http://browse.deviantart.com/journals/?order=5&q=by%3APelicanh deviantART RSS for in:journals sort:time by:Pelicanh en-us Copyright 2013, deviantART.com Sat, 25 May 2013 00:07:36 PDT deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://st.deviantart.net/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/HEARTBROKEN-2-343555613 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/HEARTBROKEN-2-343555613 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:29:19 PST HEARTBROKEN #2 nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh The response I got from this posting was often supportive, but I got the usual "right to bear arms" speeches, the "protect my family" speech, and the "protect ourselves from invaders from a foreign land" speech. I'm so heartbroken.
Apparently we live in a nation where paranoid fear and macho posturing trumps the value of our children's lives.

This is my journal from July22nd:
This past week ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-a-Puppy-342408305 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/I-m-a-Puppy-342408305 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:52:21 PST I'm a Puppy! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh I find the story so....well perfectly metaphorical.
http://beforeitsnews.com/christian-news/2012/12/prison- ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Erotic-Workshop-November-3rd-and-4th-332025518 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Erotic-Workshop-November-3rd-and-4th-332025518 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:06:25 PDT Erotic Workshop....November 3rd and 4th nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh
News from  Perry Gallagher :iconperrygallagher: and Michael Helms :iconpelicanh:

ONLY 3 SPACES REMAINING AS OF TODAY.. 10-10-2012

EXCLUSIVE EROTICA WORKSHOP

Saturday, November 3th and Sunday, November 4th, in Burbank, California

The workshop is limited to 7 photographers.  As of today there are NOW ONLY 3 spots remaining.

Topics include lighting, posing (communicating with the model), location and equipment in shooting Erotic Art and Fine Art Nudes.

Participating photographers will have an hour to photograph each model on a one to one basis each day. All the models will be there both days. Michael and ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Adventures-of-Squicken-Week-One-329570202 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Adventures-of-Squicken-Week-One-329570202 Thu, 27 Sep 2012 23:58:12 PDT The Adventures of Squicken... Week One nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh Dad gave me permission so here goes… my first attempt at writing. Don't judge me too harshly because I'm only a week old and I've got my hands full trying to learn stuff. For instance, eyes!!! Wow, eyes are tough to control! It's hard to focus them and move them all around. I can't really see all that well yet but I think I recognize Mom and Dad and I CERTAI ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Squicken-due-September-26th-or-so-323055156 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Squicken-due-September-26th-or-so-323055156 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 01:53:33 PDT Squicken - due September 26th...or so nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh
Some of the joys of pregnancy are all the stupid classes one feels compelled to attend. Of course, it isn't fair in the least to refer to these wonderfully instructional forums as "stupid" because there  truly is a copi ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/CAMERAS-FOR-SALE-321592504 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/CAMERAS-FOR-SALE-321592504 Thu, 16 Aug 2012 16:35:27 PDT CAMERAS FOR SALE!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh For some lucky people, that means a deal on gear.
I am selling two cameras - BODIES ONLY.  Fortunately, I don't have to buy new lenses as the new camera will accept the lenses I have.

What I have to sell is:
A Canon 7D -   http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/646908-REG/Canon_3814B004_EOS_7D_SLR_Digital.html
with a BG-E7 Battery grip -  which effectively doubles battery life.

Both are in pristine condition.
I am asking $120 ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Today-I-am-Heartbroken-316345028 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Today-I-am-Heartbroken-316345028 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:31:39 PDT Today, I am Heartbroken nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh What I WILL address is the idea of our Constitutional "right to bear arms". The misconstrued perception of this "right", saddens and confuses me. The archaic belief that having a gun in our houses will enable us to "defend ourselves" is not only statistically improbable, it is metaphorically AND literally unsettling to those who live with us. A loaded gun in a house says,"I don't trust people", "I am a ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Nude-Workshop-Be-There-310953274 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Nude-Workshop-Be-There-310953274 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:35:56 PDT Nude Workshop!!!! Be There! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh
NEWS FROM: Perry Gallagher   and Michael Helms

EXCLUSIVE EROTICA WORKSHOP

Saturday, July 14th and Sunday, July 15th in Burbank, California

5 SPACES REMAIN OUT OF THE 7.

Topics include lighting, posing (communicating with the model), location and equipment in shooting Erotic Art and Fine Art Nudes.

