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Purple Time
Photographer Khalid Almasoud © All rights reserved
This photo was taken on March 25, 2011 using a Leica D-LUX 5
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I should be back in FLorida but don't know if I will ever have the time and money for a winter break again with the current administration's determination make the rich richer at the expense or people who actually work.
For a long time I've known the power that a photograph has to change the world in some small way.
Timothy Manley is celebrating the power of a photograph to change his world in a pretty major way.
I photographed Timothy in Chicago for the first time eight days ago.
He'd explained to me that he'd been living on the streets for sixteen months.
Timothy accepted my invitation to go have dinner that night and we walked and talked and ate together for over two hours.
We had an amazing conversation and we talked about so many things.
He was a fascinating man.
In those two hours I came to genuinely like the guy.
I also came to admire him.
I was impressed with his intellect, his positive attitude and his honesty.
'How in the world could a guy be dealt this hand and still have such a positive attitude' I wondered.
I kept asking myself how I'd handle the fate that this man had been dealt.
I know lots of people who'd be obliterated mentally and physically by the circumstances of Timothy's life... myself included.
Life isn't often fair.
There's rich people who don't deserve to be rich... and there's people without who deserve more.
I don't know where Timothy falls in on that scale.
Looking at Timothy Manley and talking with him for all that time I could only come to the conclusion that this guy's life could take a dramatic turn if he'd just come across an opportunity.
One opportunity.
Timothy helped me at a tough point in my life.
He probably doesn't even know how much.
My attitude needed a real adjustment the night that I met him and Timothy was more than happy to help me do that.
It cost me about six bucks.
The price of a McDonalds Fillet O' Fish meal.
And it was worth so much more to me than that.
I was really grateful and appreciative of the conversation that we'd had and I wondered what I could do to help the guy out.
What was the extent of my ability to help out another human being going through some tough times?
God and the bank know I'm kinda short on the dough right now.
I have a skill at taking pictures of people.
And I can tell a good story.
With that, only a week ago I posted a picture of Timothy Manley that I'd taken while we talked in front of the place where he sleeps at night on the street in Chicago.
I also told the story of our meeting... I described the circumstances of Timothy's life and I painted a picture of the man that just about anyone could relate to.
And so many of you did.
I've gotten a bunch of flickrmails and comments... I was struck by how many of you were touched by Timothy's story and how many of you wanted to do something about it.... you wanted to help the guy out too.
A photograph can have power.
A photograph can change the world.
Ask Timothy Manley about the power of a photograph and he'll tell you just how much it might have changed his world.
I wrote that Timothy's reading glasses were broken and I posted a picture of him holding the broken glasses.
Last week someone who read the story brought him a new pair.
TImothy explained that four people came to visit him in the last week and mentioned reading his story here.
There were others... Timothy said they asked how he knew me... how he could access the internet...
More people tried to help him but couldn't find him on the street.
Tonight I have some good news.
I am so very happy to tell you that the break Timothy has been looking for has arrived.
Timothy Manley has a job interview on Tuesday.
It's for a very respectable job.
It's quite a good position and Timothy is really excited to have this opportunity.
He's a very grateful man.
It's his chance to get off the street and to live the life he's missed for sixteen months.
I feel really proud to have played a small part in a series of events in a man's life that might produce a positive and dramatic change in his world.
There are others who took action as well.
Your efforts to help a fellow human being in need fill me with hope, with warmth and with pride.
I don't need to know you... I don't need to put a face to the people who took action... that's completely unimportant to me.
What's important is that you read the words that I wrote and you saw the picture that I took and you decided to do something about it.
You took action and you did something.
Something that may have the most dramatic effect on the life of a human being named Timothy Manley.
You saw a person that needed some help and you helped them.
We're living in turmultuous times... so many of us are struggling... so many of us are hurting... so many of us are worried about what tommorow will bring... little of the news that we get is good...
What people have done for Timothy Manley is the best news that I've heard in a while.
Timothy and I had a good conversation tonight... he knows how lucky he is to have this opportunity... he knows that a door's been opened for him but he's gotta get himself through it... he knows what's riding on this and I think he will do the right things and respect the chance he's been given.
All of our hearts should be warmed by his tale.
My contribution to this effort was a photograph and a story.
Two things that are a passion of mine.
I'm proud to have contributed that.
I understand even more deeply now the power of a photograph.
I understand even more clearly now the power of words strung together to form a story.
It all comes from 'the power of real.'
The camera can be such a potent tool to change the world.
Just ask Timothy Manley.
Los Angeles, CA - The Bradbury Building
The Bradbury Building is the oldest commercial building remaining in the central city and one of Los Angeles’ unique treasures.
