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Sometimes I get comfortable doing something a certain way. I stop trying the new or play around with settings. I stop thinking about what I'm doing.
When it comes to photos, I am a HUGE control freak. Manual. Always. So I'm not sure what made me think to use the shake to shuffle feature on the Hipstamatic camera but I did.
I took a photo, shook the camera, it randomly chose the film, lens and flash then I took another photo. I think I did this for half hour or so.
After about 20 shots or so I took some time to look at how they came out.
First photo, horrible.
Second even worse.
The third shot was horrid as well as the fourth which I think combined my least favorite lens with my least favorite film and flash.
But then the fifth wasn't too bad and the six shot was amazing to me. The random combination used to treat the shot, I don't think I ever really would have used.
Madalena Lens
Ina's 1969 Film
Juicy Orange Gel Flash
It made me stop and think for a minute. It gave me new ideas. It gave me inspiration. -
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It also gave me the thought to reach down to the dog laying next to me and grab his chew toy he was gnawing and chuck it across the backyard. Which I don't think was the best idea since he had to run directly over me to fetch it. -
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Today is my first day on the 365 day project! I'm so excited.
I figured I'd use my first picture as a little peek inside my world, of who I am. So, here I am! Along with my photo I will give you a few fun facts about me so the flickr world can get to know me a little better....
- I'm a yogurt freak. It's basically the only thing I ever eat.
- My hair is naturally curly, I straighten it everyday. (Don't ask me why.)
- I'm a preschool teacher. I have 6 one year olds in my classroom. I don't know how I do it, but I do.
- I love books!
- I enjoy music (like everyone else), but I'm more of an instrumental kinda gal. I love music simply for the music played, not the words or singing. Classical is my favorite music ever.
- I'm a yankee at heart. I lived in Connecticut all my life up until 3 years ago.
Anyways, that's all I can think of for now.
As for today, things are better. I have everything done that was on my list of things to do. I'm a good teacher. So good that one of my kid's parents are reporting me to corporate for how well I do with their child. I'm excited about that. Hopefully, everything will go smoothly again tomorrow.
Sorry this was so long. (Tomorrow's Friday!!)
Visited Sheldrake's at Heswall on the Dee estuary this evening, I think I must have brought at least 10lb of mud home on my boots.
So, betcha didn't think I'd come back to this, huh. Ngl, I didn't think I would either, but, well, here we are. Switched over to mecabricks for these, just cos I seem to have the teensiest bit of an addiction to it. So, the Clone war continues, now entering its fifth year. The Galaxy is more divided than ever, and this year is a turning point. The Republic is changing, becoming more like an Empire. With each passing day, the Supreme Chancellor becomes more powerful, tightening his grasp on the galaxy. So, let's delve into the forces at play (L to R):
Senate guards - They don't really impact the story too much, just needed something to edge the main figs. Really happy with how they came out, really like the helmets. They do have faces, so I imagine they would play a role, if only minor. They serve the Supreme Chancellor as body guards, though they are slowly being phased out, replaced by new guards with crimson robes.
Aayla Secura - Won't lie, she doesn't really need to be here. She remained with the jedi faction still loyal to the Republic, leading its troops into battle. Maybe she felt obligated due to her loyalty to her troops, or perhaps her respect for Master Skywalker, who also remained.
The first Sister - A dark and mysterious new player in the war, the first sister moves covertly, like a shadow in the night. Her identity is a mystery, though there are rumours. Most likely, she is a fallen jedi, though which one is disputed. On an unrelated note, Barriss Offee's cell is empty, the former Jedi knight transfered to a more secure prison, though which one is unknown.
Anakin Skywalker - An attempted assassination of the Supreme chancellor by the rebellion (I'll come back to this) left Skywalker grievously wounded. Luckily, thanks to cutting edge Republic medicine and technology, he is rebuilt, stronger than ever, even if it came at a price. with burns covering almost his entire body, he is almost permanently encased in a dark suit, reflecting his inner self more and more. He's angrier too, often brutal in battle. there are rumours among the clones that his eyes turn yellow in battle, and a shadow seems to envelope him as he fights. The war has changed Skywalker, most likely for the worse.
