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So I have not uploaded in a while, I have been really busy with school and everything and making sure that everything is set for my financial aid/graduation. But this is all over now and I am really stoked to jump back into everything. I will have a couple of shoots lined up for the VERY near future.
Recently I got my brand new Macbook Pro, yesterday.. ha. And I absolutely love it, it was the best decision that I have made yet. I need to thank my mom for putting money down on it for me since it is so expensive for a graduation present! :D But I graduate tomorrow, so I'm going to running around and getting everything done for that and after this weekend, the shoots will be flowing in!
Currently I am working on the photo's for the new upcoming Live to Love Summer line that will be released
THIS Friday, June 11th. I am stoked for everyone to see the shots, and the new products! They all look amazing and everyone is going to be really surprised with the new stuff that Taylor has come out with!
This is just a re-edit of on older photo that I took in like november of 2009. Since I don't have any new shoots to edit right now I decided to do some re edits, but this is gonna be a busy weekend, expect new work next week! :D
Let me know what you think everyone!
Strobist:
AB800 shot through softbox cam right high
AB800 shot through softbox cam left high
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Triggered with Cybersyncs
Lurk;
Hey little sister what have you done?
Hey little sister who's the only one?
I've been away for so long
I let you go for so long
It's a nice day to start again
It's a nice day for a white wedding
It's a nice day to start again.
There is nothin' fair in this world
There is nothin' safe in this world
And there's nothin' sure in this world
And there's nothin' pure in this world
Look for something left in this world
Start again
Thank you, Essence of a dream for this wonderful texture!
Flussaue eines Bachlaufs in den Edersee bei Niedrigwasser
Floodplain of a small river leading into the lake Edersee at low level
HDR, 3xp, (0ev,-2ev,+2ev)
Mich hatten ein paar Sachen in der Bearbeitung der Version Auenland 1.0 gestört. Da ich noch weitere Belichtungsreihen vom gleichen Motiv hatte und ich nicht eine neue HDR-Bearbeitung an der alten Version versuchen wollte, habe ich für diese Bearbeitung drei andere Belichtungen im Hochformat verwendet. Nach HDR-Generierung und Tonemapping unter Photomatix, bestand die Nachbearbeitung in Photoshop Elements vorwiegend in einer Kontrastanhebung über Farbkurven und zusätzlicher Farb-Überblendung des maskierten Himmels über einer hauptsächlich im Blau-Kanal reduzierten Schwarzweiss-Umwandlung des Photomatix-Ergebnisses.
There were a few disturbing things of version Auenland 1.0. Since I still had some more bracketing shots of the same motive and I did not want to try a new HDR treatment to the old version I edited another three exposures in portrait mode. After HDR generation and tonemapping under Photomatix the main post processing in Photoshop Elements consisted in a contrast increase on curves and an additional color blending of the masked sky above a mainly blue-channel reduced monochrome conversion of the Photomatix result.
As the summer is coming to an end in the beautiful Guincho and in Portugal somehow September has began with lots of sun and good weather ... here you can
appreciate the most beautiful " Fortaleza do Chincho" (an ancient fortress as many on the Portugal coast, - this totally restaured)... one of my favourite places and a fantastic gourmet restaurant (see Michelin guide 3 stars) with a great view !!! (and with lots of happy memories from my parents to my friends of then and now - a favourite place) ... Here the winds are very strong so you can also appreiciate the magical view,the surfing going on as well as the lovely view of the the sea the the neaerby hills of Sintra --- indeed a magical place to relax and enjoy the best that summer (and not only) has to offer ... a magnificent view of the coast of Portugal in this case a few minutes from home (Lisbon)... I hope you will share with me this view and virtual "joy" ... (beware strong waves and cold water) ---
Also this is for dear friends who have come here and enjoyed this special place ....(as well as those who might come or just those who like the "scene") what is better at the " almost end of summertime " than to eat great seafood and hear the waves of our great ocean as well as a great view?! .. So my dear friends ENJOY windy Guincho, lay back and listen to this most relaxing music... be Happy and Zen.... (and have a great September...)
listen to the waves and relax :
www.goear.com/listen/f771b7e/eternal-ocean-waves-sound-of...
