Last rose? Yes.

It was an incredibly warm November so far (it won't last, according with he forecast) so I had a last opportunity for a sunny morning with a lone rose in my garden.

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9449 kilometers

My friend talked me into joining this project called 9449 kilometers (the title is the distance from Caracas, Venezuela to Bucharest, Romania) where we choose a topic, take each other a photo and put the results side by side. We just started the project, last week the topic was "office supplies" (but we evolved it in "notes"), this week was "stairs", next week is supposed to be "alone" and so forth. Enjoy.

Vengeance? I'll pass

I am not a religious person but if I was I could easily categorize this as divine justice or such... back when a clueless manager had one video I made at a weddings fair removed from YouTube, not realising this is publicity for him and his artists, my only reaction was to complain on my photography blog and stop posting pictures with his starlets.

Well, the faith turned and pretty much by accident I managed to snap by chance a really embarrassing picture from an on-stage performance. I half-smile observing the "divine justice" and process to doing nothing. I won't give them any publicity. And I don't feel the need for vengeance on those people.

Of bees and flowers

The last breath of the flowers, I had the opportunity to capture some classic close-ups with bees, which was a good opportunity, a first test of the macro capabilities of my new lens.

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Tufanele/Crizanteme = Chrysanthemums

In some parts of the country they call those "tufănele" (especially when the flowers are smaller), the dictionary says "crizanteme", English is "Chrysanthemums" and in the last few autumns I made a habit to capture a few pictures from my garden. It seems however this will be the last year, the poor flowers are rarer and rarer, dying due to my lack of attention. I have moments of shame for that.



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Gratuitous Hugs

It looks like a favorite sport of many participants at this year's Nijikon was giving hugs for free, this made me remember about the hugs I wanted to offer and were denied... because they here not gratuitous.



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New glass, so what? Too little, too late. Miss the blue.

I lost faith on many things those days, including in ever getting F64 to ever fix my lens, so in the end I followed my my friend's advice and bought a new, better lens - even if I still disagree with her, you can't buy happiness with money... well, unless is an enormous sum, like 1,000,000€ or such...

And if you know me, you know I'm following the principle "or la bal or la spital" (translation from Romanian: "either at the dance, or at the hospital") so I went for f/2.8 and a weight that will break my back. Middle way is not an option.

My biggest regret is losing the opportunity to use this gear to capture one of the most beautiful blue eyes I ever saw, every time my gear was incomplete, I missed the opportunity and tried to do the best with what I had available. Not what I wanted. I am sorry.

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My world

My friend asked for a series of photos showing my world, true and real, just as it is, with ugly parts and beautiful parts. So I am doing it.

As you can see, now the world is sad, dark, dirty and lacking any hope. Welcome to the reality.

To complete the mood, let me share a poem written by one famous Romanian artist:

Lacustine
by George Bacovia

So many nights I've heard the rain,
Have heard matter weeping ...
I am alone, my mind is drawn
Towards lacustrine dwellings.

As though I slept on wet boards,
A wave will slap me in the back -
I start from sleep, and it seems
I haven't drawn the bridge from the bank.

A void of history extends,
I find myself in the same times ...
And sense how through so much rain
The heavy timber stilts are tumbling.

So many nights I've heard the rain,
Always starting, always waiting ...
I am alone, my mind is drawn
Towards lacustrine dwellings ...

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Stupid stuff from keyord searches

My lens is still broken, I am still broken, I can't do productive stuff, have to wait and see. But since someone lured me into that, and I need to pass some time, I'll go to the classic posting of funny keyword searches that made people visit my blog (together with my smart-ass comments), maybe this will bring a smile to the face of one or two persons. Have fun.

The Bridal Department

• bride panties - I swear, I don't know anything about that :)
• bride with no panties photos - hmmm.... we can start talking...
• brides show their panties - where? let me bring the camera...
• the bride erotic - lucky you?
• drunk mariaj - don't do that! just don't.