Supreme Chancellor Palpatine -
Though the attempt on his life has left him scarred, his loyalty to the Republic is unwavering. Public support only rose after he survived his brush with death, and he continues to be a very popular leader. He holds all the strings, and has no intention of letting them go, as long as he draws breath.
Admiral Thrawn - After his encounter with Skywalker on Batuu, Thrawn decided to accompany him back to coruscant, even if only to assess the state of the Republic for potential alliance with the Chiss ascendancy. Although he found it in an unacceptable state of corruption and greed, he saw potential. Its military showed promise, the clone army was enticing to say the least. He was entered into the Republic naval academy, and fast tracked to admiralty in just three years. Given his own fleet and flagship, The Chimaera, Thrawn is determined to reforge the Republic Navy, becoming its leader. Some say he even has machinations on the seat of Supreme Chancellor. Though these are just rumours, Palpatine has still taken precautions.
Captain [Blank] - You'd think I'd have come up with a decent name by now, huh. Anywho, this is the same guy from Year four, just with a slightly new look and rank. Not an admiral anymore, just a captain. Still blind though, and with a beard this time.
Commander Cody - Still fiercely loyal to the Republic, Cody remains in charge of the 212th attack battalion, leading them into battle, or commanding them from afar. He's getting older though, and is soon to be commanded, returned to Kamino to train the next generation of clones. Quick not about the armour, Mecabricks doesn't have stormtrooper helmets (weird right), so any PhIII's in the future will most likely be helmetless, unless absolutely necessary.
Commander Appo - After Rex's desertion, Appo took command of the 501st, continuing to fight alongside General Skywalker.
So, that's year five done and dusted. I'll be doing this for all the factions, and maybe one more depending on if I can make it work. As always, please lemme know what you think, and if you'd like to see more. Oh, and also if you can think of any other Jedi that would have remained loyal to the Republic, as I honestly couldn't think of any :D
I think it's fitting to post the Koenigsegg Regera today, as it's nearing the end of the year and it's certainly the best car I've been able to take a picture of this year, especially as we didn't expect the Regera to be driven at all !
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I think it would be fair to say that in the bird world, turkey vultures have big babies. This youngster has not left the nest or learned to fly yet. The entrance hole to its nest cavity is right in front of its head but hidden from our view by the trunk of that giant old bur oak tree. This fledgling turkey vulture is getting its first look at the outside world. I suppose it has a face that only its mother could love😍.
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La pasada semana fue sin duda bastante fructífera en cuanto a circulaciones interesantes en la capital alavesa: el martes, dos 446 que bajaron del núcleo de San Sebastián a Valladolid tuvieron que pasar por la vía 4, ya que la banda de mantenimiento había sacado la dresina a la vía 1 y el Surexprés estaba banalizado y estacionado en vía 2. Un rato después pasó el herbicida en dirección Irún, arrastrado por la 310-018, regando las vías y dejando un ligero y agradable olorcillo químico que al rato sería tapado por la pestilencia con notas fecales que como de costumbre emanaba un Alvia recién estacionado. El jueves, un día movido pero en otro sentido, las vías de la estación no albergaron nada demasiado interesante pero sí en cambio protestas de índole política, que por unos minutos causaron alboroto en las mismas al intentar cerca de una cincuentena de jóvenes cortar el tráfico ferroviario. No tardaron mucho en dejar la vía expedita cuando unas cinco furgonetas antidisturbios llegaron; instantes después una veintena de manifestantes, que se enfrentarán seguramente a una multa por desorden público y la correspondiente multa de Renfe fueron detenidos y recluidos momentáneamente en los baños de la estación y las protestas se trasladaron una calle más abajo, donde las pude presenciar junto a un grupo de periodistas de medios locales que esperaban casi con ansias poder relatar en sus artículos sucesos como una brutal carga policial o una cruenta batalla campal para no volverse a la redacción con las manos vacías, cosas que sin embargo no llegaron a suceder.
