Biktor’s land

Systems Engineering

What a beautiful canvas, what a beautiful day, what a beautiful way of living, what a beautiful result.

Would they be that nice if they were not together?

I decided to see what could happen if I tell a big bunch of people about this place.  To be honest I would never have thought about it in the past, however one saturday I wanted to change something (like when you are moving things at home) and I thought it could be nice to see how many people would be interested in visiting my blog and see what I have posted through all this time.

So, are you there? : )

Get over it

This picture was taken on June 5, 2009.  It was a very dark day and consequently a dark picture.  After a long time of visioning what I wanted to achive with this picture I feel very satisfied with the result.  Everything can be better, you can always get over any hard situation.

The carpenter

The carpenter, the man creating with his hands, one that opened his heart to me in spite of his own history, we decided it did not matter anymore.

Thank you so much for your quite love, for everything you have given to me, for standing by me, for your smile, for your strength wich has made me stronger and for the other one thousand things I have forgotten to write down.

“The carpenter” series is a present from me to you and you will get it for christmas, so I hope you will like it.

I love you grandpa.

At side of art

I had a struggle with this picture, I had something in mind for it and I was not getting it, it took me more than two hours to get close to what I wanted and some minutes more to achieve it.  Finally I think it is a good result, I feel happy about it.

mmm, now that I think carefully about it, mmm, I counted time and it was really more than two hours, which is crazy.  Anyways I enjoy the time I spend finding things in pictures, I think it is one of the most exciting, interesting and challenging things about being a photographer, I have learned a lot from it and I think it is not enough, I have to get better.

So, it is a new record, yes, two pictures posted in the same week, mmm, I want them to be three and I will try.

One day like today you left, one day like today you did not exist anymore in this physical world, one day like today god decided it was enough for you, maybe he said your current life’s lesson had been learned and you had to go, to think about what you did and what you didn’t and someday you will come back to learn your next lesson.

Thank you for being part of my current lesson too.
…..I love you grandma.

And then he paints

So, give it color, as everybody must do with life, give it color and don’t measure the amount, because even if it appears in black and white  there is always color inside of you, just take it out, it is yours.

Hey, I am supposed to be running to the beach to take some pictures…. what am I doing in front of my computer, hey today is sunday!!!

Giving shape

Oh my god, I feel weirdly happy, I dont know, this weekend has something special I can see just so far.

I have been trying to work this afternoon, it has been really hard because I started to listen to Robbie Williams again.  His new cd is great, and it is amazing how a little of concentration (and lyrics on my screen) can make me feel every word, I think Robbie is one of those artists which you can know and understand through his songs.  I was watching a video of his new song Blasphemy at youtube and it was so emotional, like he was describing himself through notes, he was almost crying.  After several years of abscense he has come back with lot of strength.

So, I wont go on vacation at the end of this year and it is because the new CMS, -.- I have to finish it for the end of january 2010 so I have to work hard to get it.

Now I guess I am happy because I have posted again on my blog, it is something I miss so much.

Giving shape to dreams, to plans for next year, I need to get focused, I need to follow my own path in they way I want.

Spaces creator

mmm, I need to become one….I was thinking about resuming my French classes tomorrow, but I have thought it better and I have decided not to do it, at least not for now and until I get more space and air to breath, I am facing many responsibilities and I dont want to get crazy (and I need to go on vacation).  The truth is that I have to pay attention to everything I am doing and I am not leaving time for my personal stuff (like photography, ……. it has become a new photo every two weeks……WAF????) and I will try to study French by myself, trying to find out time to get sat in front of my computer and get focused just on it.  In the other hand I have to pay $160.000 per level and I would be missing two days of four every week, so it is not good business.

I feel sad about this desicion, for now I have to finish everything I have started this semester giving my best to them.  I have to think it over carefully before taking any decision about how to spend my time next semester.

I got this new picture yesterday from my gallery, my mother was really upset because it was too late at night and she wanted me to rest (uffff, I understand her but maybe she does not understand how important this is for me, jajajaja), so I edited this picture (while my mom was yelling at me) and got a result I liked.  Happiness, I love it, I love what photography gives to me, an indescribable satisfaction and great pleasure (so I have to go out, I need it all the time, I would like to carry my camera everywhere).

Anyways, I feel happy, I feel alive

Press

hooooo, too much press is what I am having in my office, yes too many things to do again, I am giving my best to get the new CMS ahead, but new things to do come up everyday and this week I have not written a single new codeline, so I am very stressed and worried and think I will have to give my next weekends to catch up with schedule.

naaaaa, things above are not good things at all, even if I am very busy I think I have to give some space to what I want to learn, photography included, so I am taking up a new challenge which is to read a new book each month (je, I was asking myself about doing it each two weeks, but I ended up laughing on myself because it is really kind of hard, so one month for a book I feel is enough challenging).

So, the book of this month is …. and I must finish it before november 2nd.

All together

I edited this picture more than three times, I tried with different color adjustments, I was frustrated because I knew there were something special in it but I was not getting it.  After many tries and time spent I could get it and I love what I achieved in this picture, original was not that interesting, I had to crop it a bit, then turn it to grayscale and finally adjust it until I felt satisfied with result, new things were learned and I have to say I am really satisfied.

This week we celebrate the Peace Week, an event that remind us how important is to work for a better world, one in peace, respectful, with more equity and full of freedom.  It is not hard to work for it, everybody can do it from its family, friends and acquaintances, if you spread it to the world the world will treat you the same way.

Brilliant job

Being a teacher is a great challenge, it has many sensations involved, from frustration to happiness and fulfillment and it is something that carries so much responsibility.

Preparing a class is a meticolous task, you have to choose exercises that help you to show the students the concepts and theory in practice, if you don’t choose the right one it could be hard for students to understand what you want to mean.  My class is more practical than theoretical, much of that practice must be developed by students at home, they have to face different situations in every new exercise, so it is necesary that they assimilate the main concepts and practice in classroom.

For now I am facing many challenges at the same time, I have many books at home waiting to be read and I have been tempted to read them but time is not allowing me to do it, why is it not enough?