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Day 139: Fruit and yoghurt crunch

The Bluebells

Dancing with Hail

Dancing with Hail

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Hailstones were dancing the day I wasn't meant to save your life. The grass was the fresh kind of green that comes alive sometime between the end of March and the beginning of April. The ice bounced noisily from the wide windscreen of the ambulance as we sped through country lanes, red lights and sleepy hamlets. When we stopped at the edge of the valley, overlooking endless fields of grass the air became silent. The hailstones fell silently here, but they danced among the blades.

I saw your car first, before anything else. There was a police car, a fire engine and an alarmed Farmer leaning heavily on his walking stick, breathing hard, shock. Ben shifted his pack higher up his back and whistled sharply through his teeth. 'Boy that's wrapped around that tree good and proper.' His heavy Somerset drawl elongated the vowels and I frowned. I hated the phrase, nobody wraps a car around a tree. I'd been to seven of these incidents. The tree always pierced the car, stabbing in through the bonnet, penetrating the metallic depths of the engine.

One of the firemen nodded at me to indicate it was safe to proceed. We didn't need words, for an event like this. But the policeman kneeling at the drivers window felt he needed to share a few.
'She's only lucky she didn't kill anyone.'
As I checked your pulse and cast an eye across your body clad only in a shirt and shorts he leaned in further and paled at the blood.
'Drunk.' He elaborated, drawing his head back through the broken window carefully. At the same time the smell hit me and I realised he was right. I didn't break my stride, continuing to work to stabilize you, my actions tinged only with sadness. The hail grew more persistent and hit hard against the fluorescent plastic of the policeman's coat. He kept on about alcohol abuse and I knew his muttering was a front for the horror he was seeing but I couldn't help being frustrated.

'Goddamnit shut the hell up.'

Ben had broken through the passenger door with the aid of a fireman and crawled carefully across the seat to your side. Your eyes rolled as you slipped in and out of consciousness. He leaned close to your body as he began his spiel.
'Can you tell us your name? Where are you from? What day is it.' You heard every word because your eyes flashed with anger and you pressed your lips firmly together. I held your gaze whilst we worked, because that seemed to be what you needed.

It was only when we finally had you on the stretcher and I had covered you with my jacket to protect you from the sting of ice that I heard your voice.

'You bastard.'

The policeman missed a step and slipped in the mud of the field, he glanced at me to see if I had heard you. I had, clear as a bell, but I pretended to give you the benefit of the doubt. With your legs mangled, your breathing labored and your face peppered with angry red cuts, you struggled to speak - but persisted in repeating yourself.

'You bastard.'

We slid you into the ambulance and I got in beside you, Ben was in the drivers seat starting the engine before your hand reached out and weakly enclosed my wrist.

'I wanted to die.' You said, 'I wanted to bloody well die.'
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So! I'm Katy. I like long walks, poetry, photography and poking dead things with a stick.
From July 2010 until November 2011 I was the Community Volunteer for Abstract and Surreal Photography. Around about June 2011 I picked up Conceptual Photography too and in September of this year I took on General Photography! Abstract & Surreal are now in the capable hands of ^DpressedSoul and ^DemonMathiel has taken over conceptual! :)

In the outside world (we all know it's a paradox and doesn't really exist but for the purposes of this little box LET US PRETEND) I am a part time Photographer and a full time worker in an office somewhere shiny. Which actually means my bedroom, since I mostly work from home. My line of work is predominantly care focused since I used to give a crap but these days it's a bit more...something else.

As for me! Well I'm a not so typical blonde haired and green eyed monster that lives under your bed and only comes out at night to feed on your bad dreams and nightmares. That was a lie. My eyes are sometimes blue. According to others I have nice hair, good cheekbones and an agreeable posture.

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Photography Weekly: Edition Twenty Four

Fri May 25, 2012, 10:16 AM


Photography Weekly Header created by *TouchedD

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera"
 - Lewis Hine



This week I happened across a Photographer who shoots the economy - currently in the UK. If you ever wondered what Economy looks like - and what the recession looks like - in the Photographic sense then wonder no more. Simon Robert's has it captured. What really struck me though, aside from the complete normality and sometimes mundane life that made the photographs, was the comments on the Article that I read about Simon. The BBC Wrote about him yesterday and nearly all the comments were from people advocating boredom. The Irony is that Simon Robert's had, in full colour, photographed our lives. And the general consensus was that it was dull and unimaginative. How very English we are.


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Community Relations News


Another edition of the LOL Corner has been put together by the fantastic ^deshrubber

<Uni77>Don't you just hate it
<Uni77>when you buy a bag of air at lunch
<Uni77>and you get chips in it?

We've said farewell to $lightningmonkey and $HAL2008 from the Community Relations Team these past few weeks! But they're not leaving us completely - both Hunter and Trevor have got themselves a dollar! (Which means they're now full time awesome staff!) Congrats guys! :love: Check out this Article for info on name changes and new staff!

