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The strips of emotions is from ASL club where we all would sit in a circle and pick an emotion out of the hat and then try and express the emotion through facial expression & body movement, without signing it out. I think it really pushes some of us outside of our comfort zone, having to be very expressive while being watched by everyone... and it teaches people how important it is to be able to accurately show emotion in your face while signing. I find that exercise SO satisfying.
I think sometimes there's a bit of shame or fear associated to being TOO expressive. I've found, with a lot of hearing people, they don't use facial expressions to the extent that I would, I guess because the tone of the voice does the trick sometimes... but I have seen panic in people's faces as they struggle to start using facial expressions to appropriately express their emotions as they learn to sign. Of course some people pick it up so naturally as well.
Me, I've always been very overly animated, to the point where it'd embarrass my grandma, who comes from the era where it was more shameful to sign in public, and to be excessive with facial expressions and drawing attention to the fact that you are clearly Deaf. I remember feeling annoyed whenever I was being told I was being too loud or too wild with my signing or attracting too much attention but would often tone it down for their sake. Then as a late teenager I was really embarrassed whenever people noticed that I was Deaf so I really went out of my way to sign as little as possible in public when I knew I was "passing" and struggled with that for several years. I'm not sure how I got over it but nowadays but I've trained myself to not care if people stare at me while I sign wildly as I tell a story. Or if I get a little bit too loud or smack my lips when I'm excited. Or just simply seem way too animated most of the time. It just is and that's fine with me. If it's a problem for you then... it's your problem.
I've been wanting to do this for a while, and today seemed like the day!
I may do more in the future.
Half-ass doodled in my sketchbook, kinda finished digitally.
Quincy always makes sure we're going the right way. I've wanted to capture this shot for quite a while, but usually when he's in the car I'm driving!
Critical Masses - My aim was to capture Quincy on a car ride with his head out the window. As I said before, this is something I've wanted to photograph for a long time. I don't think the aim is any more complex than that! Maybe it sounds silly, but it's something he does that makes me smile - when I first adopted him, he didn't like to ride in cars or do a lot of things that dogs usually like to do. So it's nice to see how he's opened up and relaxed over the years - next month will be our third year together. =)
Bahia Honda Rail Bridge ~ last used 50 years ago
110-Year-Old Decaying Bridge to Nowhere (grounds)
Beach ~ The Florida Keys U.S.A. ~ March 21st, 2022
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - bridge-side beach-art]
*[graffiti: is repainted and changes every few months by locals]
*[part of a 'concrete-block bridge-shack' that had been here
a while until the last few hurricanes damaged it beyond repair.
This is what is left of it and the locals decorated the rubble]
Bear with me. I felt compelled to do a series of shots of my favorite bridge in the world, with her magnificent colors of water and sky. I visit only once a year (for 46 straight years), and every time there is nobody here, leaving her and her ruins lonely and forgotten. I will never forget her beauty, or Henry Flagler. Thanks for looking.
The Bahia Honda Rail Bridge is a disused bridge in the lower Florida Keys connecting Bahia Honda Key with Spanish Harbor Key. Originally part of the Overseas Railway, the State of Florida purchased it after the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and converted it to provide automobile use as part of the Overseas Highway in 1938. After a replacement Bahia Honda Bridge was opened in 1972, two spans of the bridge were removed (in the 80's) to accommodate boat traffic and make the majority of the bridge inaccessible to pedestrian traffic, but the rest remain standing. Red bridge-rust.
It was originally built by Henry Flagler as part of the Overseas Railroad which was completed in 1912. Flagler funded the construction of the bridge, along with the rest of the railway himself. It was purchased by the state of Florida and converted for highway use in 1938 after the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. Rather than completely rebuilding the bridge after the hurricane, the existing structure was repaired and the deck for the Overseas Highway was added on top, as the existing deck inside the truss was too narrow for vehicular traffic. The bridge served as the primary mode of transport to the islands of the lower Keys, and as a primary evacuation route.
A new four-lane bridge was built in 1980, a few hundred yards north of the old bridge, replacing the old route of U.S. 1. Today, the former bridge provides a scenic overview of the area for tourists. Two of the truss spans have been removed in order to facilitate boat traffic, as the new bridge has an increased span height. The original bridge has fallen into a state of disrepair and signs have been posted on the bridge warning boat traffic to watch for falling debris, but all of the sections have remained standing (not counting the two that were removed). The easternmost section remains open to pedestrian traffic and is maintained by Bahia Honda State Park. Bahia Honda Rail Bridge ~ Spanish Harbor Key ~ Lower Keys
www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia_H...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_East_Coast_Railway#History
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Railroad
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Highway
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_keys
Modern Marvels video - (long, but very, very interesting!)
Bahia Honda Bridge history - Keys History & Information
Would just like to clarify this dress has a Teal hue about it one half looks a kind of neon green color the other has more of a teal hue with the squares.
Nissan and Lexus seem to have been creating cars that portray the mindset: "How many random creases and sharp edges can we place on a single car?" But Nissan (in my opinion) nailed an aggressive medium. The QX30 looks great!
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I was trying to get a shot of Ashley coming up out of the water with lots of drops in the frame.
... what both of us forgot about was that as Ashley sprang up from the water, the dress was HEAVY and didn't spring up quite a fast as she did.
The expression caught here is one of my favorites, and I really like the shot as it turned out, accidental though it is.
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