Smoker
09:04
Dear friend,
you may be asking yourself what the hell is happening, why he is writing now every ten hours, when he have not written single line to us for over six weeks. And I simple have not answer to that. I just feel like it and I also have quite some images here that I like to show you.
You may know that I am occasional smoker. Well occasional, I think more honest would be to write regular with limits. I do smoke almost constantly for over twenty years, terrible! I smoke in average one to two cigarettes per day. Sometimes more and some days nothing. Now I often feel that I do not enjoy it anymore and it is hanging over me as a bad habit.
With connection to learning new stuff about flash photography I made few shots also with theme smoking.

And as I wrote in previous post entitled From the air to the ground it is only the question of tearing out of layer of false imagination and illusions to get to the core of the thing and make the action to stop. To cut all excuses and do not wait for the right time. For the new year, start of the month, birthday or what ever. The right time is now, otherwise the image would change tot he following and only the shadows of your delusional reasons will stay over the empty chair.

:-) Very nice photos, Richard. When I first pulled this entry up in my RSS Feed, my first thought was, that sure looks like Richard as if he were the tragic Dane Hamlet himself… then I read the title of the image :-)
I wish you well in your commitment to rid yourself of the nasty and disgusting habit/addiction. Sounds like it shouldn’t be too difficult of a task, since you say you rarely light up when you do, I hope it will be an relatively easy endeavor for you.
To thine own lungs be true!
Jeff, thanks! I did try multiple times, but it comes always back. I will see how does it turn out this time.
Wow, I really had to look twice. You found a good model, Richo! Bewildered look in his eyes… a look that says “fall for the addiction once more, or stop right now?” Very nice shot!
Jacco, thanks for the comment and you observation is 100% correct exactly what you have written I try to put into the image!
Excellent!
So when are you coming over, I need some non smoker :-D !!!