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The film ends with Helen Mirren racing to Queen street station in her Fiat Uno to catch Vic before his train leaves. Thanks has to go to the station worker who looked like he was about to throw me out but listened while I explained my daft film location obsession then let me wander the platform without a ticket.
This picture is #172 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Olympus calls it Release/ Drive modes. The Olympus OM-D E-M5 can be set for single frame (one shutter release when the button is pushed), Sequential Shooting H (bursts up to 9 frames per second), or Sequential Shooting L (bursts up to 4 frames per second). I have mine set for up to 4 frames per second.
I usually shoot short bursts for two reasons:
1. Occasionally, with three or four "identical" images, one may be a teeny bit sharper than the other. At least that's how it was with my Nikon D90.
2. One can sometimes get micro gestures from a subject that are fleeting, and easily missed when only one frame is captured.
And, so it was with Heavenly (yes, that's her name). At about 10:45AM, I saw Heavenly setting up outdoor tables at McCabes Irish Pub and Grill, in Naples, FL. There were no customers, so I presumed that she might afford me a few moments of her time, but certainly no more. When I approached her, she was friendly and agreeable. Perhaps she thought that I might later eat there (I didn't). She was from Rhode Island, and recently had moved to Naples. She thinks that south Florida is..., well, Heavenly.
As usual, I shot a few quick bursts of three or four images. At first I got a smile with teeth that seemed a little too cheesy for my taste. So I asked her to just "be herself", and wiped my hand over my face, from top to bottom, leaving a deadpan expression. This worked. The final burst of three I liked. Numbers one and three of that burst comprise this diptych. Notice the change in expression. The image in the right has more of a hint of a smile. And I can see it in the eyes (in comments). I prefer this image – a subtle "eye" smile that is a bit ambiguous.
The point is this; checking the metadata, these images were captured in the same second. This change in micro gesture occurred in less than a second. One shot only, or a camera that refreshes slowly, and this gesture is lost.
Thank you, Heavenly, for allowing me to photograph you for the 100 Strangers flickr group.
"With prayer and good intentions, we make our lives sacred and come into balance." --Don Jose Matsua, HUICHOL SIERRA MADRE MEXICO
Only through prayer can we make spiritual changes that are permanent. You have told us that all life is sacred. Today I intend to serve you, my Creator. Allow me to overcome temptation, and if one comes along, let me see the lessons that will give balance. You have told us that all life is sacred. Let me see today with a sacred eye. Let me see beauty in all things. My Creator, let me know what You would have me be today. Let my intentions be honest, respectful, humble, and loving.
{Verse 1}
When you feel so close to some resolve,
You write the words that you're writing for,
But your courage gets dissolved,
Into what, I don't know.
{Hook}
When you feel that way again,
You have to stop your thinking,
And think of what you're here for,
And let the rest of your feelings go.
{Chorus}
And you've got to find your balance,
You've got to realize,
You've got to try to find what's right before your eyes, oh.
And if you find you've fallen,
And all your grace is gone,
Just scream for me and I'll be what you're falling on, ooh.
When you feel so close to some resolve,
You say the things that you're standing for,
Don't let your courage get dissolved,
'Cause it's then that the fear grows,
{Chorus}
And you've got to find your balance,
You've got to realize,
You've got to try to find what's right before your eyes, oh.
And if you find you're fallin',
And all your grace is gone,
Just scream for me and I'll be what you're falling on, ooh.
Woah, woah.
Just give me the word and I will be there,
Just tell me the words that I've been living for,
Just tell me the things that I've been fighting for,
It's do or die, this is either or,
Just give me the word and I will be there. [x2]
{Chorus}
You've got to find your balance,
You have to realize,
You've got to try to find what's right before your eyes, oh.
And if you find you're fallin',
And all your grace is gone,
Just scream for me and I'll be what you're falling on.
You've got to find your balance,
You've got to realize,
You've got to try to find what's right before your eyes, oh.
And if you find you're fallin',
And all your grace is gone,
Just scream for me and I'll be what you're falling on, ooh.
*Falling On* ~ song lyrics by Finger Eleven
These photos, Heavenly sky 1 through 16, were all taken the same afternoon / early evening in July, 2005. It was indeed a "heavenly" show. All fifteen photos are farmland in southeastern Michigan between Ann Arbor and Jackson.
When I was a child, my dad hired the owner of this farm to come and combine our oats and wheat with his combine, because we didn't have one of those expensive farm implements.
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Press "L" for a larger image on black.
Wood with polychromy, cut gold leaf, and inlaid crystal eyes
This is one of the Twelve Heavenly Generals, protectors of the Buddha Bhaisajyaguru. Each one is associated with a Chinese odiac animal
Honkan - Tokyo National Museum
Recipe from Nigella Lawson - How To Be A Domestic Goddess.
