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Do you ever wish you had your Camera with you?

Journal Entry: Tue Apr 15, 2008, 12:01 PM
At 6am (ish)! this morning I was driving from Hereford to Worcester. As I left Hereford I could see the orange glow of a Sunrise. The fields and trees were white from an overnight frost. The was also a low mist/fog just clinging to the valleys and flood plain.

A few miles further on and the bright red sun rose above the skyline, filtered by a few clouds on the horizon. To my right the Malvern Hills were in silhouette.

And where was my camera?

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  • Current Age: 54
  • Current Residence: Herefordshire
  • Interests: Sport and Photography
  • Favourite movie: Moulin Rouge
  • Favourite genre of music: 1960's
  • Favourite artist: Meat Loaf
  • Favourite photographer: Perry Gallagher
  • Operating System: XP
  • Tools of the Trade: D80

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*Mugshots-UK:iconMugshots-UK: 22 hours 39 minutes ago
Hi :wave: and thanks for your :+fav: on Red Lilly II. :blush:

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Light travels faster than sound :nod:

That is why some people appear to be quite bright until you hear them speak :laughing:

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*andre-j:iconandre-j: 1 day 3 hours ago
thanks for the faves
~wye55:iconwye55: 2 days 3 hours ago Mood: Humor
Personal message!! Its that imagination of your again!!
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 2 days 17 hours ago
got it and replied... but what's "pm" stand for? :confused: Post Message? Private Mail? Pickled Meatball? Prissy Mallard?

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~wye55:iconwye55: 2 days 18 hours ago Mood: Adoration
I have sent you a pm.
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 2 days 22 hours ago
Oh, a few different things. The main project I've been picking away at is a single image of the Origins of Faeries that will incorporate all the other Faerie Origins pieces that I've already submitted to my gallery. I still have several more creatures I want to finish before putting them all together, though. Aside from that, I'm trying to think "outside the box" and come up with a sci-fi contest entry, but I'm so NOT a sci-fi girl for the most part, so the Muse hasn't bludgeoned me with anything remotely workable yet. I am just about done with contests altogether though, I think... I was hoping to maybe pick up a couple of subscriptions here and there, but I never even place in any contests, let alone WIN any. I don't mind not winning, really - that's not why I do this. But I like the idea of doing "features" for other artists and that sort of thing. Otherwise, I really just do this for the fun and as a way to keep marginally sane in the midst of an otherwise mundane existence.

Inspiration? I don't think I have any ever, really - not that I can seem to draw upon on a consistent basis. Usually I just look around at photos and other images and something just screams at me "Hey! Make me into a centaur or a mermaid!" or something like that. No magic involved. I don't seem to have much of an imagination for surrealism or some of the dream-like images that others seem so capable of producing. I never dream, so that's no help - haha! That's why my images tend to be rather "realistic" (if you consider mermaids and elves "realistic" at all...). And my mind doesn't seem to have much of a "dark" bent, so that rules out that genre as well.

Time to do each one? Most of them take me DAYS or longer, but it's not a continual process (I have to squeeze in a few minutes here and there between my "real" job and family life, etc...), so it's not a terribly efficient system, but it's better than nothing for me. I wish I had more time all at once to work on my images, but bills must get paid!

And you? What's next on your creative agenda?

~Ellen :blowkiss:

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~wye55:iconwye55: 3 days 3 hours ago Mood: Triumph
What is your fertile imagination working on at the moment? Where do you get your inpiration? And how long does it take you to create one of your manipulations?
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 5 days 14 hours ago
I guess I never really thought about it before - at least, not in those terms. I've had people tell me that I have a "wild" imagination, but that seems so generalized. "Creative," but that sounds redundant. I think I like "fertile" - it suggests something that's growing - alive - bountiful - "ripe for productivity" - lol! Most of the time, my own imagination just scares the heck out of me, but that's because I have trouble dealing with the "real" world, I think. Not sure, really, but you've given me something to ponder!
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~wye55:iconwye55: 5 days 15 hours ago
Well how do you describe your imagination - your photographic creations?
*MHK-annai:iconMHK-annai: 5 days 19 hours ago
Thanks for the :+favlove:

Annai
*Mave71:iconMave71: 6 days 11 hours ago
thanks for the :+fav:

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*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 6 days 13 hours ago
lol - I don't think I've ever had anyone refer to my imagination as "fertile" before, but I like that! I hope not to disappoint you!
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~wye55:iconwye55: 6 days 15 hours ago Mood: Eye Candy
I look forward to seeing more work from your fertile imagination
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 6 days 15 hours ago
Well I'm glad - thanks! :hug:

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~wye55:iconwye55: 6 days 15 hours ago
No I have made them favourites because I like them. I like what you do.
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 6 days 15 hours ago
Well, I certainly hope that you didn't feel coerced into adding any of these to your :+fav:'s but I appreciate it either way - lol! Thanks for the lovely compliment!
:blowkiss:

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~wye55:iconwye55: 6 days 15 hours ago
You are very talented - I now have some favourites :)
*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: 6 days 21 hours ago
:lmao: lol - now that's funny! Well, I'll do my best!

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~wye55:iconwye55: 6 days 22 hours ago
I am here to be won over. I think you have a good chance
~ApolloniaDragus:iconApolloniaDragus: May 11, 2008, 3:46:47 AM
Thanks for the :+fav:s

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*Valedhelven:iconValedhelven: May 10, 2008, 6:10:00 PM
Thanks so much for the :+devwatch: John! I'm intrigued, though... you have quite a stunning collection of beautiful favourites... but I don't see any Faerie creatures like I make in there... Guess I'll have to try and win you over, I suppose - lol! Thanks for the support...
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=cougars:iconcougars: May 10, 2008, 3:36:50 AM
thanks for the fave mate :D

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*Mugshots-UK:iconMugshots-UK: May 8, 2008, 2:49:33 PM
Thanks for your :+fav: on Charlotte VII. :)

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Light travels faster than sound :nod:

That is why some people appear to be quite bright until you hear them speak :laughing:

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*TheHarlequinsMask:iconTheHarlequinsMask: May 8, 2008, 3:23:28 AM
My thanks for the Favourite!!

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*Mugshots-UK:iconMugshots-UK: May 8, 2008, 1:44:29 AM
Thanks for your :+fav: on Charlotte IX. :thanks:

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Light travels faster than sound :nod:

That is why some people appear to be quite bright until you hear them speak :laughing:

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