Feb. 2010 - Photography assignment - Song titles - Images that suggest a song's title

[AntZ]

Just putting up a post to get a list started.
Here's mine:
-Anything Red
-The look of love/love is" is in keeping with the Hallmark Holiday...define what love is for you via an image.
-Frame within a frame find an images framed within the frame of something else
-Song titles- find photo ops/images that suggest the title of a song....



I think Bambi had a cool idea too but I can't remember what it was.

That's my input anyhow.....

Red is good! It is for romance, Valentine's Day or Canada at the Olympics or the Flames or for bonus points "On Red" ala:

Bike On Red Door on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/flioukas/2255172606/)

Strollmo on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobbdobbs/4114935069/in/pool-1245888@N21)

it would be neat to see all the interpretations of 'red' on this one!!!

Forgive me these suggestions have been done before...

I like the red idea but here are some others if everyone is not on board with it

We could do 'Selective Colorization' or 'Me'

The selective colorization is self explanitory but the 'me' topic could be fun...it wouldn't have to be a portrait, that is if you didn't want it to be. It could be a shot that is distinctly you. ie freckles, smile, eyes, birthmark, bellybutton :P be creative!


J


I think Bambi had a cool idea too but I can't remember what it was.

That's my input anyhow.....

at first I drew a blank and then I remembered! It was from the Sand Dragon thread http://www.photography.ca/Forums/f11/sand-drangon-6880.html#post48328 and my idea was to take a picture of something that looks like something else.


it would be neat to see all the interpretations of 'red' on this one!!!

From Rooster Teeth's Red vs Blue Halo parody...

"It's not pink, it's light red!"

I like the red idea and the me idea.

Oh pleeeeeease don't lets do what very other photo forum in the world is doing and have a Valentines theme again!! :wall-an:

We did red last Feb too as part of the romance theme.

How about something to illustrate a feeling or mood or concept?

Casil mentioned songs ... what about someone picks a song and we have to create a photo as cover shot for the album?

How about a compromise with colours? We could make
- colour keys (here everyone can work with his favourite colour – red, green, blue … ;-))

My other suggestions would be:
- Kids view of the world
- nature oddities (like the sand dragon)

I'm kinda up for the song title one myself...we could go thru our Ipods/music collection and find interesting images to match.

Ie... "Here's a Bridge Over Troubled Waters" by Simon and Garfunkel

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4247436341_dca24f599c.jpg

I am just thinking it might be more fun to do something a little more creative and fun other than red or valentines...besides this year I am boycotting the greeting card holiday! :sad:

oh thank god! I'm not the only one who doesn't get into Valentines day!


oh thank god! I'm not the only one who doesn't get into Valentines day!
I don't like the commercialization. Valentines Day was for your girlfriend ... to win her love ... not to extract money out of your pocket every year after that for the retail industry. I gave my wife a Valentine Days card, toy Teddy Bear (she still has it 27 years later) and a necklace a few months after I met her ... we were 17. Never given her a Valentines anything since. It would diminish that day.

I didn't mind doing Valentines once but I think we can be more creative. I quite like the themes that give people room to use their imagination.

just a theme idea, could be for another future monthly assignment:
Au Naturel - a photo where the subject is natural, not man-made, and the image itself must be posted au naturel, as in no post-processing (with the exception of RAW shooters doing basic global colour/contrast/sharpening adjustments in pp like the ones you could do in camera if shooting jpegs) and NO CROPPING. And you would be encouraged to avoid stripping the metadata out prior to posting to show you got nothing to hide (not that we aren't all a trustworthy bunch).
I think it would be a fun exercise and force us to really pay attention to composition and exposure etc at time of capture.

I thought for a minute F8 was going to suggest nudism and the world isn't ready for that


I thought for a minute F8 was going to suggest nudism and the world isn't ready for that
Me too. I thought 'Here we go ... time to run down to the train station and take shots of people in their underpants! '

LOL! Yeah nude self portrait HDR'd panoramas stitched together out of multiple macros! we want to see every hair, every wrinkle!


LOL! Yeah nude self portrait HDR'd panoramas stitched together out of multiple macros! we want to see every hair, every wrinkle!

I could shoot all the fat, hairy, foul-mouthed CPR Railway guys that are in the classroom accross the hall...then I would go downstairs and shoot all the skinny hairless autobody mechanics that are in the classrooms downstairs. No offense to any train conductor or body mechanics out there.

Side note...they just opened the new classroom this year for Rehab therapy assistants. Was it a SAIT clever marketing plan to combine all the rehabilitation students (aka mostly young girls) who practice feeling each other's bodies while in various stages of undress 3 times a week in the same building as the train conductor and autobody school?

Hmmmm...I have to wonder...found out today that these guys apparently like to leer into the classroom and word has gotten about all the action going on in our class.
I think am going to insist the instructor start shutting the door.

What about Emotion?

Pictures that convey an emotion or capture a mood....could get those creative juices flowing...:thumbup:

Casil,

I do feel for you about guys leering at you. Now you ask how would a guy know how this feels. I once was helping take down an art show and the large paintings were suspended from the ceiling at angles to view from bellow. I had to climb the ladder to lower these down. The next event in the space was the annual gay ball, I kept hearing comment from the 'guys' about my ass. I don't think I have ever made an unwelcome comment to a lady since, that was 30 years ago and it still gives me the creeps.


Casil,

I do feel for you about guys leering at you. Now you ask how would a guy know how this feels. I once was helping take down an art show and the large paintings were suspended from the ceiling at angles to view from bellow. I had to climb the ladder to lower these down. The next event in the space was the annual gay ball, I kept hearing comment from the 'guys' about my ass. I don't think I have ever made an unwelcome comment to a lady since, that was 30 years ago and it still gives me the creeps.
Thanks Greg...I don't think they are leering at me necessarily (I'm soon to be 45 and mostly everyone else there is well under 30...and quite perky...lol) but it's the young 20 something girls that creeps me out.
It's not in the best area of town either....quite the industiral area by the Barlow c-train station. with no campus safewalk and early morning go to school in the dark starts. Now that I know this leering bit, I gotta wonder what the hell SAIT was thinking with this new classroom?


Thanks Greg...I don't think they are leering at me necessarily (I'm soon to be 45 and mostly everyone else there is well under 30...and quite perky...lol) but it's the young 20 something girls that creeps me out.
It's not in the best area of town either....quite the industiral area by the Barlow c-train station. with no campus safewalk and early morning go to school in the dark starts. Now that I know this leering bit, I gotta wonder what the hell SAIT was thinking with this new classroom?

