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                <title>YOUR CAMERA DOESN'T MATTER!</title>
                <link>http://paradisiac.deviantart.com/journal/16892877/</link>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:42:26 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br /><a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />-------------------------------------------<br /><br />Why is it that with over 60 years of improvements in cameras, lens sharpness and film grain, resolution and dynamic range that no one has been able to equal what Ansel Adams did back in the 1940s?<br /><br />Ansel didn't even have Photoshop! How did he do it? Most attempts fall short, some are as good but different like Jack Dykinga, but no one is the same.<br /><br />Why is it that photographers loaded with the most extraordinary gear who use the internet to get the exact GPS coordinates of Jack's or Ansel's photo locations and hike out there with the image in hand to ensure an exact copy (illegal by US copyright laws and common decency), that they get something that might look similar, but lacks all the impact and emotion of the original they thought they copied?<br /><br />I'm not kidding. A bunch of these turkeys used university astronomers to predict the one time in almost two decades that the conditions would match and had 300 of the clueless converge at just the right spot. They still didn't get the clouds, snow or shadows right. This makes Ansel or any other creative artist cringe. Of course they didn't get anything like what they wanted. Art is a lot more.<br /><br />Compelling photographs come from inspiration, not duplication.<br /><br />Someone asked "If I got a camera with only 6 or 7 MP, can I make good pictures with it?"<br /><br />That reminds me about the guy who breaks a wrist and asks his doctor: "Doctor, will I be able to play the piano after this heals?" The doctor replies "Absolutely, no problem!" The man laughs, and points out that that's great, because he never could play the piano before!<br /><br />Buying a BÃ¶sendorfer doesn't mean you can play the piano. Buying a great camera doesn't mean you can create compelling photographs. Good pianists can play on anything and a good photographer can make great images with a disposable camera.<br /><br />As we all saw in The Blues Brothers, give Brother Ray a keyboard with a sticky action and he'll play so movingly that the whole town will be up and dancing.<br /><br />Cameras don't take pictures, photographers do. Cameras are just another artist's tool.<br /><br />Why is it that even though everyone knows that Photoshop can be used to take any bad image and turn it into a masterpiece, that even after hours of massaging these images look worse than when one started?<br /><br />Maybe because it's entirely an artist's eye, patience and skill that makes an image and not his tools. Even Ansel said "The single most important component<br />of a camera is the twelve inches behind it."<br /><br />A camera catches your imagination. No imagination, no photo - just crap. The word "image" comes from the word "imagination." It doesn't come come from "lens sharpness" or "noise levels." David LaChapelle's work is all about his imagination, not his camera. Setting up these crazy shots is the hard part. Once set up, any camera could catch them. Give me David LaChapelle's camera and I won't get anything like he does, even if you give me the same star performers.<br /><br />The only reason I have a huge lens in my photo on my home page is so I don't have to say "photographer" or "photography." The lens makes it obvious much quicker than words. That's what visual communication is all about: thinking long and hard to make your point clearly and quickly. I haven't used that huge lens in years.<br /><br />Just about any camera, regardless of how good or bad it is, can be used to create outstanding photographs for magazine covers, winning photo contests and hanging in art galleries. The quality of a lens or camera has almost nothing do with the quality of images it can be used to produce.<br /><br />Joe Holmes' limited-edition 13 x 19" prints of his American Museum of Natural History series sell at Manhattan's Jen Bekman Gallery for $650 each. They're made on a D70.<br /><br />Another San Diego pro, Kirsten Gallon earns her living using Nikon's two very cheapest lenses, the 18-55 and 70-300 G.<br /><br />There are plenty of shows selling shots from Holgas for a lot more money, just that those folks don't tell me about it. Holgas sell for $14.95, brand new, here. You can see an award-winning shot made with a Holga hanging in Washington, D.C.'s Hemicycle Gallery of the Corcoran Museum of Art in their 2006 Eyes of History competition of the White House News Photographers Association here.<br /><br />Walker Evans once said "People always ask me what camera I use. It's not the camera, it's - - - " and he tapped his temple with his index finger.<br /><br />Jesus Christ's dad Joseph built a masterpiece of a wooden staircase in a church in New Mexico in 1873, and does anyone care what tools he used? Search all you want, you'll find plenty of scholarly... ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>Linkery</title>
                <link>http://paradisiac.deviantart.com/journal/12513865/</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:28:50 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />***UPDATE: 10/04/07***<br />
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Recently dug up from firefox favourites and looked at some photobloggers I guess you could call em.<br />
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Found this one "istociaEVERYDAY" <a href="http://www.istoica.com">[link]</a><br />
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And more specifically these masterpeices:<br />
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<a href="http://www.istoica.com/everyday/index.php?showimage=703">[link]</a>      <a href="http://www.istoica.com/everyday/index.php?showimage=687">[link]</a><br />
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Just thought it would be good to share.<br />
