Joe Valencia

@WanderPhotog (143)

United States

Joined myLot 7 years ago

I use photography not only as a means of self-expression but also as a way to reconnect with nature and my inner spirituality. Whether I am in the woods, on the

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Joe Valencia's Responses

Tall Grass little home

Shane St Louis @TwentySevenSins (321) • St. Catharines, Ontario 19 Jan 18

I photographed this while walking to the local Walmart in Fort Erie, I was walking there to develop some photographs, I took a look around and had the idea of this lonely house in the middle of this very tall grass, It looks...

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Joe Valencia Interesting shot. It is a great subject for black & white - good decision.

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Introduction

Paul Wheatley @OldGuyPhotograpy (57) • United States 16 Mar 17

So I am an old guy. I do like to take and share pics. I live on a lake in Michigan. I have a spelling mistake in my profile screen name. That's how I roll lol.

introduction

photos

photography

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Joe Valencia Welcome aboard, Paul! I, too, am an old guy who enjoys shooting and sharing.

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Books on fiction

Sachin Kumar @sachinhunt (1) 17 Mar 17

I want to discuss this keeping books in mind. However, I find this issue to be occurring in other entertainment fields of my life such as watching movies or TV series. But let us limit this to books. Every time I read fiction, I...

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Joe Valencia I have never found fiction to be a waste of time. I love reading fiction - Stephen King is my favorite living author and I loved reading Mark Twain, Herman Melville and others growing up. I also read biographies and autobiographies - I read "Shell Shocked" by...

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A failure baking bread

youless @youless (112583) • Guangzhou, China 12 Mar 17

This baking bread photo really made me laugh. But actually I shall not laugh at it since baking bread is also a challenge for me. I may even make it worse I prefer to make a pizza or cake as it is easier.

baking bread

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Joe Valencia It looks like your main problem was too much cheese as a stuffing.I don't do a lot of filled breads - usually only thing I make with filling is calzone. I write a series on bread baking - The Science of Bread Baking: The Series...

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Black & White (photo inside)

Valeriya Segal @ValeriyasSegal (7) • Petah Tiqva, Israel 5 Sep 15

Black and white photography is a hard thing to do, you don't have many colors that you can play with, only with light and darkness, I think that monochrome photographs has more expression and more powerful. Sadly I don't make it...

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Joe Valencia What a beautiful portrait, Valeriya! I, too, love black & white photography - one of my idols is Ansel Adams. It takes a lot of skill to produce a great black & white image since you don't have spectacular colors to carry the composition.

8 Mar 17

myLot: Are the discussions that you write here good enough?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17597) 6 Mar 17

Did you ever stop to think about it? The factors for a discussion to become good enough here certainly vary widely (maybe more than we can imagine), ranging from an interesting subject that allows a lot of responses and...

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Joe Valencia I am still rather new and trying to get a feel for things but that is a question I ask myself a lot.I also ask that question whenever I write - no matter the platform or subject.

7 Mar 17

Do you like using filters in the photos you take?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17597) 21 Feb 17

There are many apps that make the photos look better, more cool than they really can look like. Particularly, I think the most interesting photos are always the photos without filters, original photos. Many filters make the...

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Joe Valencia I don't like using the "canned" filters like the ones in Instagram, though I did use one a couple times. I do use filters in Lightroom and Photoshop when editing my images, though I keep it to a bare minimum. There are times when a graduated neutral density...

3 Mar 17

CAN'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THEM.

Kandase @Kandae11 (55164) 3 Mar 17

What are the five most important things you must have with you whenever you go out to work, shop or play? First of all, I must have my cellphone, next would be money, door keys, tissues and finally - a make-up bag. Years ago,...

on the road

keys

money

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Joe Valencia I always have my keys and phone. The others would depend on whether I was going out for a specific reason but, in general it would be a camera, Swiss Army knife and my wallet. I really can't go anywhere if I don't have my camera and the rest of the stuff is...

3 Mar 17

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Coffee Chat - Morning People

Nona Morris @nonersays (3335) • United States 3 Mar 17

Good morning friends! But is it? Really? Is morning really good? See, I'm not a morning person. I set my alarm for 7, hit the snooze until 8, now I've been up about an hour and I'm sitting here with my coffee wondering where...

morning

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Joe Valencia I like the morning - it is usually the most peaceful time of the day. I can no longer sleep late, if I am in bed at 7:00 AM on the weekends it is late. I got used to being up early because I used to have commutes that were an hour or more and I wanted to leave...

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My MyLot "strategy" for this morning

The Horse @TheHorse (220274) • Walnut Creek, California 2 Mar 17

I don't have a meeting until Noon today (Thursday), so I'm trying to get a little MyLotting in. I realized that there were several comments on my own recent posts that haven't been responded to, so that's where I'm starting. I...

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Joe Valencia Certainly not as exciting as soldering wire to banana clips! ;-) I have to work all day and then try to get my printer working at home - I don't know how I can live through such excitement....

