I could tell you the story about my time with each one of these faces. I thought I would write those happenings, but “nothing” kept coming to me. Finally, I figured the faces could tell their own stories, instead of mine.
And no…I have not bought my tickets, nor decided where the plane should land. Am I like the poster child for Type-B personality or what?
You can find more entries to DP Photo Challenge here: Face
You can find more entries to Lucile’s Photo Rehab here: Photo Rehab
LOVED the little boy with his finger in his nose. Doesn’t matter where you are, all kids do it. Isn’t that wonderful! 😀 Btw, what was with the lady with the sword on her face?
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You’re right, again…kids are kids no matter where you are. The lady with the tats in French, now living in Portugal. I think that one on her cheek is supposed to be a cross.
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LOL! Lordy! I must have damsels and dragons on the brain!!! 😀
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Well, really…your guess is as good as mine!
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Just as well you let us write our own stories. Time is precious. 🙂 The last is very intriguing though.
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You’re right! Your stories might be even better than mine! Except for that last one!
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Fantastic photos! Every one, worth a 1000 words. Now, drop ‘n give me 13,000 ;^)
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You must have been in the Marines. Or you watch too many Jack Nicholson movies. You actually counted the photos???
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I thought it would make sense if I did. I mean, if I wrote “drop and give me 50” … talk about your non sequiturs…
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can’t get through a day without a good no sequitur, eh…
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Really great portraits, and they do tell their own stories.
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Thanks, Lena. They say a picture is worth a thousand words…I’m not sure, but it saves time writing.
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Ha ha ha!! It sure does 😀
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Very effective Badfish. It caused me to wonder and imagine their lives.
As to the choices is there a short list?
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Sue…thanks, at least it saved me the time of writing, eh? I’m in the middle of final exams, so time was an issue this week.
Choices: I had choices, narrowed it down, made plans. Then, get this, started wondering if that was where I wanted to go! Jeesh.
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I like the man in the red t shirt. He has a nice smile.
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yeah, I can see why you might like his face…nice energy.
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Hey Type B (or is it C and D) – jk –
good call to leave off comments/stories for each one- even tho it would have been awesome – but it would have been a different post altogether –
and so here – the vibrant colors and misc. details in the backgrounds all do help tell the story – as do the lines on the faces and skin textures, shades, hairlines, etc.
truly a beautiful take on the them “face” – (and laughing at the nose picker – and my fav of them – 6th one down – guy in red t-shirt – his smile and energy is wonderful – )
peace
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NO…not C or D (they have different issues!). They can do what they need to do when they need to do it. I have to wait until my back is against some wall. And you’re right…it would have been quite a different post. And I like it this way now its here like this!
Who doesn’t love a kid with his finger in his nose? And yeah…the guy in red…he was cool.
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But I do wonder the study – and maybe oh could do a part 2 pits with a little story??
I thought about doing this with my faces post – but my part 2 would just have what i like about the photos (like some of the lines or little elements that happened on their own – maybe with some lines drawn in – hm- but you should think about it cos I bet more readers are curious – ☀️☀️☀️
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Well, now you’ve given me something to think about…and yet another decision!! I’d guess most people would like to hear the story of the last photo, girl with tats and ear.
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all of them…. come on now…..
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well, they all do have a story to tell!
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All in due time- and I assume it is almost time for your countdown to be drawing near!
And by the way – thought of you earlier –
Had on my favorite white shirt – it is like the softest cotton and juts has a nice feel – and looked down to see it was Gap! In 2014 I bought all these lighter cotton clothes and well – we had talked before about gap (remember) and I guess some of their newer stuff still rocks!
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Almost time? Yeah, and I’ve made no movement. Got a few possibles. I’m just not moving.
Of course, I remember the Gap stuff. I happened into a Gap a week or so ago, and thought the shirts looked flimsy, they were very lightweight. But didn’t try one on for comfort??