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Good work needs to be shared for all to view. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
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***END OF UPDATE***<br />
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Shocking Cats:<br />
<a href="http://shockingcats.ytmnd.com/">[link]</a><br /><br />Cheers for all the views, comments, favs and watches.<br />
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Until next time and whatever,<br />
-Pearse<br />
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<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/ramp.jpg" /><br />
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                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>DeviantART/Photography</title>
                <link>http://paradisiac.deviantart.com/journal/12432840/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:38:47 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />Let my message centre build up for a while...<br />
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Dunno for how long really but, I had over 1300 deviations to look at.<br />
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I decided to pick out what I thought was good out of the lot.<br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52115574/"><img src="http://tn1-5.deviantart.com/fs14/150/f/2007/090/a/2/Charming_lady_by_Marinshe.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52269983/"><img src="http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs13/150/i/2007/092/7/6/War_Invalid_by_ahermin.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52112330/"><img src="http://tn1-5.deviantart.com/fs14/150/f/2007/090/6/8/Rocky_Watchtower_by_mnogueir.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52250462/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs15/150/f/2007/092/1/1/Sailing_by_mnogueir.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51386090/"><img src="http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs13/150/f/2007/080/8/f/spring_ii_by_PatriciaD.jpg" width="150" height="105" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51561327/"><img src="http://tn1-5.deviantart.com/fs15/150/f/2007/083/6/0/To_Serve_and_Protect_by_rubberman542.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/51335856/"><img src="http://tn1-3.deviantart.com/fs15/150/f/2007/079/7/6/Sunset_in_my_Shoe_by_s9.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/52175286/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs15/150/f/2007/091/6/9/Postcard_from_Paris_circa_1958_by_selenoboy.jpg" width="105" height="150" /></a></span></span><br />
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Kinda sad really...<br />
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Only 8 Deviations out of over 1300, thats like 1 for every 160 deviations.<br />
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.6% of the deviations i thought were worth looking at..<br />
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Transfer that logic to the current amount of deviations on the site at this moment<br />
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which is a whopping 33.8 Million<br />
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.6% of that is only 202,800 Pathetic.<br />
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Super weak.<br />
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Anyhow, to those artists I bow. *bow*<br />
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Your work should brighten up my page and make it look better! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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Ya'll keep up the good work! Ya'hear? <br />
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ehyukyuk..<br /><br />Cheers for all the views, comments, favs and watches.<br />
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Until next time and whatever,<br />
-Pearse<br />
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                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>Satire</title>
                <link>http://paradisiac.deviantart.com/journal/12242745/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:53:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />For any of you who read <a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com">[link]</a>...<br />
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Ken Rockwell Facts:<br />
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* Ken Rockwell is the Chuck Norris of photography<br />
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* Ken Rockwell's camera has similar settings to ours, except his are: P[erfect] Av[Awesome Priority Tv[Totally Awesome Priority] M[ajestic]<br />
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* Ken Rockwell doesn't color correct. He adjusts your world to match his.<br />
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* Sure, Ken Rockwell deletes a bad photo or two. Other people call these Pulitzers.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell doesn't adjust his DOF, he changes space-time.<br />
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* Circle of confusion? You might be confused. Ken Rockwell never is.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell doesn't wait for the light when he shoots a landscape - the light waits for him.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell never flips his camera in portrait position, he flips the earth<br />
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* Ken Rockwell ordered an L-lens from Nikon, and got one.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell is the only person to have photographed Jesus; unfortunately he ran out of film and had to use a piece of cloth instead.<br />
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* When Ken Rockwell brackets a shot, the three versions of the photo win first place in three different categories<br />
