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P H O T O B I T E S - May 18th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 18, 2005, 2:55:55 AM
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May 18th, 2005

Air Lines - Photographs by Alex MacLean Opens. You can view some of his work here

Getty Buys Photonica For $51M

A new program by the WPN to provide funding to aspiring photojournalists.

Fill flash usage and techniques.

A whole archive of photography tutorials!.

In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it. -Emile Zola</a>

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 17th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 16, 2005, 7:03:42 PM
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May 17th, 2005

Pentax Optio SVi. Pentax has announced another addition to the Optio range with the five megapixel SVi.

Olympus Stylus 800/mju Digital 800 reviewed.

Using a Website to Promote Your Photography

International AgfaPhoto Multicontrast B/W Photo Competition 2005.

Photos That Made A Difference:Tracing A Refugee Journey. The article is wonderful but the photos are inspirational.

The hardest thing about being a photographer is, you have to take pictures. -Doug Bartlow </a>

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 16th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 16, 2005, 2:47:38 AM
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May 16th, 2005

Apple's iphoto 5 reviewed.

Disaster is in the details . How reliable is photography as a means of historical record?

Shahidul Alam's new project: Migration seeks to challenge the stereotyping of immigrants.

Artist Portfolio Guidelines . The information needed to create a successful portfolio.

How to survive without a tripod. Some great tips for getting by without a tripod.

No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film. - Robert Adams </a>

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 15th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 15, 2005, 6:54:52 AM
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May 15th, 2005

Capture One 3.7 released and available for download!

Spyder2PRO studio review .

Toronto-born photographer, Gregory Colbert reveals exhibit entitled Ashes & Snow

Aesthetics and Photography. An excellent article by Alain Briot.

Film beaten by digital??. The film lovers are going to hate this article but read it anyways and put some thought into it

Great photography is about depth of feeling, not depth of field. - Peter Adams </a>

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 14th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 13, 2005, 9:45:45 PM
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May 14th, 2005

Works of Renowned Photographers to be Auctioned

Deutsche Borse Photography Prize awarded to Luc Delahaye for his panoramas of recent news events.

<a href=[link]"> One Shot on display at The Robin Gallery . "ONE SHOT" encapsulates the most dynamic and compelling of global news images and marks the second in the Robin Gallery's series of exhibitions for 2005 showcasing the best in worldwide photojournalism.

<a href=[link]"> Hot Tips from the acclaimed photographers at National Geographic.

<a href=[link]"> How Photographers should Charge for Digital. Don't sell yourself short! This is a great article detailing how you can determine rates as a professional.

There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept -Ansel Adams </a>

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 13th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 13, 2005, 3:41:27 AM
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May 13th, 2005

The 21st annual International Center of Photography's Infinity Awards

Sebastião Salgado's Genesis Project A man on a mission to reconnect us to the world; the way it was before man altered it beyond recognition.

The Inge Morath Prize offers $5000 to a young woman photojournalist; Magnum has announced its call for entries.

How to Make Great Photographs - by Ken Rockwell A great artitcle !

Leica postpones digital back...again

You can’t make a great musician or a great photographer if the magic isn’t there. -Eve Arnold, </a>

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Photography Top Ten Prints

by $Moonbeam13, May 12, 2005, 2:59:14 AM
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With a click of a shutter, 10 top notch photos made their way from the lens to many peoples walls. Here are the Top Ten photogaphic Prints on deviantART!

Top Ten Photogaphy Prints

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 12th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 11, 2005, 6:53:36 PM
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May 12th, 2005

Check out Jodie Coston's Free Online Photography Course The classes are over but the free content has been kept online and it can prove to be useful.

(Los Angeles, CA) Getty Center, May 10–September 4, 2005. Three Roads Taken - The Photographs of Paul Strand

New Eight-Color Epson UltraChrome K3 Pigment Inks Epson introduces a new breakthrough printer and inks for fine art photography.

An Ironic History of the Alternative Processes An interesting article on alternative processing on a site dedicated to technical info about alternative processes.

Creativity and the Rule of Thirds Great article with descriptions and examples.

