tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89724914461696879112024-02-18T18:17:42.437-08:00NostalgiaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-22776331579171433692012-04-14T20:49:00.000-07:002012-04-15T12:31:35.650-07:00every year is a giftI had this thought a few months ago and tried to explain it to my Dad over the phone but he couldn't hear me very well. He asked me to write it down for him. I'm just now re-typing this scribbled note:<br />
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<i>I've been assuming that we have this right to a "long" life - that is, 80 years or so. Everyone deserves that and anything shorter is an injustice; the person has been cheated.</i><br />
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<i>Why do I have this righteous attitude though? Nothing is guaranteed! Every year of life is a gift.</i><br />
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<i>Life is finite - in that lies how meaningful it is. If life were eternal, we'd certainly take it for granted. In the unpredictability of the length of our lives there's a certain ... power I guess. This isn't really what I'm trying to say. I want to flip my perspective from "he was taken from us too soon" to "we had 44 wonderful years - a 44-year-long gift, really." Drastic paradigm shift.</i><br />
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I'd like to rework this into something more uh, cohesive. But all the sentiments are there: I don't feel cheated. I feel lucky, I feel grateful.<br />
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At the same time, that doesn't stop me from missing him incredibly.<br />
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<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/6315041843/">Abbot's Lagoon</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/">Erin Eli</a> on Flickr.</span></div>Life seems particularly beautiful lately, despite recent circumstances. I guess "loss" is dependent on how you interpret and process. I'm living the sort of life I know my brother would appreciate, and that's never far from my mind.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-86163652637912525492011-10-30T22:04:00.000-07:002011-10-30T22:04:10.514-07:00we were thereWe were there in the house when he died.<br />
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I was in the next room, frozen, eyes wide after hearing my brother Tim call for my parents. Early morning light was pouring through the shutters onto the couch I'd spent the past few nights on. I was surprised at the sharp feeling in my stomach, my racing heart. The buildup to that inevitable minute hadn't actually prepared me one bit, it seemed. <br />
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I blinked a few times and was finally able to move. I walked the ten or so steps into the room where the rest of my family stood in a circle around the simple hospital bed that supported my brother. I understood. Immediately. <br />
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After a time, we were able to leave him as he was: impossibly still under stark white sheets in that softly-lit room. We left the door open. <br />
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<span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5992432833/">poppies</a>, a photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/">Erin Eli</a> on Flickr.</span></div>I got these Icelandic poppies at the farmers market at the Embarcadero. It's touristy as hell and way too crowded, but I like the produce and flowers there, so it's worth it. As long as I'm in and out in under an hour anyway.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-37127810770579842162011-05-07T19:42:00.000-07:002011-05-07T19:42:02.358-07:00Lemonade<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Years ago, my mom took a simple lemonade recipe (6 cups water, 1 cup lemon juice and 1 cup sugar) and made it perfect with one step: by taking one of the cups of water and melting the sugar into it, she creates simple syrup. Such an easy thing to do, and it improves the lemonade so much - no more gritty lemonade or endless stirring. It's my favorite!</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is from a disposable camera. I like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I can't sleep. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-26723303904905658822011-02-23T12:25:00.001-08:002011-02-23T12:25:51.151-08:00Rainbow carrots<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5466360248/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5291/5466360248_ae12a5b8c9_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5466360248/"></a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>I'm starting to shoot food, and I'm starting to love it. It seems pretty natural that I'd combine two of my favorite things (photo and food), but I avoided it until recently because my shots always looked like crap. Yellow and flat, not as crisp as I'd wanted. <br /><br />I'm finally getting to the point where I have the right equipment to take shots that I really like. It's so fun to experiment and practice because I know that I'm learning so much each time, moving closer to where I want to be.<br /><br />I want to produce gorgeous, professional looking shots and I'm confident that I'll be able to someday. In the meantime, here are some carrots in a cup.<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-6036993825582813922010-11-26T16:06:00.001-08:002010-11-26T16:06:30.570-08:00Sentence<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5209861934/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5209861934_f0af7bed62_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5209861934/"></a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>Happy Thanksgiving! I'm at my parents' house in north county San Diego, loving my new Canon 30d. Digital is so practical, instant. I can learn from my mistakes because I can see them in front of me. <br /><br />This is Laurel on Fuji FP100c - shot by my Landcamera.<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-57223666428781454152010-11-03T22:06:00.001-07:002010-11-04T06:39:57.027-07:00Mirror<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5144473465/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1388/5144473465_6c62346a39_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5144473465/">Mirror</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>In love with this!<br />
