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I have had this vision for a while. And I knew Sean Graham (Pro Dancer/Choreographer) would be the perfect model for it.
The concept is Strength. The combined strength of a strong horse and a dancer surrendering to each other.
I really hope you guys like it! I will share with you that this is the toughest shoot I have completed so far. The model was two hours late, and he discovered after about 10-15 minutes that he is in fact allergic to horses. When I say he looked like Will Smith in Hitch (after 25 min. and we had close down the shoot) I am really not kidding!
Taken with Bronica ETRS SLR, 75mm, Shanghai GP3 100 film, hand processed and scanned using Canon 9000f
Twelve a Year: June
Started a group on Flickr for those who would like to join the "Twelve a Year" challenge.
In August 2011, a life-size copy of the Unconditional Surrender statue (also known as The Kiss) was unveiled in Waikiki, Hawaii, and later taken to the USS Missouri moored on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, where it remains to commemorate the (then) 66th anniversary of the end of World War II. This version is one in a series of computer-generated statues by Seward Johnson that resemble an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, V–J Day in Times Square, but was said by Johnson to be based on a similar, less well-known, photograph by Victor Jorgensen, Kissing the War Goodbye. Regardless of which was the true inspiration, both of the photographs were taken almost simultaneously in New York City's Times Square on August 14, 1945, the day on which Imperial Japan agreed to surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. Both photographs portrays a U.S. Navy sailor embracing and kissing a total stranger—a dental assistant—in celebration of this historic occasion. In the background of my photograph above is the USS Missouri, an Iowa-class battleship built in the midst of World War II in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It was on the teak decks of USS Missouri that WWII finally officially came to an end on September, 2 1945. The Surrender Ceremony, which formally brought an end to the bloodiest conflict in human history, lasted a mere 23 minutes. It began at 9:02 with a brief opening speech by General Douglas MacArthur. In his speech, the General called for justice, tolerance, and rebuilding. After MacArthur’s speech, Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, representing the Emperor of Japan, signed the Instrument of Surrender. He was followed by the Chief of the Army General Staff, General Yoshijirō Umezu, who signed for the Japanese Army. After this, General MacArthur signed the Instrument of Surrender as the Supreme Allied Commander.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 640
Aperture – f/8
Exposure – 1/2000 second
Focal Length – 18mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
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Enjoy in a Little things in life, for one day you will look back and realize they were the Big things. ;-)
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The Desiderata of Happiness
Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexations to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain and bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.
Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
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I met Jessica Drossin and Brooke Shaden yesterday at the Promoting Passion Tour. It was incredibly inspiring! My biggest take away is to surrender my fear and perfectionism and just take action.
Model: Sonalii Castillo
Comparison.
A word we are all too familiar with, as artists and emotional, conceptual beings. We analyse. What can I do to be a better person? They, he, she is better than me. What's 'better'? and from who's perspective is one person a successor of life over another being. Over the past few months I've been profusely comparing, to the point I sit and wonder why I am so against my own life. I am against my own life because I'm comparing. It's a vicious yet contagious circle. Through the winter months and towards the end of 2015 I'd almost given up on my dreams. As many will have felt those awful feelings before, it's less of failure and more of a serial questioning. What do I need to do next to get to where I want to be. I want to be where my peers are, and how have they got there?
One day I was sat completing outstanding work for clients and I realised. Every time I'd get myself a drink or make myself food. I was walking in the same direction. That was up towards a room (my office) that I'd been sat in for days on end. Days when sometimes I wouldn't see daylight. No wonder I was comparing, I wanted a life that I wasn't even trying to live. I'm sure I've had these feelings before, back when my life was heading in the 'wrong' direction. There is no wrong direction though. There is only a direction in which we, as personal beings, can enable changes. And that's when I knew I had to.
I decided to surrender. Not my dreams but all my fears and comparisons. I don't trust myself when I'm in that state of mind, and therefore I give up on it.
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Our old garden seat surrendering to nature. I was playing around with ETTR and histograms to get the widest dynamic range possible. Man, there is a lot to learn about getting the shot you want.
