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Happy New Year!
Dear my Flickr friends.
Every year is the year of the cat.（ネコ年）
Actually 2025 is the "year of the snake” according to our Asian calendar...
Actually, I made up that camera number. Sorry about that. *wink* ;))
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Actually it's the Road to Shadow Run - Vineyards & Winery.
The Creston Community is well known for several products and services.
Prime Rib, Olive Oil, Excellent Wines, Wine Tasting and now, apparently a SKITTLES FACTORY!
FEEL THE RAINBOW
It was common to see dogs and their owners on the street, but this scene was actually fairly unique: a muzzled dog, who seemed to be patiently enduring the contraption that had been stuck on his face.
I have no idea what kind of dog this is, or whether he was prone to bite anyone within reach; it might have been something as simple as preventing the mutt from barking too loudly. In any case, both dog and owner seemed to be strolling along without any great drama.
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As I’ve mentioned in a couple of recent Tumblr blog postings, I’m working on an exercise for a new class that I’ve started taking at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in the fall of 2015.( You can see the earlier Tumblr postings here and here.)
In addition to taking a bunch of photos (see the other Tumblr postings for details and descriptions of what the photos are supposed to illustrate), we also have the task of editing our images down to a maximum of 10 “presentation images” that we will share with the ICP class next week. When our instructor, Joanne Dugan, asked me last week if I anticipated having any problems with this aspect of the assignment, I shrugged and said, “No, I do this all the time …”
Well, yes and no: I do do a lot of editing/winnowing of my photos before deciding which ones should be shared with anyone else. But I had forgotten that I also do a lot of cropping, color-adjustment, tweaking, and general post-processing before I upload my photos to Flickr, Facebook, or even Instagram. For this particular ICP exercise, we were also told not to crop the photos, and not to do any post-processing. That makes things a lot more difficult …
On the other hand, part of the exercise is to assemble and share a maximum of ten photos that collectively tell a “story” of some kind – and to “tell” that story with anywhere from a word, to a sentence, to a paragraph for each of the photos. That makes things a lot easier … after all, if a photo has to be presented in isolation, then it truly stands alone. And it is intended to be viewed without any accompanying text, then it really stands alone. There’s nothing wrong with that; indeed, one might argue that that’s the whole point of photography: a picture should “tell” a story all by itself, without any extraneous verbiage to “explain” what might not be obvious to the viewer.
But not very many things exist in complete isolation of the rest of the universe, especially in today’s interconnected world. I suppose some people would debate that point quite vigorously; and some people might argue that a photograph of a person, place, or thing should be able to “stand alone” without anything else. I certainly have seen photos that fall into this category, and I suppose I’ve taken a few like that, too. Or, maybe if I never intended my photos to be considered in complete isolation from one another, perhaps that’s how some people prefer to look at them …
But for me, that’s a pretty rare phenomenon. Almost always, I find myself telling a story. The photographs obviously present one “dimension” of the story, in a visual form; and I’ve been trying to remind myself lately that videos can present can present one, and sometimes two, additional dimensions (motion and sound) that can add enormously to the viewer’s understanding and appreciation of the underlying story.
But even if one uses only traditional photos, I find that it’s almost impossible for me to crate (or make, or take) one photo by itself; invariably, I take dozens, if not hundreds or even thousands, which collectively tell a story. It may be a story about someplace I’ve been, or some event in which I’ve participated, or some individual (or group of individuals) that I want the viewer to know and appreciate in more detail than would be possible to communicate in a single photo.
And then there are the words … maybe it’s because I spend part of my time as a writer and teacher that I find it almost impossible not to augment my photos with words. Lots of words. Indeed, sometimes far too many words; and sometimes clumsy words, or the wrong words. And I do realize that there are times when the situation would be improved if I would just shut up, and let the photograph do all of the communication. But for better or worse, I guess I’m a photojournalist.
