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]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/23163947/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/23163947/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:14:56 PST
But I did. Just once. Very recently. I added someone new and she asked a question about Japan.

Japan, you say?! Well, I've got the low down on *that*.

Then I went and disagreed with one stereotypical opinion (that the Japanese are generally smarter and have more common sense than the rest of the world... absolutely not) and it sparked an explosion!

I wouldn't have cared about the Japan arguments. At all. You really can't tell me anything that I'm going to believe, seeing as I've been here for nearly five years.

However, calling my work "campy tourist photos" was a bit too much. Especially coming from someone with a load of abstract hipster art in their gallery. No thanks.

Maybe it's time for a scan through the watch list (I have far too many deviations to look at anyway) and a thinning of the herd. *sigh* I am just so annoyed right now. I don't think there's a single website out there that I can use anymore without it elevating my blood pressure.

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/23127670/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/23127670/ Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:46:35 PST
Finally, hundreds of photos from mid-December to now are on my computer and just waiting for me. I think there are probably only a handful for DA, but it'll be fun looking for them, nonetheless.

I'll try and get caught up with deviations. XD

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/18060199/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/18060199/ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:31:31 PDT
I had been doing so well... so very well!

I had a college friend come and visit a few weeks back (well, a month ago, now, really) and before that, I was planning our travel like a mad woman. I am a plan-a-holic when it comes to traveling. I like to have a plan in mind for every hour of the day. Once we get to where we're going, if the plan changes according to mood, whim, fancy, etc, that's fine, but I like to have a plan, anyway, even if it's not followed to the letter.

SO, I was mad-planning, then mad-traveling, and since I got back, I've been mad-working. They gave me yet another school to go to this year (so now I visit four schools in a week and work with 18 teachers instead of three schools a week and a dozen teachers), I am teaching an adult class twice a week, and I'm looking into an online certificate course for Tourism Destination Management.

All in all, this means I have had NO time to get around to my photos from my trip with my friend (all 1,200 of them). I edited and framed three of them over the weekend, just as an exercise in Zen and relaxation, because adjusting contrast and levels is quite calming, but other than that, I've had no time to do anything!

I am doing my best to catch up on deviations (I watch too many people... or you are all far too prolific in posting... nearly 400 deviations on my watch page!) and I will comment when I can, favorite if I like, and try to be constructive where possible.

2008 may not be shaping up to be the best year ever, but it sure is a busy one.

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/16260818/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/16260818/ Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:38:10 PST

However, that did give me lots of time to go through the 600+ pics I took during the trip and "artify" the ones that were worthwhile.

I have more than 100 deviations to look through, and more than a dozen of my own to upload, so be patient, peeps. I'll do my best to get (and stay!) caught up!

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/16010283/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/16010283/ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:03:13 PST
That's right, winter vacation starts this weekend here and I'm on my way to Big Tokyo Town (for the third Christmas in a row, mind you). This year is different, however, because I actually have friends to go with!! (Imagine that?)

I am looking forward to the photo ops that Tokyo, in all its splendor, presents to me!! Hopefully I'll have a nice upload session when I get back in the new year.

Speaking of which...

Merry Christmas (to everyone who does Christmas), Happy Holidays (to everyone who doesn't), and have a FANTASTIC New Year!!!

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/15686710/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/15686710/ Mon, 26 Nov 2007 21:56:34 PST
In other news, I recently got an email from a Japanese NPO that wants to use my photos as reward "goodies" in the form of wallpapers for people who donate to their organization. I would get nothing out of the deal other than credit, of course, but it still seems like a good thing, yes?

I've never had anyone ask to use my photography for anything before... so I'm being really weird about giving the okay for the whole thing. What do you think?

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/15272930/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/15272930/ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:35:29 PDT
I am also working to view everyone's deviations, but as there are about 200 on my list, it's going to take time for me to go through and actually offer you quality comments and such.

