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One from my Winter trip to Iceland. My attempt at a non-cliched shot of Jokulsarlon beach on a dull day. I imagine it was entertaining to watch!
Photo of a Bumblebee and Digitalis Purpurea (also known as Foxglove, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove, or Lady's Glove) captured via Minolta MC Rokkor-X PF 50mm F/1.7 lens. Near Snoqualmie Pass (elevation 3,022 feet above sea-level). Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. North Cascades Highland Forests section within the North Cascades Region. King County, Washington. Late July 2019.
Exposure Time: 1/200 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/5.6 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5150 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Provia 100F *
He is the one who makes me happy
When everything else turns to gray
He is also the one who makes me so angry
But makes up for it eventually ;)
He is my best friend, my soul mate, my hubby
Listening to this :)
"commitment: when your girlfriend says it's me or the videogame, then you say we'll talk about it after this level."
Shot with my Fuji X100's using a Cokin soft filter.
This is my last picture for my weekly theme 'Commit' and my 365 group.
I'm commited to take a picture for each day of the year =)
No treatment, but not sooc, due a tiny crop.
I had a previous commitment Thursday evening and had to be back in the city by early evening. My wife and son stayed another night in Hillsborough, so I took advantage of having a few free hours along with the budding autumn leaves. I didn’t time it quite right, as I arrived in Moncton the same time as 407 did across the river. Plan B was 406 who took a fair amount of time to get going. I knew I’d be cutting it very close for time, but I was dedicated at this point, and headed further west scouting colour. River Glade looked sharp, and in hindsight, was likely the best I’d come across, however I thought Petty might be brighter. While the leaves weren’t terrible, I knew I’d tie the train if I dare ventured back to River Glade, so I stayed put. With the growing rumour that a bunch of the 56/5700’s are going to be rebuilt as SD70ACu’s, it makes it all the more important to shoot the 70i/75i’s before they receive their makeover.
A rework of an older shot, i always loved the energy but wasn't a great fan of the noise levels, cleaned up a little bit in PS.
✧˖ ° Aurora ✧˖ °
Limuta Dress
Maitreya / Lara Petite/ Maitreya Flat Legacy/ Perky / Perky Petite Kupra / Bimbo Reborn
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✧˖ ° KYMILE ✧˖ °
Celina Heels
The HUD comes with 43 textures, in FATPACK RIGGED FOR: Erika, Reborn, Maitreya, Legacy, Kupra, Belleza Genx
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✧˖ ° Secrets ✧˖ °
Gaia Thorns Arms
6 Metal Options
- HUD On/Off
- Rigged For Reborn - Maitreya - Legacy - Kupra
- Materials
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149 Model Pose
Static Bento Pose
M/C/NT
Contains 4 Poses
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Movie Nite-Mare
Come out, come out where you are! 😈 All Ghouls, Goblins, and everything in between are more than welcome here!
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We were watching this pair of Great Horned Owls in Fish Creek Park yesterday morning. Before seeing these owls, we had just been watching another pair of the same species ("my" owls) a few minutes away. I'm pretty sure that the female is on the left and the smaller, darker male is on the right. They think that this species mates for life.
Biography: Lena Edwards had a tireless commitment to her profession as a physician and to her community. A daughter of Marie Coakley and Thomas W. Edwards, a dentist who taught at Howard University, and younger sister of another project interviewee, May Edwards Hill, she was born and educated in Washington, D.C. She attended Howard University, where she earned her B.A. and M.D. degrees. After an internship at Freedmen's Hospital, she became the first Black Woman to complete a residency in obstetrics at Margaret Hague Hospital in New Jersey. After many years of medical practice in New Jersey, at the same time that she was raising six children, in 1954 Dr. Edwards joined the faculty of Howard University where she taught obstetrics and gynecology. A devoted teacher, she sought to convey her ideas on the humanity of medicine and importance of treating the patient as an integral whole. She left Howard in 1960 to live and work for five years in a migrant labor camp in Hereford, Tex., where she established a maternity clinic and used her own savings to open a health clinic serving 5,000 laborers and their families. In recognition of her work, she was presented with the Presidential Freedom Award in 1964. A devout Catholic, Dr. Edwards was a pioneer in advocating natural childbirth and throughout her career has been instrumental in setting up programs for unwed mothers, for alcoholics, and for the poor and aged. She was a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and of the International College of Surgeons; other memberships included the American Medical Association, American Medical Women's Association, and Delta Sigma Theta. After retirement, she continued to be active in community medicine in New Jersey.
