El sueño del bosque

El sueño del bosque, originally uploaded by SoWhat -.

Foto de la semana en la categoria de abstractas/experimentales en Ojodigital Nacional Geographic

Tomada en la Selva de Irati, Navarra.

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cold

cold, originally uploaded by tibor caguiat.

cold perfume by united colors of benetton, before going to bed, i noticed that my nightlight gave the bottle a blue glow, so here it is. enjoy!

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3 stages Run

3 stages Run, originally uploaded by DextDee.

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Icebreakers in the sunrise

Icebreakers in the sunrise, originally uploaded by Wiking66.

Sunrise in Luleå Harbour 2009-12-13

View On Black

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Interview with Monique Edwards

Monique Edwards is a multi-talented actor, singer and humanitarian who is steadily building a solid reputation in television, feature films, the stage, and commercials. We made a short interview with her:

 


When and who was the first to inspire you to be an actress?

When I was younger, I was mesmerized by movies. It was such a great escape. I loved the stories, the relationships and the power of the performances. I also loved the range of human emotions that could be displayed as well as the ability of films to change lives. You might be surprised at this but Frank Capra is my favorite director. Don’t get me wrong, there are a lot of great directors that I admire but his films have had a really deep impact on my life. I just love the old classics. I think Jimmy Stewart is my favorite actor. To me, he was the quintessential every man. He was just so “average”. Most of his roles seemed to be about a regular guy in extraordinary circumstances. I love stories about underdogs as well as stories of hope.

With all the different roles that you play in your life, which is your favorite and why?

I really enjoy playing dramatic roles. I don’t like a lot of drama in my life so it’s really fun to play these roles. I’ve been really fortunate to work with a lot of great people. But I have to say that my favorite working experience was when I worked on “Philly”. I had initially auditioned for “Woman D.A.” but by the time it was over, I was playing “A.D.A. Teena Davis” and had done 8 episodes with more and more story lines. That was only a small part of it. What really made it special was the entire production crew. Everyone was absolutely brilliant to work with. The atmosphere on the set was very professional and virtually as stress-free as I’ve ever seen. Everyone was just really happy to be there and it showed. If the show had not have been cancelled, I’m sure there might have a lot of great friendships that could have come out of that experience.

During your education, which incident is the most impressionable and how is it relevant to your acting career?

I’m not sure if you’re talking about formal education or acting classes. I’ll answer about acting classes… When I first got to Los Angeles, I began studying with a well-known acting coach. He had written books on acting and also had begun teaching. I was completely intimidated. It was a scene study class that ran for three months during the summer. I can’t remember exactly how it worked but somehow I managed to get out of doing a scene for most of the summer. I was just too terrified and intimidated. I also, made sure that I sat directly behind him during class. I think I was thinking that if I stayed out of his eye line he wouldn’t notice I was there. At any rate, it was about two months into the class and once again I was sitting directly behind him while he was critiquing a scene; and without even turning his head, he said “Miss Edwards do you ever plan on doing a scene in my class?” I was mortified. I sheepishly said “Yes”, as that was all I could manage to get out of my mouth. So he assigned me a scene for the following week. The scene went swimmingly, his critiques were very positive and I was on cloud nine. Since that time, I try to “dive in” whenever possible. Things still get scary from time to time but ultimately the payoff is worth it.  

What kind of acting roles given to you has ever make you feel the most challenged?

I know it’s semantics but I had to laugh at the word “given”. It’s rare when an actor, even stars, are simply given a role (on a big production) . When it does happen it’s absolutely wonderful. I’ve had it happen on more than a couple of occasions and it’s just bliss. But I digress. I think the most challenging role I ever had was in a play. It was a period piece where I was playing a woman about 30 years older than I was at the time, she had nine children and was living in abject poverty and I also had to do a dialect. On the face of it, we had very little in common. (Once again, I was really scared of this role.) But as I began to do the work, our common humanity began to shine through and I realized that I was this woman. The only thing that really separated us was our circumstances and our priorities. It was a really fulfilling role because when we take risks we can’t help but grow.

