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It's a cowboy.

The hat is this piece flipped inside out BEN 10 Humungousaur shoulder piece.

The dark tan CCBS shells are from a Chima Figure.

The hat idea was originally Grayson.

This only took me 1 year, 7 months and 14 days to finish (www.flickr.com/photos/sparkytron/9175091078)

A crystal ball (contact juggler's ball) inside a crystal rose bowl. Well I finally got my D300s back from the Nikon repair shop. And even better, I also bought a D750. Takes a little getting use to. but love the image quality and low noise level at high ISO. Lots of learning ahead of me.

Sorry I haven't been checking out your posts for the past couple of weeks. I have a lot of catching up to do.

Still a bowl cat

Set for this litter

this is my set-up for processing black and white negatives at home. usually i would just scan the negatives on a cheapo flatbed scanner as my "proof" prints. the processing part is quick and cheap, and you don't have to worry about the lab scratching up your film. here're the steps:

1. fill the water bottle (a) with cold tap water and stick the thermometer (b) in it. try to get it to 68F. you may have to add hot water or ice cube depending on the weather.

2. load the negative onto the reel/tank (c) inside the changing bag (d). if you're using 35mm film you'll need a bottle opener to open the cannister inside the bag (or in complete darkness). this is often the trickiest part. you can practice with a spare roll of negatives. some people prefer the plastic type which may be easier to roll. but i find the metal ones pretty easy to work with and are durable.

3. used the syringe measurer (e) to mix the right mount of developer (f) in the graduated plastic beaker cup (g). I use kodak's hc-110 developer and use it "one shot" only -- i mix up just enough for each tank and use it only once. a bottle of this can probably process about 18 rolls of 120 or 30 rolls of 35mm film.

4. agitate the tank periodically, for a period of time based on the type of film you're using and the temperature of the water. i use a cheapo sports stopwatch (h) to time this. you don't have to stop and restart it, but just let it run for the total amount of time you need to develope, and just agitate it at the 30 second or 1 minute marks.

5. dump out the developer and fill with clean tap water that's near the same temperature as what you used to develope. agitate the tank with the clean water for about 30 seconds. repeat again with new water. the film is done developing at this point.

6. meaure out enough of the pre-mixed fixer (i) in the graduated beaker cup (g). you can probably pour it directly into the tank but it's safer this way. pour the measured amount of fixer from the beaker into the tank. agitate the fixer periodically for an amount of time specified for your film (anywhere from 2 minutes to 6 minutes).

7. pour the fixer from the tank (c) back into the gallon jar (i). the fixer can be reused. i think a gallon can fix maybe 100 rolls of film. but basically you watch to see if the amount of time to "clear" the film has increased by a certain amount, say 30% or 50% from when it was new. most cities have places to take used fixer to. i usually take it to our local public darkroom. it's a bad idea to dump it in the sink because it contains the silver from the fixed negatives.

8. open the tank and check out the film! look to make sure the fixer has made the unexposed portion of the film (sprockets for example) clear. if it looks cloudy you can fix the film some more. this can be done with the light on.

9. rince the film under the faucet, with the reel inside the tank for about a minute. again try to make the water to be near room temperature. you don't want very hot or very cold water.

After step 9 your film is processed. The rest of the steps are all about washing any excess fixer off of the film, so it won't fade out when you donate your negatives to the smithsonian... :-) if you don't care how long the negative would last you can just hang it up to dry after this step.

10) mix up some perma wash (j) in the graduated beaker, and pour into the tank. agitate for about a minute and dump out the liquid. by the way, you should rinse the plastic beaker thoroughly between uses. i just have one but some people use one for each type of chemical. i haven't found that i need more than one though.

11. open the tank and rinse it under the faucet as in step 9, for a minute or so.

12. pour all the water out of the tank, and fill it with distilled water (not shown). put 2 to 4 drops of kodak photo-flo (k) in the tank and swish the water around a bit to make sure it's mixed in. i rotate the reel i

Little fruit tarts, I love them, I should eat more in my life, or make some.

