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I think this is probably my most pretentious title yet. When I first set out to document this Calla Lily, I was only thinking in terms of the flower. I was very surprised at how beautiful the leaves are, too. I tried this with and without the leaf, and I think it's much more effective this way. This was lit with just one small studio light, a reflector and a dark background. I took one version of this with just the flower in sharp focus, and then one with the leaf in sharp focus, and combined them in Photoshop.
Other Calla Lily pictures are in the Calla Lily set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157626082181550/...
To see more images where I used focus stacking, check my Focus Stacking set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157624044378381/
i think it the best end of all... for i have visions of papers and pictures stuck to her wall and best of all, right above the clock is a little shelf crying out for 'forsaken little thrift store souls' to sit upon :)
Note: this photo was published in a Jan 5, 2010 blog titled "Here's to 2010, the Year of the Job." And it was published in a Feb 12, 2010 blog titled "Four Reasons Why Google Buzz is Doomed." It was also published in a May 27, 2010 blog titled "Short Circuit: is being connected burning you out?" And it was published in an undated (mid-Nov 2010) Digital Camera Super Shop blog, with the same title and detailed notes as what I had written on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 6, 2011 blog titled "5 Most Popular Really Natural Posts of 2010." It was also published in a Feb 16, 2011 blog titled "Mobile sites vs. mobile queries."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 24, 2012 blog titled "EL WI-FI, FUTURO ESCUDERO DE INTERNET EN EL MÓVIL."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 18, 2013 blog titled "WYOD (wear your own device): “Get Smart” meets “Mr. Gadget”."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in an undated (mid-Sep 2014) Australian blog titled "Joggers: beware of SODs syndrome."
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New Yorkers will tell you that nobody in his or her right mind goes to Times Square on New Year's Eve. Well, anyway, nobody from Manhattan -- you can never tell what those crazy folks in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, or the Bronx might do (and we won't even try to imagine what those crazy folks in New Jersey might do). Actually, even residents of Manhattan have been known to experience the New Year's Eve count-down once in their lives, just so they can tell everyone else that they know what they're talking about. In my case, I think it was back in 1969; at this point, I can't even remember for sure which year it was ...
Why do New Yorkers do their best to stay away from Times Square on New Year's Eve? Well, have you ever looked at the television screen in the midst of all that mayhem? There are a gazillion other people out there, jammed against each other, shoulder to shoulder — and they're all drunk, and they're all screaming at the top of their lungs. You can't just drive to a nearby corner and park your car, with a plan of getting back in your car and fleeing after you've seen what a crazy idea it was. And you can't take a taxi right to the middle of Times Square — at least, not after mid-afternoon on New Year's Eve. Even worse, there are no public bathrooms anywhere to be found, so you're in trouble if you drink too much beer ... except that the cops do their best, quite understandably, to make sure nobody in the Times Square area (which is broadly defined to cover an area of several square blocks) is drinking or doing anything that might look dangerous.
Consequently, it often seems that most of the crowd has chosen to get roaring drunk before they arrive on the scene. All of which might be great fun if the weather is clear, and the temperature is somewhere above the freezing mark. But if it's 30 degrees or lower, and it's drizzling or raining or snowing, this is not a place where you want to spend six or eight hours standing around with two million of your best (drunken) friends...
Thus, it should not surprise you to hear that I was not in Times Square to watch the ball drop on New Year's Eve of 2009 (or, for that matter, any other year going back to 1969). However, I had a business meeting in mid-town Manhattan, in the late morning of Dec 31st; and on the chance that something interesting might be going on, I brought my camera with me. To reach my meeting, I took a subway to Times Square, and it was snowing heavily when I came out of the station; thus, I was hoping for some dramatic scenery when my meeting ended and I had a little free time before heading back uptown to my office.
Alas, the snow had pretty much been replaced by a combination of drizzle and occasional raindrops when I finished my meeting and walked over to Times Square. Hence you won't see any dramatic blizzard-like shots in this Flickr set; no views of frozen revelers with zillions of snowflakes falling all around them. But there were some interesting people wandering around, and it was interesting to see how many foreign tourists had arrived to spend all afternoon, all evening, and potentially all night in what has become the most well-known site of New Year's celebrations in the U.S., if not the world. It was also interesting to see that the cleaning crews were already beginning to assemble, and that other workers were dragging along large bundles of balloons, hats, and other novelties to be distributed to the crowds later on...
