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It was time to leave the Mount as we had three more locations to visit on our second day of vacation!
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As the Rio Grande Zephyr traveled between Salt Lake City and Helper, the train faced the morning sun. An exception was three miles of track through Gilluly, where the right of way reversed direction through the Wasatch to keep the grade at or below 2%.
On April 11, 1976, train No. 18 has reversed direction at the lower horseshoe, and will return to an eastward facing direction at the upper horseshoe on the ascent to Soldier Summit.
~ As the Water for Chocolate ~ from Human Desire
Talking about Secrets ....
model N.H.
Explored; Highest position: 71 on Wednesday, August 19, 2009
No threads or cables, pure muscle and technique. Aya Okumura in "Don Quixote" from Dutch National Ballet/Het Nationale Ballet Amsterdam.
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"Every time you move, the piano score plays anew."
As much as this scene begs to be displayed in traditional monochrome New topographics style it has so much more to offer in color.
The nuances of hues across the water and grass present themselves nicely in color as does the mist of the fountain.
But her beauty is only skin deep.......
As I had previously noted; humanity has bastardized nature by replacing streams with stagnant industrial ditches, waterfalls with fountains, and sad bronze statues where once herds of elk roamed.
The harder the landscape architects try to recreate nature in their 'functional public parks' the more they demonstrate the degree of change for natural wilderness.
New Topographic artists "primarily concerned with relationships of land to culture and the particularities of social existence"
"In reality there are no "before" pictures when photographing landscape. Only an endless sequence of "afters". book New topographics - photographs of a Man altered landscape. 1975 - page 41.
In example; this was an open midwest prairie. Then a working farm in the 1800's. now a sprawling industrial park. And someday as Chicagoland expands into the the suburbs the land will again be transformed into a row of high-rise apartments.
And yes, that's an airplane attesting to our effects upon the skies as well. No, contrails are not beautiful !!!!!
As a freelancer I can relate to this image, the struggle to make living using antiquated equipment, the long hours and stressful delays.
I made the image in taxi on the way back from a meeting with a potential client on the banks of the Cairo Nile, we were stuck in the mother of all traffic jams, the driver was tired and stressed, I was, for once content as I had eaten fish and concluded what I thought was a successful meeting. Now I look back, the real success was this image, which is one of my favourites.
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As far as temperatures and the general weather situation are concerned, autumn has returned today.
So after yesterday's spring fever, let's carefully approach reality.
However, so that the transition doesn't feel so violent, we'll start without fog, rain or snow for the time being.
Instead, we find ourselves on an October morning in the Königsbrück Heather and admire the sight of the autumn-colored red-gold ferns on the forest floor, lit up by the newly risen sun.
Was die Temperaturen und die allgemeine Wetterlage anbelangt ist der Herbst heute zurück gekehrt.
Also tasten wir uns nach den gestrigen Frühlingsgefühlen mal vorsichtig zurück heran an die Realität.
Damit sich jedoch der Übergang nicht so heftige anfühlt, beginnen wir vorerst ohne Nebel, Regen oder Schnee.
Stattdessen finden wir uns an einem Oktober Morgen in der Königsbrücker Heide und bewundern den Anblick der herbstlich gefärbten rot goldenen Farne am Waldboden, die von der gerade aufgegangenen Sonne zum Leuchten gebracht werden.
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As with every other conceivable activity in the world there is a considerable stable of YouTube influencers out there that put out videos on the subject of film photography. Some are very knowledgeable about the craft of analogue photography, others have more of an instagram vibe about them and could perhaps be described as falling more on the hipster side of things. Both are relevant to their own audiences and indeed there is a great deal of crossover of viewers (like myself) that tolerate and to some degree, enjoy both.
However, where the hipsters will no doubt disagree with me is my post production work on this image, shot on Cinestill 800T colour film, a fast cinematic film that is mostly designed for use under tungsten lighting. It can of course be shot anywhere under any conditions but it has a unique feature that when shot in daylight conditions I absolutely hate. Here is where the hipsters and I part company. The feature I speak of is that in any high contrast areas of the frame the film will almost inevitably show a very strong red haloing effect. I remember that in this frame the low sun was hitting the building from the left side and the entire edge of the building on that side was showing that distinct red haloing effect. Now the hipsters love that stuff. The more the better for a lot of them, apparently it looks cool (no pun intended). Nope, not for me. So it was a B&W conversion which thankfully took care of it in one fell swoop. Sorry hipsters, I love the passion you bring to film photography and I commend you for it but I'm an old git and I just want a little calm in my life.
