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BDCC monthly challenge - Early spring flowers
An in camera double exposure of purple tulips against my purple @blackvelvetstyling backdrop.
More tulips...blame my husband, he bought them for me so what am I to do? ;)
Lensbaby Sweet 22 with macro filters. I wasn't too sure about the sweet 22 at first but it's fast becoming one of my favourite lenses, especially with macro filters.
EDIT: I just realised I've messed up with the numbering of my 100 x images so have changed this to number 51 instead of 28 which I'd doubled up with. I didn't want to have to go through all the images changing the numbers!
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald
Sometimes I can come across as opinionated person but one thing I’ve learned over the years is not to judge especially the ones I love. Being judgmental of the one you love is not to love at all.
“We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.”
I’m the result of where I came from… We have it in our DNA to swallow everything up & stay… And I’ve stayed so many times in my life. What if… what if two years later.. what if you just wait another month… but what I really learned in the past year that is the stupidest mentality to have. If you work your a… off for two years and things are stagnant what will happen in five? But I’ve learned it is very easy to leave when nothing holds you where you are anymore.
Day. 103 ….…….365 BW ICM project edited in Snapseed
RICOH GR III
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I was always someone who overlooked the importance of focusing on details, the importance of noticing parts that make up a whole.
In-camera ICM
Just to make the point. My name is Patricia - for those of you who use my name please note I absolutely HATE 'Pat' - I agree that typing Patricia is a bit of a fingerful........but just call me 'P' if you find typing an ordeal - I would much prefer it. Thank you so much. :-)
One of the oldest joints on Sheepshead Bay & my personal favorite. They have amazing pasta, tasty tomato sauce with just enough garlic. And I can go far for good tomato sauce, cheese & garlic... Sheepshead Bay... one of my fav places in Brooklyn from May till it gets cold
"The happiness literature has identified one of the most deeply satisfying human psychological states to be one called 'flow". It occurs when you are so immersed in an activity that you lose track of time. If you can land a job that enables you to experience substantial periods of flow, you will be among the most fortunate people on the planet." - Robert H. Frank economics professor at Cornell University
From Sunday New York Times.
I'm a big Sunday Times junkie
My mom asked why to learn how to make pasta from scratch when it can be purchased in the store & be thrown into water. The answer is simple bc it's not interesting & not good enough for me just to throw something into the water
A little extra shutter time and some ICM (intentional camera movement), give fluid motion to this simple city walk. Light and color tones define shapes - real and implied - adding energy and visual interest to what would otherwise be sort of ho-hum. Well anchored on the horizontal with the short walls, it leaves the rest of the image to indulge in altered reality.
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Sometimes I wonder if people actually change or we just get wiser. And values we held as young adults eventually change through experiences & years
Unfortunately, I didn't have my Nikon with me because I didn't think I would get there in time to catch the sunset.
When I was younger tried to hold on to something that was about to slip away... but life is too short to grasp something that doesn't want to stay 🍂🍁🍁
Today is the last day of the exhibit, and while I respect the rule of ‘no photos’ really wanted to go back & take notes... My first thought was to post an image of his face, but then felt ‘nah’ !!! He was more than just a face. This abstract photo is a ceiling inside one of the exhibition rooms (and yes I got an official permission to photograph) ... This is exactly how I felt being there & at the same time it made me think of the lyrics: planet earth is blue / and there’s nothing I can do
What I personally found to be fascinating is not just his music but his talent for 'oblique strategies' to be inspired by absolutely everything around him; music, architecture, philosophy, other artists, Jack Kerouac, film, costume designs, beat poets and etc. Catalyst for inspiration could be anything & that passion for life made him unique.
Just a little EXTRA INFO: his first single Liza Jane with King Bees failed to make the charts. First album released in 1967 was not a commercial success. Failture with hard work & imagination is reversible
Accidentally deleted :( Repost. Just as happy just being here as traveling far away. No, now I know for sure, even happier, because home is home
Arthur Miller (October 17, 1915 - February 10, 2005) was a prolific American playwright, essayist, and prominant figure in twentieth-century American theatre. He grew up in Gravesend, Brooklyn. Not far from where I grew up.
What I find amazing about Brooklyn (nights) is that you can make a turn & find something extraordinary just around the #corner ... #booksaremagic 3.22.19 💖
What is love ? Before I always thought it’s a wild emotion. But no ! Love is when you can share the real you with another person. It is not who you can be loud with, but rather just sit in silence, which sometimes can speak louder than any words. The scariest part in life is not to be alone, but to feel alone with another person.
Now after cutting some work hrs, will have more time to enjoy places I love. And it feels awesome :)
Love this place. Endless inspiration. Have to tear myself out every time I’m here. Please someone drag me out of here because I have things to do & lost track of time !
Day 60……365 BW ICM project edited in Snapseed
RICOH GR III
18 mm (GR LENS 18.3mm F2.8)
16.0 MP • 4001 x 4000 • 1.7 MB
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Fact about me : I can’t sit ! I can’t be in one place ! I only sit when I read, study or work On the computer. Other times I must be doing something. I wake up at 6am almost every day even on days off, and after that can’t stop moving. Maybe this is why I weight 95 lbs and nowadays for the past year barely exercise more than 30 min 4 times a week. Never took any fitness classes in my life. My body or my brain is in constant motion non-stop. Tried meditation nothing works. It’s worse then when I was a teenager. Have adrenaline rush 24 / 7 & one of the things I really don’t like about myself is that I talk too much & wear my heart on the sleeve. Been trying to train myself to be different & all attempts failed. How many times did I tell myself to shut the h... up !
"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always finds a song. At the touch of the lover everyone becomes a poet." - Plato
RICOH GR III
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Day 49 ‘’365 BW ICM project single shot edited in Snapseed
28/52 I'm very inspired by the in-camera effects that Lara Jade and Jeremy Cowart create. Loving an image on your tiny camera display already is kind of the best :).
(Also, damn you flickr sharpening!!)
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