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Getting a Daily Deviation alone is quite an honour ....
but can u believe i ve also been featured in the january edition of Unknown Artists (that too on the same day) ?!!!!

Right now i'm feeling quite numb! -The truth hasn't sunk in yet :disbelief:.

Thanx a lot to kavin for the suggestion and hesitation for selecting www.deviantart.com/view/256711… as DD.

Thanx a lot to garrit for featuring the same photo in the Unknown Artists Journal news.deviantart.com/article/19… .
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:dance:

I ve won the SINGULARITY CONTEST held by Nature-Club

This was my entry : Alone in Heaven by PhotonForge

This is the first contest i ve won and im quite excited

Thanx to everyone who voted for me :bow: :bow: :thanks: :blowkiss: :hug:


second prize : :: the Elder :: by yardieLion by yardieLion

third prize : Dare to be Different by leric by leric

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Michel-Lag-Chavarria :iconmichel-lag-chavarria: has gifted me 3 months subscription.
Wow isnt that cool :D

I feel very much honoured that such a gr8 photographer likes my work :nod:. Check out his gallery to see what I mean - u can seldom see better photos of skies and clouds.

some of his works :

Borders... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Man's best friend... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria When the hay's cut... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Never reaching the end... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria



Deviant: Michel-Lag-Chavarria (#170346203)
Date: Sep 12, 2005, 11:29:44 PM
DeviantART brings sometimes the wonderful priviledge to meet brilliant and talented artists...!!! I'm glad that you've come to my works because now I have the chance to watch yours!!! I love your pictures, you have a great eye for Beauty. And I love that.
By the way, thank you fo the fav' and for adding me to your watchlist...
:sun:


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My best works:

1. Temples
lost in thought by PhotonForge The pillars and the steps by PhotonForge Sculpted into History by PhotonForge Chariot wheel III by PhotonForge

2. Nature
Heaven's Wrath by PhotonForge let there be light by PhotonForge A hole in the sky by PhotonForge countryside by PhotonForge

3. Animals
Alone in Heaven by PhotonForge Herd of Elephants by PhotonForge Busy bee by PhotonForge

4. People
Sea-gazing by PhotonForge bliss by PhotonForge morning dip by PhotonForge


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Nice Guy

14 min read
NICE GUY  

i found this while goin thru journal... i too raise a toast...


This is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends back from parties and never take advantage once they’re at her door, for the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the creepy male population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by the rules in a game where the rules favor cheaters, for the guys who are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don’t end up being boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and unjustly abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was all ok and she shouldn’t worry about it. This is for that time she interrupted the best killing spree you’d ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant about a rumor that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for two hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread around the floor. This is also for that time she didn’t have a date, so after numerous vows that there was nothing “serious” between the two of you, she dragged you to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing to everyone: “oh, but we’re just friends!” And even though you were invited purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you’re nice like that.

The nice guys don’t often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more disturbing, the nice guys don’t seem to get laid as often as they should. And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I can’t. From what I have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can form is that many girls are just illogical, manipulative bitches. Many of them claim they just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they say irrational, confusing things such as “oh, he’s too nice to date” or “he would be a good boyfriend but he’s not for me” or “he already puts up with so much from me, I couldn’t possibly ask him out!” or the most frustrating of all: “no, it would ruin our friendship.” Yet, they continue to lament the lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys, girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I can’t figure out why the connection breaks down between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what they do (I’m going to sleep with this complete ass now!). But one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn’t last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you’re sick of hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, insane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.

Repost this if you're a nice guy
Girls Repost if you're lookin for this/or appreciate these guys

a-goddamned-men


*shares a toast*

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Michel-Lag-Chavarria :iconmichel-lag-chavarria: has gifted me 3 months subscription.
Wow isnt that cool :D

I feel very much honoured that such a gr8 photographer likes my work :nod:. Check out his gallery to see what I mean - u can seldom see better photos of skies and clouds.

some of his works :

Borders... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Man's best friend... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria When the hay's cut... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Never reaching the end... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria



Deviant: Michel-Lag-Chavarria (#170346203)
Date: Sep 12, 2005, 11:29:44 PM
DeviantART brings sometimes the wonderful priviledge to meet brilliant and talented artists...!!! I'm glad that you've come to my works because now I have the chance to watch yours!!! I love your pictures, you have a great eye for Beauty. And I love that.
By the way, thank you fo the fav' and for adding me to your watchlist...
:sun:


