Alison -- Day #7 texture.

Jared Day 7: The Duck Painting

So this is the "duck painting". It's pretty huge, it's on green velvet and if you look closely it has what appears to be blood splattered all over it. My girlfriend and I found it on the side of the street in Boston about 9 years ago. It has hung in the living room of every place we've lived in since. It is both incredibly tacky and incredibly creepy, you know, due to the blood and all. I can't decide if I would like to know the story behind this thing or just continue to let my mind make up horrific stories.

Harry: day 7

This could be the most pretentious photo i've ever taken.

Day 7 for Alison.

I've lived in this house for months now ... several months. And I just realized, tonight, that my overhead lighting in the living room has birds in the stained glass... wow. I'm oblivious.

(I've got to be totally honest. I haven't been putting much effort into my photos. It's kind of sad really.) I'll get better -- more dedicated.

Jason: Day 7, Day 8

Day 7
This photo was taken after Susan (aka: Lily Rose) picked me up to go hang out and take some photos. My vision is not so perfect and I was not aware of the stick that was somehow stuck to this vehicle. She pointed it out and I was able to take the photo using the maximum zoom. We also went to walk around UF campus, but my camera was warning that the battery was running low on power moments after arriving on campus. I got a few shots, but this one really takes the cake for the day!

Day 8: "Don't Fall"
I was forced to get off work early today because of some issues concerning overtime, so I decided to take a trip up to the 11th floor before making my way home. I thought that a photo of the stairwell looking down would be a neat photo, but I found an even better one with this. This photo was taken on the 11th floor stairwell platform, stretching the camera out over the edge and looking down. There's a metal guard there so people don't fall, but leaving that out of the picture makes it seem otherwise. Thinking about it now, it would've had a bigger effect if I had put my feet closer to the edge and made them part of the shot.

pabs(t)mear: First post: January

Greetings everyone...


I know that it is the 22nd and not the first but I figured better late then never. I am not a photographer, but I am interesting in capturing memorys, actions, and moments so that I may never forget what or why or where I have been.

1. "He was reduced to flirting with waitpersons"

2. "He's considered to be an expert on potential accidents" 3. "The would be well fed and given a safe place to sleep"

4. "Otherwise put, just like daily life"

5. "We have work to do, and loads to lift"

6. "Ill wind blow far and find a ready welcome"

7. "Addict," said Crake"
8. "fear has homogenized his bowel"

9. "His time, what a bankrupt idea"

10. "He too is a castaway of sorts"

All title and Quotes from "Oryx and Crake" by Margaret Atwood

Feedback welcome.

Oz : New Year New Day

I have been on the run from myself for the past two weeks. The internet is sparse for this modern day carnie. I've been traveling so hence minimal posts. Moments, and memories are hard to capture, it is the mundane things that are the most striking to me. I love remembering moments in time, that’s what my posts are about. This is a year of change and I invite you to join me. Let’s explore this insane messy existence and the swirling of the cosmos together.

Day 1- New Years day - I am sitting on a ledge both physically and metaphorically this year is about taking the leap into the next phase of my life. Lets hope I land on both feet.

Day 2 – Experience LA day – View from perishing square, just around the corner from my temporary apartment.

Day 3 – Disneyland day – Clock at Wilshire, looked cool in the fog and at night.

Day 4 – No leaving apartment day – I smoked too many cigarettes and played to much xbox today.

Day 5 – Observatory day – Went to Griffith Observatory today, I learned all about space and had some face time with James Dean.

Day 6 – Blast from the Past day – Met up with an old friend from middle school today. Spent some time thinking about the past and watched the sunset over downtown from the roof.

Day 7 – Self portrait day – I have been experimenting with self portraits recently. I need to get a shutter release thingy but for now I have to hit the timer button repeatedly.

Day 8 – Pirate bar day – Went with Mitch to our favorite bar only to find that the hipsters had invaded it requiring a long wait after the art walk. He took me to another bar a few blocks away that had a pirate theme. Awesome.

Day 9 – Rolling fog day – A heavy fog rolled into downtown and everything looked all eerie, went to the roof and took some more photos.

Day 10 – Haunted hotel day – Wondered around the hotel today, some rooms and floors are completely abandoned, It was too creepy and I scared myself a few times. Took some out of focus pictures of Duncan.

Day 11 – All for me day – Packed my stuff to leave for Sundance, took some photos in bed cause I was feeling saucy.

Day 12 – Full moon bond day – James Bond party and the moon was full. It looked perfect in a way that my camera cannot capture. The clouds and the light were just incredible.

Day 13 – Starfish beach day – Went to the beach with the brother, a very nice way to end my trip. Under the boardwalk we found a starfish, Duncan took it and returned it to the ocean. This is the biggest ripple I have ever witnessed, I feel lighter. Today reminds me of how beautiful the universe can be.

Look foraward to daily posts when I get back from being out on the road.

Patrick: Week One - At A Slow Pace, but I'm Catching Up

Good Evening,


So, This is my first image for this project and it is, well, its my ear. I don't do face shots but I figured that an introduction was in order so. Here it is. What you get to know of me.



This is prior to my haircut when I had blue highlights, which I miss ever so much; though, there really isn't much I can do about it now.

This is my photograph for day two.

It is entitled Love.

I'm not terribly good at being random so I figured I would give myself themes to look for during my day. This one just struck me as being somewhat ironic. Not somuch in the obvious sense that animals generally don't bite things they are fond of, but in the sense that my cat does.

The Cat is Yuki Eiri, by the way. He's def. my baby. If I had a child - he would be it.

Day three. This one is called Dark.

