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Lunar Candle
Includes:
2li Candle
Physically Based Rendering + Blinn-Phong Materials
Texture HUD With Two Candles/Base + Four Metals
Toggle Candle
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it's so strange to see the last days of my 365 project approaching; suddenly - and for the first time - too quickly. i've tried to play it cool, and not veer or distract from my mission of doing the best i can each day with a camera. but truth is, the last couple of months have been a huge struggle for me physically, and in turn emotionally, and i feel an apology is necessary. it hasn't been that i don't enjoy my time here, or that i've been too busy, but that i've been quite sick, which has been rendering me exhausted, disconnected, bleary and ultimately just plain stupid and flat every day. a lot of things are proving to be a great challenge, including FINISHING THIS PROJECT! but i am committed, just maybe not in the ways i have previously expected of myself. i just wanted to apologize if i haven't seemed quite right, and for my elusiveness. i truly am grateful for all of the wonderful unexpected connections and friends i've made through participating in this 365 project, and for the amazing stew of creativity i get to be a part of each time i log on to flickr. and that has certainly NOT changed. thank you, friends.
ok, carry on.
This image can't physically be taken in one shot because the star trails are circling around the north star but the view through the arch is to the east. However, I wanted to start experimenting what can be done to make star trails more interesting - more to come which I hope to improve.
I struggled to get this shot both physically and photographically. It's a rather large flower, and yet I couldn't quite get the soft focus and sufficient detail ... which I suppose is counterintuitive. The stamen rise from a milky white cup (the receptacle) which adds to the difficulty, but at least I captured that. Physically, this was around 4800 foot elevation in the Nisqually Meadows on the slop of Mt. Rainier in Washington state. The altitude was beginning to get to me after a few days at 5000-8000 feet, but perhaps the "damage" was done. I got on the ground to get this, but I couldn't get up. Weird feeling. Fortunately, two hikers, whom shall forever be thought of as my "guardian brawny broads" (this was just a short time ago, but we still had a collective sense of humor) helped me up as though i was a feather and, believe me, I was no feather. I got an email from one of them in August asking how I was, and referring to me as "Moby Dick." I really miss those days and those people.
Gentian is also known as Gentiana, and there are 400 species of this beauty growing in alpine habitats in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
After the storm. Aloe ferox is a tall, single-stemmed aloe, that can grow to 10 feet (3.0 m) in height. Its leaves are thick and fleshy, arranged in rosettes, and have reddish-brown spines on the margins with smaller spines on the upper and lower surfaces. The leaf surfaces of young plants are covered in spines; however, as they get taller and less vulnerable to grazing, the leaves begin to lose most of their spines except for those along the leaf margins. Plants in the western part of its natural range tend to keep more of their leaf surface spines.
Its flowers are a uniform orange or red, and stand between 2 and 4 feet (0.61 and 1.22 m) above the leaves, in multi-branched inflorescences.[5]
It is a variable species, and plants may differ physically from area to area, due to local conditions. This aloe is frequently confused with the related Aloe excelsa species, to the north, and they do look very similar when fully grown. However the flowers are different, with the racemes of Aloe excelsa being far shorter and slightly curved.
Altogether, the bitter aloe can be distinguished from its closest relatives: by its more compact, erect leaves with 6mm reddish-brown teeth on the margins and also on the keel of the leaf near the leaf tip; by their erect candelabra inflorescences, which bear up to eight very dense, cylindrical, symmetrical, 50–80 cm racemes; and by their un-curved, tubular flowers with brown inner segment tips.[4] Wikipedia
Easily one of the most physically intense hikes for a shot to date. E342 rolls over the Copper Creek viaduct with the only YN3C C40-8W in the lead. This likely being the last time I and others got to see one leading a train. After the unfortunate circumstances from the 2023 santa train, id say this was well worth the hike.
