In another lifetime I remember being a progressive rock drummer. Played with a few guys from the local area for about nine years. Being who we were, we didn't do covers. We could, in a pinch. But you'd

Welcome to the @OriginalWorks sponsored writing contest! Status: CLOSED. Accepted Languages: English Start Time: 6 PM ET, Friday End Time: 6 PM ET, Monday This is a call to all great Steemit writers! Crowd

Years ago, in a different state and lifetime, I worked extensively with wildlife. I've successfully rehabilitated many species of mammal, several reptiles, and more birds than I can count. When I moved

There's a lot of things that can be appealing about a photo. When it comes to portraits it could be a mood or emotion. It could be some cool styling, possibly using a location and nice lighting to create

'The Funny Exhibit' This is the edge of the city centre where vehicles are not allowed to go further. The hard road curve is separating the traffic from the street of many pubs. It's very much a tourist

It is a beautiful day in San Diego and time to do some yard work. The area next to the house is so beautifully green- albeit a bit overgrown. Especially the nettles are reaching into the walkway. As much

Here is my entry for the Monomad Sunday Skies challenge. Although its a portrait of Shannon, I think the sky is the real star of this shot. The color version has some lovely hues visible but the b+w version

After the four-day extravaganza of the recent Florida steemit meetup, I’m performing a bit of a mental post-mortem on some things. Mostly a random rambling. Feel free to ignore. (well, this IS steemit,

ADSactly Tech News: Exoskeleton Technology and its Use in the Modern World! Image Source: Cyberdyne Imagine the feeling of giving someone back their ability to walk, to run, to jump and to climb after

When I was a child, I'd sneak out at night. It was monumentally stupid, not only because I was young and alone but also because I'd had problems breathing the cooler air.       My parents told me that

Here's the stunning @eriluks from a quick and fun shoot a while ago. This one really stands out as both me and @condra were both Canon shooters and were strongly considering the move over to Nikon. I'd

Shiro paid the street vendor for his lemonade, unfazed by her curious glances to the glove on his hand. He understood. After all, who wore gloves on a hot summer day? Usually, he would have answered the

Hi gang ! Today I'm sharing with you one of my favorite images by the amazingly talented @davekavanagh who is also on this platform ( you should totally check out his work! ) . This was my first time shooting

jackmac34 CC0 via pixabay They say hairdressers sometimes have more than a pound of hair in their gut when autopsied. Little pieces of hair get everywhere. Fall into food, into drinks. It's inevitable.

A very nice model named Shiv got in contact a while ago and was really enthusiastic about about shooting a Suicide Girls shoot. I've wrote about this before on Steemit but I really dislike Suicide Girls

Kingsman I don’t usually watch or talk about action movies because most of them don’t have many things to share. This one is different. This movie has many subtle lessons that could help some people,

It is important to exercise your ability to learn from every person and situation that we experience. Never allow yourself to limit your knowledge by ignoring information that may be contrary to your

Our heroes evolve as we do. As a pre-adolescent, for example, I was obsessed with comic books superheroes—which was a role, in turn, I ascribed to rockstars in my teens. In my early twenties, philosophers

'A Flock' A huge flock of pigeons chooses to land all around. Standing in the middle, I don't remember birds choosing their location so intensely close to me. A weird moment happened out of the blue. Quite

"Everything has been figured out, except how to live." —Jean-Paul Sartre What is there to do, here, other than being and becoming. We hope, with the passing of time, the time-release capsule