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Before a bike ride, I took this reflection photo showing the billowing clouds. I was actually inspired to take this photo, because a cover version of the ELO song "Above the Clouds" was playing on my iPhone. There were clouds in the sky, and I wanted to turn it into a self portrait.
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"I guess it's like a mountain side
You've got to climb it to the top
Floating in a sea of dreams
The only thing that you can see
Is the view above the clouds"
A rare ELO song. There is a version of this song by Sparkle Jet U.K. on the "Lynne Me Your Ears" ELO tribute disc. I actually prefer that version. But, I couldn't find a video/audio online.
Above the Clouds - ELO
Kamera: Ondu 6x6 Mk III Rise
Film: Ilford SFX 200 + Red Filter
Kjemi: Rodinal (Stand 1:100 / 60 min. @ 20°C)
No cropping, no post-processing, film has not been pushed or pulled. No alterations, no bullshit.
Karuna Films LTD: Doing Time Doing Vipassana (1997)
- Meditate, Cunda, do not delay, lest you later regret it.
inspired by a work of a great artist named Erik Johansson this is my try with a 3D part in the image.
I hope you like it!
this is a composition of 4 several photos.
3 shooted with my 24-105mm and one with my 8mm Fisheye.
Thanks to all of you, for making this shot #1,
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Before and After at my Site also other Images
strobist info:
1x 430 EX II trough softbox cam up left pointing downward
1x 580 EX II cam down right bare trough diffusor pointing at me
triggered via ST-E2
Hello my Flickr friends!!!
Today we celebrate the orange color at Color My world Daily Group. Teddy Bears are our heroes at Happy Teddy Bear Tuesdays. And finally, “in the mirror” is the theme at the awesome Crazy Tuesday! Group.
Mr. Teddy Bear was supposed to practice social distancing after his quarantine with Red Lady. He wasn’t doing that bad: he only left his house a few times and each time he was keeping a safe distance between himself and others. He didn’t invite any friends over, and he only spoke on telephone with his beloved Mom.
Today, Mr. Teddy Bear had a phone call. His brother in law, a Russian circus bear named Borys, needed his help. Mr. Teddy Bear didn’t want to offend his brother in law and have any problems with his own sister after the end of the pandemic… So Teddy Bear agreed to meet Borys in his dance studio…Apparently, Borys was very active and worldwide known as a dancing bear ! He had a very good reputation and was a celebrity in his field… His partner, another Russian and circus bear named Igor, was nowhere to be found… According to the last news of Igor, he was waiting in line at the liquor store… Some people were saying that the liquor stores will be closed during the pandemic, so everybody rushed to buy a few more bottles of alcohol … just in case (and sherry was in high demand because they were giving one roll of toilet paper for everyone buying 5 bottles of sherry or more!!).
Borys had to practice his new dancing act and he badly needed a partner!! His act was standing on one foot on a giant orange and balancing his partner (Igor) while painting (and please take a look at my painting miniature palette, a gift from a very dear friend of mine !!) while dancing to the song Rasputin by Boney M (which he loved very much and it reminded him of communist Russia). The show was only in 6 months, but they had to start practicing very early since it was a very dangerous and time-consuming act!!! So, Borys asked his brother in-law to help...
Mr. Teddy Bear was anxious about not respecting his social distancing rules, but he couldn’t refuse to help Borys…. He was truly a family-oriented bear!
So, when, standing on Borys’s head, listing to Rasputin song and watching himself in the mirror Mr. Teddy Bear decided it was a perfect time to self-reflect on his life…Pandemic is a perfect time to meditate and find what is important in your life…and also sing very loud in your dining room / new office on Boney M and Rasputin (if you don’t know this song, I strongly suggest this link : www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnVYJDxu2Q), this was a very, very popular song in the 1970-80 in Eastern Europe…
So let’s take the time to drink our coffee and breath very, very slowly and profoundly… and just relax for few minutes …. And I have to go to my new office (dining room !!!). Time to work !! See you later!!! Be safe and healthy!!
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments / favs/ general support / happy thoughts / positive vibes!! It is truly appreciated! I sincerely hope everyone is all right and you all have everything you need to survive this with a smile! Have a great day and see you soon!!
Self-reflection
"Ogni tanto... scendeva fino al lago e passava ore a guardarlo, giacché, disegnato sull’acqua, gli pareva di vedere l’inspiegabile spettacolo, lieve, che era stata la sua vita." - Alessandro Baricco.
Alba di qualche giorno fa... avevo le mani congelate ma gli occhi pieni di luce e di bellezza... e la paura di scivolare e scomparire in un istante in questo specchio di cielo e di me.
