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Stylin in Anne Fontaine jacket, we headed out for our Photo Friday walk. It was cold during our photo walk. It was sunny too. So I wore gloves and shades. Little difficult to handle camera in gloves, but I managed. I took this shot against a window of a building.
No post-processing was done except for some brightness adjustments. I used reflections to get this picture.
The looting of other cultures as a metaphor for personal growth (note that it is 'wealth of the Indies' not 'wealth from the Indies').
At Union Station in Washington, DC.
Part of my Daily in September 2023 collection.
A challenge by Pentaxforums.com.
Raw file edited in camera
Hanging out with my dear friends Adam and Kyllikki in Ithaca, NY at the famous Pastimes antiques shop.
Wish I didn't have such an odd expression on my face - but the rest of the photo is so cool!
Do You Love Life?
I was writing my endless scripture of troubles,
The Gospel According to Jude.
The Obscure.
The Patron Saint of Lost Causes.
But then I go running
And it is uncomfortable
And exhilarating at the same time.
I am so full of those two feelings
That my Troubles are lost
They are trying to keep up
And they will find me eventually,
But for now their absence leaves me with,
An Image:
I run to the top of a hill on a warm day.
The breeze is cool and the scene is wonderment.
If any Place should know, it is here.
Expectantly, I shout,
“Do you love life?”
As it dies across the wind,
I already know.
There is no answer.
Because, really, there is no longer any question.
Now, I feel.
It is beautiful, all of it, everything.
It has shared with me its unhidden secrets -
That just like this Place,
I am Life.
To see the original post: Do You Love Life?
My Vivian Maier - esque -ish self portrait.
See www.vivianmaier.com/ real Vivian Maier self portraits.
#34
Positive thinking, motivation, happiness, self improvement, mind control, organization, goals, affirmations, improve your life in a positive way
Edits:
- I increased the exposure
-Cropped
- Black increased
- an Increase in contrast
-Included a white boarder
- Increased the brightness
- Increased Saturation
- Sharpened a little
Self Reflection:
I think I did well on my photo triptych, I planned my images a head of time. My plan was to incorporate three photos that defines my culture. Instead of using large items I used smaller items. The three items are all hand-made, I wanted to demonstrate that mostly everything in my culture is hand-made and come from Earth. The drum represents the heartbeats of our ancestors and everything on this earth, the red tie is filled with tobacco, it is one of the 4 sacred medicines used; in this photo before a song is about being played we put down tobacco to honor the creator, our ancestors and everything on this earth. The middle image is a small item that could be made into a larger basket, this is/was used for gathering food like berries, fish, meat, etc. The last photo is 2 of the sacred medicines: Sage, and tobacco. I used creativity well I think in this final project, I tried my best to use thee photo's that describes my culture. Although it says to use camera raw, instead I used my own editing software that came with my camera called "ViewNX2". Honestly, I probably could have done better with the background, but I just had to work with what I had.
What the sacred medicines are used for:
They are used to cleanse ourselves. What you do is you scoop the smoke into your hands and bring it to your head, so you will think only good thoughts, no anger, jealousy, hate; to the eyes so you will see the world around you in a good way. And to the throat so you will speak in kindness and in non-judgmental ways; to the ears, so that you will listen truly listen to each other; to the heart so you feel connected to all living beings in a loving way; your emotions connect with Mother Earth; Women to the womb, so your life giving energies go out into the world in balance and harmony.