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I have no idea why there was a party on the fools day but then dj teemus did manage to set the stage on fire :)
And a very happy weekend to all of you! Party hard.. there need not be a reason :)
update: holydevil who got overlaid in the earlier pic. :)
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“Gracious even God Bloodied on the cross. Your sins are washed enough…This is the Last Stop”
The Last Stop: Dave Matthews Band, Before These Crowded Streets
As with so many of Dave’s songs… he pours himself into every aspect of this song. When I hear Dave sing this song, I cannot help but wonder at different phrases and question “what was he thinking here…” The levels of passion that he pours into parts of this song just seem to go over and above the usual artist’s passion: they seem much more personal.
I believe I mentioned it before in another post but I absolutely love how they laid out the album… and I’d swear it was a concept album if I didn’t have such a draw to albums like that. Beautiful work guys- this one always gets me in the throat.
*** Artist Notes ***
The last stop as one looks up to the sky… for the one who bloodied the cross…
Lyrics:
Fire
The sun is well asleep
The moon is high above
But fire grows from the East
And how is this
Hate so deep?
Lead us all so blindly, killing, killing
Fools are we
If hate's the gate to peace
This is the last stop.
Oh is War
The only way to peace
Well, I don't fall for that
You're Raining tears
You're righteous, so righteous, SO RIGHTEOUS
You're always so right
Go ahead and dream
Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one.
Rain tears...
Oh no
Gracious even God
Bloodied on the cross
Your sins are washed enough
A mother's cry:
"Is hate so deep
Must my baby's bones
This hungry fire feed?"
Smoke clouds roll in
The symphony of death
This is the last stop.
Scream
Right is wrong now
Ha, shut up you big lie
Oh and the "black is white" lie
You comb your hair to
Hide your lying eyes
You're righteous, so righteous, SO RIGHTEOUS
You're always so right oh man
But why your lie
Go ahead and dream
Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one
This is the best stop.
Here there's always blowing up
And I hope that we can break it down
So it's not so black and white oh...
This is the last stop.
Here there's more than showing us
And I hope that we can break it down
So it's not so black and white
Black and white oh man...
You're righteous, you're righteous, you're RIGHTEOUS
You're always so right oh
And there you are nailing good to a tree
And then say forgive me, forgive me oh
Go ahead and dream
Go ahead believe that you are the chosen one
rain oh...
This is the last stop...
Here there is more than growing up
And I hope that we can break it back
It's not so black and white
So right...
Nairn, an ancient fishing port and market town east of Inverness.
Nairn also has miles of great beaches but it was these rocks by the harbour, with the yellow seams looking like gold that caught my eye, with strong winds and choppy seas the long exposure worked just right.
Here's the April Fool's joke I played on Skye. I'd played a joke on Jenna and Hayley earlier that morning, and Skye was quite disappointed that I hadn't played one on her. She didn't know I'd already had this one planned. :-)
Whilst the adults were getting serous I went off again to fool around with the kids and practice my miserable Swahili.
they don't know
what they're on about
those fools
don't get my dreams
lyrics (text): the temper trap - fools
please don't post invitations and/or pictures in the comments section
Double circular polarizing filters for rainbow effect, slightly slow exposure while rotating the camera.
My third piece from my Fool Me series. There's been a lot about the child molesting priests in the Irish news recently. This sums up my thoughts on the matter. If you view it large you can see that the wafer has a certain symbol on it.
April Fool's joke from fdsflickertoys
1. edward, 2. leashed, 3. these eyes, 4. saturday..., 5. paws, 6. weary edward, 7. open wide, 8. burrowing owl,
9. fantasia beauty, 10. my son, 11. sunrise, 12. latino cultural center, 13. clyde, doing his morning duty, 14. brown stretching, 15. sleepy paws, 16. ipod vending machine?,
17. cheers to friends, 18. a little privacy...please, 19. if a peacock is albino-ish..., 20. chewing bamboo, 21. cuckoo lunch, 22. making a sauce, 23. gateway arch, 24. mutual gazing,
25. i feel special, 26. Manolo Blahnik sketches, 27. living room..., 28. juxtaposition, 29. beautiful bonnie, 30. headshot, 31. cropped, 32. the other side,
33. gorilla, 34. need some help, 35. Trans-Island Skyway 1 of 6, 36. think that's a wig?, 37. latino cultural center, 38. don't want to be here, 39. suspended animation, 40. i know, it wouldn't hurt me to smile,
41. harpy eagle profile, 42. dinner tonight 1 of 4, 43. looking a bit higher up, 44. now for something completely different, 45. my mal shot, 46. my beautiful daughter, 47. toad in the hole..., 48. cheers to the group,
49. bridge over the charles, 50. expressive, 51. stuff in my cam bag..., 52. eww gross dad!, 53. our suite, 54. on the lookout, 55. gecko, 56. bonnie and clyde,
57. just a test..., 58. evan, our youngest..., 59. tory, the project coordinator, 60. deciding what to do..., 61. one the cops missed, 62. our first view, 63. on the way home, 64. heffalump,
65. maybe they're just lonely, 66. there were some clues, 67. looking west from the east drive on tahoe, 68. scruffiness, 69. found framed photo, 70. santa fe, 71. six flags, 72. the big ticket guys
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PCA184 – Low Key
Sunday, November 20 - Sunday, December 4, 2011
Image Tag: pca184
We tried this 96 assignments ago. Let's give it another shot.
