Ok, I’d really like these.
Surviving…:
This grass didn’t have to hang on for long… the snow only lasted a day. I’m running out of photos to post! I need to get out and shoot. Good problem to have.
This guy makes amazing flipbooks…
This cat has a perpetual top hat.
Really humbled that I was able to attend a TEDx. I hope I’ll be able to do it again, and a big thank you to @jdsanford and all the people who worked hard to make it happen.
P.S. For those who didn’t read my nametag, too bad. I got to listen to a lot of really smart people talk about their loves. You should have said hello. :)
Life Through a Lens:
My new favorite picture of myself. The medium format I’m shooting through for the picture is a Minolta Autocord I picked up on ebay and re-leathered.
I was just thinking. We haven’t chatted in a while. What’s going on with you? I just turned 22, starting my fifth year at infomedia, and am done with college (just a few CLEP tests to finish up in the fall.) What have I missed with my flickr friends?
There is still much to be done. #alwx
This is pretty awesome. I think it’s sculpey clay.
Helping out in Shoal Creek today. It’s incredibly humbling that out here, all my study, knowledge, and experience is pretty useless and can’t help anybody. All I have is hands and a will to work.
So I’ve been on wheelbarrow duty. :)
Farewell to Arms:
Israel is filled with soldiers. Every citizen is a soldier, to one degree or another due to their mandatory service laws. There were soldiers on tour groups, soldiers on duty, soldiers in tourist clothes in deep cover, (only could see them by the radio wire and the occasional IWB gun print.) This gentleman was having a phone conversation as he walked away from his post… I snapped his picture and moved on. All the soldiers were happy and courteous the entire time we were there. Felt very safe.
Only a couple more photos to go! (Kinda sad!) Once again thanks for coming along for the ride, it has been fun.
Studying in the Shade:
This fellow was studying a book a bit away from everyone. I couldn’t tell what he was reading, his faith or his creed. We did meet eyes, and he smiled.
The World’s Greatest Sport:
As I wandered about the grounds, I found this child’s soccer ball stuck up in the roof of one of the resting places… It made me laugh to think that in one of the most tense, sacred places in the world, children were playing football. Pretty awesome.
My current Desktop. I wonder what I’m obsessed with right now…
The Dome of the Rock:
The last morning, after breakfast, we walked from our hotel (without our guide!) back to the wailing wall so that we could go visit the temple mount site. After clearing the machine gun manned security checkpoints, we walked up to view a huge, flat area. There were many building around the perimeter, with large colonaded shaded areas. There were several garden type areas, also with shade. Small clusters of worshipers had drawn up chairs and were discussing (presumably) the Koran. The central area, containing the Dome of the Rock shrine was completely bare for at least 500 feet around it. It dominated the eye, this being the highest point in the area. I can say I haven’t been near a building that felt so solid, so immovable. It was pretty stunning.
There was a palpable tension in the air as we walked around. From the moment I set foot on the mount it seemed that the air was close. People were very polite, and very very quiet. It was a place where things could explode at any minute. Indeed, several days after we left they closed the temple mount to all visitors except the very devout. Pretty amazing place.
The Last Breakfast:
We finally were at the end of our trip. By the end of this day, we’d be on a plane back to the USA. But first, we had a little more adventuring to do. We intended to make a visit to the temple mount, and the Dome of the Rock.
But first we enjoyed some fresh squeezed orange juice and some very well done scrambled eggs. :-)
I’m kind of sad and kind of glad that my posting journey through our trip is almost over. I hope you’ve enjoyed the trip, and maybe learned a few things. It certainly was an amazing experience for me as a person and as a photographer. Thanks for coming along.
