October 24 2004: The Old School by Ray :)

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The Old School

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October 24 2004:
The Old School

I don’t know why I want to take a photo of my old school, as I didn’t really enjoy it that much! But as I get older, I realise that I need to know and document more of what my life was all about all those years ago.

I actually met up with a few classmates back in the summer, a reunion ironically organised by Wendy who lives in Australia! But the one thing was that everyone recognised me, despite the fact that I now wear glasses (except in SP mode); the only one to receive a 100% recognition rate. I really don’t know why that was, as I was one just to sit quietly in the corner with very few friends – I really did have a complex at the time. Of course, it may just be because I still retain my youthful good looks………

Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Partly desaturated
Framed using # FFFFFF

On 24 October last year; ‘Prizewinner’

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/125s f/4.0 at 23.0mm iso200 full exif

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northstar37		25-Oct-2004 18:36
Margarine is your secret face cream ingredient.

virginiacoastline		25-Oct-2004 01:37
my old school has been, ummm, renovated into an asylum of sorts . . no kidding! what does THAT say! LOL!

Guest		25-Oct-2004 00:36
I don't know why you said "lame" -- I think it's a neat idea to take a photo of your old stomping grounds! Maybe sometime when I'm down in Illinois I'll go round to my old schools and shoot some of them!

Pepe Zyman		25-Oct-2004 00:00
OMG my old school doesn't exist anymore! I'm getting old :^(

Stu		24-Oct-2004 22:50
It never fails to amaze me how small my old school now seems. When I was there it seemed huge. Bet you had the same sensation.

Guest		24-Oct-2004 18:11
OMG, I couldn't possibly take a picture of MY old school!! The NIGHTMARES!!! LOL!!

Linda Alstead		24-Oct-2004 17:41
of course you still retain those looks Ray - and it's good to go on a nostalgia trip every now and then

Gary Winters		24-Oct-2004 17:06
Reminds me somewhat of my old school. I went to the same school from K-12. 17 classmates (out of 91) took the whole journey with me. I NEVER wanted, and never did, attend a reunion!