Participating photographers will have an hour to photograph each model on a one to one basis each day. All the models will be there both days. Michael and Perry will be available for one on one mentoring during the entire weekend.

The models will be available during the evenings for hire for pri ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Everything-is-Beautiful-NOT-309294780 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Everything-is-Beautiful-NOT-309294780 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:19:26 PDT Everything is Beautiful...NOT! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh "Jesus loves the little children
All the children of the world
Red and yellow, black and white
They are precious in His sight
Jesus loves the little children of the world"

Like Disney's "It's a Small World", this song has a worm like infectious tune that rolls around in your brain like a marble in a barrel. A chil ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Crossing-the-Line-291458764 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Crossing-the-Line-291458764 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:20:09 PDT Crossing the Line nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh
Recently, I've had a few people say some interesting and absurd things. These com ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Pelican-is-still-around-283263001 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Pelican-is-still-around-283263001 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:16:50 PST The Pelican is still around!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh I will keep an account here on DA and pop in occasionally to see what's going on but for the most part, I am moving on. It had become increasingly obvious to me that this is not the site I should be on. I have been looking at the front page of DA for 5 years now and wondering why I am here.
Anyway - I've blabbed enough about that topic. If you look at my last journal, you'll get the idea.
Here is where you can find me these days AND you can see ALL the nudes I had here on DA plus a bunch of new ones AND more comin ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-Squid326-to-DA-Bye-bye-Pelicanh-281907111 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Welcome-Squid326-to-DA-Bye-bye-Pelicanh-281907111 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:31:52 PST Welcome Squid326 to DA!!!!! Bye bye Pelicanh nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2012-2013 `Pelicanh How they are able to deal with all the varied interests and agendas I see on here is beyond me.
I salute DA, the staff, and admins for a thankless job so very well done.

Tonight I am announcing "Pelicanh" will be gone… or rather moving to a new DA pag ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Nude-Workshop-2012-275631535 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Nude-Workshop-2012-275631535 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:45:53 PST Nude Workshop 2012!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
We will be teaching techniques on shooting natural light nudes including, posing, lens choice, identifying light sources, use of reflectors, and other technical and practical aspects of photography.
Perry and I will give short talks on Saturday morning and open up the workshop for questions.

We will be announcing who our models will ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/All-I-want-for-Christmas-273842473 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/All-I-want-for-Christmas-273842473 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:50:35 PST All I want for Christmas... nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
Nigeria, in the last decade or so has seen thousands of people die because they were Muslim OR Christian. They are killing each other by the hundreds with guns, machetes, or whatever means available. Women and children slain in their homes because they were a different religion. What possible God sees this as OK? OH…perhaps it's the god that commands his followers to kill thousands and thousands of people in the Bible. Seems like the same one to me.