The assignment is to photograph any subject using low key lighting style. Low Key photography is dominated by black, and highlights are used to paint in the detail. Its more than just an underexposed photo, and its more than just a black background. Low Key should have some amount of pure white or at least highlights in it, and usually does not have a lot of middle-gray. Some research on the web will quickly show that there is a wider than expected definition to low key so some studying may be in order.
WIT:
A shamelessly sentimental photograph of me fooling around with my wife.
The setup was similar to last week except the light was above us and slightly behind. I was inspired to do this by a film poster that I saw coming out of the cinema tonight. It took me a while to figure out how the light was positioned to light both the actor and actresses faces - Anne pointed out that it must be above and behind them because the actress was looking back and up at the actor.
It is quite tough to get the focus right when you are also in the shot. I used my little 50mm f1.8 prime lens (best value for money ever!) and set the aperture at f7.1 and experimented with exposure till I got the right shot.
I would have liked to have had more light in the eyes but a reflector brought in too much light and spoiled the low key effect for me.
I did some tweaking in photoshop to remove stray hands and trouser legs that seemed to add confusion to the shot - it isn't obvious that I am sitting behind Anne (who is kneeling) so it was a little confusing to see a knee sticking out there.
We had fun on April Fool's. No coffee?! That's a cruel joke
And special thanks to SleepyNeko for using the CC license! We used her photo and love it! Thanks SleepyNeko!
Why the Fool? Because this was the very last shot I took with my demo Carl Zeiss 2/50 - and I was a fool for trying, now that I HAVE to buy it. ;) But this is a pure SOOC - no crop, no color adjustment, no nada! I took this for my Lenscrack group ( www.flickr.com/groups/lenscrack/ ) - in which this month's assignment is SOOC. Nikon D700 + Carl Zeiss 50mm The journey is the reward. Please, no group invitations or badges.
“Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.” - Mark Twain
For Macro Monday: Fools Gold
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pyrite
A mass of intergrown, striated pyrite crystals
General
Category Sulfide mineral
Chemical formula iron disulfide (FeS2)
Identification
Color Pale brass yellow, dull gold
Crystal habit Cubic, faces may be striated, but also frequently octahedral and pyritohedron. Often inter-grown, massive, radiated, granular, globular and stalactitic.
Crystal system Isometric; bar 3 2/m
Twinning Penetration twinning
Cleavage Poor
Fracture Very uneven, sometimes conchoidal
Mohs Scale hardness 6–6.8
Luster Metallic, glistening
Refractive index Opaque
Streak Greenish-black to brownish-black; smells of sulfur
Specific gravity 4.95–5.10
Fusibility 2.5–3 to a magnetic globule
Solubility insoluble in water
The mineral pyrite, or iron pyrite, is an iron sulfide with the formula FeS2. This mineral's metallic luster and pale-to-normal, brass-yellow hue have earned it the nickname fool's gold due to its resemblance to gold. Pyrite is the most common of the sulfide minerals. The name pyrite is derived from the Greek πυρίτης (puritēs), “of fire” or "in fire”, from πύρ (pur), “fire”. This name is likely due to the sparks that result when pyrite is struck against steel or flint. This property made pyrite popular for use in early firearms such as the wheellock.
When I checked BigHugeLabs to see if I had anything in Explore, I found that much to my surprise, all 2,252 of my photos were in Explore! April Fools! I only made a poster of the first page.