I have a liking for my avi's shirt..Very fun to experiment with shadows!! Made it rather dark again but I think it turned out okay.
SL Times Bestseller "Surrender Bay" by Poser, Olaenka Chesnokov of oOo Studio.
New couples' pose available starting Saturday, Feb 11th - 10am SLT at the first ProPoser's Expo!
Book Cover Illustrated by Trinetty Skytower
Featuring models Trinetty Skytower & Bio Flow
"In every mystery, there's a truth"
Modelo: Thiago Farnesi (Ford Models Bh)
Assistentes: Rodrigo Montezano e Pilar Pitaluga
Sweet Surrender
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Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to the Irish Political Figures Photographic Collection. Our boss has decided to make the collection available for use on Flickr. Grasping the opportunity with both hands, our first selection is perhaps the most iconic image from the collection. We see Pádraic Pearse surrendering to General William Henry Muir Lowe and his son John, on Moore Lane, Dublin. Partially visible to Pearse's right is nurse Elizabeth O'Farrell.
As today's contributors have noted, this image is described as "one of the most famous and widely reproduced Irish historical images". It was likely taken on Parnell Street (between Moore Street and Moore Lane), at approximately 2:30pm on 29 April 1916, evidently by an amateur photographer who was a British Army officer at the scene. At least a handful of slightly altered versions exist - some seemingly attempting to account for the boots of Nurse Farrell, who was half hidden (or perhaps hiding?) behind Pearse. While history has focused more on the men pictured (Lowe and Pearse especially), in more recent years some recognition has been afforded to Elizabeth O'Farrell and her contributions before, during and after the Rising....
Photographer: Unknown
Collection: Irish Political Figures Photographic Collection
Date: 29 April 1916
NLI Ref: NPA POLF234
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Thanks to the following for elements of this image:
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Candid shot of two friends on the street in Hollywood. Saw them and the energy they had and just had to catch that moment.
The former Mt. Zion Baptist Church now the Music Resource Center in downtown Charlottesville, Va. as seen from the Louis and Clark building.
Nikon FE (black) - Nikkor AI 80-200 4.5 - Ilford HP5+ @400 - Adox Rodinal 1+50 - dslr scan - Nikon D810 - Micro Nikkor 105 2.8 - Lightroom - Photoshop
"Strange this wilderness inside
The heart drifts from hot to cold
You think it can't make up its mind
And suddenly it's always known
Suddenly it's always known..."
Taken at :Le Monde Perdu
A German StuG with no rounds or gas left and some injured Fallschirmjägers surrender to a unit of Rangers.
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I little scene I made. Thanks for taking a look:D
Thanks- Rob
Trudging through the endless Washington mud and fallen branches was totally worth the scratches and extra laundry today.
Hours to myself, getting lost, clearing my head and making decisions about life...I surrender to the choices of others, to the weight of the shoes that keep me attached to the earth, and the forces of nature.
I accept that the scenes I write and direct in my head do not play out on the same stage in reality, especially when they include other people.
And I forgive myself for wanting things out of my reach.
Gratitude to Evergreen State College.
This little Swainson's Francolin got the scare of his life.. I had silently crept up to him and he peacefully kept pecking in the ground until he heard the first burst of the shutter.. He jumped a foot high, only to continue fouraging immediately afterwards.. It all went so quick that I hadn't even seen it through the viewfinder. Only later on the camera's display I saw this 'hands up'-surrender.
Yesterday I returned home after having been away for 5 weeks.
The whole trip has been totally unbelievable. Never in my dreams I could have foreseen that I, one day, would spend 5 weeks in a row on the beautiful African continent. I've spent one week in Botswana in the fantastic Mashatu Game Reserve and 4 weeks in Mala Mala in South Africa. My head is still brimming with all the fantastic things I've seen and experienced. (And so is my hard disk.. :-)) It will take ages to select and process but I'll get there. You can follow my (slow) progress on my Blog
Meanwhile I'll try and catch up with all of your wonderful shots I've missed while I was away.