This one. Is ever so special to me cuz. Chocolate always catches my eye. I swear. I have a cocoa-dar or something cuz I can hunt down the stuff from a mile away. I love it and always have some on hand. Why not photograph it?

This piece is entitled Light. It is a piece I took one random night but I figured I would clean it up for day four.

This image is of the moon; though you can't really see it that well. I don't know why I was inspired to take this photograph. It just struck me as being somewhat odd to see the moon so clearly as it was that evening I suppose.

In any case, I find the appearing of the full moon facinating. That and the air is different on those evenings. Behold the wonders of gravity.

Anyway, this is a simple image, but it has a lot to say if you listen carefully. You know. See sounds and hear colors. *shruggs*

Day five. This canteen. Is amazing.


The piece is entitled Rot.


This piece is pretty much a statement supporting my father who is VERY into going green. He actually bought this 20 dollar stainless steel jug as a Christmas gift for me.



Now, I carry it everywhere. And water that doesn't taste like petro-chemicals or have an experation date is growing on me.

January sixth. Break.

Vitamins are kinda important. I mean. The majority of what is in them generally doesn't make it into your system; but, ya know. They help.

Anyway, during high school I took a lot of diet pills so this one just reminded me of that struggle with image. I called it break because my esteem issues kinda. Broke me. More of a personal thing than an art piece but, whatever.

This is my final submission for week one.

This piece is entitled heaven. Its kinda silly but I was lieing down and I looked at the ceiling fan and it reminded me of the saying a light at the end of the tunnel so. Then I wondered what would happen if you met someone who wanted to go into the light. Ya know....

In any case, I think the picture explains itself pretty well in conjunction with the title.

Okay, so this it is for week one. I'm open to critic, but a gentle approach is appreciated. Suggestions are also appreciated, especially regarding night photography.

These images were all dark roomed and cropped to 8x10 (or 10x8) from roughly 34x42s or something like that. I also desaturated spots in Introduction and Dark.

That's it for now. Have a pleasant evening.

Alison, Day # 7: late again... sorry.

Sorry I'm late again guys. My home computer is the most unreliable machine I've ever seen. Some nights I need it, it's lightning fast, other nights, it's slower than a snail's pace and even refuses to function at all in some cases. Last night I got so fed up I just turned it off and went to bed. Figures.

Anyway, here's yesterday's photo:

It's a field near my house (in Florida, recall). Actually, up until fairly recently, it was part of the forest, but I'm pretty sure they cleared it to help keep ATVs and other recreational vehicles off the roads. Only, it seems they just let it go once they cut all the trees down. Needless to say, I was pretty pissed at the destruction of forestry for seemingly no reason whatsoever. The opportunity for interesting photographs has risen since they mowed down the trees -- although I still don't agree.

This was taken about 5:30 ish. As far as editing goes, all I did was adjust the levels a touch and then equalize it a little more than necessary. Nothing too scientific.

Sarah Jo Day 7

Little late- sorry having comp issues lately :-P

This is the clock tower at Central Florida Cimmunity College.

I walked under it for the last time as a student on Decemeber 12th when I graduated. I am still at CFCC as an English tutor- at least for this new semester- then I will probably be moving on... but time will tell.

Before you start asking yes this is edited- color has been edited and played with as has the filter. Just thought it was an ok pic and wanted to mess around with the colors some ^_^

Let me know what you think!

Robby, day#7: nike shoes

hey again! I hope you don't mind if my photos aren't taken daily but they come from my recent travels. Sorry for this but I don't have time to shoot daily and most of the photos for the newspaper I work for are about current events like politics, press conferences, car crashes, sometimes dead people... so I think it would be more interesting showing you something else. today's pic comes from my travel in USA; a warm morning of last august I was walking in Amsterdam Avenue, going to B&H (biggest photography shop I've ever seen) and I saw a pair of nike shoes abandoned under a traffic light... I just loved them, I had the same ones when I was teenager, so I felt them a bit mine too. I like the background, people, cars, high buildings... it is so "NY-style", you know, for a guy used to live in a small city where the highest building is like 2 floors, NY is so... wow. I think this is one of the last picture taken with my old Canon camera...

pic's EXIF: Canon 350D + Sigma 17/70 2.8-4.5 DC Macro @ 17mm - 100 iso - f5.0 - 1/100sec

Lily Rose Day 7: I Am Loved....in so many languages!

I got these buttons at the mall yesterday from a jewelry store. I hadn't been too inspired by anything I saw today, so I decided to work with them and see what I could come up with. The store used to only carry the buttons in English, but they offered a brochure that you could order the other languages from. In the spirit of welcoming and acknowledging all the different cultures that will be taking part in this project here is what I came up with, a heart that says "I Am Loved" in 11 different languages. Enjoy!

Mat Ryan: Day 7

I didn't sleep well last night, and didn't put much effort into today's picture. Ok, a little, I thought about it a lot, but mostly thought about how crappy the sleet/snow/freezing rain mix was, so when I got home tonight I took a picture of the buses (is that even the right plural for bus?) that are on the end of my street. Since it was dark and cold and I don't have a tripod, the photo blurred, which is fine, but I wanted to have fun with it so I cropped it, converted it to black and white,m and added a forced pencil sketch with a light fade. I included both for the juxtaposition.

7th January 2009

The painting is in a bolster and the lights of the room and window reflect on the glass.
The painting´s at the same room, where I made yesterday the light-photos. So you can also see the light in this photo. But that photo I made during the day! ; )
In front of the window you can see that there´re two green vases.
The painting´s from the known austrian artist "Josef Bramer".