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* Before Nikon or Canon releases a camera they go to Ken and they ask him to test them, the best cameras get a Nikon sticker and the less good get a Canon sticker<br />
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* Once Ken tested a camera, he said I cant even put Canon on this one,thats how Pentax was born<br />
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* Rockwellian policy isn't doublethink - Ken doesn't even need to think once<br />
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* Ken Rockwell doesn't use flash ever since the Nagasaki incident.<br />
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* Only Ken Rockwell can take pictures of Ken Rockwell; everyone else would just get their film overexposed by the light of his genius<br />
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* Ken Rockwell wanted something to distract the lesser photographers, and lo, there were ducks.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell is the only one who can take self-portraits of you<br />
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* Ken Rockwell's nudes were fully clothed at the time of exposure<br />
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* Ken Rockwell once designed a zoom lens. You know it as the Hubble SpaceTelescope.<br />
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* When Ken unpacks his CF card, it already has masterpieces on it.<br />
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* Rockwell portraits are so lifelike, they have to pay taxes<br />
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* On Ken Rockwell's desktop, the Trash Icon is really a link to National Geographic Magazine<br />
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* Ken Rockwell spells point-and-shoot "h-a-s-s-e-l-b-l-a-d"<br />
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* When Ken Rockwell went digital, National Geographic nearly went out of business because he was no longer phyically discarding photos<br />
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* For every 10 shots that Ken Rockwell takes, 11 are keepers.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell's digital files consist of 0's, 1's AND 2's.<br />
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* Ken Rockwell never focus, everything moves into his DoF<br />
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* Ken Rockwell's shots are so perfect, Adobe redesigned photoshop for him: all it consists of is a close button.<br />
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* The term tripod was coined after his silhouette<br />
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* Ken Rockwell never produces awful work, only work too advanced for the viewer<br />
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* A certain braind of hig-end cameras was named after people noticed the quality was a lot "like a" rockwell<br />
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* Ken Rockwell isn't the Chuck Norris of photography; Chuck Norris is the Ken Rockwell of martial arts.<br /><br />Cheers for all the views, comments, favs and watches.<br />
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Until next time and whatever,<br />
-Pearse<br />
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                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>Subject</title>
                <link>http://paradisiac.deviantart.com/journal/11529902/</link>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:55:31 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />Ya'll should take a look at this journal entry by sun-seeker:<br />
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<a href="http://sun-seeker.deviantart.com/journal/11467286/#journal">[link]</a><br />
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And take notes!<br />
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Oh and have a watchey of this:<br />
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<a href="http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/ssacad3_remotes/index.html">[link]</a><br />
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Oh and please help yourself here:<br />
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<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/ramp.jpg" /><br />
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Please make sure you can see all the shades of grey all the way to the left to white and all the way to the right to black. Make sure you can see the difference between EVERY block. <br />
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It is how I intend my photographs to be viewed.<br />
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Thankyou. <br />
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Randomness.....<br />
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Did this test thing for the lol and this is what it came out with.<br />
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Extraversion  		||||||  		23%<br />
Stability 		|||||||||| 		40%<br />
Orderliness 		|||||||||||||||| 	63%<br />
Accommodation 		|||||||||||||||| 	63%<br />
Interdependence 	|||||| 			23%<br />
Intellectual 		|||||||||||||| 		56%<br />
Mystical 		|||||||||||| 		43%<br />
Artistic 		|||||||||| 		36%<br />
Religious 		|| 			10%<br />
Hedonism 		|| 			10%<br />
Materialism 		|||||||||||||||||| 	76%<br />
Narcissism 		|||||||||||||||| 	63%<br />
Adventurousness 	|||||||||||| 		50%<br />
Work ethic 		|||||||||||||||||||| 	90%<br />
Self absorbed 		|||||||||| 		36%<br />
Conflict seeking 	|||||||||| 		36%<br />
Need to dominate 	|||||||||||||| 		56%<br />
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Romantic 		|||||||||||||| 		56%<br />
Avoidant 		|| 			10%<br />
Anti-authority 		|||||||||| 		36%<br />
Wealth 			|||||||||| 		36%<br />
Dependency 		|| 			10%<br />
Change averse 		|||||| 			30%<br />
Cautiousness 		|||||||||||||||||| 	76%<br />
Individuality 		|||||||||||||||||| 	76%<br />
Sexuality 		|||||||||||||||| 	70%<br />
Peter pan complex 	|||||| 			30%<br />
Physical security 	|||||||||||||||| 	63%<br />
