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The subconscious mind acts as a reservoir of thoughts, urges, pain and anxiety within the entirety of humanity. Water, a common representation of the subconscious hence is used through my work to create an 'under-tow' of messages, stressing the strong undercurrents of the interchanging gestalts of our thoughts that ultimately haunt the psyche. Moreover, the contingents between drowning and floating, falling and rising, dying and living are some of my main themes; the haunting nature of the figures subjection epitomizing the unpleasantness hidden within the unconscious. Moreover, the symbolisms of water across cultures for rebirth and new life presents the works ambiguous nature, as the figures can be interpreted as the metaphorical rise above anxieties (similarly to influential artist Rosemary Laing). It is this intent for an ambiguous concept that gives the work a variety of levels for audience identification.
Drawing on the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud, this series drowns itself within the ambiguities of the subconscious mind, subliminally representing an ultimate sense of phantasm.
Inspiration also drawn from Neil Craver.
Yesterday at the festival I entered, they auctioned off some of the entries to the various competitions. They held up this massive bouquet of dahlias. I love dahlias - I think they're amazing but I am rubbish at growing them.
I saw the giant bunch of dahlias, each flower larger than a baby's head, and I knew I had to have them. I bid immediately, and won them. Alastair settled my auction fees and handed me the huge cluster of dahlias.
The person standing next to me was my neighbor - a gentle man, a quiet man, a family man who cares for his ailing wife. Easily in his 70's, every summer he walks across the road and hands us punnets of tomatoes and strawberries, of vegetables and fruits that he grows. He pointed to my dahlias and smiled - "Those were the winners of the flower competition," he said.
"Really?" I replied. "But of course they should have won, they're amazing!"
He smiled shyly. "Thanks. It was my entry and they won."
And I love that I bought my own neighbor's flowers, and I love it even more that he won from them.
These three are the only pale, buttercream colored flowers out of the brightly colored bunch. I put them in a vase together and I can't stop staring at them.
This shot is straight out of the camera.
Time for a change from poppies.
This clearing in Abbot's Wood was chock full of Foxgloves.
Some Fun Facts From Wiki:
Depending on the species, the digitalis plant may contain several deadly physiological and chemically related cardiac and steroidal glycosides. Thus, the digitalis has earned several more sinister monikers: Dead Man’s Bells, and Witches’ Gloves.
The entire plant is toxic (including the roots and seeds), although the leaves of the upper stem are particularly potent, with just a nibble being enough to potentially cause death. Early symptoms of ingestion include nausea, vomiting, anorexia, diarrhea, abdominal pain, wild hallucinations, delirium, and severe headache. Depending on the severity of the toxicosis the victim may later suffer irregular and slow pulse, tremors, various cerebral disturbances, especially of a visual nature (unusual colour visions with objects appearing yellowish to green, and blue halos around lights), convulsions, and deadly disturbances of the heart. For a case description, see the paper by Lacassie.[6]
There have been instances of people confusing digitalis with the relatively harmless Symphytum (comfrey) plant (which is often brewed into a tea) with fatal consequences. Other fatal accidents involve children drinking the water in a vase containing digitalis plants. Drying does not reduce the toxicity of the plant. The plant is toxic to animals including all classes of livestock and poultry, as well as cats and dogs.
Digitalis poisoning can cause heart block and bradycardia (lowered heart rate) and tachycardia (increased heart rate). It can cause either, depending on the dose and the condition of one's heart.
just kidding.. this is a 3xp HDR taken at MOCA in downtown LA, and a preview of the last sets of photos from our metrolink photowalk, which i will upload tomorrow =)
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The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with three locations in greater Los Angeles, California. The main branch is located on Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, near Walt Disney Concert Hall. MOCA's original space, initially intended as a "temporary" exhibit space while the main facility was built, is now known as the Geffen Contemporary, in the Little Tokyo district of downtown Los Angeles. The Pacific Design Center facility is in nearby West Hollywood.
The museum's exhibits consist primarily of American and European contemporary art created since 1940.
-source: wiki, official site: moca.org
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Reposting a few old uploads, which have remained private for ages. I have this bad habit of uploading photos (defaulted to private) with the intention of making a few minor adjustments in Picnik before making them public and then never getting around to editing half of them. As a result I currently have 164 private images still waiting to go public. D'oh!
