In thinking of those who no longer grace us with their presence here on Earth...

The Veil

Feeling the thin veil
I emerged from a dream
Into light out of darkness
You were there and still loved me
You held me under the stars
Within the cosmic fabric of time and space
We are never apart.

I know the feeling! :)

He seems to be a god, that man

Facing you who leans to be close,

Smiles, and, alert and glad, listens

To your mellow voice.

And quickens in love at your laughter

That stings my breasts, jolts my heart

If I dare the shock of a glance.

I cannot speak,

My tongue sticks to my dry mouth,

Thins fire spreads beneath my skin,

My eyes cannot see and my aching ears

Roar in their labyrinths.

Chill sweat slides down my body,

I shake, I turn greener than grass,

I am neither living nor dead and cry

From the narrow between.

But endure, even this grief of love.

~Sappho



Shadow of a Tree

In the stillness she stands alone

Waiting through the passing season

Her colors have fallen to the ground

The moment is a golden one

Yet it is but a whisper in time

And is over far too soon

Inevitably winter will descend

Long and dark the nights

Days cold and slowly drifting

Until spring’s eventual embrace

Arrives like the coming dawn

Jillian Burgin (10-17-10)

Photography

I was recently contacted by a photographer who liked my photos on Facebook. He suggested I re-do some of them in B&W. I personally don't care for B&W, except in certain photographic content, but I am interested in adjusting color and light schemes to create interesting effects and dimensions in photos, and enhancing what already exists. Here's some of my first work (before and after):

Jack in the Window

Original

Adjusted

A much brighter, glowing Jack... with more of a multi-dimensional look.



Seagull on the Catalina Island Ferry

Original

Adjusted

This is a starker yet more defined image (in appearance) than the hazy original, the reduction of color and contrast gives a "sleek" feel to the photo.


Luna de Santa Fe

Original



Adjusted

I liked the enhancement of the luminosity within the red/violet spectrum while still keeping a "realistic" look.


The Webmaster

 Original

 Adjusted

 The darker green creates more of a contrast with the spider web and white paint.

Live Science - Environmental Articles - Link

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Fall in Los Alamos

Fall in Los Alamos

The Shins - Caring is Creepy

The Ocean - The Bravery (moon version)

The Ryan McGarvey Band - Dec 2009, Evangelos - Santa Fe, NM

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Will we ever rid the world of these right wing wackos? Truly despicable...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-cesca/glenn-beck-mocks-fire-vic_b_753193.html?utm_source=DailyBrief&utm_campaign=100710&utm_medium=email&utm_content=BlogEntry

My Ancestors (Hells Angels on Steroids) discover America. :D

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/vikings.htm

But will intelligent life ever be found on Earth?!? :p

http://news.discovery.com/space/popes-scientist-would-be-happy-to-baptise-an-intelligent-extraterrestrial.html



http://news.discovery.com/contributors/ian-oneill/

The Killers - When You Were Young (Alternate Version)

I look into space and I feel life. -Jillian Burgin

Something Rotten In The Facebook Status

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130265532&ps=cprs

Los Alamos Daily Photos: 2 Thumbs Up Movie Filmed in Los Alamos Premiers Na...

Los Alamos Daily Photos: 2 Thumbs Up Movie Filmed in Los Alamos Premiers Na...: "Let Me In, filmed in Los Alamos, premiers nationwide and at the Reel Deal Theater with cake and baloons. Movie is getting great reviews (Rog..."

Something's in the air... and it ain't love!

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/endocrine-disruptor-bpa-measured-in-the-worlds-air/

The Force That Fights Deep-Pocketed Polluters and Wins - Robert Redford

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Parallel Universe: Exclusive: Peter Jackson Close to Deal to Direct 'The Hobbit'

http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/features/movies/the-wrap/peter-jackson-close-to-deal-to-direct-hobbit/story/?gt1=28140

You are invited to view Jillian Burgin's photo album: On Canyon Road

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Unplugging from the Social Network

Today I made a conscious decision to deactivate my Facebook account. This was not a decision based solely on rebellion of current "globalized" socialistic structures and communications, narcissistic views, and unrealistic or pretentious representations of human identity featured within the network; it was more of an act to free myself of an unhealthy addiction to distraction and time consuming matters which are not important or necessary in my life.

It's a good feeling... we'll see how long it lasts. :)

A Million Questions About Habitable Planet Gliese 581g (Okay, 12)

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/habitable-alien-planet-gliese-581g-facts-101001.html