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This competitive black-capped chickadee took offense when I said it wasn't as cute as a chipmunk, so it tried to prove me wrong here.
This was the slogan of Hamm's Beer, one of the many big breweries using Wisconsin as a base. In fact, at one time, with the exception of Budweiser, all of the big names in this very competitive industry were from Wisconsin. How many of you can recall the jingle...one of those which, at least for me as a Midwesterner, will remain forever etched in my memory.
I've attached one of the earliest of commercials which, I'm sure you'll recognize, was actually filmed on my lake. If you watch it, perhaps you'll be struck by the innocence and simplicity which existed 60 some years ago. I, for one, could use a bit more of it. (And I don't mean the beer...)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83xxWCel8g
[Large provides the 16 oz. SOOC version.]
Amidst the autumn season, two competitive Fallow Deer bucks test their strength, power and courage in a rutting duel to establish dominance and the right to mate a harem of does.
The Delaware & Hudson had several run-through trains with the Lehigh Valley. One of those trains, symbol MA-2 (Mechanicsville – Allentown) is seen here approaching the village of Siegfried, just north of Northampton, Pennsylvania. In just four days, the D&H will increase its route-miles tremendously, being named the competitive alternative to Conrail in the northeast. To help support the additional traffic, the D&H will be given 47 Lehigh Valley and Reading locomotives, neatly patched in their former owners’ paint. This will greatly reduce the odds of seeing pure lightning stripe sets, such as this RS36/U23B/U23B/RS36 lashup.
Note:
Your competitive advantage (in everything you do) is the fact that you've allowed yourself the time to discover the genuine moral support, identical to the ones you've given.
Two U25's and a GP30 get it on as they approach Armour, MO.. During this time I lived in Atchison and would get across the river a few times to do some "competitive research" with my camera.
1-13-1981
Held together with duct tape, these books resovled many disputes (except for one of the more competitive sibs who would just tear the page out if it didn't agree).
To cultivate the right instrument of perception, there must be no comparison, for when you compare you cease to understand. If you compare, approximate, you are being merely Competitive, ambitious, and your end then is success in which inherently is failure. Comparison implies a pattern of authority according to which you are measuring and guiding yourself. The oppression of authority cripples understanding. Comparison may produce a desired result but it is an impediment to self-knowledge. Comparison implies time and time does not yield understanding - J Krishnamurti
Score (noun).
1. A usually numerical record of a competitive event;
2. The act of securing an advantage, especially a surprising or significant gain;
3. A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction;
4. The written form of the composition for orchestral or vocal parts;
5. The music written for a movie or a play;
And many other definitions in our life...
Life is a competition. And in this competition, in this game with a name LIFE everyone has a SCORE.
Sometimes your score is even more important than you. For some individuals your score is only a characteristic of your personality...
Look around and you see what's going on... Here is the mirror. It doesn't like you and says: Get out, don't look at me! Here are the people. They don't like you and say: Get away, you're damaging our landscape! Here is the person. He doesn't know you and not talking to you. He has no any interest to you because he doesn't know your LIFE SCORE...
But somewhere are different mirrors, and different people, and different person. They will be able to see the most important things in your personality. And they will say: How wonderful are you, stay with us... Just find these people - it's not so difficult...
Life... competition... game... numbers... score... What's more important than you, yourself, for yourself, and all around you...
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57mannequins from deviantart.com for this "little man"
thatestock from deviantart.com for the "torso mannequin";
Falln_Stock from deviantart.com for the antique piano from the Texas museum.
The middle mannequin - from last Christmas window decoration of Bergdorf & Goodman store in New York
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The competitive world…
A though-looking Lizard Buzzard confronting a surprised Steppe-Eagle.
O mundo competitivo…
Um falcão comedor-de-lagarto (alguém pode me dizer o nome correto dos pássaros em português?) com um olhar duro, confrontando uma águia-stepe pega de surpresa.
MASAI MARA – KENYA
Camera: Nikon F5
Film Type: Ektachrome Color Reversal Film E100
Lens: AF-S Zoom Nikkor 500mm- with 2x converter=1000mm
Weather Conditions: Clear
Time of Day: morning around 11:30 am
Lighting Techniques: Natural light
I used a tripod, mounted in a 4X4 open jeep
The secret world of the STS
This is the last episode of the current series of STS: Who Dares Shoots, unless Flickr commission another series or they decide to film a celebrity version or a Christmas special. So far, we have seen the recruits cope with barren living conditions, strength sapping yomps to locations on their doorstep, marmite and whiskey initiation ceremonies and shooting conditions to push them to their very limits of tolerance and sanity.