Pero la mañana del miércoles, que es en la que sucedió lo que relataré a continuación, también tuvo su miga: el protagonista del día, el bobinero Miranda-Noain, junto con el Irún-Trasona que salió a la mañana, hizo que cambiando el plan establecido y madrugando más de lo esperado cogiera el autobús de la periferia, el de la línea 2A que circunvala la ciudad en el sentido de las manillas del reloj, y me acercase al barrio de Zabalgana, donde en uno de los numerosos pasos superiores, concretamente en el peatonal situado junto a una escuela de primaria (la cual nos dio más de un susto con el imprevisible encendido del hilo musical de su patio) esperaba Iker. El nuboso cielo hacía un buen rato que había dejado de amenazar con lluvia, de hecho mi buen amigo fue testigo de la asombrosa negrura de las nubes poco después de amanecer y hasta pudo captar un doble arcoíris justo al paso del 16001, pero pesar de la relativa mejora del tiempo un viento frío digno del otoño en el que entramos ya hace casi un mes corría entre los modernos y algo impersonales edificios que se componen principalmente de pisos de protección oficial construidos a principios de ésta década y a lo largo de la trinchera de la vía, haciendo que a ratos me arrepintiera de haberme olvidado mi jersey en casa, aunque en realidad lo llevaba olvidado en la mochila y estaba helándome a lo tonto… poco antes de llegar yo a dicho paso, pasó la 470-110, limpia por ser la encargada del Tren del Vino, sirviendo el Regional Exprés 16019 Miranda-Pamplona.
En fin, tal y como esperábamos el Noain se atrasó y bastante, pero por suerte otras circulaciones como el Trasona con la 333-340 y la 333-334 en cabeza, un Muriedas de Transfesa vacío con una 253 inidentificable de lo sucia que iba (aunque identificada estaba, el caso es que no recordaba cuál era, gracias a Gustavo por puntualizar que era la 004 en un estado mucho más deplorable del que yo recordaba) y el Arco nos entretuvieron, y pude por primera vez aprovechar completamente el potencial de esta zona de la ciudad a la que varias veces me he acercado con intención de tomar diversas capturas de las que sin embargo ninguna me había convencido demasiado hasta ahora; es más, me atrevería a decir que hasta ese día no había sacado allí una foto decente, quizás por falta de inspiración o por mala fortuna, quién sabe. Aprovechando un rato de descanso nos acercamos al Eroski de Borinbizkarra, uno de los varios sectores que forman el gran barrio de Zabalgana, donde nos abastecimos de unas pocas chucherías para matar el hambre, y después nos dirigimos al paso superior de la Avda. de Zabalgana (un nombre un tanto redundante); al rato de sentarnos en un banco cercano llegó Iván, que aprovechando un rato libre se acercó para fotografiar el tan esperado Noain, que unas decenas de minutos después llegaría a un paso no muy ligero arrastrado por la 253-094 (limpiada digitalmente), con unas 5 horas de retraso y acompañada de la razón de tanta expectación: la 308-081.
La “Ye-ye” 308-031, o 10831 si usamos su matrícula pre-UIC, es propiedad de la factoría Volkswagen de Landaben desde 1998, y sobre todo por esta razón desde su fabricación en la histórica factoría bilbaína de la Babcock & Wilcox en 1969 ha tenido variopintos y únicos esquemas de pintura aparte de la verde y amarilla de Renfe, uno amarillo con franja azul y logotipos de la empresa automovilística y éste último, de un gris claro con el logo, franjas blancas y azules y el eslogan “Think Blue”. Éste eslogan formaba parte según la revista Autopista de “una estrategia para promover la movilidad más sostenible y eficiente de sus vehículos. Este mayor respeto por el medio ambiente no sólo se plasmará con coches eléctricos, híbridos, híbridos enchufables y con motores de combustión de bajos niveles de consumos y emisiones, sino también, con una serie de actividades e iniciativas de concienciación social.” Es curioso que dicho eslogan figure encima de una locomotora diésel-eléctrica de 61tn propulsada por un motor Caterpillar D-398 de 710cv que expulsa penachos negros de humo cuando funciona; más curioso aún que la compañía propietaria de la misma fuera hace un tiempo pillada trucando los motores de sus automóviles para evadir los límites impuestos por la Unión Europea a las emisiones contaminantes. Sin embargo, no pretendo hacer leña del árbol caído ni mucho menos criticar a Volkswagen por mantener en servicio tan veterana locomotora, cosa loable bajo mi punto de vista, no es que yo sea un ferviente ecologista que digamos, pero no se puede negar que estos hechos sean algo irónicos.
