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05/19/2008 10:35:15 PM · #1 |
let's post up a photo that has some personal meaning and share a little story about how the photo came to be... it can be a happy, sad, tragic story... or the amount of effort that went into a photo... or an unexpected moment.
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05/26/2008 06:26:57 PM · #2 |
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05/26/2008 06:41:37 PM · #3 |
I posted this photo a few month back. Taken with a film camera in 1983. (An Olympus XA, if interested. A great little pocket sized 35mm)
This is one of the best times I had when I was stationed in Germany, and always brings back good memories. A friend and I loaded up our bicycles for a 3 day weekend and took a tour down the Mosel river, starting at Koblenz. We camped out overnight and this was taken early the next morning, not too long after we got back on the road. Here's another shot that my friend took, with me in the scene.
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05/26/2008 07:21:53 PM · #4 |
I'd shot this one for the Furniture challenge but just couldn't put something with such personal meaning up for the bashing I expected it to get, score-wise.
You see, my mother passed away unexpectedly, and it was 4 days before I found her.
As executor I had the responsiblility of dealing with her belongings and selling her house.
This shot was taken in her empty house, my daughter as the model, wearing a costume my mother had made, and sitting on a chair that was my grandmother's (who died before I was born). Three days later, and before the end of the submission period, I sold the house.
Sitting in the empty house, with most of my work done and the stress relieved, everything finally hit me and I cried as I hadn't been able to do in the months since her death.
The picture is precious to me, flaws and all, as it brings back a flood of memories. Some of them are not so pleasant, but they're a part of me and my life, and need to be remembered every now and then. |
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05/26/2008 10:52:54 PM · #5 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
I'd shot this one for the Furniture challenge but just couldn't put something with such personal meaning up for the bashing I expected it to get, score-wise.
You see, my mother passed away unexpectedly, and it was 4 days before I found her.
As executor I had the responsiblility of dealing with her belongings and selling her house.
This shot was taken in her empty house, my daughter as the model, wearing a costume my mother had made, and sitting on a chair that was my grandmother's (who died before I was born). Three days later, and before the end of the submission period, I sold the house.
Sitting in the empty house, with most of my work done and the stress relieved, everything finally hit me and I cried as I hadn't been able to do in the months since her death.
The picture is precious to me, flaws and all, as it brings back a flood of memories. Some of them are not so pleasant, but they're a part of me and my life, and need to be remembered every now and then. |
amazing. thanks for sharing.
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05/27/2008 01:04:52 AM · #6 |
The $500 Condor
I was on my way to photograph the famous slot canyon at upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. After driving 300 miles I was to early for the good light there so decided to take a 25 mile side trip down to Navajo Bridge to take pictures of the gorge over the Colorado River which it crosses. It is a one of the more remote places around.
After taking a number of pictures on one side of the gorge I decided to walk across the pedestrian bridge. As I crossed the bridge I saw this huge, UGLY bird just sitting on the rail. All I knew is that it was the biggest, ugliest bird I'd ever seen. It was 4-5 feet tall. Its talons were large enough to grab my head.
So I took a few pictures. I was annoyed because it had this big number, #95, clipped to its wing that interfered with photography. So I walked across the bridge taking other pictures. When I returned the big, ugly bird was still there so I took some more pictures of it. The above image is one of them.
Much later after returning from that trip, DPCer Louddog informed me that it was a California Condor, the largest bird in North America.
He got no argument from me. I informed him it was also the ugliest bird to. After some research I found out that, at the time, in the entire world it was one of only 89 of these birds released in the wild. 40 of those birds were in the Grand Canyon area. I was north of there near the Vermilion Cliffs.
Though sightings of these birds in flight over the Grand Canyon at not that uncommon, I can pretty much guarantee that you won't often get a closeup like this.
I recently licensed the untouched original of this picture for a one time printing of some business cards for a California endangered species group for $500. :)
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05/27/2008 01:46:50 AM · #7 |
Steve, what an awesome experience! And to think you got paid for it, as well :)
The shot is incredible! |
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05/27/2008 07:52:19 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by Artifacts:
The $500 Condor
I was on my way to photograph the famous slot canyon at upper Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. After driving 300 miles I was to early for the good light there so decided to take a 25 mile side trip down to Navajo Bridge to take pictures of the gorge over the Colorado River which it crosses. It is a one of the more remote places around.
After taking a number of pictures on one side of the gorge I decided to walk across the pedestrian bridge. As I crossed the bridge I saw this huge, UGLY bird just sitting on the rail. All I knew is that it was the biggest, ugliest bird I'd ever seen. It was 4-5 feet tall. Its talons were large enough to grab my head.
So I took a few pictures. I was annoyed because it had this big number, #95, clipped to its wing that interfered with photography. So I walked across the bridge taking other pictures. When I returned the big, ugly bird was still there so I took some more pictures of it. The above image is one of them.
Much later after returning from that trip, DPCer Louddog informed me that it was a California Condor, the largest bird in North America.
He got no argument from me. I informed him it was also the ugliest bird to. After some research I found out that, at the time, in the entire world it was one of only 89 of these birds released in the wild. 40 of those birds were in the Grand Canyon area. I was north of there near the Vermilion Cliffs.
Though sightings of these birds in flight over the Grand Canyon at not that uncommon, I can pretty much guarantee that you won't often get a closeup like this.
I recently licensed the untouched original of this picture for a one time printing of some business cards for a California endangered species group for $500. :) |
you're right, not a pretty bird :-)
can you show other shots further back to show the whole bird?
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05/27/2008 08:18:24 AM · #9 |
Originally posted by yospiff:
I posted this photo a few month back. Taken with a film camera in 1983. (An Olympus XA, if interested. A great little pocket sized 35mm)
This is one of the best times I had when I was stationed in Germany, and always brings back good memories. A friend and I loaded up our bicycles for a 3 day weekend and took a tour down the Mosel river, starting at Koblenz. We camped out overnight and this was taken early the next morning, not too long after we got back on the road. Here's another shot that my friend took, with me in the scene.
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Who wears short shorts? :P |
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05/27/2008 08:36:47 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by Doyle:
Who wears short shorts? :P |
I was wondering who would make a crack about the shorts... |
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05/27/2008 02:31:56 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by yospiff:
Originally posted by Doyle:
Who wears short shorts? :P |
I was wondering who would make a crack about the shorts... |
I was too fixated on the socks... |
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