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polymer clay

A simple shot taken inside an out building on a ranch I visited near St Peter's Mission. Have always been undecided about it...maybe some comments will help! Thank you for the views and comments. Have a great Friday my friends!

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Left me with life in hell

This is Flup, one of my sister's birds. The other one, Fly, is too bad-tempered to deserve an own portrait. But you can see both together here!

Este é o Flup, um dos passarinhos da minha irmã. A outra, Fly, é muito mal-humorada para merecer um retrato só dela. Mas vocês podem vê-los juntos aqui!

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A little more simple, but fun to make. Alot of the piping on the eggs was inspired by Suga', although hers are alot more detailed and delicate! The back view of the bunny was inspired by cookies by Bidwell....I just loved the back view! I definitely need to get some new Easter cutters. I have a set of the Wilton plastic ones, but if you make a thicker cookie, they are almost impossible to use, aren't they? Or am I the only one having difficulties with them?

palazzo ducale - urbino

Dear friends,

this pic and the one here under were taken inside the HQ of the communist party in Paris (architect : Oscar Niemeyer).

This was a "Mac Gyver like" shooting, with the camera on the floor, without possibility to see through the viewfinder (lying of the floor was not the solution in public!LOL). For having the angle I wanted, I made a T with two boxes of cigarettes betwen the lens and the floor... :-))

Anyway, the place and decoration are impressive and I really enjoyed to visit it.

Have a great day and week :-)

(XXXL size better for both)

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The beautiful interior of the ancient chapel serving Lincoln's Inn's legal community. Not as famous as the church in Temple Inn, it is nonetheless very attractive and worth a visit if in the area.

An HDR composition.

Up high, in one of the tallest towers of all the land, in the highest castle by the sea, sits a perfect bedroom, and it shines like the inside of a floating jewel box.

This amazing place is in one of the two peak towers atop Hearst Castle. Getting up into these rooms via tiny, twisting stairways is not the easiest thing in the world. The paths in and out of these bedrooms are almost so serpentine that they seem secret. When I was inside, I felt like I was one of the few people in the world to ever experience it.

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Inside a massive, closed warehouse. One could spend days wandering this cavernous space. After closing, this building was intentionally left to rot with the plans of demolition. Workers are slowly removing valuable equipment but there is a long journey ahead with the environmental cleanup of the entire property.

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I'm thinking about starting a 365 days project in 2011. What do you think? :)

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Estou pensando em començar um projeto de 365 dias em 2011. O que vocês acham? :)

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Just found this picture in my phone from a while back. I used the torso for Andrea.

Nothing too special, but I really like it, and I don't see too many on here. Boobs are sculpted, rest is paint. Had to file the inside of the hairpiece so it would fit.

So, there's someone who always tells me that he can read me like an open book! I was inspired by it :)

Q is for Qjdfjsdbfgjksbgsjkh.

Because I cannot think of a Q word and don't want to spend my time trying.

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A 3 image stitch of a local driveway. I have had to wait nearly 12 months to have another crack at this. I thought it would work in mono, but I like the subtle colour overlay.

Taken with my 60D and a Sigma 10-20mm early one morning.

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Even though it is no longer the nation's official capital, Yangon – formerly Rangoon – remains Myanmar's largest and most commercially important city. Yangon is the country's largest city with a population of nearly six million. This city is a melting pot—a diversity of cultures and communities in terms of people, settlement and religions. Because it serves as the country's main entrance and seaport. Its downtown skyline is dominated by the winking wonder of Shwedagon Paya, a dazzling Buddhist temple that attracts pilgrims from all over the world. The Botataung Pagoda literally "1000 military officers" is a famous pagoda located in downtown near the Yangon river. The 40 meter high pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as was Shwedagon Pagoda—according to local belief, over 2500 years ago. The pagoda is hollow within, and houses what is believed to be a sacred hair of Gautama Buddha. In the second World War the pagoda was destroyed during an airforce bombing mission aimed at the nearby docks. Rebuilding started in 1948 following the original design.Since the 2010 elections, Yangon's fortunes have skyrocketed along with its land prices, as both local and foreign investors scrambled to grab a foothold here. At the same time, decades of economic stagnation are only too apparent in the city's slums, shanty housing and creaking, frequently overwhelmed infrastructure – something you'll quickly realise as you crawl into town in a taxi from the airport.

