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half of myselfI'm sitting at my desk
– new desk, new place
I'm efficient, I'm that
– guy who gets things done

I feel fine.

And then
– you.

I've been gone for a week
and I just realized how much I miss you.

I miss you in a million ways at once
– and now I can't stop crying.

Really.
And I'm that
– guy who doesn't cry

-
it's like
half of my
self
is missing
-

I've never felt like this
before.
I need you so

much.

King of HeartsAnd that's when I see him for the first time. The boy. The magician. The thief. The king.

He's facing away from me, on the sidewalk with a small crowd around him. Shirtless, with dirty ripped jeans and bare feet. Crudely painted swirls of ink cover his torso and ripple over his small shoulder blades. His white blonde hair is laced with gel and spiked haphazardly. There's a small chain around his neck.

Despite his bizarre appearance I can't help wonder how old the boy is.
He's just a kid.

The crowd around him applauds lightly. They toss him a few coins and walk away.
He turns around. Right away I notice his eyes, a startlingly light blue

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Submitted: August 23, 2009
Image Size: 3.5 MB
Resolution: 3888×2592

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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Shutter Speed:1/166 second
Aperture:F/9.0
Focal Length:55 mm
ISO Speed:200
Date Taken:Jul 25, 2009, 6:20:31 PM

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A perfect stillness no.2by =jonathoncomfortreed

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

Inspiration
Don't you just love these perfect mornings?

The morning that I took this picture was especially perfect, because it was the day that we left for our road trip across the country. It was a pretty chaotic morning, as I remember, and we were all a bit tired (we left at around 5:00 AM) but you could feel the air thrumming with energy. Then we departed, and I watched the sunrise in utter awe, because it was one of the most beautiful dawns I'd seen all summer. Then we stopped for breakfast and I was able to get this picture.

“So we follow our wandering paths, and the very darkness acts as our guide and our doubts serve to reassure us.”
– Jean-Pierre de Caussade

Technique
There's no real technique for this, other than positioning the camera so that all that the shot is as perfect as it can be. I mean, behind me there was a coffee shop, and there was a traffic light and a garbage can, etc. I didn't want any of that human contamination in the picture.

I wanted to make it seem as though the highway was disappearing into the sun and mist.
It was such a perfect morning.

Special mentions
*ProvenParadox (he bought me a hot chocolate while I was out taking pictures).

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