Tag: Photography

First, I believe some one has the opportunity to leave others green with envy.

The image in the header is a mystery image. I promise it is not manipulated, to change it, regarding color, shape, original form, number of “portholes” etc etc.

If anyone can guess what it is, I will send them a large format print of their choice, from the series this image is from, which I will post tomorrow. Good luck & stay green.

I`ve been a little slow to post lately, but I believe it`s because I caught something from tonight`s post subject.

I feel like crawling into my shell, & if I do, I`ll keep an eye out.

Don`t run with shears & be careful out there….please.

A clue: The header object is familiar. Everyone has seen one growing up. It`s an “ugly duckling”, but does not quack.

It has feet, but does not paddle. It can see where it goes, butt not where it`s from, even though it constantly “looks” back.

The header is at the top of the page at the link below. (if the above was confusing)

By clicking on the main post image, you can see more of this slow shoot.



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For those of you who saw my test shots for this same vantage point, here are ones I shot tonight.

The usual links are unchanged, as I`ve been quite occupied of late.

Please bear with me, though.

I`ll be back to full capacity soon, I hope.

Meanwhile, stay balanced poised & smiling,.. please.

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Honoring OTB`s request for a cross-posting of my “WHITE KNUCKLES” blog, I`m testing my limited geeko knowledge by posting these knowledgeable geckos.

The header, Planet Earth & the main post image are all linkable images.

Please feel free to browse through my archives there, for images taken from my day to day discoveries.

I better see if this works before getting into more details.



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or “What I Did on my Holiday Weekend”

I had an awesome time on the Mendocino Coast – about 140 miles north of San Francisco.  It was a special celebration in honor of  my brother-in-law’s 60th birthday.   My sister and her husband rented a 5 bedroom house on a bluff right next to the ocean.   The above picture is a view from the deck.   All of their close friends from the Bay Area came up as well as another couple from the Midwest.   It was kind of like The Big Chill meets Sideways.    

Abused by a system that sent this young man into battle, he has devised his own manner in how to deal with fear. He hides it. Deep inside, he knows that if his fear shows, it may spread to other people, who, he is positive would all & forever point at him as the origin.?He must not show what tears at him so he now shows his petaled face, sure that everybody loves flowers. His mother told him so. Here behind the bushes on the edge of the park where he lives, he marvels at the people cheering loud explosions & worries for their safety, having seen the devastation these bombs, bursting in air, cause. He does not comprehend the celebration of independance that shines, reflected on his metal face, positive it could never warm his soul.?Young men like this will be seen more & more as the systematic abuse they have & are enduring starts to bloom . We, who would never use our brothers & sisters like this, are inevitably charged with taking their hand & reassuring them that some one cares. No amount of pills or programs or tests will ever help unless there`s a caring soul to help them along.?The thing that will be difficult will be to make sure these people are not pointed out as the originators of their troubles. There will be many. Please smile at them & be nice. Have a nice day, & count your blessings.?This image I shot at night when while fooling around with the resident skunk, I noticed the light on some statues. I had moved these statues a few days previously & had not yet seen them in the light from the porch. This light was a little behind the statues & a little higher. There were two lights on each side of the porch entry, one red & one green. [Don`t ask].?I went & got a tripod & camera& set up with the camera set at F2.8 & started with a 6 second exposure. I started fooling around with the set-up & went to get a few masks from my collection, & brought along a flashlight. I changed to a 2 second exposure & I would spray the shot with a quick bath of light with the flashlight. This is one of the images from that series. Another image from that series can be seen at this link. It`s called “DICHOTOMY”.

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The Library of Congress has discovered a few new photos from Lincoln’s second inauguration. High resolution images are available at their site.

And Spiegel Online reveals that the true identity of the Mona Lisa has been discovered:

The enigmatic smiling woman painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the sixteenth century has for long been known simply as the “Mona Lisa.” But her true identity was a mystery, providing fodder for countless theories. Now a manuscript hidden away in a German library may have unlocked the key to her real name.

Heidelberg University library confirmed last Friday a German radio report that its researchers had discovered the true identity of the model in the famous 16th century portrait. She was Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Franceso del Giocondo.

The director of the university library, Veit Probst, said the mystery was unravelled after a book was found in the library archive that once belonged to a friend of da Vinci. In October of 1503 the Florentine official Agostino Vespuccui wrote a note in the margins of one page, saying that his friend was working on three paintings, one of them a portrait of Lisa del Giocondo. The note, scribbled into a collection of letters by the Roman orator Cicero, compares the Florentine painter and sculptor to the ancient Greek artist Apelles.