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Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.
~Alphonse Karr
Yes! I love this quote, look for the positive! I hope you all have a great weekend and HFF!!
A Girl And Some Tunes: The Girl Who Hunts The Dead
Hole "Jennifer's Body"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlvBPCeT92w
She's a young woman and she's a vampire hunter. Lately she heard those vampire monsters attacked a colony in wild territories. She decided to travel to this place to see if she can do something about it. But when she arrives, she realizes the worst may already have happened.
As she enters the building, she feels the air getting cold.
It seems that there's no sign of life left here.
She suddenly hears some noise, so she decides to search the place.
She finds nothing, but there's still a big room that she must check.
As soon as she arrives in this last room she feels an evil presence. A weird blue fire starts in the fireplace behind her.
An ugly ghoul emerges from the fire, but she quickly draws her blade and cuts its head off.
She killed the ghoul who was guarding the place, but as soon as the suns will go down she knows that there will be opponents more dangerous than this one...
Another episode in the "A Girl And Some Tunes" series. This one is inspired by the anime "Blood The Last Vampire" and the movie "Suckerpunch".
Model:
Lilith in the light
her page: www.facebook.com/lilith.inthelight
My first photo for Flickr Group Roulette, an awesome group that helps with inspiration for 365 daily photos. Today's theme/group is "Music in my Mind", where you interpret a song or lyric.
This is "In The Light" by Led Zeppelin. It's such a powerful song, and this photo is exactly how I feel when I'm listening to it.
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And if you feel that you can't go on. And your will's sinkin' low
Just believe and you can't go wrong.
In the light you will find the road. You will find the road.
In the light
Everybody needs the light.
[#66 in Explore]
There was a pretty high-contrast scene at the entrance to this one of the many churches in Barcelona, and I quite liked the lady being illuminated, while the guy on the left was framed between shadows and silhouetted. I'm still unsure about the best screen-ratio and crop to go with though... I think this one helps mostly preserve the notion that she's entering into something immense, but still keeps the eye going to her, and then around the pic. I think :P Many y'all can help me in the comments :P Cheers,
Tom
Amaryllis 'Lemon and Lime'
(I just got a new camera, and I'm enjoying playing with it. So far, I love it. But the learning curve is pretty steep.)
Ladies and Gentlemen...
No pleasure in life like the one of meeting new great people, specially if they're charming, nice and very talented. All of it applies to this young man, French iPhoneographer Morgan Miranda...
As a good European, a perennial romantic... love (and a gorgeous lady) has brought Morgan to NYC, where I've had the pleasure to finally meet him, after following and loving his work. As his path in the city unfolds, I wish him the very best in the adventure, and hope we'll get to write tales to tell together in the streets we love to photograph...
Welcome to NY, mon ami!
This image plus the two on the comment section were shot during our walk from the West Village to the High Line, in NYC.
All three images taken with my iPhone 4 using VintB&W app and processed with Monochromia app.
From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
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remember that scene in "Back to the Future" where Marty (Michael J. Fox) is at Doc's lab and he turns up the amplifier to like... what was it? 10? and as he put his pick to the guitar and plays his first note, he flew across the room?
well... that's about how i felt shooting these shots. i dialed the studio lights up almost as high as they would go... and when i pressed my remote, i swear i heard the loudest pop and thought.... holy shit... i probably blew a fuse... or a bulb... or something! but no. they came back.... and i kept shooting. :) i did turn them down some from my original shot, and then i tried a few where i blocked the hair light (see comments) and some where i didn't. some i got some cool flare too. it was a fun experiment.
oh... and yes... i got a keratin treatment on thursday and part of the process is they have to straighten your hair and you have to leave it---no washing (so my hair looks quite greasy here, LOL)---no pony tails---no hats---no tucking behind your ears---nothing!! for 3 days... tonight, i FINALLY got to wash my hair. bye bye frizz! ;)
for the group Me Again Monday with the theme "in the light" HMAM! and my first BAM!
Allow Your Own Inner Light to Guide You
There comes a time when you must stand alone.
You must feel confident enough within yourself to follow your own dreams.
You must be willing to make sacrifices.
You must be capable of changing and rearranging your priorities so that your final goal can be achieved.
Sometimes, familiarity and comfort need to be challenged.
There are times when you must take a few extra chances and create your own realities.
Be strong enough to at least try to make your life better.
Be confident enough that you won't settle for a compromise just to get by.