Description: The Black Women Oral History Project interviewed 72 African American women between 1976 and 1981. With support from the Schlesinger Library, the project recorded a cross section of women who had made significant contributions to American society during the first half of the 20th century. Photograph taken by Judith Sedwick
Repository: Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America.
Collection: Black Women Oral History Project
Research Guide: guides.library.harvard.edu/schlesinger_bwohp
Questions? Ask a Schlesinger Librarian
Another visit to Cambridge (I'm originally from there) got me a handful of photos today. I've not been out and about with the camera as much as usual later due to work shifts and other commitments.
In this photo another of the E40D MMC's that were bought for the re-launched park and ride services is seen at Cambridge Railway Station. The Babraham Road service uses this green based livery.
(52/52)
So as this year draws to a close and my project is completed for this year, I feel nostalgic for when I first started photography but I also love how much I've improved. I hope you've also enjoyed my journey through photography, seeing my failures, and my successes. My 52 week project folder for 2014 is now filled with 52 photos that best capture this year and I couldn't be more proud.
Thank you for sticking with me through this project and more importantly this year. I will be starting my 2015 52 week project so don't fret!
Gathering with friends is a great way to start the year.
After a long absence I decided to get back into a daily photo commitment. I miss my camera and Flickr.
CN SD60 5438 and a CP GEVO sit in the yard in Joliet, IL next to the sign which has some nice motivational statement on it.
This loveseat was positioned to perfectly view the sunrise coming over the Salton Sea. The sunrises over the sea can be incredibly stunning. It's an eerie feeling to be hit by intense pinks and blues bouncing off the mountains and into the water as trailers very slowly decay next to you. It kind of makes it more perfect for me. In nature's reclamation, we must have decay. It defines beauty and rebirth. All those moments happen simultaneously here.
-western shore, Salton Sea, CA
With winter over the Admiral has decided to commit himself to becoming a better painter. Will he succeed? The answer will be another word of #SiPgoes52.
(Posting my #sip_commitment a bit earlier than initially planned for #StarWarsDay)
For the second year in a row, in what is now becoming a tradition, I tacked a two day railfan trip on to the end of my Florida vacation. Since my gf had family commitments she left Richmond for home by train and air on Fri, and I rendezvoused with a good friend who came down from Northern VA and we headed out in pursuit of something photograph. We had discussed ideas in the weeks leading up to this weekend and bandied about a few things. Last year checked off my wish list of doing the RF&P in Ashland and then the old ACL North End Sub. I'd initially suggested heading toward Sand Patch as that has long been on my wish list but Adam suggested headed southwest toward Roanoke with an eye toward the last of the classic CPL signals and then just enjoying the heavy duty show on the Christianburg District.
With the CPLs having rapidly disappeared in the last few years and with only a few remaining on the south end of the Roanoke District I realized it was now or never if I wanted a few shots of them so the decision was made. We headed out Friday and thanks to another old friend in Atlanta with NS we had inside intel on what was out there on the wildly scenic but lightly trafficked H Line.
A brief history for those who perhaps aren't familiar. Norfolk Southern's modern day Roanoke District mainline is a historic former Norfolk and Western Railway route that was the original pre merger N&W's outlet to northern markets via connections with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Western Maryland. Formed in 1870 as the Shenandoah Valley Railroad with financial backing from the PRR the portion of the line from Shephardston to the Shenandoah River opened in 1879 followed by the extension north to Hagerstown in 1880 and south to Roanoke in 1882 marking completion of the 240 mile long route up the valley. Within a few years the company was bankrupt and after several years or legal and financial wrangling it became a part of the growing N&W system and has remained integral to it and its successor to this day.
Per Jeff Hawkins' wonderful site on all things Virginia railroading:
Due to the Pennsylvania Railroad's ownership stake in the N&W, the company began utilizing position light signals in the 1920's. The first position light signals were installed on the Shenandoah Division between Hagerstown and Shenandoah in February 1924. In December 1926 the remaining segment of the line to Roanoke was activated. In the early 1960's the N&W removed the center light and changed the lights around the outer perimeter to color bulbs, hence the term color position light signal.