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My best works:

1. Temples
lost in thought by PhotonForge The pillars and the steps by PhotonForge Sculpted into History by PhotonForge Chariot wheel III by PhotonForge

2. Nature
Heaven's Wrath by PhotonForge let there be light by PhotonForge A hole in the sky by PhotonForge countryside by PhotonForge

3. Animals
Alone in Heaven by PhotonForge Herd of Elephants by PhotonForge Busy bee by PhotonForge

4. People
Sea-gazing by PhotonForge bliss by PhotonForge morning dip by PhotonForge


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I m back :)

8 min read
Hi friends ,

I m back from my trip to munnar :)
Cant say it was a good trip coz the weather played spoil-sport :( . It was raining most of the time . Could take only a small no of photos :shrug:. I will be submitting them soon :)

c ya

Balu

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Michel-Lag-Chavarria :iconmichel-lag-chavarria: has gifted me 3 months subscription.
Wow isnt that cool :D

I feel very much honoured that such a gr8 photographer likes my work :nod:. Check out his gallery to see what I mean - u can seldom see better photos of skies and clouds.

some of his works :

Borders... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Man's best friend... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria When the hay's cut... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Never reaching the end... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria



Deviant: Michel-Lag-Chavarria (#170346203)
Date: Sep 12, 2005, 11:29:44 PM
DeviantART brings sometimes the wonderful priviledge to meet brilliant and talented artists...!!! I'm glad that you've come to my works because now I have the chance to watch yours!!! I love your pictures, you have a great eye for Beauty. And I love that.
By the way, thank you fo the fav' and for adding me to your watchlist...
:sun:


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My best works:

1. Temples
lost in thought by PhotonForge The pillars and the steps by PhotonForge Sculpted into History by PhotonForge

2. Nature
Heaven's Wrath by PhotonForge let there be light by PhotonForge Sea-gazing by PhotonForge A hole in the sky by PhotonForge

3. Animals
Alone in Heaven by PhotonForge Herd of Elephants by PhotonForge Busy bee by PhotonForge


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Hi everyone,  
Im going on a 5 day trip to Munnar (in Kerala), about 160 kms from where I live. It is a mountain resort and the place I spent my childhood in :boogie:. Many of my nature shots , including the one below were taken there. So I hope i ll be able to take some shots this time too :fingerscrossed:
Alone in Heaven by PhotonForge
So see u guys on Thursday ,

please check out my recent photos :D

Bye,
Balu
:)

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Michel-Lag-Chavarria :iconmichel-lag-chavarria: has gifted me 3 months subscription.
Wow isnt that cool :D

I feel very much honoured that such a gr8 photographer likes my work :nod:. Check out his gallery to see what I mean - u can seldom see better photos of skies and clouds.

some of his works :

Borders... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Man's best friend... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria When the hay's cut... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria Never reaching the end... by Michel-Lag-Chavarria



Deviant: Michel-Lag-Chavarria (#170346203)
Date: Sep 12, 2005, 11:29:44 PM
DeviantART brings sometimes the wonderful priviledge to meet brilliant and talented artists...!!! I'm glad that you've come to my works because now I have the chance to watch yours!!! I love your pictures, you have a great eye for Beauty. And I love that.
By the way, thank you fo the fav' and for adding me to your watchlist...
:sun:


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My best works:

1. Temples
lost in thought by PhotonForge The pillars and the steps by PhotonForge Sculpted into History by PhotonForge

2. Nature
Heaven's Wrath by PhotonForge let there be light by PhotonForge Sea-gazing by PhotonForge A hole in the sky by PhotonForge

3. Animals
Alone in Heaven by PhotonForge Herd of Elephants by PhotonForge Busy bee by PhotonForge


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Calibrating your monitor for viewing photographs correctly

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Along the top of the strips are alternate patches of black and dark grey. If it looks solid black to you (look very carefully), your monitor's brightness setting is too low. Increase it until you can -just- perceive the difference between the grey and the black squares.

Pass this along to your journals, it will help new and old deviants view your work as it should be seen!

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DD and a feature by PhotonForge, journal

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Nice Guy by PhotonForge, journal

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