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"Más blanco su rostro que la arena, más frío que las olas que se rompían a corta distancia, más solitario y desamparado que el negro peñón que se levanta como sombrío gigante en medio de aquella playa solitaria, así el pobre niño cuando el espíritu abandonara su cuerpo..."
Rosalía de Castro.
With a spine spear and thornax launcher, Apokzi was once a fierce and successful glatorian for Iconox. After a long career, a crippling injury forced him into retirement, where he faded from the public eye in favour of the newer and younger glatorians to enter the arenas.
Where he is today, no one knows. He has not been seen or heard from in many years.
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Memory fades as life goes on.
technically this picture is a pure failure : blur of moving subject, blur of misfocusing, blur of lowspeed and handheld.
But...
The roll stood undevelopped during 6 years, carefully stocked in
my fridge, because I knew there were on it some pictures from someone who left us few month later. I was afraid of destroying them with my manual process.
thanks to a good friend (God bless him), Theses pictures are safe. But this one grew on me. The movement of my little girl, the general blur with only this tiny part of shoes less blurred than the picture, appeared to me as a picture of time going on. Our memory fades, details disapear, but the mood stays.
Carpe Diem, sed habeo, non habeor.
Amici, diem non perdidi.
This homemade print has been on my wall for a few years. Don't know what went wrong, but it is not supposed to look like this. Looks more like 160 years old than less than 10...
One of the new designs I've made. These are one of my favorites. I called them faded roses. The post is sterling silver while the rose is oxidized copper.
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I rarely get emotional over my work, but these recent paintings have really moved me. Inspired by childhood photographs of my little brother and I recently sent to me by my mother. A time gone by - a lifetime ago - a brother that I miss. These paintings are loose and fragmented like my memories. 5x5 Oil on paper.
ROANOKE VA: VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF TRANSPORTATION: Isn't it outrageous to let a historical gem like this to fade into oblivion? Well, it would have been had the Museum not jumped in, raised the necessary funds, and spiffed it up cosmetically to as good as new. I haven't been up to the Museum for nearly two years so I will be pleased to see the 'new' 1776 on my next visit.
The 1776 is a General Motors EMD SD-45 built in 1970 and served until 1974 when it was rededicated as a Bicentennial Commemorative. In 1978 the engine was repainted Norfolk & Western black and continued in service until February, 1988.
In 1991, the 1776 was donated by Norfolk Southern to the Museum and was repainted from the N&W black to the red, white, and blue scheme but the paint didn't last.
Man, I'm getting dizzy from all these paint fumes.
For more details go to the official Museum website.
On my last vacation, I was lucky enough to be able to visit another very dear friend from my university days. She lives in Cyprus and we had not seen each other in 2 years. My, where does the time go? My very first time in the Mediterranean and I wasn't disappointed. While we were out exploring on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, we came across this small inconspicuous flower in the field near the famed mosaics. It was "winter" time so there weren't many flowers to be seen at all. So of course I went to go take a look. On closer inspection, you will see that the flower isn't perfect. It's partially eaten away by the snails and the petals are a bit torn. But, it's still there....surviving.
I had to look it up but I found that the flower is "Anemone Coronaria", I believe. My friend told me that it opens to face the wind as it blows. In fact the name is derived from the Greek word meaning wind. I found this fascinating for some reason, not because I didn't believe her. But it never ceases to amaze me how much nature is in harmony with itself. I love using selective colour as an "isolation tool" in my photos but I hadn't done one for a while. So I used it here and took out most of the colour from the surrounding grass. If you look carefully, you can still make out a hint of green in the blades of grass.
There is a particular passage in the bible that states "to everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven". I take this to mean that everything happens for a reason, and no matter how hard the time seems, it eventually comes to a close. That is comforting when you are going through it. I can go further to say that with every ending, there is always a chance for rebirth and reinvention. And with that prospect, there is hope. :) So as this beauty fades, I'm sure that the seeds will blossom in the next season to delight whoever is lucky enough to pass by and see them or whatever sleeping flowers lie dormant, awaiting warmer weather.
