(Heavily PS'd)

Tightly knit, I keep myself
So I don't fall apart
Full of flaws and imperfections
I simply can't face the world.

Sometimes I get wound so tight
Like a balled up rubber band
I can feel my teeth cracking
In my mouth.

Then the unraveling begins and
I swirl around barely able
To see what happens in everyone
Else's grand universe.

The spinningcontinues until
I'm a puddle of mass
With no molecules left and
No desire to move.

Soon I begin winding up again
To start my Hell anew.

this is my friend ephraim

These images are part of a self portrait assignment I'm handing in this week for my photo class at school.

And she's feeling more alone then she ever has before...

Long Island's Calling Me...

Perhaps not safe for work.You used to say that your just fine, I still wonder all the time... ~Since I don't have a scanner the text on this image is not legible, but in case you are wondering it is just an essay on self inflicted injury.

All of these images are film prints with no photoshopping effects on them other then a histogram adjustment.

So far this year, I have spent most of my time in my advanced photo class in the darkroom and the following are results of that work.

Our first assigned roll was a roll of our choice. It could contain any subject we wanted. I had to be at school on a Saturday for SAT prep class anyway, so I took my camera to class with me, planning to take photos after the class. When class was dismissed, I wandered over to the sand volleyball pit and took a picture of the drinking fountain next to it. Then I wandered over to tenis courts and took a photo of that. I took a few more photos in that area and walked down by the boys dorm, where I took a photo of the chains on the wooden bridge down there. On my way out of campus, I found some neat shadowy stairs.

Our second roll of film was chronicling an event during Spirit Week. I chose the Powder Puff Finals. The game began with the Senior girls in a huddle in hopes to intimidate the Junior girls with their power. Later in the game, a student coach was going over the game plan. The girls could sit on this bench if they wanted to, but no one did.

And, finally, our third roll for the year was our homage project. We were to choose a photograph we like and emulate it. I really liked the beauty and simplicity of Ansel Adam's "Oak Tree Sunrise" and after much searching, I found a tree to photograph. Here's a vertical shot of that tree.

...for my 24 hours to be up!  I wondered if the green tint in my last set of photos had something to do with the conditions.  All the pictures were taken in low light, just before dark.  I had to wash clothes at the laundromat yesterday, so I shot a roll of film there.  It was very bright, inside and out.  I think they turned out better than the first roll.  

laundromat gallery

[and I didn't do any post-processing to these, just so you could see the difference the lighting made]

I just discovered Kodak's black and white film that can be processed in regular chemicals.  Do you know what that means?  No more long waits for development.  No more extra charges.  I can't believe no one ever told me about this!  These pictures are from my first roll.  I thought they turned out a tad on the greenish side, but still ok.  I used the auto mode for all of them and no cropping, etc.  Pouting and reading in the van while we wait for dad.  The baby got a new hairdo.  My husband and his son share a cigar to celebrate the new baby.

Any other film recommendations for me?

I had developed a roll of film with what I thought had pictures for the theme, but the film ended up being double exposed.  GRR...

So here is what I chose/took:

 What the  heck were we thinkin? BONUS Question-Who can pick me out?

Do You See What I See?

Is That Legal? Why must people trash our beaches? :(

We have a lot of Dummies.Too Much rain.

The End.

Enjoy!
Thanks for a great challenge, Lilbit!

little things
half
sticky
 on the edge
Frankie's monster has a Faux goose.
celebrate intimidating.

Enjoy!
I hope to have more before the theme ends. Working and waiting for film to develop.  All these shots were from my archives.  Little things was taken most recently.

 Well I'll make this short. I'm glad to be here with the likes of you all..I just have started to live this life of photography...I've been messing with film for awhile, but I'm just a green horn...but this is a cool place ...lets be happy..these are two for FAUX...#1..A faux shopper.
#2... a faux flight. Please be nasty and say what ever you want...but don't talk about my Mama.

I used some old pictures and took some new ones for this theme.  I tried to include shots taken with several different cameras, including my digital Olympus, Polaroid, Polaroid Spectra, and new Canon Rebel [film].  Enjoy!

What the? How a pig becomes pork.

Do you see what I see? Our oldest daughter took this picture.  We had broken down in the desert with no water and almost no tools.  My husband had worked all day to get the truck running.  I was so relieved!  I gave him a big hug without realizing that she had the camera.

Is that legal?   What kind of babysitter lets a four month old smoke?!

It is the little things that make me happy!

My better half.

Echo gets sticky at the skate park.

During our last camping trip, the kids had a contest to see who could keep this little guy on the edge the longest.

This dummy was enjoying the graffiti across the street when I came along.

I had to include my husband for
faux, since that's what he does all day!

Every  Sunday, we have a BBQ in the front yard and watch the kids play.

Today, I went with my son's class on a field trip to the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park.  Most of the kids found the cow with a hole in it's stomach intimidating,  but it didn't seem to bother the baby too much.

Our family has a lot to celebrate.  My step-son and his wife welcomed their first child into the world today, making me a GRANDMA!!  Her name is Madison Michele and she is just five pounds.  What a cutie!

There is so much craziness in the world today.  I looked at her little face, so innocent and trusting and my heart overflowed with emotion.  In  the end, love is all that matters.

