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*MichelleLynn725's "Pan" is an exquisite and striking portrayal of the violent sexualization of what is supposed to be a person. T...

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The Mysteries of Digital Photography

Sun Oct 18, 2009, 1:05 PM
Maybe there's something I'm missing, but I prefer my 35mm camera. Granted, I would have paid a lot more for film and developing by now, but at least I wouldn't have got my hopes up regarding what little photographic talent I actually have.

Here is what I thought was a good photo...


...and here are some pictures of the print itself:


I think it's time to put away the camera for a while. I have a lot of photos that I wanted to post, but receiving that print in the mail really threw a wrench in my mental wheels. That's why I haven't been around.


I guess I'll be doing more learning from the rest of you. There are a lot of photos, journals and projects that I've been meaning to view, and maybe now is the time to do just that. I don't think I'll be doing any critiques, though. Who would take them seriously when my own photos look like shit off-screen...?

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- New Favorites collection(s)
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- No more critiques
- No more of my photos (see journal if you're wondering why)


"Peace should be available on both sides of the lens."
-- A.R.

15 Minutes of Fame

I suppose that this is my own DD section. Today's feature is
"Green" by ~little79bear

Featured Artist & Author: ~BillieChiasson & ~honeysucklerose

~BillieChiasson, photographer and model, is a breath of fresh air in the world of fashion. Her photos celebrate a woman's individuality and inner beauty--qualities that are underlined, rather than stifled by the clothes they wear.

~honeysucklerose is a yin and yang of metal and lace. Her poems and music show the strength and softness that are woven into a woman's spirit.




I wanted to be a gypsy
Wild, ravened roses
And bells of cinnamon
In my hair
A satchel of stardust
Bouncing from my hip

I Wanted to be round
Botticelli, ethereal
Grace
And long and delicate
Pixie, lithe

I wanted to be soft
Smoke, crawling
Like an ivory snake
Spreading in waves
Across the earth
I wanted to be wanted

I wanted to be a woman
Unraveling
The intricate
Most labyrinthine
Threads of my fabric
To expose
My most beautiful
Most secret self
I wanted to be discovered

I wanted to be seen

--"Beautiful," ~honeysucklerose, ©2007-2009 [link]

Featured Artist: *MichelleLynn725

*MichelleLynn725 is an artist to be reckoned with. Tapping into primal instincts, her surreal sculptures, photographs and paintings evoke powerful emotions one might not even know one had. "Dreams within dreams" describes her works best.



You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

--Excerpt, "A Dream Within a Dream," Edgar Allan Poe
Full text: [link]

Featured Artist & Author: ~OneMansWreck and ~demonika

~OneMansWreck is, arguably, a photographic Dr. Frankenstein of architecture, skillfully breathing life into dying buildings. His reincarnations, however, are not the light and cheery type. Rather, his striking photographs remind one of the eerie beauty of an undead bride.

~demonika's evocative poems speak for themselves. She is a multi-disciplined wordsmith, one who weaves visual and aural constructions into beautiful, surreal tapestries.





Whispers the house, to the waiting girl.
I'm lonely.
Once I was, envied, proud.
My walls stood true, my profile sharp.
I was desired.

Says the house, to the watching girl.
Time passed.
Love faded, lessened, went.
Earth reclaimed, what was stolen.
I've grown old.

Cries the house, to the standing girl.
I'm ruined.
Forgotten, dying, left to rot
Silence echoes, in empty hallways.
Save me.

Screams the house, to the silent girl.
I want you.
Come inside, never, leave me.
Fill the spaces, with all you are.
I'm hungry.

The girl says nothing, to the wailing house.
No sound.
Perfect lips, resolutely, still.
Green Ivy holds her icy hand.
How can a statue.
Speak?

--"The House," Katt Watson (~demonika), ©2005-2009 [link]

Comments


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~bcduncan Jul 17, 2009, 9:21:25 PM
Thanks for collecting me! :)*

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Mythos Imperfect.*
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*glunac Jul 9, 2009, 2:20:23 AM
Roxie, Thank you so much for the fave on the Magnolia photo "Southern Belle". Gloria

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Malapropism is my fiend.
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~Snuffles05011 Jun 28, 2009, 10:42:21 AM
Thank you so much for all the favorites! Not many people take time to tell you what they think of your stuff (which naturally makes it harder to learn) so I really appreciate all of your support! :glomp:

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I won't always love what I'll never have
I won't always live in my regret.

23 ~Jimmy Eat World
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*MichelleLynn725 Jun 27, 2009, 2:04:25 PM
AY!!!!!

Thanks for dropping by and Faving so many pieces from my new stuff!!
Glad to hear from ya, Rx!

:glomp:

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We'll drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and drink and fight!! Oy!

-'Flogging Molly'
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~honeysucklerose Jun 18, 2009, 11:07:20 AM
Wow I feel like I should hug you but I guess I will just have to settle for this. :hug: Thank you for you very kind commentary and for featuring my work. It means a lot. :heart::heart:

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What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
-Mary Oliver
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*RoxieRedwood Jun 26, 2009, 7:17:36 PM
I like hugs. And I really like your work. So it was a selfish thing, kinda. :love:

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[Insert witty signature(s)]
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~Track-Maidens Jun 10, 2009, 5:48:24 PM
Thanks for the fave! :D

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"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him." - Mark Twain

Non Serva Sum.
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~OneMansWreck Jun 10, 2009, 7:08:42 AM
Thanks for the Favs! :)
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~MarianoValiente Jun 7, 2009, 2:35:33 AM
Thank you :) I'm glad you like my work
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~Jyl22075 Jun 5, 2009, 2:42:58 PM
Thanks so much for the fav!
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