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This is the Slabs version of a door mat inviting you in. You're driving through the desert, and all of a sudden, you see this, and beyond it, a myriad of trailers and cars parked every which way. Salvation Mountain happens a good quarter-mile before you hit this sign, though, so I guess that is some warning! I'll have photos from there up in the near future.
I'm starting to notice the trend of me backlighting and centering everything I shot during this trip. I'm sorry if this is getting redundant!
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Something from my past........
A little fact about me. Way way back, many years ago, I was a huge Bloom County fan. I had all of the books. Somewhere along the way over the last oh, I don't know....25 years, I tragically lost the books. I found them the other night for only a couple bucks each at the used bookstore, and happily brought a few home with me.
I totally enjoyed a good giggle over my yogurt and tea. It's the little things in life.
So, what are you reading?
Just so you don't think I'm sitting around reading comics...... I just finished 'Eventide' by Kent Haruf, which is the sequel to the wonderful 'Plainsong'. Both wonderful small-town character driven stories that take place out west. I loved both. Now I'm reading 'The Tie That Binds'. Also by Haruf. I'm on a mid-west kick.
~H.Jackson Brown Jr
What the heck, lets throw in another one as well, while I'm at it. This is moi, in my green winter coat, sliding and sluring around Tallinn.
There were barely any other people around the old town, only lots and lots of snow, and lots and lots of very icy cobblestones. What shoes did I have? A pair without any friction whatsoever. Bad choice? You bet. Especially if you're trying to get forward on anything at more than a 15 degree angle. Hanging onto railings and odd bits and pieces here and there became something cool. Or well, that's what I tried to tell myself it was.
Nevertheless, I was proud of myself. See, I was the only one from my entourage who actually got off the boat in the morning, and into Tallinn. And that was quite an achievement considering I had been partying until 5 o'clock in the morning. Being up and about at 9am was quite remarkable. Of course, it's possible I was still drunk... Indeed, that would explain things... Anyway, I dared the storm, got a couple of pictures and was back on the boat two hours later, limping and thoroughly soaked.
Great trip.
(As a sidenote, I'm very very rarely drunk, maybe twice a year, and that includes being tipsy. Just to make that clear.)
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The kitty's shots have to happen twice a day; around 6:30...which means this time of year, I'm missing the sunrise and the sunset. Which could also be influencing my recent lack of motivation when I seem to be stuck inside during the best time of the day. But on this day, my hubby sent me out and took care of the rest. (Which he does often, but it still makes me feel guilty to leave him to it when he has to do it all each time I travel....)
Touch me with your golden touch… Let your light Glide across my face… Let your sweet golden ambers of the light find its way to my heart… for you are my lady… Wrap your golden arms around me… lift me… to heights of rapture… Then let me float back to where I was born… My Puerto Rico… Love me as I Love you… My Puerto Rico…
Tonight is all Music with Love… Lets Dance…☺)
TIO
One last one in color of the old farm I came across.
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Wishing you a Wonderful Holiday Season filled with joy and love.....
*all these mosaics are in my mosaic set...
I'm only a cat,
and I stay in my place...
Up there on your chair,
on your bed or your face!
I'm only a cat,
and I don't finick much...
I'm happy with cream
and anchovies and such!
I'm only a cat,
and we'll get along fine...
As long as you know
I'm not yours... you're all mine!
Author Unknown
forgive me for giving you weird colors lately. i've been figuring out ways to "tame" this damn curves tool!
I gets your'n Mickee de Mouse fors ya and dis is nows mine's....wrights ?? I's wil take goods care of em'...."I's Promise"
My life is beyond crazy at the moment.
Pretty sure I'm close to going postal and doing some fucker in with my mop if I have to wash the damn floors one more time this week (I say that knowing for a fact that I will wash them at least 3 time tomorrow.....)
Time to take a day off I think. Get some 'me' time and just fucking stop.
Here's to 'crazy love!'
I ain't never goin' back there!
I hope you're feelin' the love today.
It's Friday.
Thank God it's Friday.
I can't believe I made it to today.
What a whack week it's been.
I'm gonna lay low today... hang out with the little ones all weekend... wrap my arms around 'em tight... go have some fun... enjoy bein' a family.