After shooting the 11T up at Pkin we headed 40 miles south straight to Arcadia because we didn't want to miss one of the absolutely most beautiful places along the route and a tree signature shot on the Roanoke District. But much to our astonishment as soon as we drove up we heard the radio crackle with someone calling that was NOT our train. Within seconds Norfolk Southern train 12Z (Roanoke to Enola manifest) appeared and we scrambled to compose our shots. NS 7544 (GE ES40DC blt. Dec. 2005) and 3932 (GE C44-9W blt. Oct. 1998 as BNSF 4907 then sold to become KCS 4432 and one of 44 purchased from CPKC in Dec. 2023 as fodder for the AC44C6M rebuild program) hold the main as they pull past the vintage CPLs where they will wait at Solitude for 11T to show up and duck into the 6018 ft siding to pass them.
Rising beyond is the ridge of 2995 ft. Purgatory Mountain in the Central Appalachian Ridges withing the boundary George Washington & Jefferson National Forest.
For a nice concise map of the Roanoke District I again reference Jeff Hawkins' resources:
www.railfanvirginia.com/NS Roanoke.htm
Unincorporated Arcadia
Botetourt County, Virginia
Friday March 29, 2024
Because weather and other commitments have conspired against me getting aout with my camera recently, I have been continuing to dive through old RAW files and re-process them using my new workflow that is centred around ON1 Photo RAW 2020.
It is a great shame that Aachen Cathedral does not allow the use of tripods. This image is a stitch of four frames, each of which was shot using a Sony A7 and a vintage Vivitar 24mm prime with a Fotodiox Cannon FD to NEX adapter. Because light was low and I did not want to push ISO above 800, the images were taken with an aperture f/2.8 yielding an exposure of 1/125s. In an ideal world, I would have used a much smaller aperture with a longer exposure on a tripod as these images are a little soft. Wit my current full frame camera I would comfortably be able to shoot this hand held thanks to the excellent LUMIX IBIS system. I hope I can do that so that I can get a better capture of this magnificent interior.
For this image, I used DxO PhotoLab 3 just for noise reduction of each frame. I then performed a panoramic merge of the four frames and performed all other processing in ON1 Photo RAW 2020.
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My friend hosted a surprise party for her parents 62nd wedding anniversary. Her and her three sisters were able to arrange family and friends to be at her house for the big day. I am so honored to have been asked to photograph it for her.
BASICS: Nevada Youth Training Center, Elko, NV. Rated at 110 beds. At time of visit there were 91 kids there, all male. NYTC is a rural facility, with 30-25 acres next to the highway. Average length of stay is 6.5 months. Levels are defined by uniforms. The kids are taken out to clear trails in Lemoille canyon. The director, Joe Payne, says they love it.
PICTURED: youths lining up to go to lunch in a cafeteria. The orange jumpsuits designate flight risks.
Hello my Friends todays painting is called (Involuntary Commitment) A Involuntary commitment is the practice of using legal means or forms as part of a mental health law to commit a person to a mental hospital, insane asylum or psychiatric ward against their will and/or over their protests, Involuntary Commitment takes place when a person is ordered to be admitted to a hospital or treatment facility in order to prevent harm to that individual or others. The purpose of involuntary commitment is to help a person receive necessary and appropriate mental health and/or substance abuse treatment. In order to be hospitalized against an individual's wishes, the person must be mentally ill or under the influence of drugs or alcohol and dangerous to self or others. A person may act very strangely. displaying abnormal behavior but not be committable. An individual is considered dangerous to self if the person exhibits the following behaviors:
is unable to exercise self-control. judgment and discretion in conducting responsibilities of daily life without care/supervision. or
is unable to satisfy need for nourishment. personal care, medical care. shelter. protection and safety and there is a "reasonable probability" of serious physical debilitation unless adequate treatment is given, or
has attempted or threatened suicide and there is "reasonable probability" of suicide unless treatment is given. or
has mutilated or attempted to mutilate self and there is "reasonable probability" that the person will seriously mutilate self again unless treatment is given,steve
I've been working to try to keep my commitment to myself, to get back out and about more often this year.
I'm not getting any younger and I feel I need to make sure I dont just let the time slip away, as once an opportunity is gone it is never coming back.
So I needed to get my hair cut, so I took the opportunity.
My appt was nice and easy, my stylist is always wonderful, regardless of the presentation I make on any given appt. She had squeezed in an emergency cut just before mine. A woman who's son was getting married and needed her hair "fixed", after a "bad" styling, Her mother was one of my stylist clients and she was happy to help.
