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The dictionary speaks for itself here…photography is the “creation of pictures”, however you and I see fit, as we are the creators
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Whether it’s close to home or in a different state or a different country. Trees are in their own class of beauty. If they’re very tall or not it really doesn’t matter. They help define Nature. Trees can help create great landscapes. Trees can beautify sunrises or sunsets. “Trees Define Beauty” so much so that man needs to plant two trees to replace every tree taken down. Planting trees helps to keep the soil healthy and keep the air healthy to breathe. Gratitude and Kindness can grow on trees too so plant a soon. Where we live now we plant a tree for every year we live here.
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We went to the RA on Friday with architect friends to see the exhibition Sensing Spaces. Great exhibition, and fun - we hope to take Elsie.
Subtle astral colors...are hidden in everything around you. Could you but see, you would be amazed at their beauty.
Paramahansa Yogananda
This is a small section of dried seaweed I have had for years.
Mount Rainier, or simply "the mountain" as locals call it, is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m). Rainier has a topographic prominence of 13,211 ft (4,027 m), which is even greater than that of K2, the world's second-tallest mountain! It's shown here rising from the Puget Sound as seen from near the summit of Mount Constitution at Moran State Park located on Orcas Island, Washington. On a really clear day you can even see the mountain from Victoria, Canada, it's truly massive!
For those curious about topographic prominence, it basically refers to the height of a summit's peak relative to its surroundings rather than a fixed point. Prominence measures a summit’s vertical distance from the lowest contour line that encircles it and no higher peak.
June 8, 2019 - Loomis Nebraska
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No tornadoes on this day's chase, but some incredible supercell structure out on the plains of Nebraska.
We started the day with a supercell that had several meso structures being reported from radar. This storm was tracking slowly about 12 knots cresting from the northwest to southeast. Classic June storm structure for this time of year in Nebraska. Northwest of North Platte Nebraska it had reported wall cloud and we definitely wanted a piece of this action.
We arrived as it was gaining strength as it has pushed through Maxwell Nebraska. We stopped in Brady, just to the southeast via I-80 corridor to get the bugs off of the windshield and as the storm was gaining strength. We had stopped just a few miles to the south of Brady we set up shop to catch this storm. Nice clear beautiful structure accompanied the underbelly of this supercell. Though we had a clear cut defined wall cloud this storm never did show us her tornadic teeth.
After about an hour on this storm in the same position (rare for us to do this) we eventually had to back off and get back to the east. We had to get south of Gothenburg just a few miles off the I-80 exit area for the next structured shot of this supercell. Oh we got just what we were looking for! Phenomenal base rotation!
Eventually we had backed off again as the hail core was approaching. Plus this cell was loosing its steam. We moved back to the I-80 corridor then south of Cozad Nebraska and this cell was in redevelopment mode and we had some waiting to do. Though not a long wait as this original cell fizzled out but we had one more chance for good structure south of Overten Nebraska. We headed to Loomis Nebraska for another treat to end the day. Oh did I say treat? We got a whole bunch more eye candy than expected.
Just to the east of Loomis Nebraska we encountered some incredible supercell structure. This storm wasn't going to be shy, and she eventually showed us some teeth.
Personal Note: For some odd reason I didn't clear my memory card on my last chase, and I ran out of room on my SD Card. I had to stop shooting after the wall cloud was right over my location my Loomis Nebraska. I didn't have time to pull out my spare card and load it due to the strength and this fast moving cell. This storm cell became outflow dominate and man do I mean dominate. We got caught in the outflow boundary several times with tons of gustnadoes and almost haboobish. I did have my trusty camera with me... I was in the drivers seat so when we had a chance, I did capture some incredible pics that blew me away literally.
All in all. I'm not always about catching the tornado. I had some good friends and fellow storm chasers along side that day. In my opinion... just another EPIC chase day in Nebraska!!! Woot Woot. More to come!
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'Point of Definity'
I guess it's a bit tense, to visit such a well known and thoroughly photographed landmark.
So here's mine, with Sirius on top. Adamant to capture something uniquely my own finding the star Sirius sat above the rocks just after sunset was perfect.
I had been hoping for shots of the Milky Way but a nearly full Moon and oncoming clouds put that prospect to bed quickly, but while taking away my intentions, it presented something beautiful. The backglow on the rocks from the Moon gives off a really awesome glow I could never have imagined capturing!