That's the most important thing.
I'll be feelin' the love this weekend.
Sending and receiving.
I hope you're doin' alright.
We're all gonna get through this you know?
Just keep the love and the light in your heart no matter what.
Appreciate the little things.
Notice the beautiful things.
Breathe.
Have some fun this weekend.
Let your worries go.
Smile a big smile.
I'll be thinkin' aboutcha.
Yeah... I hope you're feelin' the love...
just be careful with that 'crazy love.'
That'll getcha.
this was taken post-boat. mostly because i liked my outfit. because i'm shallow like that.
i honestly think anybody who thinks they're not at least a little bit shallow is either lying or deluding themselves.
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Some more shots from yesterday. After we were finished with the "us" pictures, we decided to take some individual portraits as well. Hope you like them! :)
Zack went home today and thank you all for your prayers for him in his journey back. This honestly has been one of the best weeks of my life. I have gotten to know this amazing photographer so well and he and I connected like I can't even believe. He is such an amazing person and an inspiration to so many people and I really am going to miss him now that he's gone. This has been such an incredible week, really, and I will remember it for the rest of my life.
Thank you all again so much for your support and kind words to us these past few days. We love you all so much! Thank you, thank you, thank you Flickr! If not for you, none of this would have ever happened :)
standing in the dark outside the house
breathing in the cold and sterile air
well i was thinking how it must feel
to see that little light
and watch it as it disappears
and fades into
and fades into the night
so i know you're going pretty soon
radiation sore throat got your tongue
magic markers tattoo you
and show it where to aim
and strangers break their promises
you won't feel any
you won't feel any pain
and the streets are jammed with cars
rockin' their horns
to race to the wire
of the unfinished line
thought that i'd forget all about the past
but it doesn't let me run too fast
and i just wanna stand outside
and know that this is right
and this is true
and i will not
fade into
fade into the night
standing here in the dark.
Everything I have read tells me that early moring and evenings are the best times for photography. The light is soft and is more flattering to the subject. I saw this fern on the side of a trail partially lit by the intense mid day sun. I went ahead and took a picture of it even though I knew I wasn't "supposed" to. Actually, I took 32 pictures of it, that's just the way I am. A couple happened to come out with interesting effects. The glare from the sun was blurred enough by the f1.6 aperature that a nice glow was created. This is pretty much how it came out of the camera. I adjusted the brightness and colors a little. Oh, and I increased the sharpness. For some reason I always increase the sharpness on my shots with large amounts of bokeh. Go figure.
This is another shot of from our way up to Abram's Falls at Cades Cove! I just love taking water shots and I hope you are not tired of them yet. I promise I don't have too many more!
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Lyrics from Russian Roulette by Rihanna which is an amazing song.
I'm not really sure I like this, but it goes with a story that I've been working on for almost a year so I'll like it for that reason =]
Oh and my friend Lauren and I are planning on going thrifting soon for props and dresses, which makes me very, very excited XD
Secret Number Three:I feel like I don't say 'thank you' as much as I should.
So thank you to everyone who has taken the time to look at my pictures, for those who have added me as a contact, and anyone who favorited, commented, and flickrmailed me. And a ginormous thank you to the people who take the time to comment on almost every new photo I have, (you know who you are!), and your comments make my day. I also want to say that you are all amazing people =] and thank you for encouraging me to keep this up because I'm now realizing how much photography has changed my life. =]
...here? And the focus is a little off =/
I wish I could find the creator of these beautiful textures...
