Korean Friendship Bell - San Pedro, CA

Korean Friendship Bell

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Moab Trip 2012

Moab Road Trip 2012

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"Happy New Year" Road Trip to SF w/ Anders

Late Night

Berlin Panoramic (Image Only)

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"The Night Before" - Day 1 (image only)

 

 

0 days until the show

"NOT ALONE"

Presented by Phantom Gallery Los Angeles/ Long Beach

An exploration of solitude while in natural, urban, and/or open landscapes. by Darnell Bates

January 8 through February 6, 2011
Artist Reception: (Saturday) January 8, 2011 6 – 10pm
 346 E. 3^rd Street, Long Beach, California

"The Other Side" - Day 3

3 days until the show

Just because you do not see the other side of the bridge trust that it is there.

Swedish Lakes

 

Sweden has 97,500 lakes larger than 2 acres, which add to the beauty of the varied Swedish landscape and provide a rich environment for Swedish wildlife.

Somtimes.....You Gotta!

"Pier Moment" DB8S © 2009
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In order to protect yourself and others "Shut it Down" aka "Take a Break!"

Be mindful of your health at all times and especially during this time of year. Your family, friends, loved ones, and the world are dependent on you.

B&W film - "I Love It!"

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image note

My cousinne Cheyenne was starting her 1st quarter at UCSB and my friend Anders bought the "Red Beast" so we went for a road trip to visit her in Santa Barbara and camped out at Gaviota State Park

pier [pɪə] (n) - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle
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Need Inspiration?

"The Chase" DB8S © 2010
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"Be inspired by what inspired you initially" Darnell Bates

Every now and again you should go back to 

the moment (in my case photographic images) 

that inspired you to pursue that in which makes

you happy.

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The image above was taken some where along the Bonneville Salt Flats many many years ago as my olde roommate (Steve) and I drove from Oakland to Cleveland. The purpose of the trip was to spend time with him before he departed for an extended stay in Ghana. We laugh and had the greatest time on this trip. After capturing this image, it changed the way I thought about my photography and challenged me to capture the feeling and moment along with the image. This was the photograph that made me happy, made me think of calm and relaxing times, and eventually made me enroll into a photography program.

Aural / Visual Pairing

"Beyond Here...." DB8S © 2010
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While attending to my images, often I am listening to music, and normally the music is a reflection of the type of images I am attending to. If it is my minimalist work it is normally slow classical, new age, or even a mellow instrumental, however if it is busy urban work it ranges from in your face hip/hop to aggressive rock.

Stimulating my aural and my visual at the same time pleases me often and I try to do it daily.
 
Tonight, I found Imogen Heap-"Hide And Seek" the appropriate music for me with this image.
"Listen and Observe"

Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIAfiVGluk 

This image is not for adoption.