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Here’s a list of 21 things I've learned about myself over the past 21 years! :)
I’ve learned that:
1. Tea is my beverage of choice. I love all kinds!
2. I’m the most amazing singer……when I’m showering. Haha, no records yet! ;p
3. I’m also the worst dancer out there. Music moves me to a different beat, but I like to have fun baby, I like to move my feet! Unfortunately I’m not amazing at this in the shower…
4. I’m a shoe freak. I have a growing collection, and it’s only going to get bigger.
5. Xmas is, and will always be, my favourite season. I expect gifts from all of you ;p
6. I’m not the best at phone conversations, but I like to think that it’s outshined by the fact that I make the effort to call. Haha
7. Curling up in bed is the best way to spend rainy days ^^
8. I get food poisoning every year when I travel. It’s just like clockwork, lol, but street food is my favourite!
9. Chocolates don’t have a food group all to themselves (unfortunately…).
10. My mother's cooking will always be a hundred times better than mine. Amen.
11. No matter how many times I clean my car, my neighbour’s cats will always find a way to make it dirty.
12. I’m easy to please, and the simplest pleasures are always the best! :D
13. Traffic jams make me an impatient driver. Haha, thank goodness for music.
14. The quality of my penmanship decreases as the time my professor speaks increases. They’re inversely correlated.
15. I have tendency to (accidently) fall asleep on people’s shoulders’ when I’m
travelling. It’s a bad habit with strangers, lol.
16. I’m the best secret keeper ever!
17. Lazy Sunday afternoons are my favourite. I like to spend them lounging around.
18. When I go on photowalks, I like to pretend to know what I’m doing. ;p
19. There’s always room for coffee/tea.
20. Hopscotch isn’t just for children. Same goes for tetherball. :)
21. Life is much more interesting when it’s spent with friends. Love you all!! Many thanks to everyone for being a constant inspiration to me. It’s on my big list of things to do to meet every single one of you at least once, or y’know, a bajillion times until you get tired of me! Lol~
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Happy rest of the week! Catching up slowly~~
Abha Saudi Arabia November 1977.. I'm stood in the entrance of the worst hotel I have ever stayed. It was filthy, the sheets looked like they'd been on the bed for weeks, the bathroom stank, the restaurant had no food and for most of my fortunately brief stay the establishment had no water.
It's now become part of our travelling calendar - we go on a city break for Jayne’s birthday in January - no presents for birthday's and Christmas, we travel instead. This year it was Seville. We had to drive 180 miles south to Stansted to fly there though, Friday afternoon on the A1, such fun... It was a really good drive down in actual fact, the best day for months, glorious blue sky and a fantastic sunset- and I was in a car. We got stung for tea and drinks in the Radison Blu but we were overnighting and leaving the car so we didn't have much choice. Ryanair aagh! Again no choice. To be fair to the abrasive Irish man O Leary things are better than they used to be and it was an acceptable flight.
We were hoping for better weather than we got- don't you always? It was. cold, windy and after some initial beautiful sun on our first afternoon, it was mostly grey. The wind died but so did the sun. The other little problem was that it was my turn for the awful cold that Jayne had been trying to get over. I was under the weather in more ways than one all week, it was only a cold but it was the worst I've had for ages and it didn't help my mood, particularly when the sun was absent. We had a few hours of really nice light here and there and I made the most of it - I think!
Seville has miles and miles of narrow cobbled streets, they seem to go on for ever. They are almost random in layout and it is extremely difficult to find your way around, it's easier to just keep walking and see what you find. So we did! The architecture is stunning and the history is fascinating. Aside from the ancient history the two events that seem to have had a massive recent influence are the Expo's of 1929 and 1992. The incredible buildings or 'Pavilions' that were built for a one off event are now part of the reason that people visit the city. The 1929 pavilions are fantastic, each one is a story in itself and a destination in its own right but there are a lot of them in Parque Maria Luisa. Plaza Espana, built by the hosts of course, is the biggest and I would imagine that you could make a project out of photographing the individual ceramic tile displays around it on their own. These incredible buildings really need the light to be right to get images that people want to see, flat bright light from bright grey skies is good for certain things but dramatic architecture deserves better - or maybe I'm looking for the easy way option. The other discovery that we made, we found just down the road from the hotel, about an hour into the trip – The Metropol Parasol. A giant lattice work parasol, apparently called ‘The Mushrooms’ locally and apparently the world’s largest wooden structure. You have to look twice, having discovered that it is wood. Only later did we discover that we could get to the top and there is an extensive walkway around the top of it. It is built on top of ancient ruins, ( still intact and viewable) a food market and bars etc. and has a plaza around it and on it, that is buzzing on weekend evenings. Walking around the top, the first people up it one day and being back to watch the sunset later was one of the highlights of the trip for me.