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I am sorry but I am a mostly OFF - so I cannot comment on all of you but will catch up as soon as I can,I am so behind and busy -
I think I need a new camera. All the shots I took at this place have weird noise in them. the noise kind of looks like rectangular shapes and it's all of over the images in a kind of pattern. Seems to be a electronic problem of some sort :( I tried my hardest to get rid of most of it but it leaves the images looking a little strange. I suppose you can't really notice if you just take a quick look at them. Sigh ....
A close up of a Whooper Swan that I took on the outskirts of Reykjavik. I was taken to see them by my contact Helgi, they were very used to his visits so I got to view them at very close quarters
THANKS FOR YOUR VISIT HAVE A GREAT DAY
fr: Examiner ses souvenirs futurs de Paris, France
HDR from 4 exposures -2ev, -1ev, 0ev, 1ev) - EXIF from 0ev exposure - Local Curves Adjustments in Photoshop
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Featured on the Front Page of the group Artist Spotlight (thru Artist Spotlight Thursday) .
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If you have not done so recently, you can click here to see more of my seedhead experiments:
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The wispy seed heads of the Pasque Flower are attractive in their own right.
[...], another common name for Pasque flower (or "Pasqueflower") is "Easter flower." Pasque is the Old French spelling for "Easter," and it is around that time of year that the plant blooms, in some regions. According to Botanical.com, the famous herbalist, John Gerard, "informs us that he himself was 'moved to name' this the Pasque Flower, or Easter Flower, because of the time of its appearance, it being in bloom from April to June."
landscaping.about.com/od/perennialflowers/p/pasqueflowers...
Seen in my sister-in-law's garden. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Have a wonderful Thursday and thank you so much for your visit.
(please no multiple invites ;-)
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
Schacht XII/Shaft XII
explored
Highest position:
#303 on Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957-1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in Bauhaus style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
After it had been closed down in 1993, the coking plant was planned to be sold to China. The negotiations failed and it was subsequently threatened to be demolished. However, another project of the state of NRW set the coal mine on a list of future exhibition sites resulting in first gentle modifications and the cokery also became an official memorial in 2000.
On its 25th session in December 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared both the sites of the shafts 12 and 1/2/8 and the cokery a World Heritage Site.
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
for more information:
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“Be real, because a mask only fools people on the outside. Pretending to be someone you're not takes a toll on the real you, and the real you is more important than anyone else.” - Alexander William Gaskarth
I'm really proud of this photo. Oh and, I have developed a fascination for Masquerade Masks, so expect to see them later in my stream.
I feel like I need to do some soul searching because I have had no motivation lately. Hence why I'm two weeks behind on this project. Quitting will not be an option, however. Even if I'm a few weeks behind the whole time, I'm not giving up on this project.
School has been going pretty good. I'm still not a fan of it. I wish I just had all the tools to go out and get a career right now, but alas, I do not. I aced my first midterm in math though!
