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We watch sports because it fulfills a need within us. And the reasons we watch sports are complicated, but it boils down, often, to narrative. When we see people struggle and strive and improve, ...

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I believe that every action we take reveals our beliefs, and every choice we make reveals our preference. Unfortunately this means that sometimes, such as when I was browsing 500px just now, it ...

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I signed up for 500px a while ago; it’s given me a chance to look at a lot of photographers’ works. And, you know, they’re really good. Very good indeed. But I have come to the conclusion that I’...

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Stop asking me is this a good guy? Is this a bad guy? You have eyes. You have a brain. You know what is the right thing to do or the wrong thing to do. You already know from watching Sanosuke th...

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In a thread where a writer asked why her vampire hunters didn’t use guns: DoS: Even if vampires are hurt by silver, if you have to steak a vampire, decapitate it and bury the head at the crossroa...

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Xueling likes being photographed. So it was a surprise to me when, at the event above, she looked solemnly at the photographer next to me when he asked “can I photograph you?”, started to nod, a...

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I did splash out a lot on my new F 1.8 75mm lens, and it has certainly been worth the money, giving me access to shots like these: and these But. It is value for money, for a lot of money. And...

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Those who have nothing on the inside try,so very hard, to fill it by dragging everyone into the void with them. It doesn’t work. You don’t become better by dragging everyone else down. You don’t...

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I took my old EP3 out of retirement, and mounted my obsoleted F 2.8 17mm on it. Why? Because misery loves company. It’s not for show. She loves shooting. Here’s the same scene from her perspecti...

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>A sword is a weapon. Swordsmanship is the art of murder. That is the truth. What Miss Kaoru says is play-talk that only those who have not stained their hands can say. >However, this humbl...

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So I did a bad thing and I bought a new lens, an Olympus F 1.8 75mm. That finally pushed me over the edge, and I now have an account with 500px. And then I took the lens with me to SGTCC. I went...

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Xueling didn’t say anything when Gwen Stacy died. She just turned to me and crawled up into my arms and waited for an explanation. Whether she understood it or not I’m not sure yet, but she under...

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Love is a peculiar thing. We do not, perhaps, love sanely, or rationally, or intelligently; certainly we do not love wisely. We meet someone, when all the switches in us are ready for love, and ...

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I commit myself, as always, to one perfect step at a time, with each step landing midfoot without heelstrike, timed to breathing keyed to music that, if it were a mixtape, would have worn grooves...

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I was contacted for GISHWHES; since, as far as I’m concerned, every opportunity to create a story is an exercise, I was ok with it. (note that I had to include Misha Collins, Queen Elizabeth and ...

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One of my albums is dedicated to sky shots; actually, two of them, but I plan to start a new one each year. I’ve been fascinated by the sky since I started photography in earnest; this is one of ...

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Xueling came home with a family homework assignment: Make a poster about an animal that she wanted to talk about. Me: What do you want? Xueling: Dinosaur! Me: utter lack of surprise Ok. Shortly a...

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I've been taking photos regularly for close to a decade; as I said, when I got my hands on my first digital camera, I took this: Fig 1 and that started me on a kick of wandering around with the c...

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I don't have an evil twin. Somewhere in the universe, however, someone keeps looking over his shoulder, worrying that I'll show up. He's wrong, though. Other people get evil twins. He gets an ...

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Since the previous entry, I've tried to work harder at seting up my shots. It's not been as easy as I hoped; Fig 1 I am apparently too habituated to stealth Fig 2 Which doesn't mean that I...

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Warning: National Day entry coming up, so it may not be relevant to non-Singaporeans. I just sat through a medley of various National Day songs, and I finally pinpointed what it was that was bug...

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Some people are born with gifts-- strength, beauty, riches-- and while they may count their blessings, that which is achieved without effort is never truly yours. The rest of us have to content...

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I think I'm getting better as a photographer. I'm relying less on filters (says the man who took this) Fig 1 and I'm learning to postprocess images a bit more now Fig 2 But more importantl...

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Kid: So, Y, are you still on the list of writers we're keeping [on the anthology]? Y: Yes. Kid: Even though you haven't finished writing? How can that be possible? Me: He's the editor and orga...

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I have a new cover photo now Fig 1 And I'm quite fond of it. See, my original plan this Sunday was to do nothing; Caffeine and I originally planned to do regular photshoots, but she was plann...

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