Today in Halaba area, south of Addis, Ethiopia. I was taking pics of the painted houses that you can see in the region. The houses are big and half of the tukul is dedicated to the cows. In one of the house, i did not see the living room and the beds dedicated to people, just cows, and in front of them, a child. I thought he was playing as he was full of dirt. The light was low inside. Once in the hotel, pushing the exposure in Lightroom, i discovered that this kid was attached to the cows fence by ropes. I understand now that he has an handicap and is kept this way by his parents. First the pic was just a candide moment of life, then it has became a dramatic slice of life.
Taken with Sony A7R2
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If you look carefully, you will notice that this pidgeon is physically challenged.
I first spotted this pidgeon while reading my book in Millennium Park several weeks ago. I wanted to take a picture of it but it eluded me by flying away just as I took out my camera. Finally, just the other day, I was able to get a shot of it. Check it out! I'm sure this something you don't see everyday.
Researcher's Notes:
Despite being physically smaller than females, male Potted Plesiflora demonstrate much more aggressive and violent behavior. The green leaves are smaller but much more numerous. Approach with caution...
Built for Bio-Cup 2022. I wasn't sure if I would do this or not, but I think I may be able to. I don't think I'll make it past round 1 anyways.
© 2016 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
A bride's wedding day is really all about her, and yet for all of the attention and excitement, it is physically, mentally, and emotionally draining. I try to get them laughing early and often, and encourage them to seize the quiet moments when they find them. I was at the bride's parent's home for the early pictures, and the bride wanted a picture of her shoes. I shot a few traditional ones highlighting the shoes while standing, but saw a sectional couch in the living room. I encourage her to kick up her feet, cross her ankles, and then we draped the train of her dress so that I could focus on her shoes as well as get a rare moment of relaxation in the midst of a busy day. A moment for me...
Technical Information: Canon EOS 6D + Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD, Processed in Adobe Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, and Alien Skin Exposure X (use code "dustinabbott" to get 10% off)
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*Paolo died in a tragic accident, shortly after this photo. He is very much missed & will always be remembered...
Created with a laser-tomography scan, this sculpture physically represents the turbulent air released by a human voice uttering the sentence “Listen to the world”, an homage to the influential Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer (1933-2021), known for his revolutionary concept of the “soundscape.” The work also evokes the tradition of the speech scroll, an illustrative device like those used by Olmec, Mayan, Mixtec and other Pre-Columbina cultures to represent spoken words or song.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: The art of making the ephemeral tangible | National Gallery of Canada
Name: Lyra Sosuke
age: physically 14 but is rely 2 weeks old
Arrancar
Katana name: Kyuaksama
Aizen Sosuke is her father
She has a gaigai (left)
bio: she aizens little angel. sorta ish but shes not much loyal to him she treats him like her daddy and is always texting him, gin finds this absolutely hilarious. she can practially do anything she wants...but if involves hurting her dads army of espada she is not allowed. she she decides to stalk renji and mitch.
Even though this duck is missing a leg it does everything the other ducks do. It manages perfectly. Amazing how animals like humans, can adjust to almost anything.
The Meridian Building, with its distinctive brick exterior and centralized location, has been a landmark in Downtown West Palm Beach since 1926. Recently designated as a Historical
Building, The Meridian first opened as the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, housing the original phone network for the area.
The building is still physically attached to the large
AT&T Switching facility servicing the entire Caribbean and the BellSouth Cable Vault is located in the basement.
The building is set up with an expansive fiber-optic network, heavy-duty high-grade electric power, and a substantial structural design making it an ideal facility for any telecommunications and/or high tech companies needing unique access to telecommunications and fiber optic connectivity.
Last but not least, the architectural aesthetics of the interior are awesome with high ceilings, huge window openings, and large open floor plates. Similar to what you might see in NYC and Chicago but very rare for South Florida.
In summary, the Meridian Building offers a very unique office opportunity in a great Downtown
location.
Fantastic centralized location in Downtown West Palm Beach. Two blocks from Clematis Street, two blocks from CityPlace, two blocks from the Intracoastal Waterway.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/261530/the-meridian-building-tq...
www.loopnet.com/Listing/14031958/326-Fern-Street-West-Pal...
www.apartmenthomeliving.com/apartment-finder/Alexander-Lo...
www.trulia.com/p/fl/west-palm-beach/326-fern-st-west-palm...
www.loopnet.com/Listing/17569743/326-Fern-Street-West-Pal...
