It occurred to me earlier today that it has been more than a quarter of a century since Valentine's Day has had any significant meaning to me.
I'm not sure which part of that is *more* depressing: not caring about Valentine's Day, or the "quarter of a century" bit.
Photo of an evening landscape with numerous lit-up buildings nearby, mountains behind them, and the silhouette of Mount Fuji in the distance.
Going through photos I took while I was living in Japan back in 2008-10, and I'm reminded that, while I do not miss living in apartments in general, I sure do miss this particular view from my apartment balcony in Yokosuka.
#photography #landscape
(That name, incidentally, is far more applicable to the road *leading* to the place, as it is hell to drive because it is made of holes.)
...of a place that absolutely didn't deserve the name it was given. 😭
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Photo of a mid-sized lake surrounded by forested mountains which are reflected on its surface.
Photo of a mid-sized lake with snow-capped mountains on its far side, with a dam visible in the distance.
Two more beautiful views...
#photography #naturephotography #landscape
Photo of forested hills with a snow-capped mountain ridge in the distance; one tall tree stands out on the right side of the frame.
Photo looking down from the side of a mountain down into a river canyon far below, with dense forest on both sides and snow-capped mountains in the distance.
Photo looking down a paved road running into the distance, with short young pine trees to the left and taller pine and spruce to the right.
Photo looking down a paved mountain road curving into the distance, with short young pine trees lining both sides, and a tall dead tree off the road to the right.
A few more photos from Saturday's trip into the mountains!
#photography #naturephotography #landscape
Photo of a silver Kia Soul, parked on an area of gravel and dirt, next to a small pine tree with numerous other small trees visible in the background.
Photo of a silver Kia Soul parked on an area of dirt and short grass, with mountains and trees visible in the distance.
Photo of a silver Kia Soul taken from above and behind, parked on the right shoulder of a winding mountain road lined on both sides by tall pine and spruce trees; a small amount of snow is visible on the opposite side of the road.
Am...am I turning into a car photographer?
#photography
This is pretty much how I learned photography — got camera, took pictures.
It was only after I got my fourth or fifth camera that I started really looking into more advanced techniques (which I end up ignoring most of the time anyway).
Photo of forested hills with snow-covered mountains in the distance, framed by tree branches on both sides.
Headed up to the forest yesterday, enjoyed some nice weather and beautiful views. Highly recommended!
#photography #naturephotography #landscape
A photo of a paved bike trail winding back and forth between stands of trees on both sides, lined with fallen leaves. The photo is rendered in 32 colors at low resolution.
A winding trail.
#lofiphotography #photography #retro
Photo of a silver Kia Soul parked on a sandy beach, with out-of-focus trees in the distance. The photo is rendered in 32 colors at low resolution.
A day on the beach.
#lofiphotography #photography #retro
Photo of a single bare oak tree standing in the middle of a field of short brown grass and weeds. The photo is rendered in 32 colors at low resolution.
Alone.
#lofiphotography #photography #retro
Fair enough. 😊
Hopefully you have working smoke detectors — though that's probably not a safe assumption if you're doing things like plugging space heaters into power strips.
Only do this if you want to turn your space heater — briefly — into a whole-home heater, and only after you have made arrangements to live somewhere else after you don't have a home anymore.
[crumbles into dust]
Seriously, though, I hope you get a break soon — there's got to be a con out there that appreciates a great artist!
Screenshot of shipping notification for an xTool F2 Ultra dual-laser engraver.
👀
Screenshot of "possible sleep apnea" notification from Apple Health
*le sigh*
Photo of traffic traveling on a freeway as the Sun sets behind trees in the distance. The photo is rendered in 32 colors at low resolution.
Traffic at sunset.
#lofiphotography #photography #art #retro
Photo of a large oak tree devoid of leaves, with a line of smaller trees further in the distance, all reflected on the surface of a seasonal pond in the foreground. The photo is rendered in 48 colors at low resolution.
Winter reflections.
#lofiphotography #photography #art #retro
My back hurts. Why does my back hurt?
[Cue predictable refusal to accept the obvious answer: being old]
For those of you in the latter camp: here's some proof that you're right!
#lofiphotography #photography #art #retro
Ah, Lightroom and Photoshop. It's been too long (or, depending on who you ask, not nearly long enough)...
I may or may not start posting stuff regularly on here again — the "may not" is not because I don't *want* to post regularly, but more because my attention span amounts to a single-digit number of microns and I'm too easily distracted to commit to doing *anything* regularly.
Photo of two geese flying low over the surface of a golden-hued lake, rendered in VGA resolution and 8 colors.
Yes, hello, long time no see, &c. Here's a couple of birbs.
#lofiphotography #photography #art #retro
Four and a half hours in a hospital ER later, at least I have a name to put to this ridiculousness: costochondritis! Apparently it's a thing that can just randomly happen? (I've had chest muscle injuries before from bike crashes, but this isn't in the same place as any of those.)
Nothing says "welcome to middle age!" quite like suffering a chest injury from turning over in bed trying to fall asleep.
