Post Pictures of Your Everyday Life

**Twoshadows** · 10-11-2011 08:47 PM

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Ok you win!!

Nobody else's pics can match that!!

It must be absolutely amazing, living amid that kind of grandeur. Does that awesome landscape turn up in your dreams?

Thanks! Yeah, I kayak sometimes in my dreams. And in LDs I like to fly over Lake Powell or the Grand Canyon. Because in real life as I look out over the views I will say, "Okay, I can't fly out over it now, but as soon as I get lucid I will." It's a neat thing to be able to think. Not many people can look out over a view like that and know that soon they will be able to fly over it in a very real feeling way.

I don't know--your house was amazing all tucked down into all those trees. I can't even imagine how that would be to walk out of my house into that. There aren't a lot of trees where I am.

**Quantiq** · 10-11-2011 08:48 PM

GAH, my phone was dead today and I planned on taking some photos. I'll see what I can do tomorrow.

Also twoshadows, where are those pictures taken? (the first set).

**Twoshadows** · 10-11-2011 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Quantiq

Also twoshadows, where are those pictures taken? (the first set).

Lake Powell, Arizona--just North and East of the Grand Canyon.

**Darkmatters** · 10-11-2011 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by Twoshadows

I don't know--your house was amazing all tucked down into all those trees. I can't even imagine how that would be to walk out of my house into that. There aren't a lot of trees where I am.

Yeah I know - I am exceptionally lucky with that. This whole area I live in is so beautiful in the same intimate small-scale way. I need to get some more pics when I'm walking the dog soon. Nature is so amazing.

**Quantiq** · 10-11-2011 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by Twoshadows

Lake Powell, Arizona--just North and East of the Grand Canyon.

Have to admit you have a super nice view from where you live.

**nina** · 10-11-2011 09:16 PM

Love that this has turned into another post pics of pets thread. Awh erii you're Westie is toe adorables, their ears are my fave. I wish so badly that I had a camera with me at work yesterday morning, though if I did post a pic it would cause you all to lose your lunch.

**Twoshadows** · 10-11-2011 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Yeah I know - I am exceptionally lucky with that. This whole area I live in is so beautiful in the same intimate small-scale way. I need to get some more pics when I'm walking the dog soon. Nature is so amazing.

I would love to see pictures of your walk. It's such a beautiful area. Can I ask what state you are in?

Originally Posted by Quantiq

Have to admit you have a super nice view from where you live.

Thanks. Yes, it mostly makes up for being completely out in the middle of nowhere.

**Darkmatters** · 10-11-2011 09:28 PM

I'm at the southern end of Illinois - right across the Mississippi from St. Louis. There's actually a lot of flat land not far from here - especially the broad floodplains alongside and near the river and out toward Iowa. But I'm nestled into this little sweet spot where it's all rolling little hills and woods, with the streets cutting over and through it all like those curving little streets at the Zoo. For me the most beautiful time is fall as the leaves fall away and you can see the little clusters of lights rolling off over the hills into the distance.

Here, pictures of my dog Pepper:

Pepper001 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Pepper002 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

My old house, which is just down the street from the new one:

Vast by Darkmatters, on Flickr

nightscape0020 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Toward my former neighbor's house

nightscape0029 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

And the tree in the old driveway

Greentree by Darkmatters, on Flickr

All taken at night using long exposure and a tripod. I want to get shots like this of my new house.

Click on any of these to see them on Flickr, then click on the image or click on View All Sizes to see them bigger. You can download the full sized originals of any of my pics.

**Sornaensis** · 10-11-2011 11:04 PM

Spoiler for My Property and Animals:

**Spartiate** · 10-11-2011 11:04 PM

Nice thread, I was thinking of starting a "Picture of the day" thing, this is close enough

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Here's where I was on the weekend...

Spoiler for :

**tommo** · 10-12-2011 12:14 PM

Originally Posted by nina

Love that this has turned into another post pics of pets thread. Awh erii you're Westie is toe adorables, their ears are my fave. I wish so badly that I had a camera with me at work yesterday morning, though if I did post a pic it would cause you all to lose your lunch.

Post a pic. I won't lose my lunch, or dinner.

Here's my Piano and Bike. I had one of my computer, but it was shit quality and cbf taking another one right now.
It's what I spend most of my time doing these days lol

**Darkmatters** · 10-13-2011 03:23 AM

In front of a neighbor's house - this ivy covers everything around my house it seems

100_1235 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Note the little fences - this same stretch of street shows up later in the after dark photos. This is Sherwood Forest, the street I live on.

100_1239 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

My helper

100_1240 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Cooperating better here

100_1242 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

And now the real fun begins. I decided to re-learn how to fiddle with the Shutter Aperture settings and Gain to get some nighttime shots again. I love the way these look!! Really tricky though - you have to carry the camera on a fully-extended 5 foot long tripod - plus I had my little helper leashed to my belt loop. I learned that she can be amazingly well behaved when I'm standing still - I really thought she was going to screw this up but she stood perfectly still until I broke down the tripod each time. I was stunned. Who taught her this? I also learned (re-learned) how weird it feels to walk around my neighborhood at night with a five foot long fully extended tripod and keep setting it up on streetcorners. Nobody actually said anything, but I could imagine everybody in every passing car and looking out their windows thinking I was some kind of peeping tom. Heh, I'd have to be a pretty dumb one to do this so openly, with the LCD screen casting bright light right onto my face as I work!