However, they must prove themselves and pass the most hideous task of all... a task so brutal and torturous that most military organisations have outlawed it. To this day only the STS and the SAS (a more humane version than the STS it must be said) employ the skills of the “Umpire”.
It is the Umpire’s sole purpose to utilise tactics that have been outlawed by the Geneva convention since the end of the Second World War. However, at the highest level, they are still permitted solely for training purposes in case the STS are ever called into action behind enemy lines or for domestic crises. Each recruit must recognise these tactics and handle the situation without retaliation. To this day all active Umpires within the STS are not known publicly and only the recruits from each intake have seen their faces. Their word is final and overrules all DT commands such is the responsibility of their role.
Unbeknown to the recruits, the Umpire had been planted within this intake from the very outset – watching, listening, observing! From the very start, subtle tactics were being employed – on day one, up on the glen overlooking Buachaille Etive Mòr the first signs were visible, but not to the uninitiated. Only when the recruits congregated around a feature such as a pond or a rock for foreground interest did the Umpire come into play, strategically placing tripod legs in the way of the recruit’s compositions. Later in the day the recruits travelled the road that winds down the glen to Loch Etive, bypassing the cliché shot that is James Bond and Skyfall - it’s only for the tourists now, although C4 couldn’t resist and bagged a couple of frames.
At the end of the glen is a lone tree framed by a classical glacial-formed u-shaped valley. Few know of this location and even fewer have ventured this far down, but C6 had recced the location in advance... could he be a DT or more importantly the Umpire? Many shots were taken at this location by all the recruits but equally, many were ruined by a tog wandering across their compositions and setting up a tripod mid-shoot. It wasn’t C6!
Maybe, in future uploads some of the recruits will share with us the number of canned images spoilt by the Umpire. I have it on good authority that C4 canned 137! If you find this Dick Dastardly technique of sabotage too unpalatable to cope with, rest assured it’s all in the name of training.
In most locations the recruits coped admirable, jostling for key positions, but keeping their cool about elbows and tripods in confined spaces. All except C7 who tended to wander off on his own at locations. The DTs will have to bring him in for a chat to see if the tactics of the Umpire from day one has psychologically affected the youngest member of the intake.
The climax came at Elgol and a location generally known in togging circles as Joe Cornish’s boulder or JCB... some of the wittier recruits renamed the ‘B’ with an anatomical part, but after all this is a family series so we’ll leave that up to your own imagination.
Such is the choice of locations and compositions in this area that the recruits split up in order to mitigate the effect of the Umpire – could they have worked it out? Where they all on the way to completing and passing the course... the next few hours would tell. C4 and C8 headed straight for JCB and bagged a few early bankers while the others spread themselves out leaving the Umpire to revert back to normal togging. It was only with the setting sun did the recruits congregate at JCB, but the Umpire had anticipated this and had encamped there first. It was a massacre... big tripod legs came out, spread wide and low. No gorilla pods, beanbag or handheld shooting here. The recruits were flummoxed – this was meant to be one of the holy grails of Skye for togs!
C8 had already proved to be nimble out in the wild and opted for the lowest position on the right where most of the other togs, including the Umpire couldn’t get into. The ever so enthusiastic and highly competitive C5 took his chance and encamped on the left - right under the nose of the Umpire... brave man! C2 arrived next but was forced to wait until the slightest of gaps opened... fair play to the recruit, he took his chance and was in like Flynn. Four down... three to go!
C4 arrived next but had to wait, so took the opportunity to polish his equipment as no chance of gate-crashing that spot. Eventually C2 gave way, presumably suffering from cramp, and allowed C4 to grab a few desperate shots as the last sun rays retracted from the JCB. Five down... two to go!
Alas, this is as good as it got. C6 never made it to the JCB, but to his credit opted for other, less shot compositions (that will count well with the DTs in the final selections – originality counts big!) It is not clear if C7 was ever aware of JCB, but true to his unique skills-set went in search of other gems (which will also count well with the DTs).
But readers do not be disheartened with this outcome, the objective of this STS course is to find the very limits of togging endurance, tenacity, team building and comradeship... and to push beyond. The important thing is, not one recruit went VW.
If you have a location, if no one else will go with you and if you can find them, maybe you can join the Tog-Team!
But remember – the first rule of STS is: You do not talk about STS.
And finally, if you’re out shooting and a man wearing a red cap walks into your shot or sets up a tripod too close for comfort, just remember he may be a member of the STS. Just don’t mess with the best!
