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Life moves forward.
The old leaves wither,
die and fall away, and
the new growth extends
forward into the light.
(Bryant H. McGill)
This may not be Old San Juan but... - Something new
2DWF - New Beginning
(photo by Freya)
This is the interior ring of a sunflower. My goal was show the texture at the end of each stamen as the primary focus of the shot. Normally, this can be done using a cooler light to draw out detail. But that would take away the rich color of the flower. So I used a few light sources in different locations running different color temps. Pretty happy with the result. Amazing what is found inside a sunflower. The geometry and detail is striking.
I rarely use Photoshop other than to adjust exposure in the RAW editor. No recoloring, painting, cloning, or anything else was used in this pic. The flower is beautiful and interesting enough to stand on its own.
The new leaves of the Ponga Fern Tree unfolding.
The Maori term for this unfolding spiral shape is Koru.
These are an irresistible cliche in this part of the world.
Call it cheesy - I don't care!!! ;-)
f5.7; 1/160; ISO 80; Flash.
A little work with levels.
Dawn points, and another day
Prepares for heat and silence. Out at sea the dawn wind
Wrinkles and slides. I am here
Or there, or elsewhere. In my beginning.
T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets
A new beginning requires a need to burn the past
And how we burn the past can be different for every person
Most often you must deal with it in some way
There are no quick fixes
You need to make plans
You need to go through with them
Sometimes you need to change the plans
They didn't work
Perhaps you must take ten steps back and evaluate
Start all over again with new plans
Are there feelings involved
Yes of course
There are always feelings involved
That's why we often don't want to go through with the changes in life, because we know we will hurt others and we will be hurt ourselves
If you feel deep inside that this change is something you must do, then it's your intuition that talks to you - and you are actually listening
Hurray
Keep up the good work
Follow your path
Burn down the past
Do it properly
But in a good way
With your well thought words, I know you have them
Use them
Remember we have a responsibility for our own life
And so do they
Taking responsibility for others must always be done with caution
They have a growth too you know, and you might slow them down if you take too much responsibility
Be Safe
Love you
Always
xxx
The end of the beginning of a life together? A bride and groom after a wander around the streets at night. The bride was in full veil and white wedding dress walking towards the old cars dressed with ribbons.
Outside the Windsor Hotel as the evening fell. A lensbaby Sweet 50 shot.
A few of the FFM met up for a late afternoon, evening photoshoot in Melbourne CBD. It was good to see photography friends again.
It is just about time for the Northern folks to head down here to sunny Florida for the season. The bridge is down, awaiting the traffic to come swirling down into the neighborhood...
Explored #43
"One to another, do You remember me?
I feel so small;
Are You listening tonight?
So temporary, the things that I have seen.
I ran so far,
Will you take me back again?
Entertaining Angels
By the light of my TV screen
24/7, You wait for me.
Entertaining Angels
By the time I fall to my knees
Host of Heaven, sing over me.
One to another, the feelings in between
I won't let go
Of all you taught me, alright.
Close as a brother, the way we used to be
I hold my breath,
And I wait for You to breathe."
-"Entertaining Angels"- The Newsboys
Well, I'm back. The last few weeks have been crazy. I have decided, as much as it pains me to do so, to give up my 366 project. I feel horrible giving up after 124 days...I'd made it so far and I hoped to pick it back up at the end of May, but life happened. My world is changing, and I'm going with it. I certainly hope to continue documenting that journey through my photographs, but I've come to a point in my life where I really just can't keep up with a 366. Sure, I could snap a quick picture each day, but I feel that the quality of my work would be compromised, and that's just not what I want.
But, on the bright side, I will be trying to make my return in the next week or two. This week is finals, but the end is in sight, and perhaps then I will be able to make a new beginning.
A heavy UP manifest with 3 in the front and 1 in the middle, slowly climbs the 2.2% grade of cajon pass rounding the horseshoe shaped Sullivan's curve. The tracks in the foreground are the former SP now UP Palmdale cutoff.