I hope that you are all doing great! :)
November 23rd,2009(sooc) ON BLACK
Today was beyond nice. i cleaned a lot:D(me love cleaning eheh), cleaned the stove, my bathroom, washed clothes, and tomorrow i'm going to vacum my room and wash some more things. I made a delicious lunch,eggs with tomatoes and onions, i read a lot, i edited all the pictures from the 17th until now, i dressed up, i danced around my room, i laughed my head off, i smiled, i did lots of fun stuff. I'm easily pleased and entertained so i'm never bored and i find things to keep myself busy or entertain myself. The simplest things make me happy. I worked for almost 4hrs tonight, and it was fun working with brooke. i've never closed with her before and it was beyond fun. She's so cute and she looks like taylor swift..in my opinion. just wish she didn't cover her beauty with all that makeup but hey whatever floats her boat. I found out that she wants to be a special needs teacher, like me:D:D her and i got so excited about that. At work i was dancing around and shaking my booty, i didn't care who was watching i refused to be bored at work, since it was sooo slow tonight. More and more that i'm thinking about it the more and more i want it to happen. Me not making more than 50k a year. It's not that i want to be poor, but there is something i just love about struggling. haha ok that may sound funny..let me explain*looks around to see whose she's talking to* I like using coupons for food, i like scrapping together money to buy things, i love shopping at thrift stores,for clothes,i love looking through trash cans to see if anyone threw away still good things, i love garage sales, i love target,i love deals, i love love having to work with what i have, i love mending my own things, i love reading, writing letters, and making home made things,gifts, and etc. I love going to sales. I love it all. I can't explain it. I guess because i grew up with it, and it was so fun and i always felt so at home in low class, poor areas. I feel off and not myself in rich areas, or around things that are really richy. I have nothing against rich people or people that buy really rich things, but i feel so homey, and comfortable in poor, low class houses, or areas, middle class as well. I LOVE handme downs, i love re gifts from familys, that have been passed down. I love things that are old and have been in the family forever. I love using "ghetto" things. I'm not saying i don't like buying things when i need to, but i like shopping at the doller store, and not buying really expensive things and clothes. Haha never mind i can't explain myself. I just never want to be rich..not that i'm scared i will loose this side of me, but i just feel better when i'm not rich. If i ever am rich i'll just keep doing what i do now, and save the money i have for things like trips to travel the world or what not. Plus i think having very expensive material possesions won't make you happy. There is one thing i want a lot of when i get older FOOOOOODDDD! haha indeed i will be cooking EVERYTHING home made when i move out, you can be sure of that, even if i don't have a lot of money i will scrape things together..i always do. haha but yeah today was so great and just what i need. don't work until wednesday night. oh and about the barcode..i love them..and also it's just a silly thing for jonel..of course he doesn't own me but it's like me saying "i'm faithfully yours and no matter what happens i will always stay by your side you can count on me to be yours." he calls himself the halima expert or as i say"limaoligist" ahha i can't wait until he calls me from ait so i can tell him about that. today and last night i felt great i didn't cry or anything, i'm so positive actually seeing jonel has made me even better than i was before i saw him. the first two days were horrible but now i'm stronger than ever. love it. I'm sorry it's been so long since i've uploaded i'm back now. and if you guys read all this haha i love you.
more pictures in the comments and here are the rest of the 365 updates
Take a Ride - View Large On Black - It Looks Much Better
Pinoy Kokadero driving along Quezon Avenue
The photo above is a Philippine Jeepney. It is the most popular public transport all around the Philippines. I believe Quezon Avenue is quite a popular avenue in Manila (capital of the Philippines).
This is a tribute to ALL Pinoy Kodakeros out there! And most especially to those who continually keep this group fun and very enjoyable.
I keep learning new things from the members of this group.
Having said that... I don't want to discount my non-Filipino friends... You too are also my sources of inspiration! Without your support... I wouldn't be enjoying photography as I am enjoying it now... so many many thanks!
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Ps. OK, so I took the Christmas lights out again... After uploading the photo last night... I had this idea to take some more bokeh shots... I'm sure some of you are finding this quite boring now... sorry! I felt like taking more bokeh shots... Oh well... :)
Emilie || View On Black Flibbertigibbet: A silly, flighty, or scatterbrained person, especially a pert young woman with such qualities.
In the 17th century, Sultan Ahmet I wished to build an Islamic place of worship that would be even better than the Hagia Sophia, and the mosque named for him is the result. The two great architectural achievements now stand next to each other in Istanbul's main square [...].
Inside, the high ceiling is lined with the 20,000 blue tiles that give the mosque its popular name. Fine examples of 16th-century Iznik design, the oldest tiles feature flowers, trees and abstract patterns. The overall effect is one of the most beautiful sights in Istanbul. The Iznik tiles can be seen in the galleries and and on the north wall above the main entrance. The remaining tiles, which have a less delicate design, were made in Kütahya.