If you like wildlife photography, check out Shah Images. I've just discovered Anup and Manoj Shah and wowowowow is all I can say.
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Location: The ranch is about 40 minutes north of Ruidoso near the small community of Capitan.
Acres: 50,300 deeded acres, more or less
Terrain: The ranch is located just below the towering Capitan Mountain Range. Elevations range from 5,600' to 6,250'. The property is a combination of foothills, sideslopes and open rolling country. Approximately 1/3rd of the ranch has a canopy of juniper, piñon and scattered ponderosa pine. The remainder of the ranch has an open appearance.
Water: The ranch is well watered by live spring water, creek water, wells and an extensive waterline network. Additionally, the ranch holds 480 acre feet of water rights used to irrigate a large spring fed meadow.
Improvements: The ranch is improved by two sets of headquarters and several large sets of working/shipping pens.
Access: Access is provided by a substantial amount of paved highway frontage and graded county road frontage.
Hunting/Recreation: This is an excellent area for wildlife. Mule deer, some elk and turkey are located in the more protected areas of the ranch, and antelope are common in the plains country.
Price: $340.00 per deeded acre
Acciones QPM: Establecer como borrador | Mover a la papelera | Forzar el borrado | Editar | Gestionar | Configuraciones QPM
Cuando dábamos por sentado que ‘Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris’ iba a salir exclusivamente en formato digital, tal y como sucedió con su precursor, el más que recomendable ‘Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light’, descubrimos, gracias a la nota de prensa de Koch Media, que saldrá también en físico y con una edición especial, bautizada Gold, esto último en exclusiva, eso sí, para PC y PS4.
No deja de resultar un poco irónico que no vaya a haber edición Gold para Xbox One cuando en la consola de Microsoft contamos con un servicio homónimo. Nombres aparte, esta Gold Edition para PC y PS4 vendrá con su caja habitual y contenido adicional muy especial: un libro de arte con diseños de ‘Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris’, el mapa de Overworld, una figurita de Lara de 8 cm y cabezona y el pase de temporada. Sí, aún no ha salido el juego y ya sabemos que contará con DLC.
Según nos han informado, de entre los contenidos descargables futuros, están los packs Icy Death y Twisted Gears, con otros packs que estarán centrados en trajes adicionales, seis para cada personaje (Lara, Carter, Horus e Isis). Porque recordemos que esta nueva aventura de Lara Croft a cargo de Crystal Dynamics ofrecerá, como principal novedad, un modo cooperativo para cuatro jugadores.
En VidaExtra | Diciembre es el mes escogido para el debut next-gen de Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
– La noticia Square Enix anuncia la edición Gold de Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris en PC y PS4 fue publicada originalmente en Vidaextra por Jarkendia.
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Alternative sepia version here.
This was taken for a "tradition vs modernity" project, FWIW.
If people want a story consider the story of the wall. It was built in nice red brick with fancy stonework, possibly in the 18th or 19th cent, (possibly earlier), perhaps leading to a room or building no longer there.
Then the adjecent building, if there was one, fell down and the alleyway arrived. The stonework was filled in rather carelessly, but with matching stone and the wooden lintel was retained (we have one in our house, where we took down an outbuilding from an outside wall).
But this wall hasn't been looked after and repair has become ever more careless. The final repair has patched in a couple of 1950's or later breeze blocks...
I think that's a story spanning several centuries that can be read from the stones, bricks and textyures, even if the B&W picture doesn't tell it well. Is it appropriate to tell the story though, or is it something the viewer could supply?
WiggleBums.co.nz/shop is run on PHP, and this my dear readers is a php date string, and some paper calc for seconds for timezone offset. It wasn't me that left the php.net.nz page up, it was my @cabbettenz (Cabbette on Flickr) I is proud.
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City Hall, Tübingen, Germany
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The oldest building in the Marketplace is City Hall, which dates back to 1435. In 1508, an additional floor was added to the original two-story structure. It was in this phase of expansion that the astronomical clock of Johannes Stöffler, a Tübingen math and astronomy professor, was added to the building.
On the southeast corner of City Hall the figure of a bacchante, a disciple of Bacchus the god of wine, is depicted. Her presence makes reference to the Tübingen’s history winegrowing – inebriated, she throws her clothes behind her.