E/B UP Mixed Freight
UP 7689 / UP 5404 / UP 6389 / UP 8310
BNSF Cajon Sub
The start of a new day on the beach at Stonehaven, Scotland.
● Sony a6000
● Rokinon/Samyang 12mm
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January 3, 2021
Our hike begins at the top of a high sand embankment. Trodden paths lead down on both North and South sides. It's our first beach hike of the New Year, on a New beach for us. A New Beginning.
EXPLORED: January 9. 2021
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Longnook Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
Truro, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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Baby Barn Swallows. I can't say they're cute right now, but hopefully once they get their feathers they will be adorable.
Six years ago, the start of our first trip to discover snow!
For the 21-day photo challenge in order to celebrate Flickr's 21st birthday!
Day 7: Beginnings
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Explore position: 77 on Wednesday, February 19, 2025
In the beginning [before all time] was the Word (Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.
He was present originally with God.
All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being. John 1:1-3 (AMP)
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I am thinking this is the perfect way to begin a new day...
...and the perfect way to begin the New year.
Think I'll give it a try!
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For my friends Patrick (Kansas Poetry) and Nancy on the celebration of their marriage. The happy couple hosted a wonderful reception this evening at the old Lawrence Train Depot. We had a great time helping them mark the beginning of their life of love together.
365/365.
can´t believe i actually made it. i wish i had something really special to say. but i don´t. this project has been just a diary of my life. my ups and downs, my emotions. there´s more in those pictures than anyone could ever think. to be honest, i don´t think i will ever do 365 project again, but at least i tried.
i´ve definitely grown more than i could ever think since the beginning of this project. when i look at the first pictures i don´t even recognize it anymore. so much has changed. and God thought me a lot.
yesterday i was thinking about finishing this project. and i took the time and went through my entire tumblr that only two of my friends from real life have link to. and as i went through it and i realized that if someone looked through the entire blog they would see myself. it´s my heart. everything i needed to vent somehow just for myself. though it´s pictures and quotes and mostly reblogged stuff there´s nothing without a reason behind it. it´s all so real. for some reason i´m sharing it now. as i´m beginning new chapter of my life. i´m not afraid of being real anymore, of being honest and sharing my struggles. it does not define me. Christ does. and i know it now more than ever. my life with Him starts all over again, every single morning. i finally feel like i gave it all to Him. i was made clean. His wounds cover mine. every day is a new beginning of life He offers me.
I love the Autumn just to see the changing colours and the beginning of fungi season. This one was under the trees in the Moss Garden at Dunham Hall
If you are someone inclined to look at exif data you would notice that after 6 years there is a camera change here. I am not one who needs to keep up with the "latest and greatest". My little D610 has served me well and given me many images that I love. However, my eyesight which has been poor since childhood has taken a nosedive over the last couple of years due to retina complications. I found it harder and harder to focus my manual lenses...especially my favorite old 135mm. Even on auto focus I couldn't really see whether my images were acceptable unless I was tethered to my computer and that was rare since I only do a little studio shooting.
For many months I deliberated over whether I could justify the expense...and which Nikon to go for. The D850 images had crazy awesome megapixel stats...but it is heavy and pricey. Then Nikon ran a sale on the D780 and I bit. I am so glad I made the leap...I can see so clearly through the viewfinder, and the live view option as well as the tilting screen have made the chore of shooting into a delight again.
So just as these fresh new ferns signal a new beginning with summer, so my camera switch is providing a fresh approach in my photographic journey.
OH and PS...if anyone with decent eyesight is looking for a perfectly good used D610 cheap, just let me know.
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I have now taken two photos away from the farm since the beginning of February 2020. Short of coming out of lock-down, I am mainly uploading photos pre-SPNC, from the days of my old Olympus E-1/E-330. Not many are any good but the exercise has given me an opportunity to look back. One thing that has struck me is how limiting the effect of noise was and trying to take (very early) street shots at ISO 800 in relatively dark conditions. I still used zoom lenses quite a lot until SPNC and am glad to have been educated in the use of a wider angle lens.