Dreamy

Dreamy
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What?

What?
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Untitled

Untitled
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Toes

Toes
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Sweetness

Sweetness
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Untitled

Untitled
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Motherhood

Motherhood
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Fatherhood

Fatherhood
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Masked

Masked
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FQ

FQ
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Still Life

Still Life
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Me Again

Me Again
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Just Me

Just Me
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Mmmm

Mmm
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Bubbling II

Bubbling II
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Almost Ready

Almost Ready
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Reflection

I love this one, because it turned out exactly like I had it in my head.
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With Each Step

With Each Step
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Taking a Break

One of the employees at Slater Mill. Added some grain to make it look oooooooooold. :)
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Slater Mill, II

This is the outside of the building where yesterday's shot was taken.
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Slater Mill

Someday I'm going to re-process this a little better. The figure in the right side of the frame is really a statue, and the figure on the left side of the frame is an employee in costume who just happened to be walking through the shot.

I highly recommend a tour of this historic museum and property. The staff is just as nice as they can be, and highly knowledgeable about all the items you see. Oh yeah, and photography is allowed!
(c) 2006 by A1275

Flax, Again

This is what flax looks like when it's growing in the field. The little brown buds contain seeds, used for making flaxseed oil. You need a ton of them to crush to make oil, probably why it's so expensive.
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Flax

This is real, honest to God flax. Flax is the plant that, after being beaten and combed, have fibers that are used to make linen clothing. This is after harvest, but pre-spinning. Shot at Slater Mill in RI.
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Jamaican Man

Unknown polo player.
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Jenny, from the Block

That's Blockbuster. Except she doesn't work there anymore. :)
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Beckie's Belly

Beckie's Belly
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Ready to Eat

Ready to Eat
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Ready for Use

Ready for Use
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New Best Friend

New Best Friend
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Belfast, Maine at Night

Belfast, Maine at Night
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How to Dress Up a Stone Wall

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For Derek

We shot this one for Michelle's fiance, Derek. He's just shipped out to Iraq to serve our protect our country.

Thank you for your service, Derek.
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Transportation II

Here I used the Simply Vintage action (from Aly) from atn.central. I'm not sure which version I like better, so you get both today.
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Transportation

Shot for the Transportation challenge - didn't wind up entering as I used an action that was illegal under basic editing.
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Looking at You

Michelle again. There'll be lots more of her this month, as I get through the editing process.
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Bubbling

Never really tried a white on white shot before. Tested out my new paper backdrop as opposed to the muslin - what a great deal to not have to clone out wrinkles!

Just milk in a little white bowl, blow some bubbles like when you were 5, and pull back and shoot like mad before they pop. Actually took a few tries to get a properly rounded bubble mound - believe it or not there is actually a bubble blowing technique to this. A fine balance between suck and blow.
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Touch

She's baaaaaaack! :) Thanks 'Shell!

What fun to have a model who poses for hours and hours and never gets tired and loves almost everything you shoot.
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Meditation II

This is, by far, my fave of the smoke shots. I can't believe I overlooked it in favor of the one I actually entered, but since it scored highly (for me at least) I'm not going to cry over spilled milk.

Glad I went back in the folder to edit again. :)
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Meditation

Entered into the Zen challenge. I fudged the date a little because I didn't want to upload it and break anonymity. :)

This actually wound up placing in the top 10% of the challenge, meaning I've attained a personal goal for challenge entries in 2006! Yay!
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Whirls and Swirls

Incense smoke against a black background. I think this is a little too blue, but whatever.
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Under the Influence of Zen II

Same plastic bag as yesterday. I think I like the other one better, though. :)
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Under the Influence of Zen

Shot for the Zen challenge at DPC, but I wound up submitting something else.

This, friends, is an ordinary plastic bag from the local grocery store - the kind you rip off the roll and put fruits and veggies in. Put the camera inside the bag, and desk lamp outside the bag shining through it. Move the folds around a bit, and voila! - instant abstract macro.

I dunno, I thought it was kind of cool.
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Intent

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Untitled

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Dreaming of You

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Dangling

Dangling
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Just Playing

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Little Man

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Repose

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Tug

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