When we were getting married in 2009, Hadley was cleaning out his home, and had this in the truck to toss in the dumpster. I fortunately was able to rescue it and it makes me proud to recognize his service. I just remembered this morning in the military, they call the hats covers so I finally had an idea for a challenge. It is taking me a while to get back in the flow.

ODC: cover

From Story: A Hesitant Call

I edited this photo with the new photoshop CS6 preview,

I must say I am rather pleased with the new features and look of photoshop.

first thing you see is the new interface (don't worry it's still the same, just with a more aperture/Lightroom look)

then, the new bur effects are great, easy to modify and create exactly what you want,

a big + here for adobe as it was betting annoying to have 10 layers just to get the blur you needed...

Then, the new way of saving file is great, you can finally keep working while the file saves,

remember all those 1gb+ file that need 1min to save... so much better

new better way to handle mask layers

I could just keep talking,

but, why not trying it out for yourself -it's free- labs.adobe.com/downloads/photoshopcs6.html

Please leave comments and questions about the new photoshop :)

Best seen in light box

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Use only with my consent

When these skeletons did more than stand bare, stripped of anything of use, left alone to die.

My very first cross processed film: overexposed, a happy coincidence.

Kodak Ektachrome 100 VS shot with Canon EOS 300n

Cosplay 角色扮演 海貓鳴泣之時 Umineko no Naku Koro ni うみねこのなく頃に 海貓悲鳴時 When the Seagulls Cry 海貓鳴泣之時 Umineko 謝斯塔 シエスタ 謝斯塔姐妹 シエスタ姉妹近衛兵 謝斯塔45 シエスタ45 謝斯塔45 ヨンジューゴ 謝斯塔00 シエスタ00 謝斯塔00 ダブルオー

I am a cosplay photographer from Hong Kong.

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When you want to start a business, let it slowly grow.

1937

Probably a health and safety officials nightmare but it was not that unusual on industrial systems though the low sides of the wagon are a little alarming.

Peckett OY Class 0-4-0ST no. 2081 of 1947 at Foxfield Colliery in September 1971.

Nechells Gas Works no.11. This class OY-S locomotive was built by Peckett & Sons in 1947 and was delivered new to the Nechells Gas Works of the City of Birmingham Gas Department where it became No 11. The locomotive is a variant of the OY design to cope as it needed to cope with tight curves so it has a shorter wheelbase. It also has a lowered cab floor and roof, and a shorter saddletank and dome than the standard OY class locomotives.

The locomotive was transferred from Nechells to the Swan Village Works in Walsall in August 1965 and worked there until rail operations ceased in 1969. It was then bought privately and moved to Foxfield.

This class OY-S locomotive was built by Peckett & Sons in 1947 and was delivered new to the Nechells Gas Works of the City of Birmingham Gas Department where it became No 11. The locomotive is a variant of the OY design to cope as it needed to cope with tight curves so it has a shorter wheelbase. It also has a lowered cab floor and roof, and a shorter saddletank and dome than the standard OY class locomotives.

The locomotive was transferred from Nechells to the Swan Village Works in Walsall in August 1965 and worked there until rail operations ceased in 1969.

The additional information comes from the very helpful 'Preserved British Steam Locomotives' website. There are only a couple of photos of this loco working and both are from the very early days of the railway. I can't remember ever seeing this engine in steam.

This is one from the Tom Derrington Collection with photographer unknown.

I didn't visit till about 1973-74.

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When the Ranunculus start showing up in the garden stores you know spring isn't far off! -•••-

Croatia, Zagreb, March 2026. Minolta Autocord, Kentmere Pan 200, Adonal (6'). Scanned with Olympus OM-D E-M5 II. Edited in darktable.

When I was a young girl - many years ago - tee hee - this was the way we went to downtown Asheville. Now there is an open cut with six lanes of traffic to the left of this tunnel - we are coming into the side from downtown Asheville. This is one of the unique things about the area. Hope all of you will have a wonderful Monday.