I take it the autobody shop isn't part of the T&T building anymore?

If it's like university or hospitals at all, it's all about the politics of space!!

I guess...lol...anyhow sorry to get a bit :offtopic:here...back to ideas.

I also thought about Depth of field as well...especially shallow...or bokeh.

I like f8's idea too but I think that might work better (for me anyhow) further into the spring/summer season in the GWN (Great White North)when there is more out there to photograph that isn't snow...

So far the consensus seems to lean toward red or song themes/covers

There are loads of watery thing to photograph inside and out. (I apologise if this has been done in the past, I am new here...)


just a theme idea, could be for another future monthly assignment:
Au Naturel - a photo where the subject is natural, not man-made, and the image itself must be posted au naturel, as in no post-processing (with the exception of RAW shooters doing basic global colour/contrast/sharpening adjustments in pp like the ones you could do in camera if shooting jpegs) and NO CROPPING. And you would be encouraged to avoid stripping the metadata out prior to posting to show you got nothing to hide (not that we aren't all a trustworthy bunch).
I think it would be a fun exercise and force us to really pay attention to composition and exposure etc at time of capture.
Or the opposite. A Before/After image, where you show the original and the processed image.


I guess...lol...anyhow sorry to get a bit here...back to ideas.

I also thought about Depth of field as well...especially shallow...or bokeh.

I like f8's idea too but I think that might work better (for me anyhow) further into the spring/summer season in the GWN (Great White North)when there is more out there to photograph that isn't snow...

So far the consensus seems to lean toward red or song themes/covers

Ok. It's like Feb 1st! We have to make up our minds

I've been watching this thread but not really coming up with any good ideas myself. I'll vote song themes which I guess makes at least 2 of us. Anyone else?


There are loads of watery thing to photograph inside and out. (I apologise if this has been done in the past, I am new here...)

Not a bad idea, Richard, however, just about all the water in my area is frozen and, frankly, I'm getting tired of it :(

MA was up for song themes/covers also I believe. :thumbup:

Sounds like a goer...

There's more chat than suggestions in this thread :D....
But it seems to me that song themes has just as much support as RED which a few people are strongly against......

So song themes it is. Rather than choosing 1 song dictatorially, or waiting for everyone to agree. Let's keep it open and just say song themes/covers. members should NAME the song in the post though.

This is going to be a FABULOUSLY creative challenge. I can feel it :highfive:

Merging suggestion posts now. Thanks everyone!

[Marko]

Ok then everybody...the theme this month is - Song titles - Images that suggest a song's title. Here's a great example using casil's image: Here's a Bridge Over Troubled Waters" by Simon and Garfunkel.

IF the song is not well known, then maybe post a link to it on youtube or another site with a link to the song. Just a suggestion...
Just found another great site for finding songs that might not be familiar. http://listen.grooveshark.com/


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4247436341_dca24f599c.jpg

Ok then who will post first?

[Jason]

I love the theme this month!

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2719/4190944815_5b3edfe2ae_b.jpg

[Marko]

Way to start it off Jason :highfive:

[Marko]

Funky colour to go with that funky song. Nice! (which cracked me up...it's been YEARS since i've heard that song - lol)

[Greg_Nuspel]

I do like the idea of backing up song titles with a link, because there are some strange titles out there.

[Richard]

It's raining men (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Raining_Men)

I set up a large playmobil scene, but it looked a bit busy, so I settled for a cropped shot.

http://content.snapixel.com/content/EBS1/m/Richard_cd58b1131108.jpg?c=106

[Mad Aussie]

It's raining men (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_Raining_Men)

I set up a large playmobil scene, but it looked a bit busy, so I settled for a cropped shot.
:laughing: cool idea.
I hate that song though! :headslap:

[Richard]

I'm not a fan of the song either ;) , just thought of the idea when I saw my kids playing with the playmobil..

[casil403]

When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,
speaking words of wisdom, let it be.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4323916842_b441510fa3_o.jpg

I took this today with the specific intention of this song in mind. :)

[Mad Aussie]

Cool ... The Beatles.

[JAS_Photo]

This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc7p5XuxpuQ)


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4324837978_b93ef567bf_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4324837978/)

[Richard]

Hey JAS, I like the contrast of the shiny buildings against the black goods train complete with graffiti. Very cool shot.

[casil403]

Wow...cool stuff already and we are only one day into the assignment! I am looking forward to the creativity of this one....but I have to ask...who is gonna do "Great Balls of Fire"? :laugh:

[Marko]

I like your take on this Richard, casil and Jas!

[Greg_Nuspel]

Wow...cool stuff already and we are only one day into the assignment! I am looking forward to the creativity of this one....but I have to ask...who is gonna do "Great Balls of Fire"? :laugh:

I'll take that on if you take on "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"

[casil403]

....and it burns, burns, burns,
the ring of fire,
the ring of fire. :D

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4036/4326247664_b49323a64d_o.jpg

[Kawarthabob]

I'll take that on if you take on "Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together in a Cave and Grooving with a Pict"

This I'd like to see! Ummagumma!

[F8&Bthere]

This I'd like to see! Ummagumma!

Careful with that axe, Eugene!

[casil403]

If I could save time in a bottle
The first thing that I'd like to do
Is to save every day
Till Eternity passes away
Just to spend them with you.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4325834643_33d64cb94f_o.jpg

[Greg_Nuspel]

Careful with that axe, Eugene!

Some of us are showing our age

[Mad Aussie]

....and it burns, burns, burns,
the ring of fire,
the ring of fire. :D

Well I got the joke ;)

Johnny Cash ... never could sing worth a damn but had some funny songs :)

[Jason]

These are great--the "Raining Men" one is very creative!

[Jason]

It's Not Easy Being Green - Kermit the Frog

It's not that easy being green
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold
Or something much more colorful like that

It's not easy being green
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're
Not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water
Or stars in the sky

But green's the color of Spring
And green can be cool and friendly-like
And green can be big like an ocean, or important
Like a mountain, or tall like a tree

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why
Wonder, I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful
And I think it's what I want to be

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2673/3841371326_85bd12a655_b.jpg

[Marko]

Oh this is such a fun theme - Nice creativity casil and jason!

[Mad Aussie]

How good is that reflection of the lilly!!! :eek:

[Jason]

Thanks Marko and MA!

[Iguanasan]

These are all great!!

