#school photos

[kharmii]

First thing I saw on Babylon Bee this morning.

[dandylion240]

School photos through the years (kindergarden through eigth grade)

Awan Bemossed @mahvaladara

It's hard to imagine Awan used to wear brigher clothes. But that was all before he was forced to live with his father. He used to even where shirts with no sleeves.

[heelsandmeals]

School photos! No Ai needed. Shot by vehgus

[originallandlockedmariner]

I am a dorkus malorkus for alarmingly long periods of the day

[ephemeralscan]

thanks alot for all the help. leslie

[ancientfaces]

Vincent F. Azzolino (1918 - 2011) was not only a veteran of World War II, he was one of those people who will always be remembered as a stalwart and principled human who cared for and about others.

Vincent was born and raised in the city of San Francisco, and returned home to live the rest of his life there after World War II. He was a member of the Counter Intelligence Corp that focused on locating and prosecuting Nazis after the war. After his service, he worked for the fire department as a first responder, owned and operated a clothing store, and was also an accountant. He was active in his community, a member of many organizations, married three times, had a daughter and stepson, four grandchildren, and eight grandchildren. He was obviously a "people person."

A proud World War II veteran who served his country, his local community, and helped rid the world of the Nazis, Vincent will always be remembered on AncientFaces. Thank you for your service.

[beaniecapprints]

A different kind of YCH here today! 🐶🐱🐹🐰✨

Your animal character, fursona, or pet here! These are cute little school photos available for real pets and animal OCs! 25 USD each via paypal, 100% CUSTOMIZABLE with pose, expression, clothing, size, etc! Just shoot me a message and we'll get started :)

[ultraflamz64]

[aperturephotography]

School is in session and that means it is senior portrait season. It was a pleasure to be able to capture these images down at the Jersey Shore. Hope you enjoy!

[sportsandlaughs]

[chillyfeetsteak]

I first became fascinated with it a few years ago when I noticed it out an airplane window on a flight from Texas to Southern California. In an expanse of endless desert, suddenly, a vast body of water. When I got home, I immediately looked it up on a map. The Salton Sea.

It’s the largest landlocked body of water in California. It sits right on top of the San Andreas Fault at over 200 feet below sea level. It is more than twice as salty as the Pacific Ocean. It is completely toxic. And I had never heard of it before then.

(photo essay under the cut)

In the early 1900s the Colorado River was diverted through a series of irrigation canals in order to provide water for the farmlands of Imperial Valley. One of the head-gates broke during a flood, and the desert basin filled with water for 2 years before it was fixed. The unexpected lake soon became a popular vacation destination; it was stocked with fish, and resorts and hotels popped up along its shores. It became known as a great place for sport fishing, waterskiing, and yacht parties. Big name celebrities visited. At one point, it had more annual visitors than Yosemite.

Salton Sea has no outlet, and is only filled via agricultural runoff. As the water evaporated in the hot desert sun, the lake became more and more saline. Chemicals began to build up from the run off causing toxic algae blooms, and mass die-offs of fish and birds started in the 80s. By the 90s, the beaches were littered with fish gills and bird bones and the resorts were abandoned. The lake began to dry up as irrigation run-off was diverted away. The exposed lake bed is also toxic, and the high desert winds kick up the dust, making the air poisonous. 

Despite the unpleasant odor, the noxious air and the summer temperatures regularly reaching 120°, a renaissance of sorts began in the early 2010s. Artist and nomad colonies began to spring up around Salton Sea. Bombay Beach, once a popular resort destination, is now mostly a ghost town, but the folks who remain have turned the ruins on the shores into an outdoor art installation gallery where the found-art sculptures are cyclically destroyed by the elements and then replaced with new ones. Many of the houses and RVs in town are themselves art pieces.

In nearby Slab City, a settlement of off-the-grid lifestylers, you can find even more folk art. Salvation Mountain is a manmade hill painted with bright colors and bible verses and maintained by a community of volunteers. East Jesus is a sculpture garden and art installation. 

This past weekend my partner and I finally made the pilgrimage to the Sea. California has the benefit of being home to a huge array of biomes. In just a couple of hours you can travel from snowy mountain peaks to lush oases to endless sand dunes. Driving the hour or so south from Palm Springs towards Salton Sea is like driving towards the end of the world.

Bombay Beach especially enamored me. The beach is crusted with salt and millions of tiny shells and bones. It smells awful, like sewage and chemicals and low-tide and rotting fish. You drive out onto the beach and park anywhere amongst the sculptures and deteriorating resort ruins. The art feels raw in a way I haven’t experienced before. It reminds me of seeing paleolithic cave art. Humans made this, with no motivation other than to create something intriguing or beautiful or sad. Not much can live out here, but what you find fills me with a great adoration for humanity. Despite the asphyxiation of the natural world, the human spirit persists.

[hannesnydahl]

kort skärpedjup

Syfte: att lära sig mer om hur en kamera fungerar samt att ta en bild man är nöjd med.

Metod: Jag använde en kamera med ett fast objektiv. därefter hittade jag några analoga kameror för att fotografera efter en bild jag sett på pintrest. Det skiljer min bild och bilden jag använde som inspiration är att i min bild ser man mer av kameran och mer av bakgrunden tack vare objektivet jag använde. Därefter ställde jag in bländaren och slutartiden, så att jag kunde ta en bild med ett kortskärpedjup. Jag satte några av de kamerorna jag hittade bredvid kameran jag ville vara i fokus för att få en mörkare och mer naturlig bakgrund, även fast man nu i resultatet inte ser dem supermycket. Jag ställde mig över kameran för att få fokuspunkten på hjulet som bestämmer slutartiden, och ville få mest fokus på 125 x eftersom de va markerat med en rödorangefärg. När jag tagit min bild la jag in den i Photoshop för att få fram en mer gammaldags effekt eftersom jag tyckte att det passade för denna typ av bild.

Resultat: Jag är nöjd med resultatet för jag fick fram den effekten jag ville. Dock så hade jag kunnat få till en bättre bild om jag hade haft en bättre skärpa, men samtidigt tycker jag att eftersom jag ville få fram en analog känsla i bilden, behöver inte skärpan vara på topp utan att bilden blir mer verklighetstrogen till en gammal kamera. Hade jag komponerat om bilden skulle jag försökt få bort hållaren där man kan sätta fast en extern blixt då jag kan tycka att den drar åt sig för mycket fokus vilket inte var meningen.

[latente-flickr]

century old school photo are on other levels.

[trixiesol-blog]

[noxious-fennec]

Snapshots of simpler times..

[chlobody]

abandoned light [ shot by @ohseephotography ]