The interior is lit with 260 windows, which were once filled with 17th-century stained glass. Sadly, this has been lost and replaced with inferior replicas.
www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-blue-mosque
Have a nice Friday and thanks for visiting.
Ranked #1 of about 528 for "poem'pictures" on Google
Ranked #1 by Google.com for "spider with gold web" of about 305,000
Now Yahoo's number one search for "large beautiful nature" Google.com
ranked#4 of 545000 for "Gold web spiders".
Google Ranking 40 out of 30,000,000 for gold web also
#1 for "gold moon" ranked #4 of 380,000 for "moon with gold" by Google.
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#8 on flickr explore
#10 on Google for "hungry celeb"
# 10 of about 153,000 for "transformation illusions"
#10.of about 1,280,000 for "a web to catch the moon".
#14 of about 97,300 for Creeping thief
Google images #6 of 140,000 for "nature's Finest photoshopped"
#97 of about 1,010,000 for beautiful nature poetry570000 for "Drawing down the moon" on google images.
#4 of about 1,180,000 for beautiful nature pictures with poems"rebirth of a butterfly" #6 on Yahoo for "moon poetry"
#5 of 216,000 for "poetry spider" #3 of 336,000.
#85 for "celeb beauty" on Google images. WOW.
#147 of about 22,400,000 for "beautiful nature".
#1 on Yahoo for &of about 1,010,000 for beautiful nature poetry;sun moon drawing"
I try to catch the sunlight
You're drawing down the moon
You know
That some small flying thing
Will be here soon
I'm casting into cyberspace
The tendrils of my web
A hungry, unknown artist
Not
Another dull celeb
The beauty of my photograph
Will catch you if it can
Spinning world illusions
All for unsuspecting men
I ask you
For a little while
To stick with me
Immersed in poem-pictures
Life suspended
On the cyber-tree
The web of granma spider
Will drain you of your blood
While
Cocoons of poem-pictures
Can transform your mood
If you think you are a caterpillar
Climbing up a leaf
I bring a transformation
And a solace for your grief
Unlike the hairy spider
I am not a creeping thief
From your dreary daily burdens
I bring relief
If looking into beauty
You fear that you will die
I offer you a rebirth
See
A butterfly
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A protestor on bike with a union flag, the smoke behind is coming from flares. Same spot as this one.
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Régimes Spéciaux (Recommended as a slideshow)
HaPPY WaRHoLiCiouS GReeN THuRSDaY
Oh yeah, today my idols birthday is, 6th of August.
Happy Birthday, Andy Warhol
Click on the blues and look who he was The BLueS
For those who are arguing about this notes on my pictures
Go and click under the picture the blue line for having a look on large and without the notes
And for all who make notes?
Go on, I love it !!!
I have to thank again my dear friend Angela for the textures I used
Look here at here stream, amazing textures
Danke, Angela
here are the 2 links to the textures I used
first this one
I turned it 180 degrees
and the flowery one, you find on this click
Put on the sunglasses and…………..
Tea is Wearing.
Beauty.
Hair: tram F1120 hair
Just MagnetizedBeauty marks
Just Magnetized Perfect Brows
. MILA . Messy Eyelashes
ALME Summer Hits - Metallic Ombre | saturday sales | 50L
Bolson @ Anthem event - Lux Collection - Agape
Bossie. metallic eyeliners
Body.
CATWA HEAD Catya.
Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara
*YS&YS* Danana Tone 02 Skin Applier CATWA
Wearing.
Lenox @ Anthem event -Windbreaker
SIIX// Bloom Lingirie // White
Emery - Maxi Skirt Mulholland
TETRA Air Sneakers
Accessories.
etham - Lariat Necklace # 6
(Yummy) Wave Midi Ring (L) - RoseGold
Poses.