I don't want to be a stick in the mud but I am wondering though, have we completely abandoned the idea of actually taking photos within the month of the challenge? Most of these look like they were pulled out of the archives rather than taken in the last couple of days. :o

[casil403]

These are all great!!
Most of these look like they were pulled out of the archives rather than taken in the last couple of days. :o

I'm not sure of anyone else's, but all the submissions I've posted have all been done in the last couple of days. :) :thumbup:

[Mad Aussie]

Don't Fly Away - Jan & Dean (1961) YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFv1ygeEvIk

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4329810040_cc5aebb93d_o.jpg

[JAS_Photo]

Cool capture of those little birds!

[Mad Aussie]

Thanks JAS :)

[Mad Aussie]

I like that shot JAS ... almost simplistic :evil2:

[Richard]

There are some great shots, I like MA's 'Don't Fly Away', those baby birds sure look hungry.

I think the monthly challenge is a fantastic way of giving new ideas of what to shoot, my shot was taken purely for this challenge.

Thanks Marko and Jason for your comments...

[casil403]

Cute Birds MA! :)
Love the men raining also!

[Yisehaq]

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere ........
By Tracy Chapman (http://www.lyrics007.com/Tracy%20Chapman%20Lyrics.html)

[Marko]

Really cool shot MA!
Like the fast car shot Yisehaq, nice pan!
Jas - Not sure why you deleted your photo with that confusing threadnote, looked good to me. :confused:

[Iguanasan]

Hey, my apologies if I ticked anyone off with the comment about photos taken during the month of the assignment. :sorry: I really, truly did not mean to offend anyone, I was just a little confused, and maybe cranky due to the -22C wind chill all week, about the details of assignments. I see Marko has cleared up my misunderstanding. Pardon me now, while I remove :footinmou

[F8&Bthere]

Well, it's no Ummagumma, but....

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

Purple haze all around
Don't know if I'm comin' up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me

The Late Great Jimi Hendrix

[Mad Aussie]

You didn't say anything wrong Iggy ... I was thinking the same thing ... " A lot of photos so quickly ... are they all new photos? The monthly assignment is supposed to be for photos taken specifically for the assignment, not dragging up old ones and using them "

However, nobodys going to worry if you do drag up an old one and use it ... I've done that, and made it known I did.

[JAS_Photo]

Some of us are out taking photos a few hours every week, on a number of different topics and formats, so if I happen to take a photo of a night time scene just before the assignment of photos taken at night , should I go back and take the same photo over again just so my exif data makes everyone happy? I had the "I will follow you into the dark" file sitting in LR for a few days and finally decided to edit it and while doing so was reminded of the "Death Cab For Cutie" song. So in order to qualify for the assignment I should go out and reshoot the photo? My preface to the those two photos said when they were taken, I wasn't trying to fool anyone. This was a fun theme now it's kind of not so fun anymore. :( If people were not so busy pointing fingers, they might get some fun out of it as well.

[casil403]

Nice shot there F8....looks like you got some frost down south today too! :thumbup:

[JAS_Photo]

Well, it's no Ummagumma, but....

http://www.photography.ca/Forums/attachments/f13/5596d1265320911-feb-2010-photography-assignment-song-titles-images-suggest-songs-title-purple-haze.jpg

Purple haze all in my brain
Lately things just don't seem the same
Actin' funny, but I don't know why
'Scuse me while I kiss the sky

Purple haze all around
Don't know if I'm comin' up or down
Am I happy or in misery?
Whatever it is, that girl put a spell on me

The Late Great Jimi Hendrix

Cool photo F8

[Kawarthabob]

Some of us are showing our age

that might be so but we have awsome taste in music:thumbup:

[Bambi]

Sunrise Sunset (Fiddler on the Roof Cast Lyrics, Sunrise, Sunset Lyrics >> (http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/fiddlerontheroof/sunrisesunset.htm))
Sunrise, sunset
Sunrise, sunset
Swiftly fly the years
One season following another
Laden with happiness and tears

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S2ttCoxZSPI/AAAAAAAAEVI/ZY8IgNfFc-8/s800/winter%20sunset.jpg

[casil403]

Awesome B...love the clouds and colour! :highfive:

[Bambi]

and for you Rush fans:

The Trees


There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunligh
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples
(and they’re quite convinced they’re right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can’t help their feelings
If they like the way they’re made
And they wonder why the maples
Can’t be happy in their shade?

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream `oppression!`
And the oaks, just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
’the oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light’
Now there’s no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw ...

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S2t4PtAT1pI/AAAAAAAAEWI/nqzxG11Ysdw/s800/stump2.jpg

[Iguanasan]

Some of us are out taking photos a few hours every week, on a number of different topics and formats, so if I happen to take a photo of a night time scene just before the assignment of photos taken at night , should I go back and take the same photo over again just so my exif data makes everyone happy? I had the "I will follow you into the dark" file sitting in LR for a few days and finally decided to edit it and while doing so was reminded of the "Death Cab For Cutie" song. So in order to qualify for the assignment I should go out and reshoot the photo? My preface to the those two photos said when they were taken, I wasn't trying to fool anyone. This was a fun theme now it's kind of not so fun anymore. :( If people were not so busy pointing fingers, they might get some fun out of it as well.

Hey, JAS. Seriously, I wasn't trying to point fingers at anyone or ruin it for anyone. As Marko corrected me it's optional which was my misunderstanding. I was just a bit surprised at seeing a couple which were obviously summer time photos in February. Again, sorry if I offended you, it was not my intention.:goodvibes:goodvibes

[casil403]

Shhh, look at me, I'm a shattered
I'm a shattered
Look at me- I'm a shattered, yeah

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4331703378_0578dd7f3d_o.jpg

[Bambi]

neat Casil. What is it?

[casil403]

Shattered glass overhang entryway to a building. I guess it's an art effect more than anything. :shrug:

[Iguanasan]

Ok, I thought I was being a dolt for not seeing it. I like it's abstractness but I still can't picture what it is :D

[casil403]

:laughing: lol...no worries. If I find a cool shattered window this month I'll do a repost! Better yet if some one else beats me to it the more the merrier!! :highfive:

[Mad Aussie]

Some of us are out taking photos a few hours every week, on a number of different topics and formats, so if I happen to take a photo of a night time scene just before the assignment of photos taken at night , should I go back and take the same photo over again just so my exif data makes everyone happy? I had the "I will follow you into the dark" file sitting in LR for a few days and finally decided to edit it and while doing so was reminded of the "Death Cab For Cutie" song. So in order to qualify for the assignment I should go out and reshoot the photo? My preface to the those two photos said when they were taken, I wasn't trying to fool anyone. This was a fun theme now it's kind of not so fun anymore. :( If people were not so busy pointing fingers, they might get some fun out of it as well.
You're over reacting JAS ... there's no issue ... never was. You did nothing wrong posting your photo, everyone knows that.