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Well there surely is no consistency – which is why I looked to see the brand – I keep going for that tank top passing by many others and finally said – have to see – i really thought j. Crew or loft (which Are brands i get here for way cheap) anyhow – saw the gap and thought of badfish!
Anyhow – I do think they change up sweatshops that they order from – I mean factories change and maybe fibers do – so truly no consistency – well wait! There is consistency with “old navy” brand – always crappy – but great for short term school uniforms – really great-
Anyhow – when u travel – do you take one single bag and like a few outfits??
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Beautiful collection! I find the last photo very interesting as her earlobes are the custom of the Maasai women. Very lovely.
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Right…and NOW I know how she got those lobes that way…thanks to you! Thanks for that!
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I’m with Nicole; I like the last photo as well. With the neck tats, earlobe, and the inverted cross, there’s a lot going on there – which I’m sure was her intention. ~James
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That woman was a real joy. She intimidated me until I worked up the nerve to speak to her. She was open, warm, and intelligent…and funny. She was a story!
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BTW, have you thought of using darts to pick a destination? Literally cast your fate to the wind. ~James
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James…darts! Now that’s a good idea. Put a map on the wall, stand back and toss. That kind of decision making usually works for me! Planning…not so much, as you can tell.
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I like it. Aim for the US Pacific Northwest, would ja?
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Pacific Northwest, eh. How far north? Far north enough for recreational smoking? Are you in India?
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Hmmm, India? Sounds like you already are…………..smoking, that is.
No, not in India. In Washington. And we don’t need the recreation any more. We just wiggle our noses (Bewitched sound effects here) and we are back there!
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Bewitched, indeed!! And me…no, not smoking. Just levitating inside my head, as usual! I went to India in summer once…worse rainy season ever!
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I like the guy in the pink shirt with the mischievous grin. His look suggests that shenanigans are being planned 🙂
They’re all really good photos BF and I think you’re right to let each stand on its own, letting the face tell its story.
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Shenanigans being planned…indeed! And maybe those faces actually say more than I could, eh?
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… and the fun is in the interpretation.
I wish I was one of those people really good at writing thought bubbles over people’s heads. That would make a fun post 🙂
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Joanne…hey, thought bubbles…that’s a good idea! I could write the thoughts, I just don’t know how to make those bubbles!
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These faces give me a sharp pang, an incredibly strong feeling of missing Kathmandu and the people of Nepal. I love every single one.
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Lex…I know. Every time I look at them, I am catapulted right back to the streets of Katmandu and relive the moments.
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Serious portraits that make you want to sit and chat with each of them. Where will you go? What a strangely marvelous concept…
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Exactly…I did want to sit and chat with them, and most of them I did. Well, where will I go is THE question isn’t it? Is that the concept you mean…not knowing?
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Compelling.
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Maggie…thanks much for hanging out here and commenting.
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I really struggled to look at these excellent images because as soon as I saw Katmandu I immediately thought of the Bob Seger song and my feet developed a life of their own.
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HA! K-K-K-Katmandu! Yeah…Bob Seger is one of my top three favorite singers. Maybe the top.
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I love all of them, and their expressive faces speak for themselves, just as you said.
Still, you made me curious about your talks with them.
Superb gallery. You are good with portraits too! So don’t complain anymore. Deal?
Any news on the next trip?
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Lucile…well, I love that you love them all, but maybe you’re getting too easy to please, eh? I would like to write a post about who they are. And deal…no more griping about your shots. But you do find the greatest people, you know. And then you make them B&W.
Next trip is stalled, I really can’t decide. Maybe I’ll just go back to Bali…it could be worse.
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Baddie, no, not getting too easy, as you’re just too good. Accept that.
I’m so happy that we have a deal now. Liberating. Bridges and portraits, here you come. 😉
About your trip: is there a place in the world you have never visited? I’d go there. If not, call Elon Musk and apply to go to the moon with SpaceX. You’ll need to wait a bit though. May is too soon.
