Holly Ford Brown

Imagination

2011-05-28T06:13:00.000-07:00

Ethereal

2011-05-28T06:12:00.000-07:00

The Innocence Project

2011-04-16T11:29:00.000-07:00

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"...it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us ..."

2011-01-29T16:38:00.001-08:00

"...it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us ...", originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

...in an over active imagination, sometimes you see a story at almost every angle; sometimes you tell it best, sometimes someone tells it better ...

Crime Scene Investigation

2011-01-27T15:36:00.001-08:00

Crime Scene Investigation, originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

It seems I just can't put down my IPhone with the Hipstamatic App even with the purchase of my new Zeiss lens which I do adore.

I'm not sure if it is the small writer/storyteller inside that feels the need to create a story with photos, or if it is subliminal messaging left over from last nights episode of Criminal Minds, but I just put this together and feel a sinister story lurking within. As much as it interest me to write the story, it interests me more for others to write the story. I would LOVE for someone to start the story, someone to follow ...... and another entry and then another ...... until .......THE END! Would someone care to start?!

Philadelphia

2011-01-23T11:56:00.000-08:00

"Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone". ~ Agnes Macphail

2011-01-16T10:12:00.001-08:00

"Do not rely completely on any other human being, however dear. We meet all life's greatest tests alone". ~ Agnes Macphail, originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

.....at the train station

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen ....

2011-01-16T10:11:00.001-08:00

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen ...., originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

.....on the Sub.....in the hood

..."I do not know the American Gentleman....." ~ Charles Dickens

2011-01-16T10:10:00.001-08:00

..."I do not know the American Gentleman....." ~ Charles Dickens, originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

fourth in the transportation series, no processing with this, just the Hipstamatic app and the IPhone

Dayz have no wonder ....

2011-01-16T10:08:00.001-08:00

Dayz have no wonder ...., originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

the third in my moving on the streets of Philadelphia series; this photo taken with the IPhone and the Hipstamatic app

30th Street Station .... Philadelphia, Pa

2011-01-16T09:32:00.000-08:00

Today I post the first post upon the new foundation of the blog. I have changed the look and like most things am not positive whether this is a good change or a bad change, but also as most things I am sure time will tell and I can always change my look back to the original.

I have been working on a series of public transportation photos. Todays post is of 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, PA, which is registered on the National Register of Historic Places, it was designed by a Chicago-based architectural firm and was opened in 1933.

All of these photos were taken with my IPhone and the Hipstamatic app. I seem to have a recent fascination and addiction to the Hipstamatic app; like many of my photo addictions it will play itself out and will be replaced by my next whim which I think may be the Blackbird fly camera ..... stay tuned! Also would love some feedback if you prefer the black background or the white background for the blog.

Beauty on the Bus

2011-01-03T14:03:00.001-08:00

Beauty on the Bus, originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

..... Have decided to do a series on public transportation; this is my second photo in the series; the first was the photo on my blog prior to this. I am and have always been fascinated by life on the streets whether moving or still. Sometimes I take the photos with my SLR and other times just with a point and shoot, or as of late with the IPhone and the Hipstamatic app. Sometimes I go with the photo straight from the camera and sometimes I manipulate in Photoshop, changing the background. In any case I am going to go with this for awhile and see how much "LIFE" I can capture with the click of the shutter ....

Beware Fake Discounted & Cheap UGG Boots Shoes Slippers Sandals and Other Products for Sale Offered Elsewhere – Official UGG Australia® Counterfeit Warning

2010-12-31T08:47:00.000-08:00

Beware Fake Discounted & Cheap UGG Boots Shoes Slippers Sandals and Other Products for Sale Offered Elsewhere – Official UGG Australia® Counterfeit Warning

"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting" ~ John Russell ; "Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it" ~ Confucius

2010-12-26T14:02:00.001-08:00

"Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting" ~ John Russell ; "Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it" ~ Confucius, originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

"Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event"

2010-12-01T18:46:00.001-08:00

"Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives by reminding us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some perfectly uninteresting event", originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

I love this quote and find it quite indicative of the daily grind.

On The Vineyard.mov

2010-11-27T20:30:00.000-08:00

Dining With The Dead.mov

2010-11-26T20:33:00.000-08:00

Famous Quotes ~

2010-11-23T19:15:00.000-08:00

"Life is but a walking Shadow ....and is heard no more; It is a tall Tale, Told by an Idiot, full of Sound and Fury"

Shakespeare ~Macbeth

Montreal 1967

2010-11-21T20:56:00.001-08:00

Montreal 1967, originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

turns out the Worlds Fair in Montreal was in 1967, not 1969 like I had posted prior and here I am with a happy and colorful friend. This also is an 8mm movie film clip, transferred to a DVD and scanned as a still. I did add a bit of sparkly texture to this photo, just to match the clowns personality.

Self-Portrait ~

2010-11-21T20:45:00.001-08:00

Self-Portrait ~ , originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

old photos, have to love them! taken at the Montreal Worlds Fair, I'm thinking 1969

This was originally 8mm movie film, transferred to DVD and scanned as a still.

