“when dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane”
― hermann hesse
fractured
eyes excoriated
by searing light
dissonant doel
dies
(Graffiti, Doel)
*Shot with Nikon D700, processed in Aperture 3 and Silver Efex Pro 2, silhouette filter*
belgianstreets 
Oooh oooh this would be perfect I need some pics for tomorrow am having a panic this is so perfect though can I can i? Pretty please
I am looking for a photo editor either Lightroom or photoshop but you mention othere there too? How do they compare?
Ps who is it in this photo? Love it x
Good morning, yes you can use it in your piece of course and thank you. I use aperture to manage all my photos with the Nik Efex Pro plugins which now come from Google. The best is silver efex pro for mono. I have photoshop but dont use it as much as should..
Thank you 🙂 i cant use aperture as seems to be only for apple so that counts that one out phew the nikon effects look great x
Thank you again….. I saw that Mara was talking about various editing packages – on her grunge post (I think)?
yes she was, I am just trying to get a varied view on peoples experiences x
I probably have too many, and I am constantly experimenting and learning. My favourite are the plugins from Google / Nik. Photoshop is also something I am trying to learn. My main “hub” is Aperture 3 which organises and also edits, it is for Mac only and I love it but Apple are planning to phase it out next year, they will launch a new product but it may not offer all the same features, I thought about moving to Lightroom which does pretty much the same but I really don’t want to move away from Aperture…
ah yes, Lightroom, Photoshop and Corel are coming up on my radar, but i am slightly loathe to have a monthly amount coming out for a photo editor, so still thinking about it. Corel is far more reasonable cost wise, but then it doesn’t sort out the storage. I currently have lightroom on trial but havn’t managed to do anything than upload my photos yet lol, i looked at the dashboard and though uh oh what do i do next hehe x
Lightroom does editing and library so maybe a good bet and also can be bought as a standalone product without subscription i think?
you can buy it alone but only for a year which is a real bummer, the jury is still out as of yet lol, i need to see what the user interface is like for lightroom, it takes me a while to work these things out, I am def not a techy natural lol x
Good luck with the research!
thank you
I didn’t reply the ps, the photo was graffiti on the wall of Doel, an abandoned town to which I will return with in reality and here…
This is extraordinary, Andy! Love this shot!
Thank you! I have become slightly obsessed with this abandoned village. There will be more..
Glad to hear 🙂
Wow. This is a breathtaking photo…and reading the text…even more so…
Made me think of my time as a student in training at a Psychiatric institute.
Not sure Herman Hesse would say the same while there.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thank you! I will return to this theme I think.
Have a great weekend also!
Thank you! News from Patagonia? Post was up there.
The Patagonian appears to have been released…for now…
Interesting! Good to hear…
I am sure we will receive a full report and feedback…
Are you? This behavior tesembles either a strike ir tantrum. *provoking to get an answer*
Playing with fire with such provocation 😉
That quote made me stop and ponder. As a writer, I have these moments of inspiration and write and write – a moment of madness, you can say. I don’t know if I want to pretend to be sane during these moments, I don’t think I do 🙂 Lovely poem. Dissonance comes and goes.
A little insanity sometimes goes a long way.
And thank you…
A little insanity always gives us courage to do what we have to do. And what we have always wanted to do.
Hope you are having a good weekend, and have a good week ahead 🙂
A perfectly apposite response…I wish you a good week ahead also 🙂
Thanks, Andy. Another week of insanity for me, juggling a day job and being a writer. Bring it. Hope yours won’t be as crazy as mine 🙂
I think there will be an element of crazy also. Good luck!
love the duality here… and it very strongly reminds me of that famous quote by Salvador Dali: “There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad…” 🙂 🙂
Thank you….and a very good quote…. 🙂