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My sweet MIL is still recovering in the hospital here in Asheville. She is still very fragile - still no activity in her stomach - we pray each day for that to happen. Thanks to all of you that are still praying for healing for her. We really appreciate all of you. Yesterday made the 56th day - 8 weeks that she has been hospitalized. Bless her sweet heart.

Update on my MIL - my hubby just called and she has movement in her intestines - YEAH - we are so happy - just had to let you know - this was at 1:45 - thanks for all of your prayers :) ! ~

when winter fades away, the thing I usually miss the most is the sight of bare trees.

Blogged. Or, rather, SF à gogoed.

Oh I cannot believe I just lifted a Journey line for my title. I am going to hate myself for that in the morning.

It's cool though, because the GIGANTES were winners tonight! Yeah baby. So glad baseball is back. Missed it. Missed it so much. Ready for basketball to be done, even though I am quite glad that the Warriors managed #22 tonight. It's the little things that count.

Anyway, I mostly liked the light in this one. Not so much the crazy sparkles above the Bay Bridge from my filter, but other than that. Colors are SOOC - the only photoshopping was the photomerge because I am quite sleepy. Yay SF.

No yay for tomorrow's apartment hunt extravaganza, but it has to start somewhere.

As usual, big on black is the way to go. I actually tried this once before, but it was way less successful. Such is the Rebel, you know?

Also? One week to D&Sing! Yay!

when i first heard it my jaw dropped its soo cool in a very strange way love it

Chicago stretches what seems forever as seen from the Singature Room on the 95th floor of the Hancock Center.

This photo is unfortunately not overly sharp (I blame the windows) and has some movement distortion (I assume wind swaying the tower) when viewed large in this 5 second exposure.

When walking near the Rhine in Bingen I came across this tree.

Has it ever happened to you that somebody inspires you so much that you go back to your archives to see if you have anything that closely resembles his work ? This happened to me when I looked at Daniel Cheong's photography. He has some amazing shots of the Dubai skyline. Its true he has access to some of the tallest buildings in Dubai but this does not take away his mastery overy the skyline shots.You can view his photostream here. So, I went back to my archives and found a shot back from 2010 which I never processed. All of a sudden it looked like this has some potential. At that time I did not know much about HDR or bracketing. So I took a single RAW image, good thing is I knew to atleast shoot in RAW which helped me to bring out the details. This was also a shot which I took without a tripod by resting the camera on the railings and holding onto my breath on top of a 50 floor building with the wind gusting around 25-30 mph. This was taken with Nikon D5000 and a kit lens (18-55mm). Wish I could go back to this place again and shoot since I believe I have a little bit more knowledge compared to what I had three years back.

Camera : Nikon D5000

Lens : 18-55mm f3.5-5.6

Aperture : f8

Exposure : 2 sec

ISO : 200

Focal length : 18 mm

Used Adjustment layers, Burn and Dodge in Photoshop. Cropped to give a wide-angle look.

Used Lightroom to increase vibrance and CA reduction over the buildings

When you don't know How you know..."

But you know you know... and you know you knew and that's all you needed to know...

Have a wonderful day!!!

For once, I was right!

I do not like to gloat, but in this case, I just have to.

Now, a little bit about myself. I think I am biased when it comes to choosing the best doll from a collection. Some collectors just have better "feel" for the "good" and/or popular doll, than I do. The reason for that is my personal trait. I always cheer the team that loses, and I always help persons attacked by the others. Because of that, I just fail to preorder the best doll from the collection. Somehow, dolls unwanted by others are my favorites and they always sneak into my collection.

Now, when Heirloom collection was revealed, Ayumi made my heart dance. The problem was, I wasn't sure why. Right after the reveal, WClub members had an opportunity to choose the most beautiful doll. This Ayumi had, by far, the least amount of votes. So, I wasn't sure if I like her because she is indeed beautiful, or because she the least popular. I had enough of bad choices in the past, so decided not to preorder her. However, after some time, I changed my mind and I got her.