1. Crocheted Christmas Tree, 2. Private Dining 3-2-2009YIP (Explore #309 on 3-3-2009), 3. Care To Join Me In A Sunflower Snack?, 4. Flickritis?, 5. Murray, 6. Thomas as Mattress, Again, 7. I See You, 8. Thanks from Megan,
9. Marley, 10. Easter Wreath, 11. The Lion and The Lamb?, 12. Catloaf Interrupted, 13. Gremlin, 14. Catloaf x2, 15. Gimme an "E",... oh, Wait, Gimmie a "3", 16. Hexagons (Explored #20 on February 27, 2009),
17. Calvin, 18. Black And White Moon, 19. Mailbox, 20. Socks That Rock Chevron Scarf, 21. Chevron Scarf, 22. Cats Squared 3-4-2009YIP, 23. Socks That Rock Chevron Scarf, 24. Creatures of the Reef,
25. Sunflower and Bee, 26. Alex vs. the Cat-Eating Couch, 27. Wee Wonderful Lion, 28. Purseycat, 29. Alex From Another Angle, 30. Full House at the Food Bar, 31. Blech! What's On Your Fur?, 32. Rockette Cat,
33. I'm Really Trying to Sleep, Here, 34. Gremlin, 35. It's a bird..it's a plane...no, it's....., 36. Gimme That Sandwich!, 37. Muffin and Alex, 38. Clapotis, 39. Socks That Rock Rhodonite, 40. Sunset,
41. Family Portrait, 42. Ta-Da!!! Hangin' On By My Toes!, 43. Unfinished FolK Quilt, 44. BFF, 45. No Ice Skating, 46. Alex And Dusty, 47. Are You Still There? 3-22-2009YIP, 48. What's Behind My Monitor?,
49. Log Cabin Quilt, 50. Squirrel, 51. Summer Dream, 52. Nearly Full Moon, 53. Sandy Hook Sunset, 54. Unfinished Cross Stitch, 55. Look, Ma, I Can Stand on Two Legs!, 56. Too Lazy to Hold My Head Up.,
57. Never Mind Three Dog Night, This Is A Seven Cat Night, 58. Meggie, 59. Megan Under The Lamp, 60. Megan Under The Lamp, 61. Happy Furry Friday, 62. Is He Gone Yet?, 63. Farmhouse, 64. Gingerbread Galore,
65. Gremlin, 66. Or Is This The Right Fabric?, 67. Sun Through the Trees, 68. I'm Not Doing Anything, Either, 69. No More Pictures, Please, 70. Getting Chilly, 71. Squirrel, 72. ladybug
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Thanks to all my supporters! Finally, the recognition that I deserve! Yes, every single one of my photos is in Explore! now. Thanks to my friends at bighugelabs as well, for being so kind as to rig the algorithm in my favor! (By way of explanation - for April Fool's, Scout appears to have jury rigged their page so that, when one checks to see if any images are in explore!, all images come up)
1. Don Quixote Silhouette, 2. Three Takes on the New Year, 3. Moonburst Through Light, Icy Clouds, San Francisco, 4. Follow the Leader, 5. Pacific, 6. Happy Chinese New Year, 7. Eye of the Peacock, 8. Apples in Lilliput,
9. Can Impressionists Paint Photos?, 10. The Phantom's Eyes, 11. Dance of the Ducks, 12. We Just Come Here for the Candy, 13. Untitled, 14. Ferry Moon, 15. Intensity, 16. Red-Engine-No.8,
17. Bay Bridge & Fire Boat at Night, 18. Veiled Spider, 19. Soft Blue & Bokeh, 20. soft, 21. One of Many Faces, 22. Mums, 23. Point the Way, 24. The Sentinel,
25. San Francisco Street, 26. California Poppy and Resident Spider 2, 27. Anti-Gravity Machine, 28. Pescadero Anemone, 29. Potter Hotel, 30. Vulgar Flower, 31. Sea Grass, 32. Baby Blue Convertible,
33. Dragon Dancers, 34. Red Engine No 10, 35. Yikes!, 36. Red Engine No. 9 (Details, Details . . .), 37. Untitled, 38. The Conducktor Stretches . . ., 39. Snail, 40. Double Daisies,
41. Almost to the Point, 42. California Poppy Sunrise, 43. Jammin' on Hippie Hill, 44. Jesus says "Bicycles are bad for Business", 45. Flower Chicklets, 46. Pacific Ocean and Sunset from Grand View Park, 47. Hot Rod, 48. A Different Perspective,
49. Cave Centipede, 50. Hothouse Flowers, 51. Dance, 52. San Francisco Skyline from the Waterfront, 53. Queen Mary 2 in SF from on High, 54. Untitled, 55. Industrial Area, Port of San Francisco, 56. Crown of Flowers,
57. Flame, 58. Tired Trotters, 59. Children & Digital Camera, 60. Sumo Cow, 61. Embarcadero2, 62. Through the Grass, 63. Untitled, 64. Untitled,
65. DSC01753, 66. Bolivia017, 67. DSC01401, 68. Pre-Photoshop version of "The Phantom's Eyes", 69. mussels & gooseneck barnacles, 70. Gator Profile, 71. DSCN0377_2, 72. Pigs Flying
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