Black and White Monday #3

I had been doing my best to try and post a picture everyday.  I promised myself I would keep it simple. Well sometimes life just gets in the way.  And as much as I try I found myself getting behind in my posts.  It's a lot harder than one thinks to come up with a post everyday.
Well here is my black and white photo for this week. I took this out at Oxley Nature Center using the hipstamatic camera.

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Monday Mellow Yellow #2

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I noticed that the Tulsa Rose Garden has turned into a Sunflower Haven.  Lots and lots of pretty sunflower's.

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Water Reflections #1

Try as I might last week I never came across any water fountains to post.  So today I am changing things up just a bit and posting a photo I will call water reflections.  I hope you enjoy.  Photograph was taken with my Canon PowerShot SX50,

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Black and White Monday #2

Running late on my post. Last week on my trip to Oxley Nature Center I did manage to get a few decent Black & White shots. I do prefer my shots when out hiking to be in color. These kinda give that creepy feel to them. When I'm out hiking I'm very alert to the sounds around me. Anyone watching me would probably laugh at how jumpy I am when hiking.
Today's photo was taken with Hipstamatic using the chunky lens and black key B&W Film.

Saturday's Signs

Today's Sign was taken at Oxley Nature Center.  I didn't go very far on the trails this time.  Just walked a couple of the really easy trails.  Looks like there is a couple new trails I need to check out sometime this fall.  

Taken with my Canon.  

Fridays Flowers #2

One thing I have not had a problem finding this year is flowers to photograph.  The flowers are beautiful this year.  I took this photo at Woodward Park a few days ago using my Canon Power Shot SX50.  No editing except to re size photograph.

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Butterfly

While out at Oxley Nature Center a couple days ago I was able to snap some really good shots of butterflies.  They were so big.
Photograph taking with Canon Powershot SX 50.

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Water Fountains #2

Today's photograph takes me back to Woodward Park.  This is the fountain that is in front of the greenhouse.
Photograph taken with Hipstamatic.

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Oxley Nature Center

One of my favorite places to go hiking is Oxley Nature Center.  I didn't go far on the trails today, mainly sticking to the Meadowlark Prairie Trail. Very pretty trail that borders a small pond.
The following photo was taken with Hipstamatic.

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Black and White Monday #1

I am always checking out apps that are similar in nature to Instagram. I posted a few weeks ago that I was really enjoying using an app called Hipstamatic.  oogl is part of Hipstamatic.  Similar in nature to Instagram but for people who are a bit more serious about taking photographs.
The following photo was taken with oogl.

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Mellow Yellow Monday #1

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Taken with Hipstamatic.

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Saturday Signs#1

Taken at Tulsa Zoo. Taking with Hipstamatic.

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Hibiscus

Today we came across some of the largest Hibiscus plants we have ever seen.  My photo's really don't do the flowers justice.
Photo's taken with Hipstamatic.

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Water Fountains

I love water fountains.  This one is at Woodward Park here in Tulsa.  It is inside the greenhouse.  Photo taken with Hipstamatic.

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Woodward Park

I know it seems the only place I ever go on my days off is Woodward Park.  Its true I do visit as least once a week.  I have run out of flower photo's so I had to make a visit to the Greenhouse.  I wish I knew the names of these flowers and plants but I don't.
Today's photo's were taken with Hipstamatic.

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Book Review #2

We're All Infected: Essays on AMC's the Walking Dead and the Fate of the…

by Dawn Keetley, Dawn Keetley 

The thirteen essays in this collection discuss virtually every aspect of AMC’s television series The Walking Dead from the implications of its sanction of total violence in the war on zombies to the nature of zombie consciousness and how it affects our assumptions about what it means to be human. In short, this is not light reading for the typical horror fan who was raised on Famous Monsters of Film Land. These are college or graduate level articles for use in literature or film classes. (But just think of what it means to have zombie courses in universities!)

The editor’s introduction traces the development of the zombie film genre from the early voodoo zombie movies to Night of the Living Dead and then through the significant viral innovations in movies like 28 Days Later and I AM Legend leading up to the revolutionary concept of universal infection introduced in The Walking Dead. An infected humanity sharing the same ultimate fate as those Others (the “inhuman” zombies) is a recurring theme throughout the book and raises a number of ethical and ontological questions the authors are able and willing to explore in depth.