35mm film photography
Leica IIIb rangefinder
Industar n-61 52mm f/2.8 ltm
Cinestill 800T colour film (converted to B&W)
Midland Hotel….as shot through the front entrance Portico to Manchester’s Central Library.
Peter Street, Manchester.
The Midland Hotel was designed by Charles Trubshaw and constructed for the Midland Railway Company between 1898 and 1903. This is where Charles Stewart Rolls met with Frederick Henry Royce, the meeting led to the formation of Rolls-Royce Limited in 1904. During the Second World War it was alleged that Adolf Hitler had a keen interest in the hotel as a possible Nazi headquarters in Britain; American intelligence speculated the area around Manchester Town Hall was spared bombing so as not to destroy the hotel which is situated just around the corner.
El lago de Puentes de García Rodríguez, también llamado lago de As Pontes es un lago artificial situado en la localidad de Puentes de García Rodríguez, en la provincia de La Coruña, España. Este lago se creó a raíz de los trabajos de recuperación y regeneración de la mina a cielo abierto que ocupaba el lugar del lago, de la que se extraía lignito para abastecer a la Central térmica de Puentes de García Rodríguez.
El lago artificial creado por Endesa para rellenar el hueco de la mina de Puentes se finalizó en abril del 2012. Tiene unas dimensiones de 5 kilómetros de largo y una profundidad máxima de 206 metros. Para su llenado, se emplearon las aguas del río Eume, que pasa por la localidad, así como la acumulación de las precipitaciones.
As I passed by this scene I could just imagine tiny creatures living on these little islands. I woneder what they thought of Giant me intruding on their space??? Kris..
As every morning I wanted to read the newspaper but Pascha didn't allow;-)
Wie jeden Morgen wollte ich die Zeitung lesen, aber Pascha hatte was dagegen;-)
RDC AS 28922 Niebüll - Westerland
I hadn't expected to visit the Marschbahn again after the introduction of Vectrons with Talgo trainsets, but Donna, in service for RDC, and a pair of 218's in the DB Autozug service attracted me...
As pretty as this dove is, it is not a Mourning Dove as I thought when I took the picture. This is a Eurasian Dove not native to this part of the world. More interesting to me is that they only arrived here in 1999. Apparently it was introduced to the Barbados and then it has spread up the west coast. It sounds a lot like a Mourning Dove (probably why I was confused), but it coos all day unlike a Mourning Dove, which mostly coos in the morning.
No, this does not mean that as all people were exiting, it was quiet.
"As all get out”: a Southernism that emphasizes the state of something –e.g. quiet, funny, crowded–is unusual to such a high degree so as to be worthy to talk about. For example, he is funny as all get out.
Although the streets had filled the night before with party and revelry, this early Sunday morning the downtown intersection of East Bay and Broad Street of Charleston, South Carolina was especially quiet.
As 701 and 702 depart the Jordanian port of Aqaba. To the right of the shot is Israel and the hills in the background is Egypt. 26-02-2012.
As the sun settles over the Red Sea,
the water opens into a path of gold.
A lone boat moves quietly between horizon and light —
crossing the evening before it disappears.
Red Sea, December.
As we sailed through Doubtful Sound, low clouds and mist drifted lazily over the water and mountains, shrouding the landscape in an ethereal veil. With every turn of the boat, we seemed to slip further into a mysterious world, where the boundaries between land, sea, and sky blurred.
Punctuated only by the gentle movement of the boat, we were completely silenced by the sense of wonder, as if we had entered a hidden realm untouched by time.