Rangoon was renamed Yangon and is no longer the capital of Myanmar but it still tolerates some of its colonial past and houses magnificent Pagoda's. Botataung pagoda is the lesser known of “the three pagodas” of Yangon. While it may not not have the flare of Shwedagon or the stature of Sule, inside its golden-leafed walls is laid a hair of the Buddha, making it a significant religious site for Buddhists. The hair and other relics can now be seen behind glass around each turn of the golden labyrinth that zig-zags around the inside of the hollow stupa. The golden image of the Buddha “Calling the Earth to witness” is enshrined in a worship hall around the main pagoda. The golden Buddha watches people meditate and take naps.

Yangon is de voormalig hoofdstad van Myanmar. Het is voor de meeste reizigers het startpunt van hun rondreis door Myanmar voor ons het eindpunt. Voor de grootste stad van het land komt Yangon relatief relaxed over. De sfeer is er gemoedelijk en het verkeer is nog lang niet zo jachtig als in de buurlanden Thailand en India. De stad grenst in het westen en zuiden aan de Yangon rivier. De stad is behoorlijk uitgestrekt. Gelukkig heb je voor een paar duizend Kyats, de munteenheid van Myanmar, een taxi of fietstaxi te pakken. Vanaf de straat is de 40 meter hoge Botataung Pagoda goed te zien. De pagode werd voor het eerst gebouwd door de Mon rond dezelfde tijd als Shwedagon Pagoda-volgens de lokale geloof, meer dan 2500 jaar geleden. In de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd de pagode verwoest tijdens een luchtmacht bombardementen missie die gericht was op de nabijgelegen haven. Herbouw begon in 1948 na het oorspronkelijke ontwerp. Integenstelling tot de meeste stupa's is deze hol van binnen. Wanneer je naar binnen ga, stuit je op een interieur dat lijkt op een doolhof van speigelglas met een hoop vitrines met Boeddhabeeldjes. In de tempel zitten verschillende gelovigen te bidden en te slapen. Het gouden beeld hierboven is de Bhumisparsha Mudra van het aanroepen van moeder-aarde tot getuige is gelegen in een adoratie hal rond de pagode. Op het terrein van de tempel verschillende verblijven voor monniken. Daarnaast is er een tweede gebedsruimte met een grote bronzen Boeddha. De tempel ligt vlak bij de haven. De haven is een mengelmoes van groot en klein, er zijn immense containerschepen, maar er zijn ook kleine houten bootjes die voor weinig geld te veel mensen naar de overkant brengen.

"Akashi kaikyo Bridge", built across the Akashi strait between Kobe (the main island of Japan) and the Awaji island was completed in 1998. Its central span is 1,991 meters (6,529 ft). This is the longest central span of any suspension bridge in the world. The two other sections are each 960 meters. Its overall length is 3,911 meters (12,831 ft). The two supporting towers are 282.8 m (928 ft) high above sea level.

Enjoy my coffe photo. Simple with feelings. I wanted to be perfect but I could'nt do it! If you like it, fave it! :D Thank you! Happy Labor Day!

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"As one shines light into the dark of the psyche as strongly as one can, the shadows, where the light is not, grow even darker. This dark cannot be let alone. The questions cannot be hidden or forgotten. They must be asked. They must be answered. The deepest work is usually the darkest. (Dive deeper). Don't be afraid to investigate the worst"

Women who run with the wolves.

Although this photo is flawed in a number of ways, I still felt I wanted to post it since it conveys a strong atmosphere which I seldom manage to capture in my photos.

It is shot inside my familys cabin in the north of Sweden on a late summer evening. I stayed in this cabin on and off for two months this year, most of the time spent alone, contemplating.