With that in mind, I began the process of editing the photos for my recent ICP assignment. Here’s what I found:
1. It’s not as easy as one might think, when you start with a large number. I began winnowing the original images when I had 2,700 (after 9 days of shooting), and I still had 5 days of shooting left).
2. It’s much more difficult than I had imagined, given the constraints of my ICP class: no cropping, no post-processing, and a maximum of only 10 images. I’ve worked within those constraints for the final images that I’m submitting to the ICP class; but for these Flickr uploads, I’ve ended up with 40-45 images – and they have been heavily cropped, tilted, color-corrected, noise-dusted, and tweaked in various other ways. C’est la vie…
3. Using the collection of photos to “tell a story” is both easier and harder than I thought it would be. I’m including these background notes in all of the photos that get uploaded to Flickr … because I’ve learned (form past experience) that some visitor will zoom in on just one particular photo, without necessarily looking at all of them, and/or without seeing the overall notes for the entire album. And I don’t think I’ll find it difficult to write a few sentences to provide the background details for each photo … but whether they “flow” and create one overall, coherent “story” remains to be seen.
4. Aside from a narrative “story,” there are some “themes” that I noticed throughout this entire two-week exercise. The most significant one was exactly what I had anticipated: patterns. If you are lucky enough to sit in the same spot at the same time, day after day, you see the same rhythms, the same people, the same repetitions of life’s little actions and emotions. Many people have the opportunity to see these patterns, because they do follow the same schedule, day after day, on their way to their job or their school. But some of us have irregular routines, and any, most of us don’t pay any attention. If you slow down, and pay attention, you’ll see the patterns.
But sometimes the pattern involves uniqueness – i.e. strange and unusual people or events that seem to happen only once. But I have to keep reminding myself that my visits have lasted only two weeks; if I was here for a month, or a full season, or perhaps an entire year – then perhaps I would see these strange incidents repeating themselves
5. Another theme – which I did not anticipate, but was delighted to see – was the pervasive sense of affection and caring between and among everyone on the street. Mostly it was apparent in the interactions between parents and children; but sometimes it was between dog-owners and the dogs they were walking; sometimes it was between friends who happened to be walking along together; and sometimes it was between complete strangers and me, as the strangers would smile and nod and say “hello” if they noticed I was watching them. It was a great experience.
Actually a small, bush-like dogwood, with rare yellow flowers, that blooms in early Spring: "Cornus Mas." Thank you to the Central Park Conservancy, for the plant identification.
I hung around for awhile, waiting for the hordes of people to pass so I could get a photo of this blooming tree. Two Japanese men, also taking photos, asked me when everything else would start to bloom, as they were only going to be in New York for two weeks. I told them it all depended on the weather. But they were out of luck this year; we had snow the next day, and the cold weather lingered through April.
Central Park, looking south from just off Fifth Avenue and Central Park South, NYC -- April 1, 2018
Actually my favorite location to take some nice landscape photography: Lake Mittersee and Lake Weitsee close to Ruhpolding and Reit im Winkl.
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please click to see it in the LIGHTBOX . . . . . . . . . . . . looks muuuch better. PROMISE !
I visited the den today and was excited to find out that there are six kits not 5! There are two cottages that they have been denning under and there are a lot of trees and bushes so it is often hard to see how many kits there are! Today she nursed them and I counted 6. The kits are getting bigger and are often wondering off on their own and exploring the environment around them! I also got a glimpse of papa fox but he is a bit shy! I read that the male gray fox helps supply food for the family but he actually does not stay in the den with them!
With my 50th Wedding Anniversary coming up soon, I offer a few suggestions:
Marriage should be renewable 5 year contracts.
Always treat your other half special, or someone else will.
Share all money 50/50.
Always be honest, it will only get worse if you lye.
All things are not mean't to be said.
No one is the boss.
Jealousy has no place in marriage.
Actually, just a local parking garage that used to be a retail store. The old "Metro" sign was installed to give a trendy touch to this downtown Abilene area.