Time for me to dust off those shutterbug tendancies and get a move-on in the world of photography once again!

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/14403886/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/14403886/ Thu, 30 Aug 2007 00:45:49 PDT
It was a fantastic turn of luck that I happened to take the perfect photo for my 100th deviation right at a time when I was thinking about coming back to photography again after being away for a while.

My new camera has been performing so well, I couldn't be happier with it, so stay tuned. I'm sure I can find a few more shots from the past month to share with you.

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/13325467/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/13325467/ Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:33:57 PDT
I recently found myself with nothing but a broken camera and staring longingly at everyone else's stuff wasn't really my idea of a pick-me-up.

I've got a camera on the way, though (just a point and shoot Fuji... the days of a digital SLR are still several years and one wealthy husband away), so I figured I'd see just how far behind on things I was on here.

Very.

I'll try and flip through some of your recent deviations and definitely respond to comments that have been left for me!

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/12419950/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/12419950/ Sun, 01 Apr 2007 17:15:24 PDT
Yes, we did feel the big earthquake last week... everything is fine.

I'll be slowly going through pictures and editing/uploading ones that turned out worthwhile. I was kind of experimenting with the (LIMITED) capabilities my camera has and I might have ended up with nothing because of it.

We shall see!

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/12146504/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/12146504/ Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:28:26 PDT
........finally. (-__-)*

Please, please, please (!!) take a look around. The colors, contrast, and cropping of some of the photos is just soooooooo much better now than it was before.

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/12089231/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/12089231/ Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:45:15 PST
Also... I've discovered the wonders of the Saturation and Contrast settings in PhotoShop. As I'm matting, I'm also editing all of my photos with little tweaks to make them more appealing to me. I am attracted to all things bright and contrasty, therefore I'm making my pics BRIGHTER and more CONTRASTY. Duh. :-P Seriously, though, my closet looks like someone ate a Skittles factory and then vomited, this is how much I adore the bright colors in life...

So, if you have a few free seconds in your time online... cruise around and check out the ones I've managed to finish and drop me a new comment or find a new favorite.

PS - The most popular pic in my gallery? Garden Bridge? I don't get it!!! :-P I love the picture, too, but I would never have pegged it to be the most popular. WEIRD. (Not that 6 people favoriting it is a huge deal, but still...)

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/11297318/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/11297318/ Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:56:52 PST
Now, it seems that blockage has extended into my photographic life. I just looked through my photo folders from the last four months and found about four pictures (all from the same day) that are worthwhile as "artistic" things.

It's like I'm living a life high in creativity blocking cholesterol. Wouldn't surprise me, really.

There's also the fact that the lens on my digital camera ended up with a scratch on it back in June (at a beach BBQ, I think) and now the majority of my shots have an annoying out of focus black scar on them in one corner or another.

I definitely can't afford another new camera.

I can't even afford a television.

*sigh*

]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/9712918/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/9712918/ Sun, 13 Aug 2006 12:16:41 PDT ... my first community. We'll see what happens! ]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/8261280/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/8261280/ Sat, 25 Mar 2006 02:27:32 PST
I always consider these my "artsy" shots. I LOVE some of the stuff I do with my digital.... and sometimes it turns out amazingly (at least in my mind).... but there's just something about my film camera that makes me deem it the artsy format, whereas my digi is my reliable point and shoot snapshot friend.

Does anyone else have that mental distinction? I think part of it is that I don't have a digital camera that gives me full manual control (over focus or aperture), so it sort of feels like there's less work involved in the whole process. Maybe if I had one of those $800 digital cameras, my files would feel as artsy as my film canisters.

Hmmm.... ]]> ~Abiona http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/7513826/ http://Abiona.deviantart.com/journal/7513826/ Thu, 05 Jan 2006 01:52:45 PST SO, please check out my new stuff, too, as you get random comments from four months ago. ]]> ~Abiona