Poses by SAPA * excluding portrait pose (custom)
Decor.
somehow this one is extra special to me ... don't know what it is ... maybe it still contains the feeling I had when I came around the corner and discovered the magical play of light. Shrouded in that haze is a pond. It was frozen solid that morning. It was the second pond I went past that morning ... and it was the first indication of the fun and games to be had in the woods that day :-) This currently serves as my desktop and with that I only reluctantly switch my laptop off ;-) if I could put this on my desktop at work, I'd never do any work I think - I'd be too busy dreaming of wandering through the forest *chuckles*
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let's see, with a bit of luck we have a pretty sunrise tomorrow & then that'll save you lovely folk from more woodland mystery ;-) ... and on Friday I'm headed off to Wales ... let's hope for some spectacular weather then :-) Can't wait to get those valleys through my lens!!
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“Y estos derechos... a respetarlos, ¿eh? ¡No vaya a pasar como con los diez mandamientos!” (Mafalda)
i am rhythm
i am a pulse
sometimes simple
sometimes interlocked
sometimes syncopated
i am rhythm
sometimes moderato
sometimes allegro
sometimes simply at rest
i am rhythm
feel my beat
experience my motion
then take my hand
and come, dance with me
This one is for ARNEL aka LENAREH, Pinoy Kodakero's poet laureate. Perhaps what I appreciate more about Arnel is his ability to see the lighter side of life. I truly enjoy the simplicity of his view on life as expressed in many of his images. I have enjoyed his “can you guess” posts, his blue sky set, his food and sari-sari shots. His stream is full of treasures which can certainly make you smile. And Arnel is generous. He almost always never leave my stream without a few simple verses of encouragement, sometimes of humor. I feel honored to be his friend and godmother to his young son, Nico. And I am looking forward to meeting him and his family in person and spend some time exploring and shooting some of the beautiful places in the Philippines in October.
It's sometimes surprising what's hiding behind a dreary winter sky. This was taken at the Black Butte Dam overlook. Visibility was limited due to the weather but I was intriqued by the position of the rock facings and the trees and decided it was worth a shot. Backlighting and layering helped bring out the colors in the sky and then I used a texture called pink spotlight from pareeerica www.flickr.com/photos/8078381@N03/ .
When I was shooting this, my friend said he could see what I'll make of it.... I hope this doesn't fall short of what he expected me to do...
and BTW, for those of you who have been unfortunate enough to see the previous upload, this is the storm that I was talking about.. hehe... :P :D
This is going straight to my portfolio coz this defines me as a photographer and the kind of work I like.
Hope you all like this....
And yes, I'm so touched by all your comments/faves/views on my stream, I read them over and over again inspite of the training that has me running most of the time....
I dedicate this to Ambuj Bhaiya, the one who believed in me so much that he bought and sent me the SLR that I wanted from Japan (My KissX2) inspite of me repeatedly saying "No, That'll be too much." and to Papa, who said, "Go, touch your dream. I'll take care."
I could have done this at the time when I posted my first shot from the SLR. But I was waiting for The photograph that could do what it was supposed to.
Love
2k
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Chambered Tomb in South Glamorgan. The Welsh name for this site is Gwal-y-Filiast, the Greyhound Bitch's Lair. There was once a mound of earth or stones covering this Neolithic burial chamber, but only slight traces remain.
Now there are three upright stones supporting a 14-foot long by 10-foot wide by 21/2-foot thick capstone, truly a remarkable feat. There are no excavation finds, but one 19th Century researcher recounted seeing bones and pottery mixed up with earth thrown out of the chamber.
I've chosen to feature this castle in sepia to emphasize its history, its place in a bygone age and above all, its sense of mystery and yes, even romance.
"The castles which are today such an unmistakable feature of the Rhein landscape date back to the Middle Ages. Their founders were feudal overloards, who, so far from cherishing any romantic notions, built them with one simple aim in mind: to protect their lands from marauders and predatory neighbours. They chose mountain-tops as strategically ideal situations, and we today, looking back through the haze of ninteenth-century medievalism, are still often prone to see them as objects of mystery and splendour, forgetting the warlike function for which they were built and the back-breaking labour of the feudal serfs, whom we must presume to have been forcibly employed in quarring the huge stone blocks and dragging them up the mountain slopes.