[edbayani11]

shot this this morning while walking around our neighborhood,
ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE

[Richard]

Your neighbourhood looks nice Ed. It was grey and raining here when I walked to work today.

[edbayani11]

thank you richard. most of the time the weather is fine here except for a few typhoons during mid year/

[Jason]

Very cool shots everyone!

Not a great picture here (I need to work on using indoor light and flash a bit more effectively), but I love the song. And I love whiskey. What more do you need?

Whiskey in the Jar

The Dubliners:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46EXY4oP1Do

Or if Metallica is more your speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDhnRo8YvQ

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4334615153_ba0eb9e9f9_b.jpg

[JAS_Photo]

Ha!Ha! Cool stuff.

[casil403]

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for the springing fresh from the word

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4335035457_c3d9f6976a_o.jpg

[Marko]

Very cool purple haze shot f8 - fits the theme beautifully.
Cool clouds in your shot Bambi! and your tree shot is also way cool.
Wicked cool shattered shot casil. Also dig the backlit branches in morning has broken.
Diggin the sepia in your shot Ed
Whisky in the jar - cool song and like the selective focus jason

These are real creative :highfive:...hope to do mine tomorrow.

[Xenos]

Have a really good thought for this but need to set it up. It will happen but for now,

Taken last summer and not the best shot ever but I love this pic. Reminds me of better times. The car is gone now but thank God Kyanne (in black) is still around.

War - Lowrider

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd63/focusracer30/Unity2007048.jpg

[Bambi]

okay, so you know I had to do this one!!
Who Let the Dogs Out : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S24rMpe7DuI/AAAAAAAAEbk/6WJBWaaknhs/s800/dogs.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S24irq9Hf_I/AAAAAAAAEbE/2w9KqPd4Ug4/s800/speed.jpg

I know the PP for both is over the top, but for me it suited the song!

[AntZ]

Travis - Why Does it Always Rain on Me?
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4335894731_850a9e3ed2_b.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwh3FmpZ7kg

[Mad Aussie]

Hey AntZ ... a self portrait! Getting clean this morning after a ride in the rain?

[Michaelaw]

This is an old one but interestingly when I shot it I thought "Skyline Pigeon" Elton John. Even now while I'm perusing the archives and come across it, I think the same thing:)


http://www.redzonefilms.com/pics2/Skyline pigeon.jpg

[AntZ]

Hey AntZ ... a self portrait! Getting clean this morning after a ride in the rain?

Nope. A purposeful setup for the song title. I set the camera up and had Ali push the button while I did the "getting wet". This is the closest thing to a Self Portrait I have ever shared. (Can it be called a self portrait if someone else pushes the button?) I'm not sure that I quite pulled it off, but I did everything I could in post to get the rain to show up more.

I did think about doing Dio - Naked in the Rain :)

[Bambi]

Nope. A purposeful setup for the song title. I set the camera up and had Ali push the button while I did the "getting wet". This is the closest thing to a Self Portrait I have ever shared. (Can it be called a self portrait if someone else pushes the button?) I'm not sure that I quite pulled it off, but I did everything I could in post to get the rain to show up more.

I did think about doing Dio - Naked in the Rain :)

well done! and I wouldn't mind ;)

[Mad Aussie]

well done! and I wouldn't mind ;)
Yeh but I would! :headslap:

[Mad Aussie]

I can see this thread getting added to well after Feb 2010 has long passed! Either that or we should start a new thread for this theme when the Feb Assignment is over :)

[casil403]

It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4335534439_343a89b251_o.jpg

This is one of the best assignments ever! Neat to see everyone getting into it! :highfive:

[Mad Aussie]

Very nice shot Casil.

[Mad Aussie]

Under the Moon of Love - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N01Ki81lGew

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4336160923_d380c8e42a_o.jpg

[casil403]

Wow...Ma this is awesome!!! :clap:

[Mad Aussie]

Hey thanks Casil :)

[JAS_Photo]

Nice capture, M.A! Looks like stardust on the water. :)

[MoinMoin]

Oh - you all have so many ideas. I have to admit, I am not really a big radio listener (prefer a quite surrounding :headslap:). But maybe you know ABBA? Or the musical movie "Mama mia"? There is this song "Money, money, money" and the refrain

Money, money, money
Must be funny...

[Mad Aussie]

I like that MM!

And thanks JAS :)

[JAS_Photo]

Cool money, too Moin Moin. Xenon, gotta smile at your "Low Rider".

[russ]

Oh - you all have so many ideas. I have to admit, I am not really a big radio listener (prefer a quite surrounding :headslap:). But maybe you know ABBA? Or the musical movie "Mama mia"? There is this song "Money, money, money" and the refrain

Money, money, money
Must be funny...


Here, just for you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCkOmcIl79s

[crystalb]

While My Guitar Gently Weeps....Spineshank version

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwiBzatjnRA

[JAS_Photo]

Your front row seat is here:

Four Seasons - Winter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGdFHJXciAQ)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4338692231_4f4e06b113_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4338692231/)

[casil403]

Okay...time for a Christmas musical interlude!
Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
In the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
We're happy tonight.
Walking in a winter wonderland.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4339928513_34ddb818eb_o.jpg

[Marko]

Nice low rider shot Xenos - sexy car :D
Cool treatment bambi
Antz, way cool treatment in your self portrait:highfive:
Nice comp on the pigeon shot Maw
Way cool beautiful day shot and winter wonderland Casil
Awesome Noon shot MA
Nice setup on money shot moinx2
Cool perspective crystalb
Beautiful composition Jas

soooooo cool everyone

[Marko]

It's a cheesy song but it came into my head last night when I took these with the canon G11. (Fairly impressed with the G11 btw)

"Ooo, you're givin' me the fever tonight
I don't wanna give in
I'd be playin' with fire
You forget, I've seen you work before
Take `em straight to the top
Leave `em cryin' for more
I've seen you burn `em before
Chorus:

Fire and Ice
You come on like a flame
Then you turn a cold shoulder
Fire and Ice
I wanna give you my love
But you'll just take a little piece of my heart
You'll just tear it apart ......."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWqeZk464c

[Richard]

Love this one...


It's a Beautiful Day.... - U2

[casil403]

Awesome stuff Marko...that song took me back to being a young teen and skating every Friday/Saturday night...used to always skate to Pat Benetar!
Reminds me to of the movie Fast Times at Rigemont High....that was so my generation!