Photography can never grow up if it imitates some other medium. </a> It has to walk alone; it has to be itself. -Berenice Abbott

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Flash Unit - Vivitar 283

by $Moonbeam13, May 11, 2005, 3:25:43 AM
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The Vivitar 283 is one of the most versatile flash units available, and is particularly useful for fire and other outdoor photographers. This is not to say that it's the only flash one can use. There are smaller and larger flashes that work well, but this one has a good combination of features and price that recommend it for serious consideration. Its long time in the marketplace is a testimony to its flexibility and value.

With a guide number of 120 (ISO 100, feet), it's powerful enough to work in most night situations. That said, the one feature I sometimes find myself wanting is more power (it is, however, hard to imagine ever having "enough" power at night), but there are tradeoffs: the next significant step up (a Metz 60 series) more than triples the price, and is much larger--and thus, more difficult to move around while working.

Although the 283 lacks the "dedicated" features that often make flash photography easier, it also works on just about any camera you might run across. With a slave, you can use it with your point and shoot and you only have to worry about one contact in the shoe, making it more reliable.
The 283 has been available for many years. This is a blessing: the basic design has not changed. The accessories I have from 1980 still work with the one I bought this year. Anyone with a drawer full of stuff that seems to be too good to throw away, but also has no use, will appreciate this.

The 283 runs on four AA cells, and alkalines or ni-cads work well. Vivitar sells a battery pack that also works well, but the small hassle of recharging individual ni-cads means that you don't throw the whole thing out if one goes bad. The battery holder is available separately, and is a good way to carry extras. The 283 can also run from auxiliary sources, such as the Quantum battery. (As an aside, I'll throw in here that I don't like battery pack designs which don't allow the user to install readily-available cells, either in an emergency or if the original pack is no longer available. Manufacturers love them, of course, but whose interest are you after?)

There are four automatic ranges. Unlike lesser-powered units, the longest range is actually useful. As an accessory, one can get a "vari-power module" which allows variations in the manual output. I haven't had much use for that, as a short range automatic setting also works for fill-in. There's also a cable available that lets you mount either the auto sensor or the vari-power in a remote location, which can be useful if you have a diffuser or other accessory in place, or use the flash off-camera.
It is often desirable to diffuse the light from a flash unit. The 283 was a pioneer in allowing you to angle the flash head--and the sensor remains pointed forward. Lumi-quest provides a variety of diffusers for the unit

Nothing's perfect, of course. These are the hassles that come with a 283:

it uses a color-coded dial to set the power levels. It is rather difficult to see what color you have at night (sometimes it's difficult even in daylight).

it is well-known to have a structurally weak hot shoe. Salespeople will tell you this is so it will break rather than cause more serious damage to the unit. There's probably some truth to that, but it seems that similar units have stronger shoes and don't suffer damage. In the meantime, aftermarket vendors have had a field day making stronger (usually metal) shoes. As far as I know, none of these shoes maintain the "hot shoe" contact; a few offer a cord connection (although the flash itself already has one). Installation usually requires a little soldering along with removing and replacing a couple of screws.

older units have a high "trigger voltage." This is the voltage that goes through the camera's synchronization contacts when the flash fires. The voltage of older units is high enough to damage some newer cameras. You need either the instructions that came with the specific units in question, or an electrical test, to find out if there is a problem.

Overall, the 283's good-sense design shows in imitation; it seems to be the basis for most shoe-type dedicated units that have followed it. Strong in the market on its own, it also lives on in these variants.

You can get yourself a 283 of your own on ebay for around $50 (Canadian Funds).

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Anything is possible

Tue May 10, 2005, 7:37 PM

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Look for updated news items and please let me know if there's something going on that you think the community will find interesting. Note me with your ideas! and in the meantime watch for Photobites
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Personal</u></i>

The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May.</i>

I was going to say it's been a while since I updated but really it hasn't been that long at all.  I seem to be cramming so much into one day and sleeping so little that I've lost complete track of time.  Needless to say I'm busy.

Stephen bought me a holga for eating lunch everyday for two weeks.  Yes I appreciate how whacked that sounds however, you have to look at it from my side.  As a result of my insomnia, my body and brain lose concept of time and fail to send the correct signals for hunger at the appropriate times.  This doesn't mean I don't eat, I do.. it's quite erratic and voracious really.  Lunch seemed to fall by the wayside.. by the time I figured out I missed it, it was too late.  So Stephen made the challenge that he'd reward me for consciously trying to do it everyday (which was months ago) and I've finally done it.   Now I have a pretty holga which I spent most of Sunday shooting with.  I've asked how many lunches I had to eat to earn a 20D but I got a chuckle.. I was thinking lunch could be like airmiles.. no dice though!

