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and we're off... [Apr. 30th, 2037|19:52]
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i have dreamwidth invites for everyone.

who from my original list does still need a code? i've tried to keep track but might have missed somebody. oh, and if you just realized you want one and were not on my original list, ask away, i have additional invites.

[info]kali_shey
[info]spaceturnedsour
[info]masochistlion

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grand funk railroad [Jul. 10th, 2009|15:58]
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himalayan blackberry trailing parallel to a, abandoned railroad rail
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when the moon hits your eye [Jul. 8th, 2009|08:52]
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giant moon fills the frame

this image is here not because it's anything to crow about technically, but because i want to laud my new camera. :) this is a 100% crop of what 486mm optical zoom looks like with a panasonic DMC-FZ28, complete dark, hand held, not even resting my elbows on anything.

i am very, very happy with this upgrade. the camera's image stabilization is amazing. if it's not raining tonight, i'm trying this with the tripod for comparison.
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bind me with seven green withs [Jul. 7th, 2009|00:01]
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bindweed with one single white flower climbing up a leaning trellis
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tentacle porn [Jul. 5th, 2009|22:29]
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bright green, spiral cucumber tendril curl
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under pressure [Jul. 5th, 2009|19:57]
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heavy fastenings on the steambox of a locomotive
photoshop manipulation of digital colour photo, dynamic contrast change and colorizing.
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buoy me up [Jul. 4th, 2009|23:53]
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late evening harbour water coloured pink and blue, with a lost boat fender floating in the upper left corner
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mecha duckman [Jul. 2nd, 2009|23:47]
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piece of old logging equipment that looks like the head of a mechanical duck with sailor hat and cowlick against the deep blue sky
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happy canada day! [Jul. 1st, 2009|23:50]
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tiny, creamy, fragrant (and edible) flowers in large, drooping clusters cover this bush all over
ocean spray holodiscus discolor.

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a profusion of beach peas [Jun. 30th, 2009|23:50]
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light blush to deep magenta, pea-like flowers
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backlight makes everything look pretty [Jun. 30th, 2009|00:01]
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pealike pods, very hairy, lit up by the sun
even that damnably noxious weed scotch broom.
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hard as iron [Jun. 28th, 2009|23:42]
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big, old, rusty iron chain, covered with barnacles and kelp, almost entirely rusted through in parts

i like that most things humans manufacture eventually get eaten by nature. i know, that sucks for archaeologists and others who investigate our past, and i do feel that loss. but deep down i'm rooting for the planet (no embalming desired after i croak either; feed me to the fishes).
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apocalyptic wasteland [Jun. 28th, 2009|00:57]
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dark water, ships, cranes with mountain in background, under grey-blue-pink sky bisected by glowing contrail

or sun-lit contrail above the peaceful ladysmith harbour.

your guess is as good as mine.
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so close and yet so far [Jun. 27th, 2009|00:25]
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black labrador retriever looks longingly at 2 black rabbits just across the gravel road
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fireweed [Jun. 25th, 2009|23:45]
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tall weed with bright magenta flowers against grey wavy ocean background

this seems a little early for fireweed (epilobium angustifolium).
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rear window [Jun. 23rd, 2009|23:58]
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deeply recessed window; abstract
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mystery texture [Jun. 22nd, 2009|23:33]
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infrared experiment [Jun. 22nd, 2009|00:19]
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glowy, whitish leaves; in IR green turns white

no CCD filters were harmed in the taking of this picture; it's all photoshop. i really like how it came out, though maybe it's a bit too glowy.
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advertising by Misogynists Ltd [Jun. 21st, 2009|18:25]
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i have alas no chance to boycott bacardi because i so rarely drink alcohol, and bacardi isn't on my list for those times. but if i did, oh man, i'd throw out even unopened bottles now.

i'm mostly used to misogyny in ads directed at men, but this one is directed at women: all you need is an ugly girlfriend. bonus: it comes with a fat phobia chaser.

and of course, my idea of ugly doesn't match bacardi's at all. WTF is wrong with these people? i mean, i know what's wrong, actually, but how come THEY don't see it?

[ETA: the online ad was produced by israeli agency mccann digital. apparently the site has since been pulled, because bermudan-HQed bacardi isn't happy with its israeli affiliate. but, you know? not good enough, if you wait with the pulling until the shit hits the blogosphere.]
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alstroemeria confetti [Jun. 20th, 2009|23:50]
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bunches of pink, blush, orange, yellow, purple peruvian dwarf lilies
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