Saturday, May 31, 2008

photo hunt : self

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This is the avatar which the talented and generous tnchick made for me about two years ago, inspired on the coffee lover template I was using at that time. I have changed templates in the meantime but my blogging self is closely tied to this avatar. So below is my attempt to represent myself. Not an easy task, as I was holding the cup with my left hand while trying to focus and hold the camera with my right hand... I flipped the final version so as to match the original avatar:


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And the one below it's not a flying saucer...it's the same set as seen from the ground up

it's on a glass table, specially cleaned for the occasion !
(for the ladies: china courtesy of R*senthal: Suomi: Form-Decor »White«
Shape: Suomi /Introduction: 1976 /Brand: Ros*nthal studio-line)

For more pictures from the ground up visit JFargo's "My World in Pictures"

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I did it!



I am still in Valencia but coming back tonight and will catch up asap!
Posted by at Saturday, May 31, 2008
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39 comments:

  1. GattinaMay 31, 2008 8:48 AM

    Ha !! I knew it before I opened your blog ! you are hiding again ! A second Greta Garbo even the gloves are not missing !

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  2. OldLady Of The HillsMay 31, 2008 11:59 AM

    LOVE both pictures, Mar....That second one through the glass table is very very clever! I have always loved your avetar....And that photograph is terrific!
    Hope you are having a lovely time, my dear.

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  3. rashbreMay 31, 2008 12:09 PM

    So the secret of the avatar is revealed! I don't remember the original picture, though. Maybe it was on one of your early blogs?

    Intriguing shaped saucers too!

    Best! rashbre

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  4. AnonymousMay 31, 2008 1:27 PM

    Love the coffee cup photo - it is so mysterious!

    Happy Weekend.

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  5. AnonymousMay 31, 2008 1:36 PM

    Gosh, you don't go for the easy shots! Love the lace gloves :)

    Well done on the 31 posts in 31 days!

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  6. MaribethMay 31, 2008 1:49 PM

    You are so very creative! I did not go for anything too unique. I'm afraid it was boring old me!

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  7. DebbieMay 31, 2008 1:49 PM

    Great From The Ground Up shot! Did you toss and then take shot? I need to go look again LOL!

    I love the avitar and congrats!!

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  8. Hootin AnniMay 31, 2008 2:46 PM

    I love this whole concept Mar!!! I didn't know TNChick designed your profile avatar.

    It's perfect.

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  9. CarverMay 31, 2008 3:08 PM

    Great take on the theme Mar and I love the gloves. Very nice. Also, wild shot from the ground up. Happy weekend.

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  10. julianaMay 31, 2008 3:46 PM

    oh, these are clever!
    love both pictures, especially the flying saucer :)

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  11. MelliMay 31, 2008 4:06 PM

    You are a bloomin' genius! WOW! I remember the days when I would come up with something creative like that! WHAT HAPPENED? (my brain is mush!) LOL! I do LOVE that coffee photo! Only thing missing is the spills over the side! (guess that would have messed up the freshly cleaned table!)

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  12. UnknownMay 31, 2008 4:23 PM

    Oh they are so creative mar! But of course hiding.. hehe

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  13. Renee NefeMay 31, 2008 5:57 PM

    we don't even get to see your fingers! hee hee

    you work really hard to get these shots for us.

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  14. YellowRoseMay 31, 2008 6:40 PM

    Very creative and I love the lace gloves!! Second shot is very cool!!

    Have a great weekend!!

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  15. jams o donnellMay 31, 2008 7:21 PM

    Haha great take on the theme. I love your glove.

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  16. AnonymousMay 31, 2008 7:46 PM

    Wonderful! So artistic, too. Black lace, eh... I dunno, I woulda figured you a white lace kinda gal :-)

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  17. Dr.JohnMay 31, 2008 8:05 PM

    Now that was a clever from the ground up icture. First I thought the plate was floating.

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  18. Sarge CharlieMay 31, 2008 8:49 PM

    very nice take on this weeks theme, have a wonderful weekend

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  19. AnonymousMay 31, 2008 8:54 PM

    Ah, great achievement to match the avatar! Love the black lace gloves-touch. But where is the La Mantilla to go with them...? *giggles*

    ...and the glass table shot is awesome!!! Very creative thinking as usual :-)

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  20. JientjeMay 31, 2008 9:05 PM

    What a creati!ve portrait mar, I love it very much!

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  21. AnonymousMay 31, 2008 9:55 PM

    i love your pics! great idea on the second one. i might try that, too.

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  22. CRIZ LAIMay 31, 2008 9:59 PM

    Haha..looked like Gattina said it right. You are hiding.. so am I :P

    http://crizcats.blogspot.com/

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  23. JannaMay 31, 2008 10:15 PM

    Interesting picture through the glass table!
    It really does make it look like the plate is suspended in mid-air.

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  24. AnonymousMay 31, 2008 10:49 PM

    Great pics both of them and I kind of like your avatar - original and artistic and it's always good to know its you (Facebook or wherever), you know :-)

    Wishing you still a good time where you are and a wonderful weekend!

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  25. DragonstarMay 31, 2008 11:17 PM

    Great photos! I love the way you copied your avatar, and the shot through the table looks delightfully strange. Very enjoyable.

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  26. AnonymousJune 01, 2008 12:13 AM

    Ha! Ha! Like Gattina I knew we won't see you! But the pictures are very creative. I heard a comment about Valencia on radio! A beautiful artistic center culturel and architectural and a place where you can dance and have fun all the night!

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  27. KatneyJune 01, 2008 12:14 AM

    Very clever combination of themes. I didn'd do a ground up today, but have them for the last couple of days and will have another on Monday if not tomorrow.

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  28. AnonymousJune 01, 2008 12:22 AM

    I love the how you set up that shot - the gloves are a nice touch.
    Thanks for swinging by mine :)

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  29. storytellerJune 01, 2008 1:19 AM

    Clever idea for today’s Photo Hunt! My ‘piece of me' is at Small Reflections … along with other Saturday ‘stuph’ ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  30. jmbJune 01, 2008 1:32 AM

    What a wonderful idea for this theme. I have always loved your avatar and now I know how it came to be.
    Have a good weekend.

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  31. AnonymousJune 01, 2008 2:09 AM

    Congrats on your Nablopo Award.

    I love your coffee cup shot, especially the one through the table. I was actually regretting that I no longer had a glass table because I was wanting to take such a shot. I am content now that you have done so.

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  32. AnonymousJune 01, 2008 2:45 AM

    Excellent photo!! Hope your weekend was a good one. :)

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  33. Napaboaniya.Elaine LingJune 01, 2008 4:10 AM

    I really did thought at first the saucer was about to crash onto the ground!! :P
    Creative shots :)

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  34. JanetJune 01, 2008 4:45 AM

    LOVE the shots!!! It's interesting to see everyone's "self" :-)

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  35. RobertJune 01, 2008 8:22 AM

    Wow, what a unique set of photos. I love the "flying saucer" image. Good stuff!

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  36. SabineMJune 01, 2008 7:45 PM

    wow impressive stuff....
    Love the flying saucer
    I am off tonight for a month in Switzerland. I will try to get online

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  37. SnippetJune 02, 2008 2:49 PM

    That "not a flying saucer" is absolutely awesome!

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  38. AnonymousJune 05, 2008 1:35 AM

    hmm, i thought the plate's gonna crash on the floor!

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  39. Heart of RachelJune 06, 2008 8:24 PM

    Thank you for sharing these lovely photos and how they closely represent you. Please pardon my late visit.

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