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Pardon my absence...it's been a busy few weeks, especially the last as hurricane Florence was bearing down on the NC/SC coast and then the cleanup after. There were and still are so many affected...it's always so disturbing to see the damage water can do, physically and emotionally. The folks and community are strong, so I'm sure people will rebuild, but they'll be forever impacted by Florence.
I'm a few hrs inland, but we had sustained rain for...probably 48hrs, ending up with approximately 10 inches. That amount of rain ultimately caused a great deal of flash flooding around my area...and people were foolish enough to think they could cross the rising waters. Sadly one mother lost her 1-year old as she tried to escape her car and lost her grip on her child.
As for me...we escaped with some minor damage. A tip for folks out there...if you get an addition to your home, don't let the contractor do the roofing...make sure they hire a real roofer. They skimped on the flashing at the exact wrong spot...and combined with some gutters backing up, the water was going into the wrong place. Repairs will be underway soon...
Anyway...this image is from my trip to the NC coast back at the end of July, which ended up being hit by Florence pretty badly. The Coquina Rocks are pretty special around here, being the only naturally rocky section of beach in the whold state. My buddy Tommy and I drove through some rain and arrived early enough to catch a passing storm go by just off the coast. He ended up with a much better bolt capture than I did, but I was happy and lucky enough to grab one.
I hope everyone has a great week...and if Mother Nature is listening...no more hurricane's this year for us...please?
Jamaica. 2014
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Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion. It is most commonly seen where warm moist air meets sudden cooling, such as exhaled air in winter, or when throwing water onto a hot stove of a sauna. It can be created artificially with with aerosol canisters if humidity and temperature conditions are right. As seen here it can also occur as part natural weather, when humid air cools rapidly, for example when the air comes into contact with surfaces that are much cooler than air.
The River Ver here is a 28km (17 mi) long chalk stream in Hertfordshire, England. It is tributary of the River Colne.
The source is in the grounds of Lynch Lodge, Kensworth Lynch on the west side of the A5 trunk road and stays on the west side for some half mile or so. It then crosses through a culvert into Markyate Cell, aterwards crosses under the A5 in culvert and runs through Markyate, and on through Flamstead, Redbourne, St Albans and Park Street, finally joining the River Colne at Bricket Wood.
The Ver is a chalk stream, which is partly a seasonal winterbourne north of Redbourne. However many of its natural features have been compromised as a result of being canalised during the construction of the artificial lakes at Verulamium Park in St Albans in the 1930s folling archeological excavations of Verulamium by Sir Mortimer Wheeler and his wife Tessa. During the 1960s and 1970s it sufferd serious problems as a result of water extraction upstream. Although these abated temporarily after the closure of one of the pumping stations, as of 2005 the upstream part of the river dries up completely during the summer, and the rest of the river may suffer the same fate within a few years; compare the current situation with the "great flow of water" that was reported to exist in 1885, with a depth of 12 ft (3.7 m) at Dolittle Mill on Redbourne Road. In 2004 a proposal for remedial work was being developed for St Albans lakes.
I'm not so fond of people. Although I always tried to be gentle and helpful and never harmed any, physically or psychically, there are only very few people with whom I have a good relationship and only three whom I can consider friends.
Why am I telling you all this? ( being sincere to the core, I don't trust local shrinks/therapists, and I need to tell my heart out)
"What's in it for you?" most ask, incapable of understanding that one can act as his heart tells, without caring about or calculating future incomes or benefits.
The issue accentuated lately, maybe because we live in our fur babies' nursing home, so many of them recently passed the Rainbow Bridge or got sick, and a lot of relatives and acquaintances are deeply concerned about our mental health, unable to understand why we are spending our time and income taking care of them.
"Why don't you euthanize them?", "Why don't you buy yourself a new car or pretty clothes instead?" they ask, making me viscerally sick.
The answer is simple, they are life, are part of the family, we love them, and love is care.
