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DIFO, my photo club is gearing up for our annual exhibition in October. As last year, I will be showing 8 of my photos in October. Before going on display in October, every photo was rated by a group of photographers.
In my second year as a member of DIFO, I won 1st prize in the category Color Photo! I was flabbergasted. My photo came out on top of almost 100 other photos. Competition was though this year. My co-members have entered really good work in the competition and I was really surprised to win. I won with this photo of a Pelican, taken at the Olmense Zoo.
It’s been a very rough year for me. Winning this award means a lot to me. I hope it is the beginning of happier times.
“Everyone should be respected
as an individual, but no one idolized.”
Albert Einstein, Physicist
I spent the afternoon with a friend yesterday; played with the dog for a while. Tonight, before going to bed, I found this little parasite on my body.
I’ve been bitten by a tick! And removing it hurt a lot more than I expected it to do. Hopefully I won’t develop Lyme disease. I’ll know more in 6 to 8 weeks, ‘cause that’s how long it takes for Lyme disease to show.
I don’t think I’ve ever said this out loud and in public… But there is a time and a place for everything.
To my Dad: you paid the ultimate sacrifice to get me started. Sure enough, we had our differences. But you thought me well, and I wouldn’t be were I am now without you. Thanks Dad!
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something
when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
Upton Sinclair, Writer & Journalist
I had the day off last Tuesday. Used it to go out with my friends of DIFO. It has been a tradition for many years to go and visit some place to shoot some images on the 1st of May. There was about 10 of us. This year, we took a little trip to the coalmine of Waterschei: a perfect spot for an urban shoot or a model shoot.
I had a little trouble finding a model for this shoot. Be luckily Luc—on of the other DIFO members—came through for me and made sure I could shoot with Tanja. Busted my ankle (again!) during the shoot, but that didn’t keep me from having a lot of fun.
Here’s a couple more photos from the shoot.
Thanks Tanja for a fun day and a shoot with excellent results. And of course a big thank you to the other members of DIFO for makin’ me a better photographer.
Because of you
I’ll never stray too far from the sidewalk
Because of you
I learned to play on the safe side so I don’t get hurt
Because of you
I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me
Because of you
I am afraid
© K Clarkson
I have never liked real-estate agents. I never understood their purpose. I mean: they are your typical door-to-door sales people that take a commission on selling other people’s property. What’s their added value anyway?
But now there is one that is starting to piss me off, big time! The most renowned real-estate agent in Turnhout is selling my house. And in the process, they are only adding to my dislike. They have absolutely showed no respect for my property and for me as an owner. They leave the doors unlocked when they visit the house with potential buyers; that has happened to me twice. They leave windows unlocked and the blinds open. They don’t close doors in the house. And despite 2 formal complaints, they continue to do so.
If you’re looking for a real-estate agent, best stay away for this one.
“Because it’s not enough to just live
You have to have something to live for”
Commander Adama, CO of the Battlestar Galactica