The world I dream of
Has no fighting, peaceful days

But in reality, each day is a trap
And sometimes I find it tough, those rolling days

In the sweet love I've dreamed of
The lovers search for a hiding place

But in reality, there are days when we can't see each other
Even when I stumble, I have faith, in those rolling days

I want to smile as much as possible
But you do what you have to do to protect something, right?

_{- "Rolling Star" (5th Bleach opening) by YUI}

myself as Kurosaki Ichigo
photography by El

First of all, let me apologize by spamming your devWATCH with my face yet again. El's very proud of this photo she took of me on top of a tree during our 28-70 f/2.8L lens trial shoot and forced me to upload it. That's not fair, El. Using the "I fly back here from London to see you and you won't do this little thing for me" card. _|￣|○

<sub>That El is a strange one. She's got an odd fascination over seeing Ichigo and a tree together so she forced me to climb up there. Sandee ~littlesailboat loves Treechigo too. I don't understand, but eh. o_o

Sorry about my eyebrows... I refused to bleach them completely orange because I've seen people with light-colored brows and they disappear against the skin, especially viewed from afar. Awful. Unlike Ichigo in the anime, i don't have black outlines to indicate where my eyebrows are, haha. I made them brown, at the very least.</sub>

Apart from the fact that this is not my favorite angle to be photographed from _{(my nostrils are shy)} I do rather like how this picture turned out. The composition, the focus, the light and shadow play.

Also, except for my adding the usual border and credits, the photo itself is completely unedited. If you're interested in the lens type and settings used to achieve this effect, the EXIF data is viewable here: [link] and here is the original photo: [link]

I hope you're all enjoying your holidays! I'm finally on break now, and after I get some much needed rest, I hope to have time to finally answer your notes and comments. I may not always be able to reply, but do know that my friends and I are extremely grateful for your appreciation!