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Because frames are bad enough.... and watermarks are bad enough... and the two together just suck.
I know "theft" is bad. But this is worse.
/soapbox
/OMG this was in Explore at 91 for a day!
With their focus turning to a visit to Chicago after a 26-15 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football (MNF), the Washington Redskins know full well they need to get back on track and hope for the best. They need the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers to slip to have any chance of making the postseason.
"We put ourselves in this position, so we can't sit here and feel sorry for ourselves," left tackle Trent Williams said. "Obviously, we're not in the driver's seat anymore and we're going to need some help, but that all doesn't matter if we don't take care of our business."
A 2-of-12 showing on third down, two turnovers and a running game coach Jay Gruden deemed "atrocious" cost the Redskins control of their playoff destiny. Games remain at the Bears and home against the New York Giants.
"I hate being in this position where you got to wait for teams to win, this team needs to lose," defensive end Ricky Jean Francois said. "I hate being in that position because (Monday night) we could have controlled our own destiny now we need help from another team and I hate being in that position but we put ourselves in that hole and now we have to dig ourselves out."
Some other things we learned from the Panthers' victory over the Redskins:
Jonathan Stewart ripped through the Redskins for a career-high 132 yards rushing on 25 carries. It was a performance the Panthers had been waiting for all season, and it came with the veteran at less than 100 percent.
"Stew was just typical Stew," quarterback Cam Newton said. "He did an unbelievable job this week. He came in and wasn't in his best health. He had some kind of contusion in his leg. The trainers did an unbelievable job of getting him back on the field.
"For him to perform like that, that's the type of play we're going to need from him moving forward. He's a professional. That type of run game kind of sets the tone."
Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins had one of his worst games of the season, going 32 of 47 for 315 yards with an interception and a fumble.
"I thought he had good time to throw it for the most part," Gruden said. "I think he was having trouble seeing some of the coverage and when he did see them I don't know if he just didn't have clear throws at them."
The Panthers know their odds of making the postseason are, well, hardly ideal.
"Without a doubt, it's minuscule," coach Ron Rivera said, "but it can happen."
At this point, the best Carolina can do is finish at .500 and see if that's good enough.
"Our objective is to go undefeated all the way to the end of the season," defensive end Wes Horton said. "Playoffs aside, we are playing for pride."
While Carolina's defense looked almost vintage Super Bowl caliber, former Panthers cornerback Josh Norman wanted some more action. Mostly he didn't like Newton not throwing at him.
"He threw that long ball to Teddy (Ginn Jr. and) he came down with it," Norman said. "After that I didn't see any more of him all night. I think (offensive coordinator Mike) Shula got in his ear. I wish he didn't because I'm pretty sure he would have uncontained the beast."
Picture was taken by Kirk Allen of Red Weasel Media | RWM Sports
We made a short notice booking to Copenhagen, Jayne had the first week in September booked off and we wanted to try and do a city break. Five nights hardly seemed enough but the short flight was ok. We flew over home heading east on a beautiful morning. I love flying over an area that I know and being able to see it from above. We had been warned that Copenhagen was expensive-it was! I hadn’t done any research before we set off but on the flight over, I read that taxis were expensive, so it was best to use the Metro from the airport, it isn’t far in to the city and the Metro was fairly easy to use. However! We should have caught the train, I read this whist we were sat on the Metro it has to be said! The nearest Metro stop, which I was frantically trying to work out, using my phone, travelling in and out of tunnels, turned out to be a 1.5 mile walk from our hotel, the rail station was .5. Never mind we were there to walk-subject to my lately diagnosed arthritic ankle, we just didn’t want to be towing suitcases over cobbled pavements at the same time.
We were staying in the Tivoli Hotel which was described as central, it is near Central Station but you wouldn’t describe it as central to the city. Our room wasn’t ready but we could upgrade for a modest amount plus we realised it would be a good idea to include breakfast in the upgrade deal. A good move as it turned out. Our room overlooked the train lines-all twelve of them!! We could already hear train brakes squealing along with the thump thump of steel wheels rolling over points and joints. It’s true to say that Central Station is a 24/7 operation. The overnight noise didn’t bother Jayne but I could hear it all night.