Recipe on my blog Paris Pastry:
www.parislovespastry.com/2012/09/heavenly-buttermilk-cake...
The heavenly awe of sunlight breaking through a cold January sky over Lake Erie. Photographed at Lakeview Park in Lorain, OH.
Model: Milena DeVincenzo
MUA: Melissa Flores
"Horizon of Heaven" background © David Luong (used with permission)
"Earth hath no sorrow that heaven cannot heal."
These photos, Heavenly sky 1 through 16, were all taken in the same afternoon. It was indeed a "heavenly" show. All fifteen photos are farmland in southeastern Michigan between Ann Arbor and Jackson.
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Press "L" for a larger image on black.
Rail slide in the terrain park at Heavenly Ski Resort.
This photo was taken with the Canon EOS 50D and Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS lens.
Flickr Pro expires tomorrow, and I'm probably not going to renew it. Visit my Facebook page if you're interested in following my work--I post many more on there than I do here, despite the lack of quality.
On a side note, if anyone wants to help me set up a website in MySQL, I'd be super grateful and I'd send you prints of your choosing! :]
The hospital Vic visits for his results is the Western Infirmary on Dunbarton road. This is the second hospital location in this project that is now under demolition.
wishing u a heavenly weekend...tks 4 ur beautiful comments, awards, invites & simply flying by...
^i^
* Bullseye * ~ song lyrics Aly & AJ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SL-abDHcQE
Everybody's trying to get to me
Every guy is all for the kill
I'm the type of girl worth pursuing
But I won't be caught standing still,I won't
You're blowing all of your attention on me
Take your best shot I bet you'll miss
You got me interested enough to stand closer
Maybe try a little, kiss
You hit the bullseye, baby
(You hit the bullseye, baby)
Now I'm into you crazy
(You know ya hit the mark)
Don't know how you got me started
(I'm not an easy target, HIT IT!)
(You hit the bullseye)
You hit my heart
I'm surprised the way you affect me
Like an arrow penetrating my heart
Naturally you seem to just get me
So obviously you're pretty smart
HA HA HA!
I like the way you're all dressed up, messed up
I like the way you don't care
I wasn't certain that you'd ring my bell but
Then you whispered in my ear
You hit the bullseye, baby
(You hit the bullseye, baby)
Now I'm into you crazy
(You know you hit the mark)
Don't know how you got me started
(I'm not an easy target, HIT IT!)
(You hit the bullseye)
You hit my heart
You hit my heart (heart, heart)
You didn't ask me for my number?
Wait, you didn't ask me for my number?
Hmm I like the fact that you didn't ask that
Cause you already got my number, huh
You hit the bullseye, baby
(You hit the bullseye, baby)
Now I'm into you crazy
(You know you hit the mark)
Don't know how you got me started
(I'm not an easy target, HIT IT!)
(You hit the bullseye)
(You hit the bullseye)
(You hit the bullseye)
You hit my heart
sweet glory upon us this heavenly day....
we dwell in this heavenly land & seek...
our heavenly destiny is 2 live in peacefulness...
along da way we stumble...
but we r not heavenly alone...
as we rise above our sorrows...
reaching out & touching a heavenly heart...
along our long journey...
sometimes we leave an imprint behind...
which cannot be erased..
yet many try...
4 we r all 1 heavenly being...
destined 2 meet in da end..
nooo matter how twisted my life's road...
heavenly grace from above helps carry da load...
i only hope 2 have left behind heavenly goodness....
and da world will remember me...
as 1 who served wit heavenly kindness.
wishing u a heavenly day....
^i^
*the grace* song lyrics by neverending white light's
www.youtube.com/watch?v=My0FyN72Phc
In better days I've been known to listen
I go to waste all my time is missing
I'm mapping out my ending,
it's never gonna happen now
These things are condescending
with everybody backing down
You pray to stars that can help you get by
And all at once you forget to try
I'd go there if you let me,
they're never gonna find me now
My life is always empty
and in and out of doubt
You're not coming back for me, these things they will never be
I'm so used to being wrong, so put me where I belong
I'll get back to you,
God knows I try,
but I still lose
And I get back to you,
these days run by,
but I still lose
Angels say they can make you suffer
They give and take like a vicious lover
When all this loses meaning,
You'll never want it back somehow
Awake but still I'm dreaming
And never waking up
Alone...Where I'm not alone
A delicious lunch of mezze and St. Peter's fish at the Pella Resthouse. From left to right: Dino (with fish head), Julie, Anne. Jill C, Jill D and Clare.
Pella, northern Jordan.