Physical fitness 	|||||||||||| 		44%<br />
Histrionic 		|||||||||||| 		43%<br />
Paranoia 		|||||||||||||||||||| 	90%<br />
Vanity 	|| 	10%<br />
Hypersensitivity 	|||||| 			30%<br />
Female cliche 		|| 			10%<br />
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Shootin' tomorrow, w000!<br /><br />Cheers for all the views, comments, favs and watches.<br />
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Until next time and whatever,<br />
-Pearse<br />
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                <title>Home</title>
                <link>http://paradisiac.deviantart.com/journal/11372477/</link>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:10:23 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />Right so yeah,<br />
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As many of you more than likely know..I am home<br />
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Made some purchases which include but not limited to:<br />
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24-70 f/2.8L<br />
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580EX<br />
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Shot over 20rolls.<br />
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Tried to go into the college to develop.<br />
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No luck, darkrooms closed until February.<br />
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Fuck you very much.<br />
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Need to do more shooting..<br />
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A lot more shooting.<br />
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i.e. use these<br />
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yes that is a box of 20, not a single roll. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> its a BIG box.<br />
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And college essays. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/w/wink.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=";)" title=";) (Wink)" /><br />
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Ohya this:<br />
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I found something interesting on a someones blog, journal entry. Sorry, i cant remember who.<br />
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If we let A, B, C, D....X, Y, Z, all the 26 alphabets to be equivalent to 1%, 2%, 3%...25%, 26% respectively, we can yield some interesting results!!!<br />
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Hard Work : H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K=8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98%<br />
Knowledge : K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E=8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11=98%<br />
Love : L+O+V+E=12+15+22+5=54%<br />
Luck : L+U+C+K=12+21+3+11=47%<br />
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How about money and sex...?<br />
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M+O+N+E+Y=13+15+14+5+25=72%<br />
S+E+X=19+5+24=48%<br />
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Looks like not even money and sex can make our life 100%, or perfect...<br />
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However, when you have a good attitude...<br />
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A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E=1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5=100%<br />
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Your life will be most likely more perfect when your attitude is right!<br />
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I have one new deviation submitted.<br />
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Trying out new lighting techniques.<br />
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OK eyes hurt now.<br /><br />Cheers for all the views, comments, favs and watches.<br />
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Until next time and whatever,<br />
-Pearse ]]></description>
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                <title>Projects</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:46:53 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />----UPDATE----<br />
----03/12/06---<br />
<br />
Found this cool video:<br />
<a href="http://canoneos30dpromotion.onlinerebates.com/popup.aspx?size=narrowband">[link]</a><br />
<br />
You all should watch. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
<br />
----END OF UPDATE----<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Just in from a 3hr shoot in Blanchardstown fire station.<br />
<br />
250 frames or 7rolls of neopan1600...<br />
<br />
Shall be in the darkrooms all day tomorrow so!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Ordered 2x 2GB CF cards there at the start of the week.<br />
<br />
DHL tried to deliver today..no such luck.<br />
<br />
It seems they watch for the second you step out and then BAM, they try to deliver..<br />
<br />
leave a not and fuckoff. thanks.<br />
<br />
Rescheduled for tomorrow..<br />
<br />
But need the cards to shoot the band Elemental tomorrow night.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Anyhow the fire station was really fun.<br />
<br />
The lads in the Dublin Fire Brigade are great.<br />
<br />
And thank you for showing me around Paul, really appreciated.<br />
<br />
Prints will turn up at your station soon enough. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I'll be busy over the next few days, but do expect me to be submitting.<br />
<br />
Here is some general pissing about in town..<br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/alexbench.jpg" alt="Alex sticks to bench!" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
If da is down or slow for you..rememer, I dual post to DA and flickr.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pearse/">[link]</a> thats me!<br /><br />Cheers for all the view, comments favs and watches.<br />
<br />
Until next time,<br />
