day 33: starry night

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Sonny- says:

Funky stuff Esther, liking it.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

luvhumpbacks [deleted] says:

great shot. luv it that you cover your face. I luv hidden faces. 365 Days
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Jaded says:

Astonishing!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

_molly_ says:

Fabulous idea for your 365 Days shot, very festive!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoGraham says:

Merry (nearly)Christmas!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Trisha G. says:

Awesome!

You are so freaking cool.

--
Seen on your photo stream. (?)WE
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Cor, thanks guys :)

Blimey, what can I do next...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Bezant says:

Put the star on top of your head? ;)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

arvind k says:

I can't even guess what Esther will come up with next.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Sashala says:

i kind of get a terminator kind of feel from this. i like it.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

practicalowl says:

Wow! Great shot! :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Sidereal says:

Brilliant!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

bethlet says:

Um. Fabulous! Esther, you're a total star.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Yersinia says:

Excellent!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

It's interesting to see how far the 365 crew will go to illustrate the year.

You've gone quite far in personal exposition - we're seeing more of you than many of us might have expected. How do you think you will handle the last two thirds of this challenge? Has your own self-image changed through exposure?

The reason that I ask is that I'm finding it it hard to marry the last Esther I met (at a bus stop in Camberwell) with the extraordinary performance artiste whose antics daily blends and bends all that I know.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoGraham says:

This is very interesting point that Mr. Jaded mentions. 365 does seem to liberate people and give them licence to express themselves. I know nothing about you, other than through your photos, but it does seem that you didn't previously have many self portraits in your stream. It is an interesting aspect of the social/visual website that is flickr. Good for you. It shows you in a thoroughly positive light. (no pun intended!)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

fownditt says:

Santa Lucia has entered the 21st century!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

gomi girl says:

Yay!!!! I love it!!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

denkrahm says:

lovely ..... 123
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Thanks everyone :)

Here's the serious bit:

You've gone quite far in personal exposition - we're seeing more of you than many of us might have expected.

I think I'm there in a lot of my non-self-portrait shots actually... I've never been one to hide psychologically, only physically. Photograham is right when he says there are very few self portraits before 365: i can only think of one off the top of my head, and it's basically a wallow in self pity.

How do you think you will handle the last two thirds of this challenge?

To be honest, I'm not sure how I'll handle the next week, let alone the next 330 days. I've been very surprised by the photos I've taken, and by people's responses to them. In a way it's almost scary: I have no idea how I'm going to live up to expectations: I'm running out of ideas and will be back to pictures of my toes in no time.

Has your own self-image changed through exposure?

No. I still hate pictures of mysefl. I'm hiding behind something in all these photos I think: whethter it's googly eyes or christmas lights. But I'm learning to care less that I dislike the way I look so much. If that makes sense.

The reason that I ask is that I'm finding it it hard to marry the last Esther I met (at a bus stop in Camberwell)

Ha! Well, I don't think you've ever met me at my best :D I've ever been nervous at my first flickr meet, over-excited by elephants, fretting about scavenger hunts or, well, in South London ;)

with the extraordinary performance artiste whose antics daily blends and bends all that I know.

Gosh.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Kattaka says:

super fun!

123
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

小帽(Hat) says:

Very interesting shot!!

123
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

jipol says:

Very good idea and technical maitrise. Seen on 123
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoGraham says:

I'm sorry about the hat thing! Delete it immediately! I had to try it out.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Ha! I will delete it from this one: I've left the one on my Vince pic though... :D

Good, aren't they? I may be heading your way with a beard..
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Gaetan Lee says:

brilliant photo....

I think i am going to have to start a 365 set soon ... since i have sen a number of you guys doing it...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Do it! Do it!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

pedrozo says:

crazy! (1-2-3)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr Jaded says:

The reason I asked is that my friend Russell embarked on a similar project several months ago (but not on Flickr) and he's... err... changed...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Hah! Those are fab- lots more ideas.... ;)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Iain... says:

borg carol singer?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoGraham says:

Mr J, Maybe your friend is the same but you see him differently now.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

incidental music says:

a marvellous, imaginative, mysterious image.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Lapis Leslie says:

Esther as a Christmas tree. Very convincing. lol

I think you are so imaginative. Actually, I just love what all of you are doing in this project. It makes me wish I'd stuck with it. Maybe I'll start again. :-)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Yay: come back to us.....
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Trisha G. says:

I really love this. I look at it sometimes. Is that creepy?

I LOVE what you wrote up there, too. And if I weren't almost asleep I might say why.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Not creepy: flattering.

Tell me when you wake up :D
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Lapis Leslie says:

Yes, it's creepy. lol

OK. If the truth be told, I like to look at it, too. I guess that means I'm a bit creepy, as well.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Never :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

miffed says:

Saw this on the Explore page! nice :D
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Princess Valium says:

those little buggers burn if you leave them on the skin too long, don't they, Esther?

Please don't ask how I know this or where the little burns were. Because I can't tell you.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

_sarchi says:

..turn em' offf maam? next three for all!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

shadow divers says:

you are inspiring--i'll have to try a lot harder! :)
thank you!

this is an amazing photo!
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

space.pirate says:

like the idea
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

estherase says:

Blogged: digital-photography-school.com/20-christmas-l ights-photos...
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