Buona giornata :)
One of four photos taken on my first walk outdoors since last Wednesday (2022) It felt like a Spring thaw, the weather was 3 C, feeling like - 1 C. The rains have raised the water levels of Lake Ontario, just a bit.
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"You shouldn’t let me dream ‘cause I’m too romantic; Don’t let me fall unless it could all come true." - Frank Sinatra
I got this Tattered texture from Playing with Brushes (thank you so much you are incredible)
so for todays FGR Self Reflection. I was so happy to see this selected today, self reflection is always a good thing... i tend to focus on the bad.. BUT... well anyway I thought about this a lot today and for every bad, I had to have a good...
1. I have worked hard, damn hard, to get where I am and I deserve that sucess
2. I have done some things that I'm not proud of, that I think about all the time, that have hurt people, though never my intention, and I'm sorry and my heart aches for you every mintue of every day
3. I am blessed in life, I have an incredible family and fantastic friends, i'd lay down in traffic for them
4. I like the drama, the sadness, the hardtimes, as much as i hate it, i like it... i think it makes me stronger (that is so weird)
5. I want to be better at everything, instantly, now!
keeps popping into explore... and popping out :)
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Lighting/Setup Info
- SB600 at 24mm zoom and 1/2 power level in a 28-inch Westcott Apollo softbox. Positioned camera-right about 5-feet high and about 2-feet from subject. (Key Light)
- SB600 at 85mm zoom and 1/16 power level in a 15-inch Lastolite Ezybox without the diffusion panel, with have the flash covered with yellow gel and the other half covered with full Plusgreen gel. Positioned camera-right about 5-feet high and about 6-feet from the background. (Background Light)
- Cybersyncs.
The Curious 64.365
Poznan, Poland
Autumn
I like entrances to places. They catch my eye as I walk pas and I generally stop to examine the space. When I do, like this, usually a group will form behind me to examine me and what I might be spying on. Spy on spy.
In other news, I just picked up this lovely, brand new Canon 6D Mark II and a Sigma ART series 20mm 1.4 from my partners at Digital 24 to test and use to my desire. Today is day one of getting used to the feel and where everything is. My initial reaction is one of bliss. Really enjoy the feel of it. The Sigma is really big, but the Canon body fits really well in my hand. So far, so good. Christmas has come early.
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IPhone 6+ and processed with Snapseed, TouchRetouch, Instaflash Pro. I saw the footsteps in the sand, and then saw the man sitting off by himself. It definitely seemed like a moment of alone time. I turned around and went the other way.
reflection in double paned window; myself in a dark room with handheld LED illumination
We're Here! : MirrorProject @Flickr - self-portraits in mirrored surfaces ONLY
Excerpt from brainproject.ca:
We have all been raised to self-reflect and consider who we are, what we want and where we are going. Our view of ourselves is frequently based on how we were raised, educated and treated as children. As we age, we see ourselves further reflected in our families, friends and more generally in how successfully we have navigated employment and financial stability. We often subscribe to the media’s rigid, impenetrable polished ideals that are framed in clear-cut definitions of identity and beauty. “Self Reflection” visually depicts these tendencies while gently reminding us of how aging and disease can also provide new self-images. Though clouded, our self-portraits can also become softer and more deeply beautiful.
The thing about photography is that the viewer is always receiving a bit of the photographer in the photo. Sometimes covertly. Other times overtly. For example, I'm completely absorbed in the exhibit of artist Ellsworth Kelly at the St. Louis Art Museum–in his panoramic frame, delineated panels, and merging colors that starts with yellow and ends in yellow–but then there is my reflection in the very thing I'm absorbed in.
I'm appreciating and photographing the artwork of:
Artist: Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015)
Title: Spectrum II (1966-1967)
Material: Oil on canvas
Venue: St. Louis Art Museum
dahon© 2010
one of my favourites of the opera house shots.... taken on a trip to the opera house again yields great pics!
Details:
Taken with the Sigma 10-20 lens
Shot @ 10mm
1 RAW file [0]
2 Extrapolated Exposures [-2,+2]
Combined, Tonemapped & Boosted through Photomatix
Minor Sharpening, Crop & Curves applied through Photoshop
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Nelle profondità della Cueva de los Verdes, un tunnel di lava scolpito dal fuoco, la realtà si frammenta. Camminando nel cuore del vulcano, i riferimenti si dissolvono: il sopra e il sotto, il reale e il riflesso, tutto si mescola in un gioco di luci e ombre. Lo specchio d’acqua perfetto inganna l’occhio e sfida la mente. È qui, nel silenzio e nell’oscurità, che si trova la propria essenza. Il riflesso nella grotta non è solo immagine, ma rivelazione. Un luogo dove perdersi significa ritrovarsi.
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there is something in this photograph that speaks of cycles and of healing -- something that feels "right" to me today. i took this originally last march.