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Film: Fomapan 200, 35mm
Developing: Caffenol-C
Actually this one is more likely in the 2 million + range. We saw her last weekend when we went out. My husband is always saying he wants to sell the house and live aboard.....I told him if he can get that kind of boat, I'm game! LOL
She was a beauty though!
I've been up since the crack of dawn, having had the grand total of 4.5 hours sleep (thanks kids!) I know I've said that I want to keep positive in 2010, but I'm struggling to see the silver lining of feeling like there's a lead weight on each eye.
The snow has been fun, but I'm dying to get back to normality. I haven't left the house since last Saturday an starting to go stir crazy, so I'm venturing out (main roads only) nicely wrapped up.
I got the 400D out to do this - man I forgot how much I love it, and the infra-red sensor is so spot on - why oh why doesn't the 50D have one!?
I actually don't remember where I took this image. It comes from a pretty spontaneous trip early this spring where I took three days to camp the length of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was mostly a scouting trip and I had to get back to Kentucky to give a lecture at my alma mater, so it was actually a fairly condensed version of the parkway for me. I think I want to spend a couple of weeks repeating the trip this year assuming my back lets me start leaving the house again. Anyway, I love the paths the water is taking over this old block dam. It's almost mesmerizing to me to trace the different lines working their way through the image.
R5 | ISO 100 | 0.5 s | EF 70-200 f/2.8 is II | f/11 | 200 mm
Actually named The Thatched Cottage, the much photographed thatched cottage in Thornton le Dale, North Yorkshire.
Actually at the mainstore in world and marketplace ♥
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The waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) is a large antelope found widely in sub-Saharan Africa. It is placed in the genus Kobus of the family Bovidae.
The common waterbuck has a conspicuous white ring encircling a dark rump, while the defassa has wide white patches on either side of the rump.The Defasa Waterbuck is a large, robust animal with long, shaggy hair and a brown-gray coat that emits an oily secretion from its sweat glands, which acts as a water repellent. It also has large, rounded ears and white patches above the eyes, and around the nose and mouth and throat.
Despite its name, the waterbuck is not actually aquatic. Rather, they are frequently found in the vicinity of rivers and lakes. They will often venture into the water to escape predators. Within all of the species in this genus, the waterbuck spends the least amount of time in wet areas, often venturing out into woodlands.
This very handsome male Waterbuck was captured during a photography safari on a late afternoon game drive in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania.
It's not Christmas if you haven't watched Love Actually
Celebrating my new Belisseria Victorian!
Elm. Christmas Movie Night @ Santa Inc.
{moss&mink} Winters Day ladder
+Half-Deer+ Christmas Set - Traditional - FULL TREE SETUP
DISORDERLY. / Cookie Box / Festive & Royal
DISORDERLY. / Snug Winter / Candy Canes
05 Fancy Decor: Jansen Side Table
:CP: Forgotten Places Fireplace
Christmas Onesies from !PCP ::Rachael [Cute But Deadly]
Not all monsters are bad
But the ones who are good
Never do what they could, never do what they could
All the good monsters rattle their chains
And dance around the open flames
They make a lot of empty noise
~ Jars of Clay
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I can NOT believe I made it all the way to day 300!!! I didn't even realize it was day 300 until I went to upload my photo :D
I was tagged again by her.
1. I'm really unsure about the tones here... I was just playing around with curves :D
2. I can't wait until January because after that I won't have math for a WHOLE FREAKING YEAR!!!! Wooot!! So excited!!! :D
3. I hate math :( Especially algebra *barf face*
4. I'm excited for school to end forever and to have my own house and job and everything :) I'm excited to grow up...
5. CHRISTMAS IS IN 17 DAYS!!!
6. And my birthday is in 29 days!!
7. I really wanna dye my hair... What color do you think?
8. Right now I'm wearing old pants that I found while packing. They are too small (size 5) and the button broke off so all that's holding them together right now is my belt :D They're currently digging into my legs... But I kinda like them :)
9. It was actually soooo warm outside today!! I wasn't even cold in my T-shirt and skirt!! It was a whole 8 degrees Celsius. Yes. That's warm.