[AcadieLibre]

Great idea for this month, some astounding shots as usual. If I have time this month I would enjoy getting in on this, just a wonderful idea.

[Marko]

Got one more - Hazy Shade of Winter Simon and Garfunkel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJeisxDEkCA

Time, time, time, see what's become of me
While I looked around
For my possibilities
I was so hard to please
But look around, leaves are brown
And the sky is a hazy shade of winter ......

[AcadieLibre]

Really killing it this month Marko, great shots, and like the (new?) Watermark, very tastefully done.

[AntZ]

More great shots everyone.

[Marko]

Thanks A.L!

[casil403]

There's a yellow rose in Texas, That I am going to see,
Nobody else could miss her, Not half as much as me.
She cried so when I left her It like to broke my heart,
And if I ever find her, We nevermore will part.

She's the sweetest little rosebud That Texas ever knew,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, They sparkle like the dew;
You may talk about your Clementine, And sing of Rosalee,
But the YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Is the only girl for me.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4030/4343808609_58890f0eb2_o.jpg

[casil403]

Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man look at my life,
I'm a lot like you were.
Old man take a look at my life
I'm a lot like you
I need someone to love me
the whole day through
Ah, one look in my eyes
and you can tell that's true.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4344594764_3edd50c6f6_o.jpg

This is Gord btw....and I thank him for letting me use his beautiful image for a great song. :thankyou:

[casil403]

Marko I absolutely love that shot of your photo as a young boy in ice! :)

[Marko]

Thanks casil! Diggin your interpretations as well - that old man shot is very strong - reminds me of someone I knew well that had a hard life, now gone.

[jumpinjimmyjava]

"Let It Snow", is a song written by lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne in 1945. It was written in July 1945 in Hollywood, California during one of the hottest days on record.:)

[jumpinjimmyjava]

I just love your "Old Man" photo Lisa. Just wish I could get up the nerve to ask people if I could take their photo ! - jimmy

[casil403]

I just love your "Old Man" photo Lisa. Just wish I could get up the nerve to ask people if I could take their photo ! - jimmy

Thanks Jimmy...I used to feel like that too but I figure what the heck, the worst they can say is no which is totally their perogative.:) Most people say yes and sometimes I give them a few $$ for letting me, especially if they look like they need it. Gord was selling the street newspaper (instead of panhandling - people can buy a paper for whatever they choose to give him) so I gave him $5 and told him to sell my paper to someone else. :)

PS...love your let it snow image!
PPS..thanks Marko for the kudos also!

[ArtTwisted]

Pennywise - Waiting

Yesterdays gone
Todays the only thing i can count on
Future is the only hope for me
But until then i'll always be
I'll always be.....

Waiting!
Hoping for a getaway
Trying to get home
Trying to find a way inside

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/039/5/f/Spotlights_in_the_sky_by_ArtTwisted.jpg

[Bambi]

such wonderful shots everyone!!!:1st:

[Iguanasan]

I'm lovin' all these wonderful shots. Great theme this month. I'll have to put my thinking cap on and come up with a couple.

[Mad Aussie]

I'm lovin' all these wonderful shots. Great theme this month. I'll have to put my thinking cap on and come up with a couple.
You can do it Iggy! http://www.mtbdirt.com.au/_themes/public/scripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/09cheer.gifhttp://www.mtbdirt.com.au/_themes/public/scripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/09cheer.gifhttp://www.mtbdirt.com.au/_themes/public/scripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/09cheer.gif

[Marko]

Wow really nice creation there JJJ!
ArrTwisted - awesome mood in your image:highfive:

[jumpinjimmyjava]

WOW, exceptional photo and edit ArtT. Love the grain, the night light and the feeling of almost despair! Well done - jimmy :)

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Hey thanks for your nice comment Marko. Much appreciated. Lisa I can see you are very kindhearted. I doubt if anyone would refuse to let you take their pic. :angel: - jimmy

[ArtTwisted]

I have anxiety when it comes to taking peoples portraits too, dont feel bad. And thanks guys.

[JAS_Photo]

If It Be Your Will (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MDlMdu2gjw)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4348251826_dd68914942_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4348251826/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4347466207_5ed2abbca6.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4348211848_9869a4e025.jpg

If it be your will
That a voice be true
From this broken hill
I will sing to you
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing



My little Healey is a gentle soul. I bought him originally to keep Sadie company but she did not like him and chased him away whenever he crossed her line of sight. Healey is a shy little guy not the tame people bird Sadie is and will not completely tame down. He is also a feather plucker. Healey loves chimes and bells. Despite the fact that he is basically alone in this world, he loves to sit up in his orbiter or on his little swing and sing. Why does he sing? Because he has a song.

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Hey Jacqueline. I can see in your photos your great love for your little birds. Healey and Sadie are fortunate to be with you. Pets make life worth living - jimmy :)

[Richard]

liking ArtTwisted's waiting.

[JAS_Photo]

Thanks, jimmy! They are definitely my spoiled babies. :)

[jumpinjimmyjava]

is a 1979 dance hit song by Sister Sledge, composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. :eek:

[Jason]

Very cool shots! Jimmy I really like the "We Are Family"!

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Hey thanks so much Jason. I really didn't think anyone would! :shrug:

[Richard]

lol interesting take Jimmy...

[casil403]

Creative and interesting Jimmy...I like your take on the song!

[casil403]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R7VChN-jKc

The beautiful lull, the dangerous tug
We get to feel small from high up above
And after a glimpse over the top
The rest of the world becomes a gift shop

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4351316598_2467397403_o.jpg

One of my favorite songs.....

[Marko]

Jas - Sweet the bird shot and LOVE that song.
I hate making lists..but that song is on my top five of favourite songs (prayers/peoms) on planet earth. I've seen it performed thrice on this L. Cohen tour. I'm a sensitive dude and caught myself weeping the first time I saw it live. (I know what a wimp, but I'm big now so who cares :)).
It's one of my favorite songs to play on guitar as well. There is some dude named Antony that covered this song..unbelievable. Oh yeah, I'm a huge Leonard Cohen fan. :)

JJJ- wicked good composition in the graveyard shot!

casil - Nice take on a classic - LOVE the Hip!

