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As a once psychology major, I was intrigued by Freud’s theory on the id and ego of the human psyche. It has been many years since those classes so my words may be somewhat off. But this piece is a self representation (aren’t they all?) of myself and how the “id” and “ego” play in our life decisions. We all seek pleasure and that constant feeling of euphoria, and our “id”’s only goal is to achieve those feelings without worry or care about the consequences of such actions. It is our “ego” that keeps the “id” in line, allowing us to think before we act, and to be able to foresee what may come of this pleasure seeking. It is a constant battle that wages on beneath our skin and sometimes the “id” overcomes. Some choose to live only by the “id”s bidding and never realize the destruction they leave behind when seeking their pleasures. I have been through that lifestyle once, and as much as I enjoyed such pleasures in bountiful amounts….the aftershock of those actions can still be felt today.
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The Tragic History Behind These Shots / I just had to revisit the abandoned farmhouse where I shot the image The Tenant / / / / This is a view from the kitchen looking in from the outside… the windows are all beat out of the house and you cannot get to the kitchen from the inside because the floor is unstable and you’ll probably end up in the basement. So I had to improvise and go outside to get this shot. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / / More In This Series / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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A building from Mid-Town Manhattan – not sure which one. Just looked up and there it was. Digital illustration from a color photo.
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This piece is based on how much we base our decisions off of love. Not condemning it, but rather it intrigues me what those will do in the name of love. Many people have died for love, have fought for love, and have sacrificed for love. It’s a powerful feeling that enslaves us, causing us to react in ways we may not deem normal in a clear state of mind, but like they say, Love is intoxicating. 2nd traditional piece I’ve ever attempted with acrylics. It was (key word, was, because it was sold lol)a 18×24 inch stretched canvas with acrylics and india ink. I miss this piece dearly, but at least I have a wonderful jpeg of it’s remains.
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After having so much fun with the last piece, I decided to try a series of em. I have an idea, but won’t let it out until I’m sure it will work =D This piece is focused on the ability to open up. Being vulnerable to the outside without fear or worry. My creative juices have been flowing since that week of downtime and in a way my mind has opened a little more for me to see inside and to let you see a little deeper. Only in this state of vulnerability can I truly be free, and without limitation on what I do or how I go about doing it.
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While traveling in China recently, this series of photographs shows the window view we had from the different hotels that we stayed in. /
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Some rust and graffiti on a train car..looks to me like a spill of a splash of something. Nikon D90 / 18-200mm VR Lense
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The Tragic History Behind The Shots Of The Old Farmhouse...
by Kevin KroekerOver this past summer I have been infatuated with a run down farmhouse. It’s condition left much to the imagination. The old farmhouse i…
Over this past summer I have been infatuated with a run down farmhouse. It’s condition left much to the imagination. The old farmhouse is about a 2 hour drive from my house and whenever the opportunity arose to photograph it… I came running. I had the opportunity to photograph it 3 times this summer. / / Every time I see the old house my imagination gets going. I took all these images before I knew of its history. / / Well I finally got some confirmation on its history. / / So here it is: / / Originally I thought the history of this house belonged to another house fairly close to this one…. but I was wrong. This old farmhouse used to house a family of 4. The husband had been away for some time (working) and when he had returned home he found his wife in bed with another. His wife ended up taking the children and leaving him. It wasn’t long after this that the husband when downstairs and shot & killed himself. The house had since been boarded up and left to the elements. It is in a very small community so no one wanted to live in the house after the tragic events. / / It is a very tragic story and it just got me thinking that so often we come across these finds and to us they are just great images that stir our imaginations but to some they are tragic memories. I wonder how many more of our shots hold a story. I will not return to this old homestead… somehow it just wouldn’t feel right, now that I know its sad story. / / Here are the images I took of the Farmhouse… / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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layers of colored rust, peeling rust, I thought made for a great abstract.
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Location: Back of a rusting street-sign at the end of our street. All artwork is copyright© to Stephen Mitchell All Rights Reserved. / You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify my photography, writing, and artwork without my express consent.
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A bunch rust on a train with graffiti …I have changed the name on this..inspired by a friend on here, Marshall thanks for your feedback and opening my eyes to the perfect title!! Nikon D90 / 18-200mm VR Lense
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Another piece from “The Big Coat.” This was done a few years ago. (Back when I was in my markers, ink, and anything else I can get my hands on phase). It’s not one of my absolute favorites, but I don’t hate it either. It’s sort of like plain old vanilla ice cream to me, it’s tastes fine, I’m not going to spit it out, but it would taste a heck of a lot better if it were chocolate.
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A macro photograph taken from a road sign, a couple of vehicles had a bit of a run in with the sign creating some abstract urban art! Hopefully I’ll have a new group approved soon for this type of Abstract Macro Urban Art! My Sales / UrbanArt / Panoramics / Rockscapes / Barkscapes / Flowers / Paintings / Sunsets / Story Photoart Please visit my group / Nature’s Macro Canvas / Macro photography group for Abstract Landscapes/Art found in nature!
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Sometimes when we take a closer look at things we notice patterns within, abstract art almost. And this is just one of those example, at first it was just metal, metal with a bit of wear and tear but then the scratchs and scrapes start to appear, almost claw like marks and what was just metal turns into something so much more. /
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San Francisco, CA
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For the past week or so I have been in a real deep funk. Won’t go as far as saying depressed but overwhelmed by the feeling of unhappiness. I sketched this out last night about midnight and felt that it was worth throwing up here. I wanted to capture how I’ve been feeling and this happened to pop out. No preconceived idea of what I was aiming for and was at the will of my subconscious. As you see in the image, I am gripping onto one of the only things that make me happy, and no matter how hard I squeeze, it still feels like it is slipping away. What IT is, is not important, because it can be anything that brings you any kind of joy. And as you see, without that happiness and that “constant”, I am nothing. Along with my happiness I myself begin to slip away into the darkness, hoping to meet my happiness at the bottom.
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This is Wanjun. She came to live with me for a week in Austin to go on fun photography adventures, etc. We went on a bike ride and went hurdling down a hill at top speed having a jolly old time when I see my house go by and turn to the left to go into my driveway…and WHAM. We crashed into a heap of bicycle and photographers on the gravel outside my house. I jumped up worried about wanjun, where I see her on the ground with a bicycle on her head. We both are featuring an elaborate array of scratches, bruises and other fun topical injuries from the accident, and naturally being photographers we took advantage of the situation and did portraits of eachother’s injuries. This is my first shot of her injuries. I did some macro shots of a couple of them too. I used her lens for this one.
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Canon Rebel XS DSLR / 20mm / 1/160 sec. at f / 8.0 / ISO 200 Downtown Grants Pass, Oregon
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A series of very old photographs taken by my great-grandfather and grandfather who founded Souvenir Photo Studio in the early 1900’s, in Radville, Saskatchewan. My father is driving the lead John Deere, followed by his younger brother. / This is circa 1950 or so and all the buildings in evidence are still standing.
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Yellow train car, just covered in rust and graffiti. Nikon D90 / 18-200mm VR Lense
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