Howdy Everyone,

I wanted to post a few photographs from a couple of film rolls I just got back. Most of these were taken in Central Park earlier this week.

PondWater2
PondWater1
Central Park Bridge Tunnel1
Central Park Bridge Tunnel2
Steps
And a couple of non-Central Park pictures:
BrokenWharehouse
RoofBottom
TrainPassing

I got another roll of film developed that I took a little later in the night.  They show the 'glow' part of the balloon glow a little better.  The balloons would wait in the dark while the announcer counted down.

10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1.....

GLOW!

And I know clouds are way overdone, but I have to share this picture I took of the couds over Elephant Butte on the way home.  I am so in love with New Mexico skies!

I finally got a camera. Life happened and I only ended up with $200 to spend.  I looked at my options and decided that film was the best choice for me.  I got the Canon Rebel K2.    I love the color and feel of film.  The autofocus on this one has made it much easier for me to catch candid shots.

I was planning to make a trip to the Four Corners area to take some photographs over the long weekend.  Just north of Albuquerque, my van broke down:  strange town, after dark, alone with seven kids.  SCARY!  My husband drove up the next day to fix things.  Instead of the trip north, we stayed in Albuquerque for the Balloon Fiesta.  It was a great family outing.  Since we went at night, we saw the balloon glow.  The kids liked the balloons, but I was more impressed with the sky.

It got a little chilly, so the baby got a new jacket and the rest of us got some  hot food.   Red, white and blue lights lined the field.  Vendors hung out under white circus tents.  

the crowd waits

Back on September 30 while forest fires were burning north of Los Angeles. I got some shots I'd like to call the smokesetAs I walked out on to the roof I looked to the  west and just then I looked to the north west and then sky turned  orange so then I just started snappin off shots  above then to the north and got a jet on final approachto LAX .this my 2nd post thanks to everyone with the good words on my first post. my equip. is Fuji Film Finepix S5100 with WL-FX9 wide angle attachment

Howdy All,

Just got a roll of film back and wanted to post some additional bridge pictures from this weekend:
BridgeSide
BridgeWires2
BridgeAlley
BridgeT
And a few photos taken at the waterfront under the bridge:
Rocks
SuperMan
Years

I spent the better half of the day wandering the desert with a film camera getting what I hope will be some beautiful shots. However as a result my digital has been a bit neglected. I thought I would post a few pics some old and some new.
Name that Bridge. This picture makes me long to be home.
A lesson in macro.

And finally my rubber ducky. This one had really strange flashburn so when playing with it in photoshop the histogram adjust gave me this eeri lighting... The vingetting was natural.

My mom and dad went on vacation to Michigan to see lighthouses.  I couldn't tell you were all these are located except that they are all on Lake Michigan.  I did get permission to post them from my parents.  Now you all know where I got my photography passion.  They would love comments and I am hoping that my dad will post some of the film pics that he took, they are outstanding.
tall and proud
A long walk
A Cloudy day
Big Sun
Orange Shadow
Lighthouse cottage
 

Just thought I would post a few shots!
 I am taking a photo I class right now so the foot,  tower, and cross are all digital camera shots of a film print. Something definetely got lost in the process!

And these are digital images.Sunset in the middle of the desert at this man's house.

Hope you like!

I haven't had a chance to do much, but here's a hint of the different kinds of music I like.  These are from my "archives", as I haven't been to a concert in a few years.  I took my daughter to see Travis Tritt for her birthday one year.  He filmed a video in Knoxville; it was a great time!  The pics of him are film and I scanned them.  Hope y'all enjoy!

It all started when Lee, Jim and I decided that a trip to Ibiza (via Barcelona) was in order.  We should have know trouble was ahead of us right then and there!  We went anyway.

Out apartment in Barcelona was located off a really cool little road, but unfortunately was clogged up by a film crew making a movie of some sort.  That didn't slow us down a bit.  We headed straight for the Beach which was topless to our suprise! (family site, no smutty pics here!)  After a day of that, we did a little sight seeing and hit up this museum, which was completely boring! So we jumped a train to Valencia!

It was around Jult 1st, which happened to be the month of flowers there.  Our hotel looked out over this little square.  We were only there for a day before jumping on this  boat  to Ibiza - sweet!  Upon arrival, we saw a bay full of Yachts which seemed to be a good omen (for some strange reason!)

After checking into our new digs, we headed straight for club Eden for Judgement Sunday - it was an initiation tot he club scene in Ibiza.  Soon after cam Manumission at Privelage, After hours at Space and afternoons at the Cafe del Mar wehre we met some great  >.People.  One friend with blue eyes was esepecially trouble!!!  One highlight was seeing DJ Tiesto's album release at Amnesia.  This is about what I  remember of the evening/morning! Acutally that's the memory of most nights in Ibiza!

The next few days we hung out and took day trips ... here's me on one of those excursions  The other times we just hung out in the  West End or cruised up the main drag.   After 2 weeks in Spain, seven spent in Ibiza, it was time to come home and let the sun set on our most eye opening adventure to date.

Thanks for reading, take care ... the Dancefloor

(fyi - all the pics are small because I had to scan them and the file sizes messed up - sorry)