mixed emotions

TaoMaas · 12-29-2013, 07:54 AM - **1 Like**

This photo was the first one I ever had published. Yesterday, I ran across a pristine copy of the magazine that had used it as their cover. The magazine was wrapped in plastic and displayed on a rack along with other "collectible" magazines. My wife had never seen it, so it gave my ego a little boost to show it to her. But reality brought me back to earth when I remembered we were in an antique store.

photographyguy74 · 12-29-2013, 08:00 AM

So much for the ego boost.

Parallax · 12-29-2013, 02:58 PM

Time does have a way of marching on without us, doesn't it?

photographyguy74 · 12-29-2013, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

Time does have a way of marching on without us, doesn't it?

Unfortunately, that is very true.

TaoMaas · 12-29-2013, 03:53 PM

Yep. I've tried getting time to slow down, but it doesn't listen to me.

photographyguy74 · 12-29-2013, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by TaoMaas

Yep. I've tried getting time to slow down, but it doesn't listen to me.

Time doesn't listen to me either. I've even tried bribing it but to no avail.

Parallax · 12-29-2013, 04:15 PM

Last Halloween my wife and I were invited to a costume party. The theme was "come as your favorite flower." We had to go as a dried arrangement.

photographyguy74 · 12-29-2013, 04:18 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

Last Halloween my wife and I were invited to a costume party. The theme was "come as your favorite flower." We had to go as a dried arrangement.

Ouch.

jsherman999 · 12-29-2013, 04:53 PM

Originally posted by TaoMaas

This photo was the first one I ever had published. Yesterday, I ran across a pristine copy of the magazine that had used it as their cover. The magazine was wrapped in plastic and displayed on a rack along with other "collectible" magazines. My wife had never seen it, so it gave my ego a little boost to show it to her. But reality brought me back to earth when I remembered we were in an antique store.

It's antique status aside... that's a very nice shot.

TaoMaas · 12-29-2013, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by jsherman999

It's antique status aside... that's a very nice shot.

Thanks. These days, I actually work in that building that's lit up...but this pic was taken about 10 years before I started working there.

Blue · 12-31-2013, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by TaoMaas

Yep. I've tried getting time to slow down, but it doesn't listen to me.

I think it actually speeds up when you do that!

**jac** · 12-31-2013, 01:06 PM

It's a lovely shot, despie it's age.. Speaking of which, I'm now at the stage where they're starting to repace parts.

K David · 01-02-2014, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by TaoMaas

But reality brought me back to earth when I remembered we were in an antique store.

If it makes you feel any better, for all those Photons in that image, travelling at the speed of light, where time stops, literally no time has passed whatsoever.

Sparkle · 01-02-2014, 10:03 PM

To paraphrase Andrew Marvel ("To His Coy Mistress", the task is not to make time stand still (Which defies the laws of physics!) but rather to make it run!

Rudyard Kipling also states in his inspirational poem "IF":
"If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it..."

Take heart!

12-29-2013, 07:54 AM - 1 Like	#1
TaoMaas Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,574	mixed emotions This photo was the first one I ever had published. Yesterday, I ran across a pristine copy of the magazine that had used it as their cover. The magazine was wrapped in plastic and displayed on a rack along with other "collectible" magazines. My wife had never seen it, so it gave my ego a little boost to show it to her. But reality brought me back to earth when I remembered we were in an *antique* store.

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photographyguy74 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Davenport, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 331	So much for the ego boost.

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Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Time does have a way of marching on without us, doesn't it?

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photographyguy74 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Davenport, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 331	Originally posted by Parallax Time does have a way of marching on without us, doesn't it? Unfortunately, that is very true.

12-29-2013, 03:53 PM	#5
TaoMaas Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,574 Original Poster	Yep. I've tried getting time to slow down, but it doesn't listen to me.

12-29-2013, 03:55 PM	#6
photographyguy74 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Davenport, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 331	Originally posted by TaoMaas Yep. I've tried getting time to slow down, but it doesn't listen to me. Time doesn't listen to me either. I've even tried bribing it but to no avail.

12-29-2013, 04:15 PM	#7
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Last Halloween my wife and I were invited to a costume party. The theme was "come as your favorite flower." We had to go as a dried arrangement.

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photographyguy74 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Davenport, Iowa Photos: Albums Posts: 331	Originally posted by Parallax Last Halloween my wife and I were invited to a costume party. The theme was "come as your favorite flower." We had to go as a dried arrangement. Ouch.

12-29-2013, 04:53 PM	#9
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	Originally posted by TaoMaas This photo was the first one I ever had published. Yesterday, I ran across a pristine copy of the magazine that had used it as their cover. The magazine was wrapped in plastic and displayed on a rack along with other "collectible" magazines. My wife had never seen it, so it gave my ego a little boost to show it to her. But reality brought me back to earth when I remembered we were in an *antique* store. It's antique status aside... that's a very nice shot.

12-29-2013, 08:14 PM	#10
TaoMaas Pentaxian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,574 Original Poster	Originally posted by jsherman999 It's antique status aside... that's a very nice shot. Thanks. These days, I actually work in that building that's lit up...but this pic was taken about 10 years before I started working there.

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Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by TaoMaas Yep. I've tried getting time to slow down, but it doesn't listen to me. I think it actually speeds up when you do that!

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jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	It's a lovely shot, despie it's age.. Speaking of which, I'm now at the stage where they're starting to repace parts.

01-02-2014, 07:19 PM	#13
K David Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,437	Originally posted by TaoMaas But reality brought me back to earth when I remembered we were in an antique store. If it makes you feel any better, for all those Photons in that image, travelling at the speed of light, where time stops, literally no time has passed whatsoever.

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Sparkle Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,521	To paraphrase Andrew Marvel ("To His Coy Mistress", the task is not to make time stand still (Which defies the laws of physics!) but rather to make it run! Rudyard Kipling also states in his inspirational poem "IF": "If you can fill the unforgiving minute with 60 seconds worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it..." Take heart!