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Strange image from a roll of 120 shot on my Diana. Light leaks after exposure imprinted the numbers on the film, I think.<br />
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"It's much more apparent when there's no one else in the house, and light is slowly fading and slipping behind the hill and the ringing in your ears rises up in a sudden wave. You feel so still and like this could go on forever but it won't. Soon you'll forget, soon you'll be talking and laughing or sleeping quietly in your dark room."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-54622318249039661602010-10-22T10:48:00.001-07:002010-10-22T10:48:40.634-07:00EK<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5104183302/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1251/5104183302_e4e74ab07e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5104183302/">EK</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>Strange angle ( I can't remember how I originally took it), but Erin just looks so pretty.<br /><br />This shot is 35mm slide film that I converted to black and white. Our friends Rachel and Dave had a brunch party last month, and even though it was overcast that day, it was pretty bright - there was tons of great, diffused light coming through the windows.<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-23942665999297563192010-10-14T00:45:00.001-07:002010-10-14T00:45:11.227-07:00Getty<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5049506448/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4148/5049506448_1681595798_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/5049506448/"></a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>EK and I visited LA/Long Beach a few weeks ago for Anch's birthday. We spent a ridiculously hot but awesome afternoon at the Getty - definitely one of my top 3 places in Los Angeles. <br /><br />35mm FujiFilm with my Nikon, 50mm lens.<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-16251539101770596702010-09-17T08:43:00.001-07:002010-09-17T08:43:24.388-07:00Home<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4920485735/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4920485735_4fe787e754_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4920485735/">Home</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>I've been living in San Francisco for about two months and I'm in love!<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-29836346938510849512010-06-03T23:52:00.001-07:002010-06-03T23:52:44.827-07:00India<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4667712595/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1265/4667712595_69e7f6b9a6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4667712595/">India</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>What a gorgeous little girl - Claire's niece. I photographed her a little bit last month when I was visiting Whittier with my Nikon (here) and my Mamiya, which is yet to be developed. The light was low and I was only using iso 200 but it turned out nicely considering. We'll see how the medium format looks in a few months I suppose.<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-53135689849621056822010-04-19T19:45:00.001-07:002010-04-19T19:45:09.233-07:00The light's different up here.<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4529892821/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4529892821_2f225048c6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4529892821/"></a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>My friend other Erin and I flew down to Long Beach last weekend. This shot is from our return flight.<br /><br />35mm film/Nikon/50mm lens<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-11267413598886977052010-04-05T18:53:00.001-07:002010-04-05T21:02:13.604-07:00Walnut Creek<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4494067532/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4494067532_8d71c0a86a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4494067532/">Walnut Creek</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>Been up in the bay for about two months. Things are great but there's not a whole lot of certainty. That's okay, I think. I'm happy.<br /><br /><br />35mm film with my Nikon N65, golden hour.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-87486603343213324002010-01-26T20:44:00.001-08:002010-01-27T14:07:07.382-08:00Koi again<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4308454734/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4308454734_0c845fbedc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4308454734/">54690001</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>On the way down to San Diego one afternoon a few months ago, I stopped at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. I hadn't been there since.. ever? It's fairly small but what it lacks in size, it makes up for visually. The grounds are a beautiful patchwork of slightly crumbling fountains bursting with koi and lilies, sprawling green lawns ringed by the traditional Mission olive trees, crimson buds weighing down pomegranate boughs, vine-enveloped trellises, kumquat trees dripping with vibrant orange fruit. I wanted to live there. <br /><br />I brought in my Diana F+ and a few rolls of 120 and had fun with all the color.