Work Stuffed with Gravy of the Heart on a Silver Platter ~

2010-11-21T06:04:00.000-08:00

Have to post two quotes I came across that I love, on two art forms that I love ~ seems a happy marriage ~

David Sim on writing one of my closest loves, although it constantly breaks my heart and gives me anxiety ~ "When I start the book, I'm The Writer. The Writer bitches for a week about how he never has any fun, he's tired of being funny all the time, and nobody cares about him anyhow. This is followed by a period of deep intense silence, much staring at walls, punctuated by cheery optimism on the order of: 'That's it! I'm Dead! I can't think of an ending! or 'I'm just going to have to scrap the first ten pages-there lousy'. Often it is less coherent than that-reduced to the more succinct , 'Garbage! It's all GARBAGE!

David Victor Sim (born May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is an award-winning Canadian comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of Cerebus the Aardvark, a 6,000-page story, published as a monthly comic-book between 1977 and 2004 ~ Wikipedia (see Wikipedia for all pertinent facts and credits) as I have none and am never quite clear on all of the hundreds of laws of copying facts, but do solemnly apologize to Wikipedia for any and all intrusions if there have been any!

.... and from one of my favorite men ~ Oscar Wilde "Art is the most intense mode of individualism the world has known"

Whether one agrees or disagrees with Oscar I've chosen to marry myself to this quote; it is my excuse for posting photos some may love and others just look at and shake their heads, it gives me courage and confidence.

No Photoshop here and no macro; just me and the Lensbaby on a beautiful late Fall day sharing a few intense and possessive moments of nature.

Sometimes your eyes are just bigger than your stomach ......

2010-11-18T16:53:00.001-08:00

As Thanksgiving approaches I just can't help but wonder why for years now I keep making the same mistake over and over and over again. Although the holiday has not arrived I had a preview of what was to come at the dessert table at work today. Obviously since it was a dessert table I'm sure you have no trouble guessing what sparkled and called succulent to me; there was the sensuous German chocolate cake, the fresh berries lathered in whip cream, some cranberry souffle tempting morsel with a brown sugar topping and a banana bread pudding. I gazed with longing and lovingly at them, until I broke down and tasted each and every one and kept telling myself, just one more spoonful, just one more bite, just a little bit more until I grumbled and growled and whined to myself about my inability to just say no! and my upset stomach. After more than twenty years in the food business you would think by now I would learn control ~ just a little, restraint ~ just a bit, temptation ~ turn a blind eye, but alas instead I tasted and tasted and tasted again.

Since it is the season to give thanks, I must give thanks for an energetic metabolism that just seems to keep on giving, but I am sure I hear the voice of some wise muse echoing famous words that go something like how long do you think this is going to go on honey; suggesting I close my lips, skip the chips, sit on my hips and make one trip for the berries!

"Goodbye She Said with an Unexpected Friendliness"

2010-11-17T15:54:00.000-08:00

Wanted to post a photo of my beautiful new ring which was handmade by my Flickr friend and contact Thomas, also known as "Less Ismore". I joined Flickr in November of 09 and admired Thomas' photography and saw this year that he was designing jewelry. The ring is sterling and is engraved in French with the evocative statement which titles this post "goodbye she said with an unexpected friendliness". Dashing off an email across the pond to Thomas, who lives in Belgium I asked if I could have him make me a ring and for a very reasonable rate I received what I consider to be this beauty!

I love my ring, I love the statement it evokes and I love the internet providing opportunities for friendship, commerce and a sense of adventure!

Thank you Thomas I am thrilled!

"Nothing Can Bring You Peace but Yourself" ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

2010-11-16T15:13:00.000-08:00

So this is my first attempt with the plastic play cameras. This photo was taken with the IPhone Hipstamatic app. with the Jimmy lens, the Kodot XGrizzled film and the flash off. For those who are not familiar with the Hipstamatic camera, it was a plastic camera discovered unofficially by two brothers in 1982 who wanted a camera that was as cheap as film. The original Hipstamatic was automatic, had a plastic lens called a Hipsta A1 which matched it plastic body, with an aperture of 2.8 which I think is quite impressive for a plastic camera that once sold for $8.25, took 35mm film and also impressive produced a photo size 28mm x 28mm. Call me crazy, but for $8.25 between the years of 1982-1984 this was quite a bargain. Today to be able to get the same results from an app on your telephone for a $1.99 ~ priceless!

Taking a break from the SLR and all of the lenses is fun and on my list of toy cameras are the Holga, the Diana and the Blackbird Fly all of which I am looking forward to playing with and perhaps a few pinholes.

The digital world is great, but for me there is nothing more relaxing and creative than playing in a darkroom, so whether you develop your film at the lab or are so inclined to print film is a toy that keeps on giving!

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy"

2010-11-14T17:34:00.001-08:00

"Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy", originally uploaded by prudencebrown121.

...... has been more than a year since I grabbed the Lensbaby, but it was a beautiful warm day in Philadelphia and a few traces of Fall are still luxuriously lingering as Winter gently approaches. Although the air was perfectly still the trees seemed to softly sway .......