I was fine and happy just getting to be part of the experience. The three of us women, just being three women at this crazy time for one of us. I didn't really do anything, but I was fine waiting and wishing this other woman the best.
Wedding planning can be crazy time, even at the best and simplest of times, but I enjoyed just being there and playing a little side part in her coming event.
I had hoped to meet a second friend for a quick snack while doing some shopping in her area, but her internet was having some problems and needed a technician to stop by.
My shopping went well. I got a simple top and sweater to fill a couple of holes in my wardrobe. Nothing over the top, but a nice and pleasant couple of hours.
I then met my friend Lila. I dont think we have been out together since before COVID started, back in early 2020. I've seen her a few times at group social events, but this was the first "just the two of us", out for a simple post Valentine's Day dinner in a few years. A nice Thai place in Jack London Square.
Again nice and easy. All in all, the way I hoped it might be.
No fear, no fuss, no guts, no glory. Just nice and easy.
You all be well.
Hugs, Becky
You are looking at St. Boniface Church, named after the German apostle. It is the first consecrated Catholic Church in the State of Washington. The church not only represents the spiritual commitment of early Palouse immigrants and their modern-day ancestors, but also the commitment to building, from the ground up, a new society in a strange new place. This spirit would come to personify the people of the Palouse.
One of the most dramatic social changes experienced in the Palouse region was westward migration. As Europeans and Americans encroached on tribal lands in the 1860s, they brought with them a new culture. As the United States military removed area tribes, such as the Palus, Spokanes and Yakamas from their ancestral homelands on to reservations, the region was opened for homesteading. With abundant farming lands available after the Indian Appropriations Act in 1871, along with an effective suppression of Native American resistance, thousands of northern European farmers began migrating to the Palouse in search of economic prosperity.
In the late 19th Century, groups of German immigrants (predominantly from the regions of Bavaria, Baden, and Rhineland) settled their own enclaves in areas throughout the Palouse. One of the most prominent and prosperous immigrant communities was in Uniontown, originally settled by German Catholics in 1873. One year before settlement, a “party of young Germans” set out from Minnesota to homestead in Oregon Country. The group arrived in Walla Walla early in 1873, and from there to Palouse Country. Deciding to remain in an area south of Colfax, they named the settlement Uniontown (after the area’s unofficial name of Union Flats). The group even sent one man, Mr. Jacobs, back to Minnesota to send word of their arrival and bring back more German-American migrants.
The group of devout Catholics initially set about establishing a community church, a difficult task due to the lack of building materials. At first, Jesuit Fathers from the Lapwai Mission performed Mass inside homes. By the early 1880s, a Catholic organization was formed and a Dominican Friar, Father Caesary, became the first resident priest. In 1893, construction of the current structure began, at which time only the foundation was made. Financial hard times had befallen both Uniontown and the rest of the nation during the Panic of 1893, which effectively kyboshed the town’s Catholics from continuing the construction of their church for another 11 years. In May, 1904, under direction of Uniontown’s new Pastor, J.A. Faust, construction once again commenced and the grand structure was completed in less than year, opening its doors in April, 1905 at a total cost of around $20,000.
The construction of St. Boniface Church was indicative of the prosperity experienced among the German immigrants who brought their specific knowledge of wheat farming to the region over 140 years ago. It was the introduction of the German-American culture that helped to make the Palouse both culturally diverse and economically successful. They brought with them not just unique social and religious qualities, but they also brought distinct farming techniques from Europe, many of which are still used today. St. Boniface stands as a testament to the long-standing and positive influence that German immigrants have created in the Palouse.
Shot with Sony a6000 and Rokinon 12mm f/2.0.
Constructive criticism always appreciated.
On my way home i found this newly married couple on my ride. I took the shots from the top floor :)
It was so nice to see them in the mood.
Absolute winner among the "Big stars" session of the contest, awarded for the best lyrics of his song "Io sono l'altro" dealing with the protection & defence of human rights.
Album "Tradizione e tradimento" released in Oct. 2029
My music video with his live song & prizing ceremony on Youtube at the link youtu.be/KG0XJF_yufg
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While moving from Chicago to Jacksonville, I spared some time for a “Traincation” out west with some must-have shots in mind. Watching Amtrak’s southbound Coast Starlight surf the Pacific from Jalama Beach could not have been left out. Even devoting nearly a full day of precious vacation time for the shot was well worth it.
March 6, 2022
Lompoc, California