-Pearse ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>College and such</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:02:17 PST</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Listening to last week:<br />
<a href="http://www.last.fm/user/H2K/?chartstyle=artistsAuto"><img src="http://imagegen.last.fm/artistsAuto/artists/H2K.gif" /></a><br />
-------------------------------------------<br /><br />So, I'm now on <strong>flickr</strong>.<br />
<br />
I've all my photos up there too.<br />
<br />
<br />
Link <strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pearse/">[link]</a></strong> link.<br />
<br />
Going to get going on a website of my own for photography.<br />
<br />
<br />
That shall be fun, as I'm terrible at website design.<br />
<br />
<br />
As I'm sure you noticed. I continue to submit to my gallery fairly regularly now. So, if you havent already done so. Go check it out! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>Collegewise</strong>.<br />
<br />
<br />
Practice makes perfect.<br />
<br />
Just doing lots of darkroom work.<br />
<br />
Lovin' it.<br />
<br />
Working on another still life project.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Some photos from the past few weeks. <br />
General horsing and pissing around.<br />
<br />
All shot on 30D w/ 17-55 2.8<br />
<br />
The last 4 are handheld @ ISO3200 .8 of a sec<br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="http://URL address"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/IMG_1852.jpg" alt="FiXer" /></a><br />
Please goddam replenish the deep tanks after you use them! or Johnathan Skenkerton III will cut you.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://URL address"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/IMG_1939.jpg" alt="Jimi Print" /></a><br />
Jimi Print. its what he does.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://URL address"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/IMG_1941.jpg" alt="wet darkroom" /></a> <br />
Studens!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://URL address"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/IMG_1947.jpg" alt="sean contact" /></a> <br />
Trays make no roller marks! yus!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://URL address"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/dajournal/IMG_1967.jpg" alt="Safe Light!" /></a> <br />
Dont unscrew that!<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
END of update for now.<br />
Still alive and photographin'<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>One of those 'still alive' posts...</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:13:35 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ A very strange last week...<br />
<br />
<br />
I've been attempting to write this on several occasions over the last few days.<br />
<br />
This time I shall finish what I start.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
So like, Sunday morning I was brought into hospital with chest pains...<br />
<br />
Had all sorts of shit given to me through an IV.<br />
<br />
Poked with needles.<br />
<br />
Blood samples taken.<br />
<br />
I also had an Angiogram.<br />
<br />
<br />
Got out of hospital there on Tuesday.<br />
<br />
Apparently there is no damage to my heart.<br />
<br />
I'm feeling ok. Much better than I was on Sunday.<br />
<br />
I've to take anti-inflammatories for the next week.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I have Myopericarditis: "inflammation of the muscular wall of the heart and of the <br />
enveloping pericardium."<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
So, I've not been up to anything, have to rest for the remainder of the week.<br />
Back to college on Monday. Yay<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I really want to make some photos so bad.<br />
So there might be a whole load of still life photos going up here if I can manage to bring myself to set some scenes up. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Right, keeping this short.<br />
<br />
So I'll finish up just by saying...<br />
<br />
I do indeed very much appreciate the support from my friends and family over the past few days. <br />
<br />
It did help me. <br />
<br />
You know who you are and I thank you kindly.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
...Friday the 13th... uh oh.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>College!</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:12:18 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <strong>Listening to</strong>: Rockapella<br /><strong>Watching</strong>: The first 48<br /><br />So where do we start,<br />
<br />
Well, cous I'm now in college full time,<br />
<br />
I needed my OWN (not my dads) Film SLR camera.<br />
<br />
<br />
Came back from town with this..<br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/EOS33.jpg" alt="Eos33" /> <br />
<img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
<br />
Found that lens in the house, its utter shit...<br />
But it works on full frame and it was free!<br />
Now I wish I'd bought the 24-70L <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/f/frown.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":(" title=":( (Sad)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
This is my desk at the moment:<br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/filmdesk.jpg" alt="Filmmm" /> <br />
<br />
4x Ilford HP5<br />
4x Kodak 400CN<br />
2x random Kodak i found in the house <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Got my first assignment today.<br />
<br />
3 Portraits to shoot for next tuesday.<br />
<br />
I've to do the portaits with Toma, my classmate. (dont kill me for the spelling!)<br />
Thats what the 400CN is for.<br />
She be the girl on the far left in the last photo in this journal.<br />
<br />
<br />
Some random fun..<br />
<br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/alexweb.jpg" alt="Alex!" /> <br />
Alex, from my class. Striking a pose <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> and yes, my camera got very wet. as we did also!<br />