Love always comes with the promise of a heartache that will happen sooner or later, and that's regardless it's given to humans or fur babies.
Long story short, in February, after a surgery done by the book three weeks earlier, my Chubby's biopsy revealed a harsh diagnosis, feline sarcoma. He is okay now, but the future is quite uncertain.
His brother, TMWBITW, has feline asthma, a progressive condition that fails to improve significantly over time, although treated.
Cracanel (Bow Legs, the old dog on the hill who has cared for abandoned puppies, if you remember his story) has diabetes and needs to be tested two times daily to know if an insulin shot needs to be taken. He is not half of the dog he used to be.
For the last two and a half months now, a new cat to take care of has been in the house, named Oreo/Mia. This was, by far, the most challenging recovery of my life, with unexpected ups and downs, maybe even a way to learn that God's will shall always be done, and your actions, however well-intentioned, will not matter much in the process.
Stella, like a breath of fresh air, came the day before yesterday, and she will be here until my children finish their new home, and although her start in life was not the best, being very young, she will quickly forget all the troubles.
A shot in the garden, the day Stella came home, now the wind is terrible and only 1°C, is forecast to be this way for at least a week.
The Meridian Building, with its distinctive brick exterior and centralized location, has been a landmark in Downtown West Palm Beach since 1926. Recently designated as a Historical
Building, The Meridian first opened as the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company Building, housing the original phone network for the area.
The building is still physically attached to the large
AT&T Switching facility servicing the entire Caribbean and the BellSouth Cable Vault is located in the basement.
The building is set up with an expansive fiber-optic network, heavy-duty high-grade electric power, and a substantial structural design making it an ideal facility for any telecommunications and/or high tech companies needing unique access to telecommunications and fiber optic connectivity.
Last but not least, the architectural aesthetics of the interior are awesome with high ceilings, huge window openings, and large open floor plates. Similar to what you might see in NYC and Chicago but very rare for South Florida.
In summary, the Meridian Building offers a very unique office opportunity in a great Downtown
location.
Fantastic centralized location in Downtown West Palm Beach. Two blocks from Clematis Street, two blocks from CityPlace, two blocks from the Intracoastal Waterway.
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.emporis.com/buildings/261530/the-meridian-building-tq...
www.loopnet.com/Listing/14031958/326-Fern-Street-West-Pal...
www.apartmenthomeliving.com/apartment-finder/Alexander-Lo...
www.trulia.com/p/fl/west-palm-beach/326-fern-st-west-palm...
www.loopnet.com/Listing/17569743/326-Fern-Street-West-Pal...
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High Roller Earrings
Includes:
Rigged Earrings
Physically Based Rendering + Blinn-Phong Materials
Fits Andore LEX miHD Human + Pixie + Elf And LeLutka EvoX Human + Elf
Texture HUD With Four Metals
Available at Shotgun: Vintage Vegas!
crossing escalators at the QVB, Sydney
before anyone here asks... no it was not physically/practically possible to line up the two reflections
i've been so stressed this past week. you can tell physically because i tend to break-out! oooo the wonderful things of being a girl. tests, papers, busy work, outside work, gallery work, social work! gah. but....i'm taking strides to reduce this, because i know that i bring on the majority of this stress. over-piling my week and such.
i got some exciting news that i hope i can share soon! oh the suspense.
in other news: still searching for the perfect gallery! if you have an suggestions in the So. Cal area, let me know :] i appreciate all help. this needs to get rollin'! ive got major planning.
i'm going through a dot phase. dont ask! cause i dont know... :]
My description is more verbose than usual. Don’t feel you have to read it. I’m doing this for myself anyway. Maybe have a listen to this song again by Canadian artist Buffy St. Marie first released in in 1965 as a protest to the Vietnam war.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6imjvgJFvM
Like many of my generation, my grandparents met during WW I and my parents met during WW Ii. For some of us, our parents met while serving in the military. My parents, Madeline and Jack, met while they were stationed in Newfoundland during WW II.
My mother was in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and my father was an artillery officer in the Canadian army. His job was to command an artillery battery that was positioned to fire at German U boats that often cruised close to the Newfoundland shores.
