D7000 + B003

"When I was a little kid,

my mother told me

not to stare into the sun.

So once, I did.

At first, the brightness

was overwhelming,

but I kept looking,

forcing myself not to blink.

And then the brightness

began to dissolve.

My pupils shrank to pinholes

and everything came into focus."

- Max Cohen, "Pi", Darren Aronofsky [1998]

Red Wolf as she closes her eyes. This wasn't nowhere near my best photo of the day, but I absolutely loved how beautiful she looked in this frame.

by misaki kawaii. also in our holiday exhibit!

The Royal Australian Navy exercises its right to the Freedom of Entry to the City of Sydney

Squinting and concentrating on getting the best possible picture. This is what photography is about!

Why on earth would they build a bus stop at this crazy angle? :-)

Look at the sun will ya?!

" theres a visine for that "

Robert, Lis and djeli on the ferry, waiting to depart for France.

Scott, made up for the "Latin Revenge" video for Azeem...see if you can spot him... here...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGm_LI-mtEg

disneyworld 09

Bill.

xhosa boy listening to the school headmaster.

Window of Torgau's town hall.

squint. slint tee shirt + harvester #19.

As seen on Old Brompton Road.

A couple shielding their eyes from the low winter sun at Wetlands Nature Reserve, Nash, Newport, Wales.

D&D 365 club - day 2

in the driveway in the snow

Did you ever see a squirrel blink his eyes?

Camera: Nikon D300

Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)

Lens: 70-300 VR

Aperture: f/5.6

Focal Length: 300 mm

ISO Speed: 800

Owen

Sandi the squinter.

Katie Engel started to learn how to drive when she was 15 and received her learners license. Our parents bought her a car, who she now calls Merlot, for her birthday in January. Our dad has been taking her out practicing when he can to prepare her for her drivers test. Photo by Brenna Engel.

Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

squint

Marvin Vanluchene/ Ben Van Den Bogaart team Belgium. Sunlight causing problems for Ben. Sidecarcross de Nations. Slagelse Denmark.

At the Oregon Zoo - part of my Zoo50 project in which I spent a day at the zoo using only a 50mm lens (rare for me)

Squinting ...

Dusty squints and takes another look.

Dusty: There's someone down there, the sun is glinting off his weapons - it's Cobra alright. Looks like just one of them, he's heading this way!

When it comes to eyesight, most people could see better than they do now but choose to go through life with things slightly out of focus. Squinting certainly can help and is a cheap alternative to having your eye doctor give you a pair of glasses or contact lenses to wear, but even that...

advancedvisioninstitute.net/blog/dont-overlook-high-defin...

My daughter looking up from her seat by the river.

Yay, distortion