Part I: “Society’s End” deals with the social, psychological, and moral dilemmas the characters in the series face as survivors in a post-apocalyptic, post-civilized world--especially the issue of the escalating, dehumanizing violence against zombies and other humans.

Part II: “Posthumanity” presents the difficult, shape-shifting concept of posthumanism, which is defined differently in various contexts. One important meaning of the term is explained in this section’s salient essay, “Nothing But the Meat: Posthuman Bodies and the Dying Undead.” The author’s elaborate argument, simplified, is this: Mind is not separate from matter; the zombie’s greatly impaired consciousness will cease when its brain dies; our human consciousness (and mind) will cease when our brain dies; hence there is no essential difference between the human and the zombie. We are “nothing but the meat.” (Cheery thought, isn’t it?) The application of this theory as seen in The Walking Dead with its ubiquitous zombie virus is that the uniqueness and nobility of being human are proven illusory as the series progresses. (But don’t let that stop you from watching—as if it could.)

I believe these essays serve their intended purpose well. But to those who aren’t literature or philosophy majors and just want their zombies to be gruesome fun rather than metaphors, I would say skip this one. Turn on Netflix and watch the series itself again.

Heron

Usually I can never get close enough to snap a photograph of a Heron.  This guy didn't seem to bothered by me taking his photograph.  He did however start to run when I got just a bit to close to him.
Photograph taken with Canon Power Shot SX 50.

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Dogs enjoying the water

A couple days ago while at the park I was taking photo's of ducks.  A gentleman pulled up and proceeded to start feeding the ducks.  His dog decided to just jump right in the pond and cool off.  He didn't bother the ducks, just shook off the water and climbed back in the truck.
Photograph taken with Canon Power Shot SX50.

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Flowers

Sometimes I just run out of things to say with my photo's.  So today I will just post some flower photo's I took a few days ago.  Not sure what type they are.
Taken with Canon Power Shot SX50.

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Library

I have always said Tulsa has some of the nicest libraries around.  I remember when our local branch added more room and re-did the outside of the building.  I think its pretty cool.
Photograph was taken with Hipstamatic.

NOOK

I've owned several Nook e-readers since Barnes and Noble released them a few years ago.  Now I read my ebooks on my IPad.  I've spent a lot of money buying e-readers only to have them become outdated fairly fast.  I have a lot of ebooks so I need to have something that can hold up to reading them.  I haven't purchased any ebooks in awhile but today I bought 2.
Everyone at work is talking about the movie "The Fault in our stars".  Not being much of a movie fan I decided to get the ebook instead. I also purchased "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman. I will post a review when I can.

Happy 4th of July

I swear I spent several days going around trying to get a great photo to post for today.  All I could seem to come up with was pictures of flags.  Yesterday at work we celebrated the holiday early.  We really go all out on the decoratiions.  We had red, white and blue everywhere you looked.
I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend.
Photograph taken with Hipstamatic.

Storm Clouds

Storms can pop-up quickly.  Saturday I was on lunch break when I noticed the skies were starting to get dark.  I grabbed my IPhone and ran outside to snap a photo.  About 30 seconds later it rained like crazy.  It's not been a really dry season this year.  We can always use more.
The following photo was taken with IPhone 4s.  No added filters.

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A quick visit to the Park

Today I stopped at Leake Park here in Tulsa.  I haven't been here in years.  I didn't stay long.  It's so warm today it made for a slightly uncomfortable time trying to take photographs.  One thing about this park I always enjoyed was the pond.  What I found though was a pond with stagnant water.  So there didn't seem to be any ducks around so I just grabbed one picture and called it quits.
Today's picture is taken with Hipstamatic using the following settings: Tinto 1884/D-Type Plate Film.

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Sunflowers

You would not think it was hard to take a photograph of a sunflower.  Well it is if you cant find any.  I spent a couple weeks driving all over Tulsa trying to find sunflowers.  Not luck.  Saturday I pulled up to work and just happened to glance behind some of the homes and spotted some sunflowers.  Grabbed my phone and headed over to take pictures.
Today's photograph was taken with my IPhone 4s.

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