A long shutter exposure inside the house on a cloudy day gave this heavenly look. It's amazing how a control on the shutter and aperture can produce effects which are otherwise impossible.
Visit this on my photoblog: Heavenly by Sudipto Sarkar on Visio Planet Photography tips and photoblog.
it's been a beautiful & colorful day ...these goldfishes got me in
the holiday mood 4 october..i hope 2 catch up on ur pics soon..
tks 4 ur visit's & ur kind words..many blessings 2 each of u..
^i^
I climbed up a mountain, and looked off the edge
At all of the lives that I never have led
There's one where I stayed with you across the sea
I wonder do you still think of me
I carry your image always in my head
Folded and yellowed and torn at the edge
And I've looked upon it for so many years
Slowly I am loosing your face
[chorus:]
Oh the ocean rolls us away, away, away
The ocean rolls us away
Six's and seven's we live on jet planes
So many faces I don't know the names
So many friends now and none of them mine
Forgotten as soon as we meet
All of these moments are lost in time
Your caught in my head like a thorn on a vine
To forever torment me and I wonder why
Do I wish I'd never known you at all
[chorus x2]
Oh the ocean rolls us away, away, away
The ocean rolls us away
The sun and the moon
An ocean of air
So many voices
But nothing is there
The ghost of you asking me why
Why did I leave
[chorus]
Oh the ocean rolls us away away away
And I lose your hand through the waves
the ocean ~ the bravery
Stand back!
Stand back!
What are those dogs doing sniffing at my feet
They're on to something, picking up
Picking up this heat, this heat
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as anything you've seen
Get a life with this dreamer's dream
You know your culture from your trash
You know your plastic from your cash
When I lose sight of the track
You know the way back
But I know you
You know your stripper from your paint
You know your sinner from your saint
Whenever heaven's doors are shut
You kick them open but
I know you
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as any place you've been
Get a life with the dreamer's dream
Stand back!
Stand back!
Can't you see I've lost control I'm getting indiscreet
You're moving…
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as anything you've seen
Get a life with this dreamer's dream
You know your green from your red
You know the quick from the dead
So much better than the rest
You think you've been blessed
But I know you
You know your ladder from your snake
You know the throttle from the brake
You know your straight line from a curve
You've got a lot of nerve
But I know you
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as any place you've been
Get a life with the dreamer's dream
Everybody nosedive
Hold your breath, count to five
Back-slap, booby-trap,
Cover it up in bubble wrap
Room shake, earthquake
Find a way to stay awake
It's going to blow, it's going to break
This is more than I can take
Oh yeah, I need steam
Feel the steam all around me
Ah you're turning up the heat
When I start to dream aloud
See you move your hands and feet
Won't you step into this cloud of steam
This steam
Give me steam
And how you feel to make it real
Real as anything you've seen
Get a life with this dreamer's dream
Help me yeah
*Steam* ~by Peter Gabriel
* a heavenly trip on a special train...book yours here: www.durangotrain.com/
u filled up my heavenly soul...
as u stepped in2 my heart..
completing da essence of my being...
every fiber i am...u r a part...
u took my hand...but held my spirit..
singing a love song wit ur eyes..
i can hear it..
when u speak...
each word is like a heavenly melody..
when u'r away...u still dwell deep...
within da heart of me..
i loved u yesterday...
i love u 2day...
i will love u 4...
all da tomorrow's 2 come..
^i^
* i love you * ~song lyrics by HIM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxyihvs0YeU
Can't you see my darling
That the harder i try
The more we grow apart
Please believe me
The sweeter the kiss
The colder turn your arms
And the colder grows your heart
And baby more i love you
[x2]
I see it in your eyes
I feel it in your touch
I taste it from your lips
And baby more i love you
And you're in my heart my darling
The closer i get
The more you're out of love
Don't you feel it
The colder your touch
The more it turns me on
And the faster beats my heart
And baby more i love you
[x4]
I see it in your eyes
I feel it in your touch
I taste it from your lips
And baby more i love you
This is what HEAVENLY looks like.
Some of the best pictures are those that are never planned. In this case, the right amount of sun, fog and dog presented itself for photographer Nate Freeman.
Featuring Ronnie, a member of Keshet Kennels extended family.
Queenstown, with a permanent population of just 13000 is merely a hamlet. Yet it has managed to make a name for itself as the adventure capital of the world.
The interplay of the clouds and sunlight that occurs throughout the day on the mountains that surround this hamlet is just mesmerizing.. that combined with the freshness in the air and the cool day breeze, transports you into a different world alltogether
Went shooting with Brian and Hayden today in Seattle, it was beautiful out! We may of been transported to another dimension, could not of been Seattle with all the sun and blue sky. I gotta try this as a Black & White too....