Jordon Pipkin Photography

I strained my ears to hear something but was surprised when nothing was there to hear. No little rustle of bushes, no wind blowing through tress and no distant cars could be observed. The air, stagnant and heavy only had movement when I inhaled and exhaled, so I stopped. It felt wrong to disturb this quiet scene in which I did not belong, I had never seen the world so dark and so black before in my life. As I examined my surroundings I noticed that the ground and bushes were glowing with a silver light and I looked at my hand and my jacket and noticed I had also been draped in this beautiful silver and tilted my chin towards the sky. I had seen them before but not with this intensity. A million tiny suns twinkled back at me as I admired their ancient beauty, my mind racing but empty at the same time. I couldn’t hold my breath forever and let my lungs breathe out the warm carbon dioxide and fog the air in front of my face. The cool air numbed my fingers and the tip of my nose but I barely noticed as I gazed at the sky, endlessly. I knew it would be a while before I could be alone with them like this again, just the stars and I.

Week 46

I know this is weeks late… I mean, WEEKS late but whatever who really cares. I took the photos I just never uploaded them. This was the week of Veteran’s Day, a time to reflect on the men and women that serve to protect our country, our way of life and our very lives. People that give all of their time and effort into defending what we believe in and the livelihood of our families. It takes a lot of what I call guts to do this and I’m very proud of those I know who serve in the various branches of military. This just so happens to be a close friend of mine, Lance Corporal Schumacher, whom I call Kenton or Ken-Ken depending on my mood (or sobriety). He is scheduled to deploy pretty soon and I’m gonna miss him but I’m also pretty proud to have him call me his friend (and let me try on his hats), it’s pretty cool.

I think it’s important to look back and salute those who have fought and even died for what we have today and I don’t think it’s something that should be taken for granted, ever. These people have my respect and I will always support the men and women giving their lives and efforts to whatever the Capital asks for (even if it seems justified or not). You don’t have to support those decisions to support the real life people out there….. 

well before this gets political and whatnot, I’ll leave with this photo of Kenton looking back on past military men and women who defended this country.

Thanks!

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Week 45

Art! There are many different mediums of expression and ideas that provoke different emotions. My choice is photography and this guys choice is graffiti. In this case… well he was painting a picture of a pokemon, but that’s beside the point. The point is probably more the freedom to draw on a canvas that everyone passing by can see. A rebellion (which is what I was trying to express). Unfortunately I didn’t have time to stick around to get more of the end product rather than the beginning, but that leaves me something to go back for.

Thanks

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NW Sunset on Flickr.

No edit… just pure NW sunset magic :D

Week 44

Holaa. well here it is… fall leaves. Their time with us is so short, it makes me sad. I wish I could have gotten more pictures of all the fabulous trees but alas I got but a few and this one ended up being the favorite. Mostly because there were no cars or buildings in the background (difficult to come by in the city). I love the vivid reds and yellows that appear over night and are gone all too soon.

I remember my first fall in Washington… We had this huge tree outside our house with thousands of little leaves. By the time they fell to the ground they were filled with color, but also different patterns. Circles and stripes, purple and red. As a child, they were beautiful works of art and I did my best to collect as many as I could. I had never seen anything like it before and was completely mesmerized by the leaves. Next time I get annoyed that they are all over my car I’ll try not to take fall leaves for granted ;)

To be honest I wish I knew what kind of tree it was… It really was soooooo cool. This picture doesn’t do fall justice at all. In fact it kinda looks like week 15 http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpipkin/7105323335/in/set-72157630553139018

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Thaaanks.

Week 43

The week of Halloween! I didn’t take any super awesome scary shots like most people did, I just kept it simple. I went to the pumpkin patch and did the corn maze thing and later carved those fabulous pumpkins. Halloween is too much fun, trick or treating, dressing up and getting to see everybody’s costumes too. The only thing about living where I do that kind of sucks is that… no one trick or treats there. It’s a secure building so… duh no one does. I bet the neighborhood houses around here were swamped though.

Anyways, I know this is belated but I hope everyone had a good Halloween :)

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