"The shutter is clicked. The flash goes off and they've stopped time, as if just for the blink of an eye."

A new site of mine!

http://www.photographers.com/profile/aliiovino

It's pretty much the same photographs, it just may be easier to view.

Title Quote: Sy Parrish (Robin Williams) in One Hour Photo.

"And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it's this: I was here. I existed. I was young, I was happy, and someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picture." - Sy Parrish

- Ali

"Sand is overrated. It's just tiny, little rocks."

One of my last few nights in Oceanside, I decided to leave my house... or wherever I was... at 2am and drive out to Montauk to watch the sunrise. I figured, from that point I can watch the sun come up directly over the horizon and I would be able to get great shots and even better memories.

After 3 hours of driving and several stops for coffee or energy drinks, we arrive only to find... clouds. I was disappointed, but the water still had its blue with hints of gold and silver streaking through it. Walking through the grass and pebbles it was like someone put a blue filter over my eyes. It was beautiful. My friends and I sat on the rocks, talking, or not speaking at all, just watching and taking in everything. Luckily, the barrier of clouds broke up in the middle of the sky enough for the sun to peak through. So, naturally, I took some pictures. There are more from the day, perhaps I'll post more another time.

- Ali

PS- Title Quote:

"Sand is overrated. It's just tiny, little rocks." - Joel (Jim Carey) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind... which partially took place in Montauk. (And my hometown!)

Disappointing Update

I went on my road trip. On the way, lost my 4G memory card which held amazing pictures I was excited to upload and share. I'm left with next to nothing. It kills me and is extremely painful to think about me going on a trip like that and having no pictures to show for it. I guess I really do have to just stick with the memories... as a "photographer" it still is just brutal. I'm just going to have to get over it. 800+ pictures are now floating somewhere in the Midwest and there is nothing I can do about it.

On the flip side, I have a few pictures to post from this week. First was from an abandoned water tower a few towns away I scoped out with a few friends a while ago. We went back this week, I brought my camera, and the next day I brought my dad when we went on hunts for photo-spots. Here's a few from those two days:



















- The Ali