These two Big Boys were not competitive at all, actually they put on quite a display of friendship.
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Two trumpeter swans are very excited about taking off! While this appears to be part of a ballet, often it appears as intense competition. It is not uncommon to see the one in the rear squawking loudly at the one in front.
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It is well known that different warblers can inhabit the same ecological niche, and sometimes the same tree. Spend some time in the forest this time of year and even if you never leave one locale, you are likely to encounter more than one species of warbler. This, however, would seem to be an exception to what is known as the “ecological rule of exclusion.” In essence, any two species which inhabit the same ecological niche should not be able to coexist because one will always, eventually, out-compete the other. Close comparative study, however, has demonstrated that although these birds inhabit the same locale, and sometimes even the same tree, they will feed at different portions of the tree. Some birds will feed higher, others will hunt on the interior vs the outer portions of the tree (like this Black-throated Blue feeding at the buds of the tips of branches) and still, others will more commonly hawk insects on the wing. So, by hunting in different areas of the same tree these birds expose themselves to different kinds of food. In essence, the rules of ecology do apply, and perhaps one single tree can represent more than one single biome. #BlackThroatedBlueWarblers
As the evening began to calm down and the couple retire to his mansion, a playful game of pool begins, and both their competitive sides show, I wonder what bets are being made....
DisneySea, Tokyo.
Shot with the old Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f2.8 G. Gear chasers will say that this lens is not sharp enough, Z-ealot shills will tell us we need to move to Nikon mirrorless Z system for the new Z 24-70mm f2.8 S which will make this photo look so much sharper.
What is the reality? The AF-S 24-70mm f2.8 G can indeed do better at resolving finer details but it is still definitely sharp enough for general use, like almost all modern lenses. Gear review sites will never tell us this, all we'll get is the usual spiel that the newer lens just launched is much sharper and better corrected based on MTF and test charts. Or the older lenses do not perform well on the latest high resolution cameras. None will ever tell us that great values abound in the current used market obviously.
Marketing is all about convincing you that the new gear is better and your existing gear is no longer good enough in order to drive you towards making a new purchase after all that reinforcement from the incessant frothing of gear forum fanboi shills.
Instead of getting all caught up with marketing, we can gain so much more by learning to shoot better and more importantly, post-process more competently!
Nikon forum mirrorless Z-ealot shills meanwhile are clutching at straws recently trying to put on a positive spin for their brand’s financial performance.
Nothing like group hallucinations, a gathering of Hare Krishna devotees to drink kool-aid together, somethings never change.
Some tried to distort reality by quoting certain % statistic in isolation. Z-ealot shills got all delirious over R&D % with Nikon spending 14.5% of Revenue currently, Canon and Sony are both at 7.3%. Nikon in normal times like in 2012 spent 7.5% of Revenue on R&D.
All dandy until you delve into the real numbers, 2020 Revenues for Sony ($76b), Canon ($29.7b) and Nikon ($5.4b) vs 2012 Nikon ($11.1b). So quantum of 2020 R&D spend is actually like so; Nikon spent $788m (vs 2012 $838m) vs Canon $2.2b and Sony $5.5b.
Nikon risks burning out just for trying to keep pace with Canon and Sony and given how much market share Nikon has lost in the recent years, they can't bring down their R&D expenses resulting in a generally higher cost structure to spread out over declining units. It's no wonder they are unable to deliver value when they are so constrained with pricing. Make no mistake, Nikon has major problems although real hobbyists will hope they succeed rather than fail since more competition is always good for the consumer.
Nikon can’t stay competitive by rehashing the same old playbook, they need more unique products that the other brands lack such as lightweight fresnel supertele prime in Z mount for instance. Hopefully Nikon can surprise us positively with their next camera releases.
I’m looking out for their Z 24-105mm f2.8-f4.0 S (hopefully it has VR) which is really the lens to get over the rather limiting Z 24-70mm f4 S and ho-hum Z 24-200mm f4-6.3 VR. In fact I’ll take the 24-105mm (or 24-120mm) over the Z 24-70mm f2.8 S any day. That is the way with lens releases especially for a new system, the more desirable lenses tend to be released later and many hobbyists not knowing any better will typically end up buying and selling a few rounds before finally settling on what they really need/want.
