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Best view of the surfers: up on the pier
Best view of the spectators: down on the beach
Just a minimal mocha / orange slide for Sunday!
Happy Sliders Sunday!
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Beautiful light; wonderful shapes that repeat in a pattern; brilliant drama in color. All conspire to created a visual piece that calls for closer study. A single frame. No layers added. It is as shot.
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A great zeal and the want to edit has been pushed back further & further...
The torment of sitting today for a few hours was so painful, I have to stretch my legs often so that the pain eases up. I have to try even with the utmost difficulty, being sick is not fun at all.
Dont know when I will feel better but all I know is I have to surround myself with dreamers & the doers around here, especially my photographer friends, to surround myself with the believers and the thinkers, but most of all to surround myself with friends who see the greatness in within me, even if I do not see it myself.
That is not to be afraid but to focus on where I want to go and not on where I am currently are, it's not easy not to be able to walk but the battle has begun, I have to stand strong, to trust in myself to be able to chase my dreams...
Whenever I find myself doubting on how far I can go, I have to remember how far I have come. To remember everything I have faced, all the battles I have won, and all the fears I have overcome.
I am writing this hoping I can inspire those who are suffering in pain like me. Not to tell you the magnitude of pain I have but to remind you how great God's blessings are.
When people put you down and treat you poorly, keep being you.
Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.
We are all beautiful and unique, to be beautiful means to be yourself, don't let how you feel make you forget what you deserve.
Dont wait for everything to be perfect before you decide to enjoy your life.
Live life the fullest, BELIEVE!
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I haven't done a bench shot in awhile ... so when I'm with the girls, I always try to grab a few for later! I had a lot of fun chauffeuring Rachel around San Diego and surrounding hamlets ... showing her what she could do, where she go, etc.
At sunset, our path put us near Carlsbad State Beach. We hopped up on the sea wall and enjoyed a gorgeous sunset ... and of course this bench shot! Loved the couple walking together, hand-in-hand and the fabulous sun flare! This looks much better in the lightbox!!
Happy Bench Monday!
DAY 5 - MORMON ROCKS AT SUNSET
Mormon Rocks at sunset
After enjoying another quiet morning at the camp in Mojave desert, I left for the city. However, I wasn’t returning to civilization right away. I had a bit of time, and my eyes were set on Mormon Rocks.
When I arrived at Mormon Rocks, it was still quite early. So, I drove around the area scouting a few spots. It was kind of a pain in the neck driving up and down both I-15 and the state highway getting on and off, but I eventually found some spots to catch the sunset as well as do astrophotography later on.
When the sun was dropping close to the mountain ridge line far west, I headed back out to one of the spots that I had scouted earlier. One of the cool things about Mormon Rocks is that there are so many different shapes and sizes of rock formations. They truly looked out of this world.
I loved the perfect timing that the rocks planted slanted glowed in soft light while the hills and mountains in the background all painted in vivid orange. All I had to do was just step in the frame.
Hope everyone is enjoying their post Christmas recovery. Now it's time to plan the New Year celebrations!!
Happy Thursday!
♫ Violent Femmes – Blister in the Sun ♫
Even though this is the lake, doesn't that fiery sun make you feel hot? That you are "blistering in the sun?" With a heat dome hovering over the Plains and the Midwest, everyone will be sweltering in triple digit temperatures and extreme humidity this week.
The last time we had a heat wave like this, we were camping in Upper Peninsula, Michigan. It was nice & cool up there on Lake Superior. When we came home, we discovered that all of our poor fish had died! *Many Tears* The house was an oven and smelled awful. We had forgotten to turn the A/C on (it worked back then).
Speaking of A/C, this morning I broke down and called the A/C man. We really don't want to end up like our fish!
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Happy "HOT" Soundtrack Monday and Keep Cool Everyone!
I slowly strolled around the lake counterclockwise and stopped wherever an interesting sight caught my eye. And this particular sight did just that.
The colorful sculpture shouted for my attention. The pines looked like clumps of moss on sticks. And the old water plants in the foreground.
But, it turned out that this was quite challenging as a huge rock sat right at the spot where I wanted to plant my tripod. And my 24mm prime lens wasn’t helping either. First I placed it right in front of the rock. But it became obvious rather quickly that even with the flip-out screen out and tilted up, it was tricky for me to view what I was composing.
It was one of the rare moments where I found myself contorting my entire body into a ball like an armadillo. I wished there would have been another way, but when I wanted the sculpture in the dead center of the frame along with the water plants and the reflections of them in the foreground while not being cropped.
Then, when it was all ready to go after spending a good 10 minutes constantly shifting the tripod and the camera, I came back up as if the armadillo unspooled itself up and sat down on the rock. I released a huge sigh of relief and stretched my back while watching the lake.
Once the clear reflections were set in as if things came into focus, I pressed the remote shutter release before another whiff of wind would disturb the reflections.
Driving at Gerdes
A shattered windshield baked in sun and heat takes on colorful hues that delighted my eye. Cracked glass create eye pathways and a feel of motion. Anchored by the steering wheel and sense of reality almost intrudes - almost. Light kissed and shape blessed, it keeps my eye intrigued.