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-78048281490553329382010-01-19T23:35:00.001-08:002010-01-19T23:35:33.137-08:00Claire making french toast<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4202178709/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/4202178709_076a5ce55c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4202178709/">Claire making french toast</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>Welllll, I realize I haven't posted in forever. I'm terrible, I know. <br /><br />This photo (plain ol 35mm on my Nikon) reminds me of Walnut Creek, up in the East Bay. My friend Claire was helping make french toast for my good friend Erin's birthday. Soon I'll be able to hang out with both girls on a regular basis; I'm moving to the bay area in a few weeks. Exciting! Nerve-wracking!<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-43411347224712289072009-11-08T15:55:00.000-08:002010-02-13T09:08:20.839-08:00Slow Moves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Y1_2DpT85NUevPpawcqfmyo-dFx_elQlizrFAavFdUJuKCAFBZgx8cJQzjuevTOtsmuo7umWc9CBVQ9vdU_3snaAQxIkF_xZDcsP8KLouzRRFS1uSAk7pb-Y_6mOSO4hIpCHs_8ECK8/s1600-h/30800003.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Y1_2DpT85NUevPpawcqfmyo-dFx_elQlizrFAavFdUJuKCAFBZgx8cJQzjuevTOtsmuo7umWc9CBVQ9vdU_3snaAQxIkF_xZDcsP8KLouzRRFS1uSAk7pb-Y_6mOSO4hIpCHs_8ECK8/s320/30800003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401887388380107762" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvl_GIQtsRHBYjZ8uFe3mZNXwzWfRqmhOVX0Rz646onbt3rfvhlsB27j-m26z63DYcCy_OzxmcCSS-_D7OhX0wJJ_FLhXvJwk5cg9DmJGhHyxy4RrQVAK_OOGHkmqw5m4WotvEMMJqmtk/s1600-h/30800012.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvl_GIQtsRHBYjZ8uFe3mZNXwzWfRqmhOVX0Rz646onbt3rfvhlsB27j-m26z63DYcCy_OzxmcCSS-_D7OhX0wJJ_FLhXvJwk5cg9DmJGhHyxy4RrQVAK_OOGHkmqw5m4WotvEMMJqmtk/s320/30800012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401887167456344546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Broken Holga. I think the shutter is sticky and it doesn't always trigger the flash. These shots are double or triple exposures. Junk, but I like the anonymity...I just got hit with deja vu. Weird.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-91422533800442678012009-10-13T08:58:00.001-07:002009-10-13T08:58:31.763-07:00Susan<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4008669762/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2638/4008669762_3818b8a4ab_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/4008669762/">Susan</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>My friend Tasja and I shot some pictures of our friend Susan recently; this is a crop of one of my photographs. I used my Mamiya 645S and was reallllly happy with the results. <br /><br />We created a gorgeous softbox feel by putting a fitted sheet right over the window, cutting the light and contrast down drastically. I can't wait to shoot in her room again.<br /><br />I think I was using regular old Neopan b/w film here!<br clear="all" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-56595049720166590372009-09-01T11:17:00.000-07:002009-10-10T14:11:36.404-07:00My first time exhibiting work!This month I'm exhibiting work for the first time. I rented a small section of wall in a gallery in the Santa Ana Artists Village, and this coming Saturday is their monthly Artwalk. If you're in the area, stop by and say hi to me and check out all the other great artists!<br /><br />http://www.santaanaartwalk.com/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-22808178859549179752009-08-03T09:43:00.001-07:002011-02-17T10:12:47.992-08:00Wedding<div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/3783121973/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/3783121973_44de284d9f_m.jpg" style="border-bottom: #000000 2px solid; border-left: #000000 2px solid; border-right: #000000 2px solid; border-top: #000000 2px solid;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/3783121973/">Abby</a><br />
Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>This photo is from a wedding I shot in mid-July. The bride, Abby, is dancing with her new father-in-law for the money dance.<br />
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Thanks for this job definitely go out to my friend Susan. Her brother-in-law's little brother was getting married, and she sold me as the photographer. (Thanks for having that kind of confidence in me, lady!)<br />
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It was a great learning experience and ended up being really fun! The bride and groom were really laid back and easy to work with. In all, it was a very satisfying experience. I'm still editing, but enjoying the process more and more as I go along.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972491446169687911.post-72608461315996934242009-07-16T11:40:00.001-07:002009-07-16T12:14:30.787-07:00OC Fair<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/3726313529/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/3726313529_2a04f2fac2_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" /></a><br /><span style="margin-top: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erineli/3726313529/">The fair</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/erineli/">Erin Eli</a></span></div>Mariel and I switched cameras - my Nikon SLR for her Lomo LC-A. I went to the fair with my friend Mary and it ended up being a perfect place for the Lomo - tons of bright colors!<br /><br />And yes, that is a Lomo that Mary's holding. Ohhh, we're photo-nerds.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03603820918506674706noreply@blogger.com3