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Playing with my phone whilst practising for a virtual orchestra gig(!)
I was also practising videoing for this... flic.kr/p/2j3kw2G
Practicing with lights and depth of field. This is a lot to remember all at once. Also bought my first poses!
Visit this location at Von Bismarck Residence in Second Life
My word for 2025 was create. I created many things and learned some new skills. For 2026 I've settled on the word PRACTICE. I'm hoping to take some of the skills I used to create last year, practice and make them perf---ok, maybe not perfect, but better at least!. Today I practiced a bit of embroidery.
Diárioooooooo!!!!
Estou tãooo feliz com o violino. Ele é maaaaais bonito que o cello. Mas o maaaais importante é que foi presente do Solle. É como se ele tivesse me dado uma partezinha dele pra que eu cuidasse. Eu vou cuidar disso aqui como se fosse um bebê! Vou andar pra todo o lado com ele, e cuidar dele, e dormir com ele. Bem... se eu dormisse eu bem que poderia dormir com ele. É... eu não consigo dormir direito. Eu só consigo tirar cochilos curtos cheios de sonhos e pesadelos. Só durmo de verdade quando o Solle está por perto, mas se eu durmo ele não dorme. Todas as vezes que fui pro quarto dele dormir ele não dormiu. Ficou acordado a noite toda. Eu sei disso porque uma dessas noites eu fiquei acordada sem que ele soubesse e vi que ele nem cochilou. Parecia preocupado. Ele sempre parece preocupado.... E ele nunca sorri... Queria que ele risse e fosse feliz. Talvez se eu aprender a tocar o violino direitinho ele fique contente. Quem sabe eu não ganho um abraço também?! Hihihihihi! *///////* Então preciso treinar, treinar e treinar bastante!
Tchau, Diário!
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Amo esses instrumentos piticos! *u*
Um dia maravilhoso para todos vocês!!!
52 Weeks of 2022
Week No. 11: Portraits of Emotion
PS: disclaimer; this is archery practice with adult supervision
some website about crows and ravens, which I shall not name here, has taken many of my shots and posted a link to my whole crow set without any permission. I have emailed them to take them off ASAP, but so far no answer and the images are still posted.
Since my privacy settings prohibit any downloading or printing, I am somewhat puzzled how they got them in the first place. Does anybody know?
I don't like wildlife shots with a huge name printed right on the image, but I can understan why.
Evilyn's daily practice with her telekinesis powers is really paying off... from levitating her sister Ivy, she's now moved on to levitating me!
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I'm hoping that daily practice might help me improve my photography, so i started a non-dolly flickr on 2nd January. I'm not calling it a 365 project because i doubt i'll get that far! but i'm doing as much as i can.
This was my first attempt at this kind of self portrait, and it wasn't mega successful. I had some technical issues that meant it couldn't come out quite how i wanted it to, but i decided not to re-shoot it, so i'm putting it on here as it's technically a dolly photo :)
Edit: In case you're wondering, there is very little editing in this scene, the in-camera photo is not very different at all - my dress covered almost all of the stool i was leaning back on so there wasn't much to edit out ;)
He actually had a guy come up and tell him to play him a tune. The guy was more impressed that he could play "Californication" pretty well.
In for a fairly rough landing ~ Roseate Spoonbill
Florida Wetlands ~ Saint Augustine, Florida U.S.A.
In the Wild ~ Summer 2016 ~ Northeast Florida
(two more photos 'from this day' in the comments)
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The Roseate Spoonbill is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family. This species feeds in shallow fresh or coastal waters by swinging its bill from side to side as it steadily walks through the water, often in groups. The spoon-shaped bill allows it to sift easily through mud. It feeds on crustaceans, aquatic insects, frogs, newts and very small fish ignored by larger waders. The Roseate Spoonbill nests in shrubs or trees, often mangroves, laying 2 to 5 eggs, which are whitish with brown markings. Immature birds have white, feathered heads, and the pink of the plumage is paler. They are extremely agile high in the treetops. (They are often confused with the flamingo.)
Thunderbirds 2 through 6 on initial approach to Nellis after a practice flight to prepare for the 2016 air show season.
My short article and more of my photos from Red Flag 16-1 can be found on my website. Link is down below :)
A pair of grade school girls spend several long minutes after their afternoon classes to learn how to ride properly on their roller skates.
Taken along a village side street in Subic, Zambales, Philippines.
Santa is having a practice run for Christmas Eve with his inside the house helpers, Teddy Bears, Elf on the Shelf and more! Practice makes perfect and it's only twenty-four more days until Christmas Morning!
Tree and Diorama by the amazingly (no retired) Ken Haseltine of Regent Miniatures.
Some wonderful finds (Elf on the shelf, dollhouse, toy bear from the Tiny Frock Shop on eBay www.ebay.com/usr/tiny-frock-shop and at tinyfrockshop.com.
The Barbie Style Head 1/6 scale is from www.ebay.com/usr/guningunina on eBay.
Ken's dioramas are featured in the 1Sixth Winter Hardbound Edition available in Hardback/imagewrap or paperback cover. Also as a PDF or eBook. Order here: www.blurb.com/b/9320555-1sixth
eBook: www.blurb.com/b/9320555-1sixth?ebook=690084
Photos by Steve McKinnis of stevemckinnis.com
Countdown to Christmas is available as a book/pdf at www.blurb.com/ebooks/pc9227a5b507c417297c7 and as a magazine at www.blurb.com/b/11010810-countdown-to-christmas.
About the Ebook
As a self challenge for December 2021 a photo was taken every day up to Christmas Day (sometimes multiple photos a day) featuring 1/6 scale dioramas, Elf on the Shelf and Santa to celebrate the upcoming holiday. For any collector of smaller scaled items this is a must for any fan of Christmas in general.
This was the practice shot for the Colas Class 70 on the Aberdeen – Irvine due through the station a few minutes later and uploaded previously to Flickr. Fortunately this unit didn't hang around to block the view. Paisley Gilmour Street, 21st September 2022.
Lynx Long Nose D type 57SAL
I did joke at the time of avoiding the oil drum bin in the background but decided it should stay as being an oil drum fits in with cars and racing.
But I was taken with this angle giving a circular plate shape of the beautiful Jag.
Location is paddock garage area at Goodwood racing circuit near Chichester.
Portrait Practice. Looking through some old photographs of when my kids were little and I thought this one of my son from about 11 years ago would make a fun painting. 5x7 oil on panel.