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The moon!! Lordy I would love to go to the moon! Or just into orbit would be cool. Or even Antarctica. And yeah, I would prefer to go someplace I haven’t been. But I may just end up going back to Bali!! Jeesh…what bad luck, eh.
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Well, I’ve never been there but the more I see the more I like.
Just go and write lots about the coffee…
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You mean go to the moon, or go to Bali? Do they have a Starbucks on the moon?
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Neither. Shall we open together the first Starbucks there?
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Now there’s a good idea!!
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Who is leading the way? You, of course.
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They’re all great, but I’d love to know what the first man was thinking. The tattooed neck and ear piercing gone mad is grim!
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HA! yeah…sometimes, a look says it all, and sometimes you just gotta wonder what’s going on in his head. And then, there are people who tattoo their neck!
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Wonderful portraits! You’ll have to come back around and tell us of your times with them.
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Yeah, I thought about doing that! And everyone is asking about the last woman…
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That last face! Where is she from? Surely not a Nepali. First three photos are best. That woman with the flowers looks so sad.
Alison
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That’s probably the right question to ask here. She’s from France, but living in Portugal with her partner when not traveling. They were both…well, different. And interesting. And truly friendly. Not what you might expect…at first glance.
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Great clicks…timely captures. The kid digging his nose…hehe…:-D
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Maniparna, yeah, really, great people, eh?! Kids will always be kids…a nose is something worth exploring.
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Haha…well said… 😀
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Love your portraits – very strong! It’s always people’s faces that are so captivating and tell the story of a culture.
Peta
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Peta, thanks…and the faces are strong, eh? A face can tell more of a story, perhaps, than a story about the face?
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I love your entry. I’ve never been to Katmandu. Beautiful faces.
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Thanks Maria. It’s a wonderful country, one of my favorite spots in the world. The people are one of the reasons!
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You’re not the first person to tell me that. I would love to experience it for myself one day 🙂
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Good luck…sit on the left side of the plane going…to see the mountains
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Interesting thoughts come to mind with each intriguing profile. The last photo I had to do a double look… Quite interesting.
Isn’t it wonderful that you are able to still linger in Katmandu… Bravo!
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Hi Nancy, I know…very cool faces, each with its own story. And everyone has to take a double take on that last photo!
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These are really great portraits. I think perhaps you want to spend more time in this place, which is why you haven’t left yet.
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Glad you like them. And I would love to spend more time. But where is time anyway?
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Time is wherever you are.
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Yeah…but where am I now?
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Such an amazing variety of stories here BF. Now I wonder did you talk to each one or are they sneaky, shot from the hip portraits… Whatever they are very good…
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Generally, I spoke with them. Some I simply asked if I could shoot them. It would be cool to have a camera in my forehead, and just shoot what I see!
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That would be handy or maybe heady…
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HA!
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These pictures just remind me that while we all speak different languages, facial expressions are universal
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Exactly—all the same but different!
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What a great mix of old and modern in the clothes they have chosen. Great portraits of the changing faces of this kingdom.
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You’re right…quite an interesting mix of tradition and progress (if we call it that).
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Love that your photos show a complete spectrum of qualities, from beauty to pride to confusion to… nose picking! The imperfection is the perfection.
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Qualities…right. I guess each person has their own story to tell, their own history, their own bad day, or good day. Their own nose to pick or leave alone, or stick a jewel in.
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Nice “street” photography! That’s a beautifully intricate tattoo on the last young lady. Did she mention any meaning behind it?
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You know, I did talk with her, and a bit about tats in general, but didn’t get to the story behind hers, though that was next, but then, her boyfriend showed up.
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Another lost educational experience.
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story of my life!
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Fantastic street portraits!
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Thanks! Good models.
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great portraits 🙂
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thanks much for visiting and commenting!
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These photos are amazing. These faces are amazing. What beautiful people! Tell me this isn’t your phone camera! You sure have the eye for a great shot, and something else, I’m thinking your heart, to capture so much in a “simple” portrait. Great contribution to Face!
