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Migraine... (I actually went back thru my blogposts and discovered that it's day 10 of this horrible migraine). And it's going as well as you'd think it would be. However... I did help my mom get some financial stuff settled today... and we did take a drive... and I did get some photos... and I did visit briefly with a friend of mine from high school... and it was all good.

If I can finish the paperwork that needs done... and help my mom with a few things on the "To Do" list... then I feel like I will have done as much as I can for this trip. Not to say that I've done alot... as I feel like I have been pretty much useless (*but I have tried... I think it's just that I have been sick and I always feel pretty much useless when I am sick)... but right now I am overwhelmed... and ready to be going home...
(and in the words of my very wise daughter... it's time).



*photos by Elaine A. Russell

random joy

--------------------------TTV photo by Elaine A. Russell

View from the roof of the Plaza Maya building downtown, by Elaine A. Russell
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A couple of random shots. I have been selling my photographic work since 1986. The equipment I have right now, is a Nikon D70 that is mostly dead (got it 2nd hand) and 2 lenses that are 15+yrs old and are dying. They have non-fixable spots all over the lenses, and the aperture rings don't work and frequently fall off.
So. I need new equipment. I need money to buy new equipment. It's a vicious circle.
Coincidentally, I have also been taking a class on Taoism... and if I have learned nothing else, I have re-affirmed my belief in the "use what you got" theory.. and the rest will come.
So.. combining these 2 facts/thoughts... I decided the best way to use the craptastic lenses that I have; spots and all... was to employ a TTV effect, where .. essentially... the specs just add more character to the photo.
I haven't done TTV in ages, but have always loved it... so here ya go !
The photo of the Plaza Maya building is down on 1st street, and I had the opportunity to go up on the roof when we were having a show there about a week ago. I loved the view.. and thought it would be a good idea to share....