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My first clumsy attempts at ICM, taken in April '22 at the Mauerweg / TV Asahi Kirschblütenallee in Teltow near Berlin. In fact, the Brandenburg small town Teltow is part of the Berlin agglomeration, and the Berlin borough of Lichterfelde and Teltow blend "seamlessly", the yellow city limits sign (and the different-looking street signs) being the only evidence that one is leaving the city. The Mauerweg ("Wall Path") between Berlin and Teltow marks the route of the Berlin Wall on West Berlin's external border. Nowadays, it's a simple path between Berlin and the surrounding federal state of Brandenburg.
One part of the Mauerweg is also known as the TV Asahi Kirschblütenallee ("TV Asahi Cherry Blossom Alley"). Back in 1990, the Japanese TV channel TV Asahi initiated the "Sakura fundraising campaign" to celebrate the German Reunification. TV Asahi's viewers donated about 1 million Euros that were used to plant Japanese cherry trees. The cherry trees were supposed to "bring peace and tranquility to the people's hearts" (Tetsuo Terasaki, the initiator of Sakura Campaign), and they were planted in Berlin and Brandenburg at places that played a special role during the division of Germany. You may wonder why you can't see any cherry blossoms on these trees. Well, believe it or not, last year we've been three times to Teltow in order to photograph cherry blossoms, but only on our third visit the cherry blossom had finally started. And this photo was taken during our second visit, a time when the cherry blossom had already started in Berlin, but obviously, the few degrees less in the more rural part of Teltow and the Mauerweg were enough to delay the blossom. Quite an odyssey ;)
I don't recall if I've used the Oly's in-camera "Live ND Filter" for this photo or my variable ND filter that I'd brought along. All I recall is that I thought "Damn, this isn't easy at all!". I need to practice ICM more in order to achieve better results – skill comes with practice, after all, and I definitely haven't practiced this technique enough, yet.
Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone!
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary,
How does Your Garden Grow?
With Silver Bells, and Cockle Shells,
And Pretty Red Daisy's all in a Row."
Credit;
Texture from ~diAnNa~
Inspired here pre-made background by ~vallendesterstock
..in Japan.
Koinobori is fast approaching(May) and Hanami is on the end of this month till the first week of April. I'll be working on cherry blossom images by next upload.
Textures by pareeerica and
...now that you're gone."
I took this shot just a few steps away from the house. This is not an old tree. This is a cherry blossom tree; it's leafless during winter and flowers bloom on spring months as early as March. Actually, there were no leaves on the ground; I took an image and cloned it so it'll look like I'm sorrounded by trash of fallen leaves.
The night air brings a chill,
As I gaze at the sky.
Hoping...waiting...that is I.
The quiet night reaches in,
And stirs my soul, silence needed.
Sets my mood, desired peace,
Calmness has succeeded.
My mind free to wonder,
My heart free to feel,
Peace of mind I’ve found...
And it seems so surreal.
All the nights I’ve laid alone,
Staring into the dark.
I’ve wondered how to free myself,
On a new journey to embark.
Tonight, there is only good,
As my peace settles in.
Only looking forward..
Not thinking of where I’ve been.
A new outlook on life..
As I take it day by day.
Finding myself again,
A real smile to display.
A beautiful night, star filled sky,
That waited right outside.
Called to me to come and feel again..
And the beauty it would provide.
I swear.. what a night to behold.
And one I’ll always recall.
Hopeless dreamer
Yes…but aren’t we all?
".25 cents X 3 for 45 minutes"
Textures by:
www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/3046446788/in/set-72157...
and ?? (still on search. pls let me know if you could find)
"Dost thou love life?
Then do not squander time;
for that is the stuff life is made of. " -- Benjamin Franklin,
My interpretation of sloth. Notice that I used broken clocks without needles to represent “carelessness of time”. Time is gold; it is priceless. We can't own it, but we can use it. We can't keep it, but we can spend it. Once we've lost it we can never get it back.
clocks from ~clockstock & ~rustymermaid-stock
texture from Smoko-stock
"I could be your friend. You're not alone"
You can find the texture here .
Bird brush from ~falln-brushes, and ~wyckedbrush.
Photoshop tutorial:
“Most of us feel envious, at least to some extent,
all the time without even being aware of It.” -- Hale Dwoskin.
Texture by ~Playing with brushes
and by ~Smokostock
Thanks guys for the information about Getty.
Take a look at Lafayette's Envy, I like her version better.
it's better On Black and Large
My favorite texture from PinkSherbetPhotography
"I hear the wind among the trees
Playing the celestial symphonies;
I see the branches downward bent,
Like keys of some great instrument. "
--Henry Wadsworth
These are real maple leaves that were used on my previous post. The mirror on the right is not real; I made a copy of the photo and flip it to the right, then, I used Burn tool to darken a little around the edges. I layered it with this texture so it'll look like a real one. Lastly, I used Shanzcan Gradient (Shanz Old tone #4) to create this autumn-look tones. Just part of my experimentation. . .