Ther ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-the-Fukushima-Shimmy-271797051 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-the-Fukushima-Shimmy-271797051 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:14:18 PST Japan Trip...the Fukushima Shimmy nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
There was one building I really wanted to shoot when we went to Minamisanriku. It was the place where Miki Endo worked. She was a lovely vibrant 24 year old newly wed who worked at the Minamisanriku Disaster Response headquarters. It was her responsibility to announce the warning of an approaching tsunami.
"Tsunami warning, get to higher ground", she repeated over and over again. In many of the videos from that fateful day, you can hear her voice echoing through the town as water rushed in and swallowed everything in it's path. She was on the second floor of the building. Thirty people w ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-Minamisanriku-271613276 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-Minamisanriku-271613276 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:23:36 PST Japan Trip... Minamisanriku nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh We had hired a cab driver to take us around. It felt invasive so we asked the cabbie if it was OK. Not only was he OK with me taking photos, he knew all the best spots because he had shuffled many people ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-dazed-and-confused-270798217 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-dazed-and-confused-270798217 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:30:14 PST Japan Trip... dazed and confused nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh We had a nice breakfast in Sendai. My girlfriend went ahead to our room to pack while I took a few photos. I went to the restroom in the lobby and as I sat there communing with nature and enjoying the wonderfully heated toilet se ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-still-going-270615513 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-still-going-270615513 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:38:45 PST Japan Trip...still going! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
Out of bed by 6:30AM and off to tour the Muromachi Sake brewery. It was fascinating. They have been brewing sake in this traditional way for over 300 years. The current owner is the 11th generation but there is a joke that some of their ancestors lived a couple hundred years. The brewery burned at one point and some of the family records were lost, so the family tree has a few sketchy spots that are filled with Japanese humor. We had White Peach Sake, Tomato Sake, Ginger Sake, Plum Sake, Yuzu, Junmai Ginjo, Red Peppe ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-more-days-269340840 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-more-days-269340840 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:48:30 PST Japan Trip....more days nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh My legs are sore from walking about 2,000 miles yesterday and my feet already hurt. I love it.
This morning, after crashing a little after 2AM, we got up at 6:30AM to catch the bullet train to Osaka. The train stops several times, so it doesn't always get up to the incredible speeds other ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-day-three-268826184 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Trip-day-three-268826184 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 08:58:37 PST Japan Trip... day three nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh So what better way to spent a morning then to take a nice walk to Harajuku. It's about 2 miles or so from where I am staying at the Tokyo Hilton. HOWEVER, the way I went , it was about 4 mile ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-trip-day-two-268705781 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-trip-day-two-268705781 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:34:22 PST Japan trip...day two! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh We arrived at the studio, and the first thing the head dude said to me was he knew me from DA and was a fan. That seemed to me a good way to start but the next words out of his mouth were asking if I'd shoot some nudes of HIM! OK….awkward moment. I assumed the other two guys knew my work also (figured he told them) so I said,"Sure…no probl ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Journal-day-one-11-11-11-268502253 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-Journal-day-one-11-11-11-268502253 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:30:44 PST Japan Journal....day one, 11/11/11 nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh My girlfriend and I traveled today to Atsugi, about an hour train ride from Tokyo. We had some business to take care of there. It was a bit frustrating because we couldn't get everything done we needed to, but the traveling to and from was delightful.
I was amazed, looking out the train window, there was not ONE piece of litter. I think we traveled 20 miles or more before I saw so much as a tissue paper beside the tracks. The Japanese, even in the less affluent areas, are incredibly tidy.
During the morning commute, t ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Off-to-Japan-267702237 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Off-to-Japan-267702237 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:44:12 PST Off to Japan nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh Then we're off to Nagoya to visit another institute and speak. Back to Tokyo for a second then on to Sendai. We' ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Girl-Parts-262276703 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Girl-Parts-262276703 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:18:06 PDT Girl Parts nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh I have sort of settled on "Pussy". To me, it is endearing, has an old charm, and is just a tad naughty.

Anyone who takes even a casual stroll through my gallery will see many shots of pussies. Close ups. Detailed close ups.
WTF you might ask.

