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Since I was unable to post one Friday...

I love this show. so. much. It's unreal. Atlantis has so much quirky humor I die sometimes.

McKay: "Ok, lets say a magic fairy comes down and grants you one wish and we break out, then what? We're still on a hive, we're still traveling through hyperspace, probably in the MASSIVE void between our two galaxies, where there aren't even planets let alone stargates, what then huh? We fly home on the wings of imagination? Is that what we do Ronin?"

Col. Sheppard: "Operation 'This will most likely end badly' is a go."

IOA Rep Woolsy: "Nothing renews your appreciation for the military like the treat of invasion from life sucking aliens."

Michelle pretended to get blown around furiously by the wind. And I decided to capture that. And make a gif. Enjoy :D

I think I am ready to take my photography to a new level. I want to incorporate nudity in my ideas. I think my religious upbringing has kept me from fully exploring the human body in my art. Shamed into finding nudity embarrassing or sinful I'm ready to break free. I explored my heart into sadness last night by flipping through the work of Sofia Ajram on flickr. Her work blows me away, and in my envy last night I doubted my own skills. She also seems so comfortable with her body and with the idea of adding nudity to her work. It's tasteful, elegant, even raw at times. And I'm ready for that. I don't want a single limitation with my work. And I ready to deal with the kind of feedback I'm sure to get from certain members of my family.

I started my path with me last night. It's only a taste, a hint at the idea as I loathe my body and don't wish to show case it. Instead I tasted the flavor of adding this ingredient into the mix. If I can find the right models I think this will add to my style. There is such beauty in the human form, and I want to capture it.

I had the pleasure of photographing Paula this weekend. She is a Hoola Hoop instructor with amazing talent. This was a learning experience for me as I have done little to no action photography. Most of all my stuff is posed. We met for about an hour near my house and did up some pictures for a website she is putting up. In exchange for my services she gave me one of her demo hoops and a free lesson, and permission to retain the photographs for portfolio purposes. I'm excited because she is going to pass my name along to several other instructors so I hope the 100+ pictures I took yesterday turn out well in post production. This was my favorite shot of the day, even though it is posed.