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Thought I'd make an album here instead of flooding the "Pictures" Thread.

Happy holidays from Garrafa


Spinning with my sister...






Very Berry










I've been taking a lot of pictures lately... I love it

Feedback is always welcome

What, are you kidding? Flood away. It's what the thread is for. Wait till *I* get started.

Ahem.

Anyhow, nice pictures. What kind of Camera/lens you using? I wish I could get a spinning shot without INTENSE BLUR.

Damn. You have a great eye for a good picture. Wonderful colors and depth.

The third picture of your sister should be titled "I will eat your soul!"

So pretty. I love your photos. You're very good at capturing faces.

Thank you guys n_n

Dave: I know, I loooove that picture, she looks eeevil.

Some more...

Getting into the holiday spirit...



A little boy that caught my attention one saturday afternoon.


Araceli. One of my best friends. Incredibly talented bellydancer.






The smart dog that lives 3 houses away from me. I think he uses dirt to camouflage with the floor.

I have never, in my life, so wanted to be a blackberry...

I miss you beautiful people!

Things have been busy and crazy lately, but I still try to take as many pictures as I can, it keeps me from losing it!

Here are some more so you don't completely forget about me, hope you like them!

St. Valentine's.
The dog is my sister's best friend...




Moving day... my teenage cousin Sofia.


Araceli




Mushroom girl


Me. Here comes the sun to-do do-do ♪


Sunday Solitude.
This could've been a self-portrait...


There's a light that never goes out...


Oh and... my hair is red and I'm lovin' it (Calleja hates it )

It won't be for long but... I'm enjoying my redheadedness while it lasts.

Big kisses everyone.

imager-riffic. some good colours in some of those.

I love your photos. They lift my spirits.
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^I just realized I started my last post with "I love your photos," but it's true!

Mexico. The land of the beautiful people.

No joke. That belly dancer is one of the most beautiful ladies I've ever seen.

Amazing photos! You capture a moment or an emotion perfectly! Love the perspective and use of lighting.

Thank you guys :')

The latest one.
My personal rendition of my favorite movie, Amélie.

Andrélie n_n

You'll be happy to know that the first thing I thought, before I even read the text, was "Amelie". Nicely done.

Morphine said:

Me. Here comes the sun to-do do-do ♪

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I hadn't seen this batch, and I have to say I really really love this one.

Doesn't she love so much prettier with dark hair instead of red? HELP ME OUT PEOPLE!

Nope, sorry. Red > Black.

Raven haired beauties always were a weakness of mine.

Calleja said:

Doesn't she love so much prettier with dark hair instead of red? HELP ME OUT PEOPLE!

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Freudian slip!

Magnificent in either color, but I think the black hair really frames and contrasts the fruit and goes exactly right with the playful expression in the Amélie photo.

I prefer black for the contrast, on Morfina, anyway.

Lovely as always, and I especially like the Andrelie, great colours.

Morphine said:

Freudian slip!

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Que pedo, te juro que no me dí cuenta O_O

Calleja said:

Doesn't she love so much prettier with dark hair instead of red? HELP ME OUT PEOPLE!

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I agree!

Calleja said:

Doesn't she love so much prettier with dark hair instead of red? HELP ME OUT PEOPLE!

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Well we'd have to test it out ourselves to give an honest opinion, now wouldn't we...

Didn't you read? It was a FREUDIAN SLIP cause I love her THAT MUCH.

It was not a brain fart, you hear me!? aranoid:
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Oh what the hell!! ": paranoid:" is no longer an emoticon command for the paranoid face thingie? I don't even RECOGNIZE this place anymore!! :humph:

It is supposed to be not :humph:

HUMPH WAS THE INDIGNANT CROSS-ARMED FACE, DAMMIT!

Oh my God, it's been so long since I read Calleja's delightful caps. ^_^

THEY'RE NOT DELIGHTFUL, THEY'RE LOUD AND INTIMIDA---

oh to hell with it. I missed you too, CG

Calleja said:

Didn't you read? It was a FREUDIAN SLIP cause I love her THAT MUCH.

