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i know i said i'd be more creative with this project, but it's hard to actually do that.
maybe next week.
today's my brothers birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCAMP.
cake is nice, cake is good
my mum deboxed her yout after nearly 4 years hehe
shes so beautiful
due to that, i took no photos. (of dolls, anyway) this was taken this week but it lacks any sort of amazingness. like every other photo of mine
oh well
...i need to stop doing my 52 weeks projects at the last minute
i'm not sure if this is still ddw, or people even still do it, but i liked this with the extra photo :)
meanwhile flickrs gone insane O_o
see you next week!
<3
When you know a bit about the Algarve and think of Albufeira, the connotation of "tourism" automatically comes to mind. Yes, Albufeira is an extremely lively and touristy place. According to some data, the population increases from about 14,000 to 300,000 during the summer season. In winter, however, you can see the beach almost empty at sunset. And the white buildings of the town shine in this warm light and suggest a visit to one of the local restaurants.
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Lady Owlmopish and Crake Brothers -1
The last thing Miss Owlmopish remembered was being at a funeral, and everything after that was a complete mystery to her. There stood two crows; or rather, two things that looked like crows. She had a feeling they could tell her where what she was looking for was, but wait, she didn't know exactly what she was looking for!
Goombah and Bubba, aka the Crake Brothers. They eyed the strange visitor with curious eyes and exchanged a look, as if to say, "Here we go again." Somehow, a huge breach had opened up in the world in which they were trying to exist, and all the members of the "I Don't Know What I'm Looking For Club" were pouring in and appearing directly in their presence.
To be continued...
I know the school of thought that you should ask a human subject for permission to take their picture, which I agree is nice for some situations, but it doesn't allow you to capture the unselfconscious ballet of human behavior. (Here, admittedly, self-consciousness is on display, but that's the charming point.) We in fact did interact before and after I shot this, and they were aware that I was there shooting them shooting each other.
I...am everyday people: flic.kr/s/aHsmW43zQm
Well, everyone knows the real story behind William Wallace was a lot different from the heroic sob-stuff directed by Mel Gibson. But anyway, he was a true fighter for freedom and he is honored all over Scotland. This is a shot of the Wallace Monument near Stirling. I took this picture as i stood in front of Stirling Castle.
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Fleece and lichen.
Did you know... Lichens are the best indicators of air pollution since they can't live in areas with concentration of sulphur dioxide in air. Hence, we can say that Lichens are the best indicators of Air Pollution. If there are no lichens present, the air quality is very poor.
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I know, they're not Oreos. They're Belted Galloway cows. But they remind me of Oreo cookies.
This was a fun painting. There is a pasture I drive by on my way into town and sometimes they have some of these cows there.
Last time I saw them I thought, hey!, those cows would be a cool thing to put into a painting. I've always liked the way they look.
So, here they are! I've been working on this painting for a while and I'm calling it done now.
It's 24 x 18 acrylics on stretched canvas, from imagination.
We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinkin' of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it
Inside, we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it
And if you ask me how I'm feeling
Don't tell me you're too blind to see
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
We've known each other for so long
Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it
Inside, we both know what's been going on
We know the game and we're gonna play it
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
-"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
Did you know?
"The name "hog" is synonymous with Harley-Davidson bikes, and though you might expect it to have something to do with their imposing, hulking size (or sound), in reality, the nickname was adopted because Harley racing team member Ray Weishaar owned a piglet, which became the team's mascot. After winning competitions, team members would take a victory lap with their porcine mascot." Rich Duprey (TMFCop) Jun 6, 2017 at 7:32AM
Spotted in Hawaii
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Yeah I know what you into
Baby got a type
Yeah I could be gentle
But that ain’t what you like
Lips you’re biting it’s inviting
And it’s hot as hell
Trust your body I’m nobody
I don’t kiss and tell
Release your inhibitions
There ain’t no point in fighting
Don’t need no good intentions
So why you tryna find it
Just scream and shout
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i know that too hard to say "goodbye"
but i can't do everything for u more ...
Just let u go ..
That is the best way i can :)
don't cry anymore and dont think i cried .
i'm a stronger :)
...
Sorry for all .
But i wanna tell u that ..you are the first one i dont wanna lose :)
As you may know, I'm really into trees. Of course not so much that you would call it a fetish. But I'm pretty fascinated by them. And this has several reasons.