Today the new Canon SD400 arrived, remind me to tell Ian he has a beautiful camera!! For a point and shoot I'm quite impressed.  I admit I'm under a little bit of financial pressure for having bought it but it was worth it, I have righted my wrong and there's comfort in that.  The rest I'll figure out because that's what I do.

Aside from that.. I'm moving in a million and one directions at the same time and I haven't dropped the ball yet which makes me a bit nervous. It's not that I don't excel at multi-tasking I just live with the fear that I'm going to forget something important but I'm trying to have faith that if it needs to get done, I will get it done and if it doesn't get done.. it didn't need to that badly.

We'll see how well that works. I wear guilt so well you'd almost think it was my colour.

I'm trying on a new shade this month, it's called self-appreciation, although I'm not sure I have the right shoes to go with it..

There are so many great things on the horizon I can't wait to tell you about but I can't get into detail right now.  Although the summit is coming and that excites me!

Anyhow, if I've seemed a bit distant it's because I'm running a little on empty but I'm here and behind the scenes. I respond to notes and emails so if you need me you know where to find me

and now that I'm re-armed with cameras I can shoot again.

I think I've gone through withdrawl !

What's new with you guys? What does May bring you?

PS. I could use some quick help with flash if anyone is so inclined please note me. It's a temporary fix to something I'm going to have to overhaul completely at which time I'll remove all signs of flash but for now, it's the easiest fix if I can get some help. Flash is on the short list of things I don't know yet

Photography & dA</u></i>

The Photography Gallery Page is booming with news and features make sure to add it to your daily list of places to visit. If you don't support the influx of information by the gallery directors, it'll be hard to want to continue it. This is your site, tell us what you want to read and hear about. I'd love some feedback on the P H O T O B I T E S daily features I've been doing.

Staff support for the Unknown Artists program, great community driven project that I'm happy to support and be a part of. Be sure to check out our monthly features.

I'm working with the team that will be responsible for orchestrating the 2005 deviantArt Summit. Start planning to be there!

Dazzle your eyes with amazing thumbnails in the journals of these deviants:

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Photography Contests </u>

Celebration of Colour Contest 2005 deadline June 5th

IdeAS 2005 - Ghosts of the Past - deadline June 30th

If you would like me to feature a deviantArt photography contest here please note me with the details.

Will you be there?!?

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Mood:
Listening to: Monkey wrench - Foo Fighters
Reading: Digital Photography - Tom Ang

P H O T O B I T E S - May 11th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 10, 2005, 3:40:21 PM
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May 11th, 2005

For the female photographers looking for inspiration check out Women in Photography International

If you aren't sure about where it all began check out the timeline for the History of Photography

Voyeurism, Detachment, and Participation is an excellent article about maintaining balance as a photographer. A definate must read.

What is ... Aperture? An easy to understand tutorial on a subject that confuses many new photographers.

Are you a Canadian photographer interested in selling your shots of your hometown? Check out Citypix.ca a web-based photography resource specializing in Canadian cities and communities.

I really believe there are things nobody would see</a> if I didn't photograph them. -Diane Arbus

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 10th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 9, 2005, 6:58:18 PM
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May 10th, 2005

This year, George Brown College will be the only GTA college to host a CONTACT exhibit.

An excellent article by Bob Johnson entitled Composition: What do you want to say?

Coming to the Eiteljorg Museum the Sensuous West: Photography of Edward Weston

Dictionary of Film and Digital Photography Finally get a grasp on the lingo!

Announced is the new Konica Minolta Dimage G600

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
~Yousuf Karsh"

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 9th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 9, 2005, 2:49:48 AM
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May 9th, 2005

Sinar Bron presents 2005 seminar series

An excellent tutorial on Solving the Backlight Problem

Serious photographers worldwide are invited to download and test-drive DxO Optics Pro V3.0 from the DxO Labs Web site and provide feedback on all aspects of this landmark application.

