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When my Dad and I found out Sheree and David of flickr fame would be coming to visit us in D.C., we tried to think of all the places we would take our guests. Of course, we made of list of all the spots only locals know, and the obligatory cemetery for David, but we also tried to think of locations on the National Mall that Sheree and David might enjoy for sightseeing purposes as well as photography.
And then I remembered!
My dad and I had been wanting to visit the World War II memorial at night for photographs, but kept forgetting to go when it was dark. I had no idea how popular the memorial was for locals who wanted a place to relax. Now that winter is coming, I’m sure that will change, but I look forward to returning for more pictures next summer.
- L.E.
P.S. I still need to catch up some of you, but please hang tight!
Third in in the instant-film series. When you're passionate about photography, it stays exhilirating because there's so many possibilities to explore new and different things. Such was the case on a beautiful sunny Amsterdam day, where I got to explore shooting with Fuji's FP-100C & FP-100C Silk instant films on a borrowed Polaroid Landcamera (model 103)
The model is the incredibly beautiful Victoria whom was very patient with me that day, since the process of shooting these is kinda slow, but as the results show: REWARDING!
Please enjoy this series, my 1st forray into instant film.Probably not the last.. depending if i can find more FP-100C Silk packs !
Note: I took a picture of the polaroids.Apologies for some sheen. The fine honeycomb structure of the "Silk" version of the FP-100C really does not scan well ! If anybody has tips on how to scan them please let me know !
When your life is too turbulent and you're very tired - if you fall down, then you have to stand up!
Go a few steps aside.
With some distance you have a look to your life.
If you see, that is coming to much from outside, then YOU have to change this!
Nobody will come to you and do change this for you!
After you have recognized this, go back to do your changes and make it better.
And Remember:
It's good if you have a friend who supports you - so you are never alone...
For those interested in it: That was Level 6 of 9!
While you are letting your guard down
I will be letting myself go
While you keep running your ship aground
I will be setting myself alight
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There's an old saying amongst inshore fishermen in Newfoundland (and amongst the clergy as well): "When you can't see the lighthouse, steer for the church". And this Anglican church in Newtown, Bonavista Bay, is a great example of this. This iconic, glowing white church with it's tall steeple is visible for miles in this very flat landscape.
When I asked him what had happened, he explained that he threw his shoe at the door to close it. Oh. Right.
Alas! I'll be missing those big muddy footprints when he goes back to school on Sunday.
When Children Start Dating, by Edith G. Neisser. Illustrated by Janet La Salle. 1951. #17 booklet in a series called "Better Living."
Strangely, this isn't her father.
...take the X84 from Leeds to Skipton via Otley and Ilkley, all of which had WYRCC depots back in the day. First West Yorkshire e400mmc 33486 YX66WKJ is seen on August 5th 2019 at Ilkley bus station.
The stars are a ladder
Straight up to the sky,
For naked limbs climbing
That once could fly.
The silver-lined clouds
meet cold fingertips,
As she hauls herself up
with their fluffy white grips.
The sky is not quite
So far as it seems,
When eyes are closed
And Icarus dreams.
With winds out of the WSW at a steady 35 knots gusting to 45 knots, 9 to 10 foot seas, and Gale Warnings - the "Lorain West Breakwater Lighthouse" along the shores of Lake Erie in Lorain, Ohio.
© Copyright Nandakumar Gowraraju.
Sun cries when it misses Earth,
and that's when it rains...
My dear Earth, this Sun misses you ...
and it's all day raining in my world.
When I opened the box I literally stared crying...
I was so happy :]
My aunt got it on video, so when my g-ma uploads it I will put it on here :]
When the ocean surges,
don’t let me just hear it.
Let it splash inside my chest!....
---Rumi
Chera Deep , Bangladesh...
Shocktroopers were the most feared soldiers in the Separatist Army. They endured some of the most difficult training and were relentless in their pursuit of being the ultimate soldier. Those who couldn't keep up with the intense training were reassigned to infantry units. Shocktroopers were revered for their immense strength and fortitude during battle. It wasn't uncommon for a small squad of three or four Shocktroopers to take on an entire company of Marines- and survive. The record of Most Kills by a One Person (at 648 confirmed kills) is held by a former Shocktrooper; Percy "Bullseye" Hamilton, Staff Sergeant, Retired.