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Might be why i went in a different direction with it... well that and because i can't resist a pretty girl with curly hair.

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THEY'RE NOT DELIGHTFUL, THEY'RE LOUD AND INTIMIDA---

oh to hell with it. I missed you too, CG

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:hug:

Thought I'd update this. It's been so long!

Silke (the actress I lived with in Ibiza)


Street photography makes me happy.
Redhead.


Mother and daughter.


Metamorphosis.


Venezia


Big Cat. Window in downtown Valencia.


Hope you like 'em

Ever been to Barcelona? If so, tell me about it. I'm planning to go for my honeymoon. (along with Paris and Positano)

Jay said:

Ever been to Barcelona? If so, tell me about it. I'm planning to go for my honeymoon. (along with Paris and Positano)

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There's this sketchy looking alleyway off the side of La Ramblas, where you'll find a red door. It's a tiny, smokey jazz club. Go.

Jay said:

Ever been to Barcelona? If so, tell me about it. I'm planning to go for my honeymoon. (along with Paris and Positano)

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Barcelona knocked my socks off. There's so much to see and so many people to meet. I loved it.

The "Redhead" photograph was taken in Barcelona, at Barrio de Gracia.

Chad Sexington said:

There's this sketchy looking alleyway off the side of La Ramblas, where you'll find a red door. It's a tiny, smokey jazz club. Go.

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There will be an old man in a tan smoking jacket who sits on a stool near the men's room. He'll give you a package.

Bring it to me.

I take more pictures now and I actually make some money off it

(Not these two in particular, that's my niece, Angelina playing with me on a sunday.)





She's so crazy, she cured my broken heart.

The dancer with the pretty belly is still one of my favorite things to shoot...




My sister being THE favorite...



[DOUBLEPOST=1378167322,1378167290][/DOUBLEPOST]They lose so much quality when I post them here :/

They certainly don't seem to lose any of your incredible perspective, understanding of light or artist's ability to capture a moment and I'm glad you are posting them again!

Whoa! I don't know when you came back Morphone but you are always welcome here! Your pictures continue to astound!

Thanks, guys!

Since I was gone I've also developed a new relationship with my body and the way I see and think of other people's bodies, too...
It's a whole thing, I call it "Gordiamor" n_n



I was also blonde for a while...



But it didn't feel very "me" and that ended quickly...

Gordiamor.... "Chubbylove?" *chuckles*

In any case, love seeing your work... glad that you've decided to meander back to us!

Love your pictures! If my "like" shows up as "agree" it's cuz I was on Tapatalk.

Cajungal said:

Love your pictures! If my "like" shows up as "agree" it's cuz I was on Tapatalk.

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Hehe, I AGREE WITH THESE PHOTOS.

Gusto said:

Hehe, I AGREE WITH THESE PHOTOS.

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I AGREE WITH THEM AS WELL. THEY ARE PHOTOS.

Officer_Charon said:

Gordiamor.... "Chubbylove?" *chuckles*

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Yes, Chubbylove

I saw Ender's Game last night.
I loved the whole strategy theme, I thought it was pretty clever and I really liked the story, but what really touched me was the concept of knowing someone so well that you can't help, at least for a moment, to love them. I know what that's like and it's a beautiful thing.

In photography, sometimes photographer and model develop a sort of tattoo artist-tattooee connection. When I become familiar enough with the person staring back at the lens, after a while, right before I get the best shot, I get to really know them and see a glimpse of the stories behind that face and a whole life I could never completely figure out. The stories of mothers, fathers, grandparents, love stories and battle stories. Unbelievable stories. In that moment, I love them. I know every pore and every freckle are exactly where they are meant to be, they are no accident: they are true, undeniable beauty. I click the shutter fully aware that this is the best shot and sometimes it takes my breath away.

