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Portraiture is a window to the soul. - Anonymous
For my this challenge, Ari, who goes by the name of Lord Nikon 12, His challenge was,
"I am having a great time going through your stream. You take so many beautiful photos, but I don't see any people :(
My challenge to you is to take some portraits and maybe start a 100-strangers project. After that, go wild!".
I had so many ideas for this challenge, but for some reason or another, none of them came thru due to my timing or the people I wanted to take portraits of.. Anyhow, I always wanted to learn the in-camera multiple exposure setting. This was the perfect opportunity for me to do that. This is the portrait of my mum who has come to stay with us.
The tree in this picture is a very old, tall tree right across my house.. I see it change every season..but it still weathers all the changes and still stands tall and majestic.. This gave me an idea to portray my mum and the tree together.. Mum has been a steady rock in my life. She has weathered many many changes in her life lately, but she still stands tall and weathers anything that comes her way with a smile on her face..
Ari, I hope you like this portrait of my mum.. and I am hoping that I find courage to start the 100 strangers project like you suggested sooner than later.. :)
Thanks again for the challenge. It was fun learning a new technique. I have to add that this is not an in-camera shot. Somehow when I downloaded them, they all had a very strong pink tint to them. I have no idea why. Will need to figure that out. However, it is a fun technique and Ari, I hope to see you soon again!
Single grided spot high above camera right, bare strobe behind model shooting through smoke (fog machine)
Model: Billy Brayshaw
I haven't been out on a night shoot since Sept 2007... geez - I need to get my head in the cold evening sky. Here's an oldie from the end of 2006. January 08's moon is nearly full.... let's get out there!
The Lackawanna heritage unit passes the often-photographed Hoka Turkeys sign just west of Waterman, IL. Not bad for my first catch past it!
After seeing a mention by Stephen Downes of a presentation he did for the 2023 Open Education Conference called Open Learning in the Fediverse which is now, thanks to Dr Tesla, the hot topic.
For some reason I felt an urge to remix the opening credits to a favorite show when I was a kid, Get Smart.
Okay, there is a low resolution image in Wikimedia Commons declared as fair use, for which my use here is likely not a qualifier. Hmmm, How about a case of parody? To the copyright holders, if anything, my use might offer more people to look up this classic show, watch, and appreciate what a treasure it was. My use is not o steal or take away from Get Smart but to honor it.
Who owns popular culture? The rules are not written into law, so my remix is likely the most legal. But I will roll the dice.
My source was a screen grab from the YouTube video www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ6gdRfBW6c where I used Photoshop to copy brush out the SMART letters, and replicate with a font guess (Georgia) for the words "Federated".
Is this changed enough from the original? Leave it to the lawyers.
I must admit, i did feel like a bit of a voyeur when i photographed these woodpigeons getting close, but they were so busy they didn't care who noticed! :-)
Reposted 27th April 2011
I haven't had much Flickr time recently so i'm sorry for not visiting your beautiful streams! I will catch up soon! :-)
Love Carl xxxx
For the big benefit we're having for moms cancer fundraiser tomorrow (Sunday). Mom says I gotta look my best and be a good boy. Of course I'm a good boy mom! We're so excited, this going to be a fun day.
a new brighton kite surfer made a bee line for me when he saw the camera and put on a great demo for me, so whoever you are, cheers. taken at new brighton wirral.
I always try to track the birds with my lens and save a few images for the buffer even after they make their catch. They typically do something really cool, like look at their fish, eat it mid-air, or even drop it. It is very entertaining. www.troymarcyphotography.com
One of my favourite things in life - Charity Shop and Boot Sale hunting. Thought I would show you some of my recent finds - hope you like!
The Museum of Flight, Seattle.
The Pratt & Whitney J58 (company designation JT11D-20) was a jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft. Twin J58s pushed the SR-71 to a cruising speed of 2,211 MPH.
The J58 was a single-spool turbojet with an afterburner. It had a unique bleed from the compressor to the afterburner which gave increased thrust at high speeds.
This feature caused it to be referred to as a turboramjet in some writings.
It delivered 25,000 pound-force (110 kN) of thrust without afterburner (dry) and 34,000 (150 kN) with afterburner (wet).
General characteristics
Type: afterburning turbojet with compressor bleed bypass
Length: 180 in (4,600 mm) (an additional 6 in (150 mm) at max. temp.)
Diameter: 50 in (1,300 mm)
Dry weight: approx. 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)
Components
Compressor: 9-stage, axial flow
Combustors: Cannular 8 burner cans in an annular combustion casing
Turbine: two-stage axial flow
Fuel type: JP-7, JP-4 or JP-5 for emergency refuelling from any tanker (Mach 1.5 limit)
Oil system: Pressure spray return system with Fuel-cooled oil cooler
Performance
Maximum thrust: 34,000 pounds-force (151.24 kN)
wet, 25,000 pounds-force (111.21 kN) dry
Overall pressure ratio: 7.5 at take off
Bypass ratio: low bypass ratio to afterburner
Air mass flow: 300 lb/s (8,200 kg/min) at take-off power
Specific fuel consumption: 1.9 lb/lbf (190 kg/kN) per hour
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.23 lbf/lb (0.0513 kN/kg)
This is the "Get Pushed" challenge issued by syahrel azha hashim with the theme of "Lightbulb". I was given the freedom to shoot anything, but it had to include a lightbulb. Here's my take...
With the fresnel lens, this 1 kilowatt bulb produces a beam visible under favorable conditions up to 15 miles away. I really liked the glow from this angle. The shot in the comments, you can see that it has a completely different glow.
This lightbulb resides at the Point Piños Lighthouse located on the northern most tip of the Monterey Peninsula. This marks the entrance to Monterey Bay and a definite hazard to the Mariner. The stone lighthouse was put into service in February 1, 1855. Everything from the building, lenses and prisms are original. It is the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the west coast and is listed on the national register of historic places.
Printed on vintage maps from the United Kingdom in an edition of 220. Each print is different and unique.
Available for purchase at Keep Calm Gallery!
The Barb City Stompers played at Cornfest this year. While I'm all for trains, this was not the ideal location to put the band as they played at CornFest this year. Despite the engineer laying on the horn loud and proud, without missing a beat...the band played on.
Blythe Physical Challenge #36--Blythe and Books
Audrey is rising up--straight to the top: and it took her a while to get to the top of all those 12-inch stairs! Scrawny to Brawny all the way.
Getting into it: time for the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Three packs of stinky, gooey concoctions of herbs and whatnot are applied to different areas of my two legs. They are left on for four hours. After they have been taken off, the pain in each area has increased dramatically. Understandably, I asked them not to do that again.
They said someday you’ll find
All who love are blind
Oh, when your heart’s on fire
You must realize
Smoke gets in your eyes
Nat King Cole - Smoke Get's In Your Eyes...
Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Louis Armstrong - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
www.canzoni-mp3.net/a/adriano_celentano/canzoni/testo_fum...
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Buon Ascolto e Buona sera Amici