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This building in Manchester is on the approach to Manchester Piccadilly railway station, and snakes along the road. It has shops at ground level and this uniform structure above. Notable among the shops is the Ian Allan bookshop.
The building is curved enough that it can be made to reflect on itself. That appeals to me.
Going for a slightly cyber punk feel for this one.
Strobist Info:
A6000
Canon 50mm 1.4 @ 8
YN560II @1/128 + Octobox 80cm + grid camera left.
Reflector behind.
Trigger
RF603
The Ford Mustang Mach-E is an all-electric SUV. This one was covered in a silver coating that looks a little bumpy.
I'm back from a week away from Paris, so i've got lots of catching up to do and lots of photos to upload (when I have the time!).
In the mean time, i've been inspired by the self portraits of Vivian Maier so thought i'd take some while out photographing other subjects. So here's the first, a double reflection taken at a hair dressers in London a couple of weeks ago.
This long exposure light painting is meant to show the warm and cold that we all have inside. The battles between them. The light and the dark.
Light source is the Dorcy 520 LUMEN LED RECHARGEABLE FLASHLIGHT with colored gels.
Shot with model darkmoonmare
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52 week 2014 Challenge: reflection
there was/is so so much more that I want to do with this theme. I will definitely revisit it when I can grab some more time. I do however like the simple concept here. Fun to play!
And I'm not talking about the kind in a bumper, but it fits the photo too!
It's never easy to stop dead in your tracks and take a look around and realize something has to change, that something has to become different, and that you are the only one who can make it different. It's also especially hard to make a move like that when it involves someone else. Especially when you're afraid you could lose a friend, even when that wasn't the intention.
Life is its own hardest lesson and unfortunately the only way to learn that lesson and become better is by living, day to day. I still have so very much to learn, I know and realize that in my core. And it's okay.
I try to live my life each day, to be a good person, to be happy, to be positive, to reflect that positivity on others if possible, to not be weighed down by negativity, to help others, and to be a good friend.
Life is what you make of it. It can be as good as you want or as bad as you want. Sometimes things happen beyond our control that throw us for loops but you have to ride the wave, learn from it (if possible), and keep on moving forward. That light at the end of the tunnel does exist. I know that for a fact. I lived way back in that dark tunnel for years and years. I was depressed, I saw no way out, I wanted someone to save me, someone to make it all better for me. I couldn't do it, I didn't have the strength...at least that's what I told myself. Then one day I realized the only person who could save me (and who would save me) was myself. The only way to move forward was to take the necessary steps in front of me. And I did. And I moved forward and I made things better. The reason no one could save me was because that decision, that looming, difficult, impossible seeming decision, was mine to make and no one else's. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.
Since then I've done a lot of reflecting, on myself, on my life, on where I want my life to go. It's a necessary thing to stop and assess life every now and then. Friends can help guide you, can listen to you, can be your shoulder to cry on and to make you laugh. But you have to make decisions and stand behind them knowing you are doing what is right, what is best for you and you alone.
Macromondays: Theme is Coloured Glass
This is part of a coloured glass paperweight. I liked how the paperweight reflected itself in each bubble... it also reflected my home made light tent tho :-(
Posting early this week, tired, need bed and can't be sure will get on tomorrow. Will add my comments on all your shots tomorrow night!
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Nothing like starting a busy day of parades, Jonesborough Days, family, crowds, and fireworks with a nice quiet stroll around the pond catching some reflections along the way.
Day 186 Year 2 There you go again, facing the world beneath it all. Always struggling to get out and still trapped looking up and away.
This shot is SOOC. Again, too pressed to do much else but I like it.
For the FGR theme
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For my mate Maite's FGR choice today "self reflection".
No idea what to call this.. maybe you can help if you know what i was trying to do?
***update - thanks to Maite for the title :) - i love you!***
I struggled with this one for ages today.. i wanted to portray my vulnerability and create a kind of dreamy and soft image, like a child gazing at their reflection.. fascinated by what they see. Only i didn't get the shot i wanted. I'm still kinda happy with this one though.
These days, what i see when i look at myself in the mirror does fascinate me. I see a young woman with dreams, wants and needs and desires.. and i get flutters inside of me when i try and imagine what the future holds.. i have no idea what is going to happen next in my life.. and you know what? i love it this way...
Thanks to Chris (gooner) for help in choosing the shot and aiding with the crop :)
Self Reflection for Me Again Monday.
I've missed MAM the past couple of weeks ...hey I better get used to that pretty soon!
This is a phone pic/selfie in the mirror of a Vespa ^_^
I thought I would just use this shot as I know taking a 'real' selfie tomorrow just wouldn't happen.
HMAM!! \ ^_^ /