My mother was one of those whom we saw in old war movies pushing little warships and planes across a large table with grid lines to show the nearby positions of enemy and allied ships and aircraft as intelligence came in.
They were married there. I have no shots of them together from that time, but these separate images were taken close to the time before they met for the first time at their first wartime postings. They were in their early twenties. My mother stayed in Newfoundland for the duration, but my father went on to serve in London during the “Blitz” and later in Holland in the infantry. He came back physically injured and mentally shattered with what we now know as PTSD.
My father did not speak much about what he saw and did there. It is the same for those coming back from war in our times.
Dad often said there is no glory in war. He said the whole thing was to kill the other guy before he kills you and patriotism be damned. He came back not proud, but cynical, even though he believed he was doing the right duty to help keep the world free from the menace at that time.
I think I know what he would think of the terrible firearm menace against innocent people plaquing North America now. He did not fight for this “freedom”
I am not physically tired, merely filled with a deep, undefined vague sense of spiritual distress as if I had a deep wound running, inside me, and it had to be stanched. —Thomas Merton, Run to the Mountain: The Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 1, 1939–1941, 452
-Wounded Heart of Thomas Merton, Robert Waldron
Photography has been such a wonderful tool for gently & positively interacting with Flynn. He knows that the camera being pointed his way means treats (or toys) will soon be coming his way. It's not just that though - Flynn is so sensitive that I think he sometimes feels slightly overwhelmed during training sessions - when my focus is solely on him... whereas, when I'm taking pictures, some of my attention is on the camera & that seems to help Flynn feel less pressured & more inclined to work with me!
When I started regularly taking pictures of Flynn, I was wary of using hand gestures or even of using treats & luring Flynn into different places & poses... just my hand moving towards him, or being up above his head, for example, could make him worried & tense up. Moving hands were Flynn's big trigger & made him very stressed. Over time, & during hundreds of mini-photo sessions, Flynn's got so much more relaxed & confident & he's now quite used to me waving my hands about to direct him into position.
Week after week of posing has also helped calm Flynn down about me just generally moving about while being physically close to him. While taking photos, I can shift my feet around, lie down near him, crouch beneath his eye level, walk to his side or behind him, stand up & lean over his head etc & Flynn doesn't panic, or try to move away. This is significant progress: when I got this lad, I had to be exceptionally careful about all my movements because he could not cope with feeling in any way trapped or blocked in & was terrified if he thought there was any chance I might try to touch him. I even had to be careful when doing things like walking past him because if I was "too close", the casual movements of my feet & hands could spook Flynn & put him on the defensive! Doing our little photography projects together has proved a fun, low intensity way of helping Flynn learn how to be relax while I'm moving about in close proximity & taught him to trust that I won't reach out unexpectedly in order to touch, or grab him (I can't because I usually have my hands full with the camera in one & his reward in the other!).
- PBR (Physically Based Render) textures
- No lights, shadows or materials needed (will still include Specular and Normal maps)
This sail-training boat was created in the United Kingdom by the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), which aims to get physically handicapped and able-bodied people sailing together.
Rigged as a three-masted barque, Tenacious was launched in February 2000. For each of its sailings, it can embark 40 trainees, half of them being disabled and 8 in wheelchairs. All of them take part in the manoeuvres and in the life on board.
Hull length : 54 m
Overall length : 65 m
Width : 10,60 m
Draft : 4,50 m
Sail area : 1251 m²
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Ce voilier-école a été créé au Royaume-Uni par l'association Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) qui se fixe pour but de faire naviguer ensemble à la voile des personnes handicapées physiques et des valides.
Gréé en trois-mâts barque, Tenacious est lancé en février 2000. Pour chacune de ses navigations, il peut embarquer 40 stagiaires, dont la moitié en situation de handicap et 8 en fauteuil roulant. Tous participent aux manœuvres et à la vie à bord.
Longueur de coque : 54 m
Longueur hors tout : 65 m
Largeur : 10,60 m
Tirant d'eau : 4,50 m
Surface de voiles : 1251 m²
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Trying to remind myself today:
- Mindlessly scrolling social media will not
bring true, lasting comfort.
