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Is Flickr dying on its arse? Since the takeover by SmugMug a while back, it seems to me that it's taken a big dip in popularity. Of course, it could just be that people are fed up with my pics.... after 7 and a half years of regularly posting pics, I'm probably bringing nothing new to the party!
I'm thinking of ditching Flickr and moving over to Instagram. Those of you that have Instagram too... how does it compare?
Chun Li: NNNGH!
Chun Li: (thinking) Can't put weight on my ankle. He only had it for a second.* I underestimated this guy. I thought he was Zangief strength level but he's way above that.
Bane: GOT YOU!
Havoc: WHAT!? I'm sorry, I didn't- NO! AIIRG!! STOP!!! PLEASE DON-
KRAACK!!
Boomerang: Bane... fella... we're on the same-
Bane: You die too!! YOU ALL DIE!!
Boomerang: (thinking) I'm outta here. No paycheck is worth dealing with him.
Chun Li: (thinking) I've got to get some distance. Get a breath and test my ankle.
Bane: Where you goin, girl!? You not gonna get what he got! Your's is gonna be a lot slower! I'm gonna bend you, and bend you, slowly, till you break!
Chun Li: Bring it!!
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*As painfully seen in issue 1607!
Away from the tourist trail, inside an access tunnel to the abandoned 18th century hillside fort in Cartagena in southern Spain......
Nikkor 20mm AF f2.8D
Portfolio RaphaelleM. www.raphaellem.com ~ Facebook page
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Photographer : Raphaelle Monvoisin
Model : Emilie Sandrin
Dress : Greed & Pride
Jewellery : Reflets de Lune
Make up & Hair : Carine Touchard
I thought I should depart from winter, cottage pics for a day or two. Here, Valentine baubles serve as a bokeh background for a Christmas poinsettia. Soon enough, Sue's Easter knickknacks will replace the Valentine offerings ... and so on.
Bikini Thoughts - Closer: Godox V1 rear left and right with umbrellas. Godox AD200 in octogonal softbox above left for main light, above right in 30x120 softbox for fill.
Recently, switching off the head feels very difficult. As the same unpleasant thoughts frequently push their way into the foreground, they make finding a clear mind become a severe challenge.
In such times of overload, thoughts go round in circles. Yet there are moments when they seem to have gone for a short time. These are crucial because they momentarily cause the weight to fall off the shoulders, resulting in instant relief.
However, unpleasant thoughts will start to circle again very soon. Until there is a change, the short quiet moments of taking a time out allow baring with the situation and prepare for the better.
to a wonderful pen-pal friend afar; I gaze attentively upon the wandering winds of springtime ecstasy… reaching evermore
deep in thoughts.
ok not really thinking about anything just posing for the hell of it.
or as Cindy might point out later teasing
suppose it's just me being comfortable with who I am. now that's a turn up for the books me being happy with who I am. so it's the run up to Christmas and I haven't got any outings to attend or Helen hasn't so you might get a lot of Helen being bored kind of posts.
Hi, my name is Tran Nguyen. I'm an ordinary person you might have met and have forgotten. There is nothing cool about me until you talk to me. I made mistakes. But I am not giving up.
Most of the days I wake up drowned in the vacuum of my thoughts
then sometimes emptiness reaches me
This is going to be a long day
It has been pointed out to me recently (on a couple of occasions…!) that I don’t ever acknowledge or say thank you for the compliments I receive on my posts. And it got me thinking…
I would hope that people realise it would be futile for me to acknowledge each and every comment I receive. And hopefully it is accepted that this is a two-way thing; my recognition of the comments is to continue to post and share my story. Ultimately, as I believe I have stated before, my reason for using this forum has changed in recent years; it is wonderful to learn that so many of you draw inspiration from my journey, and I am happy to continue providing an (honest) insight into my world.
That said, it is maybe rather poor of me to not say the occasional communal ‘Thank You’ every once in a while, particularly to acknowledge those of you who clearly take time to craft a heartfelt comment or relate my experience to their own.
And so, to put right that wrong, a BIG THANK YOU to you all.
I’ll keep sharing if you keep commenting (hopefully positively!). And I’ll even try to remember to acknowledge y’all every so often. How does that sound?
Cheers everybody
Siân x
I thought I'd be alone last night but there must have been 20 other like-minded photographers at Mono Lake. I could not get the guy about 50 feet away from me to turn off his light so the Tufas got a little lighter than I wanted them but still a decent shot.
Here’s another belated thought. I guess you can take the boy of the black and white, but you can’t take the black and white out of the boy.
Today I have some thoughts about relationships and our behavior in them. Have you ever asked yourself how commonly we do get offended by small things – wrong word, not fulfilled expectations, my partner has forgotten about my important appointment or has not kissed me this morning… How much time do we lose in our relationships by those small (but indeed for most of us important) things by not being nice to our partner? How commonly that can lead even to a domestic quarrel and as the result people don’t speak with each other even for days…
I think that is very sad. We so commonly put our “ego” on a first row, instead to take steps to avoid conflicts, solve the situation, and continue to work on the positive side of the relationship.
Honestly saying, that’s one of the most important things I 've learned on my life experiences – nobody is perfect. We can all have bad days, not the best mood or just need a hug or someone to hear us. My question is should we mirror that on our partner instead of giving support and a warm smile to the most important person in our life?
I would wish to know how many of you:
- Are you ready to make the first step to calm the fight/quarrel?
- How fast can you forgive your partner?
- How commonly do you speak about love and tell the love words to your partner?
- What about flowers, presents, attention?
We all are different, but I think the core of any relationship is the same: respect, trust, support no matter what happens. It is hard work, but love is a good reason to stay together!
Life is to short and I vote for quality time together full of love and respect!