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Thanks, lady…glad you like them. I do like taking photos of people (though I usually don’t because I’m focused on the landscape).
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Excellent shots… that boy was caught in the moment, wasn´t him?… ha 😉 I truly like your selection, dear Badfish… have a joyful weekend… Love! Aquileana 😀
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Aquileana…thanks, lady. Sorry so late getting back, I’ve been…buried. Glad you liked the shots!
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Brilliant series. Especially love the man with the glasses, the child with the mask and the child with the finger up his nose. You’ll book your trip when you are ready …this is your process and it makes for its own kind of adventure.
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Lisa…I like that man in the glasses, too. Love his hat. He wouldn’t sell it to me. He loved it too. And right…when I’m ready (or the cosmos is ready to inform me), I’ll be on my way. As of today, though, I’m receiving no messages from the cosmos and my widget says I have 12 hours left…
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ONE HOUR TO GO???
I’m on the edge of my seat here….
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OK, let me warn you about me. If there is a decision to be made, don’t make any bets on what I might do. Or when. I have no plan. I have no flight ticket. I have…well, perhaps THIS is a decision being made by itself in one way, an adventure beginning with nothing and maybe going nowhere, or anywhere? I’m not anxious about this, but am a little concerned I may be bummed if I end up going nowhere. hari om
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Got it! Happy Boat Floating…..(as in what ever floats yours!)
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OK Got it. Happy Boat Floating…as in, whatever floats YOURS!
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These belong in a book. A coffee table book, along with all of your other photos!
That first picture, as I was looking at, in my mind it looked rather like a painting! It’s most excellent, as they all are.
Do you have favorites of your photography?
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I think I want to draw an upside cross on my face now and see how that goes over here — I really like it. Great pictures. I am always reticent to take the portraits of people I know casually. So, maybe I need to take more portraits of people I know well. You’ve inspired me.
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My tag line used to be “Happy travels, no matter where life takes you”.
The cross lady, are those darts on her neck or the radiating petals of a flower? I need to know!
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Pretty amazing color pop in the photos, beautiful.
What camera are you using, I can’t remember, but I may have asked you previously.
Love the post.
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Donna…thanks so much. I have a Sony RX-10. It’s a sort of a bridge between pro and point and shoot, fixed lens of 24-200mm. I’d like a little more distance, but I can hike up closer to the subject. Unless it’s a koala in a tree or a viper in the grass.
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It does a nice job for you.
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thanks…what do you use?
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Nikon 5200.
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oh…bigtime pro camera, eh!
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No not really, but I have enjoyed it. There are so many great ones on the market now. I like using my iPhone 6S plus -so many easy filters out there to use with it.
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Donna…I am SOOOOO in love with my iPhone 6 camera. I rarely make phone calls on the thing, but use the camera a lot! It always gets a good shot even in VERY low light! And weighs nothing. Are the filters used when you shoot, or editing after?
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There are some apps you can get that you will love that will give you many different unique filters. The photos are nice but wait until you edit exposure and color. I also recommend picmonkey (my favorite). I would download
After light
Pixir
Enlight
Moldiv
These will take it to a whole new level :)).
Let me know if you need more. Enjoy :))
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Donna…Oh, gawd. Now I have something else to do…or decide to do or decide not to do…a whole list! And then learn how to use them…
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Yes it’s fun! Let me know what you discover. Get snappy
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Hi BF…another great visit! I met a British soldier (in England) who was stationed in Katmandu…I asked him if the place was a exotic as it was cracked up to be, he said not even close. tee hee…different perspective from a military base I guess.
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I can understand why someone would not like Katmandu…the city ugly part. The air is unclean. It’s a third world. But it’s one of my favorites…for other reasons.
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ugly is as ugly does, I guess. Soldiers likely are more exposed to the less than lovely aspects of the city.
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yeah, and there are many less-than-lovely sights in Katmandu.
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