The 1992 Expo also covered a massive area but left behind lots of modern - and some very strange - buildings and arenas. Some are of a temporary nature and get dismantled others find a new use. The land used was on an island between two branches of the River Guadalquivir – Isla de la Cartuja. The branch that goes through the city is now a canal, blocked at its northern end by a barrier with a motorway on it, and is used extensively for water sports, mainly rowing. Many of the buildings are now used by private companies as headquarters , others have a very derelict look. The whole area- even though it is home to the theme park- which was shut for the winter, has a neglected air about it. There are weeds growing everywhere but fountains are switched on, which seemed odd. Unlike the city a short distance away, there are no cafes or bars or other people around for that matter, just us meandering through. The car park that was created for the event is massive, it stretches for miles, and I really mean miles. Totally derelict, just the odd person or dog walker around. There is even a railway line terminating here, in the middle of nowhere a modern and apparently unmanned station, like a ghost station. At this point, across the river proper is open countryside, much flatter than I expected and very easy for local walkers and cyclists to get to - also very calm and quiet, a place to linger and enjoy the peace.
As usual I researched and discovered as we walked, we averaged around 13 miles a day and tried to get off the beaten track. We were out around 8.15, before sunrise, and had orange juice, coffee and Tostada with the locals for breakfast. The trouble is that there are many miles of walking in a relatively small area, some streets are only a few feet wide so there are a lot of them to explore. Incredible ancient churches and squares are around every corner- it's a very religious place - Catholicism rules in Spain. Unfortunately many are only a few feet away from the building next to it and it is difficult to get a decent shot of them. Seville is also famous, historically, as a producer of ceramic tiles. A building isn’t complete without a tile display of some sort and it would be very easy to make a project out of tiles alone. It may be a little boring for any companions though!
We walked the length of the embankment a couple of times, it has graffiti from end to end, several miles of massive concrete walls covered in everything imaginable, from marker pen scribbling to works of art. It was suggested to me that allowing people to paint here might prevent them from daubing property and monuments in the city- it hasn't! Most alleyways and shutters have been attacked to a greater or lesser degree. Spain has very high youth unemployment and maybe this plays a role. To be truthful though we haven't seen a city that's free of graffiti. The other problem is dogs- or what they produce, it's everywhere, absolutely everywhere, in a week we saw only one person remove his dogs mess. Fortunately the city streets are cleaned exceptionally well, some of the cleanest we have come across, men (and a lot of women) and machines are washing and sweeping endlessly.
Having had the wettest winter on record at home - almost three months of rain - we didn't want more rain but we got it. The upside was the water and the reflections that it created made photography on the cobbled streets more interesting, particularly at night. I usually find that it takes me a while to get into the groove on a trip and this one was no different, I didn't start shooting with total disregard - street shots- for a couple of days. Whilst the locals wore quilted jackets and scarves we got down to tee shirts at times, the warmer afternoons would be welcome in summer, never mind January, in Huddersfield. I envied the cyclists, being able to train in temperatures like this in winter - I wish! You need a lot less willpower to get out there and train hard in pleasant weather.
From a photography point of view I had a frustrating time, I never felt to get to grips with the place- other than on the streets at night. Writing this on my phone on the flight home, I haven't a clue what I've got to work with when I get back. I usually edit first and write later. Generally I have a first look, I'm disillusioned, I then revisit and see things differently- thankfully! Architectural shots with a grey sky could be destined for the monochrome treatment, we'll soon see. I'm still editing stuff from our London trip before Christmas, it's getting decent views in black and white and I quite enjoy looking at them myself.
We visited most of the notable tourist destinations, and went up anything that we could. Seville doesn't have a high point-it's flat! Nothing really stands head and shoulders above the city. The Cathedral tower is over 300 feet but the Cathedral itself fills a lot of the view on some aspects. Being square and having to look through bars in recesses you don't really get a completely open aspect. A new 600 foot tower is close to being finished, it's an office block and I couldn't find any mention of it being a viewing point in the future.
Oranges were the last thing on my mind when I suggested going to Seville. There are 25000 orange trees in Seville and now is the time that they are laden with big-and sour- Seville oranges, they are everywhere, apparently they are the property of the city authorities and will be harvested and sent to the UK to be made in to marmalade at some point in the near future. These trees will soon be covered in fragrant blossom, the city will smell beautiful for a couple of months. Studying the surrounding area it would be good to tour in March or April I would think, the scents, longer days and better weather would make for a fantastic trip. One for the future. The sunrise on our final morning was the best of the week, this was what we had looked forward to, we had to leave for the airport at 9.00...... Needless to say it was raining hard as we drove the last twenty miles home. Nothing new there then.