- Physically harming myself will not bring
true, lasting comfort.
- I can acknowledge what I'm feeling and
not just try to ignore or suppress it and let
it slowly decrease it won't last forever at
that same intensity.
- It's ok to be honest.
- It's ok to ask for help.
- I can rest in God's love and care for
me. He is with me in each moment.
- What do I need right now?
- It is not completely selfish to do these
things (if they are done in a healthy
manner)—in order to truly be here for and
serve my family, friends or anyone I encounter I also have to take care of my own wellness.
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I took this photo nearly two years ago (9/6/20) as I was doing my AMonthOnFilm image for that day. The prompt for my film photo was “looking up” [ www.flickr.com/photos/amandacreamerphotography/5051301140... ] and for that photo I laid in the grass at the edge of our yard where it meets the corn field, looking up at the sky, trying to cope as I was struggling intensely and working on taking my film photo. Here are some of the words I wrote that day with my “looking up” image: “…I listened to the corn blowing in the breeze, heard the loud insects buzzing all around me, felt the breeze blowing across my skin and the pressure of the solid ground under me, the cushion of the grass on my back and bugs biting at my ankles. I tried to absorb it all, take it all in among the anxiety raging in my body and mind. I tried to enjoy the moment instead of worrying I’d totally missed the shot by missing focus and not having the convenience of checking the image on the back of my camera—film doesn’t work that way. Even if I totally messed up this shot it can still remind me of this beautiful moment in God’s creation.” As I stayed in that spot, still working to cope, to try to find a tiny sliver of calmness I took some other photos with my digital camera. This is one of those images. I was holding my phone in my hand with the night sky as a backdrop. While outside I think my “trying to remind myself” phone alarm went off. I had an alarm set twice a day at set times and when the alarm sounded I would look at this image I created with one of my photos and words I had written to remind myself of. This was a habit for a while. I don’t do this anymore with an alarm and I can see evidence that these principles as well as some others not listed here are becoming more ingrained in my life and within myself. Things that were so foreign and felt so awkward are now starting to slowly become a little more natural. A small sign of some growth. It’s amazing to see how far I’ve come when there’s still SO far to go. I am thankful.
Excerpt from artgalleryofburlington.com
Holding Space is an exhibition of over 1000 ceramic components exploring our multi-faceted relationship with space – both physically and philosophically. Hung from the ceiling, suspended on the wall and standing tall – raw, abstracted forms interact within the installation as an interface between our human and spatial experiences; the relationship between the lived and the abstract or conceptual. Holding Space uses multi-component sculptures to prompt visual explorations of Space as Emptiness; Space as a Conduit for communication; and Space as held Containment.
Excerpt from samanthadickie.com:
Holding Space
A solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Burlington, Perry Gallery in Ontario, Canada, 2019/2020. The creation of this project was supported by a Visual Arts Grant from the BC Arts Council.
Space is where we live.
We cannot move without space. We cannot breathe without space.
We entangle ourselves with space and the space reshapes us.
Space is what we fill. Space is what we hold. Space is what we leave behind.
We are merged with the spaces around, between and inside of us.
My belief that our humanness is essentially rooted in relational dynamics provides the impetus behind using scale and multiples to create large-scale, multi-component groupings and immersive installations. As this attention to the relational is central to my work, dualities serve as a fulcrum for my practice and allow me to explore particular dyads such as subject/object, seen/unseen, individual/collective, viewer/viewed. Holding Space uses abstraction and expressionism to explore our multi-faceted relationship with space, both physically and philosophically.
This project considers notions of space with 3 assemblages (Still Point; Written on the Body; The Gesture of Grace):
WRITTEN ON THE BODY
Space as Containment. Negative space defines the body of the object where the exterior form acts as skin and bone to contain the enclosed space within, where our internal narratives are held, imprinted by the external world. 40 component wall assemblage, hung in a 22’ horizontal line. Referencing vertebrae, each unglazed porcelain rounded form touches the next with an connecting line of photo transfers.
