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2011-11-04T15:04:00.000-07:00

Heart Hand

2011-10-28T12:27:00.001-07:00

Inspiring photo I found today :)

YES!

2011-08-08T11:46:00.001-07:00

Pigeon or Statue?

2011-07-22T11:59:00.001-07:00

A young lady confidently walked around the room while explaining stress management to an audience. With a raised glass of water (everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question, 'half empty or half full?', she fooled them all. "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile. Answers, called out, ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz. She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." She continued, "And that's the way it is with stress. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. So, as early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Pick them up tomorrow. "Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment. Relax, pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it, as well as the now 'supposed' stress that you've conquered!"

1. Accept the fact that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue!2. Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.3. Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.4. Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.5. If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.6. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.7. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.8. Never buy a car you can't push.9. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.10. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.11. Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.12. The second mouse gets the cheese. 13. When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.14. Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.15. You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person.16. Some mistakes are too much fun to make only once.17. We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box.18. A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.19. Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today.*Save the earth..... It's the only planet with chocolate !*

Synthetic Sea

2011-07-10T19:40:00.000-07:00

What we do on land affects even the most remote parts of our planet including our oceans. In the North Pacific Gyre, a rotating body of ocean currents roughly 1,000 nautical miles northeast of the Hawaiian Islands, the magnitude of human impact is powerfully clear. Trash, notably plastic waste, is accumulating here and turning our oceans into a synthetic soup. Everything from tiny plastic fragments to fully intact car tires litter the water column.

The Algalita Marine Research Foundation first visited the gyre 10 years ago, only to discover plastics outweighed zooplankton (the base of the food chain) by a ratio of 6 to 1. In a 2008 survey of the same area, that ratio had increased to 8 to 1.

Many of us have witnessed the sad state of our gutters and storm drains. It is this land-based debris that ultimately enters the ocean via rivers and drainage outlets. Of the trash found in the North Pacific Gyre, 80 percent originates on land. Some of this debris eventually breaks down. But the plastic debris is different.

Plastic is essentially a permanent material. Plastics do not biodegrade and return to basic natural materials. Most microbes can’t decompose their chemical structure. Instead, plastic just becomes more and more brittle, and breaks into progressively smaller pieces. Water samples taken from the North Pacific Gyre consistently produce plastic particles less than one half a millimeter in size (much smaller than the diameter of a pinhead).

The small size of these plastics makes it nearly impossible to remove them from the oceans. Plastics of this size are easily ingested by marine organisms, including many of the organisms that make up the base of the ocean’s food chain. Algalita has identified plastic in several small mesopelagic fish species collected on a February 2008 trip to the gyre. These small fish are near the base of the marine food chain. As the fish are consumed by animals further up the food chain, the contaminants are released into the tissues of the predators. Predators highest on the food chain (humans are the top) have been shown to exhibit the highest levels of contaminants.

Several species of seabirds have been found to ingest plastics of larger sizes. The Laysan albatross is one well-studied example of the effects of plastic pollution on animals. Not only do the mature individuals consume plastic debris, such as bottle caps and cigarette lighters, but the birds regurgitate the plastic when they feed their chicks. The gut of the baby bird becomes filled with indigestible plastic, and the bird starves.

Studies have also shown that plastics accumulate and concentrate contaminants. One study found that oceanic plastics had as much as 1,000,000 times more pollutants than the surrounding seawater. In addition, several plastic additives can leach out into the environment – whether the environment is water or body tissue. These compounds such as phthalates and bisphenol-A, have been shown to have adverse effects on human health. These endocrine disrupters are suspected of a wide range of human health impacts, from cancer, to brain damage, to reproductive interference.

So how do we stop this? Stop the source of the pollution. We have created a synthetic polymer that lasts almost forever and we often use it to package one-time-use products. Stop buying over-priced plastic bottled drinking water. A reusable (glass or stainless steel) water bottle is better for the environment, for your health and your pocketbook. Make the choice to bring your own reusable shopping bag to the store. Pick up trash on your next visit to the beach. Simple steps, small lifestyle changes and concrete action multiplied throughout a community and a nation can have a big impact.

