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shot completely off the hip in split second timing;turned around to catch mahlan playing the
monkey bar game that's the latest rage -
trying to fly off the bars and not use your
hands to break your fall. his expression of pure
terror (haha) makes me crack up everytime i see it.
utterly forgives the poor quality, imo.
this needs a good title if you have one.
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Comments: 56
Reminds me of Yves Klien and his Leap into the Void -
your image is just as good if not better.
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oh wow, thanks for telling me about that photo!
i found it here: [link] ...and LOVE it.
wish there was a sequence of them from that shot to ground.
you know that must've hurt. ouch. but great shot.
mine's not nearly as dangerous.. hahaa
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"Off the Hip" seems like suitable title to me, not only because of how you shot the subject, but also because the bar was just on mahlan's hip before his release.
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what a very good idea - thank you!
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"The Ideal Passage From Right To Wrong."
That'd be my title.
Crunch.
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i like the title, as i like the picture.
the topic implemented great - no more/no less is needed to improve the photograph
wie:]
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you like the title?
i was dissatisfied with it actually..
but maybe i'll keep it there now.. for you.
ig. is that your name..?
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:]fun
my name is ignas, i was too lazy to trouble writing it.
yes i like the title, thank you for your promise
i think simple title suits great for this kind of picture. it is a simple picture and the title defines it perfectly
so be satisfied, be happy :]
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hahaha
really like the use of b&w.....
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great image you have captured but very scary at the same time...but i love the spur of the moment!
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he looks scared, yes!!
but he put his hands down
in time, sweety, so no worries.
thanks, love!
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thanks, dear oli, i'm glad you like it! 
when are you leaving?
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how long will you be away, love?
(i am really glad you are going to help.. 
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oh not so much... I only go one week to introduce people to peolpe and to do the administrative necessary... this time I'm not on the field... I have my PhD to continue
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lol, again that makes me wonder what happened after the shot; seems like such a freaky thing to do!
"free fall"?
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hahaha, at least he looked brave in the picture
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"Look Out Below"
That's fine quality for such a perfectly timed shot.
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hahaa.. good one.
thanks, jane!
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I love this shot, though! It's awesome...his expression is so funny!
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ohh yes, me too! much too frightened
to even spin on the bars at all.
i have avoided injuries at all costs all my life..
at the expense of missing out on some fun, i'm sure.
thanks for your wonderful comment.
is that your name, k-chan?
if no, what is your name?
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heehee...I'm the kid who was physically unable to spin around on bars...
My name is Christina!
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hi christina!
yea, i'm pretty clumsy too.. hahaa..
it's part of my charm now..
yea.. that's it.. 
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Is your name Katia?
Go us in our clumsyness! 
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yes, katia.
not only am i clumsy but i lack all imagination
when it comes to 'usernames'.. hahaa..
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I like your username! It'll sound cool because you have a pretty name, but my username won't sound good if it was iamchristina...
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Excellent shot PERFECT timing. lmao his expression is price less
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yea, it's all in his expression.. hahaaa...
i will never tire of seeing it.
thanks so much jay!
glad it tickled you.
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"in my mind i can fly"
i like this katia.
a.
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suckage!
don't worry. he put his hands down in time.
they alllllways do.
*kisses yr chipped vertabrae*
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badda-boom-bada-bam-dah-bam!
.:.
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hahaaa.. cute.
aven, i wanted to bring you
a special photo but it's been
raining for THREE DAYS STRAIGHT!!
i am so bummed because i so badly wanted to
shoot the big MLK march today and holysuckhole
i cannot.
your little badda-boom song and kooky ambulance
guy cheered me though so thanks for
that, lover.
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the last winter i spent in seattle there was a record number of straight days of rain...something like 162 or 172. two of those days were snow/rain mixed. i remember biking up capital hill to get to 15th so i could get to work at rainbow grocery. my tires were spinning in the snow and it was a good work-out.
no worries, we have time. what i really want to see is the pink blossoms on the trees atop capital hill in the spring. i remember standing spellbound and gazing at rainier through the pink flowers as they took to the wind.
love you,
a.
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what a wonderful visual of you peddling up the hill-
huff huff huff - to get to work.
i wish i knew you then. the rainbow
grocery is about an 8 minute walk
from where i live.
the cherry and plum blossoms?
i will think of you when i see
them start to bloom.
i will think of you
as the beautiful pink
bloom that you are.
i will bring you pink blossoms.
i will shower you in blossoms.
i will bury you in blossoms.
anything
everything
for
you.
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so fragrant is your essence.
you are the flower of them all.
.:.
a.
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Wow! Thats a fantastic capture! The first thought that comes to my mind is: "Ouch, here comes the pain."
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no, no pain. the kids always put
their hands down in time. *whew*
my siblings and i used to play similar
games on the couch - standing on one arm
and falling toward the sofa while keeping your
arms perfectly straight by your sides. i could never
keep them there at the end though. even though
it was a cushy couch and no harm would come.
just those powerful primal self-protective instincts
kicking in would not allow it. hahaa... good times.
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hahaha, I love his expression, hehe, I just can't stop laughing.
well, I must say, it turned out really great, the general composition is fabulous.
hmm... about a title... hmm... "Wooops"?
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good! i'm glad i brought you a chuckle. 
god, knows i needed one today too.
i had it planned to go shoot the big
MLK march and surprise, surprise-
it's raining in seattle.
no way can i take my camera out there.
pretty bummed too. ahh well, thanks for
the comment and the lift, my friend.
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hehe, believe me, you sure gave me a great chuckle
... raining in Seattle? damn
I can tell you that here in Portugal was a great sunny day,
almost like summer (without the cold)
well, worry not, tomorow will be another day
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portugal! ohh, my beautiful friend (through my online journal)
filipe lives in portugal too! lisbon!
his journal is here:
[link]
his photos make me want to come there so badly.
but no money for travelling just now.
and i want to go to west africa first when
money allows. i study and play traditional maninka
drum rhythms and songs so i want to go live in the
heartland of those rhythms for a few months
when possible.
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oooh... soo, into drum rhythms, hem?
I must say that I'm passionate by traditional drum rhythms
nowadays I just don't hang out with my old groupd, as I used too
aahh, those nights at the beach .... aaah... those where the times...
tell me when you'll go to west africa, I always wanted to go there,
maybe I'll go too
anyway, just checked Filipe's journal and, yeah, great photos there
lisbon is beautiful, but Almada (from the south side of Tagus river) is
even MORE beautiful 
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really joel?
do you drum too?
what 'traditional drum rhythms' are you referring to?
there are so many.
almada, eh?
i need to get my butt to portugal.
i need to be a world traveller.
yup, that's it.
maybe i should take my mama's advice
and marry a rich man.. hahaa...
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I don't play at the moment,
I just don't have time to hang out at the beach anymore :/
I used to play djambe drums.. do you know what is it?
there is no specific type of rhythm we played,
we just played almost everything
those where the days..
oh, and yeah, you SHOULD get you butt to Portugal,
I don't know about Seattle, but here you would love to stay
about marry a rich guy, ....
anyway, I do know how you feel,
I also *NEED* to be a world traveller.
I love to get to know new cultures and I just can't
stop thinking on that.
Africa is at the top of my list, like Jamaica,
Amazonia, Australia, ... err... the list goes on and on...
damn, I *DO* need to mary a rich girl
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oh yes, the djembe! that is used in the traditional
maninka rhythms we play - yes!
hahaa.. i love your reaction to my
marrying a rich man.. made me laugh!
joel, you are waaaaay too sweet to be
'the god of darkness' hahaaa.. i'm sorry,
but it's true.
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