It is more or less 20℃ here. How cold is it in your country?
My big big thanks to Logotip for editing this photo.
This serves as my first sp for 2009. Butterflies from Shoofly-Stock.
"The Curse"
My first try on digital air brushing. I used black brush to darken corners & shadows, white to highlight face and around my right arm & pillow(w/ the opacity of 10%). What I need to know is color toning w/c I found it difficult to learn. A little editing will turn your photos from nothing into something. Anyway, one at a time, practice makes perfect.
Ju-on (Curse) is a famous horror film in Japan w/c is known as “The Grudge” in America. Inspired in the work of Shane Damianni, ~liquidshaneo, who is one of my favorite artist on DA; his work is extra-ordinary. By the way, handprints brushes are from here.
Hey, guys! I found a tutorial for color toning. I'm sure you'll enjoy this:
www.graphicsdistrict.com/color-manipulation-toning-and-bu...
Here's the original artists of this imagelilbittydemon and Arhcamtilnaad.
I've seen a lot of radio & tv head and thought why not pumpkin? So here it is. . .
Mrs. Pumpkin! ^_^
Stock:
texture (on search. .)
Original stock from ~AJK on DA,
Butterfly from Shooflystock,
and Balloon here.
Inspired by Photostudio ~K
"Life is the greatest gift, love is second, peace of mind is third."
-- Jenny Terasaki
Catching Up! I'll be a little late in sending this to group. .
"Language has created the word "loneliness" to express the pain of being alone, and it has created the word "solitude" to express the glory of being alone."
-- Paul Johannes Tillich
Inspired in the work of Denis Olivier.
Premade background by =Fairiegoodmother.
Did you know that " Origami " or paper folding was originated in China and it became popular in Japan since the 16th century. One major design was of a Crane, a sacred creature in Japan. Legend has it that 1,000 folded cranes will bring health and good fortune and it is customary to make 1,000 paper cranes for people who are ill with the hopes that they will recover. Each year millions of paper cranes are sent by people from all over the world to the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima as a symbol of peace and in memory of those who died as a result of the atomic bomb dropped on the city in 1945.
How to fold a Paper Crane
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"Lust blinds us; It is enslavement to the senses, to the animal part of man."
This is my interpretation of lust: Lust sees no love but tempation. Lust is usually thought of as excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature and is regarded as a sin; excessive love of others, which therefore rendered love and devotion to God as secondary. Giving in to lusts can lead to sexual or sociological compulsions and/or transgressions including (but not limited to) sexual addiction, fornication, adultery, bestiality, rape, perversion, and incest. (source:wikipedia)
Take a look at Carmen Moreno's Lust, I think she did a good work here.
Texture [link] by ~Smoko-Stock
Smoke [link]
★ Sorry, friends, I had to turn this MODERATE... so, this might have been automatically deleted in your Gallery. So sorry for that but I don't have a choice. ★
HASSELBLAD *500CM + Carl Zeiss PlanarT* 80mm F2.8 + Kodak PORTRA 160
@Yoron / Terasaki beach, KAGOSHIMA. JAPAN.
July.26, 2012
Even pumpkins can demonstrate some expressivity. So can you.
Explicitly inspired by Brooke Shaden and Jenny Terasaki. Please, take a time to appreciate their tremendously artistic photo streams.
Edit: Used my Yongnuo (GN33) with the softy, at 1/2 power, 45°, in the front. (this info was and is in the comments ¬¬ )
Cosmetic Surgery is one of the well-known plastic surgery, and along comes the Cosmetic Surgery Obsession. With increased media attention on beauty and perfection, celebrities and those alike are turning to plastic surgery more and more. Some take out loans for this purpose. Though media and advertising do play a large role in influencing many people's lives, researchers believe that plastic surgery obsession is linked to psychological disorders.
This photo is part of the series called "Breathing Room" which is soon to be a book,
of art & photography, released on July next month. Shot and edition by me.
Day 55 of the 365 project
Check out the whole set here!
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First shoot with so many people involved... :O
Not quite sure what subject I was going for here, and decided to try a little cross-processed look.
I think this would have been better if the model's eyes were closed... too bad I didn't think of it during the shoot!
Processing style inspired by Jenny Terasaki's fantastic work. Highly recommend you check out some of her photomanipulations!