How do you handle the scripts when there is a special (local) accent required?

As a rule, I don’t really do accents. There’s a difference in being able to do a couple of lines in a generalized regional or international accent. Like I did in an episode of “Friends”. But to carry a film or television show that requires an accent takes a lot of work. Generally, they will provide you with a dialect coach and you will work with them hours on end to get it right. That being said, there are some people that are just naturals at it. They have great ears and can pick up accents really quickly. For now, I’ll leave that to them. Eventually, that is something I want to work on. I can do a lot of accents/dialects in short bursts but sustaining them while saying someone else's words is the key.


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30 dirty days

Sheri C. Johnson. A 28 yr old author and recording artist from Atlanta Ga, who wrote an inspirational autobiography (30 Dirty Days: The Pinky Book) about a 13yr old runaway. A story about love, life, child abuse, and the street life. tells how she got the name pinky, detailed information on her life on the streets as a kid and urban life from the inside. We made a short interview with her:

 

When you were writing your book "30 Dirty Days: The Pinky Book", did you made up the characters or most of what happened in the story about child abuse, life and street life are genuine? What is the guiding spirit behind? 

When i was writing the book "30 Dirty Days: The Pinky Book" i keep things truthful. I didn't add or subtract anything or even write it in a way to favor my character. It's simply an autobiography about a 13 yr old runaway and her experiences, whether it's good or bad its the truth. The characters are ALL real. I changed the names to protect their identity, but all the characters are real. The guiding spirit behind me writing this book came from God i must say. I highly doubt he wanted this story to die in vain. I feel everything i went through is a testimony and can help families and step-families know the domino effect of child-abuse. And also i also wanted to shed some light into where runaways go when they leave home, more details are in the Un-Cut Version of "30 Dirty Days: The Pinky Book". My family had no idea where i had gone or What i did or went through until i wrote this book. I never told anyone this story. It's truly exclusive. 

Which part of this autobiography is the most difficult to write? 

The Most difficult parts to write was cropped out and only available in the Un-Cut Version now. It's hard for me to go back and relive the abuse and even talk about it now because now that I'm older and have forgiven the people who wronged me, it reminds me of what i went through all over again, so it was the hardest for me write. 

How much time did it take you to complete writing the book? 

It took me weeks to write the book, then months to edit it. Even when i thought i was done it took a few more months fixing mistakes i hadn't noticed before. So ill say a year. It took a year to get the Official Book completed. 

What would make the entire story change differently? At which point in the story? 

Wow. (laughs) If my dad wouldn't have married his wife i wouldn't have a story. It all began the day he married her. I never thought about that. 

If this book is chosen to be made into a film, who (amongst the international pool of actresses) would be best fit to be the main character? 

If this story was chosen to be made into an international film, i would want Meagan Good to play the teenage me for resemblance purposes. I don't know many younger actresses to re-enact the younger me, but someone who resembles me I'll say :)

 

website: http://www.30dirtydays.com

twitter: http://www.twitter.com/30_Dirty_Days

One of my Favourite Moments in Budapest

Not really a crazy moment. But I really love the beauty when there is such a sunset in the downtown.

Quite unusual. Can't help but take a few more shots. This is the sunset in the Autumn time.

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crazy highway

crazy highway, originally uploaded by mustbone3030.

crazy highway

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comeback of winter

comeback of winter, originally uploaded by c-h-l (back soon).

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last weekend we had a winter comeback with a snow storm ... as it stopped snowing for a while (after several hours of heavy snowfall) i grabbed my cam and went outside for a few quick shots - it was nearly 4 a.m. ;-)

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Golf in the Blue Hour

Golf in the Blue Hour, originally uploaded by angus clyne.

I think my favorite time to photograph is when you have to just put the full beams on.

Is this blue enough for your blue gallery FWT ?

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