Have you ever wondered how to host a successful contest on deviantART? Well as part of her dA Life Series `RockstarVanity has Written a guide exploring just that!



Spotlight Deviant ~weirdmee


~weirdmee was reccomended to me by ^Astralseed and I was certainly not disappointed when I arrived in her gallery! Emotion was my first thought - most of the deviations capture emotion in some way shape or form, even without showing a complete face.






Spotlight Group #Still-Life-Stills


We launched just last week and already we're closing in on reaching 100 members. The response to launching a group for Still Life Photographers and appreciators has been amazing. Head over to submit work, browse or check out the Culinary Creations Contest

Check out the first featured tutorial by the fantastic =claremanson She is well known for her wonderful creations in the kitchen but has now begun to share her photography secrets!




Deviants to Check Out This Week


~Chiotas


~csbazsek


~dSavin




Photography Books


This week I'm introducing a new feature of Photography Books. I don't know about you, but I love having a few books on the shelf that I can leaf through that contain inspiring works from across the world. Well this week I'd like to draw your attention to The Photographs Not Taken a book of Photographers Essays by Will Steacy.

It simply explores exactly what it says on the cover - those photographs we, as photographers, didn't take. Those times that photographers didn't use their cameras and instead made a picture using words. Basically Literature and Photographer community combine!

Source: Will Steacy - Photographs Not Taken



Project Educate - Still Life Ends!


Sunday saw the end of the Still Life Photography Week but the contest is still going  strong until mid June. If you want to learn more about Game Development Art it's worth stopping by #projecteducate and checking out ^WillowXD's articles! For a complete archive of previous articles written across the Project Educate months check out The Wrap up Blogs



General Photography


Community Volunteer ^Kaz-D


There's not a huge amount going on in General Photography this week. There is still a spot open for another General Photography Community Volunteer so if you're interested then drop by #communityrelations to apply. Keep those DD suggestions coming - I read every single one and reply to as many as possible!

:bulletblack:The Culinary Creations Contest is going well! Check out the entries that have already been submitted right Here!

:bulletblack:Nom Nom is out once more this time exploring Chicken




Urban & Rural


Community Volunteer ^fvdsloot


The Urban and Rural group overhaul has begun and is now in phase two! ^fvdsloot is working hard with the team to make changes and get the group alive and kicking again. Stand by!



Fashion Photography


Community Volunteer ^Pixel-Spotlight


Fashion this week is a series of articles started up by Merry to explore some of the Fashion Photography submitted over the past week which definitely needs some extra attention. Check it out!


Additionally =dekorAdum has started up Fashion Friday with the fourth issue out already!




Abstract & Surreal


Community Volunteer ^DpressedSoul


Check out #non-real this week which is a brand new group focused on showing the world in an unexpected way! Read the rules carefully though!


Have I wasted a dream? is out from ^DpressedSoul and features some emotive works.


Over at #Abstract-and-Surreal some fantastic new features and tutorials are out. Surreal Photography Feature from *RosleinRot a Blue abstract photography feature from ~daisicalolliwog and finally a Digital Infrared Photography Tutorial from *DimensionSeven All are great articles and well worth peeking at!





Street Photography


Community Volunteer ^StamatisGR



Street tutorials:


:bulletblack: A Visual Guide to Street Photography
:bulletblack: Street Photography Tutorial - I
:bulletblack: Street Photography Tutorial - II

Features:


:bulletblack: Friday night Street Specials v5.2
:bulletblack: Friday night Street Specials v5.3

The Street Community is having a CONTEST !!!
The "So you think you can street" Photography Contest is well worth checking out and ends on the 15th of June



Horror, Macabre & Cosplay


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:bulletblack:This week I stumbled across The Monster Contest which is open to all mediums. =Nilanja asks you to show your best monster! So get creating! Closes 17th June 2012.

:bulletblack:If you haven't already seen it and you're into all things Macabre then check out Assault your Senses from `RockstarVanity




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Community Volunteer ^xbastex


:bulletblack:Master of Photography IV is out and explores Lewis Hine. Don't know who he is? Check out the article!
"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera"

:bulletblack: Reccomended Artists is also out and explores some Photo-journalism and Street Photographers!




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This week I noticed a thumbshare request from `RipfangDragon which is open to all mediums. Stop by here and drop up to five of your best deviations off for future articles! :heart:



Featured Tutorial


Whilst we have #projecteducate to keep you ticking over with tutorials and education on various subjects it's always nice when the community take hold of education and bring out their own tips, guides and tutorials. I especially  love The Photographers Guide: Taking Quality Photos that =seeinglight published yesterday!




Features & News to keep an eye on!


There's so much going on around the community especially for Volunteers that sometimes the awesome news can be missed out. I hope to share any weekly or monthly features that are ongoing here so that you can browse them at your leisure. If you know of something that needs to be listed let me know!