Some years ago a model came in to shoot nudes and asked me not to shoot any images where her pussy lips showed. I asked her why since we were shooting NUDES ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Beauty-for-the-Win-260669744 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Beauty-for-the-Win-260669744 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:31:55 PDT Beauty for the Win! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh She is right….mostly. The very very bottom line is, I simply don't h ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/I-M-FURIOUS-260583375 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/I-M-FURIOUS-260583375 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:18:46 PDT I'M FURIOUS!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh 1) "You can get good critique"
Answer: No… that doesn't happen.
2) "You shouldn't worry about trolls and flamers because, if you are going to have your art on a PUBLIC forum, then you should be mature enough to accept the consequences"
Answer: I'm here for fun and friends. Fuck you
3) "You should be able to accept the negative with the positive"
Answer: I am. Fuck you
4) "I really enjoy commenting"
Answer: OH, so it's about YOU? Fuck you
5) "I enjoy reading what other people have to say"
Answer: read the above
6) "I like the discussions yo ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Fun-Being-Me-260093730 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Fun-Being-Me-260093730 Sat, 24 Sep 2011 23:57:56 PDT Fun Being Me!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Head-Shot-Workshop-this-Saturday-and-Sunday-258324691 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Head-Shot-Workshop-this-Saturday-and-Sunday-258324691 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:10:36 PDT Head Shot Workshop this Saturday and Sunday!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh Intro will be on Saturday the 17th and Basic will be Sunday the 18th.
Our special guest model will be none other than the lovely Miss Mosh. Everyone who takes the Basic workshop will have the opportunity to shoot a head shot of this  amazing model. This is a head shot workshop…not a nude workshop… just so ya know.
Don't miss it. It's gonna be tons o' fun!! ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Let-s-Go-To-Japan-Photography-Workshop-255923528 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Let-s-Go-To-Japan-Photography-Workshop-255923528 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:12:15 PDT Let's Go To Japan!!!! Photography Workshop!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
The price includes round trip fare from LAX to Narita,  5 night stay at the Tokyo Hilton (including hotel to airport shuttle bus fare), a half day guided Tokyo tour with a translator, a full day workshop with moi with a fantastic "american" model (or two models - we many have one Japanese model, too) at a fantastic Tokyo location, and a lot lot lot of fun.    Wanna go see Harajuku!!!??
$2500 per person, double occupancy.
$2950 if you prefer single occupancy.
$150 per day extra if you'd like to stay longer,
(Tax and fuel ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Burning-Man-WOOOHOOOOO-252900017 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Burning-Man-WOOOHOOOOO-252900017 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:10:14 PDT Burning Man!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOOO!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
It's that WONDERFUL time of year again. I get to go "home". The Burning Man festival is one of the most amazing places I have ever been.  http://www.burningman.com/   This will be my fifth time and hopefully not my last. You all MUST put it on your list of things to do if you have not already attended. It's art, music, and madness out in the middle of nowhere with 50,000 other crazies. There are unbelievable dust storms almost daily and you can't see, you can't breathe without a mask or respirator, and you certainly can't find your way back to your tent. But then they dissipate and it's beautiful again. You can't buy or sel ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Head-Shot-Workshop-Introduction-217281340 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Head-Shot-Workshop-Introduction-217281340 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:26:13 PDT Head Shot Workshop - Introduction nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
HOW TO SHOOT HEAD SHOTS FOR FUN AND PROFIT - Introduction

Turn your hobby into a profession! In this 6 hour intensive session you will learn industry trends, solid career foundations, and how to establish a signature style of your own. Professionally guided photo shoot with models will be provided.

Sat. July 23, 2011 /near Burbank, CA

Session A: 10 AM to 1 PM: The Art of Photography - models will be available
1) Equipment - Are you using your equipment to full potential?
2) Lighting - the art of natural light - make your images stand out.
3) Composition - what makes YOUR images art?

Se ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Perry-Gallagher-goes-down-under-215567875 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Perry-Gallagher-goes-down-under-215567875 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:58:49 PDT Perry Gallagher goes down under!!??? nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
I have some friends here on DA that are interested in having me travel to Sydney for a Fine Art/Erotic Photography workshop this coming November or December. A trip to Sydney would be a dream come true!!

So, this is me putting out the feelers to see if there are any Photographers that would be interested in attending a two day workshop with me in Sydney this coming November or December. Right now I am just trying to see if there is enough interest to plan the trip. I need at least 7 ph ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-September-Feast-of-the-Boo-God-218704631 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-September-Feast-of-the-Boo-God-218704631 Tue, 17 May 2011 19:12:27 PDT The September Feast of the Boo God nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
Jerry:To the Church,

MLH: This means he is addressing a group of about 50 people who are gullible "sheep" and me. Why he sent me this is beyond my comprehension.

Jerry:I thank God for the opportunity to share my thoughts with you today.