This is a "call for entries" to the International Color Awards 05. Promote your work alongside the best professional and amateur shooters worldwide

Review of the Sigma 18-50 f/2.8 EX DC Lens

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
~Yousuf Karsh"

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 8th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 7, 2005, 10:02:29 PM
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May 8th, 2005

June 1st, 2005 is the project date for World Photo Day Get your cameras ready and be part of something big !

The Art + Commerce 2005 Festival of Emerging Photographers invites photographers to enter it's second annual exhibition. This could be for you!

Buying a Point & Shoot Camera is an excellent guide to read.

If you're looking for comfort and convenience for carrying your equipment, Lowerpro introduces their new bag

Dealing with a rough transition into digital Kodak reports a significant loss in the first quarter

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
~Yousuf Karsh"

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P H O T O B I T E S - May 7th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 6, 2005, 10:21:04 PM
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May 7th, 2005

Photoflex offers free lighting lessons This breakthrough website is geared towards all levels of photographers. Check it out you may find something useful !

2,000 nude people gather What people won't do for art!

<A HREF="[link]"Kodak puts digital cameras into the classroom. Where were they when I was in school?!

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is hosting an oddity of an exhibit entitled Fabulous Photographic Ephemera

The unique vision of Guy Bourdin is being displayed at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing through May 8. The exhibition will then move to the Shanghai Art Museum for display between June 4 and 19.

The images of Paul Goldman, possibly Israel's most notable photojournalist, are on display at Palm Beach Photographic Centre in Delray Beach in "The Forgotten Photographs: The Work of Paul Goldman from 1943-1961."

Nikonnet.com series Legends Behind the Lens Honor the Work of Internationally Acclaimed Nature Photographer Thomas Mangelsen.

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
~Yousuf Karsh"

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Progression

Fri May 6, 2005, 8:30 AM

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ebay.

So now I wait until it arrives. Much to my delight, my friend has grasciously overlooked my idiocy and is allowing me to retain custody of the new camera

Ian.

In other news have you seen this?

I think it's redundant for me to say that `superkev is just awesomeness personified but that won't stop me from saying it anyways. These bands are proving to be a great fundraising tool and his contribution to my cause is just propelling this fundraising machine forward.

Kev.

Aside from that big news I'm progressing. I'm making time for things that matter and that of course includes the deviantArt community (read more below). Keep shooting, I want to see my message centre full!

Photography & dA</u></i>

I'm working with the team that will be responsible for orchestrating the 2005 deviantArt Summit. Start planning to be there!

The Summit has moved to a the Hollywood Palladium!!!! This is an incredible venue but I know some people have questions, feel free to ask and I'll be happy to address them.

I am doing research to compose some photography related articles that hopefully you will find informative and interesting

Note me if there is something specific you would like to read about !

Women Behind the Lens

<A HREF="[link]"?>Knowing Light: An Illuminating Primer</A>

Working with the Unknown Artists programs, great community driven projects I'm happy to support.

Dazzle your eyes with amazing thumbnails in the journals of these deviants:

Photography Contests </u>

[the_challenge] Create an advert deadline May 5th

IdeAS 2005 - Ghosts of the Past - deadline June 30th

If you would like me to feature a deviantArt photography contest here please note me with the details.

Will you be there?!?

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Mood:
Listening to: Tango Shoes - Bif Naked
Reading: Digital Photography - Tom Ang

Photobites - May 6th, 2005

by $Moonbeam13, May 5, 2005, 8:22:26 PM
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May 6th, 2005

If you're a university student who wants to be published in the New York Times then the 2005 New York Times Photography Contest is definately something you should check out. Official Rules Here

9th annual CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival is running May 1-30th, 2005. This years theme is Questioning Truth in Photography.

Kodak reveals the new <A HREF="[link]" Kodak EasyShare Z760

Is your passion fashion photography? Now in it's 8th year, Surface magazine is accepting submissions for the 2005 Avant Guardian Project

Who said artists had to be starving? Read The $100,000 Bar: The Six-Figure Photograph is no longer rare

Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.
~Yousuf Karsh"

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Abstract Photography Contest Finalists

by $Moonbeam13, May 4, 2005, 6:30:36 PM
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Abstract Photography Contest Finalists (Top 75)

For an original overview of the contest and background information (abstract and prizes) please read here

It's been a long two months, but we're absolutely thrilled at the support this contest has received. Not only was there a rush of notes from Deviants volunteering to judge, but there was a flood of entries. On the night of May 1st `londonxpress had about 800 notes to sort through, 800 notes that needed to be looked at and reviewed. Four days later and the list has been narrowed down to 75 final entries that will be judged by;

Please go give these wonderful people a hug - they deserve it!