Looking at what Canon did, value added macro capability with their affordable f1.8 Primes, unique f2.0 28-70mm zoom, lightweight 70-200mm f2.8, f11 supertele Primes, EOS-R5, this is what pushing the envelope is about. Why keep making the same f1.8 Primes and f2.8 zooms and UWA zooms that start at 14mm when the market has moved on to 12mm? Nikon must do much better than rehashing more of the same, a little better performance than the past but charging ever higher prices without really innovating or offering anything extra will hasten the downward spiral.
Latest on DpReview regarding Nikon’s financials; m.dpreview.com/news/3001593019/nikon-q3-financial-report-....
A fair report to be honest but as expected, Nikon Z-ealot shills cried foul and accused DpReview of negativity and being anti-Nikon, so much insecurity to the point of being delusional! Some of the comments are downright comical showing an utter lack of understanding in financial reporting and even utter cluelessness over the concept of market share!
Nikon forum shills have no clue what long term trends mean either, it’s been a downhill slide for the past few years. Desperation have driven them to focus on any short term spike to assuage their bruised ego. Always a curious thing to observe, people tying their self-worth over a photographic brand, tragic comedy! I use Sony, Nikon, Olympus, Panasonic and Ricoh cameras, yet I hardly ever come across such toxic, bitter and delusional shills like those in Nikon forums!
Autumn is here, winter is coming... It's time to put down the smartphone and start lifting weights. Let's start with 2.8 kg.
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Over the years, the Brainerd Sub has been treated as the red-headed stepchild of railfanning. The reasons are understandable: Low and unpredictable train counts, generic power, and basic Northwoods scenery that is easily replicated by other, busier mainlines across the state. However, with Minnesota Power stating its intentions to stop burning coal at the Cohasset plant, and with coal shipments by boat to Michigan in imminent danger, it is likely that, in the not too distant future, road traffic on the Brainerd Sub will be a thing of the past. With other railfan attractions across Minnesota going away, my next objective has become shooting the Brainerd Sub while it still sees daily road traffic. Here is a Cohasset coal train, which is likely to be the last road customer for the Brainerd Sub in a year or two.
As I see plenty of former rail lines across the state having been turned into bike trails, it makes me wonder what the western half of the Brainerd Sub will look like in 15-20 years. Hopefully it's not that.
Aitkin, MN; BNSF Brainerd Sub; 9/27/2025
Spend Saturday on a non-competitive chartiy ride. TSV Kochertürn (www.tsv-kochertuern.de) hosts its annual Kastanienfest (chestnut festival) and organizes a charity bike ride. Starting fees go to DKMS (www.dkms.de) a charity that organizes bone marrow for leukemia patients.
The group ride was super-fun. Saturday is a team event, Sunday a single event. Only thing that didn't go entirely right was I had no competitive riders on my team. And those two guy who in the end proved the best for fast riding were not really interested in being cooperative in sharing the work load. But anyway. Fun plus a good cause make for an excellent day, right? And so it was.
In his first season of competitive driving with the Porsche Owners Club, Alexander Bermudez placed 3rd in the PDS Championship, edging out more experienced drivers in what was already, one of the clubs's more competitive classes.
2012 proved to be even more rewarding, with Alexander competing in both the PDS and TT Championships, winning 2nd and 3rd consecutively, earning him the 2012 POC Most improved Driver Award!
In 2013 Alexander suffered a catastrophic engine failure that ended his hopes of a Time Trial podium, but in spite of the technical difficulties, Alexander kept pushing and finished the year winning the BSR PDS Championship!
2014 marks the beginning of Alexander Bermudez's Cup racing program and as of this writing, with 18 race starts, Alexander has enjoyed 5 wins and 15 podium finishes. With nine races left in the season House Automotive is proud to announce our partnership with Alexander Bermudez, for the remainder of 2014 and 2015.
House Automotive is an Independent Porsche Service Shop located in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California and serving all surrounding Southern California Cities including Los Angeles, Orange County, Hollywood and Beverly Hills. We're proud of not only of our superior customer service and quality, but our ability to maintain competitive rates in comparison to Porsche Dealership. We perform all scheduled maintenance by time or mileage, following Porsche diagnostic procedures step-by-step. All maintenance and repairs are performed by certified technicians, using genuine/OEM parts and electronic diagnostic equipment.
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Boobies have similar feeding strategies, but they tend to compete harshly for nesting areas, particularly the Nazca Booby. This is the largest Booby present on the Galapagos, covered in snow white plumage with black feet, it is the most violently competitive Darwinist among them all. They are bad neighbours, both to their own species, and to their cousins, the Blue-footed Boobies. Seen on Punta Suarez, Espanola Island.