“Grounded”
Neamt, Romania 2011
“Light from above”
Neamt, Romania 2011
“The Dark Forest”
Neamt, Romania 2011
Wallpaper of the Month: May 2012
“Marrow of the Earth”
Larnaca, Cyprus 2012
Resolutions:
Desktop (1920x1200)
Desktop B&W version (1920x1200)
iPad 3 (Retina, 2048x1536)
iPad 2 (1024x768)
iPhone 4S/4/3G (960x640)
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Licence
By downloading and saving this wallpaper, you agree to use this wallpaper only for personal use as a desktop background. Commercial use is prohibited. Wallpaper used as: banners, blog background, social network layout, manipulation, profile picture, avatar, re-uploading on other websites or claiming it as your own is also prohibited. This wallpaper is to be downloaded only from the domain of alexcican.com. All rights reserved by the artist, Alex Cican. Failing to comply with these rules means violating the terms and conditions and could result in prosecution and/or fine.
“Sheep”
Romania 2011
“Under the bridge”
Romania 2011
“Crop field”
Took a break from work to photograph this stunning view!
I also made it available as a wallpaper (might make it WOTM for May).
(click on the link icon of the photo above, to download the full resolution 1920x1200px)
Nicosia, Cyprus 2012
“At the Dock”
Larnaca, Cyprus 2012
Wallpaper of the Month: April 2012
“Valley”
Tusnad, Romania 2011
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Licence
By downloading and saving this wallpaper, you agree to use this wallpaper only for personal use as a desktop background. Commercial use is prohibited. Wallpaper used as: banners, blog background, social network layout, manipulation, profile picture, avatar, re-uploading on other websites or claiming it as your own is also prohibited. This wallpaper is to be downloaded only from the domain of alexcican.com. All rights reserved by the artist, Alex Cican. Failing to comply with these rules means violating the terms and conditions and could result in prosecution and/or fine.
A poem
Today, I want to share with you a poem. Check it out:
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living
I want to know what you ache for
and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing.
It doesn’t interest me how old you are
I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool
for love
for your dreams
for the adventure of being alive.
It doesn’t interest me what planets are squaring your moon…
I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow
if you have been opened by life’s betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.
I want to know if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.
I want to know if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your
fingers and toes
without cautioning us to
be careful
be realistic
to remember the limitations of being human.
It doesn’t interest me if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.
I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.
I want to know if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand on the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
Yes.
It doesn’t interest me
to know where you live or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after a night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.
It doesn’t interest me who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the center of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.
It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.
I want to know if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like the company you keep
in the empty moments.”
Oriah Mountain Dreamer
DIY Softbox
The photos above were taken with this DIY softbox I did. (click on the photo for larger)
DIY Softbox
It’s pretty basic, take a shoe box (cardboard, a large one preferably), cut it so that you have an enclosed case (separated top, left and right sides) but not the bottom. I didn’t do it for the bottom because I used a large sheet that had much space below to make the edge of the lamp invisible.
Fill the box on the inside with aluminium foil (use some glue to stick it to the box), take a sheet of paper or pillow case (whatever, something that will allow the light to pass through), stick it to the outer part of the box and with some duct tape tape it. Then, take the setup and try to fit everything on the lamp you’ve got.
I used a halogen floodlight that runs hot after 5-6minutes so I have to stop and let it cool off. Here’s the inside of the softbox:
Have fun!
“Shore”
Edit: Don’t know why Tumblr displays the image blurry, with crappy resolution. Maybe it’s because the photo is too narrow for the theme. Click on the photo to view its original size.
First photo edited with Adobe Photoshop CS6!
Love it so far, not so much the sharpening when resizing? Maybe I need to adjust the settings (Resampler settings)
Pafos, Cyprus 2011
