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About Me Premium Member Experimental Photographer luzdeluna45/Male/United States Recent Activity Deviant for 4 Years
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Spring ,spring, spring

Sun Apr 5, 2009, 8:18 AM
No more "Mr. Nice Guy"

At long last, Winter seems to be gasping final frigid breaths- the Snowdrops are blooming, the Crocus have appeared, and, the birds are busy finding a mate. ( as are, no doubt, a few other animals..) Felt it was time to let everyone know that,yes, I am still alive!! I've been neglegant of my postings ( new work and journals) because I've either been too tired to post or just plain busy with the rest of my life. I have been working on new images and will post some after I finish this. I am sane for the first time in many a Spring- explanation : every Spring, I used to worry myself sick ( literally) about HIV. I never endangered myself with unsafe sexual practices- and although I had been with a few people- I made sure to have protection. It didn't matter, I would worry about every spot on my body- fearing that it was a definite sign of KS ( Kaposi's Sarcoma)- it didn't matter that no ones blood had come into contact with mine, that I had not shared a needle ( I don't do drugs period)- or, that I had not been given a transfusion. My mind would warp Reality to fit my fears of being HIV exposed. What has changed? Well, I am , after therapy and appropriate meds, no longer anxiety ridden- I should also say that I would not even think about intimate contact with anyone but my partner- and if we ever broke up, I would definitely require any future partners to have proof that they were HIV-. So, yeah, it is something I remain conscious of and concerned about- but, it no longer ruins my life for months at a time. You can convince yourself of anything, regardless of reality- so, no more of that!!!! I am excercising daily- working out before I go off to my paid job- and, practicing yoga as well. Do I still have irrational moments, yeah, but now I know those moments are irrational because I have a better handle on what constitutes Reality- so, Spring- I welcome thee- with warmer days and milder nights- with flowers awakening and birds rejoicing in song!!!

  • Mood: Zest
  • Listening to: Celestial : Electric Road
  • Reading: Keith Haring Biography
  • Watching: Burn Notice
  • Playing: at being Responsible...Mature...etc.
  • Eating: Indian, Thai, Chinese
  • Drinking: Grapefruit tea

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Devious Info

  • Current Residence: NH
  • Interests: film, literature,art
  • Favourite movie: Aeon Flux,Moulin Rouge, UltraViolet
  • Favourite band or musician: Annie Lennox,Dido, Rufus Wainwright
  • Favourite genre of music: Ambient,Dance, Classical, Meditational
  • Favourite artist: Nic Klein
  • Favourite poet or writer: Simon R. Green
  • Favourite photographer: Mapplethorpe
  • Favourite style of art: Digital/Realism
  • Operating System: WindowsXP
  • MP3 player of choice: none
  • Shell of choice: none
  • Wallpaper of choice: none
  • Skin of choice: colores oscuros
  • Favourite game: Stratego
  • Favourite gaming platform: life
  • Favourite cartoon character: Stewie Griffin
  • Personal Quote: You may say you know me,you do not.
  • Tools of the Trade: My imagination, Photoshop CS2,Intuos2 Tablet

Comments


:iconfallenandlost76:
Hello Luzeluna,

I really enjoy your gallery. Love your male photographies. Very interesting photos, the settings, the light and so on. I really enjoy your gallery because even the nude model photos don´t look vulgar or shallow. Even if you can see everything, your photos are esthetic and artistic. I really enjoy your gallery and I really love one of your models, Warlock is a very handsome man.
I´m afraid you wasn´t here for a longer time, no updates and no update on your journal. I hope you´re fine and will come back one day and maybe show more of your wonderful work. :-)

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:iconneonoa-e:
Woah, great gallery. Awesome art, Jon. ^^

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:iconncphotojunkie:
I just happened upon your gallery and so glad for it.Thanks for sharing your wonderful images.

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:iconluzdeluna:
Well, thank you very much --- I hope that you examined the whole of my oevre- as I go through phases of changing interests. I'm currently working on images that are distorted and warped with the assistance of CS2 - which, is not to say that I will necessarily continue on this vein for the rest of my life... I'm always looking for some new way to present what interests me at the moment. I've really got to try to get a show in NYC at some point, though - it seems daunting at best ... there are so MANY people photographing male nudes and variations of what I do that I have a hard time imagining that I could stand out from the rest of the pack.. but, maybe that's my poor self image speaking.. :( Thanks anyway- it's nice to be appreciated..

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Growth is only possible when informed criticism is allowed.
:iconnandolucas:
Thanks for the watch! *hug* and the comments :D

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:iconluzdeluna:
You are very welcome- :) I really do like your composites/digital work- I look forward to seeing more. :)

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:iconmonkeygogo:
hey there Luzdeluna! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment ;) Great gallery by the way! I wish i was a photographer sometimes! Happy new year

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:iconluzdeluna:
Hey - I had a great time visiting your blog- thinking I might to create a blog page of my own! I do like the male imagery you create- the body type and hirsute features are what I look for ...heh, heh.. I will be sure to check out the rest of your imagery there- cheers, Jon

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Growth is only possible when informed criticism is allowed.
:iconmonkeygogo:
Hey Luzeluna thanks alot for checking out my blog. I might pick your brains about photograghy some time as it's soemthing i want to get into ;)

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"normal is a setting on the washing machine!"

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