Desde luego fue bonito poder ver aquella preciosa locomotora rodando a pesar de que fuese remolcada, y para mi sorpresa descubrí que parecía un simple tractor de maniobras puesto al lado de la 253 y el corte de bobinas. Tenía el recuerdo de ver de pequeño la 308-018 de TECSA apartada en la playa de vías de la estación de Beasain, y de aquellas me pareció un mastodonte elefantiásico de locomotora. De hecho tengo una fotografía de aquel día, evidentemente no tan buena como yo quisiera teniendo en cuenta que la saqué yo con 10 años más o menos, pero al menos tengo un pequeño testimonio gráfico de aquello. Mi agradecimiento a Iker por pasar la mañana conmigo y cederme para utilizar en el proceso de limpieza una de sus fotografías, concretamente una de la 253-089 con el pestes en dirección a Irún, tomada el 11 de septiembre del pasado año; a Borja por informarnos desde Miranda, y a Iván por su como siempre tan agradable y dicharachera compañía. Un más que cordial saludo a los tres.
I think this is a ring-necked duck (M) but I am not sure. I need "Birdfessionals" to verify it, but for now I call it a ring-necked duck.
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Well, I think that I am finished with my visit to Howell, Michigan. I guess I'll jump on the next train out of town!
I like the stories of the hoboes who road the rails in the dark days of The Great Depression. Traveling gave them hope. Maybe in the next town I'll find a job, a home, a sweetheart.........
A song from a movie about the romance of the rails is "Wish Me a Rainbow" from the movie, "This Property is Condemned." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwXI14h3NqI
What are you thinking, dear butterfly? Are you thinking about exploring the floral world you have never been to? Are you thinking about hosting a worldwide butterfly exposition? Or are you thinking about playing checkers with me? Whatever you are pondering, remember not to overthink.
Thanks for reading, dear Flickr friends. The pose of this butterfly reminds me of Auguste Rodin’s sculpture The Thinker. (Please view the previous image on my photostream.)
Taken for the Canon photo5 Competition. This is using the ribbon as the item in my shot. I had this idea basically from the beginning, but today's group for Flickr Group Roulette is Flying Feet, so here I am levitating! I think it finished the shot off nicely.
It only took 10 shots to coordinate my jumping and Eliza to look half decent! I don't like the way my pyjamas look uneven but I guess we could just say it's that frazzled mother look! :P
I'm not set on the title yet, any help?
I'm thinking along the lines of "mum on a rope" "she says jump. i say how high?" etc...
28 weeks & 5 days old.
Eplored #86.
I think the thing I like most about going out with my camera to hunt for wildlife, is that you never see what you expect you'll see.
Heading down to Cape May yesterday morning, I anticipated getting some decent pictures of snowy egrets and Great White herons.....maybe a few ducks or glossy ibises.
I didn't see any one of those birds.
As a matter of fact, most of the bird action was back in the wooded area around the lighthouse, not the ponds.
I was simply thrilled to spot and photograph my 1st Blue Bunting!
What a gorgeous little bird!
LOL.....it's funny when I see a bird I haven't seen before.
Even if it's fairly common, and I know that many other people have seen it plenty of times, I always react like I've just made the most amazing discovery! 8-))
I think I need to get back here and visit my buddy Lionel Bigthumb for some private tours and some time off work! This place is so cool, especially at night with no tourists clogging up the canyon. I been working on this shot for a little bit, I think I can add it up there with my favorites from here.
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I think she’s done. I’m going to live with it for a few days and see if there are any minor adjustments I want to make. Final photos should be coming in a few days. I am NOT looking forward to photo day.
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I used to think of January as cold but bright but not any more. Most days it has been dark and foggy
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I think this will be the final shot from a string of photos captured in late November. I was on the road that day and stumbled upon this abandoned homestead. Looking back, I should have been more careful while wandering around, as it was hunting season in the Midwest. Luckily, no stray rounds that day.