Buzon de Tiempo

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Por primera vez en largo tiempo tomo la paciencia y el gusto por terminar un libro. La mayor parte de mi tiempo libre se parte en editar fotos y leer libros/revistas de fotografia. Buzon de Tiempo de Mario Benedetti me regresa ese gusto por el ensayo, y el cuento corto con su prosa tan poetica. Lectura harto recomendada.

Les dejo esta cita que usa Benedetti al principio de su cuento "Testamento Olografo":

Dejo mis dedos espectrales
que recorrieron teclas, vientres, aguas, parpados de miel
y por los que descendio la escritura
como una virgen de alma desdichada.
-- Sebastian Salazar Bondy, Testamento Olografo

Soledad

Soledad | Loneliness
Originally uploaded by arredomi.

"Soledad. Es un sabor ácido del cual unos pocos se enamoran. "
-- Angel Rama

Thinking in Blue

Sentado en mi escritorio. La mayor parte de la ma~ana se ha ido mirando a la ventana, viendo como la nieve cae, viendo los ligeros copos de nieve bailar con el aire mientras me imagino tu cuerpo esta ma~ana, en tu traje azul. Coordinada hoy. Por alguna razon te pienso siempre en el mismo orden: tu boca, tu cara, tu sonrisa, tus hombros, tu pecho, tu estomago, tus piernas y tus pies. Si, tus pies, esos que ahora estan incluidos en la lista de partes de tu cuerpo que me gustan (por mas raro que suene).

Distraigo mi pensamiento hacia como te gusta la nieve. Pienso en nosotros caminando afuera, abrigados, tomandos de la mano. Me imagino el ruido que hace la nieve al compactarse bajo los zapatos, pienso como el sonido es un tanto analogo al crujir de las hojas secas en el oto~o, o quizas al sonido cuando uno camina sobre el pasto cuando esta un tanto humedo en el verano.

Tomo mi plumin y me siento con ganas de dibujar algo, pero inmediatamente recuerdo que mis habilidades de dibujantes son nulas. Asi que opto por simplemente trazar lineas en el papel.

Pienso en ti, trato de concentrarme y vuelvo a ti.... en tu traje azul.

In A Darkened Room

In A Darkened Room
Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Digging the archives to find some material that I might have skiped or which maybe i was too lazy to edit. Inspiration and creativity are sort of running a bit dry this year, so, not that many photos and let's not mention the writing (it was already poor).

Photo taken in Blackness castle while my brother David was visiting.

It reminded me of the lyrics of "In a Darkened Room" (Skid Row). You can figure out my mood.

All the precious times have been put
to rest again
And the smile of the dawn
Brings tainted lust singing my requiem
Can I face the day when I'm tortured
in my trust
And watch it crystalize
While my salvation crumples to dust

Why can't I steer the ship before
it hits the storm
I've fallen to the sea but still
I swim for shore

Tell me when the kiss of love
becomes a lie
That bears the scar of sin too deep
To hide behind this fear of running
unto you
Please let there be light
In a darkened room......

Historic Photos

Edinburgh Festival Fireworks

Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Film?

Originally uploaded by arredomi.

I've got plenty of time on my hands these days :) Maybe because I'm procastinating a list of things that "must" get done.

Today I decided to play with the film camera while the digital was charging the battery. I grabbed a roll of film (must be a bit old) from the fridge and started loading it on the camera.

I couldn't help to have a burst of laughter when Fernanda approached me and asked with a tone of surprise:

"What's that????"
Me - "It's film honey"
Fer - "What is it for?"

It's just amazing how in a generation technology has developed so so fast. For her, digital photography is the only one she knows!!! She takes pausing live TV for granted, surfs the internet, prints her docs....

Can you imagine what technology be like for her kids!?!?!

Waikiki Beach

Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Not that much time to play. It's a work trip after all. But taking photos of surfers is always fun :)

Irn-Bru, if....

I recently was chatting with a friend about the famous Irn-Bru. What I forgot to mention is that no only it tastes good (many recomend it as the scottish cure for a hangover), but that the TV adverts are also quite good. Here's the last one...

Moon

Moon
Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Shot in October. I've gotta try this shot again with the D300.

Fer

Originally uploaded by arredomi.

I'll remember this day as the day she beated me twice playing ten pin bowling in the Wii :)

Dancing

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No. She's not a shy girl. Both her and Mariana went on to dance in front of the stage during the Tree Fest on Sunday.

Aikido

Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Finally getting to process the shots from Scott's course a couple of weekends ago.

33 and counting.....

Happy B-day to me
Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Rosana and the guys from work organized a surprise party yesterday. I did not suspect anything at all, so it was really nice to see everyboy and have a great BBQ (do they know me or what!?)

Agarrando al toro por los.....

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Originally uploaded by Ivanac.

Photographer in action (NY)

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Originally uploaded by Ivanac.

New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange
Originally uploaded by arredomi.

Rockefeller Center

Rockefeller
Originally uploaded by Ivanac.

Having a beer at the Rockefeller Center in NY :) Photo taken with Ivan's iPhone.

Newport

EVP Tour. Newport, RI.
Originally uploaded by arredomi.

It's been really long days working here in Newport. Our weekend rest was pretty much reduced to Sunday :( We had a walk downtown Newport and we saw a "beach" volleyball match going on; of course I had to stop and take some photos. Just for the sake of art, of course :)

Mariana

Originally uploaded by arredomi.

I needed a bit of a break processing Beltane related photos. I still have a few that I think are worth processing, but at the same time I still have photos from the recent trips that I'd like to give some attention. Not to mention the ones that will accumulate from the trip over the next couple of weeks (Newport and New York).