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“The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking”
Brooks Atkinson

My cameras:
*Nikon D40 w/ kit lens and the oh so lovely nikkor 35mm f/1.8
*Fujifilm Instax Mini 25
*OneStep Polaroid
*Lomo Fisheye
*Minolta 7xi
*iPhone (I'm a bit obsessed with the fake Polaroid apps)

Love:
~Jesus
~my MacD
~my kiddos
~my big crazy family(miss the papas!)
~Life
~Every Season(easy to do in So. California)
~Photography- Really :)
~my lil Nicaragua
~My adoptive country, the USA ( I was once a refugee and it gave me shelter, freedom and love)
~chocolate
~U2! I've met Oh my Bono and Edge AND Larry & Adam. :)
~laughter
~people (most, working on the rest)
~music-huge range of genres! My taste for music has been influenced by my mom, sisters, my surroundings, my faith, my husband, my friends and now my kids. :)
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Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
[1Thessalonians 5:16-18]
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**I really want to visit all of my flickr friends streams but that's hard to do with a huge amount of contacts. So I'm trying to keep it small-ish, please don't be offended if I don't add you.

Photos of NicaMom (46)

NicaMom's favorite photos from other Flickr members (1,797)

Contacts (146)

*Peanut (Lauren) Lauren
*Simple pleasure joke
whateveryou... irene
flypeterfly Brooke Schmidt
tara... Tara Thayer
bamsesayaka Sayaka Minemura
s e v e n t e e n Phoebe W.
emily hunt No real name given
soup & sunday No real name given
indierocket Summer Allen
amysgster Amy Siân Green
mädchen. No real name given

Groups (50 50)

'Roid Week 2011 3,546 photos, 1,381 members
Fujifilm Instax Room 26,428 photos, 5,332 members
'Roid Week 2010 5,813 photos, 1,743 members
U2 360° Tour 2009-2011 25,412 photos, 2,178 members
'Roid Week 2009 5,376 photos, 1,393 members
Moments [in White] 4,454 photos, 1,834 members
h a n g 3,569 photos, 429 members
I Shoot Film 1,767,559 photos, 69,775 members
lomo fisheye 55,314 photos, 8,000 members
LOMO 206,151 photos, 29,515 members
THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT 68,319 photos, 5,556 members
Polaroid 227,907 photos, 19,791 members
cup of the day 5,277 photos, 1,465 members
Pure. 882 photos, 262 members
Sunday Obsession ♥ 164 photos, 630 members
Corners of My Home 106,325 photos, 11,852 members
Beach Photography 320,679 photos, 53,047 members
The Coffee Cup 15,669 photos, 5,859 members
Nikon D40/x/50/60/5000/3000/3100 and Friends Club 406,739 photos, 25,157 members
♥ Girly Lifestyle 25,671 photos, 1,650 members
FlickrCentral 4,826,135 photos, 166,445 members
24 Days of Christmas 1,574 photos, 176 members
on the down low 9,082 photos, 796 members
365 Days 1,048,317 photos, 21,114 members
Available Light / Existing Light 358,335 photos, 12,443 members
ONE Campaign Central 97 photos, 111 members
Faces of ONE 1,096 photos, 4,913 members
J'aime les détails (I love details ) 46,892 photos, 2,199 members
Nikon Digital 1,254,555 photos, 58,828 members
IN MY HAND - ONLY HANDS CLOSEUP! 3,390 photos, 823 members
*Clair-Obscur / Darkness-Light* 101,271 photos, 4,942 members
BOKEH - for the common folk 146,448 photos, 7,576 members
Red Rule 405,221 photos, 35,357 members
i love food group 342,980 photos, 24,218 members
beach lovers. . . 203,530 photos, 18,975 members
Black and White 3,869,740 photos, 206,632 members
yosemite 28,131 photos, 4,534 members
24 hours of Flickr 5,641 photos, 18,228 members
Diptychs - two is better than one! 110,340 photos, 20,621 members
squareFormat 656,570 photos, 25,513 members
U2 Vertigo Tour 876 photos, 139 members
Bokeh: Smooth & Silky 727,188 photos, 49,882 members
Orange County 8,608 photos, 361 members
Los Angeles 156,638 photos, 9,068 members
U2log.com - The Village 8,204 photos, 678 members
- I LOVE NATURE - 420,669 photos, 13,946 members
The Unofficial JPG Magazine Group 223,858 photos, 21,045 members
Nature 944,079 photos, 38,187 members
Nicaragua 11,462 photos, 755 members
atu2.com 14,252 photos, 5,322 members

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Testimonials (7)

{impossible princess} says:

"the day I need the sunlight or wish to feel as at home, I definitely come here.
this photostream is unique for me!"

28th August, 2009
{manda} says:

"Mariana finds that pretty, sparkly light and creates magical pictures.
Her world seems full of hope and happiness.
And she's a gorgeous lady whom I'm lucky to call my friend!

p.s. I thought I'd written you one of these AGES ago!"

5th August, 2009
Lorena Arance says:

"
Mariana es sin duda una recolectora de pequeños tesoros. Sus imágenes son evocadoras. Sus atmósferas siempre cálidas y hogareñas te susurran al oido.
Sus detalles son inspiradores y tan fascinantes para mi....
Por no hablar de esos tonos tan mágicos y suaves.
Conocer la fotografía de Mariana y ver el sentimiento que desprenden es quizás conocer su esencia.
Y esa esencia es inconfundible.

Gracias por darme la oportunidad de conocerte pasito a pasito. Espero seguir disfrutando con tus fotos siempre. Adoro tu trabajo porque posee esas dos cualidades que todo artista debe tener:sensibilidad y sentimiento.
No cambies."

13th December, 2008
Soupfender Shots says:

"NicaMom! What can I say about her except that she is SO VERY inspiring! Her work gets more and more beautiful everyday! There is wonder and a dreamy peacefulness in her photos that makes me want to stop and smell the roses...and the oranges, and peaches, and the salty sea air... She is a constant reminder to just be still and enjoy the glory {of God} all around us.
Besides being artistically wonderful, she is also a faithful encourager and friend on flickr and I feel honored to have her as mine!"

15th October, 2008
valentina corral says:

"Cada vez que miro sus fotos quedo impresionada por la belleza que logra capturar... la simpleza y creatividad de sus composiciones son increibles, y cada vez me hace querer aun mas. Una muy linda persona con una muy linda familia, espero ver muchas fotos mas!
valentina."

25th May, 2008
daiseedeb says:

"NicaMom you're just kewl. You are creative and have a zest for life! I look forward to viewing your many photos. They are always cheerful and make my day!
dd"

12th April, 2008
macduane says:

"I am blessed to be married to Mariana so I may be prejudiced :-) Anyway, I think she has a very great ability to convey emotion thru her photographic composition. I see happiness, sadness, joy, peace, sensuality, calmness, and many other emotions in her pictures. She frequently breaks the rules of composition and it works for her.

I've been trying to teach her some of the technical aspects of the hobby while encouraging her to ignore the "rules of composition" and explore her own composition which works very well. I only wish I had this ability in my photography.

To encourage her in this hobby I've been lending her my Nikon D50 for the past 2 months to prepare her for her 2007 Christmas present from her loving hubby of a Nikon D40 with kit lens.

I believe God can speak even through photography and I look forward to seeing what is said through the photography of Mariana over the coming years.

Merry Christmas honey!
Love,
Duane"

25th December, 2007