We dumped our stuff and I loaded up with the backpack and camera and we were straight out there. Copenhagen is a relatively small city but there is a lot to see. We were soon finding out that it has an extensive network of canals and bridges and these are a major feature of life in the city. Pan flat, the cyclist rules, There appeared to be twice as many bikes as residents, with countless thousands propped up everywhere you went. Where ever you looked there was silent conveyor of sit up and beg cycles being ridden in all directions. You soon got used to looking over your shoulder before making a move. The vast majority of bikes are left unlocked and almost no one wears a helmet ( I’m a no helmet man, much to the annoyance of the helmet zealots). Copenhagen is reputedly the happiest place in the world and it certainly came across as friendly and relaxed. It is, though, one of the most expensive cities in the world and two burgers and two small glasses of wine at Nyhavn cost us £50. Comically, there were four people, local to us, shouting out Jayne’s name, they had seen us going past and we had a laugh about the prices, They were sat drinking beer at £8.50 a pint. Despite the expense, the place was packed with people parting with their money. Wages are very high locally, as are the taxes. The high wages and high costs must feed each other in an upward spiral I would have thought.
Unfortunately the cost of entering buildings to go up towers etc. for a higher view of the city was also very expensive (to us). The tower at Christiansborg Palace is free but restricted by the lift system and you don’t get to the top, it does also open later than the others so you have a chance of seeing sunset over the city. Unfortunately the lifts were out of order on one of our best weather days. We did get to go up the day after but it was dull and I wasn’t overly impressed. The spiral tower across in Christiana, The Church of Our Saviour, was far more impressive. We climbed the tower here just after it opened on a stunning morning and the views are fantastic. There will be incredible bottlenecks when it’s busy though on the corkscrew stairs that get progressively narrower towards the top. Some people hog it to take endless selfies at the top and it is extremely tight up there, you can’t move up until they come down.
As usual, we tried to get to some out of the way places, with only five days and mixed weather though we had enough mainstream destinations to see. We had a day of heavy rain so we went back to the rail station which was a good indoor (and free!) destination, and made umbrellas and the rain the focal point of that days photos. The entire Danish navy seemed to be at anchor, we just missed an open day on one ship. Some I could photograph, others were guarded and had restrictions, I got the evil eye from a couple of guards as the spotted the big Canon in my hand. I can’t imagine that they could police the Japanese and stop them from getting their photos and selfies though. I always act very openly with the camera and if people look at me suspiciously I smile and give them the thumbs up. In a rail station I usually ask the police. In Central Station the police were in their station and I never saw one move out, it is covered by extensive CCTV but there were some very unpleasant people, drinking and watching for people being careless with their belongings. We were lucky to be in the station on Sunday as a tourist steam train arrived, it sat at the platform belching smoke and steam for fifteen minutes, it was also coming back in an hour so we had an expensive coffee and waited to see it again. There was big military event outside the Christiansborg Palace on Monday, with a parade through the city that came past just as we were in a good spot to view it. The area was full of soldiers wearing their medals. We haven’t discovered the reason, although someone suggested a passing out parade for new recruits. Maybe the ships were in port for this as well.
Tivoli Gardens is another big draw and we went in, again it was fairly expensive, it had been a stunning day and the biggest problem was contrast, with deep shadows and a bright blue sky. We stayed until dark, it opens late and is very colourful. We went on the world’s highest carousel and got flung around 260 odd feet in the air. Luckily, we also found a bar that served wine at ‘only’ £5.60 a glass so we sat and watched people have fun screaming and shrieking above us.
There are many buildings with copper domes, entire copper roofs, even modern buildings are often clad in either brass or copper to blend in with the ancient buildings around them. Like every city we have visited, tower cranes are in abundance. There is a lot of development going on and unfortunately a lot of it is around buildings that you would want to photograph. We walked 12 to 14 mile every day and took in most of the sights. We didn’t really do any interiors, only towers and the railway station. At the time of writing I haven’t looked at what I’ve got, I have around 3000 shots, some on the G1X which I used when it was raining heavily as it easy to put in a pocket. I have a lot less time for editing these days so it will be a long process I think. To save time I am going to create a list of generic tags that I can copy and paste to each upload – the time saving is enormous – so apologies to anyone who gets a photo of a canal when they wanted a steam train or vice versa.