Since Roman times the Rhein valley has been a line of communication of vital strategic importance. In the Middle Ages the German emperors used it for their frequent progresses into Italy, and rich merchants sent their goods to and fro along it. Obviously anyone owning a castle overlooking the valley was in a powerful position, since he was able to survey and regulate the flow of traffic across his particular territory and levy tolls on merchants. This accounts for the large number of castles along the Rhein from Mainz to Bonn, particularly in the narrow gorge connecting Bingen and Koblenz. Along this stretch of river, which has a length of only thirty-five miles, there are more castles than in any other river valley in the world. "
Text Taken from:
Castles On The Rhein by Dr Walther Ottendorf-Simrock
2nd Edition Wilelm Stollfus Verlag Bonn
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That were once filled
With brilliant fantasy,
Of all that could be.
Close my eyes,
And imagine soaring,
Flying through sapphire skies
And shimmering stardust...
Never ending dreams.
Empty spaces
That once held
Indescribable love
And soul destroying lust.
Grasped at one-thousand kisses
And wiped away a thousand tears.
Empty spaces,
Which when you filled them,
Showed me off to the world
And to myself.
A touch to open my eyes.
Empty spaces,
Where your fingers
Once wound around mine.
Empty spaces,
That will be filled again someday.
See it Large: 'Hide & Go Seek-2 year old style' On Black
Giving this a go in the deleteme group. We shall see.
She is the hider. NOT the seeker. During our walk i told her to go hide so Lola could find her, and this is her interpretation. To be a 2 year old. :)
Another from my first attempt at RAW in CS2, enjoying it. I used a bit of vignetting in this one too, more obvious here.
Demonstrators writing with flares on the pavement of the Nation square..
Merci de lire les explications en début d'album / Please read the explanations at the beginning of the set
Part of Régimes Spéciaux (Recommended as a slideshow)
En la Plaza de Armas, que fue en la época colonial el centro de la vida oficial y publica de La Habana, se alza un monumento llamado El Templete. En su columna conmemorativa hay una inscripción en latín, casi borrada, que traducimos como sigue: "Detén el paso, caminante, adorna este sitio con un árbol, una ceiba frondosa. Fue tenida por primera vez la reunión de los prudentes concejales hace ya mas de dos siglos: era conservado por una tradición perpetua: sin embargo, cedió al tiempo. La inscripción da fe de que en ese lugar hubo una ceiba y que bajo su sombra se celebro la primera misa y el Cabildo recibió la guarda y custodia de los fueros y privilegios de la villa de La Habana, según costumbre y usanza de las leyes de Castilla.
Take refuge in the beauty of nature!
Our dog park, our former dump, with gorgeous sunsets like this sure has become my not so little paradise, my haven, my place of solace and entertainment (watching dogs,interacting with their custodians and hunting for images) only minutes away from home. I remember feeling like I was walking inside a painting that glorious evening.
View On Black - Vista en grande
"Sé que voy a quererte sin preguntas
sé que vas a quererme sin respuestas".
Mario Benedetti.
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Música : Eres para mi la más bella del mundo
Sabes que para todos no serás el mundo
Pero siempre habrá alguien que para él o ella seas todo su mundo,…
El centro de su universo…
Aquél o aquella que sentirás que te mima y cuida
Que te hará sentir especial y diferente….
Distinto o distinta…..único…única.
Y que te exhibirá orgulloso u orgullosa de ti ante todos...
Y , de repente…
Nos hará sentir ser el más bello centro del bouquet de su vida
Y sin necesidad de preguntas...
Sin necesidad de respuestas.…
Así nos querremos, también,...Tú y Yo.