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Model: Nadia Sessen
MUA & Hair Stylist: Marie-France Richard
Stylist/Clothing designer: Ariane Valade
Location: Ugurgul Tunc Garage/Studio
Assistant: Julius Adarna
Strobist Info:
1x WL X1600 pointed bare at the rear wall camera left, bouncing and lighting the smoke and material
1x WL X1600 in a softbox for soft fill camera left
1x WL X3200 in a gridded beauty dish, camera right
Stock Credits:
Stock Images found randomly on SXC.HU
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©VonWong
Montreal Conceptual Photographer
My 1st anniversary on flickr.
I would also like to thank my groups who have supported me espcially the best 5 who have been very active on my stream for the last one year. (accdg. to # of invitations received):
#5 Just Imagine
and to the rest, big HUG!
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Day 62 of the 365 project
Check out the whole set here!
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Transparent fabric like this is really starting to grow on me... it gives this whole ethereal magical feel to everything!
On the other hand, turns out that using a smoke machine + white walls + white material makes things somewhat foggy XD
No extra textures applied this time around, all the textures come from sexy transparent fabric!
Processing style inspired by Jenny Terasaki's fantastic work. Highly recommend you check out some of her photomanipulations!
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Model: Nadia Sessen
MUA & Hair Stylist: Marie-France Richard
Stylist/Clothing designer: Ariane Valade
Location: Ugurgul Tunc Garage/Studio
Assistant: Julius Adarna
Strobist Info:
1x WL X1600 pointed bare at the rear wall camera left, bouncing and lighting the smoke and material
1x WL X1600 in a softbox for soft fill camera left
1x WL X3200 in a gridded beauty dish, camera right
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Thanks for viewing my photostream =)
Please leave a comment and feel free to throw in some constructive criticism!
©VonWong
Montreal Conceptual Photographer
Dean Terasaki. 2014.
My film scanner doesn't support 4x5 film so I had to scan the negative in halves and then stitch them in Photoshop CS4. Thanks for the portrait Dean!
HASSELBLAD *500CM + Carl Zeiss PlanarT* 80mm F2.8 + Kodak PORTRA 160
@Yoron / Terasaki beach, KAGOSHIMA. JAPAN.
July.26, 2012
Drifting away…
How could it be?
When I got the chance
Courage wasn’t around
A glimpse of you,
A view from afar
I looked at you
As my unreachable star
Can’t you read my mind?
It’s written on my face
Though in your eyes
I try hard not to gaze
Hope someday
You’ll find my way
For you have the key,
You stole it from me
But time hast come
For me to go
Just for now
I won’t be able to show
Love notes,
I will surely miss
Those lips,
I won’t be able to kiss
Drifting away…
How could it be?
How could you lose someone
You have never had.
--Jenny
*original poetry written by me*
Wings from ~stock-cmoura~
Castle brushes from ~cosmos-resources
Sky stock from..
>>You better see this large.<<
" What we ponder and what we think about sets the course of our lives. Any day we wish that we can change it all. Any day we wish, we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish, we can start a new activity. Any day we wish, we start the process of life change. We can do it immediately, or next week, or next month, or next year.
We can also do nothing; we can pretend rather than perform. And if the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labor, Entertainment over education, Delusion over truth, and doubt over confidence. The choices are ours to make. But while we curse the effect, we continue to nourish the cause.
“The fault is not in the stars, it is in ourselves.”
We created our circumstances through our past choices. We both have the ability and responsibility to make better choices. . .starting today. . ."
The *Best of The Citadel* exhibition is now open! Many thanks to all who joined us yesterday at the opening and concert, making it a great event! And again BIG thanks to Cristian Rexie from the Special One Gallery for the support and making it all possible:-)
Featuring:
A while ago Aelin, my dear co-admin of The Citadel had a wonderful idea: A virtual exhibition showing the 20 most outstanding works posted to our group 2009.
About the retrospective
With so many outstanding works published all year long to The Citadel, we eventually had the idea of selecting 20 of the very best works of 2009
and organize an exhibition in Second Life. Thanks to the great support of Cristian Rexie, Special One Gallery was selected to host the event. Notwithstanding the quality of the works presented, the exhibition is also original by mixing Real Life and Second Life art and artists to create an inspiring art experience!