Well, almost!
While I physically stand on the Mississippi state line, Alabama Southern train #112 is about to leave Alabama at McCary, MS.
The comment by Vic Lines in my previous post regarding the red morning sky held true. I'm not sure about the red, but usually those high cirrus clouds are a dead give away for rain within the next 24 hours. Heavy rain overnight provided this temporary pond to use for some reflection along the AS ROW.
Hokay, this was without a doubt the hardest 365 shoot to date. From the setup, to the editing it was both physically and mentally tiring, but it's done now!! There are obvious mistakes that make me cringe, but please just ignore those:P
This is the first of a four part elements series me and Cameron Bushong will be collaborating on for the next couple of weeks. You can check out his amazing image here.
This weekend I went to Ashley's senior prom, and she won Queen:D I'm so very proud of her!! So this weekend was a bit busy, explaining why I skipped both days.
I'M GOING TO BE CHOOSING THE WINNERS OF MY PRINT GIVEAWAY ON WEDNESDAY!! I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO DO A LITTLE Q&A, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ME A QUESTION PLEASE DO SO ON MY FORMSPRING OR IN THE COMMENTS BELOW:D
The Millennium Falcon on sea ice next to Kruununhaka, Helsinki. March 2013.
I have a bad habit of losing images, not physically but more like philosophically, or technically. When I don’t get where I want with an image I am working on, I just shelve it and move on. I return to them from time to time to see if they're still a dead end, it took me two years to figure out what made me doubt this one.
I still do not get it to go exactly where I wanted it to go but now that I know what it's made of, I can live with it. As time goes by, I learn to see the images for what they are, not what I think they should be.
That really is the Moon and Venus next to it in the sky, by the way. At least I'm pretty sure it was Venus, one of the planets anyway
EDIT: It's not Venus, it's Jupiter! I chanced the title of this photo accordingly.
My beautiful and sweet Johnny. He is a Ragdoll breed, rescued cat. My companion and joy. He followed me around the house and play fetch with different toys. He is over a year old, very active, playful and also curious.
The Ragdoll is a cat breed with blue eyes and a distinct colorpoint coat. It is a large and muscular semi-longhair cat with a soft and silky coat. Developed by American breeder Ann Baker, it is best known for its docile and placid temperament and affectionate nature. The name "Ragdoll" is derived from the tendency of individuals from the original breeding stock to go limp and relaxed when picked up. Particularly popular in both the United Kingdom and the breed's native United States, ragdoll cats often are known as "dog-like cats" or "puppy-like cats" due to behaviors such as their tendency to follow people around, their ease at being physically handled, and their relative lack of aggression toward other pets.
Ragdoll cats tend to be more interested in humans than some breeds of cats. They are known to run to greet you at the door, follow you from room to room, flop on you, sleep with you, and generally choose to be where you are. Many Ragdolls have been taught to come when called and play fetch. They are gentle cats, and usually play without extending their claws. Ragdolls tend to be floor cats, not jumpers. The Ragdoll’s semi long coat is plush and silky, and requires minimal grooming to keep it looking its best.
Los Angeles. California.
I finally am feeling motivated to draw again. For a while there I wasn't feeling inspired -- I think I was just too physically exhausted to want to draw, because it requires sitting, and sitting is exhausting when your body is a sack of loose potatoes you must consciously hold in human formation. But now I feel only moderately exhausted! I can summon my potatoes into human form once more! Bring on more weird, chaotic messes like this one! And some not-so-chaotic not-so-messy pieces, lol.
Find Me Elsewhere:
It seems that our "nearest and dearest" are never physically close, and so we make more of an effort to meet and make the most of that time. It's intense but we enjoy every minute of our brief time together.
This week, Monica is in Italy for this event, which she's working on with Laszlo and Lesh (check Laszlo and Lesh's new company website here). Dario and Barbara happened to also be in Italy this weekend, so we decided for a quick meetup in Milan's Triennale garden, before we go our separate ways again (Monica to Fossano area, Dario and Barbara driving to München right now).