Behind its modest exterior lies a magical light-filled Victorian court that rises almost fifty feet with open cage elevators, marble stairs, and ornate iron railings. The design of the building was influenced by the 1887 science fiction book Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, which described a utopian society in 2000. In Bellamy's book, the average commercial building was described as a "vast hall full of light, received not alone from the windows on all sides, but from the dome, the point of which was a hundred feet above..."
The identity of the building’s final architect is a subject of debate. Lewis Bradbury, a mining and real estate millionaire, commissioned Sumner Hunt to create a spectacular office building. Hunt turned in completed designs but was replaced soon after by George H. Wyman, who supervised construction.
The Bradbury Building is featured prominently as a setting in films, television, and literature – particularly in the science fiction genre.Most notably, the building is the setting for both the climactic rooftop scene of Blade Runner (1982), as well as the location of J. F. Sebastian's apartment.It has also appeared in the movies D.O.A. (1950); I, The Jury (1953); Marlowe (1969); The Night Strangler (1972); Chinatown (1974); Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) and The Artist (2011). On television it has been featured in the 1964 The Outer Limits episode "Demon with a Glass Hand" as well as episodes of Pushing Daisies, Mission: Impossible, Quantum Leap and CSI NY. Authors Max Allan Collins, Simon R. Green, Michael Connelly and Philip Jose Farmer have all used the Bradbury Building as a setting in their novels.
~Time To Eat~
Wikipedia...
The California ground squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi), is a common and easily observed ground squirrel of the western United States and the Baja California Peninsula; it is common in Oregon and California and its range has relatively recently extended into Washington and northwestern Nevada.
The squirrel's upper parts are mottled, the fur containing a mixture of gray, light brown and dusky hairs; the underside is lighter, buff or grayish yellow. The fur around the eyes is whitish, while that around the ears is black. Head and body are about 30 cm (12 in) long and the tail an additional 15 cm (5.9 in). They can weigh from 280-738 g(9.87-26.01 oz).[6] The tail is relatively bushy for a ground squirrel, and at a quick glance the squirrel might be mistaken for a fox squirrel.
As is typical for ground squirrels, California ground squirrels live in burrows which they excavate themselves. Some burrows are occupied communally but each individual squirrel has its own entrance. Although they readily become tame in areas used by humans, and quickly learn to take food left or offered by picnickers, they spend most of their time within 25 m (82 ft) of their burrow, and rarely go further than 50 m (160 ft) from it.
In the colder parts of their range, California ground squirrels hibernate for several months, but in areas where winters have no snow, most squirrels are active year-round. In those parts where the summers are hot they may also festivate for periods of a few days.
California ground squirrels are often regarded as a pest in gardens and parks, since they will eat ornamental plants and trees. They commonly feed on seeds, such as oats, but also eat insects such as crickets and grasshoppers as well as various fruits.
California ground squirrels are frequently preyed on by rattlesnakes. They are also preyed on by eagles, raccoons, foxes, badgers, and weasels. Interdisciplinary research at the University of California, Davis, since the 1970s has shown that the squirrels use a variety of techniques to reduce rattlesnake predation. Some populations of California ground squirrels have varying levels of resistance to rattlesnake venom as adults. Female squirrels with pups also chew on the skins shed by rattlesnakes and then lick themselves and their pups (who are never resistant to venom before one month of age) to disguise their scent. Sand-kicking and other forms of harassment provoke the snake to rattle its tail, which allows a squirrel to assess the size and activity level (dependent on blood temperature) of the snake.
Another strategy is for a squirrel to super-heat and swish around its tail. When hunting, rattlesnakes primarily rely on their pit organ, which detects infrared radiation. The hot-tail-swishing appears to convey the message "I am not a threat, but I am too big and swift-moving for it to be worth trying to hunt me." These two confrontational techniques also distract the snake from any nearby squirrel burrows containing pups.
The swishing of the tail from side to side is called tail-waving. This tail-waving helps the squirrel to deter a snake attack. It was shown that the snakes attacked the squirrels that exhibited the tail-waving at a shorter distance than those that did not and majority of those tail-waving squirrels successfully dodged these attacks. This successful dodging, along with the fact that the adult squirrels are larger than the young ones, helps to deter the predators, as studies have found that the rattlesnakes are 1.6 times more likely to be deterred from attacking an area after an encounter with an adult squirrel. In 30 out of 45 interactions with snakes, the tail-waving behavior of the squirrels stopped the snake in its tracks and the snake attempted to wait for the squirrel to leave before it would consider attacking again, showing that the behavior does deter predatory attacks by the rattlesnakes. This is due to the adult squirrels being vigilant and looking more threatening and also that they are able to more successfully dodge attacks. They also can use their tail-waving to signal to other ground squirrels in the area that a rattlesnake or other predator has recently been spotted. Though the ground squirrels have been found to also exhibit this tail-waving behavior when there is no predator present, they wave their tail faster and for a longer amount of time when they spot a predator or in an area where a predator has recently been spotted.