Appreciate yourself by allowing yourself the opportunities to grow, develop, and find your true sense of purpose in this life.
Don't stand in someone else's shadow when it's your sunlight that should lead the way. -unknown
Our 3rd day on the Russian River, we were treated to cold weather, misty fog, sweet light, and a fun-filled showing by the brown bears.
At first, we really didn't see any bears that morning. We resorted to photographing the landscape on the river, human fishermen, flying birds ... but then the real "fishermen" showed up and showed everyone how it was done.
This sub-adult bear made quick work out of fishing efforts and seemed quite proud of himself too. So nice of him to bring out his catch and turn to pose for me, bathed in that amazing light. For several hours they traveled up and down the river bank, as did we, looking for salmon, having some social interactions with what I believe was its sibling, and ultimately catching and eating its prize ... i.e. salmon dinner.
I mean, look at this bear ... I saw many other human fishermen during the day doing the same thing ... catching and posing with their prize. LOL. Difference is, these bears didn't believe in "catch & release" ... at least not before a skin stripping and a few nibbles. :-)
For more about the bears of the Russian River, check out my newest blog post (published 10/15 evening) at www.tnwaphotography.wordpress.com.
Thanks for stopping by to view and especially for all of your thoughts and comments.
© 2013 TNWA Photography
A Girl And Some Tunes: The Girl Who Hunts The Dead
Queen Adreena "In red"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3Ik3fkaks0
She's a young woman and she's a vampire hunter. Lately she heard those vampire monsters attacked a colony in wild territories. She decided to travel to this place to see if she can do something about it. But when she arrives, she realizes the worst may already have happened.
As she enters the building, she feels the air getting cold.
It seems that there's no sign of life left here.
She suddenly hears some noise, so she decides to search the place.
She finds nothing, but there's still a big room that she must check...
Another episode in the "A Girl And Some Tunes" series. This one is inspired by the anime "Blood The Last Vampire" and the movie "Suckerpunch".
Stay tuned, there's more pics to come!
Model:
Lilith in the light
her page: www.facebook.com/lilith.inthelight
Strobe info: One Jinbei DC-600 through a 46' octabox on the left of the subject at 2 meters high with an angle of 45°. And there's two 580exII with blue gels, one hidden in the background one on the right of the subject out of the frame . The three strobes were triggered with pocketwizards TT5.
My daffodils are blooming very early this year. I don't see any others in my area yet. Possibly it's because many of mine are old, established plantings. I have no idea. Glad to see them, anyway.
9/24/08 - Another day of relaxing. I'm worry-free currently and it's lovely. Although I've been very tired at school I've been catching up on sleep through naps. I have yet to fall asleep in class!
I actually didn't mean to use this one but the photo I did want to use was grainy. Thanks to KJ for the texture, it made this a ton better. :)
"The weight's gone off my shoulders. From the top of the world and I can finally breathe. Do you feel like me? Have you been through what I've been through?" - Valencia.
~*Photography Originally Taken By: www.CrossTrips.Com Under God*~
Kevin Michael "Toby" McKeehan (legally changed name to Toby in 90's) (born October 22, 1964 in Fairfax, Virginia), professionally known as tobyMac, is a professional musician, producer, and songwriter. He was first known for being one third of the Christian music group dc Talk staying with them from 1989 until their announced hiatus in 2000. He has since continued a successful solo career with the release of three studio albums; Momentum (2001), Welcome to Diverse City (2004), and Portable Sounds (2007), as well as two remixed versions of his first two albums, titled Re:Mix Momentum, and Renovating Diverse City.
Life and career
Early life
Toby was born on October 22, 1964, in Fairfax, Virginia.[1] He was nicknamed Toby since he was born in October, but his older brother had called him Toby before he was born.[2]
In his childhood, Toby grew up in Annandale, Virginia. He attended Pine Ridge Elementary, a school with fewer than 300 students during the years that Toby attended (1970-1977) .He later attended Luther Jackson Intermediate during the first few months of his 7th grade school year.[citation needed] Both schools were mentioned in his song "Extreme Days".