In the Middle Ages, the ground floor of City Hall housed the municipal salt storage, a prison, and an a public hall in which bakers and butchers could peddle their goods. The once wooden pillars were replaced with cement pillars in the 1970’s. In the large hall on the second floor, which once served as a sales hall for the tanner, visitors can still marvel at the original woodwork from the 15th century. The court and city council meet in the third floor. Starting in 1514, the Württemberg manorial court, the highest court in the land, met on the fourth floor.
Rathaus, Tübingen
Das Tübinger Rathaus direkt am Marktplatz im Herzen der Altstadt wurde in kleinerer Form 1435 erbaut und immer wieder um- und angebaut. Im Querhausgiebel ist die historische Astronomische Uhr.
Die aus Beton gefertigten Arkaden-Stützen sind der von außen sichtbare Teil einer umfänglichen Modernisierung der 1960er Jahre an diesem Haus. Im Rahmen einer großangelegten Sanierung des gesamten Altbaus 2012-2015 werden die Arkaden wie auch weitere Bereiche wieder einem früheren Zustand, der heute angemessener erscheint, angeglichen. Der vordere Teil des Erdgeschosses wird z.B. wieder zu einer großen offenen Halle umgebaut.
Das Rathaus von 1435 war anfangs eine Markthalle für die Bäcker, Metzger und Salzhändler. Es ist heute vierstöckig und verziert durch eine von Johannes Stöffler geschaffene astronomische Uhr von 1511, die den Lauf der Gestirne und die Mondphasen zeigt.
Die Fassade erhielt ihr heutiges Gesicht 1877 zum 400jährigen Jubiläum der Universität (Neorenaissance): Im 1. Obergeschoss drei Allegorien (Gerechtigkeit, Ackerbau und Wissenschaft), darüber sechs Medaillons verdienter Männer der Stadt (Breuning, Osiander, Dann, Huber, Cotta und Uhland) sowie unter der Astronomischen Uhr Graf Eberhard V. im Bart, der Gründer der Universität.
An der Südseite zur Haaggasse gibt es ältere, wohl Renaissance-Fassadenmalereien und an der Ecke die Figur einer frivolen Bacchantin.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
THE PARK(3 of 3): Akari's suitors /
EL PARQUE (3 de 3): Los pretendientes de Akari
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 95 of 95) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Matt: That's Takefumi, one of the new guys. Looks like he's also interested in the redhead .
Dom: !!!!
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Matt: Ese es Takefumi, uno de los recién llegados y parece que también está interesado en la peliroja.
Dom: !!!!
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es:
THE PARK(3 of 3): Akari's suitors /
EL PARQUE (3 de 3): Los pretendientes de Akari
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 78 of 95) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95.
FOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Akari: Don't worry, I don't care if they come too. We can date other day... ^^
Dom: #^_^# Okay, I'll pick you up at a quarter to 7 ^^
Akari: Good #^_^#
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Akari: No te preocupes, no me importa que se vengan ellos también. Podemos quedar más días... ^^
Dom: #^_^# Vale, pues te paso a recoger a las 7 menos cuarto. ^^
Akari: Vale. #^_^#
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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This was the talk that never was. There was such hype and anticipation. It was probably the biggest crowd ever that Guardians was expecting, with roughly 400 people confirming their attendance, but it wasn't to be.
If you were disappointed then, it will all be forgotten as the biggest talk of the year thus far will take place in a fortnight. 'Exorcisms' comes to Punchbowl, and Fr Terrence Mary, a priest with many years experience who was trained to be an Exorcist when a case is made present, is available to deliver this hot topic.
The issue of Satanic possessions has been the subject of hollywood films, but this Guardians guarantees real life experiences as viewed by Fr Terrence from his many years of practicing excorcisms right across Sydney. He will give us not only his experiences but also his suggestions on not only how to avoid satan, but how to give him a hard day at the office. He will be discussing what are exorcisms, what happens during an exorcism and will highlight the ways that satan is working to kidnap the children of God through tricks such as seances, tarot readings, horoscopes, palm reading, superstition such as the blue eye and ouija boards.
Guardians has been getting fantastic numbers to their talks, and if you ain't one of those many, then you're missing out. This talk is definitely not to be missed.
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Taken in adirondacks, 2008
Processed in PS3.