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Yesterday’s sunset in Prague was pure magic — the sky looked like it was painted with fire and dreams. ✨
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The only April Fool's trick being played here is the fact that it wasn't as warm as it looks!! The title is from a song sung by Cat Stevens: "a popular and well-known Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and is set to a traditional Gaelic tune known as "Bunessan."
♫ Morning Has Broken – As Sung by Cat Stevens ♫
Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven
Like the first dewfall, on the first grass
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden
Sprung in completeness where his feet pass
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning
Born of the one light, Eden saw play
Praise with elation, praise every morning
God's recreation of the new day
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Happy Fence Friday!!
ETA: Sorry this disappeared yesterday. I accidentally deleted it while deleting some other photos. Fortunately, the description I had written was still sitting open in a Word Doc!! But not so fortunate on the lens repair estimate. I was just informed that it would cost me $450. *many tears now*. Do I 'buy' a brand new one or cough up the $450? that just feels like robbery!! Thoughts anyone?
I caught a gorgeous sunrise yesterday morning on Tuesday. While setting up my tripod, I chanced to speak to a man walking his dogs. He was standing there with this fabulous goofy grin on his face as he watched the sun rise.
He told me that this was the nicest sunrise in the last two weeks and that I had picked the perfect morning to shoot it. I had to agree! It certainly was, however; it was bone chillingly cold. I was sitting amongst a jumble of giant boulders, the water washing over my boots ... when a huge chunk of ice crashed at my feet. No wonder I was freezing ... I was sitting on that sheet of ice!!
I also suffered a moment of tears. I was jogging up to the beach to catch the first sun rays, and I dropped my backpack (I really do need a padded bag). I whipped out my camera for the first shot and *gasp* -- no autofocus!! *tears begin* If anyone recalls my earlier stories, this lens (18-200mm) took a bad fall about three years ago. Had to use a vice grip to remove the shattered UV filter. But, magically it still worked.
Coincidentally, after shooting the sunrise; I was headed to the Nikon repair shop with my old Nikon D70. Jackie has been begging me to fix it so she could have a 'real' camera. Sadly, I left the lens with the repair shop too; and am waiting on an estimate. Since that lens brand new is $849 on Amazon, when do I call it a wash with this lens?
*leaving now to go mope, cry and rant & rage in a corner*
Minolta 35mm f/2.8 MC W.Rokker-HG - I had just taken a photo of light rains ending on the pier when, "Sorry son, I got to get my walk in."
Ocean Beach just keeps gifting stories of delight as they unfold along the edge of our continent. Light and color and earth's creatures gather strategically.
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I spent a day up on Mount Diablo hunting down wildflowers. Though the poppies weren't profuse like it in past years, there were certainly plenty of patches to enjoy.
Happy Saturday!
I was amazed, dumbfounded, giddy ... you name it ... to see this sunset, this dream ... unfurl right before my very eyes! This looks very nice ... unfurled in the lightbox! :-)
This sunset was unexpected, to say the least. I thank Char for taking me to her favorite spot at the Berkeley Pier. I took a multitude of shots {naturally} ... and this was 'one' of my favorites. I love how the sun is nestled in the clouds right over a tower. And it got better too: Char's Sliders Sunday Version!
Happy Sliders Sunday! I had to do a 'bit' of sliding ... the RAW image was very, very dark!
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I'm not trying to rush through summer ... really; I'm not! The weather has actually been the best we've had all summer and we have really been enjoying it.
I was digging through my prodigious fence archives; doing some cleaning out and archiving; and found this lovely Autumn fence. I clearly remember the morning I took this ... the sun coming up over the lake ... and me lying on the sidewalk to get this shot! Love that glorious sun!!
♫ Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles ♫
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Happy Fence Friday!
When the sun goes slowly down on the Lofoten you get that absolutely magical light. Only for a few minutes it looked so fantastic as on the photo! So you have to be fast, see it, find a parking spot near the road, jump out of the car, find position and shoot. I shot 5 frames…this is one of them.
I think this will hang on a wall in my house…I personally love it!
Let the Earth Rejoice
The YEAR is YOURS, WhaT WILL YOU DO WITH IT?
As the new year ends, leaving all the 2015 behind, everything that happened, happened for a reason whether it`s good or a challenge; I call it all blessings after all we are all still here to celebrate the 2016. Just like a writer we will open a new book, It`s pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and it`s fist chapter is New Year`s Day, It`s a new year, which means new beginnings, hopes, and dreams! After all life is good, a good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how BLESSED we are. Happy New Year to all. My year end image for all of you, we crossed our bridges everyday, the sunsets but a new dawn comes and life begins again... our stories continues.
These past few days, I’ve been lucky enough to witness some breathtaking sunrises. Of course, I couldn’t resist capturing them and sharing them with you!
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Silhouette in a semi-circle of light. #Street_photography #ig_streetphotography #gf_streets #Fromstreetswithlove #everybodystreet #montreux #myvaud #igersvaud #switzerlandwonderland #switzerlandpictures #switzerland #living_europe #chasinglight #lightchaser #lrinstagram
Market Life
Her daily life is represented over expanses of time with multiple exposure. The contrasts of a timeless marketplace and looming high rises in the background anchor her ever changing life. Strong diagonals add drama as do bold colors against a lightly hued backdrop. Rich details are there to discover.