MLH: Here he is thanking everyone for believing the BS he is about to spew, ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Pelicanh-Phone-Home-218779351 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Pelicanh-Phone-Home-218779351 Sat, 14 May 2011 16:41:49 PDT Pelicanh... Phone Home!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh It's disturbing to be sixty one years old and realize the truth of something that has bothered me since childhood. Geeeez….why didn't he just SAY,"Hey… I need some alone time now, OK!?" But…I wonder (read doub ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-Easter-WTF-219238521 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Happy-Easter-WTF-219238521 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:39:26 PDT Happy Easter ... WTF??? nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
CHRISTIANITY
The belief that a Cosmic Jewish Zombie who was his own Father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and drink his blood and telepathically tell him you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to eat from a magical tree … yeah, makes perfect sense.

Happy Easter
I'm gonna sit on the patio here at Pelican Place and have a Heineken. ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Bye-Bye-Comments-mixed-emotions-219344616 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Bye-Bye-Comments-mixed-emotions-219344616 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:56:55 PDT Bye Bye Comments... mixed emotions nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh I am a photographer. It's what I do for a living and it's what I have done for the last 35 years so I must be doing someth ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Pentacostal-yea-that-s-how-ya-spell-it-219451375 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Pentacostal-yea-that-s-how-ya-spell-it-219451375 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:33:28 PDT Pentacostal!!! (yea - that's how ya spell it) nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-219794811 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Japan-219794811 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:52:09 PDT Japan nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
Nowhere is this more evident than in Japan these days. Even a casual reading of this small island nation's history will reveal a people who, against all odds, not only survive, but flourish. It is not a "one time" thing…it is ingrained in the character and history of those born there. They work hard, they play hard, and they love their land. They make their homes where Mother Earth sheds and renews her skin in ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Girls-with-Guns-GO-AWAY-219819518 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Girls-with-Guns-GO-AWAY-219819518 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:52:03 PDT Girls with Guns.....GO AWAY!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh To each his own, I suppose, but I find it annoying to see an implied nude. A girl standing there looking over her shoulder with her butt crack showing above her cutoff jean shorts and a hand bra.
And to top it off, she's standing in the midst of a burned out building with charred mattress springs and trash all over the place….wearing CFM ("come f**k me") pumps.

"Implied nudes" are like implied food. WTF??? I know, I know, LOTS of people like the tease. Many people feel a "little mystery" is sexier than actually seeing the goods. Not me. What if I could onl ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Ways-of-Loving-220125643 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Ways-of-Loving-220125643 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:47:23 PDT Ways of Loving nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/New-Policy-on-Comments-220228478 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/New-Policy-on-Comments-220228478 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:14:21 PDT New Policy on Comments... nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh My particular chosen field opens me up to a host of reactions from the sublime to the ridiculous. I get comments that are way over the top in how effusive they are and I get comments that take the opposite stance. I have a thick skin and am not at all bothered by someone outright hating my work.
I LIKE to hear different views about lighting, form, line, movement, texture, f-stops, shutter speeds, exposure level, contrast ratios, etc etc etc. While we all like a nice pat on the back, I' ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Rumors-220277857 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Rumors-220277857 Sat, 12 Mar 2011 20:58:36 PST Rumors.... nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh Today is the first day I have felt like those same rumors were NOT going to be true.

About 8 days ago, I came down with a flu like I haven't had in about 40 years. Complete with super high fever, hallucinations, bone - muscle - and joint aches, vomiting, nausea, migraine and no appetite. After 5 days of it, I gave up and had myself hauled off to the hospital. It amused me that no less than 4 people came in to do different rude things to me and they ALL asked how I was!
I tried different answers,"I'm fine…I just missed ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/COSPLAY-L-A-268097761 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/COSPLAY-L-A-268097761 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:29:08 PST COSPLAY L.A.!!!!!!! nonadult journals/culture/happenings Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
[http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/38475372/#comments] ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/L-A-Cosplay-Event-220953838 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/L-A-Cosplay-Event-220953838 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:57:08 PST L.A.Cosplay Event!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh
On Sunday March 6th at 2PM, there will be the first LA Cosplay Competition!!! The event will be held at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood.
There will be prizes awarded in 3 categories. Performance (17 and up), Costume (17 and up), Costume (16 and under).
It will be a wonderful time and the proceeds will go to the non-profit Theatre Company, Fire Rose Productions. This company is committed to providing theatrical performance to the community. They promote multicultural awareness and education in the arts.

