TJ Mays

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 03:25:26 GMT

America on Memorial Day
May 2002

this is my niece america...i just dig how the walkway and the grass play in this photo. she's quite proud of the fact that she is missing teeth...and i am sure this picture will haunt her in the years to come.

Sat, 13 Jul 2002 06:38:20 GMT

Brandon
May 2002

this is my friend brandon...my some-time model-type-person. i think he has the most beautiful face..so i always try and capture a bit of that. with my limited skills and low supply of patience its pretty difficult..but i got some good shots on this day.

Mon, 08 Jul 2002 18:39:54 GMT

Rose Garden
Julia Davis Park
Boise, Idaho

i know only like two people read this journal, but i decided i will begin to update it more regularly with my wanna-be photography. comments are welcome as hell because i so get delusional about what i think looks good and what i think looks dull. this photo, a typical boring flower shot, was an accident, but it turned out so lovely that i really like it. i was taking some photos of my friend lacy in the rose garden behind the boise art museum and she told me i should take a picture of this "perfect rose." i hate pretty rose photos, but i took it anyway and it turned out beautifuly....the full-size image (2048 x 1536 pixels) is much more breathtaking in its detail of course.

Sat, 16 Feb 2002 04:35:26 GMT

The Bates Motel
November 16, 2001

The Wiltern Theater
November 16, 2001

*continuing lack of digital camera is a source of sorrow, therefore these cardboard camera shots are all i have to stick here right now*

...two more...

Sat, 15 Sep 2001 19:47:43 GMT

these are some photos that were taken in june 2001 during the Boise River Festival. the first two being of the "nite-glow," where they light up hot air balloons at sunset. the second one, from farther away was taken from my apartment, making the park look like it was on fire. also from that evening, the third photo, "bluegrass" is interesting to me just because i was mesmerized by how dark of a blue the sky was. it was so brilliantly blue that i could see the color reflected in the blades of grass. its simple, but i often use it as my computer wallpaper because its sort of calming in an odd way.

Sat, 08 Sep 2001 05:17:09 GMT

"Demons on Grass"
06 September 2001
Boise, Idaho

"Leah With Child"
06 September 2001
Boise, Idaho

"Deadbeat Dad"
06 September 2001
Boise, Idaho

Fri, 25 May 2001 06:41:00 GMT

I was inspired by a film today... Memento... about a man with no short term memory who leaves himself messages in the form of tattoos and polaroids scribbled with notes. So I ran home and made these (click on the pic for the full project). ps...it wasnt entirely my idea because i saw this guy do a Memento-inspired entry a while ago.

"Memento"
24 May 2001

Mon, 21 May 2001 05:11:13 GMT

a few altered photographs of people that mean a lot to me... [click for the full-sized images]

"Aska"
Sapporo Japan

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"Dair"
Caboolture Australia

Sun, 20 May 2001 05:59:52 GMT

"Tigress"
19 May 2001
The Boondocks
Meridian, Idaho

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"Euphrates"
19 May 2001
The Boondocks
Meridian, Idaho

Fri, 18 May 2001 09:40:07 GMT

[click for the full-sized images]

"Prisionera"
17 May 2001
Ann Morrison Park
Boise, Idaho

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"Revolucionaria"
17 May 2001
Ann Morrison Park
Boise, Idaho

Fri, 11 May 2001 17:16:16 GMT

"Horror"
May 2001
Ann Morrison Park Apartments
Boise, Idaho

Sat, 05 May 2001 09:35:35 GMT

I have a strange habit of altering photographs that I or others have taken into odd images. I usually don't share them with people a lot, but I was messing around with a photo of an actor I like and came up with something interesting. I took a portion of the photo and, in a roundabout way, transformed it into a warhol-esque multi-image "ode to my cat."

(click for the full images)

This is the stuff I spend my free time doing. What a life.

Sun, 22 Apr 2001 02:56:33 GMT

July 1995
Monaco

*I was trying to be creative and say something about the nature of war, but it just turned out oddly red*

Sun, 22 Apr 2001 02:14:00 GMT

April 8, 2001
Patrick's Point State Park
Trinidad, California

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 20:03:20 GMT

June 1995
Pompeii, Italy

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 00:31:44 GMT

March 16, 2001
Interstate 80, Southern Idaho