He then attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia where he met Kevin Max and Michael Tait.
dc Talk
The trio formed the band dc Talk in 1987.[2] DC Talk's original sound was hip-hop, but in 1995 they reinvented themselves with the release of the guitar-heavy Jesus Freak. Although they'd already won a Grammy for their earlier work, this album was a significant milestone, selling over two million copies, making it a double platinum record.
dc Talk's latest album was released in 2001. The album Intermission: the Greatest Hits was a dc Talk compilation put together when the group members started their "intermission." The members were pursuing individual careers then, and at the time assured fans that dc Talk had not split up, but rather they were simply taking "an intermission." More recently though, comments from the band members, most notably from Kevin Max, have implied that dc Talk will not regroup. Kevin Max writes on his official website's message board, "dc Talk is something of the past. In order for dc Talk to be anything of the future, it will be up to each individual member to come together to create something that is lasting and substantial. There is an audience out there interested in seeing dc Talk back together as a group and as an entertaining and creative force, but I feel that the spirit of the thing is dead. I appreciated the time that we had together those many years, and I thank God many times over for allowing me to be a part of something that was so far reaching and helped so many people, but to be honest, just doing a show to do a show is not interesting to me. It must be thought out, creative and passionate."
dc Talk reunited to perform a song on the album Let's Roll about the events on September 11, 2001, on Toby's second album Welcome to Diverse City (They appeared on the song "Atmosphere (Remix)"), and also on Kevin Max's album The Blood in the song "The Cross".
Solo career
Toby McKeehan's solo music differs from dc Talk's rock-based musical style, leaning toward a more urban, hip hop sound. His sound is much more reminiscent of what was heard when dc Talk originally started out, on the albums dc Talk, Nu Thang, and Free At Last.
McKeehan composed and recorded the song "Extreme Days" for the 2001 Truth Builder Productions film Extreme Days. The song was subsequently featured on the 2001 debut tobyMac album Momentum and was used in the movie, Hangman's Curse, based on the popular book by Frank Peretti. McKeehan also composed and performed the song "New World" for the album Music Inspired by the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. His song "The Slam" was featured in the film Never Back Down, advertisements for the films Transporter 2 and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, as well as advertisements for the television show Prison Break. The song was also featured in car commercials, men's NCAA clips, NBA Finals (Miami Heat, 2006), World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) programming, NFL Football commercials, and "The Ultimate Highlight" on Sportscenter. The song "Burn for You" was used on a Dr. Phil advertisement. "Diverse City" was featured in the Veronica Mars episode, The Wrath of Con. Ohio Valley Wrestling performer Matt Cappotelli (who currently is unable to perform due to a brain tumor) uses "The Slam" as his entrance theme. Many more of Toby's songs have also been used in commercials. "Atmosphere" was used in a Volvo car commercial, "Burn For You" was used for cinnamon gum commercials, "Ignition" is being used by ABC/ESPN to promote its coverage of NASCAR, and "Boomin'" has also been used to promote a new crime-drama, The Women's Murder Club, on ABC, as well as others. His song "Get This Party Started" was featured on an episode of the TV show Roswell. His songs "Yours", "Extreme Days", "Get This Party Started", and "Momentum" were all recently featured in the Xbox 360 video game Crackdown. In September 2007, his song "Feelin' So Fly" appeared in the film The Game Plan starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Portable Sounds sold 50,645 copies in its first week, debuting at #10 on the Billboard 200, and at #1 on the SoundScan Contemporary Christian Overall chart.[4] The album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.[5] The songs "Made to Love" and "I'm For You" both hit #1 and were the second and third most played songs on Christian Hit Radio stations in 2007.[6]
Toby is also the President of record label Gotee Records. Gotee features artists such as DJ Maj, Relient K, and John Reuben. However, as a recording artist, he is under contract with ForeFront Records.
Career Outside Music
Toby has written two books with Michael Tait and Kevin Max called Jesus Freaks: DC Talk and The Voice of the Martyrs - Stories of Those Who Stood for Jesus, the Ultimate Jesus Freaks[7] and Jesus Freaks: Revolutionaries: Stories of Revolutionaries Who Changed Their World: Fearing God, Not Man (Jesus Freaks)[8]. These books are mainly focused on Christian martyrs. He has also written two more books with Michael Tait titled "Under God"[9] containing stories of America's spiritual battles, and another called "Living Under God."
The Diverse City Band
Toby's band on his albums and his live shows has become known as "The Diverse City Band". In 2007 they recorded their first single as a band; "Party (Citizens Come Out)". The song is featured on the Hip Hop compilation album, "Hip Hope 2008".
