tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26512774003526751752023-06-20T05:42:39.021-07:00Ma Place Dans Le TraficA Photo BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-8434923081598632642014-01-17T16:38:00.000-08:002014-01-17T16:39:06.302-08:00Autumn in January<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="442" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/12004158936/in/photostream/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe><br />
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For "Get Pushed: Round 42"<br />
"100 x: The 2014 Edition": 10x10. 3/100<br />
1/10 Challenges/Pushes: Rückenfigur!<br />
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For Round42 of GetPushed, I was paired with Malcolm Smith (malcjsmith), who is also a follow member of the 100x group. Before I go into the push, I will have to say how impressed I was of Malcolm stream, which I browsed for the first time for this assignment. Exceptionally strong photos. in addition, his style of photography is the type that I personally admire. Diverse and experimental.<br />
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Malcolm challenge for me was as follows:<br />
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" Your challenge is to produce an image using the technique of rückenfigur!<br />
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Literally meaning "back figure", the term rückenfigur is usually associated with German romantic painters, such as Caspar David Friedrich, to describe a viewpoint that includes another person seen from behind, viewing a scene spread out before the viewer.<br />
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As rückenfigur is fundamentally about the human contemplation of a landscape (whether it be natural or urban), here's some criteria to get started...<br />
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Absolute MUSTS:<br />
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- Photo clearly shows a subject from a rear point-of-view in contemplation of another scene that may or may not be visible to us as a viewer.<br />
- Rear figure subject must be the main human subject of the photo... and not just a random body part - picture must at least have a head.<br />
- Main subject must not have a visible face (for a definitive rule: oblique rear profile Ok, but no visible eyes).<br />
- No other faces should appear in the composition unless they are being directly viewed by the "rear figure" (if they're in the indistinct background of the shot, that's Ok)<br />
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Desirable Criteria:<br />
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- It's all about contemplation... the more evident this feeling is from the composition, the better<br />
- the main subject is shown in isolation within the composition. The main subject can either be in the form of a single person or a group that appears isolated"<br />
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I have to say, that's a great challenge!<br />
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I also had to admit my ignorance until recently, I was introduced to it only early this year by the talented Leopold (benman31, whom I shared a week long challenged last year) who is doing a 100x project of all rückenfigur.<br />
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The photo was shot in my back yard. Living in "The South" (and for people who do not live in the US, "The South" have more meaning than just a geographic direction) you have to be content with very hot, probably humid summers. What balances that out are the mostly very mild periods in between. Long Autumns and Springs. it is very normal to have yellow leaves through February. Being in freezing cold New York over the Christmas break, I was reminded of how lucky we are. Even during the Arctic Vortex blast that brought most of the country below freezing recently, we still had decent weather here. Relatively cold, but nothing even close to the rest of the country.<br />
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As I mentioned before, for my 100x project, I am doing 10x10 (10 themes-10 photos) and one of those themes is challenges. Some of these will come from GetPushed group but they are not restricted to that. My contacts are welcome to send their challenges to me. First come-first served until I reach 10.<br />
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Until the next challenge......<br />
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My X, for the 2014 100X challenge is “10x10”: 10 photos with 10 themes. These will be spread throughout the year with particular order.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-26510255999841232042014-01-15T16:39:00.003-08:002014-01-15T16:40:52.220-08:00Greed...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="800" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11973077706/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="538"></iframe><br />
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"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures, the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms; greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge, has marked the upward surge of mankind and greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the U.S.A."<br />
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Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas) in "Wall Street" (1987)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-45540941993119169052014-01-13T16:45:00.001-08:002014-01-13T16:45:27.402-08:00On 42nd St.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="800" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11938216384/in/photostream/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="533"></iframe><br />
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In the heart of little old New York,<br />
You'll find a thoroughfare.<br />
It's the part of little old New York<br />
That runs into Times Square.<br />
A crazy quilt that "Wall Street Jack" built,<br />
If you've got a little time to spare,<br />
I want to take you there.<br />
<br />
Come and meet those dancing feet,<br />
On the avenue I'm taking you to...<br />
<br />
Come and meet those dancing feet,<br />
On the avenue I'm taking you to,<br />
Forty-Second Street.<br />
Hear the beat of dancing feet,<br />
It's the song I love the melody of,<br />
Forty-Second Street.<br />
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Little "nifties" from the Fifties,<br />
Innocent and sweet;<br />
Sexy ladies from the Eighties,<br />
Who are indiscreet.<br />
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They're side by side, they're glorified<br />
Where the underworld can meet the elite,<br />
