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SOOC (Straight Out Of the Camera)
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As I wrote yesterday I will continue using more my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, I need to practice more with it and actually I really like the results I got till now, so today another portrait, this time again my friend Timo, this time just before he was living the box after his workout. He was ready in his motorbike so, I went to take my camera as fast as I could and approached him to take the photo.
Well, this is my today's pic and now time to get ready to sleep.
Peace!
Slightly edited selfreflection on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
It ain't always being easy being a wicked Reflectah, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to make it to the point where I'm at now, and it'll take so much more of both to get me to where I want to be, while all I want, is a looong vacation, lazy me, lol. When I think about this, I always hear this song in my head:
"Sitting in my car watch the stars and smoke
I came a long way but still I got so far to go."
2Pac "Crazy"
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Photo of Steamboat Rock captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Photo of a redwood grove at Rockefeller Forest: Lower Bull Creek Flat, captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens within Humboldt Redwoods State Park. Humboldt County. Late December 2013.
Photo captured via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens at Mattole River Beach on the Lost Coast. Humboldt County. Late November 2013.
Shot with my trusty Nokia N8. I cropped it in Photoshop and enhanced it a little bit, but in essence this is the photo out of the N8.
As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured from McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County. Northern California. Late March 2013.
Photo of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains captured alongside the El Sur Ranch on the Old Coast Road in Big Sur. Monterey County. Mid April 2013.
Semi-candid portrait of a friend's son at his family's annual Australia Day party (January 26).
Our national day is problematic as it is commemorates the arrival of the first European settlers in 1788. The anniverary of federation would be a less racially insensitive date on which to celebrate Australian nationhood but that's January 1st -- most of us would be too hungover. ;)
Just trying to show that if we paint our faces and put on a smile, we can often hide the turmoil within. I think that many of us are guilty of hiding our inner feelings at times, be they happy or sad.
FGR
Self Reflection
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Texture on mirror from jaiel
Photo of the South Fork Eel River captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens via Avenue Of the Giants near the census-designated place of Phillipsville. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
the texture of rust thrills me. on these cold but sunny seattle days i never take for granted the seeing of crisp clear shadows. i miss them on the overcast days.
Slightly edited mobile phone cam shot of myself reflected on the backlight of a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my C905 mobile phone. No editing besides some messing around with contrast and saturation, no magic tricks, no Photoshop :)
You may have heard of the worldfamous crop circles already, but did you know that there are also AmsterCircles out there?! They appear out of nowhere on reflective surfaces and (not too surprisingly really) usually contain a wicked Reflectah pointing some kind of photographic device at the viewer...no, wait, at himself...the viewer...oh well, he's pointing that thing at somebody and just a few days later, mysterious AmsterCircles will pop up all over them InterWebs, hahaha ;-D
Yeah, I know, I'm a funny guy, mhehehehe ;-P
And just in case you forgot already: From October 1 - October 30 you can see some of my wicked reflection photos at the 'MultiCulti' exhibition at the 'ABC Treehouse' in the Voetboogstraat 11, Fridays – Sundays, 1PM-6PM. ('MultiCulti' is part of GRID 2010, 4th International Photography Biennial), yay :D
great film i saw today. "into the wild" directed by sean penn. go see it. #121 of the 365 day challenge.
#283 of the 365day challenge , I BELIEVE THE TWIN TOWERS WERE TAKEN DOWN BY EXPLOSIVES and the UNITED STATES government or military helped let it happen.
There have been many men who have been so connected to themselves and on their path that they are not wanting to get into a sexual relationship with me because they’re in a state of self-inquiry, self-reflection, abstinence, or whatever it. To know more click here amandabiccum.com/in-order-to-be-worshiped-you-must-first-...!
Photo captured in the census-designated place of Klamath in Del Norte County. "State of Jefferson." Late January 2013.
We're Here! looking for Stop Signs.
Today I stop full-time employment, and carefully go into that intersection called Retirement.
You can see my reflection in the S of Stop!
Photo of the South Fork Eel River captured alongside U.S. 101, the Redwood Highway, just north of the Richardson Redwood Grove at Richardson Grove State Park via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
Slightly edited selfreflection on a window in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I'm a total Nature-freak, I have so many plants in my house and on my balcony, that it looks and feels like a jungle, my preferred natural habitat...well, not really, I don't like wild animals or man-eating insects, so let's say urban jungle. To my utter delight, lately I had to realize that I spend so much time surrounded by plants that some kind of osmosis process has started, converting my body into a new half-human-half-plant lifeform, not an unpleasant experience, as I get to hang around chillaxing most of the time, and looking at my leafy hands, nobody is expecting me to get any actual work done anymore anyways, so I'm mostly being left alone in a corner, working on the final stages of my plantness, and as you can see, rather successfully, I am almost there...please water me every now and then, thank you :D
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Photo captured at a sheep ranch, with a hint of Redwood National Park in the background, in the town of Orick. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.