María.-
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Ok..so here's the dealio..I woke up early as usual and was sitting at our dining room table enjoying my coffee and reading the paper when out of the corner of my eye I saw HOT PINK in the sky due south lol..I had another photo in mind to post today and was taking my time this morning. I couldn't stand it so I left my jimmy jams on put on my coat and shoes and headed on down to the Lake for a few sunrise shots lol..Can you believe it? Anyway, this was the first one I took and it captures the colours so well...I hope you all enjoy my morning here in Port Credit, Ontario CANADA!!
Have a great day everyone..Mine started off fantastic as you can see! It pays to be an early riser!! hehehe
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Shot with my very nifty 50mm F1.4. Has to be the best lens purchase I have ever made.
The difference between whether you say, 'I wish I would have,' or 'I'm glad I did,' at the end of your life is whether or not you take DECISIVE ACTION during your life.
Chris Widener
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Between 6th and 7th Street there is a small area that is infested with drug dealers and gang members. I was told many times not to walk in that area. You think I listened? Well, whilst in that area I came across this man. He has caused quite a commotion amongst you. It was a hot day…brilliant sunshine but he was sat in the shade….back resting against a wall. I approached and asked if he minded me sitting next to him for a while. He said no…so I parked my ass down on the curbside. He asked me what I was doing with my cameras and I explained I was a crazy Englishman who didn’t value his life. He laughed of course, which was beautiful to see because I have never seen a face as sad in all my life. I gave him a cigarette. In fact I gave him the whole pack. I went on to explain how I took pictures of homeless people and shared them online. He smiled again. I wondered what I said that was so funny. He went on to explain that there are MANY photographers who go down to that area but in the majority of cases they hang their lenses out of the car window and never get out. “That’s fucking wrong” he retorted. I nodded my head and asked would he mind me taking his picture. “Of course not…you asked” he replied.
We talked some more. Mostly about shit that doesn’t matter but for those few hours or so…it kinda did….you know….
i loved it watching on black, you can try : )
>>This picture is dedicated to this special person:
I took this as part of a photo-walk to shoot birds. At first we thought it would be very easy to photograph birds, they’ll be just sitting on branches and all we need to do is zoom to 200mm (this is the max I have) and click. But it was quite opposite, there was not a single bird on any tree (don’t know what the heck were they doing that early morning) and 200mm was no-way enough to shoot birds.
With this great enlightenment and frustration we started capturing all weird things – fallen leaves, hanging spiders, broken twigs…etc etc, it was then this old man (may be in his 70’s) gave a pat on my shoulder. He smiled at me and showed me these leaves brightly lit by all beautiful morning light, and said, “I think you should try on them". Looking at these leaves I was like "WOW, Thanku Sir" with all smiles.
By the time I finished clicking and turned back, he was far away from me, fast completing his morning walk routine : )
>>It was only a sunny smile and little it cost in the giving but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.
- Unknown.
Shot At: KBR Park, Hyderabad, AP, India.
Explore highest : 5 :) thanku guys
Best Viewed BLACK
IT WAS DARK AND SCARY.. THEY CAME OUT OF NOWHERE... Yikes...
it is October 31st.. they will be out tonight.. so beware.. IT'S HALLOWEEN AND THERE ARE BATS IN SIAM PARAGON... YES..
This is the proof and the second of the series.... I had my trusty old d300 set on B/W and voila or bingo I captured this instant BAT frenzy.. then ran for my dear life i had all the security personel on my back.. cannot shoot cannot shoot..
I said no not shooting only taking picture with a dumb look pn my face as I casually walked away..and blended sort of with the masses..lol
HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERY ONE.. AND A GREAT WEEKEND TOO.:-)
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Fallait bien mettre en evidence Halloween meme ici en Thailande ou on y comprend que dalle.. mais ou on s'amuse quand meme.. Donc deuxieme de la serie.. Prise a Siam Paragon semaine derniere au cours des preparatifs pour aujourd'hui.. Voila.. Bon weekend a toutes et a tous..