It was SO good to see Monica again - the last time we saw her physically was last November when we all flew in for Laszlo and Lesh's wedding in India.
Dario and Barbara recently moved to München from Chicago, and supposedly we see them more often (since they're much closer to Italy now), but this just doesn't happen quite so easily with our lifestyle! :(
Self.
These rainy days are killing me... I physically NEED the sun... Since the beginning of June that has been raining non stop and the temperatures are between 5º and 12º... It is the WORST Summer ever! I'm going on holidays in 2 weeks, can't wait. SUN, SUN, SUN!
LEGO X-Pod Walker
I think I knew about www.flickr.com/photos/legoloverman Peter Reid before his LEGO Ideas set 21109 Exo-Suit came out. Either way, the Exo-Suit got me hooked on his work in the Classic Space genre. His book, "LEGO Space; Building the Future" is probably my favorite LEGO-related book. You can sit down and read it with your kids (it is a storybook, after all); or, you can just go page-by-page and devour its delightfully futuristic ships, robots, and interiors--all illustrated in LEGO.
One of my favorite ships of his is the LL-142 Interceptor, posted way back in 2007. It utilizes an X-Pod as a cockpit, and Pete even reveals its marvelous interior here: www.flickr.com/photos/legoloverman/2112234803/in/datetaken/
I was so inspired by this use of the X-Pod as a cockpit that I set about creating one of my own, and was determined to incorporate it into a mech. In this case, the cockpit is the control center and central 'armature' of a four-legged walker/tank. It had to have the right pilot, and after I had determined the white/orange color scheme, the CMF Series 9 'Mecha' seemed like a good candidate. A mech piloting a mech--why not?
Rather than a 'conventional' control system of levers, gauges, touch screens, etc.; I wanted this craft to be controlled similarly to the Umbaran star fighters depicted in Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. In one of the episodes, clone troopers Fives and Hardcase commandeer a couple of the ships, whose high-tech, touch sensitive cockpits respond to the slightest hand motions of the pilots. Here, the trans-orange Barraki eye serves as the hand and foot controls. Rather than sitting in a seat, the mecha pilot is physically attached and uplinked into the X-Pod Walker's systems.
Two machines become one.
Pennhurst Asylum was built in 1908 as a state school for the mentally and physically disabled. The Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania property covered 120 acres with many different buildings, many connected through a series of underground tunnels. The original name was "Pennhurst Home for the Feeble Minded and Epileptic" before it became known as the "Pennhurst State School". A 1968 report by NBC television entitled "Suffer The Little Children" brought forth evidence of abuse, neglect, and overcrowding at the institution. After many lawsuits, including the landmark May 1974 case "Halderman v. Pennhurst State School ", Pennhurst was finally forced to close its doors in 1986. Pennhurst fell into complete disarray and ruin with scrappers looting buildings for what they could sell and vandals spray painting just about every surface they could find.
There have been attempts to stabilize some of the buildings, primarily the roofs, to keep the buildings in a state of "arrested decay" so they don't become more ruined by the elements, and several of the more dangerous buildings have been demolished. There is a movement to build a museum that features the history of not only Pennhurst but also mental care in the United States, so that we never return to that state of affairs again. The property owners now offer a haunted house during the Halloween season, Paranormal tours, and Photography tours. Tour money goes towards the stabilization of the buildings and the formation of the museum.
Nikon ZF with Nikkor Z 14-30mm F4.5 lens @ 30mm. F13, ISO 100. Oben tripod with an Arca-Swiss C1 cube 3-way geared head.
新疆－帕米尔高原－慕士塔格峰
Beautiful refleciton of Mt. Muztagh Ata in icy lake on Pamir plateau. Shot in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
Muztagh Ata (or Muztagata, literally "ice-mountain-father") is the second highest (7546 metres) of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. It is sometimes regarded as being part of the Kunlun Shan, although physically it is more closely connected to the Pamirs. It is also reputedly one of the easiest 7,000 m peaks in the world to climb, due to its gentle western slope and the comparatively drier weather of Xinjiang.
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