I know this is not a Peruvian booby or a Nazca booby because they're present only on the Pacific coast of South America, and we were in the Atlantic.
My best guess is that this is a brown booby. Before turning to a rundown on this species, a word about the name "booby,"
"The English name "booby" was possibly based on the Spanish slang term bobo, meaning "stupid", as these tame birds had a habit of landing on board sailing ships, where they were easily captured and eaten. Owing to this, boobies are often mentioned as having been caught and eaten by shipwrecked sailors, notably William Bligh of the Bounty and his adherents during their famous voyage after being set adrift by Fletcher Christian and his followers."
The brown booby was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux in 1781.
The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text.
Buffon did not include a scientific name with his description but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Pelecanus leucogaster in his catalogue of the Planche Enluminées.
The type locality is Cayenne in French Guiana.
The current genus Sula was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The word Sula is Norwegian for a gannet; the specific leucogaster is from Ancient Greek leuko for "white" and gastēr for "belly".
There are four recognised subspecies:
S. l. leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) – Caribbean and Atlantic Islands
S. l. brewsteri Goss, 1888 – Pacific coasts of USA and Mexico
S. l. etesiaca Thayer & Bangs, 1905 – Pacific coasts of Central America and Colombia
S. l. plotus (Forster, JR, 1844) – Red Sea through the Indian Ocean to the west and central Pacific
The booby's head and upper body (back) is covered in dark brown or black, with the remainder (belly) being a contrasting white. The juvenile form is gray-brown with darkening on the head, wings and tail. While these birds are typically silent, bird watchers have reported occasional sounds similar to grunting or quacking. Their beaks are quite sharp and contain many jagged edges. They have short wings and long, tapered tails.
This species breeds on islands and coasts in the pantropical areas of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They frequent the breeding grounds of the islands in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. This bird nests in large colonies, laying two chalky blue eggs on the ground in a mound of broken shells and vegetation. It winters at sea over a wider area.
Brown booby pairs may remain together over several seasons. They perform elaborate greeting rituals, and are also spectacular divers, plunging into the ocean at high speed.
They mainly eat small fish or squid which gather in groups near the surface and may catch leaping fish while skimming the surface.
Although they are powerful and agile fliers, they are particularly clumsy in takeoffs and landings; they use strong winds and high perches to assist their takeoffs.
Terrie Sandelin let me know she received her quilt, so I'm free to post some pictures. I decided on Charlie Brown & the Great Pumpkin since Terrie, like me, prefers her Halloween cute rather than creepy. What's cuter than the Peanuts characters? I used double-sided fusible to attach the individual pieces that I cut out. Each piece is also machine stitched onto the quilt for added stability and detail. I machine quilted a swirly pattern in variegated thread in the negative spaces. The finished quilt is about 12" x 12". I must say, I was a little sad to see this one leave.
This silver dollar was given to my Great Grandma, "Mammie", by her dad to mark the year of her birth - 1889. Mammie gave this coin to me. Someday I will give it to my daughter who was old enough before Mammie died to remember her.
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that tomorrow will shine again golden, and bring our hearts back home.
this was right outside my house, I was waiting for my ride on one wonderful morning (:
I know the focus is off, but this was the only remotely decent shot I could get of Jazz in there. I swear I didn't have to put her in there, she went in by herself so of course I had to run and get the camera. Just after this shot she jumped out that little stinker.
In the comments is an icanhazcheezburger inspired version of this picture, made by my best friend Duncan. Thanks, Duncan, this definitely put a smile on my face. You're the best, love you! xoxo :)
Timmy Williams, Darren Trumeter, Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger, and Sam Brown
"Sexy Fawn" part 3 and doctor office
You know how much I love cell phones!
Here is my Motorola MicroTAC Select 2000e
This old baby still works! I put my SIM into a credit-card sized adapter and slid it into the phone. Powered it on and made a call. It's quite heavy and very big. The sound quality was actually quite good in and out. And the ringer is that classic super loud monophonic beeper.