10. I'm really gonna miss this field when we move :( But I think it will challenge me more, because right now I can just go outside and take some hair-flip or jumping pictures in the field when I don't have inspiration, but there I'll actually have to think about what I'm doing...
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65 days. I. Can't. Believe it.
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Actually, for me this is not just a wallflower but as stark as a contrast gets. A branch of Japanese cherry blossoms on the backdrop of a piece of the Wall, the one that divided Germany for 27 years and claimed and destroyed many lives.
The photo was taken a block away from where the Wall used to stand, in Berlin-Mitte where I live today.
This was actually taken through the window of a car. If you look closely you can see the bug splatters. I think they add more character and texture. :)
Explore #73!
Actually four, if you count the retired Midway carrier in the foreground. This is extremely rare and I noticed this last weekend. Two are already gone.
Actually it is from the cellar of the Castle ruins at Gleichen, in Thüringen, Germany, but "Dungeon" sounds better in a title. This castle was first documented in 1089!
So, the pros of putting my into collages is that they wont fill up people's feeds. The con is that some of the pictures don't fit right and don't show everything. So if you want more pictures of something, let me know!
So, some things to note in these pictures are the glorified awning thing (Not sure what you would call that...), the fire escape, the brick-built DBC sign, the dumpster out back and the air conditioning unit on the roof that I am actually uber-proud of.
Let me know what you think!
Actually it's out-of-date golden syrup that I found in the back of the cupboard.
It didn't quite work as I envisaged but it'll do for today.
'x' = Still Life
Actually, my intention was to upload this pic to my stream to use it as cover photo and delete it afterwards.
Just done some of you had already faved it.
So I decided to hold it on the stream although you know it already from: sunrise0815.
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XOXO Jenna :-)
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"We were on our way to investigate strange nuclear readings coming from a mountain range in extreme Northern Nunavut. It was all going fine, but the weight from our vehicle combined with the ongoing brightness at this time of year brought a slab of ice plummeting down into the water leaving our only vehicle stuck. We radioed for help but due to it being 3:00AM it was going to take a while to get backup. We then saw what we had been searching for - and it didn't look friendly. We were told to hold our position until they arrived. We just hoped they were asleep too..."
I actually saw this in real life before checking rare, but annoyingly the picture failed so I had to wait for the thing to come back to Bromley North. Camera was also refusing to co-operate in the horrible cloudy conditions ; it's June for goodness sake, the lack of shots in full sun on my stream is infuriating!
Nonetheless, Orpington (MB) garage weren't having a good day on the 227s, with one Streetlite breaking down and another involved in a crash at Bromley North which I actually witnessed, although it wasn't too serious. The E200 and short Merc actually turned up before these incidents though, so I'm not sure how they managed with -2 buses.
I don't actually call my truck that, but it sure turns heads everywhere it goes. Out in the middle of nowhere, though, attention's not really an issue. The funniest interaction was when someone stopped me on the highway... they saw the exhaust/intake pipe for the heat on the back of the truck and wanted to know if it was a smoker.
This photo was taken in the Owyhee Mountains beyond the Succor Creek State Natural Area in Oregon. From that spot nestled up against the base of a cliff, I could see for miles in every direction, with only one other vehicle... just a tiny speck way off in the distance. Earlier that day, the couple had waved hello as they passed by me while I was walking around after driving the truck up a long and steep incline..
If you look closely, you can see some of the truck's dashboard instrumentation. Seeing that reminds me about what someone said. While stopping for gas in a really small town, a local policeman pulled up, rolled down his window, and shouted, "Wow! You've got more electronic gear in there than I have in my squad car! I probably should've taken that as an invitation to chat with him for a minute, but after days out in the wilderness alone, I wasn't feeling in a particularly talkative mood yet.