It will be an exciting time! Yours tru ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/ENDANGERED-221247239 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/ENDANGERED-221247239 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:04:33 PST ENDANGERED!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh I've been scuba diving for many years and have had quite a few chance encounters with octopi. They are marvelous and extremely intelligent creatures. One of the more rare of them is in trouble.
If any of you wonderful DA members can help, go to
http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

Every octopus saved is an investment in our future!

Gonna go sit on my patio and have a Heineken and watch my trees! Maybe I'll have a rare siting of one here!!!!! ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Barf-Trek-at-Pelican-Place-221600334 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Barf-Trek-at-Pelican-Place-221600334 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:38:12 PST Barf Trek at Pelican Place nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh My girlfriend choked,"OH…..ugh….."   and dashed out of the r ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Perceptions-221747230 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Perceptions-221747230 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:47:41 PST Perceptions!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh Last night at a birthday party, my friend (and excellent photographer) Steve Diet Goedde, was recounting a story of going to the hospital for what he thought was a stroke! As he described his "terrifying episode" I knew EXACTLY what he meant but it sounded, honestly, a little disappointingly MILD to me and what I have had most of my life!
These two photoshopped images  http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d376u9f   are about as close as I can come to reproducing what ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Do-It-Yourself-221836029 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Do-It-Yourself-221836029 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:08:43 PST Do It Yourself!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Where-s-the-Porn-221872470 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Where-s-the-Porn-221872470 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 00:05:22 PST Where's the Porn!??? nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh Psychiatrist shows the guy the second card and asks again what he sees.
Guy says,"I see two lesbians having a great time makin out!"
Doc shows him card number three and the man says,"WOW… I see a steamy hot 3 way!"

At this point the psychiatrist pauses and concludes,"We need go no further. It is OBVIOUS you have a sexual preoccupation!"
To which the man responds,"Hey… YOU'RE the one showing me the pornographic pictures!!"

The ongoing and unresolvable debate ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/OMG-PORN-221971780 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/OMG-PORN-221971780 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:27:57 PST OMG ... PORN!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2011-2013 `Pelicanh How about a New Year's resolution…. if you don't like it - don't look at it…and furthermore, don't comment on it because those who DO like it and DO want to look at it, don't really care what you think.
Let's all just agree to disagree. It's DA's web site, their rules, their decisions. Live with it, put on the mature filter, or better yet - go look at stuff you like. Life is short - ENJOY!!
As my friend, Marcus Ranum,  :iconmjranum:  has so eloquently and succinctly put it," You don't know what art/porn is, and neither do I". I HIGHLY recommend his journals on ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Art-and-Self-Esteem-a-Journey-222415796 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Art-and-Self-Esteem-a-Journey-222415796 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 14:57:58 PST Art and Self Esteem... a Journey nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh
When I was a younger man, I spent a considerable amount of time pondering the circular questions "What is life about?","Why are we here", and of course, by extension, "What is the meaning of life?"

In my 30's I really wanted to make a difference in the world. I wanted so badly to help people, to make lives better, and to leave a mark on the world. But it frustrated me that this philosophy was, while a seemingly good idea, subject to external forces beyond my control. What if no one thought what I was doin ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Reflections-of-a-New-Cook-222524352 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Reflections-of-a-New-Cook-222524352 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:46:53 PST Reflections of a New Cook nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh Why I have found a sudden fascination with this art form (and it IS just that) is beyond me but I'm having a lot of fun.
My experiments have brought me some useful knowledge that I feel compelled to pass on in case there are others out there who have yet to venture into the kitchen and attempt to create a masterpiece for the mouth. These pointers might keep you from some of the errors of my ways.

1) A sharp kitchen knife is a MUST.
2) Keep bandaides near ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/John-Lennon-9-October-1940-8-December-1980-222598345 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/John-Lennon-9-October-1940-8-December-1980-222598345 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:06:00 PST John Lennon - 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980 nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh
Yoko Ono asks,"Why would you want to kill John? He was an artist!"