As usual I have aimed to present a pretty extensive collection of photographs of our chosen destination, some, at first glance will be pretty mundane shots of everyday life on the streets, often though, close inspection will reveal something humorous, something that needs a bit of thought. Others are definitely just people going about their holiday or work. Travelling with someone else it wouldn’t be fair to spend an inordinate amount of time trying to nail the perfect long exposure or HDR image of a cathedral or similar in perfect light – the one stunning shot to add to the portfolio- it’s not really my thing, I go for an overview of the place in the time available. Looking at the postcards locally it becomes obvious that stunning shots of some of these buildings are hard to come by. Heavily corrected converging verticals were quite obvious – and most likely will be in my own shots. As the owner of tilt and shift lenses I never travel with one – ever! My knees are already creaking from the weight of the bag.
This I found in the bathroom of a restaurant in the suburbs of Oklahoma City, where I was with my family to celebrate my cousin's Bar Mitzvah.
How freaking hilarious is this?!
A Comic Book Guy on the street last Summer. Work schedule has been crazy so sorry for the lame group entries of late. And HCS!
The worst sunburn in my history. Out in miami 3+ hours w/ no sunscreen. The night this picture was taken I blacked out in the bathroom and when I came to continued to vomit profusely... Sun poisoning sucks... lesson learned = sunblock good.
The typically Dutch winter meal, as served by my friend's family. It was VERY tasty, and the whole pan was finished in no time.
FILE--Singer Britney Spears performs at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York in this Sept. 7, 2000 file photo. Mr. Blackwell named Spears the top fashion flop of 2000 in his annual worst-dressed women list Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001. He called her two-piece outfits "Madonna rejects." (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)
So, this weekend didn't end the way as planned.
Yesterday, we took pictures, and went out to eat, and everything was good.
But then, today, we went to lunch at the mall, and shopping for a bit. And my car got broken into! My CAMERA! It's gone..
Basically, whoever broke into my car made off with 3 ipods, two cameras (including my xti) and everything. They stole our duffle bags of clothes, makeup, and just everything. I had to go to the store to buy a toothbrush and toothpaste because they even took that. Ohhh and my empty ashtray. Why do they need an ashtray???
We're guesstimating that the collective cost of stuff stolen, not including damages, is around $5,000. They hit the jackpot.
All they left were blankets and pillows pretty much.
And then I had to drive 3 hours, over the mountains, in the rain, with a mexican blanket covering the window just to get home.
I'm exhausted. Today has felt like five days.
But hopefully insurance can cover the big stuff..
I hope you all had a better weekend then me!
*P.S. Hillary, the girl who I was taking senior pictures of, has the same camera as me. And she was the one who took this picture.
For me anyway. We've been having a flea issue so I've been bathing the dogs with Dawn and I think their week has been pretty good so far.
Anyway, you guys probably shouldn't expect any pictures from me that aren't old. My camera screen cracked inside it's case so the screen has decided to stop working all together. And, of course, we don't have money to get a new camera or to get it fixed. So there goes my summer.
I hope all of you are having fun this summer. Have a good week and I'll keep you updated if I ever get my camera fixed,
Dear Ruffles,
Your new product Beef & Cheese Flavor Dip is the worst idea ever & is garbage. It tasted awful. Why mess with perfection? Don't change the Nacho Salsa Con Queso Cheese flavor sauce, leave it alone. My roommate loves it but personally, I think it taste like shit. Whose idea was this, deserves to be pimp slap.
This is possibly the least festive, scariest and worst Christmas window display I've ever seen. You'd have to try quite hard to make it look this bad but in all honesty I'm rather taken with it.
Ridley Road Market, Hackney.
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“The British are among the worst idlers in the world. We work among the lowest hours, we retire early and our productivity is poor. Whereas Indian children aspire to be doctors or businessmen, the British are more interested in football and pop music”
That's according to compassionate conservatives Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, Chris Skidmore and Liz Truss (2012) in their book en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britannia_Unchained
But are the British really the worst idlers in the world? Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s early characterisation of the UK workforce does not entirely stand up to scrutiny argues Sarah O'Connor twitter.com/sarahoconnor_/status/1572149750606233601
Open Government Licensed (OGL) portrait of Kwasi Kwarteng MP by UK Government via Wikimedia Commons w.wiki/5k78
Man, there you go. This is why we have Alien MUSCLE.
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Worst to First
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The world's worst womanless beauty pageant!
Contestant in the 2016 Miss Engineering womanless beauty pageant
(probably the world's finest womanless beauty pageant)
What started as a simple case of food poisoning ended up being appendicitis which ended up turning into an operation removing part of Li Tat's large intestine. Still a good picture I reckon.
The worst regret we have in life is not for the wrong things we did, but for the thousands of right things we did for the wrong people.
Back last October, I shot MN&A's Nevada-Clinton job with a sharp former KCS SD40-2T in the lead. A "clean power" initiative from G&W quickly replaced 3301 and several older vintage units with former H2 dash 9s.