.
Unedited mobile phone cam shot of Me, Myself&I, reflected in a puddle. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
I did it! I finally took a wicked puddle reflection of myself! I am not sure if I am more amazed by this photo or the fact that it took me several years to figure out how to shoot a wet picture of myself without any assistance from others, but here it is, AmsterS@m the wicked Reflection :)
If you're wondering how this is possible, check my pose, it gives away the secret: I've put my phone next to the puddle, supported by a coffee mug, turned on the timer and ran back to the other side of the puddle...unfortunately, or luckily, in this case I prematurely assumed that the picture was ready and walked back towards the cam when it went off, hence the 'dynamic' stride. This makes me so happy! I'll post another one tomorrow and now that I've mastered this whole thing, expect thousands of AmsterS@m puddle portraits, haha :D
i saw SiCKO 2day and enjoyed it.
more about the film here:
DO SOMETHING to help bring justice to the world. in some ways cuba is a humane country in terms of health care. they have health care for everyone and it's free. this photo is day 34 of the 365 day challenge
Photo of the Southernmost portion of the Lost Coast and Hardy Creek draining into the Pacific captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens along Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, before it sharply turns inland, avoids the Lost Coast and 20+ miles later terminates at Junction U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Rockport. Mendocino County. Mid November 2013.
title: opal moonstone scan
medium: face scan, self portrait 2008
intended presentation context: for web and print showing
Slightly edited selfreflection on my sunglasses in Amsterdam. Taken with my Sony HX1.
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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I saw you gather all your hopes
With all your dreams
I waved just like a shooting star
That once had waved to me
I am a lover in mid air
I think about it i don't care
Into the fire of despair
Just like a train that goes nowhere
But you can rain on me
Yeah you can rain, rain on me
Cyndi Lauper
I've always loved the rain. Everything about it. The smell, the feel, the sense of oneness with nature as she renews herself. We had just come home from my cousin's graduation when the rain came. I started setting up my tripod. My aunt and uncle just quietly went inside without a word. They knew to let me be. I let the rain soak into my skin as the dog watched from the garage.
Old. Probably my favorite self portrait.
Getting ready to leave work on a cold frigid Minnesota day.
10 JAN 2022. Temp outside was about 0 degrees F (-17 C)
Photo captured alongside Coastal Drive within Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens. Humboldt County. On the last day of 2013.
Photo of McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park captured via the HDR method of photography in Big Sur. Monterey County. Big Sur. Late January 2013.
Photo captured along Dyerville Road at Founders Grove near Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens and ND-8 filter at McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park. Shasta County. Mid November 2013.
I have so many great shots from this location.... This is one of my favorite places. I go here often in the early morning and sit in the fog enjoying the view in silent contemplation.
Photo captured on Mattole Road miles southwest of the city of Ferndale. On the way to Ferndale. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Photo off the Santa Lucia Mountain Range and a glimpse of the windy dirt-road known as the Old Coast Road, captured from the Old Coast Road in Big Sur. Monterey County. Late March 2013.
Photo captured near the unincorporated place of Pepperwood alongside Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.
Before. After
Anticipation. Fulfillment.
Excited. Inspired.
This is a very special BAM for me taken on the train up to Frankfurt last Sunday and then again on the way home. It's amazing how encouraging, exhilerating, how reassuring it can be to connect with like-minded people. When creativity flows from one individual to another, the skies not the limit, think instead the sun, moon and stars. I love these meetings that occur between kindred spirits. The love that floods your soul filling you with a renewed outlook on your art. Your photography. Your writing. Your life. The feeling that you have been touched by something bigger than yourself which can only make you grow in ways you can't yet percieve. Has this happened to you lately? I certainly hope so.
Photo looking towards Steamboat Rock captured from Mattole Road on California's Lost Coast. Humboldt County. Late May 2012.
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 of the Cascade Range captured near the town of Burney alongside California Highway 299. Shasta County. Late March 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.