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as I forgot my tripod at home had to buy a new one in Reykjavik, it was still raining in the morning, when I left Reykjavik at noon th sky cleared up, cycling up to Mossfellbaer wasn't so easy as there where no signs on the bicycle paths and the main road was very busy and dangerous to cycle on with a 70kg ( total weight lugguga and bicycle)heavy loaded bicycle, but finally managed to find the road up to Þingvellir, which was much better to cycle, but after a long way up it started to rain again, didn't feel for camping in this heavy rain so found a room just a little before Þingvellir where I could dry up and have a selfmade meal, and even maintain my bicycle after the heavy rain
Another shot as I made my away around this lake during this years first snowfall. I love that the trees in the foreground still had some color. Every year, I take a shot of this lake at 1st snowfall. Its become a personal tradition. And each year, the image I get has its own personality.
Unlike my other post of the train's headlights in the snow, the snowfall rate in this scene was much lighter. It was hard to tell if it was the snow fall that gave the scene that foggy look or if it was actually fog.
I'm pretty sure its the falling snow. You can click on the picture to see the larger view.
~ Lake Ellyn, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
As promised, Bugs In Flight, Season 2, Episode 1: co-starring a male Vermilion Flycatcher along the Big Sough at Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas.
As did the Orange-crowned Warbler. Overnight temperatures gradually warmed up somewhat from yesterday's minus 28 windchill and stand at minus 6 (wc minus 15) this morning. Both birds were seen this morning feeding frequently on grape jelly. This seems to be the preferred food even though there is peanut butter suet and mealworms there for them.
Yellow-throated Warbler.
Image taken 3 days ago at Rennie's River Trail in St John's.
As with some 1960/70's TV comedies these cards which were very popular in the 50's, 60's & 70's have gone out of favour in this more woke world.
“As January blankets the world in white, it offers us a clean slate to write our own story.”
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As I stood there waiting for the light to change I realized I was looking at a casual, not particularly impressive intersection and saw the immediate beauty it was carrying.
I knew it had so much inherent charm and detail that my brain just could not digest it all.
So I followed Garry Winogrand's adage "I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed", "but then it becomes something completely different on a two dimensional plane between four corners."
As the week wears down and we need to unwind. Some folks go fishing. Some folks use Yoga or they may garden. We need something to get our heads out of the work mode and enjoy activities that interest us, stimulate us and motivate us outside of our jobs.
As i stand between the trees
Thoughts they blow upon the breeze
Wild thoughts, thoughts of love
Rise high into the branches above
My roots exposed for all to see
As i wait under the tree
For the return of my queen
Between the branches, wild passion seen
Thirty Seven Years!
Wilt thou love me, sweet, when my hair is grey
And my cheeks shall have lost their hue?
When the charms of youth shall have passed away,
Will your love as of old prove true?
For the looks may change, and the heart may range,
And the love be no longer fond;
Wilt thou love with truth in the years of youth
And away to the years beyond?
Oh, I love you, sweet, for your locks of brown
And the blush on your cheek that lies --
But I love you most for the kindly heart
That I see in your sweet blue eyes.
For the eyes are signs of the soul within,
Of the heart that is leal and true,
And mine own sweetheart, I shall love you still,
Just as long as your eyes are blue.
For the locks may bleach, and the cheeks of peach
May be reft of their golden hue;
But mine own sweetheart, I shall love you still,
Just as long as your eyes are blue. by Banjo Patterson.
Hoverflies are good pollinators, as they go from one flower to the next, enjoying a feed of nectar or pollen. Wherever I go in the garden, I am sure to find one at work among the plants.
Hoverflies are attracted to flowers as adults, but their larvae feed on aphids. Female hoverflies lay their eggs on aphid colonies, and the larvae feed on the aphids. A single hoverfly larva can eat hundreds of aphids in its lifetime. /
Les Syrphes sont de bons pollinisateurs, allant de fleur en fleur pour en gouter le nectar ou le pollen. Ou que j'aille dans mon jardin, je suis sure d'en trouver un au travail parmi mes plantes.
Les Syrphes sont attires par les fleurs lorsqu'ils sont adultes mais leurs larves se nourrissent de pucerons. Les Syrphes femelles pondent leurs oeufs dans les colonies de pucerons et leurs larves se nourrissent de ces insectes nuisibles. Une larve de Syrphe peut manger des centaines de pucerons pendant sa croissance.