Vigilant behavior in squirrels is also a defense mechanism to avoid predation. In addition to the tail-waving, the squirrels have been found to be more vigilant and on alert if there had recently been a predator in the area than they were if there had been no predator detected. If the ground squirrels are aware that they are in an area where the rattlesnakes have recently been, the ground squirrels devote more time to being alert and searching for the predators than to hunting and foraging than in an environment where they do not believe there are predators.[9] These vigilant squirrels were found to have a faster reaction time to a stimuli from a predator and jump higher and further away than a squirrel who was not as vigilant. In a simulated environment study, 60% of squirrels that were in an environment with a recent snake encounter exhibited an evasive leap behavior, which propels them father away from their attackers. 20% of squirrels exhibited this behavior in a primary encounter with a snake and roughly 5% of squirrels exhibited this behavior when there was no snake present and no threat detected. This shows that the squirrels are more alert, vigilant, and ready for an attacker after one has been recently seen.
Urtbex Benelux -
Villa Steen is a house where a family used to live who made gravestones . It has been the urbex place par excellence for a long time. Rumors are even circulating that the property has been sold..
WEEK 25 – Columbus Kmart Closing, Set 2
After spending a fair amount of time over there, now we finally move on from apparel to the next stage of our stour, which takes us into this store’s fixture sales department.
The retail community is full of great, surreal photos of extraordinarily (or maybe it’s just “ordinarily” XD ) empty Kmarts, with all the gondolas removed and only floor scars remaining, and tons of fixtures for sale in other parts of the salesfloor. Unfortunately, though I’ve always wanted to, I’ve never really happened upon a situation where that sort of scene is present for me to photograph.
In the former Memphis ex-Super Kmart, the fixture sales at the time of my visit were all behind the old grocery department curtain. And here at Columbus, while the fixture sale area was admittedly much larger than I’d ever encountered before, the rest of the store was still very full and well-stocked.
The closest I’ve come to what I’m describing is actually at some Fred’s, but Fred’s is not Kmart. And at this point in time, it seems likely that I won’t ever get to step foot in any Kmart again, let alone one with that iconic scene. Oh well.
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These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
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It turns out that taking a macro shot of your watch is one good way of seeing if it needs cleaning!
Notice that I am not trying to sell my watch, otherwise I would have set the hands to 10:09:36 or similar!
The power station control room
One of the best places ive been in my life, a true throwback to days of old!
Marishka: Hum... então isso é uma bomba de chocolate? Nada mal, mas prefiro os bolinhos de limão da minha época... Enfim, já que só tem bombinhas vou comer só mais uma (ou duas...ou três...)
- Da série: Família que come unida, engorda unida!
Marishka: Mas eu não posso engordar, posso? O.o
Dei uma empacada no projeto... Tenho as idéias, só não consigo fazer.
E tem uma menina nova a caminho!!! Só que ela está há 5 dias vindo pra Brasília e até agora nada.
Deve estar vindo a pé, só pode! XD
Tomara que chegue logo, to ficando ansiosa... =/
Inspiration came from just randomly observing photos on 'Camera Finder'.
Book: The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
Imagine for a moment, that there is a bank account that credits you with £86,400 every morning. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening, whatever you have failed to use is deleted. What would you do? Draw out every penny of course! Each of us has such a bank. It is called time. Every morning, you are credited with 86,400 seconds and every night, whatever you have failed to put to good use is written off. It carries over no balance. It allows no over draft.
You must live in the present on todays deposits. Invest it wisely and reap the rewards because you never know when your account could close. Make the most of today.12/11/2012
Age of Sails
(1643 A.D.)
The Pirate 'island' is based off of the Black Seas Barracuda set. The basic design is inspired by the UCS Flagship, but longer and with two gun decks.
Beyond the Brick interview.
I got some great shots of mom feeding both babies in the nest this afternoon. All is well at the nest and the babies seem to be doing great. Be sure to check back at nine tonight for a great video of feeding time :).
Photo by Roger Reetz
Lovely Lizards Photography
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The class 313 unites between Moorgate - Stevenage via Hertford North and Welwyn Garden City via Potters Bar are very soon to be replaced by brand new class 717 units. 05th February 2019.
When I look at this shot it reminds of why I love photography,even though I will take many more shots like this. This very sec was captured and will I can see it when ever I want