Hamilton is also credited with one of the most heroic acts of the war. Pinned down by a squadron of GH-23's from the 47th Marine Aircraft Wing, he single-handedly downed fourteen GH-23 Infantry Dropships with an unmounted 18.7mm Anti Aircraft Cannon, giving his troops the necessary time to escape.
when they come for you?
C.S.I. ATLANTA:
My heros! Detective Little Inez and her partner, Officer AJ, solved the case of The BillyLlama's and my "Identity Theft."
After writing a check for a recent purchase at a major franchise, our check and driver's license information was used to totally wipe out our checking and savings accounts over the course of just a few days. Our gigantic banking institution failed to alert us when checks with the same numbers were being used more than once. The BillyLlama discovered it while viewing his on-line banking. The litany of huge corporate chains that failed to recognize the bogus checks and phony driver's license is unbelievable.
Stay tuned to see what happens to the perps and the names of the corporations involved...
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To get your own Officer AJ... Call 911 and keep your fingers crossed. ;~)
When we first meet, I made a promise to her to be back.
Sometimes it cannot be broken.
Here I am, to fulfill the promise to my Little Guilin.
a 5-minute++ bulb exposure @F9, ISO200, 19mm.
I'm back Singapura & missed you so much.
Location: Little Guilin, Singapore
There is hope, when connected to the Holy Spirit, the power of God, and being available as a conduit for the power to flow to others.
‘When emotions are synchronised well with intellect, they become diffused.’ - His Holiness Younus AlGohar
After my pictures of the sunset, it's daybreak I delight to photograph when there are no clouds to hide the sun.
Yes, when will I be wearing my good old Ray Ban sunglasses! Too much rain and the lack of sunshine doesn't help but isn't warmer weather just around the corner .... not yet!!
7 Days of Shooting Week #29 Pairs Shoot Anything Saturday ....
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When he signed up the deacon’s slutty daughter for the car wash, Rev Koch knew the annexation fund was in the bag.
*I wrote a lot: but the first comment below has more photos from the shoot if you want to skip my gushing.*
This might just be the perfect couple: Mike and Netty.
Mike and I met 18 years ago, we have now been in each other's lives longer than not. His mom worked with my dad and we were introduced at a company picnic right before 7th grade started. Mike was a *dork* with glasses, braces, a bowl hair cut...I wasn't too cute, either. But I was cool. The first day of 7th grade when he stumbled into me I told him, "Get out of my way, nerd!" By the end of 7th grade we were excellent friends. By high school, we were practically inseparable. I spent more of my high school life in Mike's basement than anywhere else, his mom would make home made pizza for all of us, I grew so close to Mike's family that I called his parents Mumsy and Daddy, and they called me Babs; Mike was an only child and they loved our group of girl-friends and having us over. Mike and I even briefly dated during the period we refer to as "the ugly pupa stage" when neither of us were particularly attractive. We didn't click quite well enough to pull off the long term high school relationship, but we never strayed far from each other's company. We even agreed that if by our mid 20s nothing serious was going on for either of us that we would throw in the towel and marry each other, at least we'd always have fun. We even agreed to get a dog and name it "Rod" so that we could giggle every time one of us yelled, "Come, Rod!" We were dorks, did I mention that?
Luckily for Mike, the amazing Annette came into his life. While in college he was working at a grocery store and helped out a high school senior with something. Wound up dating her. Netty was the best friend. Mike took the girl to prom, Mike's best friend Steve took Netty. Mike and Girl A did not work out, but Netty...there was something about Netty.
One night they were watching a movie at his place and she said, "I wish it was me who had gone to the grocery store that night," and Mike looked at her and knew right then she was it for him and declared, "And I see no reason why I don't love you." They kissed...and are literally living happily ever after.