My name is Julia. My middle name is Erin. I don’t like definitions or when people try to define me. I am too many words, too many phrases, too many emotions. I like the sound of the ocean waves when they flip over each other in a race to hit the shore. I like the feeling of someone whispering secrets into my ear. I’ll carry them with me forever – your secrets – I won’t ever let them out. I am very quiet. I tend to let opportunities pass me by. I have my mother’s eyes and my father’s smile. I underestimate myself. I love a boy who makes me feel special but he doesn’t know. I’ve grown to love my freckles and pale skin. I love when people surprise me. I’ve lost pieces of me that I will never get back. I’ve dropped them in the souls of other people – people I’ve met, people I’ve loved. I have a story. It’s long. And, honestly, I’m not sure I’m ready to tell it. Honesty is something I’ve always admired. I hate when toast is too dark on one side and too light on the other. I hate when the pages of books are folded or torn. That’s someone’s story – folded and torn. Sometimes I feel as if I’ll fall apart so I wrap my arms around my legs and hold myself together. I always want to sing. I sing when I wake up and when I’m trying to fall asleep. Quietly. I love the feeling of having stage lights, hot as the sun, burning down on me. I love being alone under the covers with a brand new book. I love the smell of a burning campfire but I’ve never been camping. I fainted yesterday morning. I hate not being in control of things. Sometimes I go too far. I like oatmeal with cinnamon and strawberries. I’ll always want to be a mermaid. I have trouble accepting complements. I collect keys because they remind me that there are so many doors yet to be opened. I can be dramatic sometimes. I live with anxiety. If I had a cat I would name her Millie. If I had one wish I’d wish to see myself through the eyes of others. I look in the mirror too often. I check things too many times. I’ll never be perfect. I have a hard time accepting that. I’ve hit the bottom. I am trying to climb back up. There is a huge gap in this story. Something about me I'm keeping inside. It's hard to let out. I fear it will define me if I tell you. I’ll tell you all about it one day. I promise. And promises, like secrets, are something I keep. But, honestly, I’m just not ready yet.
the beginning
the slient initiation
screaming echoes fly swiftly to the future
creation breeding thought
waiting
taking
commencing the end
these are some of the first photos I ever took with my first camera back in fifth grade.
SOOC
I used flash with this *le sigh*
But, i was playing around with a green cover over it. so yeah.
the result is^
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this was just for fun, but i do like it.
And then mo made me upload it.
well, he didn't really make me.
but i like to justify it that way in my head.
i'll stop with the hair flicking, i promise.
:P
over the last few days, several people who know of my passion for grand central station have sent me a link to the frozen grand central video. the moment i saw it, i knew i needed to try and contribute to the project via a photograph.
~ Max Heindel ~
For this self portrait group, with new themes every week.
This week; "Music".
BTW, you should read the tags & maybe check out my bench Monday shot for this week.
Genesis 9:13
I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.
Photographics By : Travis Silva
CameraNikon D300
Exposure0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/6.3
Focal Length 35 mm
ISO Speed 200
Model - Kia Henriksen
Mayhem #1654508
Kia is one of my favorite models. What makes her so good is that she looks unique. She is wiling to try anything, no matter how crazy it sounds or how stupid it may make her look, or how dirty/wet/bored she may get. She's happy to try things and comes up with her own concepts on the fly too. Those for me are the ingredients of a good model.
SB800 camera left using Multibounce® at 1/32 power 5 feet away from model
SB600 camera left using Multibounce® at 1/16 power bounced to ceiling
Children don't grow up, our bodies just get bigger, but our hearts get torn up.
{ABED FOR THE BEST GROUP EVER! FANTASTIC ABEING FRIDAYS RULE!!!}
"Dirty boots! Yeah, you like that don't you!"
"Who's your daddy?"
I say, If you're gonna HUMP something...HUMP IT BIG!!! Seriously freakin' BIG! Just like this: View On Black
Last night I was thinking about ideas with Liina for what to do. First, she suggested humping her, but then I remembered the no porn thing, so we nixed that idea (well, until later, :). Then she thought about these, and we went out midnight hump huntin'. Luckily the security guard had just passed by these and I had plenty of time to set up and shoot it. She was laughing the whole time...of course, if you're significant other were making the O Face whilst humping a pair of giant cowboys boots, wouldn't you?
Big thanks to North Star Mall for allowing (hehe) me to hump the hell out of their icon!
SOOC. It was windy, felt like it does before a storm, dark and cloudy like it too, but it never rained.
I have very different features, sometimes they are good sometimes they seem bad, but all in all i am okay with it now. im a flawed mess and its okay.
long day at work, i need to get over my social anxiety problems and that will take a long while. Really.
oh my mentor mentioned what he calls the blur in back of a photo, what we call bokeh he calls something else and i told myself to remember that because i thought it was funny how i don't think he heard of the work bokeh before but now i can't remember what word he used and this is pointless for typing out oh well.