[JAS_Photo]

Thanks, Marko! There is actually a link to Anthony's version at the top. The song makes me all weepy as well. :o

[JAS_Photo]

My Funny Valentine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvXywhJpOKs)

This is sent especially to M.A. and Leanne because he is such an old curmudgeon sometimes. ;)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2740/4352475474_ec2b3cd052_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4352475474/)

[Bambi]

LOVE IT JAS!!!!

wonderful shot and very nice of you too! :D

[Bambi]

okay so I know that this is not consistent with valentines but:
The Kinks-wicked Annabella

Don't go into the woods tonight
'cause underneath the sticks and stones
are lots of little demons enslaved by Annabella
waiting just to carry you home

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S3Xx0irlohI/AAAAAAAAEik/bjd_WHDIeII/s800/path.jpg

love the kinks!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HlDiUlC8aU

[Mad Aussie]

This is sent especially to M.A. and Leanne because he is such an old curmudgeon sometimes. ;)
I have no idea what a curmudgeon is (is that even a real word???) but I'm not old! :goodvibes

And hey ... Leanne agrees with me! Valentines Day was originally for a person to ask the one they wanted to be their boyfriend or girlfriend to commit to the relationship. It's a one off thing. I simply refuse to be conned by the commercialism of it year after year. That, and I don't need a special day to tell Leanne I love her or give her a gift, I can and do that at will ;)

[Iguanasan]

Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwtizE0l5U) Got this in my head the other day and had to set it up considering this month's theme. My kitchen is FAR from a studio but I think it's an OK result.

Bang, bang, Maxwell's silver hammer came down on her head...

5657

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Ouch, well done Iguanasan :eek:

[casil403]

LOl...good one Iggy...I just got a smack on the bum when I misbehaved! :evil2:

[kurtdriver]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S2t4PtAT1pI/AAAAAAAAEWI/nqzxG11Ysdw/s800/stump2.jpg

There's a bird with an open mouth on the left side of the tree.

"We are family" is very emotional. Well done Jimmy!

[Bambi]

There's a bird with an open mouth on the left side of the tree.



so there is! didn't see it before!

[Iguanasan]

Ouch, well done Iguanasan :eek:


LOl...good one Iggy...I just got a smack on the bum when I misbehaved! :evil2:

Thanks! Gotta be tough with these kids today! :D

[Bambi]

Thanks! Gotta be tough with these kids today! :D

just remember that they get to pick your nursing home :evil2:

[Mad Aussie]

LOl...good one Iggy...I just got a smack on the bum when I misbehaved! :evil2:
I still do. "Steve ... You've been a naaaaaaaughty boy!!' ;)

[Iguanasan]

I still do. "Steve ... You've been a naaaaaaaughty boy!!' ;)

TMI, TMI!!! :eek:

[Bambi]

oookay-let's get back on track:

Puff the Magic Dragon
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Little Jackie Paper loved that rascal Puff,
and brought him strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

Together they would travel on a boat with billowed sail
Jackie kept a lookout perched on Puff's gigantic tail,
Noble kings and princes would bow whene'er they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flags when Puff roared out his name. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

A dragon lives forever but not so little boys
Painted wings and giant rings make way for other toys.
One grey night it happened, Jackie Paper came no more
And Puff that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, green scales fell like rain,
Puff no longer went to play along the cherry lane.
Without his life-long friend, Puff could not be brave,
So Puff that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his cave. Oh

Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee
Puff, the magic dragon lived by the sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee

this song always made me cry as child, so imagine how thrilled I was to see that Puff has found a home where children will forever enjoy him: in their school playground:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4354506705_82983074ce_b.jpg

[casil403]

OMG...that so reminds me of Cadborosaurus! Cadborosurus was this huge sea serpent my folks took us to play on when i was little!
Very cool B...thanks for the memories!!! :clap:

[edG]

Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiSkyEyBczU

[edG]

Just thought of this on my way out the back door to play with the dog.

Another brick in the wall - Pink Floyd

[casil403]

Lol...I've been thinking on how to do that Soundgarden song...nice job EdG! :highfive:

[Iguanasan]

Hand In My Pocket - Alanis Morrisette (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGjaaQAvSTA)

5676

[russ]

Trapt - Made of Glass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXPFCEhCMeE)...

[Marko]

- Excellent valentine shot Jas - made me laugh as well.
- Cool treatment on the Kinks shot bambi and the puff shot is cute as well!
- VERY funny hammer hot Iggy - I would SO have expected that from Michaelaw tho - Hand in my pocket - also a nice take!
- Nice take on Soundgarden edG - nice filter and I was also thinking about that wall shot..but you actually took the shot - nice:)
- Very cool glass window shot russ!!

[Greg_Nuspel]

Cole Porter's - Everytime We Say Goodbye (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK_PYQVNmmU&feature=related)

[AntZ]

Wonderful capture. Lovely exposure and treatment.

[Bambi]

lol Greg that's a great shot for the assignment. What a look she's giving you!

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Oh deer!, great photo Greg. ;) - jimmy

[Mad Aussie]

Shes saying "Greg ... does my ass look fat?"

[Greg_Nuspel]

Shes saying "Greg ... does my ass look fat?"

No more than usual :evil2:

[jumpinjimmyjava]

The eyes have it ! :)

[casil403]

Broken bottles, broken plates,
Broken switches, broken gates,
Broken dishes, broken parts,
Streets are filled with broken hearts.
Broken words never meant to be spoken,
Everything is broken.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4361256386_11322e186a_o.jpg

[casil403]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad Aussie
Shes saying "Greg ... does my ass look fat?"

No more than usual :evil2:

I am never, ever asking any kind of question remotely resembling an answer related to this in any future relationship (if I ever enter into another one) ever again.....:headslap:

[Richard]

"Eye in the Sky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_in_the_Sky_(song))" is a 1982 song by the Alan Parsons Project.


http://content.snapixel.com/content/EBS1/m/Richard_110770138014.jpg?c=1655

[JAS_Photo]

Cool stuff! Love the 'Eye in the Sky".

Windmills of Your Mind (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAGGTVft5Lk)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4362176660_0be28f9794_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4362176660/)

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Hey JAS. Looks to be a modern twist on windmills. I like the perspective and crisp image here. Well done - jimmy :)

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Cool photo Richard. Eye catching - jimmy

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Wow, so many neat and interesting takes on the Feb. 2010 - photography assignment, and so little time (to make comments)! :sorry: I wish I could comment on them all - jimmy :o

[casil403]

One of my fave Canadian Songs...
I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4364194572_8387aeb14b_o.jpg

[Bambi]

love Alan Parsons. Still working on my photos from this weekend's beach shot. As soon as I saw this I tought of 'Farewell to Nova Scotia'

"farewell to Nova Scotia, you sea-bound coast
let your mountains dark and dreary be
for when i am far away on the briny ocean tossed
will you ever heave a sigh and a wish for me?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v3MAaQLSSI

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4363577931_01be54db24_b.jpg

[edG]

As I was going through some of the recent shots at the falls, this one had "Winter Wonderland" (Johnny Mathis version) going through my head.