I used to take very very few pictures in RAW, then I just found out taking a image in RAW does make a huge difference in terms of editing. This is also the first time I tried to mimic a film feeling on landscape shots. An important lesson learned is that, by default, my CS3 RAW converter use Adobe RGB color profile for my output image saved in jpeg, and when you upload this image online, it looks good in safari (reads Adobe RGB color), but dramatically different firefox (apparently not)! I wasn't happy at all. and presumably, IEs in windows and mac might also have such differences. It took me a good amount of time to sort this out. In CS3, before doing RAW->JPEG conversion, go to Edit>Assign Profile>choose sRGB IEC61966-2.1, and apply, then adjust the controls in RAW converter and save the satisfied final image in jpeg. This image should be embedded with sRGB IEC61966-2.1 color profile than Adobe RGB, which is not used by Firefox. It seems that sRGB IEC61966-2.1 is a more universally shared color profile, so in other words, one would have better chance of seeing consistent colors of same digital image in different IEs under same or different systems. Nite.
Some of the new editing feelings were inspired by this great set of pictures taken by, I believe, Jimmy, some random guy's great pictures on flickr I ran into, just to share it with you:
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Thaipusam actually celebrates the birthday of the Hindu deity Subramaniam. On this occasion, Hindus show the sincerity of their faith. It is a time for making and fulfilling vows. Devotees pray for divine help and make vows. When their prayers are answered, they fulfil their vows.
To do this, a devotee would pierce his cheeks, tongue, face or other suitable body parts with sharp objects. Next his friends or relatives load a *kavadi on his shoulder. Finally, in a trance-like manner, he goes on a 4km journey of faith.
Others, including young children, might join the procession carrying only milk pots. The Thaipusam Singapore procession starts at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on Serangoon Road and ends at the Sri Thandayuthapani Temple on Tank Road.
At first look, one might think that the festival starts at one temple and ends at another. Not so. Many of the devotees start fasting a month before the Thaipusam Singapore festivities. Others fast a week. Yet others three days.
A Hindu friend said this to me, "If you are going to put a 12-inch skewer through your cheeks and a hundred spikes in your chest, you'd better take your fast seriously!"
* A kavadi is a cage-like structure carried by devotees during the Thaipusam Festival.
It is traditionally decorated with peacock feathers and aluminium plates which show images of Hindu deities. Sharp spikes criss-cross its lower section.
An elaborate kavadi might weigh up to 15kg! It is quite something just to lift it. But these chaps I saw actually walked with them for 4km - kavadis, skewers, hooks, spikes and all!
Some of them even skipped and danced with their kavadis. Either they have great endurance or they have some supernatural help.
Anyone know what these delicate autumn blooms are?
They were growing out atop thin tall stems about 4.5 ft tall, in a littl ebrownstone front yard garden on 20th street in Chelsea. Their leaves were large -- like squash or zucchini leaves, and theaves were thick and lower to the ground. Then, these thin little stems shot up high and exploded into these lovely little white blooms, dogwood-like in shape, three bifurcated white petals, bright yolk-yellow stamen and a hard pea gree-pea shaped pistil in the center.
Why am I describing them in such detail when you can just look at the photo? Well, when I spotted these, I was with my dear friend Maureen, who happens to be completely blind. Because she lost her sight in her mid-twenties, she can "see" though my descriptions (if they are detailed enough) and through touch (if she's allowed to palpate the object). Maureen stayed with me for a few days this week while attending a conference on pedestrian rights and walkable cities (a big issue for people with visual impairments -- think about it!) Because she lives in Chcago, we don't get to see each other much. And so I'm not adapted to her way of existing in the world. It always takes a bit of time to readjust to doing things in a way that both supports her fierce independence and enhances her experience of our environment. Once I get my groove back, I'm pretty good at it, because I don't mind slowing down & describing what's going on around me as it's happening. Try it -- you'll find it really enhances your experience, too!
This time, our exploration was especially difficult because we were in NYC (dealing with the subway -- TIMES SQUARE transfers -- with a blind woman, guide dogs, and throngs of self-absorbed New Yorkers) and especially interesting, because I was determined to be both guide and photographer. I wanted to continue "seeing my way" and share that with her. She's always very admant that her friends not alter their behavior because of her -- so I decided to continue carrying my camera & not worry about that being insensitive. The results were interesting. I found myself focusing on things at her hand-level. I also found myself appreciating my sight and being less discirminating about and tough on what I shot.