It's about the size of a modern cordless portable telephone -- and actually a bit more heavy. Due to the fact it is single-band 1900Mhz, reception won't be so great on my Network -- but it would still work perfectly on T-Mobile USA as they only use that band.
The interface just sucks -- only a two line display and everything is a question. End call? Dial? Store? To see the batter life you have to push Arrow-4 as there is no indicator to show you how much is remaining!
How far we have come.
I am quite sure this was the first GSM phone released in the USA. According to the FCC website, the FCC granted a license for this phone on 11/04/1996.
Oh, and according to this recent posting I can still get insurance for it through Cingular! What would I get if I lost it? What would they replace it with?
Anyone who knows Clarence McCray knows he is as kind and awesome as they come. What few may know is that Clarence suffers from Stargardts Macular Degeneration and thus legally blind, but he does not let that slow him down as he still gets crazy on the BMX track. And he is no slouch on the track either, as he just recently won the 41-45 Novice Eastern Division Championship in Louisville KY.
After a recent visit to Wills eye Institute the McCray's were made aware that he is a candidate for stem cell research in the future and a procedure involving telescopic lenses which will enable him to drive again, something he hasn't been able to do so for the past ten years.
The fact that Clarence is not allowed to drive but gets out there on the BMX track and mixes it up just about every single weekend is amazing.
Now we can do something almost equally amazing and help Clarence and the McCray family by raising money to help pay for the procedures.
Come out on Sunday September 21st for a benefit race where 100% of our proceeds will be donated. We will offer treasure trove trophies and custom certificates. The entry fee will be raised to $15 to help ensure we raise every dollar possible.
You can also go to the GoFundMe site that has been setup for Clarence and make a donation directly if you are unable to attend.
Local Race - Single Points
www.facebook.com/richmondbmx?fref=ts
RACE DETAILS
- Single Point USABMX Race
- $15 Entry per bike
- Donated "Treasure Trove Trophies" and custom certificates for awards
- NO SAVER STAMPS
- Strider Bike Races
- Pit Bike Races
- Lots of other fun activities
Look! No white wall! No goofy picture today and no pi!
What a wonderful day. It seems like it's been a while where I had a really great day. Got to sleep in, got my check cashed and my rent and electricity paid off. Ate some eggs benedict and bought a book (like I need anymore right now) and got my bus pass for February.
Not that I used it today. Today was the first time in a while I decided to walk around town. To my bank, to Gamestop (to sell games I didn't play. Videogames and I used to be in love, but we are falling away from each other. It's kind of nice.), and then downtown and then home and then to this little spot up on a hill overlooking the town and ocean and back home.
See, I love walking. It's one of the reasons I don't own a car. It gives me time to listen to my music, think, and just observe the world around me in a manageable pace. The only reason I would like to have a truck would be to throw my shit in the bed, drive out to the mountains and just screw around. Because of my lack of vehicle, I don't get to go out very often.
And the mountains are like 73% of why I continue to live in this wonderful, high cost of living town.
I love this place. A lot. Everyone should visit here at least once.
For real.
Song of the day, Songs: Ohia's "Farewell Transmission." Even though by looking at my www.last.fm/user/TakeTheseHands/ you would think I listen to lots of hip hop, indie, and electronica, as of late, all I tend to want to listen to is more bluesy, sometimes country-ish music. Maybe it's a sign that I'm growing up of sorts. Not a sign that would apply to everyone of course, but one that applies to me. Since I really started listening to music, my tastes have evolved drastically. First it was r&b (TLC, Toni Toni Toni, Seal) then it was alternative, then it was metal, then it was industrial, then it was back to alternative, then to IDM (Autechre, LFO [NOT the boy band], Aphex Twin, Plaid. I was a huge Warp fan.) then it was (and pretty much still is) post (A Silver Mt. Zion [<3], Do Make Say Think [<3 too], Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Set Fire To Flames, [who my 365 titles have been yanked from], etc.), then indie, and now it's pretty much calmer, countrier stuff (Songs: Ohia, Okkervil River, Jenny Lewis, Neko Case [one more <3]) with the occasional hip hop and indie (loves me some Stars, Most Serene Republic, Sunset Rubdown, and TV on the Radio). Thankfully I never listened to rap. It's terrible and it hurts my soul.