Firstly, there is the obvious. They produce oxygen and thus create the basis for life on this planet. In addition, such a tree is a habitat for countless other organisms, both above and below ground.
And then there is the lifetime. A tree lasts for many human generations. I often ask myself, especially when I stand under a specimen like this, as you can see here, what this tree may have seen in its life. Or what the surrounding area looked like when it first poked its tip out of the ground.
These thoughts often occurred to me during my cross-country journeys and hikes in Thailand. Because I saw some examples here that made me pause in awe.
This one, on the edge of a small village, is one of them.
Wie Ihr vielleicht wisst, stehe ich ja total auf Bäume. Natürlich nicht so sehr, dass man es als Fetisch bezeichnen würde. Doch ich bin schon ziemlich faziniert von denen. Und dies hat mehrere Gründe.
Zum einen ist da das Offensichtliche. Sie produzieren Sauerstoff und schaffen so die Grundlage von Leben auf diesem Planeten. Außerdem ist so ein Baum ein Lebensraum für unzählige andere Organismen und das sowohl über als auch unter der Erde.
Und dann ist da noch die Lebenszeit. Ein Baum überdauert viele menschliche Generationen. Ich frage mich sehr häufig, vor allem wenn ich unter einem solchen Exemplar stehe, wie Ihr hier seht, was dieser Baum in seinem Leben wohl alles gesehen haben mag. Oder wie die Umgebung wohl aussah, als er das erste mal seine Spitze aus der Erde gereckt hat.
Bei meinen Über-Land-Fahrten und Wanderungen in Thailand sind mir diese Gedanken häufig gekommen. Denn ich habe hier einige Exemplare gesehen, bei denen ich kurz vor Ehrfurcht inne halten musste.
Dieses hier, am Rande eines kleinen Dorfes, ist eines davon.
more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de
I know that life may seem a bit strange at times
But through all of the pain confusion you have to remain divine
Do all that you can do to heal and change inside
Know and understand that even
Flowers have to endure the rain at times
Beautiful sunflower, sunflower soul
You haven't been yourself since some time ago
Beautiful sunflower, sunflower soul
You have to learn to let go and forgive
In order for the sunshine to show
I want you to know that things get better with time
But in the meantime you have to stop
Seeing yourself through irrelevant eyes
May you shine like the Light that has
Brought you forth from the heavenly sky's
You know where this is, you've seen it before. This shot is used in all the promotional material for Japan. After seeing it so many times, I'd argue this shot symbolizes Japan (on a photographic level at least). Hence my title choice, which is one of the primary nicknames for the country. It's truly unbelievable that this island nation has THE longest history in the world, one of the most respectable cultures, managed to preserve it's strength through centuries of self isolation, has some of the most beautiful landscapes in both urban and natural backgrounds. And on a personal note, the strive for perfectionism in Japan is inspiring to no end. And Shinto is one of the better religions I've had the privilege to research. Japan is a near perfect country.
This shot however, is not. I'm actually a little embarrassed to release it in this state. So why is it here at all? The conditions for getting this shot, I would not allow myself to walk away from this one. Up before dawn to get "the rising sun", the road up to Arakurayama was closed. I'm no hiker, so walking up all those flights of stairs might have been one of the most grueling and physically demanding things I've had to do in this country (even Fushimi wasn't as tiring as this).
On top of that, I made the massive mistake to shoot this with a slow shutter, even with a tripod there were many problems. Every angle I got here had a problem of random blurs of light. I had to balance out the clarity and the noise reducer in editing, and certain pieces are still out of proportion. This is still the best angle I got here and this is as good as this image is going to get. I was actually a little worried it would look like an AI image when I was finally done with it. My associate said I was overexaggerating and that it was fine so I uploaded it anyway. But I will gladly hit this location again in the future, I must never lose the strive for perfection, at all of these places and angles.
Monument to Grand Prince of Kyiv Volodymyr the Great, built in 1853, is the oldest sculptural monument and one of the city's symbols.