<br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/classmates-bw.jpg" alt="Classmates" /> <br />
Some of my classmates. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
<br />
I'm sure these photos in the journal prolly wont fit in your browser.. <br />
if not get a bigger screen! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
I'm way too lazy to resize them properly.<br />
<br />
<br />
Anyhow,<br />
Time to shoot a BW roll or 2. Gotta have one to develop myself on friday. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
<br />
Cheers,<br />
unteil next time..<br />
-Pearse<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>September Update/Feature</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:28:49 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ This journal I'll try not to make too many spelling mistakes. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br /><br /><b>Photography:</b><br />
Been submitting lately.<br />
Went to Dublin Zoo with ~<a class="u" href="http://astrobotty.deviantart.com/">astrobotty</a>.<br />
Got some shots.<br />
See below..<br />
<br />
I've just kinda noticed that my gallery is stocked with B+W images. 29 out of 71 are black and white. <br />
I'm very pleased with this, my favourite style would be anything in B+W and I'm glad 40% of my deviations show this. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
<br />
Here they all are here:<br />
<span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39402677/"><img src="http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/250/6/5/Referee_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39400948/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/250/0/3/EL_NINO_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39324996/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/248/3/a/Guitar_Player_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39324162/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/248/8/8/Whistler_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="103" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38482383/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/234/b/8/Gnomey_Gnome_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39243476/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/247/8/4/Chomp_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39245351/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/247/5/f/I_need_a_haircut_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="150" height="100" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39247078/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/247/e/d/Experience_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="150" height="115" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38335024/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/232/e/8/Me__Moi__Selbst__Mismo___by_paradisiac.jpg" width="91" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/38334418/"><img src="http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/232/d/7/Light_Catchers_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37334421/"><img src="http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/214/7/8/Folding_lips_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="135" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36780692/"><img src="http://tn1-5.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/204/e/f/Sad_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36784900/"><img src="http://tn1-2.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/204/1/d/Smiling_Devil_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="100" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37249516/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/213/5/1/Mario_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="150" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36513688/"><img src="http://tn1-4.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/199/f/5/Old_Whitey_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="103" height="150" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36240858/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/194/7/b/Antler_Country_Community_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="150" height="103" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/36078693/"><img src="http://tn1-1.deviantart.com/fs11/150/i/2006/191/b/e/Antler_Country_by_paradisiac.jpg" width="150" height="61" /></a></span></span> <span class="shadow-holder"><span class="shadow"><a href="http://www.de... ]]></description>
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                <title>A little fun</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 14:31:39 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Found this tupid stuff...guess where?!<br />
Yaap, the internet.<br />
<br />
Might aswell share it, after I edit all the txt spk sh1t out of it.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
1) When you are driving and looking for an address why do you turn down the volume on the radio?<br />
<br />
2)How can u hear yourself think?<br />
<br />
3)Where in the nursery rhyme does it say humpty dumpty was an egg?<br />
<br />
4)Why does 'Fat chance' and 'Slim chance' mean the same thing?<br />
<br />
5)Why is it called a building if its aleady built?<br />
<br />
6)Why is the word abbreviate so long?<br />
<br />
7)If a person who suffered from amnesia was cured, would they ever remember they forgot?<br />
<br />
8)If you died wit braces on would they take them off?<br />
<br />
9)Is it possible to get addicted to counselling? if so, hows it treated?<br />
<br />
10)If you try, fail and suceed what did u just do?<br />
<br />
11)Do fish sleep?<br />
<br />
12)Aren't you tired of people asking you rhetorical questions and you dunno if they are rhetorical or not?<br />
<br />
13)Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?<br />
<br />
14)Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?<br />
<br />
15)Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?<br />
<br />
16)Whose idea was it to put an "S" in the word "lisp"?<br />