But I digress. Songs: Ohia. "Farewell Transmission." I was going to chose a different song off this album (one of my top five of all time and a must listen from start to finish.), but I'm saving that for a different day.
Hope everyone's Friday was good and if not (and I know at least one persons who's wasn't [Sorry man]), hopefully it gets better as the sun sinks into the Pacific.
Good night and good luck.
I don't know if anyone ever reads my descriptions, but I write them anyway, so there!!
Was out today (August 20th 2021) on a forced vacation day, from 9:30AM til' almost 4PM. 80F today but it felt like 100F. This is a very active line and I probably flicked 20 freights today. 750+ flicks. By the time I get rid of a few duplicates, and bad ones, I'm guessing it'll be about 700 +/-. 700 to straighten, fix any color issues, upload, and also ID the writers. It's lots of time and as you can imagine, it's a lot of work, but so far it's been fun. I'm trying to not rush myself to post before I'm ready. I already have the flicks, and they're timeless. So getting them posted ASAP!!!!!! is not really my concern. Duh..
Had an interesting interaction with a guy while out there. Guy with backpack had walked back and forth across the tracks a few times. The lat time I saw him he was on the other side of a set, about 100 yards away. Next thing you know he's coming closer..... Closer..... And I'm like WTF? I'm way out here minding my own business. He walks within' like 10 ft. of me and I say "How ya' doin'?" he says something, and then says "Trains?" and I say "Yep." and he says "Oh.." and walks away. I think he was feelin' me out, as there's a small population of people who's homes are shall I say, mobile. I've talked to a few of them, and have never had a bad interaction, I just don't like people walkin' up on me when I'm trying to get away from the rest of the world out by the tracks. I go out there to get away from people, not to interact.
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I follow some other amazing photographers on flickr, but for this I will talk about the ones who flick the freights. There are a few that I really love. Some it's because of the great locations they shoot at, and others it's the amazing little details they manage to capture. For me (right now) I don't have the luxury of walking the lines and seeing pieces static. 99.999% of my flicks the freight is rolling by at 10-50 mph and sometimes I don't really even know what I have until I get home, dump the memory cards and go through the photos. Because of this, most of my flicks are just straight on shots and documenting what I saw and where. I saw this freight here, on this date, here's what was on it, and i captured it. Buffed or scraped next week, well I have it on "film" for future generations (sounds corny, I know). There are times when a freight will stop in-front of me, and I'll walk up and get some shots of monikers, but it's rare.
Obviously in any area there are sidings where freights park for extended periods, I know a few spots, but as I get older, and older, do I really want to leave my car parked on the side of the road and walk 2 miles to capture some little details I might normally miss? I'd love to, but it's just not practical for me at this time, any many other people do it better than I could. Retirement is getting closer every day, maybe then, when my weekdays are free. :-)
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During the Covid lockdown, I was working from home, and I was getting out benching like 2 & 3 times a month. Back at work, I'm lucky to have the energy to get out once a month. Every time I do manage to get out, I come home and my batteries feel re-charged. It's been so f-ing hot here in SoCal though, I can't wait for cooler weather and some clouds in the sky.
As always, thanks to the writers!
To see the rest of my freight graffiti flicks click here:
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For freight graffiti slideshows/videos hit up my YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/SilenceSeven
Unedited shot of a tree with Christmas lights at the Leidseplein in Amsterdam, reflected in a puddle. Taken with my Sony HX1. No editing, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
Amsterdam is covered with Christmas markets and the whole place is illuminated beautifully, making the best city in the world look even prettier than it already does. I'm a sucker for those lovely lights and walking around in the Downtown area these days usually leaves me in a romantic, cheery, yet somewhat sad mood. I'm not sure where that sad part is coming from, maybe it's because I often hear that old song in my head that goes a little something like this:
"It's Christmas time
There's no need to be afraid
At Christmas time
We let in light and we banish shade
And in our world of plenty
We can spread a smile of joy
Throw your arms around the world
At Christmas time
But say a prayer
Pray for the other ones
At Christmas time it's hard
But when you're having fun
There's a world outside your window
And it's a world of dread and fear
Where the only water flowing
Is the bitter sting of tears
And the Christmas bells that ring
There are the clanging chimes of doom
Well tonight thank God it's them instead of you
And there won't be snow in Africa
This Christmas time
The greatest gift they'll get this year is life
Where nothing ever grows
No rain nor rivers flow
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time again
(Here's to you) raise a glass for everyone
(Here's to them) underneath that burning sun
Do they know it's Christmas time at all?
