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After being asked about all my blocks I just couldn't wait to put them all up! I want to make this a king size eventually and I'm not sure if I want a straight lay out or on point. Thank you to each and every person who has swapped with me to make it this far! Please feel free to tag your block if you choose! I LOVE THIS QUILT SO FAR!!!!
“One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.” ~ Khalil Gibran
Recently my daughter told me she found a bookstore that sold old books and she wanted to take me there...priceless. We went a few days later and she found, buried among the stacks, Go Ask Alice. The author was Anonymous and that intrigued her enough to want to read it. I knew some things about that book but wanted her discover it for herself so said nothing. She devoured it in 2 days and after she finished it today said she thought it was really great. I then told her there are some people who think that it is a fiction written by an adult not the diary of a teen going through drug addiction. She said she feels it's definitely a teenager's words and it seems very real to her. That the book spoke to her and had an impact on her is really the important part. I left it at that.
For We're here - two faced
ODC - Buried Treasure
We all love photography judges who give us first place, but when our photos slide past unnoticed, well, the judges are simply Philistines. Can't they recognise our brilliance!
There is a part of me that would prefer not to judge photography competitions because all I can offer is a subjective opinion. And often I am asked to provide a comment or suggestion as to how a photograph could be improved or strengthened. Essentially I am being asked how I would have photographed or presented the image to get a higher score. Should I be doing this?
Recently, I listened to judges discuss one of my prints which had a grainy, black and white finish. One said that he didn't know why I had applied the finish as it wasn't something he would have done – and maybe it would be better without the finish.
This set me thinking: does this judge mean that unless I create photographs the way he does, he won't give me a high score? And if this judge doesn't like grainy black and whites, does that mean he will never score such entries highly?
To be fair to the judge in question, he was trying to be helpful by making a suggestion as to how the image could be improved.
So let me give another example. I am not a big fan of HDR (High Dynamic Range) photographs, but I gave an HDR photograph first place in a competition not so long ago. Personally, subjectively, I didn't like the photograph much, but as an example of its kind, it was superlative.
I think that from time to time, judges have to step aside from their biases and judge the photograph as an example of its kind. Perhaps the judge looking at my photo should have assessed it on the basis that the entrant chose to submit a grainy black and white print: was this a good or bad example of its kind?
So, what's different when I'm critiquing a photograph that I think could be improved? For instance, I find a white sky incredibly distracting, so I suggest that the photographer could have found a different camera angle, crop the image, or somehow darken down the sky to improve it. What's the difference between this advice and suggesting that a photograph would be better if it wasn't a grainy black and white?
Context.
In the first situation, the judge seemed to acknowledge that the underlying technique was good, it was the final finish he didn't like. He didn't say the finish was over done or poorly handled, just that it wasn't necessary. So perhaps he didn't judge what had been presented, rather he judged what hadn't been presented.
In the second situation, the base photograph with the bright sky was not communicating correctly and a different approach was required. (In my opinion, I know.)
The difference is subtle and it's not always possible for a judge to know if an entrant is investigating a genre of photography or just doesn't know any better. That's the problem with judges – and for judges. Often we just don't know.
So while a part of me doesn't like judging, on the other hand it's something I greatly enjoy. I love being exposed to different styles of work and new ideas. It is incredibly inspirational and so are photo competitions. Of course, you probably don't expect me to say anything different. Our inaugural International Landscape Photographer of the Year Award has had around 2000 entries, but if you missed out, we'll be announcing our annual Better Photography Photograph of the Year Award later this month!
So, the problem with judges is what?
Visit www.betterphotography.com to decide which works the best? The photo with or the one without stars?
A pair of lime green Leylands doing the laps of Sydney Motorsport Park at the Classic Car Festival.
(1 of 2) The rare 1975 Force 7, what a shame that story was.
(2 of 2) The 1973 P76 Super looking a treat.
Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia.
We're covered in a sheet of ice over here. If you're getting pummeled by this huge northeastern storm - stay safe!!
Sorry for being so scarce around your streams lately...life has been keeping me away. Looking forward to seeing what you've all been up to today :)
Aşk, bir seferdir.
Bu sefere çıkan her yolcu, istese de istemese de tepeden tırnağa değişir.
Bu yollara dalıp da değişmeyen yoktur.
I was asked to take some family photos but with a twist ... or a Teddy to be specific. It was a glum day, cold and muggy. I didnt really plan for the day because it was short notice so we took a big bag full of props. This Teddy inspired a few ideas and the shoot was a success
Every bear that there ever was, would gather there for certain because, today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic ...
I don't think she was exactly a farmhand on the "ranch." Found among a batch of old coins I was given.
Ask me anything.
Thank you for all the kind comments over the years, i have made it a new years resolution to try and reply to them more but please be patient with me , i find it quite hard down to a bang on the head and slight brain injury which just effects my dyslexia and train of thought.
Was the late Neil Armstrong, whose footprint remains intact on the windless moon, happier than the nameless hunter-gatherer who 32,000 years ago left her handprint on a wall in Chauvet Cave? If not what was the point of developing, agriculture, cities, writing, coinage, empires, science and Industry?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xDcdVWnOiE
She sure makes you think, this philosopher red dog of mine.
i asked her to pose for me. I cant imagine if i didnt bring strobe... too dark... the prime lens wont help... beside that i want to show the interior as its best...
using strobe is not simple... we have to count in which direction we want to lighting the object...
maybe for you strobist is easy hehe...
for me... its difficult like i do hiking to a mountain...
every photography has its own difficulties... you cant say its more easier than the other...
strobist: yongnuo 565ex, triggered by Godox RMII
As you know I was out last night with an old mate Daisy and we were chatting about what's happened in our life since we last met a few months ago. Of course my journey figured a lot as did her relationship that is going really well for her. I am so pleased she is happy again.
Anyway I asked if I had got my legs out while doing these photos. Seems like she knows me all to well lol.
So here is the not so innocent bride :-)
Christmas Eve 2016
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" I love you,
and I thank god,
for the love that has bound our hearts,
and lives together in spiritual fellowship of marriage.
I will love, honor, and cherish you always.
I will love you in sickness as in health,
in poverty as in wealth,
in sorrow as in joy,
and will be true to you,
so long as we both shall live.
This ring I give in token and pledge as a sign of my love and devotion
May our days be long, and may they be seasoned with love, understanding, and respect. "
He said..
You know my answer .. <3 ! ..
( P.S: about the song, the names shall differ .. :$ ! we're no sara and man9oor lol )