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Yesterday I met Dave ( www.flickr.com/photos/nldazuu/ ) in Almere. He was overthere to make some blue hour images.
I joined him, but pffff......
A big smile on my face, because last Sunday he had trouble shooting abstract images, and now I had trouble shooting. Too many issues I don't want to see on an image ( trees, houses), it wasn't minimalism. I made some minimalism shots, but no.....
But never the less I want to share this one with you.
So nice to see everybody has his/her own comfortzone. And... it's great going out of your own comfortzone, try something new :-)
".... i think my measurement is wrong... this is a square is it? :-)) " So said Losy yesterday about one of my pictures.
She's been pushing me for a while to break out of the box but square format images have become my comfort zone. A nice, plump, very comfy comfort zone. But here today - just for you, Losy - is a letterbox shot. And, do you know what? Now that I've posted it, I feel liberated. Well, sort of... :)
This picture is of a large three metre by two metre cushion that was on show as part of a recent design show in Covent Garden. It's part of the ministract set.
a mist tunnel at the cincinnati zoo for people to cool off in when it gets really hot...we all had moments that day when we wanted to faint!
I finally managed to make and do my shot for the SoulPancake group. I was graciously invited to join into this 52 weeks group and accepted, only to have my head spin all week on what I got myself into. The group sets its goal to look outside our comfortzones, To act on themes in our normal lives and let those activities inspire our images.
I realized I’ve become accustomed to my way of making pics and at the end of my second 365, I felt like I was just going through the motions.
Ever since I ended my 365 I’ve felt a bit of a void not making pics everyday, but I’m not convinced a new 365 will get me further on my path, it would just keep me sitting in my comfort zone.
What I miss mostly was the feeling in the beginning of my 365 journey where I would expand and cross boundaries to get to where I am now. This project might just be able to have me expand a bit more personally, while still being able to do what I love, taking and making pictures.
So in closely examining my fingerprints I actually started to examine my steps and traces towards this point in time, and to look at what steps I’ll be taking next.
On a side note, the beautiful Grant pointed towards an awesome lightleak set which I used here
Never ones to turn down a challenge we were asked to step a little outside our comfort zone and to paint up a recently purchased Asgard bike shed with a wraparound wildflower meadow scene featuring a hummingbird. Okay then. Game on.
First up we had to come up with a design they were happy with and it’s funny how sometimes things are easy to design but tricky to paint. That should probably be a memo to self. Next up - the fun part. With the shed disassembled we got to work throwing some paint around. After a few furious hours, we had to stop due to rain but when we got back to it it all seemed to fall slowly into place. Whack a fancy little hummingbird on there and some varnish and you’re good to go. Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?
Cheers
id-iom
For Beyond Layers ... Being Brave
Several years ago this book made me look at things differently,
I had the courage to make some radical changes ...
Uit de comfortzone
The Comfort Trap or,
What if you're Riding a Dead Horse ?
Judith Sills
I was amazed at how close you could get to the animals around the watering hole. This one giraffe in particular was curious enough of us that he walked over close enough to where we were standing and sitting very still, to the point that I was looking up at his head against the sky. For those interested, here it is large
Just not feeling it today. I think it is the weather......very dreary, foggy, cloudy....almost looks like it wants to snow....blah. It was like this yesterday, too. Fog is seeping into my head. Ideas are at a stand still. Inspiration is drying up. Days like this i would rather stay home and stay in my shell.
157/365
This picture is a part of the series 'The Metropol'. Can be seen here: marianenenko.com/2015/06/20/the-comfort-zone/
Who is he - the man of the big city? Self-assured, extravagant, the one on his own mind? Or is he a mild and vulnerable creature, hidden under the mask of imperturbability?
Whoever he is, he is the part of the world. The same part as you and me. He begs for love, safety and satisfaction. These are the things that nourish him. These are the things that generate his desire to live. But all these things don't fall from the sky, while one is on his way from work to home. For each a person should strive for.
In the minutes of bustle one should remember that there is always a choice: to be the part of or to deny. There is no way to stand in the middle. There is no way to sit on two chairs at the same time.
These pictures were created the previous week and to be honest they are completely different from what I usually do. For me it was a great experience! I tried to push myself out of my comfort zone, just to feel what I can create. I put myself into new conditions. And I should truly admit that this shoot has opened up something new for me concerning people and me personally.
I believe it is great to push oneself our of the comfort zone from time to time to see yourself in new perspective, to get new experience and feelings in life. Simply to see who you truly are. That is why these days I wish you great stepping ups out your comfort zone.
Tell me about your experience, how do you step out of your comfort zone?
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In the bottom of the shark exhibit there is this glass tube with a moving walkway that you can go on and look up and see all of these sharks swimming over your head. Well, this is what it looks like at night time. The moving walkway is shut off and on both sides is a little shelf... just the right size for a sleeping bag. If you look closely you can see where about 10 of us slept on Tuesday night... way cool!!!! Most of these sharks have to keep moving to breath so all night long you just looked up or 6 inches to your side and were face to face with hugh sharks.
I had my little led flashlight that has a red light and noticed that if you put the light right up against the glass the sharks would dash right at you... kept me entertained until about 3 AM! :-)