That's enough of my bable on this topic for now... More later perhaps... Lots of thoughts on this...
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Szlakiem Jedi to organizacja roleplayingowa prowadząca rozgrywkę w świecie Gwiezdnych Wojen w dawnym Expanded Universe (Legends), w epoce zmierzchu Nowej Republiki. Nasza działalność ma tylko jeden, prosty cel – budowę jak najbardziej szczegółowego, klimatycznego i porywającego świata, w którym gracze mogą zrobić wszystko. Bazujemy ściśle na historii uniwersum GW, ale rozgrywamy w niej własne wątki, które nie kolidują z kanonem, a rozwijają go i rozbudowują.
Dążymy do uzyskania jak najpełniejszego klimatu i najbardziej realistycznej rozgrywki, odartej z jakiejkolwiek umowności. Świat naszej gry czy relacje między postaciami są prowadzone niezależnie od jakichkolwiek prywatnych relacji między graczami. Każdy z nas kładzie mocny nacisk, by jego postaci były oddzielone od wszelkich relacji spoza świata gry, w którym wszystko dyktuje narracja. Podróże "Szlakiem Jedi" nie mają spisanej, ustalonej z góry fabuły czekającej jedynie na odegranie. Wynik każdego działania zależny jest wyłącznie od postaci i decyzji, jakie podejmą. Tak jak nasi bohaterowie są samodzielnymi, odrębnymi i wyjątkowymi kreacjami – tak są nimi także nasi przeciwnicy i sojusznicy.
Walking into the George Washington National Masonic Memorial was...awesome, in the true sense of the word. We struck the right time to arrive, as we were the only people visiting at the time (though I imagine not many know about the Memorial). One feels that to speak in a regular voice would be a violation, somehow. Sotto voce seemed more appropriate for most of our visit (but then, you all know what a hero of mine Washington is, so perhaps that made me more sensitive to the place).
The elegant and beautiful Memorial Hall, at 100 feet long, 66 feet wide, and 51 feet high and sculpted with great talent and care, is simultaneously ennervating and humbling. The design is clearly meant to lead the visitor's eye to the enormous, 17-foot bronze of George Washington. The effect is truly awe-inspiring, quieting, and throws one into immediate contemplation and consideration.
The Masonic Memorial is far, far better and more fitting than the Washington Memorial most of us are familiar with. It's quite grand, something of the sort we do not see in this country (thankfully), but for Washington...Well, it seems appropriate on one hand, but on the other, I do wonder what the man himself would think! After all, Washington much preferred his farm and businesses to war and politics.
Still, the veneration, so long as it does not devolve into idolization and deification, is merited. Few, few men since have been so beneficial to America (and the world) or so worthy of emulation. It is something even England's King George III recognized, doubtless with great amazement and awe.
The Masons intended to "express in durability and beauty the undying esteem of the Freemasons of the United States for him in whose memory it shall stand throughout the coming years." The designers and builders have truly accomplished their goal.
By the way, there is a beautiful video about Washington narrated by David McCullough here. It'll cause misty eyes, if you love America, if you long for men who even aspire to be so fine and selfless as Washington to arise again.
The first poppy I ever attempted to grow (from seed) bloomed just yesterday. What perfect timing!
Flanders Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) are a symbol of remembrance and landscapes of war. They brighten European landscapes in early summer.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared November 11 as Veterans' Day, a U.S. holiday that brings Flanders Field poppies to mind. The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month marked the temporary cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany early in the 20th century. Veterans can frequently be seen selling paper poppies to mark this day.
Here in the U.S., Flanders Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) symbolize Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. These poppies have been a symbol of this special day for nine decades.
Flanders field poppies are, however, the primary symbol of Remembrance Day or Armistice Day, observed on various dates in other English speaking countries to commemorate World War I and other wars.
How did this simple flower become the symbol of remembrance for a world conflict that caused disintegration of four empires and changed European and Middle Eastern maps?
Poppies bloomed along much of the western front and across some of the worst battlefields of Flanders, the north part of Belgium. Their red color seemed an appropriate symbol for the bloodshed of trench warfare, which is how most of the fighting took place. As a result, Canadian military doctor Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was inspired, in 1915, to write the poem "In Flanders Fields."