Feed the world
Let them know it's Christmas time"
Anyway, almost weekend now, have a good one :))
I've made 2 wicked reflection movies of this puddle too, check them out on my YouTube page, thank you :)
I know, I know...I've been doing quite a few belly shots lately in my 365 project. But I live halfway around the world from most of my family & friends, and their #1 request by e-mail is more tummy action, lol (plus it's a cop-out because it means I don't have to think too hard about a shot, hehe) and reason #3: I think I look good today! *grin*
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"I Hope U Know How Loved U Are" inscribed on the sidewalk in front of the LACMA with "By Whom?" written underneath. Street artist unknown. Los Angeles, California - May, 2022.
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I never know what to call this stop. It’s the one opposite St Mary-le-Strand church and technically is in the Strand. However most people think of the Strand as being further west, from the other side of Waterloo Bridge down towards Trafalgar Square. The area is generally known as Aldwych, but technically that’s the name of the street on the other side of Bush House. However, the stop is adjacent to the Piccadilly Line’s Aldwych station, but that was named Strand until 1917, a name to which it has been returned now that it is no longer used as a station, as seen in this photo.
Regardless of what its called, the stop is very useful on sunny winter mornings like this as the tall buildings keep the road in shadow so the light level is constant and no worries about the sun being in the wrong place or nasty shadows across the bus. The one problem is the windows tend to reflect the trees opposite so that it looks like the bus is a mobile tropical greenhouse and the passengers are in danger of emulating Marty Feldman in the sketch where he walks into some dense vegetation in a florist’s shop and finds himself in a jungle.
A week after the start of the Routemaster-operated heritage services on routes 9 and 15, and East London’s RM1933 (ALD 933B), seen at the stop in question on 20th November 2005, has already been painted onto the full LT-style heritage livery.
I don't know the age of this Wendy's, but it's not very old, to be getting a facelift already!
I think it was the kind with red tiles around the two drive thru windows, etc.
Now it's getting the arc-topped accents with square tiles inside. Don't know if the interior is changing.
i know, i know, the world cup is over, and spain now holds the key to eternal glory...at least for the next four years. i took this one at soccer city at the denmark v. netherlands match, but i'm posting it on tipsy tuesday now b/c i've been thinking a lot of my poppop lately and he LOVED Bud! so cheers to you poppop wherever you are, i'm always thinking of you!
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I know this looks allot like yesterdays photo but I kinda like it so.. your just gonna have to put up with my usual boreingness:)
I know nothing about this site but clearly fuel sales ended many years ago.
Aster Cars have been here since 2009 at the earliest with the canopy painted blue, this had changed to white by 2012.
In the present day the canopy looks scruffy in places with remains of green paint visible, giving me the impression this may have been a BP site although this is purely a guess.
2009 Google street view
www.google.com/maps/place/Aster+Cars/@52.5600036,-0.15340...
I'm tough and I'm mean.
I act like a mom. But I love you.
More than you will ever know.
Day 152
SOOC!! And worth the trip to L! :)
Response to Get Pushed: Round 17, a challenge from espressoDOM.
a portrait....
no forced emotions
no cheese involved
just a beautiful portrait of someone's real personality
want to see what emotion you choose to capture
This is Sue. An amazing woman whom I love dearly. When I asked her to help me with this challenge, she was hesitant at first. She doesn't like pictures of her, and me taking this was a push outside of her comfort zone. It was a push outside of mine as well, portraits aren't my favorite thing to do. I knew as soon as I got the message from my challenger that Sue would be my subject and I knew exactly where and how I was going to set her up. I decided in the chapel at church. It has beautiful soft lighting, and the black and white added emotion.