:bulletblue: Transportation under 1,000 from ~L0NE-W0lf
:bulletblue: Obscured Photos - Under -appreciated feature from ^3wyl
:bulletblue: dA love for everyone from `lintu47
:bulletblue: Square-ish by =dragonfly-oli
:bulletblue: Demonstrably Deviant - wyldhoney from *Kneeling-Glory
:bulletblue: Wind Feature from =luckydesigns
:bulletblue: Wonderful Wednesday from =JamminJo
:bulletblue: I Came, I dAmned, I Founded 25 from ^shuttermonkey
:bulletblue: The stars of dAr - Gillianivy from ^namenotrequired
:bulletblue: Project Porkchop Vol125 from ^Astralseed
:bulletblue: May staff picks from $codenamepanther
:bulletblue: Dodge Dart Contest Semi-Finalists Announced from $Moonbeam13
:bulletblue: Finding Beauty is out once more from *RosleinRot

























The Community Volunteer Team - Photography


The Community Volunteer Team -  Photography

General Photography: ^Kaz-D

Architecture ^anmari

Abstract and Surreal: ^DpressedSoul

Animals, Plants and Nature: ^trevg and ^shuttermonkey

Urban and Rural: ^fvdsloot

Artistic Nude and Fetish: ^quietchildae

Conceptual: ^DemonMathiel

Fashion ^Pixel-Spotlight

Horror & Macabre & Cosplay: ^pullingcandy

Macro: ^hellfirediva

Pinup and Glamour: ^DistortedSmile

Photo-journalism ^xbastex

Street: ^StamatisGR



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:bulletblue: Photography related news
:bulletblue: Themes & Topics
:bulletblue: Featured Tutorials
:bulletblue: Next weeks theme is Light




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Let's Talk

Journal Entry: Sun May 20, 2012, 8:30 AM


Life - as I know it right now!

So I've spent the last week loading an array of journals into your inbox's and generally attacking you with all things ^Kaz-D Hopefully that will calm down now - and then I suddenly thought, with all these articles and bits of news and such I've been quite impersonal. Let's have a bit of life to counteract that! Firstly on the topic of name changes - I'm not going to change mine, not now or ever. So rest assured Kaz-Dizzle won't be appearing any time soon. (Although I did threaten it to the CV team).

I was surprised at how quickly some people changed their names. There were the obvious changes, such as adding or removing dashes or capitalization which in some respects makes sense. But there were others who just discarded their old name after 5 or 6 years of wearing it and took something completely different. I don't have a very good visual memory, or memory in fact, so anyone who did those changes is likely to drop off my radar a bit as I won't recognise you by avatar. Did you change your name? If so why? I'm intrigued to know...


Life is generally ticking over - these coming weeks are set to be the busiest of the year so far whilst I juggle my full time job alongside the arrival of the olympic torch - the queen's jubilee celebrations and a Wedding. All requiring photography services! In between all of that there are essays to be written and the 365 challenge to be kept up which really shouldn't be that hard given that I will end up living and breathing photography. Uni doesn't break for the Summer this year which will be a minor shock to the system but regardless of that I've bagged myself a lovely little cottage overlooking the Iconic Needles on the Isle of Wight to spend a few nights relaxing in.

I've actually been making things of sorts. Culinary Creations has inspired me to get going. Actually that's not true - =claremanson has inspired me! Her baking creations are awesome and I've been creating to try and get some shots like hers. I love her work - I only wish to taste the food now! :drool:

The Eurovision is coming up - traditionally friends and I watch it, drink a bit of alcohol and in general spend the whole evening laughing. This year I will spend it alone!! I can't even begin to imagine how I'll cope...



Reccomend me some Reads!

Last week I had a delightful offer to have some of my poetry published - but right now that's top secret so don't tell anyone!! I haven't been writing much lately, but the Kindle is actually inspiring me somewhat. I've loaded a variety of books on there and I'm currently ploughing my way through. I'm trying to pick out some Summer Authors to get stuck into but nothing is really taking my liking. Right now I tend to read cute books rather than serious ones because I find that with my law studies the reading can get quite tedious and I need something...different. Yeah right I just love trashy reads

I read Jodi Picoult, Joannna Trollop, Anita Shreve, Linwood Barclay, Harlen Coben, Patricia Cornwell, Diane Chamberlain & Rosie Thomas right now. Any similar reccomendations would be gratefully received. I'm all set for a few nights of dvd watching thanks to *TouchedD who has got me hooked on Scrubs.


Kaz-D online...

As many know my website launched last week KathrynDawson.co.uk and I've had some fantastic feedback! Thanks to all who stopped by already and all who will ;) I appreciate it. Do check out the mounted prints I have for sale as well - I'm happy to negotiate on price!

I'm also on Facebook and I have a Page! if you would care to stop by and like it!

I'm blogging the 365 challenge over at Wordpress if you see any of my uploads and want to know more about why/where/when/day or stuff and nonsense.

And that's it for the epic update - What's happening in your world?

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