<br />
17)If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?<br />
<br />
18)Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will <br />
have materialized?<br />
<br />
19)Why is it that no plastic bag will open from the end on your first try?<br />
<br />
20)Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?<br />
<br />
21)If money doesn't grow on trees then why do banks have branches?<br />
<br />
22)Why does a round pizza come in a square box?<br />
<br />
23)Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies<br />
wake up like every two hours?<br />
<br />
24)If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a<br />
hearing?<br />
<br />
25)Why do people pay to go up tall buildings & then put money in<br />
binoculars to look at things on the ground?<br />
<br />
26)Why do doctors leave the room while you change? They're going<br />
to see you naked anyway.<br />
<br />
27)Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?<br />
<br />
28)What do you call male ballerinas?<br />
<br />
29)Can blind people see their dreams?<br />
<br />
30)Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the<br />
same tune?<br />
<br />
31)Why was this written in txt spk in the first place?<br />
<br />
32) Why did I Just add these two extra ones?<br />
<br />
<br />
Thanks for letting me waste 3mins of your life <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>Piss x3</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 11:10:12 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ <a href="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/IMG_1099.jpg"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/IMG_1099.jpg" alt="Fuck sake" /></a><br />
<br />
What do you think this is?<br />
<br />
I'll give you a hint; look at the title of this journal.<br />
<br />
You guessed it yet?<br />
<br />
Yup, this is fucking cat piss, all over my photo mounting boards.<br />
8 of the like 20 are pictured here. Ruined.<br />
<br />
The worst part is the damn smell.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/IMG_1098.jpg"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/IMG_1098.jpg" alt="Fuck sake" /></a><br />
<br />
So, that would be <strong>piss #1</strong>.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Yeah, so I got accepted into <a title="Dublin Institute of Technology." href="http://www.dit.ie">DIT</a>. There, I shall be doing a 4 year course in Photography.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
30D has over 1000 shutter shutterslaps now <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<strong>piss #2</strong> you are looking for?<br />
<br />
Well, thats personal. And last time I checked this isn't myspace so I wont cry off about it here.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
I saw someone wearing a damn cool t-shirt the other day, plain black with the text "Trust no bitch". <br />
I cant find a photo of the same one I saw on the net but here yaw go <a href="http://www.8ball.co.uk/tshirt/3/27114/T-Shirt/TV-&-Film-T-Shirts/Scarface-T-Shirt---Trust-No-Bitch/">[link]</a><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Oh and <strong>piss #3</strong> is also personal! So, gotta finish this journal quickly so I can make it to the jacks (toilet). Aha<br />
<br />
<br />
Getting back into kinda still life photography again, ya know kinda studio setups. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
Well my cheapest equivalent! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
<br />
<br />
Now, to clean the house from top to bottom...inside and out... you get the message.<br />
Thats enough from me, hope I haven't said too much.<br />
<br />
Thanks for your favs, watches (ha-ha I steal them <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" />) and critique.<br />
Critique is most important for me.<br /><br /> ]]></description>
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                <title>Happytimes</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:16:02 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Time to gloat! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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<a href="http://URL address"><img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/equipment-august06.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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Just sitting here marvelling over my years had work to get the money for this gear.<br />
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<strong>Gearlist from left to right:</strong><br />
<ul> Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM<br />
Canon 30D with EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM attached<br />
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II<br />
Canon 430EX Speedlite E-TTL II</ul> <br />
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<strong>Not pictured:</strong><br />
<ul> Lowepro SlingShot 200 AW Camera Bag (Primary bag)<br />
Lowepro CompuTrekker AW Camera Bag (Travel bag)<br />
Tripods<br />
Array of CF cards<br />
Card reader<br />
Filters<br />
Spare batteries<br />
Canon IXUS 500<br />
Me! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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My Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM lens arrived this morning. <br />
me = <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
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Canon, you have done it again. <br />
This beast is sharper than a steak knife and I am loving it!<br /><br />The work finally has paid off. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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Ohya, will post some more images now..after some more drooling over this lens! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>Summertime</title>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:27:06 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Just sitting here on my week off work this week.<br />
Oh which reminds me; I got my self published in a boots magazine which is available in store.<br />