When I asked her to do this, I asked that she just stare into the camera. Don't smile. Don't force anything. Just think hard. I believe it turned out rather well. . .so much emotion is hiding behind those dark brown eyes. . .
Thank you, Sue, and thank you to my challenger! You gave me a good challenge and I had a great time setting it all up.
Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
**Every garden grows one**
Me and you are subject to the blues now and then
But when you take the blues and make a song
You sing them out again
Sing them out again
Song sung blue
Weeping like a willow
Song sung blue
Sleeping on my pillow
Funny thing, but you can sing it with a cry in your voice
And before you know it, start to feeling good
You simply got no choice
Song sung blue
Everybody knows one
Song sung blue
**Every garden grows one**
Neil Diamond
Yes, I know - there are plenty of way better pictures of Bobcats on Flickr, but this one is MINE so live with it. I was driving through the California hills just east of San Francisco when I saw something moving off to my left. I had seen two Bobcats earlier in the day (the first that I have seen in years) and assumed that this was a Coyote. I saw it grab something (a ground squirrel) and then look up. When I saw the tufted ears, I knew it was a Bobcat and fell all over myself getting my camera. As it trotted through the field, about 100 yards away, I took as many shots as I could manage - this one was the best - probably shaky because I was excited. Like I said - live with it.
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"I know, because I was there"..... One of my earliest memories, in fact, was watching this Carnival parade in Gainsborough, 1966. I was aged just four, but can still remember standing at the top of Tooley Street (I wonder if I am in this shot?), with my Mum, Dad, Sister & Brother watching these floats go by. Later, (I recall that it was dark), we walked up to the Market Place, and, as we passed the bottom of Wembley Street, saw Wildbore's "Wild Boar" float - a car (a Mini, I think), dressed up to look like a boar. I was very impressed with that, and years later - about two years ago - I had a chat with Peter Wildbore, who some of you might remember, who told me about helping to put the float together at the time. I remember that 4-year old me was very impressed with the boar!
Here we are on Trinity Street, and Bishell & Fellow's "Showboat" is about to drift past. Harmless fun at the time, though nowadays we'd raise at least an eyebrow at the people shamelessly backed-up who manned the float "Black & White Minstrel" style. Note also the early Mini passing in the other direction - that would be worth quite a bit, nowadays. Some of you will have seen the short bits of colour film of this event - I think maybe Paul (B&K) has them, I'm not sure.
Unidentified 35mm camera & film
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Greetings mate! As many of you know, I love marrying art, science, and math in my fine art portrait and landscape photography!
The gold 45 revolver lingerie is designed in accordance with the golden ratio! More about the design and my philosophy of "no retouching" on the beautiful goddesses in my new book:
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Dancing for Light Time Dimension's Theory dx4/dt=ic: The fourth dimension is expanding relative to the three spatial dimensions at the rate of c!
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Marrying epic landscape, nature, and urban photography to ballet!
A pretty goddess straight out of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey!
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The 45EPIC landscapes and goddesses are straight out of Homer's Iliad & Odyssey!
I'm currently updating a translation with the Greek names for the gods and goddesses--will publish soon! :)
"RAGE--Sing, O goddess, the anger of Achilles son of Peleus, that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero did it yield a prey to dogs and vultures, for so were the counsels of Zeus fulfilled from the day on which the son of Atreus, king of men, and great Achilles, first fell out with one another. " --Homer's Iliad capturing the rage of the 45EPIC landscapes and seascapes! :)
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I know this photo looks very similar to one of my previous posts, except for that little sun reflected in a single raindrop. It took me remarkable amount of time to adjust so that I could catch it exactly this way.
And I'm proud that it worked! :)
Ok, the visa thing didn't work, so I have second rejection stamp in my passport. Russians say, it would sound funny if it wasn't so sad. I only wanted to spend my vacation with my fiancee...
Well, let's say one EU country missed its chance to appear in my photo-stream at its best. Too bad for them :) We're currently going through other options, so if you have ideas, bring them in! :)
The good thing about all this story, is that I've got to learn about all those beautiful countries that welcome Armenian citizens with no prior visa and bureaucratic madness.