They own a house, just bought it last summer, in Troy, NH. They have good jobs. They have a gross old lovable cat named Keith. And on a vacation to Puerto Rico in February, Mike realized he couldn't stand not being married to her and proposed. They were married last weekend at their home in NH, with close family and friends. They walked down the aisle together to the song Rumble by Link Wray. Netty danced to The Humpty Dance at the reception.
And then they flew into Seattle, rented a car, and started their honeymoon: a drive down the left coast, from Seattle to San Francisco. Of course, they stopped in Portland to see me.
We fit more into 36 hours than should have been humanly possible: we ate at Henry's and had Young's Double Chocolate Stout on tap, bbq beef sliders, fresh hot bbq potato chips, beer and cheese soup. We did a brief driving tour of the Portland skyline from 405. We had breakfast at Pine State, then ventured into the Gorge for what I dubbed "The Gorge Light" tour. A stop at the Vista House, then to Latourelle (the first big waterfall they'd ever seen), a stop at Shepperd's Dell to pick wild blackberries, Multnomah, and then I hiked them up to Ponytail so they could go behind a waterfall. Netty promptly threw off her shirt and scrambled down to the pool to feel the spray and falls. Every turn their mouths hung slack, Mike kept looking up at waterfalls and stepping backwards he was so blown away. They noticed how green our woods are, and were stunned we were only 30 miles outside of Portland. They also enjoyed the lack of mosquitoes and ticks.
I dragged the reluctant duo back into the city, where we picked up a "youCANhascheeseburger" sandwich at the Brunchbox at 5th and Stark: an amazing cheeseburger between 2 grilled cheese sandwiches, for $5. We ate in Pioneer Courthouse Square and people watched. We took Mike to Apple Music, where he was enthralled by the collection (including a classic Gretsch that he has in his own collection), and he nerded out for almost 2 hours in the place. I remember when Mike started to play guitar! We ate maple bacon bars and tang doughnuts at Voodoo, and then saw the one-armed guitarist.
But the highlight of the day was Patrick and I taking them back to the hotel where they threw on what they'd worn on their wedding day, and we took them to the Rose Garden and Pittock Mansion for their official wedding portraits. Over two hours later, we were all pooped, but happy, and concluded the whirlwind visit with a lovely meal at Bridgeport. As an aside, Patrick was also fascinated when comparing all our tattoos, they were all done by the same artist. Seeing three people and countless pieces all in one place by the same hand was pretty interesting to all of us, actually. Dorks always, I suppose.
I was heartbroken to say goodbye to them, I had cried when I found out I couldn't go to NH to actually be at the wedding, but this was such a lovely concession. Next summer they are returning to Oregon for a full week, we might camp at Crater Lake for a couple of nights, they will stay with us in our place with our crazy Pugs, we'll have more amazing food and beer, and I'm going to take them back into the Gorge for more amazing sights. I am already counting the days till we see them again.
Mike and Netty are that couple that you just want to hate...they're just that perfect together. If they don't spend the rest of their lives together...well let's just say I can't see anything else happening. This is it for them, one of the few couples I've shot who I just think have that *something* you need to work. After 18 years of knowing Mike, I cannot see him with anyone other than Netty, and that's saying something. They can't see it any other way, either.
When East meets West - Asian Pear & Oolong Mousse with Pecan Chocolate Brownie
Recipe at yuehandicrafts.blogspot.com/2012/01/asian-pear-oolong-mou...
my friend T and I were road-tripping along in the approved road-tripping way (much driving, much much music, and much much much laughter) when we heard of this beach that had to be hiked to. There was no car access. Mhm, instant intrigue. So we bought a wilderness tenting pass, rented a bear canister to store our food in, and headed to Shi Shi Beach with our tent and firewood and supplies. It sounds easy. It wasn’t. We decided that the people who made the beach inaccessible by car should rot in a chocolate-less world for all eternity. (I know, intense. We get like that when we're exhausted.)
So I took photos of the sunset while T ate the hotdog we'd cooked over our mini fire, and I convinced her to come and stand by the ocean for the photo. She did. But she brought her hotdog with her, and ate it with her back to the camera. Shocking behind-the-scenes revelations