The Panties Department

• are you looking at my knickers - I don't know, should I?
• are you looking at my panties - can't deny nor acknowledge.
• do you want to look at my panties - thanks for the invitation.
• i want to show you my panties - I can't disappoint a lady, sure.
• he was looking at my panties - she complains now?
• my man in my panties photos - i have a feeling that may hurt...

The Beauty Department

• perfect 10 blonde blue eyes 33 - yes please.
• show me girls close eyes photo - someone got my weakness...
• beautiful contact lenses - if you ask me, naturals are better.

The Me Department

• model from hell - i don't do that often, but from time to time people do use me as a model

The Naughty Department

• a picture of a girl not wearing any clothes - again, yes please.
• ero shou - leanr to spell.
• hookers in bucharest - maybe at the above mentioned "shou"?
• where to find a girl in cluj - last time I visited the city of Cluj Napoca, there were a lot of girls there. Oh, do you want a nice one, or an available one? Sorry.
• focus girls sexy college girl - should be they from Cluj or Bucharest?
• most beautiful and sexy porn stars photos - certainly, you are on the right blog.
• blonde bikini filterui:imagesize-large - surely you want the imagesize to be large? Not other things?

The WTF Department

• you tub - me tub?
• comics strips love story - a girl, a boy, maybe another boy, plenty of broken hearts.
• baldur's gate sexy portraits - OK, I am sold.
• fbl goth - methinks he's watching too much TV.

The Linux Department

• fedora sexy woman$ - uh, Fedora is Free as in Freedom, do you know something about the "$"?
• fedora linux sexy hot wallpapers - yes, in Fedora 14 we have waterfalls, lakes, skies, forests and so on...
• sexy linux girl fedora tattoo - hmmm.... he knows something...

The Better World Department

• nicu fundraising campaigns - sure, I can use some new, better lens.
• cum sa faci aparate de bani - nope, the money aren't supposed to be fake.
• mititei la grill - at least that... Don't forget the beer.

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Adventures in Piatra

Over the last week-end I was in a trip to Piatra Neamț, if I recall correctly it was my first time in that city. The trip was planned long before so I went, even if I was too sad for it (being hit by the thing called "life").

It was not all drinking, I took some photos too, but between the before mentioned sadness and still lacking lenses the results are far from great.

There was a statue of Fane Babanu':

A plaza with an old air in the city center:

I also saw a poster with one of the scariest foods ever (didn't dare to try it):


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Zurich

A few days in Zurich for FUDCon, I was on the conference most of the time but still caught a few moments in the city, doing some photography. Unfortunately, not having my lens, they didn't came as I wanted and I didn't took so many... didn't got the time yet for editing, just dumped some of them in a small gallery.

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Hide and Seek

Is she here or is not? You never know for real... too bad for those beautiful big blue eyes to stay hidden.

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Photo comic: Medieval

Some time ago I also played with comic strips made as a combination of photography and illustration, but this time the idea was to aim for a longer story, evolving with feedback from the viewers. It will continue only if the audience want to.

Vote with your comments. Thanks!

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Hello Kitty, Hello Trashcan

Another piece in the awful flash photography series.

The toy was bought a few days ago to be offered as a reward on Friday or in the worst case on Saturday, now it looks like the trash can is going to be the receiver.


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Rat's life

I have a rat infestation in my garden so finally I decide to take action: gathered some rat poison and spread it in a few strategic places, now waiting to it to take effect.

Friday evening when returning from work I was in a big hurry, being awaited and having hopes, as it was the time to make plans for the next day. But the very first thing I had to do was to feed my dog so I walked in the garden, where I saw my first victim, a rat was dying: eyes closed, unable to move any more bur still breathing.

Touchingly, next to him was another rat, keeping him company for the last moments. I was brutal, took a shovel, the poison has to be buried to not endanger my dog and I also was in a hurry (I said i was awaited) so the companion rat ran away scared by my presence.

Now I still remember the spark of light in the still living rat's eyes and the relation they seemed to have and can't stop asking: even a rat? am I cursed? am I broken?

Needless to say, my hopes also died that evening.

Photo taken a couple of days later, this is probably the companion

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