As you know by now, I love when artists use music to tell a story, weaving the music and the lyrics into a tale filled with emotion and colours. Don McLean is one of those Artists who masterfully achieve this. Vincent is an Ode to the dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853 - 1890). He struggled with mental illness all through his life and died at his own hands at the age of just 37. During his life, he barely sold any of his paintings. Which makes the fact that these days they are worth millions kind of a cruel joke. Don McLean weaved numerous paintings of VanGogh into his Lyrics, which is another nice touch
Starry, starry night
Paint your palette blue and gray
Look out on a summer's day
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul
Shadows on the hills
Sketch the trees and the daffodils
Catch the breeze and the winter chills
In colors on the snowy, linen land
Now, I understand what you tried to say to me
And how you suffered for your sanity
And how you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
Starry, starry night
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze
Swirling clouds in violet haze
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue
Colors changing hue
Morning fields of amber grain
Weathered faces lined in pain
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand
Now, I understand, what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they did not know how
Perhaps they'll listen now
For they could not love you
But still your love was true
And when no hope was left inside
On that starry, starry night
You took your life as lovers often do
But I could have told you, Vincent
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you
Starry, starry night
Portraits hung in empty halls
Frameless heads on nameless walls
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget
Like the strangers that you've met
The ragged men in ragged clothes
The silver thorn of bloody rose
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow
Now, I think I know what you tried to say to me
How you suffered for your sanity
How you tried to set them free
They would not listen, they're not listening still
Perhaps they never will
I know had had not the best conditions for a filter test but nevertheless I wanted to test my new filters.
Here is the result.
I used the CPL, the ND 1000 and the GND 0,9 filter at the same time. There is no color shift at all and the resolution is fantastic. my first impression is that Nisi make fantastic filters.
Theories range from getting oxygen for the Bald Cypress tree to helping stabilize the tree because of it's shallow root system, but no one has yet figured out the real purpose of cypress knees. Just another one of those unsolved mysteries of nature.
Temps below 20 degrees this morning in the swamps...stay warm, people!!!
You'll never know how much I miss you, you won't see it in my face
You'll never know I'll never find another that could take your place
'Cause I'll be smiling when I see you, though my tears won't ever show
Yeah, I might always love you but you'll never know
I really thought they'd not bother to repair this again but I was wrong. Work started this week.
White stands for the proposed borders of an excavation. When crews need to mark the limits of the excavation needed for a basement, or even just a trench, they mark the outlines in white paint. This is usually the first step before any underground infrastructure is precisely located. It shows where the digging will occur.
Orange chalk indicates communications. This could include cable TV, phone systems, alarm wiring, fiber optics, or conduits intended to carry signals rather than power. With our modern reliance on telecommunications, it’s wise to be careful when digging around orange markings.
Blue chalk s the color of water, thus it makes sense that blue markings indicate the presence of water lines. Though not as potentially disastrous as a gas or power line, hitting a water pipe or main would have some pretty severe consequences on a project and surrounding residents. Take care around water, despite the peaceful, blue color.
Yellow means natural gas, petroleum, or steam. It’s the color for urgency and caution. Anyone who’s tapped into a gas line and lived to tell the tale knows the value of accurate markings for gas lines. Oil and steam can be almost as problematic. Take care when you see yellow markings.
I know these guys are everywhere in Caliornia making holes and lots of noise, but they are so cute. This guy had his foot up in a position that reminded me of the very recognizable logo on the Captain Morgan bottle.
Clown-faced western woodpecker with a complicated social structure, living in small colonies. Best known for its habit of hoarding acorns: the birds drill small holes in a dead snag, then harvest acorns in fall and store them in these holes, to be eaten during winter. Such a "granary tree" may be used for generations and may be riddled with up to 50,000 holes. Nesting is a group activity, with several adults (up to 12 or more) taking part in incubating the eggs and feeding the young in a single nest.
Do you know, I got home from RL work today, and my amazing other half has done ALL the food shopping and prep for Christmas.
How fuckin lucky am I?!
So tonight I’ll be chilling like a villain (after I lux the living room bc wrapping presents is messy shit with fur babies!)
Anyyyywayyyyyy let’s break down some epoch goodness shall we?
Bowie gets to chill tonight too, in her cute lil outfit from epoch, the set is Pria, made up of a Jacket, Tank, Leggings and Socks.
Rigged for Reborn, Legacy and Lara X.