JOYEUX HALLOWEEN AT SUPER WEEKEND (FIN DE SEMAINE) :-)
Leonard Cohen - Avalanche please listen (if you're not normally a fan, it doesn't matter.. I'm not either.... but they go together)
Well I stepped into an avalanche,
It covered up my soul;
When I am not this hunchback that you see,
I sleep beneath the golden hill.
You who wish to conquer pain,
You must learn, learn to serve me well.
You strike my side by accident
As you go down for your gold.
The cripple here that you clothe and feed
Is neither starved nor cold;
He does not ask for your company,
Not at the centre, the centre of the world.
When I am on a pedestal,
You did not raise me there.
Your laws do not compel me
To kneel grotesque and bare.
I myself am the pedestal
For this ugly hump at which you stare.
You who wish to conquer pain,
You must learn what makes me kind;
The crumbs of love that you offer me,
They're the crumbs I've left behind.
Your pain is no credential here,
It's just the shadow, shadow of my wound.
I have begun to long for you,
I who have no greed
I have begun to ask for you,
I who have no need.
You say you've gone away from me,
But I can feel you when you breathe.
Do not dress in those rags for me,
I know you are not poor
You don't love me quite so fiercely now
When you know that you are not sure,
It is your turn, beloved,
It is your flesh that I wear.
This is the image I created for an exhibition based on the songs and lyrics of Leonard Cohen.
The pose is now available Del May Mainstore
The show is now open at Palais Orleans Art Studio and runs until 18th March 2012.
Participating artists:
Acacia Merlin
Ariel Brearly
Burk Bode (B.Bode)
Cat Boccaccio
Corinne Helendale (Corinne J Helendale)
Danteliicia Ethaniel
Del May
Harbor Galaxy (harborgalaxy)
Johnfrancis Laville
Kato Salyut
Kira Westland
Lily Laufer (✿LILY✿)
Maloe Vansant
Meilo Minotaur
Morgana Nagorski
Patricie Sapphire (Patricie)
Sanam Sewell
Skip Staheli
Tamzin Xigalia
Zebra Thursday
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Dαdιcαтεd тσ : Someone
I miss you
Miss you so bad
I don't forget you
Oh it's so sad
I hope you can hear me
I remember it clearly
The day you slipped away
Was the day i found
It won't be the same
Artist: Avril Lavinge
Title: Slipped Away
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Focal Length: 60mm
Aperture: F/2.8
Shutter: 1/6 sec
ISO: 400
Exposure:(P) Normal
Exposure Compensation: -0.7 step
Camera: Handheld
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Oeschinensee near Kandersteg, Switzerland
Oeschinen Lake is a lake in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, 4 kilometres east of Kandersteg in the Oeschinen valley. At an elevation of 1,578 metres (5,177 ft), it has a surface area of 1.1147 square kilometres (0.4304 sq mi). Its maximum depth is 56 metres (184 ft).
The lake is fed through a series of mountain creeks and drains underground. The water then re-surfaces as the Oeschibach. Part of it is captured for electricity production and as water supply for Kandersteg.
Experimented with DoF, this one was interesting, the bigger flower was little away from my focus and smaller one was my PoF, and as always this piece of nature also has a great message for us, not every body is equal in this world, some are rich, some are poor, some have disabilities and some have rare abilities, but no matter who you are and how you are there is something special in everyone of us, everyone one of us are special in some way are the other. Never underestimate yourself, if you are not special to yourself then don't expect others to expect that you are special. Belief in yourself, you are special, no matter who you are. Thanks for all your comments and fav
திடீரென்று பூக்களுக்குள் யுத்தம்,எல்லாப் பூக்களும் இறந்து உதிர்ந்துவிட்டன,
சற்றுப் பூக்கள் வேண்டும் அவைகளுக்கு மலர்வளையம் செய்வதற்கு,
இருந்தால் கொடுங்கள், கடனாகத்தான் - பாவம்
மனிதர்களுக்கு மட்டுமே மலர்வளையமாய் இருந்து வெறுத்துவிட்டதுபோலும் அவைகளுக்கும்
©Karthik Photography