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.

Photo captured at a cattle ranch alongside California Highway 140 near the Mariposa County Line in Merced County. Early June 2013.

No, FGR didn’t invade the cliché group again. Today’s challenge features the Self-Reflection group.

Right now I’m reflecting on why I don’t watch presidential debates, how come the only games my boys play with one another involve kung-fu, & how good that beer I’m going to crack open after this shoot will be. mmmmm, beer.

Gotta go…very thirsty.

Photo captured at a cattle ranch near the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Somewhere in Cologne

Photo captured alongside the Redwood Highway, U.S. 101, a few miles north of the town of Orick. Humboldt County. Late May 2012.

Photo captured in Trinidad. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.

A internal look at myself

Potomac River

Photo captured on Mattole Road miles southwest of the city of Ferndale. On the way to the Lost Coast. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo captured at the beach on the ocean side of Freshwater Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Mid July 2013.

Smithsonian Institution

Photo captured in Trinidad. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.

Self portrait in the bumper of an old cruiser in Atlantic City. This sky is no sky at all, it's a painted illusion on the ceiling of the "Tropicana Quarter". Everything here is fake but the car - and me, for sure.

Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Late October 2013.

self-portrait / caught in a bubble

Photo captured along the beach at Dry Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.

Heute möchte ich etwas persönlicher werden!

In letzter Zeit habe ich immer öfter „Ich habe mich nicht getraut Dich anzusprechen oder Dir zu schreiben!“ gehört. Sorry, aber das ist Quatsch! Ich bin ein Mensch wie jeder andere. Ich bin nicht besser und auch nicht schlechter als jede/r von Euch!

Wenn sich jemand auf Facebook wie ein Superstar oder wie eine Diva aufführt und sich für etwas besseres hält - lacht ihn oder sie einfach aus! Die Person hat weder ein Mittel gegen Krebs gefunden oder den Weltfrieden herbeigeführt noch 100 Millionen Platten verkauft und sicherlich auch keine drölfzig Oskars für schauspielerische Höchstleistungen verliehen bekommen. Also kommt runter und entspannt Euch!

Wenn so einige ihr Leben komplett auf Facebook dokumentieren, ja sogar in Facebook leben und denken sie seien darin Superstars sind sie für mich einfach nur Lachnummern. Die sollen erstmal etwas im normalen Leben darstellen bevor sie meinen Respekt bekommen!

Also nochmal zur Erklärung:

Ich habe immer Lust darauf Leute kennenzulernen und diese zu fotografieren! Ich freue mich auf Eure zahlreichen Nachrichten und darauf mit Euch viele gemeinsame Projekte von sehr seriös bis absolut verrückt, von hochgeschlossen bis sehr offen, von extrem stylisch bis komplett durchgeknallt zu planen!

Schreibt mich bitte einfach an!

Liebe Grüße

Roy

My shadow in Coldwater Lake at Mt. St. Helens...the sun shining behind me.

Photo captured at a cattle ranch along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo captured via the HDR method of photography in Big Sur at Garrapata State Park. Monterey County. Late January 2013.

Hmmm - keine Ahnung welche Version die bessere ist.

Feedback willkommen. ;)

My reflection on the side of the silver punch bowl.

Photo captured at Humboldt Lagoons State Park: Stone Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.

I learned, last year, that my facial expressions often don't convey what I mean for them to-- in particular, that I am seen as angry or distressed when I am not. This isn't a good thing. So I worked on paying more attention to my expressions, and bought mirrors so that I could see what I look like. This one ended up in my hallway. I often blow myself a kiss when I am leaving the apartment. I think this helps me wear a happy face.

What a fantastic day it has been. The sun is casting such lovely long shadows this evening (as noticed while my dog was chasing a bitch on heat around the park!). I thought I'd go for the John Travolta look as I'm going to a 70's party on Saturday night and need to get into the mood.

I looked at the camera stats on Flickr earlier and the iPhone 4S is the most popular camera for uploads at the moment, with the Canon 5D Mark II coming a close 2nd. I can only profess to having an iPhone 3GS but it does the job...x

Photo captured near Orland in Glenn County. Sacramento Valley. Late February 2013.

Photo captured on California Highway 161 at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Siskiyou County. Far Northern California. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.

Photo of the Eel River Railroad Bridge and at the Eel River captured from Dyerville Bar off of Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.

Photo of McWay Falls at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park captured via the HDR method of photography in Big Sur. Monterey County. Big Sur. Late January 2013.

Photo captured from along the hiking trail at Trinidad Head in Trinidad. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.

Does fear prevent us from living life to the fullest?

My bad luck follows me to even to Scotland!

Zuid-as Amsterdam

Photo captured on U.S. Highway 97, the Dalles-California Highway, in Klamath County. State of Oregon. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.

Potomac River

Photo of Highway 1 caressing the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, part of the Coast Range, captured near post-mile marker 1.00 near the San Luis Obispo County Line in Monterey County. Big Sur.