About the artists and works selected
Given the quality of the works featured in The Citadel, the choice was difficult and Carlotta and I had to leave a lot of brilliant works and talented people aside. The artists we eventuallly retained come from all over the world, from Europe to Japan, from US to Brazil. All of them are regular contributors of The Citadel and have their unique style and vision. The 20 featured works for the 2009 retrospective are :
1. Alia Qunhua, "Ghost ship"
2. Alvar Astulez, "Sacred Place"
3. Andrea Costa, "Castelllo di Praga"
4. Anibal Gonçalves (Transmontano on FlickR), "Oliveiras (II)"
5. Ariel Brearly, "The little tree of long-standing sorrow"
6. CheyneySan, "Abandon"
7. Eugene Goldin (egold on FlickR), "Attached to the Art... or flights in dream and reality"
8. Hartwig Kopp-Delaney (h.koppdelaney on FlickR), "Zen garden"
9. Janne Olkkonen (JanneO on FlickR), "The second sun of my mind"
10. Jenny Terasaki (ĴęNňζ™ on FlickR), "Lust"
11. Kimico, "Sea Me"
12. Kiyo Murakami (kakhabad on FlickR), "Masquerade"
13. Lynn Benson (Bennie B on FlickR), "Into the distance"
14. Malcolm, "Breaking Eden again"
15. marcarambr, "Composição do Corpo"
16. Michi67, "At Pixel Dreams"
17. Pan Aeon, "A Demons lament"
18. rohaberl, "Untitled"
19. Toni Duarte, "Pico Ropé, Chera"
20. Yves Lecoq, "Oh shit , I forget my Nikon !"
Our Best of Citadel 2009 Retrospective is now open !!
Many thanks to all of you who attended the opening concert yesterday :-)
Please find hereunder more information about the exhibition. Looking forward to seeing you there !
Next life event may 15th - 2 pm SLT - Clareide Dirval in concert !
About The Citadel
The Citadel is the name of an artistic group on FlickR. Created by Jimmy Black in 2008, taken over by Carlotta Ceawlin and now run by Carlotta Ceawlin and Aelin Quan, The Citadel welcomes all kind of high quality works, including digital art, Second Life art, artistic photography, etc., with a focus on fantastic, surreal or magical atmospheres.
About the retrospective
With so many outstanding works published all year long to The Citadel, we eventually had the idea of selecting 20 of the very best works of 2009
and organize an exhibition in Second Life. Thanks to the great support of Cristian Rexie, Special One Gallery was selected to host the event. Notwithstanding the quality of the works presented, the exhibition is also original by mixing Real Life and Second Life art and artists to create an inspiring art experience!
About the artists and works selected
Given the quality of the works featured in The Citadel, the choice was difficult and Carlotta and I had to leave a lot of brilliant works and talented people aside. The artists we eventuallly retained come from all over the world, from Europe to Japan, from US to Brazil. All of them are regular contributors of The Citadel and have their unique style and vision. The 20 featured works for the 2009 retrospective are :
1. Alia Qunhua, "Ghost ship"
2. Alvar Astulez, "Sacred Place"
3. Andrea Costa, "Castelllo di Praga"
4. Anibal Gonçalves (Transmontano on FlickR), "Oliveiras (II)"
5. Ariel Brearly, "The little tree of long-standing sorrow"
6. CheyneySan, "Abandon"
7. Eugene Goldin (egold on FlickR), "Attached to the Art... or flights in dream and reality"
8. Hartwig Kopp-Delaney (h.koppdelaney on FlickR), "Zen garden"
9. Janne Olkkonen (JanneO on FlickR), "The second sun of my mind"
10. Jenny Terasaki (ĴęNňζ™ on FlickR), "Lust"
11. Kimico, "Sea Me"
12. Kiyo Murakami (kakhabad on FlickR), "Masquerade"
13. Lynn Benson (Bennie B on FlickR), "Into the distance"
14. Malcolm, "Breaking Eden again"
15. marcarambr, "Composição do Corpo"
16. Michi67, "At Pixel Dreams"
17. Pan Aeon, "A Demons lament"
18. rohaberl, "Untitled"
19. Toni Duarte, "Pico Ropé, Chera"
20. Yves Lecoq, "Oh shit , I forget my Nikon !"
About music performers
Two life musical events will be organized in conjunction with the exhibition, with 2 GREAT guitar musicians and singers :
- may 1st - 2 pm SLT - Nonge Shipman in concert !
- may 15th - 2 pm SLT - Clareide Dirval in concert !
Nonge is 32 from the Eastcoast of the US. He has been playing guitar for 18 years and singing since he could talk. With a unique childhood and life story, he has developed an interesting outlook on life, which shows through his music, attitude, and sence of humor. If you like a solid accoustic rock sound, with rythmic driven music, catchy vocal lines, and heartfelt lyrics, you'll love this artist.
Full time road musician in RL for over 25 years, now here in SL playing a plethora of venues, Clairede plays guitar & sings a variety of songs and styles. She cut her teeth on country & blues. She has played for bikers, cowboys, sailors & three piece suits. Semi retired from the road, she found SL, the road is now a short walk to her computer.
Reprocessed – Replacement uploaded 4 December 2016
Comment from February 2010: Some students and I went to the Phoenix Art Museum to see the Ansel Adams exhibit. Afterwards, we went for a short walk. We found a building that had recently burned.
Single SB-800, off-camera, in remote mode with tungsten gel; camera white balance set to tungsten. Copyright, 2010; Dean K. Terasaki.