It has been put through the paces on some demanding terrain... this summer I busted off half of the rear bumper.
That other thing that I notice in this image and many others is something called lens compression. Some of the rock formations look fairly close when reality they are miles away.
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What looks like a teleporter from science fiction being draped over NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, is actually a "clean tent." The clean tent protects Webb from dust and dirt when engineers at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland transport the next generation space telescope out of the relatively dust-free cleanroom and into the shirtsleeve environment of the vibration and acoustics testing areas. In two years, a rocket will be the transporter that carries the Webb into space so it can orbit one million miles from Earth and peer back over 13.5 billion years to see the first stars and galaxies forming out of the darkness of the early universe.
For more information about the Webb telescope, visit: www.jwst.nasa.gov or www.nasa.gov/webb.
Photo Credit: NASA/Goddard/Chris Gunn
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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Anatol Herzfeld, actually Karl-Heinz Herzfeld (1931 - 2019), was a German sculptor.
A student of Joseph Beuys, he primarily used wood, iron and stone as materials.
Anatol lived and worked on the Museum Insel Hombroich. His monumental sculptures were presented at the documenta in Kassel several times, and at the Nationalgalerie in Berlin, among others.
Museum Insel Hombroich in Holzheim near Neuss is a museum park with the motto "art parallel to nature" (German: Kunst parallel zur Natur).
The museum was founded by the real estate agent and art collector Karl-Heinrich Müller from Düsseldorf. When he had found a suitable location, he set up a foundation called Stiftung Insel Hombroich, with the aim of presenting his art collection in various pavilions in dialogue with the surrounding nature.
This actually bloomed in my yard, an absolute miracle in itself!
Of course, it was pink at the time ;)
Visit my Kreative People group member : Highlight Gallery
Actually this is a Moonbow: a rainbow made exclusively with the light of the full moon. Notice the star trails. Made at Cumberland Falls in southern Kentucky.
Canon 40D with 10-22mm @ 10mm, f/8, 91 seconds.
Actually, I don't know if this is a female or male swan. Let me know if you can tell. In any case, she/he looks absolutely regal. Taken with my ancient, pocketable Pansasonic DMC-FZ7 super-zoom, on the quiet rural stretch of the canal that runs through the Village of Huningue, Alsace FR. In my album: Dan's Birds.
Actually I was waiting for the EuroCity to Prague, which came 15 minutes later on the track left of train on the image. But the picture with the commuter train with red/silver livery is much more attractive than the one of a blue locomotive pulling the EC.
Actually my second choice for Macro Mondays "holes" theme. My first choice, also on my photostream, did not meet the criteria. The entire hole was not visible.
Actually this is on the door of a boxing / martial arts centre.....Don’t ask. No idea!!!!
Thanks for visiting.....
Happy Halloween....
Actually it was bathing and shaking off the water. But I liked how this pose looks like a dance move. It was very foggy with smoke in the atmosphere so I ended up with a very warm cast to the image. I did tone it down some but decided to leave some of the warmth in since those were the conditions at the time.
Well, actually into the yellow, because the roof ceiling these stairs lead to isn't blue. And the wooden stairs aren't either. The original paint is a rather unattractive grey, which lent itself to some nice colour sliding possibilities (so technically, it's a "Monday slider"). I also have a rose version, and even a grungy look is possible with these rustic stairs, which to me also look a little "crunchy".
This staircase can be found in the Hackescher Markt area of Berlin's Mitte district. I don't recall the exact location because we spontaneously looked into the hallways of the old buildings there. Something I'd never do with residential houses, but in this tourist area, many of the buildings are housing offices and shops.
This is also my Macro Monday replacement photo. I wanted to participate in "Liquid", but a lot was going on last week, so unfortunately, I couldn't fit in a photo session.
Wishing you a nice week ahead, dear Flickr friends!