Happy BD tomorrow Smith :))) May you have many more like the last ones... and spend them in health and happiness. I really like the last photo on this page.... It would make a nice painting in the trend of the old masters. One more thing please stop thinking about age in numbers, it really does not matter, what matters is your quality of life...... keep that safe!
i'm a little stuck on the numbers thing, corry. not because they change the texture of my life, but because i'm so scared of dying. :( thanks for the birthday wishes!!
also, thanks for your vote on which image. i'm between the first and the last. ttyl. s
glad you were born- happy daymetaharaSeptember 8 2006, 16:55:46 UTC
yes, that is a painting like photo lovely light and the third crop does it for me
faceted stones and cracked mirrors...a buddhist monk in exile from tibet once told me to love the cracks, "they are perfect" he said...I believed him and the world changed around me like Alices wonderful world.
I love rubies...and sometimes a ruby or emerald or amethyst or garnet (yummmm, no diamond can quench the hunger for garnet) is what is NEEDED wanted, loved and desired in all it's perfection... love your awareness of all that here must be the wisdom of your age! Yaye 50! you made it!
Re: glad you were born- happy daykat_mansonSeptember 8 2006, 17:05:48 UTC
thanks so much for your words! -i appreciate your vote on which crop. the third one was my first instinct. then i started flopping around.
interesting what the buddhist monk told you about cracks. when i was younger (still working in clay) i did a series of "crack studies" where i implanted objects into the clay before firing to see how the clay would crack. i loved the cracks. they were visually interesting and meaningful somehow.
i love rubies too. and turquoises. if i lived life by my diamond standard, i might have to throw my rubies and turquoises out. ttyl. s
Re: glad you were born- happy dayel_jefe59September 8 2006, 18:09:11 UTC
It's a tough decision but I think the third crop is also my favorite. Your model is beautiful and I like the way her face looks, partly in shadow. When I look at this -- and at the photos on your website -- I get an urge to listen to This Mortal Coil. It evokes the same sort of feeling.
Not sure if I am making sense of making a fool of myself but that's the best way I know of (at the moment, at least) to put it.
What wonderful photo paintings! Caravaggio is a master of light and shadow...picture 3 is ideal for that.
Ah...50...that was almost 4 years ago for me and I REFUSE to feel old except when I feel creaky. Too much to see and do out there in the world. I just want Manolo to get better so we can enjoy stuff together again.
HELLO, VIRGO!!kat_mansonSeptember 8 2006, 17:17:33 UTC
merciful heavens, i don't feel old at all! my number is just big! -but not as big as yours! :D
i'm sorry manolo isn't well. i may be mis-remembering, but it seems like he's sick a lot. that is sad. i hope his prognosis is good and that you guys at least get to play on your birthday.
thanks for your vote, donna. and i'll catch ya on the flip-flop! s
::sigh:: i just read your last post. it made me sad. and it made me realize something. i have always taken my health for granted. ya'll take care of each other. if you were in front of me right now, i could hug ya. s
hey there woman...;-) did you try those in b/w? funny how you do " real" colours now and i have problems even looking at them, because my tendency goes towards monochrome these days. perhaps it's my flat monitor, but the contrast looks awfully harsh ( through my greyscale-eyes). I like the second one the best......LOLOL muddy paws seems to be your summer theme....*g* i played around with the second pic and gave it my "current treatment" in PS. If you want to see it, let me know and i send it via email. If not that's perfectly okay too...... i just wanted to find out whether i can make it look the way i saw it inside..... LOVE mia
the contrast IS harsh. very harsh...but i kinda like it that way...it reminds me of something but i'm not sure what.
it looks like it is taken in moonlight. i like the way the light only defines a small portion of the image: the gesture (and the ground in the top one) and i like the clarity of what IS visible.
why would you NOT send me something; it's hardly like you to keep yer mouth shut!! actually, you can post it right here if you want to. sent to email goes into the vast sea of "clairenolen" letters. -put here, it has a home with others of its kind)
if you only knew how often i do keep my mouth shut......LOLOL last time i tried to quote a picture in a comment it didn't work. i'll send it to you and you can post it here since you obviously know how to do it....;-)
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One more thing please stop thinking about age in numbers, it really does not matter, what matters is your quality of life...... keep that safe!
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thanks for the birthday wishes!!
also, thanks for your vote on which image. i'm between the first and the last.
ttyl.
s
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lovely light and the third crop does it for me
faceted stones and cracked mirrors...a buddhist monk in exile from tibet once told me to love the cracks, "they are perfect" he said...I believed him and the world changed around me like Alices wonderful world.
I love rubies...and sometimes a ruby or emerald
or amethyst
or garnet (yummmm, no diamond can quench the hunger for garnet)
is what is NEEDED wanted, loved and desired in all it's perfection...
love your awareness of all that here
must be the wisdom of your age!
Yaye 50! you made it!
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interesting what the buddhist monk told you about cracks. when i was younger (still working in clay) i did a series of "crack studies" where i implanted objects into the clay before firing to see how the clay would crack. i loved the cracks. they were visually interesting and meaningful somehow.
i love rubies too.
and turquoises. if i lived life by my diamond standard, i might have to throw my rubies and turquoises out.
ttyl.
s
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Not sure if I am making sense of making a fool of myself but that's the best way I know of (at the moment, at least) to put it.
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i'm going with the third one. it was my first instinct and it seems like most people's favorite.
you are NOT making a fool of yourself. i know "this mortal coil's" music. and i completely agree with what you're saying here.
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Ah...50...that was almost 4 years ago for me and I REFUSE to feel old except when I feel creaky. Too much to see and do out there in the world.
I just want Manolo to get better so we can enjoy stuff together again.
I´ll be 54 in 9 days.
:D
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:D
i'm sorry manolo isn't well. i may be mis-remembering, but it seems like he's sick a lot. that is sad. i hope his prognosis is good and that you guys at least get to play on your birthday.
thanks for your vote, donna. and i'll catch ya on the flip-flop!
s
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Check out my latest post if you feel like it..it´s almost all Manolo-health related.
:(
And I´m glad you don´t feel old. Just don´t let the number scare ya.
;)
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i just read your last post. it made me sad. and it made me realize something. i have always taken my health for granted.
ya'll take care of each other.
if you were in front of me right now, i could hug ya.
s
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did you try those in b/w?
funny how you do " real" colours now and i have problems even looking at them, because my tendency goes towards
monochrome these days.
perhaps it's my flat monitor, but the contrast looks awfully harsh ( through my greyscale-eyes).
I like the second one the best......LOLOL
muddy paws seems to be your summer theme....*g*
i played around with the second pic and gave it my "current treatment" in PS. If you want to see it, let me know and i send it via email. If not that's perfectly okay too......
i just wanted to find out whether i can make it look the way i saw it inside.....
LOVE
mia
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it looks like it is taken in moonlight. i like the way the light only defines a small portion of the image: the gesture (and the ground in the top one) and i like the clarity of what IS visible.
why would you NOT send me something; it's hardly like you to keep yer mouth shut!! actually, you can post it right here if you want to. sent to email goes into the vast sea of "clairenolen" letters. -put here, it has a home with others of its kind)
s
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last time i tried to quote a picture in a comment it didn't work.
i'll send it to you and you can post it here since you obviously know how to do it....;-)
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And Happy Birthday in advance!
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