IMO, this doll is probably the best doll from Heirloom (the only doll I do not have from this collection is Imogen, hence probably). She might be the best Ayumi ever, simply gorgeous (in person even more)!

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When two photographers join the efforts to produce effects produced by lights, I think we are creating a kind of art. No? By Edgar Barreira

When I lived in the country I often walked by this oak thinking I would have to paint him someday.

Not too sure how to approach this subject but it could be just a matter of breaking the ice.

The above image was taken during a U.S. Army training exercise. The soldier laying next to the vehicles front wheel was "killed," notionally of course, during the exercise. If you look closely you'll notice another soldier onlooking in the background.

Now, here comes the odd part and the more difficult area to fully describe: People react the same way to a "death" as they do if it was real. And I'm not talking about going through one's training or anything like that. There's a certain awkwardness that strikes a human when another human has died.

It's as if time slows, feels as if it comes to a stop and we just need a moment to grasp this rare occurrence. People will just stop with whatever they are doing, no matter how important it is just to take in this fallen human. I don't know... Maybe it's this stark contrast of the two elements which overtakes us. Here you are caught in some random mess, some god awful hell of a shit hole and it's as if you are witnessing the angels coming down to take this soul away. This may sound crazy but it is one of the most peaceful things I have ever witnessed.

Being a bystander in the two images sorta supports this idea. Further more, I think it hits home even more because I have seen this for real in combat. It's such a surreal thing to grasp.

Why do I share this with all of you? Quite frankly I do not know exactly why but it may have to do with the this interactive process of sharing experiences. For some they will say this is fucked up or this or that - that's fine. Not that the full extent of this will ever be fully understood, the point of this was to show an emotion, an inkling that is deeply buried within my psyche.

When you see this during your drive in to work, you pull over and make photos

HDR

when we visit the family cabin

“How do you know, when you think blue — when you say blue — that you are talking about the same blue as anyone else?

You cannot get a grip on blue.

Blue is the sky, the sea, a god’s eye, a devil’s tail, a birth, a strangulation, a virgin’s cloak, a monkey’s ass. It’s a butterfly, a bird, a spicy joke, the saddest song, the brightest day.

Blue is sly, slick, it slides into the room sideways, a slippery trickster.

This is a story about the color blue, and like blue, there’s nothing true about it. Blue is beauty, not truth. ‘True blue’ is a ruse, a rhyme; it’s there, then it’s not. Blue is a deeply sneaky color.”

― Christopher Moore, Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art

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When words can't tell, eyes speak!

When you met with "misokatsu (みそかつ)" at the first time; you sure to be surprised unbelievable matching. Deep "miso-sauce (みそだれ)" on the pork cutlet! People who eat "misokatsu" willingly is only Nagoya's citizen. Citizen of Nagoya drips the "miso-sauce" on various foods. Why don't you try it? :) I like it, no, I love it!

過去に撮影したものです。みそかつも最初は衝撃でしたが、僕は無類の味噌好きなので、名古屋人のことを天才だと思っています。

always needed time on my own

I never thought I'd need you there when I cry

And the days feel like years when I'm alone

And the bed where you lie is made up on your side

When you walk away I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now

When you're gone

The pieces of my heart are missing you

When you're gone

The face I came to know is missing too

When you're gone

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day and make it ok

I miss you

I've never felt this way before

Everything that I do reminds me of you

I love the things that you do

When you walk away I count the steps that you take

Do you see how much I need you right now

We were made for each other

Out here forever

I know we were, yeah

All I ever wanted was for you to know

Everything I'd do, I'd give my heart and soul

I can hardly breathe I need to feel you here with me, yeah

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"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." - Paulo Coehlo, The Alchemist

I guess the rickshaw driver really wanted a customer...or we were supposed to travel by rickshaw...which we did.

When that change happens and I see a guy...

… there is anger, there is always pain underneath. - Eckhart Tolle

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