I could rant and rave about the tragic level of violence in this country and in the world. I could go off about the ignorance of hand guns… weapons whose ONLY purpose, it seems, is to kill people. I could blog about gun control, freedom of speech, and the insane way we kill our dreamers.

But what I want to say today is what I have written about so many times in these journals. What I want to repeat today is ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Today-I-am-Thankful-222868152 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Today-I-am-Thankful-222868152 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:43:33 PST Today I am Thankful nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh We had imaginary friends that lived there and we made up stories about their lives.
In the midst of our fun, another kid came along and we shared and played together for a while. But for some odd reason, this kid didn't like our imaginary friends and felt compelled to knock over some of our houses and said his imaginary friends were "army men". My friend and I tried to be tolerant and give him room to play but when I offered him a drink ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Ex-and-the-Bird-223072153 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Ex-and-the-Bird-223072153 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:30:51 PST The Ex and the Bird nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Erotic-Workshop-2010-SOLD-OUT-224025939 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Erotic-Workshop-2010-SOLD-OUT-224025939 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:08:41 PDT Erotic Workshop 2010!!! SOLD OUT!!!!!!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh
Perry Gallagher :iconperrygallagher:  and I are thrilled to announce we will be hosting "Erotica Workshop 2010" November 20th and 21st. It will be a two day intensive workshop open to the first 6 photographers who sign up. We will post a count down on our web site to let everyone know how many spots are left.

We will be teaching techniques on shooting natural light nudes including, posing, lens choice, identifying light sources, use of reflectors, and other technical and practical aspects of photography.
Perry and I will give short talks on Saturday morning and open up the workshop for questions.

We will ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/quot-You-May-Say-I-m-a-Dreamer-quot-224820029 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/quot-You-May-Say-I-m-a-Dreamer-quot-224820029 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:52:44 PDT "You May Say I'm a Dreamer..." nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh I often refer to myself as an old peace and love Hippie. I tell people, rather half jokingly, that I'm just a big puppy, that I love everyone, and just wanna hump their legs. This is, of course, tempered with the understanding that comes from 60 years of being on this planet and doesn't mean I walk around peering out through rose colored glasses like Polyanna.
I would refer to it as being "in the world but not OF the world"…and I often feel VERY alien to ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/HAPPY-BIRTHDAY-DA-Update-224905131 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/HAPPY-BIRTHDAY-DA-Update-224905131 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 14:23:05 PDT HAPPY BIRTHDAY DA!!!!! (Update) nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh I'm heading off to the House of Blues here in LA to hang out with all the crazies who haunt these pages. Hope to see ya there!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DA!!!!!

Hmmmm....wonder if they'll have Heineken!??

UPDATE! 8/8/10
The party is over. I had a good time and met a few people there...yay. Had a little "agree to disagree with the host Llama!" hmmmmm... I sensed some attitude issues.
Lots of people hovering over computers. An interesting setting for this type of event. I felt a bit sorry for the bartenders. They might have sold 5 beers...one of which was to me.
One of ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Rock-and-Roll-Travesty-225109448 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/Rock-and-Roll-Travesty-225109448 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:19:18 PDT Rock and Roll Travesty!! nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh All good news…yea…ALMOST happy ending.

So along comes Metal Sanaz (a girl who is sort of an internet phenomena), who decides to interview a band from the '90's named "Jackyl". This old band is probably best known for it's songs "Down On Me" and "The Lumberjack". As fate would have it, this is pretty close to Paul's band's name!
So Metal Sanaz does this "interview" with this has been band BUT…here's the deal… in the ]]> http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Cardboard-Vampire-225451092 http://pelicanh.deviantart.com/journal/The-Cardboard-Vampire-225451092 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:59:52 PDT The Cardboard Vampire nonadult journals/personal Pelicanh http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/p/e/pelicanh.jpg?4 Copyright 2010-2013 `Pelicanh
Right now, I'm in Florida. I'm doing some head shots of a group of actors and models which is usually fun depending on where I get to shoot. This time I am ]]>