Forty-Second Street.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-53571758554641282682014-01-12T16:57:00.000-08:002014-01-12T16:57:18.586-08:00Radio City<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="800" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11918837786/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="535"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-28082088445397548182014-01-11T16:29:00.002-08:002014-01-11T16:29:22.980-08:00Kick Out the Jams<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">"100 x: The 2014 Edition": 10x10.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">1/10 Songs: Kick Out The Jams by MC5.</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">"Yes I’m starting to sweat</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">You know my shirt's all wet</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">What a feeling</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">In the sound that abounds</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">And resounds and rebounds off the ceiling</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">You gotta have it baby</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">You can't do without</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">When you get that feeling</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">You gotta sock'em out</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">Put that mike in my hand</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">And let me kick out the jam</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Yes ! Kick out the jams</span></div>
<div style="font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">
<span style="background-color: white;">I want to kick'em out"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">My X, for the 2014 100X challenge is “10x10”: 10 photos with 10 themes. These will be spread throughout the year with particular order.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-21413044420996601442014-01-10T20:50:00.001-08:002014-01-10T20:50:16.370-08:00Madison Square Park at Night<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="495" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11879070024/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-90484190205185253392014-01-09T16:18:00.003-08:002014-01-09T16:18:49.685-08:00Crossroads of the World<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="433" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11862692864/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe><br />
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".....<br />
When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light<br />
That split the night<br />
And touched the sound of silence<br />
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And in the naked light I saw<br />
Ten thousand people maybe more<br />
People talking without speaking<br />
People hearing without listening<br />
People writing songs that voices never shared"<br />
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Paul Simon<br />
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This probably one of the few places on earth that you might need sun glasses at night. the picture does not do Justice. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-49713480425089749052014-01-08T16:06:00.002-08:002014-01-08T16:06:43.095-08:00Silhouette at the Guggenheim<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="598" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11845368403/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-3213232637461793072014-01-07T16:40:00.000-08:002014-01-07T16:40:30.157-08:00The Bridge<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="518" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11828187276/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe><br />
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“I once started out<br />
to walk around the world<br />
but ended up in Brooklyn,<br />
that Bridge was too much for me.”<br />
― Lawrence Ferlinghetti, A Coney Island of the MindAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-86189874061432259472014-01-06T17:18:00.000-08:002014-01-06T17:18:01.478-08:00The French Lady at the Harbor<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="528" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11809542093/in/photostream/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="800"></iframe><br />
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Give me your tired, your poor,<br />
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,<br />
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.<br />
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me<br />
I lift my lamp beside<br />
the golden door!<br />
- Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus," 1883Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-79877684645488830612014-01-06T17:16:00.001-08:002014-01-06T17:16:23.128-08:00New York: Impressionism in Black & White<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="800" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11788263774/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="533"></iframe><br />
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“Cut off as I am, it is inevitable that I should sometimes feel like a shadow walking in a shadowy world. When this happens I ask to be taken to New York City. Always I return home weary but I have the comforting certainty that mankind is real flesh and I myself am not a dream.”<br />
― Helen Keller, Midstream: My Later LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-48980892868124068012014-01-05T03:22:00.000-08:002014-01-05T03:22:23.191-08:00Wall Street<br />
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"New York, you got money on your mind<br />
And my words won't make a dime's worth a difference, so here's to you New York"<br />
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ART GARFUNKELAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-81655394299683515392014-01-04T09:50:00.001-08:002014-01-04T09:50:44.055-08:0030 Rock<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="800" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11742712535/player/" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="294"></iframe><br />
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This area could possibly be, on some nights of the holiday season, the most crowded place on earth.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-62045311398220843152014-01-02T19:56:00.000-08:002014-01-02T19:56:59.990-08:00Manhattan: Rhapsody in Blue<br />
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A lot of the photos I took in New York city were inspired by Woody Allen's movie "Manhattan", which had some of the best cinematography I've seen in any movie. It captures the city perfectly in gorgeous black and white. The film also features George Gershwin music. Most prominently, "Rhapsody in Blue".<br />
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More NY photos to come.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-33801350779661188362014-01-02T08:39:00.000-08:002014-01-02T08:39:08.862-08:00Teaser: New York State of Mind<iframe src="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/11688678846/player/" width="800" height="536" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-81351407738818643342014-01-02T04:42:00.000-08:002014-01-02T04:42:03.238-08:00Happy New Year..... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So, after a 6 months hiatus (more or less) due to work overload, I should be back to regular photography and to more regular updates to this blog. <br />
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This year's project is, 100X. This is different from 100 possibilities in the sense that it is not about a subject (necessarily) but about a theme. The theme could be defined as loose or as strict as the participant wants to make it. <br />