RPM Camp from 2009

2011-07-10T19:39:00.000-07:00

I love bend oregon

2011-07-10T19:26:00.000-07:00

Love this place!!

Realization!

2011-06-07T20:46:00.000-07:00

So, I turned a quarter of a century years old yesterday, and spent some time thinking about life and how lucky I am. I also reflected on the disappointment I have let myself wallow in this last year. I've realized that actions really do speak louder than words. This has been proven to me SO many times over the past few months of being let down and disappointed by others not following through on promises or lying. The people you know you can always count on and trust to be there for you, is family. At this point, I cant let anyone else make me happy... because that is not going to happen. I have to find it myself. I just wanted to get this out and be able to reflect on these thoughts in the future!

happy days to come :)

New Website!

2011-05-18T15:59:00.001-07:00

pressprichphotography.com website updated and new look!

Yelp!

2011-05-13T15:46:00.001-07:00

http://www.yelp.com/biz/pressprich-photography-bend

Recent reviews by Elena P.

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Summer is comming!!

2011-05-06T15:12:00.000-07:00

Hey! Summer is right around the corner, and a great time to start thinking about those photo sessions!

I recently got a photography job with The Source Weekly Magazine, and have been doing a lot of work for them, in almost every weeks magazine, so grab one and take a looksy! Tonight I will be displaying some photography for the First Friday Art Walk at the Common Table in downtown Bend form 5 - 9 pm. Photos are up for sale ranging in price from $20 matted, to $200 framed. You can always make a purchase online if you see something you like, or have a request for a particualr photograph, arrangements can be made :)

Hope to hear from you soon,
Elena @ Pressprich Photography

Fall Photo Time!!!

2010-10-03T17:02:00.000-07:00

So the last few weeks have been pretty chaotic... two weddings, two family portraits, engagement photos and LOTS AND LOTS of editing to do! Weather is supposed to just be turning now, no more 80s... But now is the time for those beautiful fall photos with colorful trees and leaves!

Next month, I will be having another First Friday Art Walk down at the Patagonia store in downtown Bend. I also currently have a photo display up at Bend Brewing Company, so make sure you get down to see those photos some time! They are photos from my Grand Canyon/Bryce/Zion/Escalante road trip I took in early September.

Until next time, BE WELL!

Summer Has Begun!

2010-07-12T16:32:00.000-07:00

So it finally feels like summer has begun! We have been stuck in such a long and cold rainy spring, last week (yes, July) was the first week I can truly say we hit temperatures over 80 degrees F. It's really important that I see these temperatures because I got a new job as a whitewater rafting guide for a local company here in Bend, Or. People dont really want to go rating on a cold river when its cold outside! I have just started to notice that I have put my photography on the back-burner without even noticing. I am ready to pick my camera back up and get some beautiful shots again! I have two months worth of display at a local brewery (Bend Brewing Company) and would like to get some great shots to display. I know for the October month, I will be displaying photos from the Grand Canyon. I recently bought myself a wide-angle lens and was very unimpressed (for the first time) with it. I use Canon equipment and remember borrowing a friends Nikon camerae and wide-angle lens and was so blow away with it I had to get one myself! Tried to do that, not impressed. It's hard to buy lenses when you dont make a lot of money, and then to be dissatisfied with it! At least it got me to take my camera out again! I returned that lens and I think i'm going to do the best I can with what I've got. I do have a few weddings this summer and would have liked to have that lens for the weddings, but that may need to wait until next year. While writing this blog, I think I have inspired myself enough to go on a macro/flower expedition. Until next time!

Photography Website

2009-08-15T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hello! So, I'm still working on getting more photos uploaded to the site, but please check out my photography website at www.pressprichphotography.com! I plan on adding more wedding photos, art photography, landscape, portraits, etc... Let me know what you think and thanks for checking it out.