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Goodbye for now

26th October 2009 by This is Now

Hi everyone,

Today marks a new beginning for the This is Now project.

As you may recall, we celebrated the project’s first birthday a few weeks ago. Since September 2008, we’ve discovered new images and shared our thoughts on Twitter and Facebook. I hope you’ll agree, the journey has been fantastic, inspiring and rewarding. Together, we’ve created one of the finest collections of photos that define “now” that you’ll ever find online.

For us, it’s now time to say goodbye as we’ll no longer be updating the blog. However, the This is Now blog remains open so we can all keep enjoying the fantastic pictures that everyone has contributed. We also hope you like the many articles that we gathered in the past year, you can just browse through the tags and our guest-bloggers list.

Plus, our offer to become a guest blogger still stands, so if you’d like to get involved just contact us at contribute@thisisnow.eu.

In addition, the This is Now Flickr group is still running, with hundreds of contributions every week from its 6,000+ members. Head over to Flickr now to discover new pictures and add your own… there’s always something to say about now!

Many thanks to everyone for making this such a wonderful adventure and let’s stay in touch!

tagged Flickr this is now

Birthday girl

9th October 2009 by Melina

It’s my birthday today along with Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam and English singer PJ Harvey.

I must say it is something with birthdays. It is more special when you’re a kid, but still at the age of 22 I find it being one of my favourite days of the year. I get to eat cake and I get to spend time with the people I love (and of course get presents ). It’s hard not to enjoy the moment and a day like that.

As a gift from me, here is one of my favourite songs from PJ Harvey.

Enjoy your day, I sure will!

tagged Annika Sorenstam birthday P.J Harvey this is now

Define now with us

5th October 2009 by Violette

Funchye / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Hi everyone,

As you are probably aware, this blog highlights our favourite “now” images from the This is Now Flickr Group . Over the last 12 months, the Flickr Group has been capturing the essence of ‘now’ with images and videos bursting with originality. These have been submitted by over 6,000 group members, which is something we’re really pleased about and would like to continue.

So, we’re now offering you the opportunity to decide what images are accepted into the This is Now Flickr group by becoming a moderator for the group. As a moderator, you’d be selecting images from the hundreds that are submitted every week. Plus, you would be helping the group maintain its standing as one of the finest collections of images on Flickr.

We’ll support you all the way, particularly at the beginning to help you understand our criteria for what makes a great image of ‘now’. But it’s your interpretation of what defines now that’s really important – and it would be your decision when selecting the best images from those submitted by members.

It needn’t take up too much of your time and it’s something that you can add to your CV/resume. So if you’d like to be involved for an hour per week and a have an eye for a stunning photo, then please get in touch by email to contribute@thisisnow.eu or flickrmail to Antonella1975.

Many thanks, everyone.

tagged Flickr this is now

The fall

1st October 2009 by Melina

Today was the first day this year I really got the feeling that the fall is on its way. A chill wind came towards me and my arms covered with goose bumps. You can feel the air being cold despite the sun still shining its rays on us and you can almost smell the fall. I really like this since it allows me to start wearing a cosy jacket, big scarf’s and new lovely shoes.

tagged fall jacket scarf shoes this is now

Savour the moment

28th September 2009 by Melina

I saw this picture in the Flickr group and immediately got cravings for sweets.

There really is something about sweets, and especially chocolate for me, that makes me forget most of the outside world. When I indulge myself in a piece of chocolate I really savour the moment. I know it sounds basic, but sometimes sweets are a great way to enjoy the now in a hectic world, for me.

tagged chocolate sweets this this is now

In the end

25th September 2009 by Melina

Daniel*1977 / CC BY 3.0

I really like this picture. It’s the now for me: my life rushing by in a tube. It might sound sad, but it’s not. I really love London and all the travelling I need to do back and forth in the tube because at the end of the journey I always end up in a place I really enjoy.

tagged end journey ride this is now tube underground

Let the right one in

2nd July 2009 by Melina

I’m usually not a fan of Swedish movies, mostly because the actors always have ‘the Swedish way’ to act: they have a very theatrical flair to their acting.
However a couple of weeks ago when I had the chance to see Tomas Alfredson’s ‘Let the right one in’ I was positively surprised. It was a delight; Good actors, beautiful cinematography and not too predictable.

Here in England I think it has been promoted as a vampire/horror film, which I find very misleading. Sure, it’s a film about vampires and it has some gruesome scenes but the core is all about alienation and loneliness – made in a beautiful way.

As I already mentioned the cinematography is great, it really captures the bitter cold Swedish winter in a Stockholm suburb. If you, like me, are used to that you can actually see approximately how cold it is during the different scenes. This kind of detail is continues throughout the film, another great example of that is the eyes and face of Eli (one of the main characters) that changes in a very subtle way in relevant scenes.

But what I’m most impressed of is actually the very good and realistic acting, especially by the two young main characters. They don’t do huge gestures or articulate ridiculously; they act like ‘normal’ 12-year olds.

I saw the film for the first time about 3 weeks ago and since then I’ve already seen it once more. It’s one of those films that stick to your mind, you walk around thinking of it all the time. It’s definitely one of my favourite films now.

tagged Film let the right one in this is now

The end of time

25th June 2009 by Melina

When I saw this picture in the This is Now Flickr group I fell for it not only because it’s beautiful but also because the title was perfect: “The End of Time”.

I think this picture ties in very well with the concept of ‘now’ since it’s all about time. What is ‘now’? is it a second? And if it’s the case is there ever a ‘now’ when seconds pass quicker than you can say the word ‘now’? What would happen if it was the end of time for real – would it be ‘now’ for the rest of time?

tagged clock this is now time