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I have a scan of it:<br />
Front<br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/hh-cover.jpg" alt="Mag scan" /> <br />
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And what matters is on this page <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
If you cant read it you can view the full-size <acronym title="larger view"><a href="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/hh-photopage-l.jpg">here</a></acronym><br />
<img src="http://homepage.eircom.net/~pearsewdsl/Pics/hh-photopage.jpg" alt="Mag scan" /> <br />
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I'm well chuffed about that. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /><br />
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Jeeze, I need a stuff recently purchased section. I've bought so damn much and photography is so damn expensive!<br />
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I traded in my 350D and got a 30D. There is no comparison, the 30D is just....the perfect camera for me!<br />
My old printer imploded, so I went nuts and bought an Epson RX620. It does it all. Now I can actually print my photos myself! And as you saw above, scan things too! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
I got an IXUS 500 from work, great digicam. Fits in my shirt pocket!<br />
Also got a new camera bag: Slingshot 200AW.<br />
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I've actually been taking photos recently, so I've been busy submitting. They are all there in my gallery, hint hint! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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Well, its definitely summer here! With temperatures reaching over 30 degrees, and prolly over 50 in this room. (Computers)<br />
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And oh, nearly forgot. I got myself a DA subscription! yay! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
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Ok, enough of a short update for now. I wanna get outside while the weather is still pleasant here in Ireland!<br />
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Another updatey soon!<br /><br /> ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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                <title>Long overdue update</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2006 02:17:37 PDT</pubDate>
                
                <description><![CDATA[ Heya all!<br />
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I've now been a member of DA for 1 year!<br />
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<b>Equipment update:</b><br />
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Recently bought a Canon EF 70-200mm F4.0L. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
Recently broke a Canon EF 50mm 1.8 MKII.<br />
Recently bought a 430EX speedlite.<br />
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In time order... I went ahead and bought a 430EX speedlite. Bounce is so much nicer! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/s/smile.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":)" title=":) (Smile)" /> <br />
Then, my 50mm 1.8 broke. I had it in my camera bag and it wasn't dropped. But the lens just seems to have come apart inside. It still works, but the focus is very rattly and it clicks. Upon reading about the lens on the internet, its a steaming pile of...mess. Cheap POS.<br />
Last week I got my EF 70-200mm F4.0L. (Em prepare for a rant here) It is super sharp. Like, you could cut yourself if you are not careful! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> Bokeh is excellent. Build quality is amazing, the lens hood is kickass, it even has suede on the inside! It is really contrasty as well, which is always sweet. And the auto focus...well I've never had a USM lens before so, this is so cool to me. Auto focus is fast, silent and so accurate. This lens will not be coming off my camera for a loong time. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /> Its just so good! L glass is worth the money. I shall never buy anything else ever again. Yes I have now been lured into the dark side. I would now be one of those L snobs. XD<br />
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<b>Work:</b><br />
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Still working in a photo lab. Happy enough, as it is only for the year until I go to college. <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /><br />
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<b>College:</b><br />
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Submitted my portfolio to two colleges. My portfolio passed the min grade to get in. Now all I've to do is wait to see now in august if there is a place for me. Its based on points you got in school exams + your portfolio score.<br />
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<b>General Photography:</b><br />
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Its difficult with the weird hours I work any given week. Two days off right now this week and I've been busy. So, cant get any time for photos. But there is light at the end of the....Lens? <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/letters/=p.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":P" title=":P (Lick)" /><br />
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<b>HOLIDAY!</b><br />
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I'm off to France on Saturday! <img src="http://e.deviantart.com/emoticons/b/biggrin.gif" width="15" height="15" alt=":D" title=":D (Big Grin)" /> yay! I really cannot wait. I'm off down south, Côte d'Azur. I'm going for 12 days.<br />
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-Pearse<br />
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PS: Sigma 70-300 DG Super macro lens for sale. Note me if you are interested. ]]></description>
                <author>~paradisiac</author>
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