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Really like your 'Farewell to Nova Scotia' capture Bambi. Such a beautiful coast line. Love that deep blue sky - jimmy :)

[Bambi]

thanks Jimmy

I am loving the photos this month. everyone is doing a fabulous job!!!

[russ]

The Rose, by Bette Middler (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR6okRuOLc8) - I can't believe it hasn't been done yet (and if it has; I'm sorry I missed it) I'll be honest, I have a different interpretation than this, but I got fooling around with the 'brollys & OCF last night trying to see what I could do to bring the colour & contrast out of the 2 roses.

[casil403]

Russ...Great stuff...did you give those to your sweetie for V-day?

[casil403]

And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that. Huh! Me workin' for you!"
Whoa-oh-oh

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4368283431_2d9d7ab4a6_o.jpg

[casil403]

n the arms of an Angel far away from here
From this dark, cold hotel room, and the endlessness that you fear
You are pulled from the wreckage of your silent reverie
In the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here

You're in the arms of an Angel; may you find some comfort here

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2752/4369456178_b7dc40a8a8_o.jpg

[russ]

Russ...Great stuff...did you give those to your sweetie for V-day?

Yes, had to make up for leaving her at home while I attended John Marriott's seminar.

[Greg_Nuspel]

Casil playing the part for "Don't Fence Me In"

[Bambi]

fun! I hope that you let her out though after :sad: :D

[casil403]

LOl too funny!

[Iguanasan]

Hehehehe... 7 days left! Anyone who hasn't submitted better get out and get shootin'!

[Iguanasan]

And the sign said "Long-haired freaky people need not apply"
So I tucked my hair up under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said "You look like a fine upstanding young man, I think you'll do"
So I took off my hat, I said "Imagine that. Huh! Me workin' for you!"
Whoa-oh-oh

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign
Blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind
Do this, don't do that, can't you read the sign?

...

Where the heck did you ever find a sign like that! The song is so perfect for this image, or is it that this image is so perfect for this sign?!?

[Bambi]

since no one has done this yet I guess it's up to me:
Stompin' Tom and 'The Good Ole Hockey Game':

Hello out there we're on the air it's hockey night tonite
Tension grows the whistle blows-& the puck goes down the ice.
The goalie jumps and the players bump and the fans all go insane
Someone roars "Bobby scores!" at the good ole hockey game
Chorus:
Oh the good ole hockey game
is the best game you can name
And the best game you can name is the good ole hockey game
2nd period:
Where players dash with skates aflash the home team trails behind
But they grab the puck and go bursting up and they're down across the line
They storm the crease like bumble bees they travel like a burning flame
We see them slide the puck inside -It's a "1-1" hockey game!
Chorus:
3rd period: last game in the playoffs, too...
Oh take me where the hockey players face off down the rink-
And the Stanley Cup is all filled up for the chaps who win the drink-
Now the final flick of the hockey stick and a one gigantic scream-
The puck is in! The home team wins! The good ole hockey game!

YouTube - The Good Old Hockey Game (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXsCfWSZAA)

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_eTzuNZZ7ZF0/S4Gy7ApwhrI/AAAAAAAAEtY/KjuvdYnL4KE/s800/score.jpg

[Greg_Nuspel]

An oldie
http://gregnuspelphoto.com/Flowers/Flowers/Thistle/793788675_RrGfC-L.jpg
(sorry double post of this photo from the other thread)

[casil403]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4376623241_b2f7890bfa_o.jpg

[Hillbillygirl]

I want to fly like an eagle
To the sea
Fly like an eagle
Let my spirit carry me
I want to fly like an eagle
Till I'm free
Fly through the revolution

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y124/HobbyHorseHollow/2144.jpg

Sorry for double posting of pic from another thread, but it just fit so well.

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Hey Greg, love that pic and appropriate title - jimmy :)

[jumpinjimmyjava]

Beautiful photos Lisa and Hillbilygirl. So wonderfully sharp with great colours - jimmy :)

[Xenos]

Casil, wow, that hit me with a ton of bricks. I looked at the picture and then read the words. I just buried a good friend the other day who passed on way before his time and his cousin sang that song at the funeral. He was a very mentally disturbed person and he's in a much better place now.

Thank you. I think you just gave me closure.

Beautiful shot.

[casil403]

Wow that's a humbling compliment Xenos...glad it helped and you liked it.
Just an Fyi....this was the grave of a little girl who didn't make it past 10 years old.

[casil403]

Hehehehe... 7 days left! Anyone who hasn't submitted better get out and get shootin'!

I'll be sad to see this one go :sad:...it's been a really fun assignment and I hope we can continue it either here or via a new thread...anyone else with me on this one?
Oh and Ig in answer to your ??? Where'd I find that sign, it was in Banff, in one of the neighbourhoods...when I saw it, I immediately thought of that song and this assignment!

[casil403]

YouTube - Patty Griffin and Natalie Maines - Mary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOxpvKuEruk)

Mary you're covered in roses, you're covered in ashes
You're covered in rain
You're covered in babies, you're covered in slashes
You're covered in wilderness, you're covered in stains
You cast aside the sheet, you cast aside the shroud
Of another man, who served the world proud
You greet another son, you lose another one
On some sunny day and always stay, Mary

Jesus says Mother I couldn't stay another day longer
Flys right by me and leaves a kiss upon her face
While the angels are singin' his praises in a blaze of glory
Mary stays behind and starts cleaning up the place

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4371886784_6ab6a168be_o.jpg

[russ]

Theme from Jaws (of winter :D )...

[Marko]

Lovely deer shot GREG and nice take on don't fence me in - lol. Cool dried up flower shot as well.
That eye is SHARP, JJJ - Nice
Cool lines in yr shot casil - Nice hockey on the mountain as well! - Cool Hippie sign and great song to go with it. - Such a beautiful Angel song casil and nice shot to go with it. Ice ice - nice nice.
Eye in the sky - at one point a LONG time ago, it was my fave song. Cool Shot Richard
Cool windmill Jas
Nice NS shot bambi and i like the angle on the Hockey shot
That DOES look like a winter wonderland Ed - Nice
Colour on the roses looks great russ - well done! Nice take on the jaws theme as well. Lol.
Nice eagle catch Hillbillygirl!

[Mad Aussie]

I'll be sad to see this one go :sad:...it's been a really fun assignment and I hope we can continue it either here or via a new thread...anyone else with me on this one?
Yep, I said as much earlier in the thread. Although we could just simply use the idea when showing any photo really.