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Long, rambling tech note:
In my film days I always took one extra, safety, frame while I was loading film - four clicks of the shutter instead of three... a semi-paranoid little ritual that was mostly harmless. The only negative result of this little habit that I know of is 32 years of out-of-focus belly shots.
In the digital age, there is nothing to wind anywhere, but that doesn't mean I can't have a new, mostly harmless, ritual!
Because I use old (heritage is the politically correct term I think) manual prime lenses 95% of the time, I do a lot of lens changes. But, I am always a bit paranoid about getting the settings right for each one and making sure the lens is working... that means I take a 'test' shot whenever I attach a new lens and change camera settings to match: image stabilisation set to correct focal length, ISO to match the speed of the lens and available light, manual focus vs. any form of auto focus, face detection off -CLICK!
Alert readers will notice that actually focusing the lens wasn't on the list. But, because I am using the controls on the back of the camera, I get a whole new kind of out-of-focus shot at the beginning of every file of digital negatives... the out-of-focus-mostly-straight-ahead shot.
Sometimes they even look a little nice.
This one was made while changing to my Olympus OM Zuiko 55mm f 1.2 in preparation for taking some flower shots for my mother in law.
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How you are my hero
How your never here though
Remember times when you put me on your shoulders
How I wish it was forever you would hold us
Right now I’m too young to know
How in the future it will affect me when you go
You could have had it all
You, me, and mum y’know
Anything was possible
I wont be the lonely one
Sitting on my own and sad
A fifty year old
Reminiscing what I had
I wont be the lonely one
Sitting on my own and sad
Forget your dad, he’s gon
All I wanted was a kick-a-bout in the park
For you to race me home when it was nearly getting dark
How I could’ve been yours, and you be mine
It could’ve been me and you until the end of time
Do what you want, when you want
Be as fuckin’ insincere as you can
What kind of way is that to treat your wife
To see your son on Saturdays
What way is that to live your life?
I wont be the lonely one
Sitting on my own and sad
A fifty year old
Reminiscing what I had
I wont be the lonely one
Sitting on my own and sad
Forget your dad, he’s gone
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Canon EOS 30D + EF50mm f/1.8 @ 50 mm - 1/40 sec at f/2.8, ISO 800
Aperture priority mode @ 0 EV E.C - Pattern metering - no flash
Subject Distance: unknown
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Taken on 12.24.2006, uploaded on 05.05.2012.
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1. Saw See Sew Wooden Needle Case Holder $6 2. My Little Sweeties Rubber Stamp Set $24 3. A is for Artistamps $18 4. The String Keeper Cans $16 5. Happy Helper Wine Bottle Stopper $15 6. The Peter Skittles Bowling Pin $12 7. The Doodle Dozen Button or Pin Set $32 8. The Miniature Tiny Mustache Stick $6 9. Wedding Topper - Lucky Be Loved $155
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Processor Qualcomm® MSM 7201A™ 528 MHz
Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional Operating System
Memory: 512 MB ROM, 288 MB RAM
Dimensions: 115 mm x 62.8 mm x 12 mm / 146.4 grams
3.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 480 x 800 WVGA resolution
HSDPA/WCDMA: Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz; Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency, HSUPA availability, and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control via HTC TouchFLO™ 3D & Touch-sensitive front panel buttons
GPS and A-GPS ready
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0)
5 megapixel color camera with auto focus
VGA CMOS color camera
Built-in 3.5 mm audio jack, microphone, speaker, and FM radio
Ring tone formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV
40 polyphonic and standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer 1350 mAh battery
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From the first annual Fashion Trashion show put on by the Studio Art program at University of Minnesota, Morris. The students in the beginning art classes designed and constructed outfits out of trash and recycled materials, and then put on a full runway show with judges, jokes, and way too much fun. They had an enormous SRO turnout - far larger than anyone expected. It was a great end to the day of the Undergraduate Research Symposium day - a wonderful dessert at the end of a rich and varied meal.
Jess Larson asked me to take photos at the event, and in the end I took well over 1,000 photos. I've sifted out the obviously broken ones, and then divided what's left into two groups: the "top tier" (the ones that I thought were better for some mysterious reason) and "the rest" (this set).
UMM folks should feel free to use these however they see fit. It would be nice to know when they're being used, however. Thanks.
Thanks to everyone involved for putting on a really tremendous show!