Yey, will pack soon!
Thanks for your visit and have a great day!
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Home improvements can really improve your life, but it can also cause some headaches if you don't know what you're doing. This pompa hidrofor advice will help you to approach each project with new confidence. This should help you meet with success in pompa hidrofor.
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Use wallpaper to create a great looking bookcase. Select a unique and attractive design. By attaching the wallpaper in back behind the shelf, you will get a nice looking design that is seen behind your books. You will get a design boost from this and create an additional interesting piece in your room.
Ask a reputable professional to help you inspect the condition of your existing floors before you decide to lay down all new hardwood. Sometimes you might have natural and beautiful hardwood flooring under your current old flooring that just needs to be refinished. You can wind up with nice, high-quality flooring for far less money than purchasing new hardwood.
You can make decorative pillows easily. Just take some old pieces of clothing with interesting patterns, cut and sew into a cool pillow cover. These are great additions to any teen's room and offer a boost of personality.
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Before starting a new project, you should alert your neighbors of the schedule for your project. Living adjacent to a construction area is a real annoyance. Neighbors are going to want to know what to expect.
Imagine the best use of your outdoor areas. Extend your living space to include part of the backyard. It's great for entertaining outside or just lounging out after coming home from a hard day's work.
There are many purposes that can be served by installing a backyard fence. It will protect ones family, guests and pets from coming into contact with any stray animals. IT can also be used to allow the dog outside unattended. There are plenty of styles available to suit any home.
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Grandma's new apartment (1920-1922), Parc Imstenrade.
Grandma was talking to a friend who's about to decorate her first home. Things you Should Know Before decorating your first home.
1. Buy your big pieces of furniture secondhand: This is not just about saving money, it's also about how your style will change as you learn what you like and don't like. Don't spend a lot on a piece by justifying that it's a piece you've always wanted and an investment in your future. The likelihood is that your style will go through three or four metamorphoses before it settles into something that's you.
2. Reconsider before you reject: When you move into your first place, people will often be so excited for you that they'll want to gift you with some of their old stuff (or they may just be trying to get rid of it!). Before you turn up your nose at it or toss it, make a list of inexpensive changes you might make to it. You might reupholster an old couch or paint its frame a shocking pink, remove a skirt or add a pillow or six. Not only will this save you money, it will hone your ability to look at a piece in a flea market or antique shop and see its potential.
3. Inspiration boards are not always good for decorating your first space: I know that goes against everything we're always talking about but I've found that trying to recreate someone else's room in your first space, a space that will go through a lot of transitions, ends up costing you a lot in time and money.
4. Embrace the serendipity: Your first home will not be perfect. There will be odd chairs around your table, a couch that's a lot fussier than your ideal -- and that is exactly how it should be. You're learning what you like to live with, not just what you like in a picture.
5. Paint is your best friend: You can paint a wall or a piece of furniture, dip the legs of your mismatched chairs in paint to unify them or paint a block of color behind your bed to act as a faux headboard.
6. Accent walls are your decor secret: You don't have to paint the whole room. One wall is plenty and as much as most people have patience for. It's also easy to change it up if you get bored or don't like the color.
7. Friday is move your furniture around day: Okay, maybe not every Friday but at least once every few weeks try a new arrangement. Sometimes the most unexpected arrangements work the best. This is great fun to do with friends!
8. Let your home annoy you: It's tempting, after a day of looking at decor mags and blogs, to want to fix everything in your apartment, especially when it comes to storage issues. But instead of trying to solve it immediately (which usually involves buying a lot of storage containers), live with the problem for a while. Often you'll happen upon a better solution that will end up being cheaper and simpler. Which brings me to the biggest lesson.
9. Live with as little as you can. It's tempting, when you first live alone to want to get all that stuff you've been eyeing for ages. Yes, you may be a home decor nut but, instead of buying every pillow and flowerpot you see, take a picture of it, pin it to your Pinterest board or post it on your blog. Just wait a few years or a few months and your home will have accumulated plenty and you'll spend weekends trying to cull it. Embrace the minimal while you can.