[F8&Bthere]

More psychadelia for y'all...
YouTube - The Beatles - Rain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwSUlgJ0css)
sample from lyrics:
Shine, the world looks fine.
Can you hear me, that when it rains and shines,
(When it Rains and shines.)
It's just a state of mind?
(When it rains and shines.)
Can you hear me, can you hear me?
If the rain comes they run and hide their heads.
sdaeh rieht edih dna nur yeht semoc niar eht fI.
(Rain)
niaR.
(Rain)
enihsnuS.

[casil403]

More psychadelia for y'all..

sdaeh rieht edih dna nur yeht semoc niar eht fI.
(Rain)
niaR.
(Rain)
enihsnuS.
Is this what you got from playing the record backwards??? :laughing: :evil2:

[F8&Bthere]

Is this what you got from playing the record backwards??? :laughing: :evil2:

Yeah or dropping acid. But really it is as backwards as going out on a sunny Canadian winter day with an umbrella. In some versions of the song it's clearer but they do sing the words backwards at the very end

[JAS_Photo]

You don't bring me flowers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=450Unsb5BCw)

[casil403]

Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
To live
They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
And tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet
YouTube - Randy Newman - Short People (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NvgLkuEtkA)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4390070723_88aa381250_o.jpg

[Mad Aussie]

How tall are you Casil? :)

[casil403]

LOL...6 feet even aka 183cm! :clap:

[Mad Aussie]

LOL...6 feet even aka 183cm! :clap:
Crap! I'm short then!! :headslap: 178 cm

[casil403]

LOl...well then see above! :evil2:

[Bambi]

No worries, MA I am shorter then the both of you at 5'6" :D

Here's one more before the month ends:
California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas:

All the leaves are brown
And the sky is grey
I went for a walk
On a winter's day
I'd be safe and warm
If I was in L.A.
California dreamin'
On such a winter's day

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4390264567_eac1ef648b_b.jpg

[Rhys]

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike...

[casil403]

Baby did a bad bad thing, baby did a bad bad thing.
Baby did a bad bad thing, feel like crying, feel like crying.
Ohh. Feel like crying, feel like crying.
Ohh, feel like crying, feel like crying.
YouTube - Chris Isaak "Baby did a bad bad thing" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7a35GnfPTc)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4031/4393808164_8c6071bfd3_o.jpg

The bad thing I did was buy a Pentax K7 today! :clap: :clap: And no I don't really feel like crying....maybe in a month when I get the credit card bill. :headslap:
My birthday is next week and it's an early b-day present. My K200 is doing some funny things lately also...shutter wise.
Holy..... more bells and whistles on this thing than a steam locomotive! A new learning curve too...:wall-an:
But I am happy and that's what matters. :)
Side not...I just want to say that I have always thought that Chris Isaak is the HOTTEST thing since well....the sun! :p
I loved his show he had on Showtime a few years ago...friggin' hilarious!! :laugh:

[AntZ]

Congrats Casil.

OK I feel the need to explain this one :)
I was taking some pics for an photo assignment "Red" and my 8yr old daughter was wearing this hoody with this print. I thought there must be a song with broken heart in it. When I asked my daughter says "Achy Breaky Heart". You see she is a big fan of Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray's daughter.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4393841475_07aaed0402.jpg

[Mad Aussie]

I bought Billy Ray Cyrus' first album when it came out ... good album.

I also like the song! Didn't know he had a daughter though.

[Greg_Nuspel]

I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my bike...

Could been the oldie; Daisy Bell (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bell). MA I'm not that old my mom would sing it.

[casil403]

I also like the song! Didn't know he had a daughter though.

That's because your daughters are all grown up...if they were AntZ's girls age, you would know all about her and her alter ego "Hanna Montana". :D
Hannah Montana - Disney Channel (http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/hannahmontana/)

[casil403]

Found a peanut, found a peanut, found a peanut last night. Last night I found a peanut, found a peanut last night.
Cracked it open, cracked it open, cracked it open last night Last night I cracked it open, cracked it open last night.
It was rotten, it was rotten, it was rotten last night, last night it was rotten, it was rotten last night.
Ate it anyway, ate it anyway, ate it anyway last night, last night I ate it anyway, ate it anyway last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMJ2wugESQo&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMZNVDC6WOE&feature=related)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4394596227_4cf9d67251_o.jpg

Hope this doesn't get stuck in your head all day like it is in mine when I first saw the little bugger! :headslap:

[casil403]

Ground Control to Major Tom
Your circuit’s dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear me, Major Tom?
Can you hear....

“ am I sitting round my tin can
Far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do.?
YouTube - david bowie ground control to major tom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-g_Y0UCxmg)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4395640042_22dcdd6cdc_o.jpg
Last one from me....I had way too much fun with this assignment! :highfive:

[Bambi]

I've had a ball with this assignment as well!!! Love the D. Bowie song. Perfect capture.

Here's probably my last one (although I have until Midnight :)):
When the Levee Breaks, by Led Zepplin (love Led Zepplin)

f it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break, [X2]
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.

Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, [X2]
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.

Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.

Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.

All last night sat on the levee and moaned, [X2]
Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2800/4395379195_93cccb7a7b_b.jpg

[Iguanasan]

I really liked the assignment but I think I kinda suck at it. I enjoyed setting up the Maxwell's Silver Hammer shot though. Went through some of my Feb. shots and found this one and a song lept to mind.

Jeepers Creepers
Where'd you get those peepers?
Jeepers, Creepers
Where'd you get those eyes?

YouTube - Jeepers Creepers Song (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_kSs69NlHs)
5856

[casil403]

I really liked the assignment but I think I kinda suck at it. I enjoyed setting up the Maxwell's Silver Hammer shot though.


Whatchootalking 'bout Iggy? I thought you did great...:clap::clap:
Don't sell yourself short here....:shrug: I loved the hammer!

[Bambi]

Whatchootalking 'bout Iggy? I thought you did great...:clap::clap:
Don't sell yourself short here....:shrug: I loved the hammer!

I agree.
I think I went a little nuts with it myself!

In fact, I can't resist one more kick at it. Now I will confess right up front that I took this last month. but heck, never was good at rules :angel:

Rehab by Amy Winehouse:
They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no'
Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know know know
I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine
He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go go go

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4396460377_dd53802da7.jpg

I am going to miss this assignment :yell::sad:

[JAS_Photo]

Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgP3WapymKo)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2589/4397420476_58e1471d92_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jas_photos/4397420476/)