Although a 20s long exposure shot at 200 ISO, the original was very dark. I have pushed the exposure nearly two full stops, and made heavy use of Lightrooms shadows, highlight and tone curve tools in order to restore what I could. It definitely gives the photo a very special feel, but the trade off is heavy noise and lack of detail. Despite this, it is still one of my favorite shots.

For comparison, the original can be found here.

Para alegrar duas guirlandas fofas...

"No fim tu hás de ver que as coisas mais leves são as únicas que o vento não conseguiu levar: um estribilho antigo, um carinho no momento preciso, o folhear de um livro de poemas, cheiro que tinha um dia o próprio vento".

Mário Quintana

Por aqui muito vento e um frio que lembra chocolate quente! Aceita? rs...

Uma semana bem gostosa, produtiva e criativa para vocês!

Beijocas.

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Kayaking near Valdez, AK

This photo is available for print at Print Store

Los Angeles Photo Workshop on November 16th

A little shorebreak action at Sandy Beach on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

Post by Stephen Ball Photography.

Please don't use this image on websites, or other media without my explicit permission, blogs OK with notification and a link back, thanks! ©2014 Stephen Ball Photography, All rights reserved.

Daily Photo - Floating Through the Temple

While in the north of India, I visited this Hindu temple. It was beautiful and decadent inside. I can't even imagine what it used to look like back in the day. The walls supposedly had inlaid jewels and other precious stones. Despite time, it is still impressive.

I had set up for a normal multi-exposure shot, but then this Muslim woman came floating through the room, so I quickly made some adjustments and grabbed a quick single-exposure HDR.

Tokyo Workshop Details

Everyone that subscribed to the free newsletter got early notice of this, and now everyone can see at on the weekend Tokyo Workshop page. It should have all the info you need, in case you live there or are looking for an excuse to pop over to Japan in the Spring!

Maybe I Won't Go to London!

Well, of course I still will, but this article entitled "Photographers to lose copyright and right to photograph in public" gave me pause. What's going on? If bureaucrats make these kind of decisions, it makes you wonder about all their decisions, eh? Of course, as a die-hard Libertarian, I've been saying this sort of thing for years....

Designed and folded March 2012. Folded from twenty hexagons of tant.

I have been trying to perfect this design for some time now, and I am finally satisfied with the result. My goal was to incorporate the EZ Star into each of the units, and the great part about this model is that, just like the original EZ Star, more stars can be stacked on top of of one another on each of the units!

Overall, the locks on each unit hold the model together quite well. The inside of the model looks pretty neat too! This is my first modular model, so I would love know what you think of it!

All comments are greatly appreciated! If there is enough interest, I would definitely consider diagramming this model.

With the ANZAC commemorations just around the corner I'm turning my hand to photographing some of the family war memorabilia.

The book under the medals is an "Active Service Testamant 1916" and it carries Lord Robert's message to the troops inside the cover.

Frank Gilbert Cook was my grand-father's brother and he was killed in action in WW1.

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Ingredients:

Sony ILCE-7M2

Samy the beast

Manual setup and focus, available light, handheld. Hope, you enjoy! All visits, faves and comments are appreciated!

Featured in EXPLORE! (Feb 20, 2011 #169)

The parish church of Southwold is dedicated to St Edmund. It is considered to be one of Suffolk's finest. The church lies under one continuous roof. It was built over about 60 years from the 1430s to the 1490s, and replaced a smaller 13th century church that was destroyed by fire. The earlier church dated from the time when Southwold was a small fishing hamlet adjacent to the larger Reydon. By the 15th century Southwold was an important town in its own right, and the church was rebuilt to match its power and wealth.

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Model : Irina Ion

Make-up : Perrine Soriano

Hair : Christophe Versolato

Assistant : Benoit Jacquot

light : two elinchrom flash.

Place : loft personal.

With the cooperation of Marina Muller - Reyan Events.

out through the red window

She melts my heart.

More more inside. My boyfriend Richie loves swimming, didn't you understand it? IN EXPLORE.

A grand cathedral in Kiev.

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This looks great Large on Black!