2 Mar 17

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Would you buy yourself a robot?

Shadi @Madshadi (8840) • Brussels, Belgium 2 Mar 17

Google is working on some very serious artificial intelligence. Their work in the robotic field has taken a great step forward. As a kid I always imagined our future with robots, but as I grew older it seemed like a stretch of...

robots

future

artificial intelligence

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Joe Valencia I would consider it for most of the menial tasks.I would especially consider it if it could let the dog out and bring her back in.... :-)

2 Mar 17

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Novelty Time: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" Rolf Harris (1963)

John Roberts @JohnRoberts (109846) • Los Angeles, California 1 Mar 17

Some of you probably remember this one from youth. Though labeled a novelty song, “Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport” is hardly fun or a chuckle with lines like “Tan me hide when I’m dead Fred.” Rolf Harris is an Australian relocating...

music

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Joe Valencia Very interesting. I always enjoyed the song but never knew the backstory or anything about Rolf.

2 Mar 17

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What is the first drink of the day for you?

Kevin @kevin1877uk (36988) 28 Feb 17

What is the first drink of the day for you? When you get out of bed in the morning what is the first drink of the day for you? Do you reach for coffee, water, soda, breakfast tea, fruit juice? I always have coffee and continue...

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Joe Valencia The first thing I drink every day is water. I have to take a vitamin supplement and some medication each morning and I take them with water. I then move on to coffee.

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Who doesn't like a good burger

Alfredo Rossi @amadeo (111938) • United States 28 Feb 17

Good morning.How are you doing today. Who does not like a good burger. Burger is one of the favorites. Many people have different idea of a good burger. If I get a burger at one of the resturant and have good burger that is Five...

personal

burgers food

gay

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Joe Valencia I would take a great burger over just about anything else! I like the bacon cheeseburgers at Five Guys and I always take my burgers plain - I don't want a salad or anything other than cheese and bacon. When I find a place that serves a great burger I will...

1 Mar 17

Happy Peanut Butter Lovers Day!! When it comes to peanut butter do you have a type?

snowy @snowy22315 (182204) • United States 1 Mar 17

Most people have a strong preference when it comes to peanut butter..OF course I am talking about crunchy or smooth. I grew up with crunchy, but my son always liked smooth so I find myself buying more smooth these days..but I do...

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Joe Valencia It's either crunchy or nothing! I love the super crunchy even better. Unfortunately, in my house I am outnumbered 3 to 1 and so I almost never get any unless I buy it myself. I like eating it by itself on a spoon.

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What's the most unusual thing you've found on a nature walk?

The Horse @TheHorse (220274) • Walnut Creek, California 28 Feb 17

My kid client and I decided to take one of our nature walks yesterday. He lives in Bay Point, which is a poor but not particularly dangerous City in the East Bay of the Bay Area. We searched our favorite creek for tadpoles and...

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Joe Valencia I haven't come across anything like a bullet but I did come across some unusual footprints once. I was hiking along a trail in the woods - there had recently been a light dusting of snow so you could see footprints along the way. I was about a quarter mile in...

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Rubber Ball

inertia4 @inertia4 (27960) • United States 22 Feb 17

Who remembers playing Stickball in the streets as a child? I remember it like it was yesterday. We played it on the sidewalk as well as in the street. And back then, in the 70’s I am talking about, the traffic wasn’t so bad. So,...

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Joe Valencia We played in the street, too. We did play some whiffle ball but also touch football. We have very little traffic in our neighborhood.It was a lot simpler back then.

1 Mar 17

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Oh my, myLot!

Jo Ann @akalinus (43366) • United States 28 Feb 17

Today has been a terrible day for new users. They have broken all the rules. One tried to sell stuff in a foreign language. Another told a joke. The joke was plagiarized. Another said who knows what. It was not English. I can't...

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Joe Valencia I'm sure glad I read the guidelines! I am a newbie and have been very careful.

28 Feb 17

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What is your favorite dessert?

Angel Santos @Montecristodog (787) • United States 27 Feb 17

I have a weakness for Ice Cream especially the strawberry kind. I really enjoy ice cream and would eat a little too much. I buy it once in a while to keep me from temptation but when I do, I am in paradise. Ice cream is a great...

ice cream

dessert

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Joe Valencia There is nothing better than a big bowl of ice cream! I believe it should be a required food group and we should eat at least two servings with each meal.

28 Feb 17

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Are you also a coke and popcorn addict?

Always smiling @allknowing (137811) • India 28 Feb 17

Watching movies in a theatre is not the same if one does not load oneself with coke and popcorn. This craze has been there for many years now. There seem to be no upgrades as is the case with every other aspect of our life....

popcorn and coke

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Joe Valencia Well.... I am not a "Coke" kinda guy - more like root beer or Dr. Pepper. I do love popcorn and always get it; I also make it at home at least 2 or 3 times a week. It has been quite a while since I've been to a movie theater - I believe the last time was when...

28 Feb 17

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