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I have not made up my mind yet on my theme. I am leaning toward street photography, since it is my favorite style of photography. But this might not be going far from my comfort zone.<br />
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The other theme I am considering is "inspired by music". I enjoyed doing that for a week last year. Maybe expanding that to "pop culture" would cast a wider net. movies, books, etc.<br />
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Until the start of this project, there are a lot of photos that I'm happy with from my recent New York trip that will make their way into this blog. Probably more from the archives.<br />
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This should be fun. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-91642007350670682502013-09-17T18:26:00.000-07:002013-09-17T18:26:21.746-07:00In a Viennes Garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/9736713899/" title="In a Viennes Garden by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="In a Viennes Garden" height="436" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/9736713899_2ece9b017b_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-31716076924952732112013-03-30T15:49:00.000-07:002013-03-30T15:49:01.548-07:00Florida To Houston<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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83/365<br />
Week 13 theme: GET PUSHED 24 March - 30 March<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8586581635/" title="Florida To Houston by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="Florida To Houston" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8098/8586581635_ae485b63df_c.jpg" width="531" /></a><br />
The team: Benman31 and basselal<br />
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Challenge 1: Collaborative Double exposure<br />
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Leopold (spending a vacation in Florida) and I (stuck in already-hot Houston with extremely busy and stressful stretch at work) agreed to do a collaborative challenge. The first installment is: Collaborative double exposure. We both take two pictures a day and send one per mail to our get pushed partner. He is free to process, crop and do whatever he wants with the picture but has to make a double exposure out of this shot and his remaining shot.<br />
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Here's my first double exposure. A two lane road in Florida leading to Houston Skyline.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-77698589467377457772013-03-17T17:53:00.002-07:002013-03-17T17:53:37.599-07:00The White Cat At The Window<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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76/365<br />
Week 12 Theme: High Key (17.03 - 23.03)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8566249943/" title="Eyes Behind The Wondow by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="Eyes Behind The Wondow" height="533" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8566249943_8a654f4090_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8567345072/" title="Wild Life Photography by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="Wild Life Photography" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8109/8567345072_3ea9f4c952_c.jpg" width="534" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8566245699/" title="The Cat At The Window by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="The Cat At The Window" height="452" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8566245699_a535b143a9_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-34955313765823914052013-03-06T18:01:00.002-08:002013-03-06T18:01:37.693-08:00“Horror is The Removal of Masks”<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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65/365<br />
Week 10 Theme: DOUBLE EXPOSURE (03 March - 09 March)<br />
ODC: The masks we wear<br />
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(The title is a quote by "Robert Bloch")<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8535896686/" title="“Horror is The Removal of Masks” by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="“Horror is The Removal of Masks”" height="534" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8535896686_f132294d73_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-17684742124275918892013-03-05T18:17:00.002-08:002013-03-05T18:17:23.582-08:00Calm Like A Bomb<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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64/365<br />
Week 10 Theme: DOUBLE EXPOSURE (03 March - 09 March)<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8533209854/" title="Calm Like A Bomb by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="Calm Like A Bomb" height="455" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8507/8533209854_f0b36edef3_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-80121314101893423142013-02-28T17:18:00.001-08:002013-02-28T17:18:12.834-08:00Suits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-38813085598356450322013-02-28T17:17:00.002-08:002013-02-28T17:17:25.181-08:00Pay The Machine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-32654774110447489802013-02-27T16:31:00.003-08:002013-02-28T05:45:26.609-08:00Brief Encounter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember. You take me. One day, back in 1896, I was crossing over to Jersey on the ferry, and as we pulled out, there was another ferry pulling in, and on it there was a girl waiting to get off. A white dress she had on. She was carrying a white parasol. I only saw her for one second. She didn't see me at all, but I'll bet a month hasn't gone by since that I haven't thought of that girl.<br />
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"Bernstein" from the movie "Citizen Kane"<br />
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I'm not usually a big fan of "selective coloring". Actually, it's not that simple. I don't really "hate" selective coloring but I feel that in the vast majority of cases it's "gimmicky" and overused. Still, I did use it on very few occasions where I felt it would work.<br />
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For this photo, I really tried to resist. I must have made 7 or 8 different versions with different edits. I kept going back to this one. I just felt it is the most striking. and after consulting with Gretchen, I decided to go with it.<br />
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I'm allowed 1 selective coloring photo a year. Arn't I?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04378542036639131504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2651277400352675175.post-34925678699417797852013-02-26T17:41:00.001-08:002013-02-26T17:41:24.568-08:00Easy Rider<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/basselal/8512011852/" title="Easy Rider by basselal, on Flickr"><img alt="Easy Rider" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8512011852_19c28829e6_c.jpg" width="533" /></a></div>
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