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mixedmedia · 10-02-2007, 03:17 AM

Took my daughter to Tampa to get some mice (they are adorable, pics of them later

) and I took a little side junket to Ybor City to take some photographs. I experimented a little - I wanted to use more spontaneity and take the photos fast - spur of the moment - rather than dwelling on compostion like I usually do. I also found myself drawn to glass. I really like some of them, but they may not be that much to look at for someone else, lol. But here they are:

Yes, that is a pink phurry phallis. :P

These were at the SPCA where she got the mouse...and yes, I was sitting on the toilet in the first one. I was, uh, peeing and the colors just struck me as nice.

RenaissanceII · 10-02-2007, 04:26 AM

Even shooting on the fly, mm, you do get it right....
What a neat looking pair of tattoo shops.....
And what a cute pup.

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Yes, that is a pink phurry phallis. :P

The_Jazz · 10-02-2007, 04:32 AM

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Wow, you saw Spectre there?! Cool!

mixedmedia · 10-02-2007, 04:45 AM

Thanks, Ren!

And, Jazz, you know you're right. I knew there was something sexy about that guy.

Esoteric · 10-02-2007, 06:25 AM

I haven't been to Tampa in awhile. You really take great pictures.

Where was that headshop?

mixedmedia · 10-02-2007, 06:40 AM

Thanks!

It is on the main drag in Ybor City, as well as the sex shop, the tattoo parlors, the restaurants and an incredible vintage clothing store.

I love that strip.

Jetée · 10-04-2007, 05:54 PM

I think I need to pay a visit there over my Winter Break- i mean, I am on break now, but goals are always nice, and so is not going for broke.

Lovely.

Jenna · 10-04-2007, 06:13 PM

The colors in this are AMAZING. I love the blue on that brick.

noodle · 10-04-2007, 06:26 PM

i love ybor.
nice job capturing its funky-ness

mixedmedia · 10-04-2007, 07:30 PM

Thanks, ya'll.

Jetee, yes you should, it's a lovely place to spend a weekend.

And thank you, jenna, I actually tweaked the colors and the contrast on that one quite a bit. Like, a lot, heh. But I liked the intense color it gave to the brick contrasted with the reflection of the sky in the windows. Glad you see it, too.

I know you know what you're talking about, fredweena. It was great to get out of the relatively sterile consistency of Orlando and photograph some true funkyness for a change. I'd like to go back again soon.

shesus · 10-04-2007, 09:12 PM

I like them MM...as usual. Some of them are lacking composition, but yo prefaced with that, so it's all good.

I love the reflections in some of the windows, especially the 3rd and 6th one. I also love the pin-up girls...very you.

mixedmedia · 10-05-2007, 02:16 AM

Thank you, shesus. Yes, this was an exercise in un-composition, lol. But aside from some of them being a little crooked (I find I have to really concentrate to keep my shots from being crooked - must be my crooked head, lol) I kind of like that for a change.

shesus · 10-05-2007, 06:12 AM

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Thank you, shesus. Yes, this was an exercise in un-composition, lol. But aside from some of them being a little crooked (I find I have to really concentrate to keep my shots from being crooked - must be my crooked head, lol) I kind of like that for a change.

I have the same problem. It seems every picture I take is crooked. Maybe that's just a result of our coolness.

10-02-2007, 03:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Trip to Tampa Took my daughter to Tampa to get some mice (they are adorable, pics of them later ) and I took a little side junket to Ybor City to take some photographs. I experimented a little - I wanted to use more spontaneity and take the photos fast - spur of the moment - rather than dwelling on compostion like I usually do. I also found myself drawn to glass. I really like some of them, but they may not be that much to look at for someone else, lol. But here they are: Yes, that is a pink phurry phallis. :P These were at the SPCA where she got the mouse...and yes, I was sitting on the toilet in the first one. I was, uh, peeing and the colors just struck me as nice. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce Last edited by mixedmedia; 10-02-2007 at 03:27 AM..

10-02-2007, 04:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Thanks, Ren! And, Jazz, you know you're right. I knew there was something sexy about that guy. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

10-02-2007, 06:40 AM	#6 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Thanks! It is on the main drag in Ybor City, as well as the sex shop, the tattoo parlors, the restaurants and an incredible vintage clothing store. I love that strip. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

10-04-2007, 05:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Jetée The Reforms Location: Rarely, if ever, here or there, but always in transition	I think I need to pay a visit there over my Winter Break- i mean, I am on break now, but goals are always nice, and so is not going for broke. Lovely. __________________ As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves. —Mohandas K. Gandhi

10-04-2007, 07:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Thanks, ya'll. Jetee, yes you should, it's a lovely place to spend a weekend. And thank you, jenna, I actually tweaked the colors and the contrast on that one quite a bit. Like, a lot, heh. But I liked the intense color it gave to the brick contrasted with the reflection of the sky in the windows. Glad you see it, too. I know you know what you're talking about, fredweena. It was great to get out of the relatively sterile consistency of Orlando and photograph some true funkyness for a change. I'd like to go back again soon. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

10-02-2007, 06:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	I haven't been to Tampa in awhile. You really take great pictures. Where was that headshop?

10-04-2007, 06:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jenna Psycho Location: Wisconsin	The colors in this are AMAZING. I love the blue on that brick.

10-04-2007, 09:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
shesus Fancy Location: Chicago	I like them MM...as usual. Some of them are lacking composition, but yo prefaced with that, so it's all good. I love the reflections in some of the windows, especially the 3rd and 6th one. I also love the pin-up girls...very you. __________________ Whatever did happen to your soul? I heard you sold it Choose Heaven for the weather and Hell for the company

10-05-2007, 02:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
mixedmedia has all her shots. Location: Florida	Thank you, shesus. Yes, this was an exercise in un-composition, lol. But aside from some of them being a little crooked (I find I have to really concentrate to keep my shots from being crooked - must be my crooked head, lol) I kind of like that for a change. __________________ Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce