May 16, 2011
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Instagram and Photos
So I have an iphone, the old one, not 4 or 5 or whatever they're on. It was pretty cheap comparatively. Of course I am married to those horrible AT&T people for another two years, but that's another bitch blog for another day.
My favorite part of the iphone is the apps. For all you non-cool people that is short for application's. I am hip with the lingo. Anyway, one of the apps is Instagram. This is like Xanga for the iphone with photos. Pretty much the same premise, you go around and follow a million people and tell them you like their photo's that you can barley see on the little phone, and about two of those people will follow you and do the same, until you finally get some " friends" or fans or whatever.
Well, I did IG all day yesterday ( IG is the cool word they use over in IG land), and it's a pain in the ass. So far I have like 8 followers. And it took a lot of work to get them. Some of their photo's are amazing, not that you can prove they actually took them, and some are just so- so. I refuse to comment on the so-so ones, just like Xanga, I usually don't comment on the posts that say " Today I went to the store. I bought bread. It was sunny out." No, boring, and I won't pretend it's not.
So I'm doing this all day straining my eyes and then I thought " If I want people to see my stupid pictures, I have Xanga." People at work get pissed at me because I minimize the compliments I get on my pictures. That's because a lot of them are just luck and a lot of them are made nicer from apps on the computer. I'm no photographer and I am definitely NOT a graphic designer, in fact, photo shop gives me a rash. I hate it, it's too hard to learn and I don't have the patience. That being said, I do have some photo's that are my favorites and I would like to share them with you. Hopefully, I have not alienated all my Xanga friends with my wishy washy come one day, leave for three weeks attitude, and some of you will actually come take a look. Otherwise I might as well go back on Instagram and go blind. Okay, here are a few of my favorite photo's I have taken, and some manipulated.
This was actually taken in April of this year. Yes, thank you Chicago land area. April snow brings May nothing. Anyway, this was taken at work and I love it. It reminds me of a Winter post card, even though it was April. So I think it's pretty if I do say so myself and I do.
These two were also taken that day, and I was pretty excited how they turned out. I added a sunset to one of them. Of course the boys I work with have no appreciation for the beauty around them. Then again, they are being forced to live there so I guess I should cut them a break. If they would rather have dirty Graffiti, broken beer bottle, heroin needle, crack pipe, smell like pee, environments who am I to argue?
Speaking of which, here are a few of the guys playing hoops in the summer, obviously not the April snow day. We aren't allowed to show faces so I hope the one face isn't recognizable or I'll be in trouble. Note boy shooting and his ass hanging out, such an attractive look.
This is obviously two different pictures merged together. I got a pigeon flying at the train station in Chicago, so I decided to merge it with tracks. I liked how it turned out so that's why it's here.
Pigeons are pretty dirty birds, but I think some are beautiful. I love this shot, I have decided she's a girl and she is showing off. A little stuck up, but that's ok.
This the guy, he's pretty arrogant too.
Okay on to other things, this seems like one of those fantasy dream kind of pictures.
It was blended, two from work and I got this. See what I mean? Some just turn out cool.
Similar to the one above it, also from work.
When I lived with Expunged I took lots of photo's in his beautiful yard so I am going to add some of those and some random ones I like, and then I won't bore you anymore. At least not today. So without further ado, here we go
Okay ending now, thanks for checking them out, if you did.
This one is called traffic. Clever huh?
Lot's of Graffiti out of the train window, gotta love Chicago.
I got this one while laying on a beach in Maryland, I'm pretty sure it's a seagull, but it reminds me of my pigeon friends in Chicago, unless this is a pigeon and those are seagulls. Oh who knows, they are birds.
This one is for sure a pigeon. Checking out the poop, nice.
Those of you who know me have now seen another side of me. Hope you liked it and if not, well I'll be back to my witty self next time. Hopefully, sooner than later. Off to work have a good one Xangans, show me you're better than those instagram people and show me some love. I can't afford to go blind.
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Comments (19)
Thanks for posting photos
I like them, keep up the good work!
@NVPhotography - Thanks, will try.
I love them!
Absolutely beautiful photos!
Nice Natureous photos I love them!
good work!
beautiful! don't go blind!
Great pictures - I especially like the one of the Sea gull in flight. Sea Gulls just migrated over the mid west a few weeks ago.
Lovely indeed! Great job. I enjoyed these very much.
@ItsWhatEyeKnow - Thank you so much, it's fun.@SillyHelena - Thank you so much, I really appreciate it.@embrown88 - Thanks I see you have a pretty flower as your profile pic. Nice.@Randy7777 - someone just told me that a couple of my " pigeons" are definitely Seagulls, but there is no sea in Chicago, so...@mammaquiet - Thanks, I'm so glad.
I admit here and now to reading only the first 2 or 3 sentences of your post...I just got an iPhone too! How the heck do I not use data? I'm so confuzzled...I got a text at 0300 telling me that I had used 100% of my data plan. I can tell you fo sho that I was NOT online. On my phone. At 0300. I was in bed asleep. Until that stupid text message woke me up. Lame.
I think you do good work. What program DO you use to play with your photos? The merging ones are very cool!!Screw Instagram. Who needs to risk blindness when you have us?
Dear Laura,Okay, awreddy. Stop twisting my arm. I'm here. I'm here.Okay, first thought. If you're married to the AT&T, then why don't they just SEND you a number 4 or 5? Personally, I don't have a cellphone. I can tear a computer apart and rebuild it, but I made a decision long ago NOT to join the sheep with cellphones movement. I swear, whenever young people visit me, all they do is stare at their phones and 'text" each other, sometimes right across the room! Okay, sorry. Minirant over.So really the IG is a PITA? Can I have some more lamb and feta on my PITA?So I guess you can go to the store, buy bread, etc. and TAKE PICTURES. Wow, ain't the age of information sumpin?So far I like the arrogant pigeon who would probably be called a seagull if he lived here. Oh, I see later on you start calling seagulls pigeons and vice versa. Well, let me tell ya, if you saw a flock of pelicans,you'd know it.I'm a photographer, so I'll benight you. Sir Laura, you are now a photographer. And even though photoshop gives you a rash, put it on your phone and call it an "app" and you do damn well. I say that as a "graphic designer."Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
@onestepcloserto_perfection - very confused@BubblysLife - I use an HDR program on the phone@baldmike2004 - well you made me laugh, always fun. And you called me a photographer from a REAL Graphic artist, I am flattered. but I think I need a few years under my belt and something other than a phone or small cheap camera. However, I am proud of these, having limited equipment.Pretty sure arrogent pigeon is indeed a seagull, but we have no sea even though Lake Michigan can get pretty wavy. Thanks for coming over even though I had to twist your arm, had to know what you thought, your stuff is so good. Besides i wanted Xangans to see I am multifaceted.
Thanks for the tip on the iphone Instagram. Will check it out.
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