I'm amazed how good some of these came out - especially after a little creative photoshopping to bring out more detail in the shadows and play with the colors slightly (only slightly). Using a long shutter time makes colors strange and surreal anyway. To me these pics are so much more fun than the usual brightly lit daytime photos.

You MUST look at these in the Flickr viewer! Click on one to go to Flickr, then click on the pic again to see it in the Flickr Viewer against a dark background. Now, click on View All Sizes in the upper right corner and you can view them large or full size and download full size if you want. I think they look best in the viewer. Once there you can click through the pics like a slide show.

Ok, front of my duplex. I live in the right side, the brick half.

Duplexdark001 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Duplexdark002 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

The big corner right next to my house.
This one really gets across the sens of how the woods are here - branches intertwine overhead so that most streets are like leafy tunnels with occasional breaks onto open sky.

Sherwood001 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

These are all pics of the same intersection form different angles/sides. Note the name on the street sign.

Sherwood002 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Sherwood003 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Here you can clearly see the street name.

Sherwood004 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Sherwood005 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Here's the stretch of road with the fences from before

Sherwood006 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

And back home again. Yep, it's like living in a little Hobbit Shire.

Darkduplex003 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

All in all a very adventurous night without going more than 1/4 mile from home, if even that. Especially when the 2 ghetto dudes started walking straight at me and followed me most of the way home. Not a great time to be carrying a camera on a 5 foot long fully extended tripod with my dog leashed to my hip. Very hard to move fast. But nothing came of it. Except for some awesome pictures!

**nina** · 10-13-2011 03:55 AM

Darkmatters...I swear that I've been to your street in a lucid dream before. And many times on fluffy pink bunnies.

Also, dog is adorable.

**Darkmatters** · 10-13-2011 05:45 AM

Originally Posted by nina

Darkmatters...I swear that I've been to your street in a lucid dream before. And many times on fluffy pink bunnies.

Also, dog is adorable.

Lol well hey, stop in next time!

Pepper thinks your avatar is adorable too and wonders if she can get a number...

**tommo** · 10-13-2011 06:11 AM

Here you can clearly see the street name.

Sherwood004 by Darkmatters, on Flickr

Oh wow, you're ballsy

Shall I do a google Earth image for you too?

Also I agree, your dog is soooo damn cute, especially with that bag on hahahaha

**Darkmatters** · 10-13-2011 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by tommo

Oh wow, you're ballsy

Shall I do a google Earth image for you too?

Also I agree, your dog is soooo damn cute, especially with that bag on hahahaha

Hahaha! You don't know what city I live in - it's probably the one piece of info I haven't revealed somewhere in here. I'm sure if somebody wanted to hunt me down though it wouldn't be too hard. Guess I better be careful how I write people's characters in my story, eh?

**HeavySleeper** · 10-13-2011 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Hahaha! You don't know what city I live in - it's probably the one piece of info I haven't revealed somewhere in here. I'm sure if somebody wanted to hunt me down though it wouldn't be too hard. Guess I better be careful how I write people's characters in my story, eh?

What gets me is that you know Seroquel resides on this forum, yet you still have the nerve to give away so many clues as to your whereabouts. Either you're a complete idiot or you're challenging him.

I'd love to have a ringside seat at that fight.

**tommo** · 10-14-2011 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by Darkmatters

Hahaha! You don't know what city I live in - it's probably the one piece of info I haven't revealed somewhere in here. I'm sure if somebody wanted to hunt me down though it wouldn't be too hard. Guess I better be careful how I write people's characters in my story, eh?

Yeah but, how many sherwood forests could there be?

**Twoshadows** · 10-14-2011 02:14 AM

Taken a couple of hours ago....

"Hi Dreamviews"

"This is my life today."

"Hi Dreamviews. This is my life today." (Hard to see, but it's there.)

The blue kayak is mine. (More pics of my campout in my grandfathered DJ)

**Twoshadows** · 10-14-2011 02:19 AM

Darkmatters---way cool night shots. I especially love the greenish ones. They are so mysterious looking. What a beautiful neighborhood.

**nina** · 10-14-2011 04:31 AM

Twoshadows...do you just...kayak all the time? lol. Must be nice.

**Twoshadows** · 10-14-2011 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by nina

Twoshadows...do you just...kayak all the time? lol. Must be nice.

You know, when I was growing up I lived a couple of miles from the beach in Southern California. A lot of people I knew used to surf every day before school. My best friend's brother was going to teach us, but for some reason we never got around to it. And I have always regretted it. To have lived right there by the beach and never learned how to surf.....how sad. So now I'm here so close to this lake and river--I am going to enjoy it every minute I can.

And it is nice...