Judging will commence immediately and is based on a points system. Once we have all of the points collected we will post the final results as soon as possible. Until then enjoy the 75 finalists - congrats to all!

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Unknown Artists: May Feature

by $Moonbeam13, May 1, 2005, 2:33:35 PM
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The primary focus of the Unknown Artists Project is to expose talented, yet underrated, artists on deviantArt. In spirit of that goal, we will present to the community a monthly feature showcasing unknown artists in photography, traditional art, digital art and literature.

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^Moonbeam13's picks


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^superkev's picks


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^frail’s picks

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^twosilverstars' picks

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*De-Profundis’ picks

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^ndifference’s picks

suicide on the highway She liked to swallow the velvet sky whole. Obsequious to the jaded road signs whose bold, honest letters would lead to abandoned parks. She liked to lie in the cold, moist, mossy grass; she was envious of it. Waiting, flinching for her gay boy poets that would emerge and evaporate to stick their tongues down her throat. She liked to record her hands shifting across their hair. She claimed their words were secretly seeping down her throat, closing the wounds she once opened. She claimed they would unravel and stroke her tongue with poignancy. The boys liked her thrusting lips along their necks and her nails against their shoulder blades. She	84339888((week one)) to be an embrace revisited. scratch the surface, we're both thieves. we weep under covers pretending recovery will greet us. I am rotted winds. [delete memory] with pictures revealing sand pockets dug precisely to size for angels to find comfort in falling or being abandoned. with wings like broken antennas they create the perfect interference, allowing static to brush us all away. but we never care to mind. ((week two)) to be suffocated by green eyes and not a hideous silhouette rested between regret and resentment. to be the contrast of black holes. to be the three words we can barely pronounce without st	UnfetteredRemembering, distinctly, smells of those that walk'd the sandy soils, compacted dreams. Contracting and expanding with desire, anticipation of meeting my teenage self or discovering the truth, that the path I have travers'd missed a fork long pass'd by.	:thumb11440585:
:thumb12380070:	Serenity . Serenity A smile, etched within a memory; baritone caresses upon a mindful ear. Rapt attention given; on every whim, breath hangs. Those words. Those most precious words of all the tongues of man, when whispered down the line electrify the soul; all is not for naught, but for them it is done. It is all done, whatever is required. Willing debt in acquiring self; debt that gives in giving, for giving in is beauty and in beauty is peace. and in peace, I smile. S. Nycole Bridle 11/02/2004 .		Evilution I fell from my bed and started living backwards drank coffee backwards, walked the dog backwards. We went to the park, saw a politician buzz. The people cheered backwards. The statues cried backwards. a word of caution: DO NOT PROVOKE THE ANGELS I awoke one day and saw a man glued to the wall his tears falling backwards, blood dripping backwards. A dark bird sneaks in to eat his liver backwards. The man's eyes gleams backwards, I weep backwards. a word fo caution: DO NOT PROVOKE THE ANGELS I woke up one day and couldn't complete a thought. I started speaking backwards, I breathed backwards. The hissing snakes crawled in, I got cau