Photo looking towards Trinidad Head captured via the HDR method of photography from the Vista Point on U.S. Highway 101 in McKinleyville. Humboldt County. Late January 2013.
A young woman stands on an infinite pier, holding a frame that endlessly repeats her own image, like a visual mantra of introspection. A translucent maze overlays the scene, symbolizing the winding paths of the mind, the loops of memory, and the journey of identity.
Like a mantra whispered in meditation, the repetition becomes a ritual — a contemplative echo guiding us inward. Between serene surface and inner complexity, the image blurs the line between reality and illusion, inviting reflection on who we truly are.
There is no witness so dreadful, no accuser so terrible as the conscience that dwells in the heart of every man.
~Polybius, Greek historian (205-118BC)
I've been toying with this idea and saving this quote for a long time. I think I finally achieved my vision for it. There has been a great deal dwelling in my heart (really my mind, of course) lately. Funny how these flashes of creativity, these brief moments of near greatness come of such unsettling in the soul.
This was supposed to be for FGR and Self Reflection, but I get the feeling this is too much of a "Look at me! I'm pretty!" shot than they want. Even though this is shot in the mirror at work, and I'm reflected on the stall door behind me. I was inspired last night to do a nice, 3/4 shot portrait....
I also forgot to put lipstick back on for this.
Anyway, I was dressed all in Neutral today. That beige/tan/cream (cashmere! :-D) sweater, brown slacks, and brown shoes. With the blue necklace and earrings. And my brighter lipstick which is kinda an Orangey red.
Anyway, do you know how hard it is to hide when you're a redheaded female in Computer Science??? Teachers I never had knew who I was! As much as I try to dress to not stand out, as much as I want to fade into the background, I just can't. It's impossible. I've sorta oscillated on this. I DO like to wear bright colors. It's just that sometimes I feel awkward doing so. Most techy people are male. Males don't tend to wear, bright, flashy colors. And so I stick out when *I* wear them. But that doesn't matter. I can try to dress with the crowd. I can try to blend in with my surroundings, and the people who surround me. But no matter what, I'm a Norwegian Blue, and the plumage DOES enter into it! (I'm not dead yet!)
SMC Takumar 135mm f3.5
Often in life, one must cleanse the soul; undergoing a series of self reflective exercises to uncover the highs and lows pertaining to one's life. Just like this photo depicts beautiful Mount Lassen, and its reflection on the lake, life sometimes can and will display the obvious to your very own eyes. Live, love and enjoy life. Photo of Mount Lassen captured at Manzanita Lake. Shasta County. Late October 2012.
As former president Teddy Roosevelt puts it...behold it is the "Eighth Wonder of the World." The water originates from underground springs above and at the falls. Even during the dry summer months and at 129 feet in height, the water provides an almost constant flow rate of 100 million U.S. gallons / day. Photo of Burney Falls captured via the HDR method of photography from McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park in Shasta County. Northern California. On the last day of 2012.
...i felt like melting into the ball of light so i made myself appear as though i was beginning to meld...#288 of the 365day challenge.
For the FGR group of the day, SELF-REFLECTION.
Yeah, I know sometimes I go overboard with the processing. But I thought that the processing on this one made it particularly fun. :)
Photo captured from Trinidad State Beach in the city of Trinidad via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens. Humboldt County. Early November 2013.
Selfreflection on a car in Amsterdam. Taken with my HTC Desire using the Camera360 Android app.
I've spent the last 2 months working way too much, using up all my energy and positive thoughts, now I'm just an empty shell that does nothing else but wake up, bike to the office, spend a harsh day filled with activities that require my full attention and focus, even though they don't deserve them, and that force me to erase any and all traces of a (social) life. All I get in return is more harshness, unreasonable demands, expectations as high as the freakin' Twin Towers (when they were still standing, obviously :) and little 'mistakes' at the accounting department that ensure that I'm not even getting paid a cent for having worked every freakin' Friday, my usual day off, since the beginning of February.
This is not a situation that I would wish on anybody, least of all myself, but that's what I wake up to every day, and every day I need to muster all my spirit and positivity just to make it out of bed and to work without crying like a wee little baby, needless to say that there is nothing left to put into taking pictures or spending quality time with my (Interwebs) friends, so as of now I will only post one picture a day, instead of the usual 3, until I won't even have the resources left to achieve that, hopefully that's not gonna happen, I am addicted to this shizzle :)
The good part is that soon I won't have enough energy to complain about my situation anymore, so you should not see too many of these cry-baby posts in the future, lol :D
Have a relaxed weekend!
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