* "tobyMac" - lead vocals
* Gabe "GabeReal" Patillo - vocals
* Deshon "Shonlock" Bullock - vocals
* Nirva "Nirvessence" Dorsaint-Ready - vocals
* Dave "D-Dub" Wyatt - keyboard, backing vocals
* Brian "Da Bomb" Haley - drums
* Todd "Toddiefunk" Lawton - bass
* Tim "T-Rose" Rosenau - guitar, trumpet, backing vocals
* DJ Maj - turntables
[edit] Personal life
Toby and his wife Amanda (Mandy) McKeehan live in Franklin, TN. They have five children: Truett ("TruDog") born September 4, 1998, Moses, Marlee, Leo born November 2, 2004[1], and Judah born March 24, 2006.[1] Moses and Marlee were adopted in 2002.[1] Truett appears on the albums Momentum, Re:Mix Momentum, Welcome to Diverse City, Renovating Diverse City, and Portable Sounds as emerging rap artist TruDog.
Toby attended Liberty University, the same university as Christian voice actor and singer Vic Mignogna, who also helped dc Talk with their first album.
A Girl And Some Tunes: The Girl Who Hunts The Dead
Helmet "See you dead"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIIl7ogtNLI
She's a young woman and she's a vampire hunter. Lately she heard those vampire monsters attacked a colony in wild territories. She decided to travel to this place to see if she can do something about it. But when she arrives, she realizes the worst may already have happened.
As she enters the building, she feels the air getting cold.
It seems that there's no sign of life left here.
She suddenly hears some noise, so she decides to search the place...
Another episode in the "A Girl And Some Tunes" series. This one is inspired by the anime "Blood The Last Vampire" and the movie "Suckerpunch".
Stay tuned, there's more pics to come!
Model:
Lilith in the light
her page: www.facebook.com/lilith.inthelight
A Girl And Some Tunes: The Girl Who Hunts The Dead
Trans Am "Black Matter"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GVrMhNKImE
She's a young woman and she's a vampire hunter. Lately she heard those vampire monsters attacked a colony in wild territories. She decided to travel to this place to see if she can do something about it. But when she arrives, she realizes the worst may already have happened.
As she enters the building, she feels the air getting cold.
It seems that there's no sign of life left here.
She suddenly hears some noise, so she decides to search the place.
She finds nothing, but there's still a big room that she must check.
As soon as she arrives in this last room she feels an evil presence. A weird blue fire starts in the fireplace behind her...
Another episode in the "A Girl And Some Tunes" series. This one is inspired by the anime "Blood The Last Vampire" and the movie "Suckerpunch".
Stay tuned, there's more pics to come!
Model:
Lilith in the light
her page: www.facebook.com/lilith.inthelight
Strobe info:
One Jinbei DC-600 through a 46' Octabox on the right of the subject at 2 meters high with an angle of 45°. Two 580EXII, one hidden in the fireplace with a blue gel, and one hidden behind the windows with a blue gel too. The three strobes were triggered with pocketwizards TT5.
A Girl And Some Tunes: The Girl Who Hunts The Dead
Deftones "Tempest"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgNBxNvAJg
She's a young woman and she's a vampire hunter. Lately she heard those vampire monsters attacked a colony in wild territories. She decided to travel to this place to see if she can do something about it. But when she arrives, she realizes the worst may already have happened...
Another episode in the "A Girl And Some Tunes" series. This one is inspired by the anime "Blood The Last Vampire" and the movie "Suckerpunch".
Stay tuned, there's more pics to come!
Model:
Lilith in the light
her page: www.facebook.com/lilith.inthelight
strobe info: One Jinbei DC-600 through a 46' octabox at 2 meters high on the left of the subject.
A Girl And Some Tunes: The Girl Who Hunts The Dead
Kyuss "Demon Cleaner"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gB0yOjXjeE
She's a young woman and she's a vampire hunter. Lately she heard those vampire monsters attacked a colony in wild territories. She decided to travel to this place to see if she can do something about it. But when she arrives, she realizes the worst may already have happened.
As she enters the building, she feels the air getting cold.
It seems that there's no sign of life left here...
Another episode in the "A Girl And Some Tunes" series. This one is inspired by the anime "Blood The Last Vampire" and the movie "Suckerpunch".
Stay tuned, there's more pics to come!
Model:
Lilith in the light
her page: www.facebook.com/lilith.inthelight
Strobe info: One Jinbei DC-600 through a 46' octabox face to the subject and two 580exII hidden in the background with blue gels. The three strobes were triggered with pocketwizards TT5.