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why another S2?
I thought long and hard on this one. I had my sights on a Leica M3/summarit combo, as it would have completed my rangefinder set.
It came down to money. Leica glass is not inexpensive. Of course you are paying for the name but they also take beautiful pictures. Too beautiful. Maybe even sterile.
The SC Nikkor, this lens has character. Soft wide open, you are only a stop away from crispy edges. I like it.
The S2 also has a 1:1 viewfinder which I like and am used to.
I was able to hold a snap a M3, and yes it was like holding the Grail, but on the other hand, it didn't knock my socks off.
The M3 would have given me great shots, but could it give me anything I can't get now?
What the M3 cannot give me is those wonderfully soft night images; then again maybe it can but I really don't have the cash to try all that glass.
The S2 is one quirky camera for sure but the glass is cheaper!
I'll be straight and say that I'm still wondering what the the fuss is over the M3, and next year I may think about it again.
Then again, I've also had my eyeball on a Nikon SP...
All in all, it's still a bit lame to spending all this hard earned cash on a film camera!
I like my S2 and I suppose it will be a while until I join the Leica club.
Ever seen a whole butchered pig riding a bike?
Taken during an early morning shoot around the Hoan Kiem Lake. The area around the lake is a parallel universe. It's wonderful to observe how it comes to life from the crack of dawn. Of course, it's also great fun following two-wheelers and taking panning shots in Hanoi.
Check out the whole set - Overwhelming Vietnam.
Hanoi, Vietnam
2008
From FLF this week
Hair : *barberyumyum*86 / Unisex
(w/ catwa&6Doo hairbase)
From C88
-Pixicat- Bloom.Jacket (Blue)
From Crossroads
!gO! Molly skirt - 1
From SaNarae
*6DOO* Human mesh head
[HD] bento Facial expression HUD
From Main store
Skin & Make-up
violetta.
-6doo female skin applier 01 (caramel)
*Maitreya body applier is available @ store
-6doo lips applier 01(5colors)
-6doo brows applier
Others
. offbeat . The taste of winter : muffler C MIX001
Unusuall photo from the magazine "Viva". Just had to say something...The polish presidentail couple who were ridiculed in the the mainstream papers before the tragedy got all this special coverage after the tragedy. Where were these lovely photos when they were still alive ????
I loved this one with their dogs Tytus and Lula (?). President found Lula at the gasoline station and took her home with him.
I am back to London after spending a month with my mum in Poland. I was there when the tragedy struck. Still, I got a huge cold and could not travell to Warsaw to take photos - regret it now. Should have risked it to be there, to pay my last respects.
It all seems so unfare.
There are so many anaswered questions...
I am still in pain and I am worried abot my country as there is no proper investigation about the cause of this tragedy!
Po polsku:
By leaping or swilling on the surface a carp can force air into its swim bladder through its oesophagus, thus allowing the fish to adjust its level in the water. It is often the case that carp can be seen jumping more often in deeper lakes and less in shallow waters.Nov 10, 2010
Why Do Carp Jump? | Croix Blanche Lakes Blog
Yesterday was a great example of why I always keep a camera in my car. I was doing the normal, simple task of going to the grocery store when I noticed that the sky was amazing.
today afternoon I gonna take a little time for visit my magic tree .... I always love to sit under his proud crown in order for time to see around me and in me ..... but when I came closer and closer ...
I could not believe my eyes.... where's my tree?? what happened ? my tree has been killed, just like that ... has he changed his lonely life ?... but I feel it ..the roots of this tree deep in the earth are strong and have enough energy to re-grow sometimes a beautiful tree. I myself will no longer be able to experience, but someone will again sit under his proud crown.. I hope ..
Some time ago this tree was the Inspiration to found the group High Energy Places .....
texture from my friend JoesSistah many thanks !!
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I can't figure out why a bird that spends half its time with its head in the water and its butt in the air needs to take a drink. And when it does, it gets water all over its head. But then, it's all water off a duck's back. Or head, as the case may be. Mallard, Turtle Pond, Salmon Creek Trail, Vancouver, WA, USA.
Hotel in Montreal's Chinatown. I think Versailles has similarly placed stone lions near a side entrance :-]
A caribbean octopus (Octopus briareus) in a row pore rope sponge (Aplysina Cauliformis). This is my second post from this encounter - it was just too much fun to leave at one.
You only find caribbean octopuses during the night and even then, they don't like our lights. (Note, not "octopi" because unlike the Latin derived "fungus", octupus is from Greek.) This is the only time I have found one "up" off the reef. I don't know exactly why it was there but it stayed for quite some time despite me shining a light on it and hitting it with strobes. I wish I were able to figure out why it was so motivated to be in the rope sponge, but I so enjoyed the encounter nonetheless.
For a sense of scale, my guess is that if the octopus fully tucked itself into a ball, it wouldn't be much larger than your fist. But those arms could outstretch to wrap around a soccer ball, maybe even a basketball.
Here we see it in its prettiest iridescent blue. In an instance, generally when hunting, it can turn white with brown spots. I don't do video, but I have to admit that a video would do a much better job than a still image to capture how amazing these creatures are.
In my dream children sing a song of love for every boy and girl
The sky is blue and fields are green and laughter is the language of the world
Then I wake and all I see is a world full of people in need
Tell me why (why) does it have to be like this?
Tell me why (why) is there something I have missed?
Tell me why (why) cos I don't understand.
When so many need somebody we don't give a helping hand.
Tell me why?
Everyday I ask myself what will I have to do to be a man?
Do I have to stand and fight to prove to everybody who I am?
Is that what my life is for to waste in a world full of war?
Tell me why?
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