my friend russell...

wow ... who knew ... spiffy "submit" process now.

had no idea but remembered that $spyed told me there was "something new" i should check out.

haven't submitted shit for some time but that's only because i don't the time. wish.

but don't.

have i submitted a fucking cat photo?

dogs, yes.

cats? don't recall.

not a huge fan of them, but whatever.

this is my friend russell.

he can definitely kick my dog's ass.

then again, any cat with claws could.

but ... sadistically ... it'd be fun to watch "a match" between the chi and a declawed cat.

russell may have no balls but he has claws.

he's on of my someone's "littles" as she calls them.

she's so sweet when she addresses her "pack."

her pack which used to be bigger; she was a animal foster-parent for a long time whilst in la-la-land.

good on her.

the people in charge of that kind of program would not like me.

i can't keep bamboo alive.

nor humidity in my humidor.

i kill plants and abuse my cuban friends.

whatever.

russell keeps me company sometimes.

russell likes drinking from the tap.

some of us don't like drinking from the tap.

tastes like shit.

not that i know what shit tastes like.

but i'm assuming it's not very good.

one night ... when i made other photos which will, and i quote, "never be posted anywhere," i made some others.

and i liked this one.

mario from reuters saw it and freaked.

so ... i thought i'd move it here ...

canon 5d. 85/1.2L. 1/400th at f/1.2. AWB (don't know what the fuck that colour balance was). 800 iso. converted to b/w using custom channel mixing, layers, etc., etc., but pre-conversion only levels, a hint of unsharp and contrast were touched.