So many color/Christmas pattern options for all pieces, so head over to the epoch mainstore and get yours!
...And I know what you did last weekend.
A week ago, just as the sun peeked over the horizon and I was paddling beneath a hollowed-out cypress trunk on Mud Lake, Mr. Plieated Woodpecker popped out of a hole, stared at me as I stared at him, then quickly flew away for parts unknown. So this morning I approached the cypress with camera already in hand and just as the sun cleared the horizon, Mr. Pileated rolled out of bed again, gave me one brief look and again quickly headed off to work. Sure hope this is his homestead and not just an airbnb.
You know you're in trouble when you find yourself having a conversation with a miniature vase that's just over ½" tall. If it was a full size vase, it would be perfectly normal, of course. :)
For this week's Crazy Tuesday group theme, In the Middle.
I know everyone is probably busy getting ready for the holidays ... so post when you can, comment when you have time and we'll all get back to our usual routine in January!
I know I am not the only one who struggled this week. No dice. A bit like shake two sixes to start. I found some 6mm aluminium bar in the garage, hack sawed down a small piece then went at it with the file. I used a punch to make marks on each surface, but the small size made it very difficult. I was almost there, when it dropped. At least I know I had given it the right rolling properties... I never did find it again on the garage floor. Next stop the camera spares box. Aha flash cube. I spent a while trying to make black dots using a leather punch on thick duct tape. I decided the six would be the base of the cube as it was quite difficult to get it to land that way up. It seemed appropriate to use a little Kodak Instamatic as the backdrop. Lit with studio flash, I got through rather a lot of frames before I had the 'dice' passing the lens at the right moment. First curtain sync is all I can do without introducing a Speedlite to trigger the other flash heads. 2nd curtain sync was to be my next step, but I sort of like the effect here anyway.
I hope this won't be excluded on the grounds it's not really a dice, but actually it does sort of work as one. I thought of filing the base off altogether, but I do plan on using this one with the little Instamatic. Scene is approx. 2.5 inches after crop. The Instamatic 300 genuinely was a pocket camera. Just can't find much 110 film at the moment.
And did you know
That every flake of snow
That forms so high
In the grey winter sky
And falls so far
Is a bright six-pointed star?
Each crystal grows
A flower as perfect as a rose.
Lace could never make
The patterns of a flake.
No brooch
Of figured silver could approach
Its delicate craftsmanship. And think:
Each pattern is distinct.
Of all the snowflakes floating there –
The million million in the air –
None is the same. Each star
Is newly forged, as faces are,
Shaped to its own design
Like yours and mine.
And yet… each one
Melts when its flight is done;
Holds frozen loveliness
A moment, even less;
Suspends itself in time –
And passes like a rhyme.
Snowflakes
-Clive Sansom
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To know that the Caribbean island of Aruba was formed by volcanic processes, one need only to make the short trip to the eastern Atlantic Ocean side of the isle where wave action batters the shore due to the steady tradewinds from the northeast. This wave action leaves the underlying rock exposed. In the foreground you see basalt rocks and a basalt outcropping on the left; in the middle ground on the other side of this little cove you see the remains of an ancient lava flow.
I know it may be unethical to take a color film photo and make it monochrome but I just had to for this particular scene. When I originally photographed it, despite being Fujicolor Superia, I had black & white in my mind. It just feels right to me.
I know film enthusiasts are against it, but its my photo and my work at the end of the day. There are no rules when it comes to photography in my opinion.
I've added these 2 to my album To A Rhythm We Will Never Know as another year passes and I remain 3 1/2 years clear.
You know Summer isn't too far away when you see the Dog Rose blooms in the hedgerows. The pastal pink petals and the golden stamens add a splash of colour to the countryside.
I know, there is still a long way to go... but nevertheless... let us think about the next holiday... just smiling :)
PS:
Marettimo, Sicily, South of Italy. Straight out of camera!
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Manca ancora molto all'estate
Lo, so... manca ancora una vita... ma ciò nonostante... pensiamo comunque ad una prossima vacanza.
PS: Marettimo, Sicilia. Nessun ritocco!
I know this is out of season but I have been trying some different effects for fun. This car was hidden away under some trees along the side of the road. The wind was so strong that day so there was already a blur to the leaves in the original photo so I guess you could say I am trying to rescue it.