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I haven't posted in quite awhile due to a lack of interest and maybe other priorities.
One of my main priorities these days is getting rid of accumulated junk! This includes old clothing, like this satin gown. I realized that I acquired WAY too much clothing and accessories over time, and it was taking up lots of space. Some of my clothing was improperly stored, so it isn't worth wearing anymore. Other items, like this gown, I decided to donate to the thrift store community. That's where I found it to begin with, and that's where it's headed to once again.
One thing that was sobering was dealing with the sheer volume of clothing I acquired and making decisions about what to keep. Believe it or not, I threw away about 45 large bags of clothing -- the kinds of contractor bags that landscapers use to haul away leaves.
My process of shedding goes on and I make more secondary choices about what clothing I have left. I still have far too much.
Another sobering thing was realizing how much money I had spent over time at thrift stores. It never felt like a lot on any given day or week, but over time it does add up. Part of me would like to have that money back so I can go on a few fun trips or get something else really special. But I realize that buying clothing a bit at a time over the years somehow relaxed me and gave me something to look forward to.
Enough self-therapy. Here's to shedding my excesses!!
Nature Color Studies.
Yet again „the walk“, I guess you know every single tree as well as I do right now ... BUT: I tried few things with the rendering, both while taking the shots and when processing them. When shooting I used a Kenko Nostaltone Orange, which is basically a diffusor and warming filter combined. That's where the color and softness comes from. I used a zoom lens all the way open, which gives vignette and fall off and a bit of additional softness. when proscessing them in LR and PS I payed attention to „fill the highlights with color“ and control the highlights in general. There was a beautiful „soft sunshine“ today (partially cloudy), and the light was so nice I hope I could capture that a little bit at least.
Icicles formed by the sprinkler in the tree, Foley, Al. 1/10/10
Hi everyone! It's hard to believe these additions to the ice tree series were taken only two days ago...the high was around 60 here today, under a sunny sky...all that remains of the ice display is a pile of ice on the shaded ground...after I finish this series, I PROMISE I'll fill your viewing with flowers, sunshine and anything unwinterlike!!! Have a wonderful evening...and stay warm! : )
My friends, thanks for yours nice comments, visits, faves and invites !!!
I felt the need to take lessons in drawing and painting and to join the group, I love the rich experience of new techniques and hear opinions on my work!
OG Sour Diesel, kinda like a New York egg cream, or a Baltimore lake trout, if you know what I mean. So mild, it may improve certain studies!
Studio time and a sketchbook pomegranate study. These actual dried pomegranates were snipped from a bush right outside the studio...and included a small bulbous grey spider which crawled out of the pod painted in the lower right corner. I am NOT a fan of spiders..so he was wisked from the scene immediately! I went with paint straight in...and added some ink flourishes as decorative highlights. Another day in paradise? Ahh...You betcha! .:)
"Paradise is seldom recognized as such until it is considered from the outside.” ~Hermann Hesse
Vitor doing homework at his desk;
Nikon D600 + Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.8D at ISO 2000; light from a lamp in front of him;
Depicting Marwan Rechmaoui's
"Monument for the living 2001-2008"
A sculpture of a high rise building in Beirut, abandoned while only half finished, as civil war erupted across Lebanon. The building acted as a base for snipers throughout the conflict, and remains in place to this day; too large to implode, and too tall to knock down, the building has become a monumental reminder of the horrific conflict.
This would be my contribution to the classic-space group greeble study. I wanted to make the greebles interact, so that they were a unity rather than small mechanical elements. I wanted this to feel like one big greeb instead of several small ones. I think I might have overdone it in some places, and that is a lesson I will carry with me. Yay for studies!
Large size, for better view.