*krazykel's picks

APPARITOINSPromised me always to be here Promised me "never shall I leave" Whisper to me Tell me everything's ok Cover up your faithless deeds Don't make me the one who bleeds Sleep on my window, like old times Listen to the wind, hear it chime Run, run from all your fears Bring everyone around you to tears Tell them they're worthless Show them what they really are Sleep on my window, like old times Listen to the wind, hear it chime Cry, cry to your father Die, die with your mother Don't listen, no one's worth it Your life, your decisoins, take the hit Be the one to fall Run with your heart open, Crawl through that open window Liv	when your heart falls upif the sky went dark turned its up side down the clouds would be underfoot pulsing with the world inside a heartbeat for there is a flip-side second in life, when insignificance is insignificant and memories build ladders up ten stories high with spiderweb cracks in the windows, and love is just a voice so when the hours overflow into a following day, where the timespace hangs by its knees on a kiddie swing being innocentious we could play along only we'd know that reality is trapped in what becomes the concept of soft nightfall without stars	the firstI've been here for a while now. all I can do is sit. everything that I could do has been taken away. except for this. I'll sit here forever, folding cranes. I'll fold the damn thousand I'll fold and fold and fold. it seems like you've been gone forever. they told me that you've gone away. I don't know where you are, but I hope these cranes go far. wake up, hear my voice. what's left of it. I wish you were here. back where you used to be. where I could see you. so I'll keep going. I've been here for a while now. all I can do is sit. everything that I could do has been taken away. except for this. I'll sit here forever, f	:thumb17376040:
Fear Is Not To Die I've seen her sat on the bus and talking to us all like we're listening, and stumbling round the store with her basket of milk and eggs, a shopping list for a family of ten swamped by cans of cat food and tea bags. I've smelt her pungent odour of cigarettes and old age, thinly masked by lavender soap and yesterdays boiled cabbage water supper, the aroma of death slowly enveloping as the cancer-stroke-heart condition develops and worsens. And I feel for her, the loneliness apparent though she tries to disguise it. For I see her day in, day out, collecting her pension, head down, eyes averted, avoiding the unwanted	:thumb12160741:	:thumb15478647:	Playing with fire I play with fire Lighting one match at a time and watch it burn down until the flame reaches my finger and I drop it thinking I'll never go back Later, I repeat the action in spite of knowing how bad it will hurt me When the flame burns down and I'm alone in the dark I swear to myself I'll never get burned again until it gets too cold...

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White screen depression

Sun Apr 24, 2005, 7:56 PM

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It started out harmless.  Inspiration struck to create something that would express life in all it's glorious, abstract beauty.  I was going to make a picture breathe and I wanted to mimic a watercolour.   It could be done and damn it, I could do it!

I knew it wouldn't be a favorite here, abstracts rarely are, but I didn't care I was doing this for me. I was exploring and experimenting and I was poised and ready for the challenge.

Camera in hand, I headed out into the misty afternoon to hunt my subject matter.  Settling on a carefully selected green area, I positioned myself and began the process.

Up until this point, everything was fine. I was elated, I was on a photographers high, I was in the zone!

I'm not sure what happened in the next 20 minutes.   Yes, 20 minutes.  I lost time.  I got caught in the zone, focused on my project and not settling until I got what I wanted.  However, in minute 21, when the fog parted and I came out of my glazed over state, reality hit me - it was pouring.

Granted it wasn't a hurricane but it was a pretty significant rainstorm and there I was standing in it - soaked to the bone HOLDING MY CAMERA.

Running inside I dried off the camera, got changed and went to my computer to upload the pictures.

Then it dawned on me, as dreaded realizations often do "Hey.. that water couldn't have been good for the camera"

I'm brilliant no?

Pressing the power button the camera failed to make the gentle whirring noise and spring to life as it had done so many times in the past.  My heart sunk.

"Ok, it just needs to dry" I thought to myself and with the aid of a screwdriver, got the casing off and pulled it apart, which is the state it's been in for about 24hrs.

The last time I checked, it will now turn on but the LCD just radiates a horribly, painful, bright white.

What makes this even worse is this digital isn't even mine.  So I feel a mixture of guilt for potentially destroying someone elses property and depression for being without something that's been such an integral part of my everyday life.

I'll be taking the camera in to see if there is any hope of saving it and should that fail, buying a new camera for my friend.  The irony of sacrificing the life of the camera to take a life shot that meant so much to me personally and not much of anything to anyone else, is not lost on me.

Life is bizarre.

Photography & dA</u></i>

I'm working with the team that will be responsible for orchestrating the 2005 deviantArt Summit. Start planning to be there!

I am doing research to compose some photography related articles that hopefully you will find informative and interesting

Note me if there is something specific you would like to read about !

Women Behind the Lens

<A HREF="[link]"?>Knowing Light: An Illuminating Primer</A>

Working with the RAPP and Unknown Artists programs, great community driven projects I'm happy to support.

Dazzle your eyes with amazing thumbnails in the journals of these deviants:

Photography Contests </u>

Abstract Photography Contest deadline May 1st

[the_challenge] Create an advert deadline May 5th

IdeAS 2005 - Ghosts of the Past - deadline June 30th

If you would like me to feature a deviantArt photography contest here please note me with the details.