... and later on, after a very pleasant dinner in Greenwich Village with several family members, I ended up back at home, watching the revelry on television as the countdown came to an end. The TV coverage was obviously far more extensive than what I could accomplish with just one DSLR camera; and it was also infinitely more sophisticated, with high-end TV cameras located on strategic vantage points all around the square. On the other hand, the TV images appear, and then disappear, often leaving no lasting impression. By contrast, these still images will hopefully be interesting to look at months, if not years, from now. For better or worse, they'll be here whenever you'd like to see them...
Bitcoin paper wallet. You can tip with these notes. Think about that you would like to say "thanks" for a street artist who accepts bitcoins, when you go by on this summer ..
Näppärä tapa antaa vaikka tipiksi bitcoineja katutaiteilijalle, joka tuntee bitcoinit. Siinä kun menet ohi tänä kesänä ..
Vastaanottajan tarvitsee vain importata qr-koodi sisään omalle tilille ja tositaiteilija löytää varmasti netistä virtuaalirahalle käyttökohteita.
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As I sat next to this young fellow, I thought of Rodin's "Thinker".
This "thinker" has all the accoutrements necessary for comfy reflection. . . backpack full of books, and a beverage
I think these can be classed as rare now or very nearly at least... I haven't seen a 406 with these in ages!
I know you think this is one of Mark's #crazydrawings, but no, it is a bunch of dead bugs on flypaper in a small paper factory near #Tengchong, in #Yunnan. Another case of #nature imitating #art.
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I think that this wee lassie is the sister of the little Gypsy boy accordionist that I photographed from just along the street from here, in Fira, Santorini. As I said before I am quite happy to contribute a couple of Euros for a nice shot and to bring a smile to a little face.
I was in the Shangri La Makati lobby, waiting for a meeting when I saw the gaudy Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind chandelier and colorful carpet. But no sooner had I whipped out my trusty Sony TX-9 pocket camera than one of the many security guards came across the nearly deserted lobby and stood directly in front of me, blocking the view. To be honest, my immediate reaction was "you #@*% rent-a-cop moron! You did that on purpose !" But then, thinking positively, I realized that this delightful gentlemen had actually helped me improve the image by adding scale (a human figure) as well as local color (the shirt he wears is called "barong tagalog" and is the national dress for business and formal occasions. So I salute you, Mr. security guard, for helping keep the lobby free of locals who would not spend enough money here, and possibly cause a distraction to those all-important foreign guests ...
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This bikini used to belong to my sister, saw it when my aunt returned it.
When you first look at the bikini in the bag it just looks like it had been neatly folded up, until you take it out and find that yes it is folded up, but there is much more but it is sewn quite a bit using thread you cannot see either in many places
Do not think sister will be wearing it again ever as to get it loose again will be difficult and you might even cut it by accident trying to get it loose
i've last minute decided to do a sparkly, magical one, because i think it looks cool! and it adds so much more detail to pictures!
i'm also going to do a 10 facts, since i missed it yesterday, i was a little confused with the number of days, and i had to switch and fix them up
1. i'm running out of ideas for my pictures already!
2. i hate when people lie, and steal.
3. i hate it when the kids in my class are totally immature...ugh
4. i need new uggs, and jeans.
5. i need a better backyard to take pictures in!!! argh.
6. i haven't gotten my hair done in over a year...........
7. i don't really get this picture myself..all i know is that i'm watering dead things to try to make them come alive?
8. i have a cold that i'm dying to get rid of!
9. i love my boyfriend dearly! <33
10. i never new this : <3 ..was a heart until like..2 years ago.
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I think this may be a first year bird with the broad white tertial edges, and it also looks like a male. New Jersey, 2015.
Or at least I do. This is my bit for breast cancer awareness. Yes, it is a somewhat cheesy set but a very serious cause.
I think my concentration idea is finally coming together.
I’m thinking about trying out a focus on generations, how certain teens these days try to act like they’re from the 20’s or the 80’s, or whenever. But they can’t fully accomplish it, it’s not authentic. I want to capture how they try to achieve this style but fail, directly compared to the people who actually lived through these generations and perhaps have an old Mercedes because they’ve been driving that car for twenty years, not because they’re trying to give off a hip, “I’m so cultured and vintage” look like the youth.
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Counting the days until I get to see my friends at SCC. I do think fondly of all whom I met.
"Think of me, think of me fondly
When we've said goodbye.
Remember me once in a while
Please promise me, you'll try"
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