I've been doing some pregnancy shoots and I am loving them! So sweet and fun n_n

Considering the huge stigma associated with "being SO FAT" in modern society, I always wonder what's going on in behind a woman's eyes when she deliberately gets someone to take her representative "belly picture(s)" while pregnant. I don't know if it's rebellion, a desire to share that "glow," the documentation of a life process, or what. I'm sure the motivation is different for each person, and its this wide range of different reasons that fascinates me.

--Patrick

PatrThom said:

Considering the huge stigma associated with "being SO FAT" in modern society, I always wonder what's going on in behind a woman's eyes when she deliberately gets someone to take her representative "belly picture(s)" while pregnant. I don't know if it's rebellion, a desire to share that "glow," the documentation of a life process, or what. I'm sure the motivation is different for each person, and its this wide range of different reasons that fascinates me.

--Patrick

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I don't know, but to me, a "fat" woman and a "pregnant" woman look nothing alike. A pregnant woman (tends to) be far more feminine, radiating pheromones and so forth. Yes, covered in clothes you can sometimes be mislead, but usually, certainly in bathing suit or less, there's no mistaking who's what. Pregnant women are beautiful. Fat women, well, depends on just how fat, I'm not a fan of stick figures (except in webcomics ) but "morbidly obese" isn't pretty either.

Most "fat" women are ashamed of their body (often wrongly so - most wome who consider themselves "fat" aren't) and hide it; have a bad self image, and radiate a lack of confidence and that sort of things.

Bubble181 said:

I don't know, but to me, a "fat" woman and a "pregnant" woman look nothing alike. A pregnant woman (tends to) be far more feminine, radiating pheromones and so forth. Yes, covered in clothes you can sometimes be mislead, but usually, certainly in bathing suit or less, there's no mistaking who's what. Pregnant women are beautiful. Fat women, well, depends on just how fat, I'm not a fan of stick figures (except in webcomics ) but "morbidly obese" isn't pretty either.

Most "fat" women are ashamed of their body (often wrongly so - most wome who consider themselves "fat" aren't) and hide it; have a bad self image, and radiate a lack of confidence and that sort of things.

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Fat women's beauty does not depend on "just how fat", and saying "morbidly obese isn't pretty" is way out of line in this chubbylovin' thread, my dear, you are more than welcome to say "I like..." or "I prefer..." or whatever else that implies that you are only talking about your own perspective and not defining a rule. Women and men can be as beautiful as they or anyone else believes them to be

Morphine said:

Fat women's beauty does not depend on "just how fat", and saying "morbidly obese isn't pretty" is way out of line in this chubbylovin' thread, my dear, you are more than welcome to say "I like..." or "I prefer..." or whatever else that implies that you are only talking about your own perspective and not defining a rule. Women and men can be as beautiful as they or anyone else believes them to be

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*hug* I hate being photographed, but I'd let you take my picture any day.

I'm not talking about regular old "chubby". My girlfriend outweighs me by 30 pounds, easy, and she's shorter than me. Believe me, I prefer my ladies on the chubbier side of a skeleton (aka "fashion models" - yuk).
I was talking about actual morbid obesity; I can't help the term having suffered some severe mediatic decay. A person - man or woman - who can't get out of bed anymore because their skeleton can't support their weight is unhealthy and yes, genuinely, generally, not pretty anymore. I'm sure there are people who like it still - but just like those who think anorexics can stand to lose a few more pounds, that's not a normal attraction. Sorry.

As I said before - most women who consider themselves "fat" aren't (Sorry Seej, I've seen your pictures. You're not fat. You might just qualify for "the way I like it" ).

Bubble, I think you missed the point. You don't get to decide the absolute definition of what is "pretty". You are allowed to prefer what you like, but there is a vast canyon of difference between "I don't prefer obese women" and "Obese women aren't pretty".

My wife hates the way she looks. I tell her I think she's beautiful every day, and I'd never want anything else, but I have a feeling that eventually my words became meaningless to her, since I'm both biased towards her and always supportive.