Wishing you all a very good and safe weekend!
Fading Hong Kong
19 years after the ruling of the British colonial government, I can truly see the difference as a Hong Kong resident.
I should have begun my project long ago, and this one is now really fading. I'm starting to withdraw this one from work.
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I had wanted to make photos of my shirts, but I don't like selfies very much. The solution? Just make photos of the fabrics!
I don't buy the same brands every time. Because of my small frame, finding the right size in Canada is challenging, so I basically buy whatever brand that fits, often even regardless of colours or patterns. I just buy it if it fits, because again, it's not easy to find clothes that fit me.
A young girl from around 1900 with a fancy hat. No identity or photographer.
I enhanced her a bit using Aviary after I posted her here. She is still faded, but not as much.
every seven years our bodies change every cell
every seven years we disappear
so so tired lately.. especially with the rainy weather. all I wanna do is wear my pajamas and drink tea and sleep for 12 hours
this editing was actually very simple and I love the way it turned out! I used a technique I've never really used in the past.
The light was fading fast, so I took a picture from my backyard. There is at least 35cm or more in my backyard, maybe even closer to 40cm.
This was after the Environment Canada warned snow squall dumped on the region. There were reports of the natural phenomenon called "Thundersnow"
I thought the fading blooms of the Tulip were kind of neat as they wrinkle and fade, having done their job of attracting pollinators.
free items portrayed in a corny and extravagant way, i think. i've never actually photoshopped a freebie post photo so much.
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image credits for stock goes to deviantart.
“Foto's zien is iets anders dan foto's kijken,' zeg ik. 'Iedereen kan foto's kijken maar een foto zien betekent dat je hem kunt lezen. Aan de ene kant heb je mensen en hun culturele voortbrengselen, aan de andere kant heb je de natuur. Bomen, meren, wolkenluchten spreken op foto's een algemene voor iedereen verstaanbare taal. Buiten de tijd om als het ware. Mensen, bouwwerken, wegen en koffiebussen daarentegen kunnen alleen gelezen worden in een bepaalde context, in de tijd, worden gelezen. U kunt dat fotoalbum op tafel voor het grootste deel niet lezen omdat u de noodzakelijke achtergrondinformatie mist. U was er niet bij. U kunt zich er met andere woorden niets bij voorstellen omdat u zich niet herinneren kunt wat eens echt te zien was. Het is uw verleden niet.”
~ J. Bernlef (Hersenschimmen)
I remember when I had Amber, I felt so different - like 'me' had been replaced totally by 'Amber's mum'. This time around I feel like bits of 'me' are still peeking through and I think HPAD has a lot to do with that - it almost forces me to take a bit of time for myself most days, even if it's just ten minutes. So thank you HPAD and all the HPADers, and here is a photo of me, fading back into view! I've also started my weight loss attempt today, so a self portrait seemed appropriate.
04.05.09
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Just returned from a trip to Singapore and Australia this morning. I have not taken that many photos but tried to focus on the best light and be at the spot when it appeared. Well it did in some cases, in others it didn't :). My companion throughout the trip was my Loka +fstopgear backpack and I love it. I also got the new Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 lens and love it as well. Complements wonderfully with the 17-55mm f/2.8. I certainly had to put it to a test and it passed! Wow, sharpness rivals the legendary 14-24mm f/2.8! Stay tuned on Google+ and Facebook. Some stunners are coming up shortly.
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I waited a few hours at this location. Actually not the worst spot to hang out. Just had to escape the rain a couple times. With long exposures it's tough, once it's starts raining the shot is basically ruined as water droplets are very visible when they are on the filter. This was my last photo of the night and took exactly 159sec at f/16 and another 159 to apply in-camera NR (which by the way is a must with any Nikon camera)
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