Self portrait in Bertie's American Diner where a large number of photographers met for an Exposure Leeds photowalk in Morley ...

www.bertiesdiner.co.uk/

Holga 135BC toy camera

Fuji Superia 400 film

Taken next to tennis courts at National Taiwan University, Taipei

攝於台灣大學網球場旁

Used curves to darken the darks; otherwise no post-processing

除了使用曲線使暗部更暗,無其他後製作

On the way to the Fair 2

For the Sunday, 31st July group.

www.flickr.com/groups/62222110@N00/

A double exposure self portrait. Both guys are me, slightly different dressed. The two pictures were taken a couple of minutes apart, then merged in photoshop.

I can tell you, the water of the river Rhine* is very cold mid November. Anything for a picture, right?

* actually, at this specific location, the Rhine goes by the name of "Lek", but it's the same friggin' river, just check the map of The Netherlands. :)

The picture was a submission for a DPChallenge (disqualified, 'cause I misunderstood the rules) and is heavily inspired by this (much better) one.

self reflection

Artwork by Jonathan Ryan (Bombstract) at Otherworld Ohio near Columbus, Ohio. See otherworldohio.com/

After a 2 day #StrengthsFinder #leadership #workshop for #VANS #HongKong, I'm back in #Singapore • • From the participants' feedback, there was a deep level of self-reflection and #teambuilding for the entire VANs team. • • Gallup-Certified StrengthsFinder Coach @CoachMandyLin and I are extremely happy with the learning and energy over the last 2 full days. Going to miss HongKong once again! • • Some of the testimonials we received: • • "I understood myself and my team better! It was a very helpful session for building and sustaining a strong team. Both the StrengthsFinder coaches were professional and able to deliver the content in a lively way!" • • Mickey Hui • VANS • APAC Retail Planning Director • • • "It was a good & interactive workshop that I believe will help me and my team unlock their potential" • • Sylvani Sanusi • VANS • APAC Retail Buying Director • • #GallupStrengthsFinder #CliftonStrengths #StrengthsQuest #StrengthsSchool #Gallup #StrengthsFinderSG #HumanResource #SelfImprovement #SelfDevelopment #TeamBuilding #StrengthsCoach #ProfessionalDevelopment #StrengthsFinderCoach #CoachJasonHo Jason Ho • SouthEast Asia & Singapore's 1st StrengthsFinder Certified Coach • Strengths School™ Singapore ift.tt/2hnZM3U

Banded demoiselle

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A moment for self reflection: The words "you're beautiful" are dissected for hidden meaning. They hang heavy in the air when you are desperate to hear them or fall short of your expectations when they are uttered.

I'm not going to get into a diatribe about how beauty standards are ridiculous, how consumerism is bad, how body image has been perverted etc, etc. I'm just going to admit that it's hard to take those two words (if you consider the contraction) seriously. It's even harder when you're told more explicitly "to me you're beautiful". At least that's how I've felt...

But I think I just got it. I love these creatures to bits. I have a very characteristic reaction to them and small things in general I'm told (read: babies, little woodland creatures, bugs, miniature versions of bigger flowers--you know what I'm talking about tiny daffodils). I love them so much and think they are so incredibly beautiful that I can't understand why other people don't. And yet, one of my closest friends is mortally afraid of them. She thinks they are disgusting and terrifying.

Huh, I think I just got what those words mean. Well I'll be...

Sometimes you just got to pause a moment to reflect

I took this shot of my reflection today in Chicago.

Look closely at the steel leaves on the Self-reflection Mirror and you may discover some interesting and descriptive words. Legend has it, whichever characteristic you see first is what you truly are. Beware - they’re not all good.

• Adjectives hidden in leaves

• Antique copper finish

• 18” h X 28” w

My first official flickr post with the new 50mm f2.0 lense.... I feel like a kid in a candy store with the new lense.... I have already taken probably 100 random pics with it just to test it out..... I realize that kind of makes me weird, but I'm ok with that.....

Processed using Adobe Lightroom....

Probably my favorite self reflection shot.

Artwork by Jonathan Ryan (Bombstract) at Otherworld Ohio near Columbus, Ohio. See otherworldohio.com/

"oh i like to watch the world

from the tops of trees..."

-- danielle howle

to hear this song (and you SHOULD!) go to: www.killrockstars.com then click on "sounds" and search the page for danielle howle. the mp3 is there for the taking! :D

Taken at the Cars "R" Stars Auto Show, Packard Proving Grounds, Shelby Township, Mi.

No edit

Taken somewhere around Main Street on an early Spring day.

Purple Coneflower

Photo by Nathaniel Toledo 12': I really loved this shot of my reflection. I deviously angled the camera so that the camera would not be in the shot but would include me. The photo isn’t perfectly clear. It isn’t so definitive that it shows a specific emotion except the possibility of thought. This photo portrays my persona in the way that I am intellectual, that I am undecided, undeniable, and undecipherable.

gazing at my reflection/projection, an echo of narcissus?

Who needs a fun fair?

This picture is sentimental to me because I felt very empowered after climbing the dome. I was not familiar with the dome before I came to Florence and it was still such a striking structure. To me this photo represents me reflecting on my first impressions here in Italy. I feel happy and I feel inspired to create.

At Wazir Khan Mosque, Lahore

I took two people I had never really hung out with before and went on a trip with them. It's a great way to get to know people. My picture is on the left, Dan Prior's is in the middle, and Jayna Holehouse's is on the right.