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Sorry to hear about the passing of Yoshihiko Matsuo, designer of the legendary 240Z. RIP Matsuo-san. www.caranddriver.com/news/a33338595/datsun-240z-designer-...
© Jeff R. Clow
Although I took this photo last week in color.....I decided that the black and white conversion was a better option.
Since I was a youngster, I've watched a lot of John Ford films made in Monument Valley. As I saw this young pony alone in the field, I felt my blood stir and the scene took me back to my youth as if I were in a time machine.
As is so often the case - I went looking for a shot ... and I found something far more fulfilling.
A calm and peaceful moment in Penzance harbour. The film like colour tones were added using Topaz, and I was struck by how they give the scene a timeless mood.
Just another favorite in the 2019 top shots file that I'm dropping on to Flickr. This was shared on my FB page long ago.
Conway Scenic Railroad's ex CN 0-6-0 #7470 leads a Railfans Weekend special through the Gateway at the top of Crawford Notch on the former Maine Central Mountain Subdivision at 1900 ft above sea level having climbed almost 1400 ft since leaving North Conway 25 rail miles to the south east.
Carroll, New Hampshire
Sunday September 1, 2019
The "old" Veijo District of Habana, Cuba with it's busy narrow, cobblestoned streets. Dating back to the 1500's it is now a UNESCO Heritage site & is being continually restored. Characterized by Hispanic-Andalusion architecture. Time seems to stand still here but it does not feel like a museum.
These years have some really special dolls to me.
From Left to Right:
Bonjour Mademoiselle (2016): From the Bon Bon Collection. I originally didn't preorder any from the Bon Bon collection -- though I tried (story on that to come!), but once photos of Bonjour appeared online, I fell in love with this doll's face. This is not a Poppy screening that I am generally a fan of, but this version with the soft makeup and dark hair? She's perfection to me. A timeless Poppy.
C'est Si Bon (2016): The doll I wanted and tried unsuccessfully to preorder. I have avoided wading into the debate about doll dealers, but this is one story I can share. The first doll dealer I had tried to "build a relationship with" informed me that she couldn't fill my request in advance of the release because she knew her Poppy allotment of dolls would sell quickly and she had plenty of long-time customers whose orders she would fill first. I accepted that, so then I contacted a doll dealer who would offer the collection online to the club....this dealer assured me that this doll would be sold separately, first-come, first-served. Well, that's not what happened. When the collection went live, she was grouped in with all the other dolls and I would have had to buy the entire Bon Bon collection of dolls to get her. That was financially not even a consideration, so I luckily found a trade for a Poppy doll I did have to acquire her nude. She is the cutest little thing. When I see her, I think of the pastel colors of French macaroons. And she has a forward-facing glance! :) Her dress is by Yoko*Dolls.
Popster! (2017) She is the only Poppy I had, sold, regretted a few years later and then brought back home. Something about the original doll I had I couldn't quite bond with but the sweet expression on this doll instantly made me so happy to find her! She will absolutely not leave again. Ever, lol. Her dress is by Miss Yao.
Sunny Slickers (2017): My second-favorite Poppy after Beatnik, hands down. She is now my "travel Poppy." Just the cutest face! Whether she demands to be spoiled or I demand to spoil her, I can't tell, lol, but she just deserves the best. :) On an aside, by the time the London Collection was announced, I had finally found a doll dealer --- I had to go to a relatively new dealer who clearly explained his/her rules to me, and thankfully that worked. Sunny was one of my first successful preorders after joining the club three years before. Her dress is by Squishtish (with fabric found in Oklahoma!).
Model Living (2016): My first convention to attend ever -- she holds special memories that probably help keep her here. And, if you're keeping track, since I got this doll before Sunny, that means I had a more successful time purchasing a convention ticket than finding a doll dealer). She reminds me so much of Jean Shrimpton, undoubtedly her inspiration, but sometimes that perfectly flipped hairstyle limits her restyling. Then I take a photograph and those eyes steal the show. She's such a beautiful Poppy.
British Invasion (2017): I loved this doll's original outfit -- it was perfect for my girls, but her original hair was going to be a big no for me. When she arrived, I decided not to sell her.
I loved that she had an older eye screening, so this is the second doll who had more modifications than usual. First she was rerooted by Sal (because I wanted a Poppy with a more natural blonde color than yellowish-blonde). Then her bright red brows and mod pink lips were repainted by Culte de Paris. Now she's renamed Harper and is sort of one of my little hippie/bohemian Poppys (I kept trying to find hippie Poppys before they were produced). Outfit by Clear-lan.
Big Eyes: What a first night to my first convention! Normally, the Poppy luncheon would be on a Friday afternoon, but for scheduling reasons, it fell on Thursday evening as our "welcome" dinner, and this was our first "free" doll. Those adorable eyes. Her Mia Farrow/Twiggy haircut. The 2016 convention Poppys really are iconic representations of the British '60s models that I know so well (minus, of course, Pattie Boyd, who I was still waiting desperately to see in a Poppy at this time) -- dreams do eventually come true there, I think: We'll see when a doll package arrives this week! :)
Sinaguan ruins of northern Arizona. An awe-inspiring location, if pre-history appeals to you. It does to me.
A timeless old timepiece that still works... and a question we've probably all asked at times... including when looking in the mirror as we age and see the damage time has done - 'tamage'.
ODC - PORTMANTEAU - timeless, timepiece, 'tamage'.
There is nothing like the "BUFF", the B52. She's been around forever and nothing has been built that can take her place. Presently there are 75 B52's in the USAF inventory and they are expected to be around into the year 2040 and possibly until 2050. Hard to believe this bird is 57 years young!
This B52H makes a pass over Oshkosh '17.
Have someone said I am not the queen?
Adele 3.0 wearing Age of Opulence earrings.
Fashion Royalty Timeless Adele 2015 - my favorite incarnation of 3.0 Adele so far.
My interest in photography started many years ago when I took a black&white photography course while in university and learned to process film in the darkroom. Although I have always been attracted to photography, for over 25 years I was too busy with work and family to pursue it. Three years ago I purchased my first DSLR and it has quickly become a passionate hobby. Since I mainly enjoy landscape photography I always try to plan trips around being at locations during the golden hours of sunset and sunrise. Although it is immensely rewarding when conditions come together and you catch that magic light, it can also be frustrating since many times you put in a lot of effort into photographing a place and things just don't pan out.
While scouting the rim at Toroweap for my sunset and sunrise shots, I came across an older gentleman with a large format camera (the big old-style ones on a tripod) happily snapping away photographs in the blazing sun and a plain blue sky with no clouds. I asked him if he would be around for sunset and he said "No, I am working on black&white".
That rang a bell with me and although I knew no color shots would be keepers with the light conditions as they were, I decided to go back to my origins and take some shots as I walked around which I could later look at in B&W. This one turned out to be the best, and to me it has a distinctive timeless feel which is different than what you get with color. I will work on learning B&W processing and going forward hopefully I will be able to capture some images that otherwise I would have missed.
Toroweap is a National Park on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It is the only viewpoint in the Grand Canyon from where the Colorado River can be seen vertically below. It is a relatively remote area only accessible by a 60 mile drive on a dirt road. The last stretch is rough and more suited for those with a high clearance vehicle.