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Interesting rock formations on the shore of the Isle of Eigg, with the Isle of Rum in the back ground.
At first I wasn't sure if this shot was a keeper, the RAW file was pretty bland and boring.
After playing around in LightRoom I came up with this, which I really like.
Using LightRoom I tried to create 3 distinctive layers or "elements" in the shot by adjusting contrast, sharpness and clarity.
I think the shot now exhibits a clear foreground the stone shishi, mid section being the tree and background the Torii.
Seen at my neighborhood bus stop, a nice mural of the periodic table of elements done by a local second and third grade class
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The view at Midway Loch, up Ben Nevis. The forecast had been of heavy snow showers...
Original image on Aperture First.
Once again it looks like work is getting in the way of life again. I had to work my birthday a couple of weeks ago (the 5th), so can you tell me why I wound up working 21 hours? It was Super Bowl Sunday so I knew some people would want it off more than me since that's their thing. Personally Rugby World Cup is mine. It's bad enough to be there for 11 hours but to pull a double shift sucks. Even if I wanted to take off they had given the day off to three other people. I wasn't surprised when no one came to relieve us since they gave the one person off that works at night off. What did surprise me they didn't cover especially when they were reminded four days prior that they would be off since the time off was approved. I think this idea of job/post abandonment is crap but I won't go into my thoughts on career military people who can't adjust to civilian life. But maybe that's the price for working in tech/telecommunications. Go figure. I'm especially not happy that it almost happened again a week later.
I turned 45 this year, which is the age I always wanted to be when I was younger. I figured it was still young enough to do whatever you wanted, but too old for people to try and tell you what to do. You have to love Kid Logic. The reality has been farther from the truth. If anything I have more people trying to tell me how to act, how to behave, what to wear, what to do. My few friends that I have left that I've known since Elementary School and Junior High say I've always had a clear idea about what I liked, what I thought, and who I wanted to be. That hasn't really changed much. The only thing I can say is the older I get when I tell people who are trying to control me to "Sodd Off" I mean it 210%, whereas before it was probably more like 80%. Maybe I'll work on that when I get older, then again maybe not. He, he, he...
If you had asked me if when I got this age if I would still be at home taking care of an elderly parent who hasn't always been the kindest or nicest person towards me, or if I would feel stuck in a job that's not really going anywhere because I need Health Insurance, or that most of my friends would be dead before I turned thirty, or that I would give my heart to a weak person that didn't really want it and nearly got dragged into major drama because of it I would have told you no.
Because of Circumstance and the type of person I am there are things that I probably should have done or experienced in my twenties or thirties that I haven't or didn't. I wouldn't exactly say that I have regrets because I think everything that I've experienced in my life has gotten me to this point where I am. But I do feel a sort of mild sadness or wonder regarding "what if". But you know what my life is my life and those were not the "Life Lessons" that I needed. For all intensive purposes I was not supposed to make it to the were I am. I never thought I was going to make it to thirty let alone 45. I'm a little sad and angry that the people who were supposed to be my mentors, the people who were my support aren't here to see me reach this point. There's not a day where I don't miss them. I think I've always have been a kind, caring, generous person but I'm learning more to be so to myself. I think that's something a lot of us could learn to do. For the first time in my life I'm in a place where I can't see myself 5 years from now or ten years from now but more in the moment and I think I'm ok with that.There is a sort of freedom and power in not knowing everything. This is a transitional period for me and the next stage is about allowing myself to become a better me. The older I get my tolerance for people trying to push their issues on me lowers more and more and I won't accept them trying to make me feel bad because I'm not doing what they think I should or being who they think I am. I only have room to be me.
I am smart, brave, kind, open minded and generous.. It took me a while to realize it or rather remember it because I had people in my life trying to convince me otherwise either by their actions or what they said. Now if I ever get to the point where I think I'm sexy I'm going to be trouble I think.
I have to admit that I frequently lose my way and find myself slipping into my familiar darkness. But somehow I find my back on track. As I'm getting older I finding lightness suits me better. I'm learning how to reconcile the two sides slowly. At this point in my life it's more important for me inspire and elevate if that makes sense. Ok, I'm rambling now. I guess what I'm saying I want to be a better me more than anything in the whole world. How about you?
In a sky full of people only some want to fly
Isn't that crazy
In a world full of people only some want to fly
Isn't that crazy
Crazy
In a heaven of people there's only some want to fly
Ain't that crazy
Oh babe Oh darlin'
In a world full of people there's only some want to fly
Isn't that crazy
Isn't that crazy Isn't that crazy Isn't that crazy
Oh
But we're never gonna survive unless we get a little crazy crazy
High speed photo using a patterned background. There are several cool effects here -- the distortion of the pattern through the water, glass, and stem. The pattern is also reflected in the base of the table.
Strobist / setup;
- Custom built sliding table - glass is affixed to the table, which slides to the right stopping abruptly. When this occurs. the flash is triggered, capturing the splash.
- Hiviz Schmitt photogate trigger with delay circuit used to trigger flash.
- 1 - SB-800 flash set to 1/16 th power behind glass. Reflected off foamboard, through custom diffusion screen.
Flash is gelled yellow color.
- Background is a pattern printed on a transparency and mounted in black foamboard.
- Cropping, light levels and saturation effects made in Picasa.