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The Odd Fellows complex in Liberty,MO. served members and the public till the '70s.It included a hospital,retirement home,asylum,and orphanage at one time.Since abandonment,it has become a popular location for paranormal investigators because of the supposed large number of patients(10000!) that died there.This is a shot of the façade of the old hospital with the sign outside nearly buried in the foliage...
During my half hour wondering thru the hallways of the badly decayed structures,I felt nothing paranormal,just bewilderment and sadness over why such a grand old place that served so many,can be left to rot away like this...
This location was showcased this week on the popular paranormal show "Ghost Adventures ". I guess I need to check it out and see what I missed? ?
Here's the story: I accidentally smashed my $1,600 24mm 1.4 L-lens after taking it ouf of my backpack. Since I always look on the bright side of things, I saw this as a challenge to grow. Let's create a set with a broken cam that can't even focus anymore. This is what I came up with:
A trippy & abstract photo set dipped in red about broken characters captured with a broken lens by a former broken soul. I took this set in the drug-filled, sex-addicted veins of the most liberal city on earth: Amsterdam! An incredibly intense 3-week journey of getting to know all drug dealers and sex workers personally, feeling the liberating, but sometimes rather creepy vibe on the streets and eventually being accepted as the creative soul of this unique district.
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Feeling broken
Barely holding on
But there's just something so strong
Somewhere inside me
And I am down but I'll get up again
Don't count me out just yet
I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking
But I can take it
I'll be back
Back on my feet
This is far from over
You haven't seen the last of me
You haven't seen the last of me
They can say that
I won't stay around
But I'm gonna stand my ground
You're not gonna stop me
You don't know me
You don't know who I am
Don't count me out so fast
I've been brought down to my knees
And I've been pushed way past the point of breaking
But I can take it
I'll be back
Back on my feet
This is far from over
You haven't seen the last of me
There will be no fade out
This is not the end
I'm down…
(Cher)
Siamo bambini
in giardini
di pietre
siamo angeli
senza più ali
spezzati dal vento
siamo ricordi
che nessuno ricorda
siamo pellegrini
in cerca d'amore
giocattoli rotti
tenacemente vivi
.. ancora vivi
abbracciati ai nostri sogni
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Now and then I've suffered imperfections
I've studied marble flaws
And faces drawn pale and worn
By many tears
© Bryan Ferry 1979
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To my flickr friends, I've been feeling a little broken down lately. Hope to be back in the saddle soon and see all of your great photos. :)
Taken before daybreak on a hike to Broken Top, an old volcanic crater in the Cascades range. Shot at f22, 1/8sec, ISO 100. Post done in PS with additional sky using the Lavender filter in OnOne. These wildflowers are usually not accessible until late August/early Sept.
Broken Buddha statues at a temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Larger image available at dean-harte.pixels.com/collections/broken+buddha
Finally got some time to Myself to go exploring in SL. I came across this sim, it was amazing. This caught My eye and couldn't help Myself from snapping a shot. Kind of how I feel these days.*chuckles* If I find the Slurl I will post.
You have to look at what you have, not what you had.
~ Suze Orman ~ 10 years ago or so after the Dot-Com Bubble had deflated at full speed.
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Being a futurist, there is only one thing I could add to the quote. That I look at what I will have and to help others as well. Looking ahead can be very motivating. Looking for the best light to see things in is a treasure hunt in itself. In the case of this pic, it's some proverbial lemonade.
Monday, I get a knock on the door. Not naming any names, but it's the two kids from next door. Two brothers out playing baseball in the street, the younger one has quite the arm. The baseball he threw accidentally landed in the rear window of that same Japanese car I was talking about on my E Z post and shattered the glass. It can all be fixed. And actually, I was happy be able to take some cool pics.
So, I have this car with broken glass, it starts to rain. I don't normally park my car in the garage, so I had to spend time making room. My dog Blondie, healing from her recent injury has to be on a leash while she is outside. It kept raining this week. So I'm getting rained on left and right. The guy comes to fix the window and the window is broken right out of the box. So he has to come back. The second time missing a piece, the third time, broken again. It's still raining. My window is still not fixed. And the power went out twice this week. Once while I was commenting on an intruiguing abstract and the other while commenting on someone's self portrait here on Flickr.
But as I go back into my house after being rained on, I see on TV people in Japan getting snowed on, with no house to go back into. Recently homeless pets with no more master. No garage to park their car into. Or no car anymore. No food to eat. No electricity or utilities. It's not pretty and there still are aftershocks. Amazingly, there's no looting.
For this past week, I just thought it was important to put aside some other things I was going to post and do things to show support instead. Hopefully, I have found some good resources for those of you who are willing to show you care. It's so 'do-able' even though we have 'stuff' going on in our lives. Beneficial and uplifting to those affected. Who would not want to offer that in a time of need?
As I was taking these pics, I promised the kids that I would use them to benefit others in some way especially if they have moved to earthquake country. Broken glass...even a 5.0 can result in a lot of broken glass. The Northridge Quake, a 6.8...everything that was in the kitchen cabinets was out and on the floor broken. Aquariums fell over and broke. Pictures fell off the wall and broke. Stuff from shelves and bookcases. Windows broke. So brace what you can and make sure to have some shoes nearby.
The kids and the baseball...who is to blame? The one who threw the ball or the one who didn't catch it?
And if anyone has some selective focus tips, I'd love to hear them. :-)))
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115 Pictures in 2015 theme - Bare Branches
A storm damaged winter tree.
This is the second of my images for the black and white challenge. Two down, three more to go! I would now like to nominate my contact Bruce (Bruce82) to take up the challenge.
© 2015 Nicola Riley
Today I was promised a glorious Sunset, the skies had the right amount of the clouds, the light was becoming true gold, but then, the promise was broken with clouds covering the skies. Next time, please keep your promises :) Cheers everyone
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For MacroMondays theme “Broken”
I dropped this little cat figurine once and the poor thing lost part of it's ear. Unfortunately I never found the missing piece, so I couldn't glue it back on. This one has also a twin, which is (still) in one piece.
These little cats are a souvenir from Tunisia and are made from limestone, they are the size of a matchbox.
Happy MM everyone!