Single exposure, no HDR work. Nikon D810 & Nikkor 24-70mm
Abashiri Heroes
In 1890, the borders in East Asia were still not clearly defined. Japan claimed Hokkaido but the Meiji government was afraid that imperial Russia would march into the northern part of the island which was still in a state similar to Siberia. There was not much else other than a few fishing villages and vast expanses of forests populated by bears.
This land had to be quickly developed and connected to the settled parts of Hokkaido. Thus in the spring of 1890, a first batch of prisoners was dispatched to the strategically located fishing village of Abashiri. The prisoners came from all over Japan and their first task was to build a road connecting Abashiri to an already developed outpost close to Asahikawa in Central Hokkaido.
The road work was extremely hard. Everything had to be done by hand. The trees felled, the terrain cleared, the road constructed, the bridges built, while food was scarce, accidents very common and on top of it, every prisoner had a heavy iron ball chained to a foot to prevent them from disappearing into the wilderness. Working through the extreme cold of the Hokkaido winter, the road was finished in record time. Japan could now rightfully claim Northeast Hokkaido as her land.
The death toll among the prisoners was extremely high. At the time, they were seen as expendable human resources but the museum now has a special hall built to commemorate them. A dramatic movie is shown there, plenty of pictures demonstrate their plight and yes, you can chain an iron ball to your leg and walk a few steps with it. Certainly an interesting experience for a minute or two but imagine wearing this thing 24 hours a day while doing extremely exhausting and dangerous road building work out in the primal forest!
Abashiri, Hokkaido
February, 2019
What is LIFE ?
Does this sound like a strange question to you ?
Of course we all know what is meant by the word LIFE ?
, but how would you define it ?
“When we define the Photograph as a motionless image, this does not mean only that the figures it represents do not move; it means that they do not (i)emerge(i), do not (i)leave(i): they are anesthetized and fastened down, like butterflies.”
― Roland Barthes, Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Camera: Zero 2000 pinhole camera
Film: Ilford FP4 Plus 125, rated @ ISO 100
Exposure: 15 sec @ f/138, tripod
Film developed and scanned by Foto Brell, Bonn
Edited under Adobe Lightroom
Since pinhole cameras do not have a viewfinder and it is therefore not possible to precisely define the image frame, the negative scan had to be cropped slightly to achieve a satisfactory composition. Otherwise, I edit the scans as little as possible so as not to change too much the character of the dreamy and soft pinhole rendering.
"Jamais je n'ai rien vu de laid dans la nature; il n'est point de sujet que l'ombre, la lumière, la perspective ne puissent rendre agréable" Victor Cherbuliez
All is beautifull in nature; it is not subject that the shade, the light, the prospect cannot make pleasant
Nature builds up her refined and invisible architecture, with a delicacy eluding our conception, yet with a symmetry and beauty which we are never weary of admiring.
~John Herschel
"We used to cling to memories as if they define us. But what we do defines us." Ghost in the Shell
I love cyberpunk! For this ensemble, I'm wearing:
Leila Bodysuit and Coat by Eternus
Armored undersuit by BFI
Otome boots by r2
Accessories by SOLE
Amber hair by Besom
Greer head by Lelutka
Body by Maitreya
An epic storm came through Chelsea right on sunset. The colours were amazing. My daughter stood at the water's edge in awe as she watched it come in.
Can the shadow define the 3dimension?
(I'm not sure yet, but the memory of the shadow can stress the memory of the moment.)
Now So busy and I'm behind in Flickr~ will see around you another day~.
"Each flower fades away like incense;
The violin thrills like a tortured heart;
A melancholy waltz, a soft and giddy dizziness!
The sky is sad and beautiful like some great resting-place"
Transitions are something I'm always looking for in landscape photography. They help tell the story, add a dynamic energy and create depth in a 2-dimensional image. It's that defining moment where conditions begin to change and transform a scene that enables you to see, or feel, the essential nature and character of a location. I find them rare to come by, or at least notice sometimes, but these are the moments that I'm after.
On the second morning photographing the "Musquash" in Grand Lake Stream, ME. I was able to witness and capture one of these "transitional periods." After a pre-dawn of abundant cloud cover, morning mist, and calm waters, all of which were beautiful in their own right, a gentle breeze came into play as the first light of the sun kissed the western shoreline. The fog began to dissipate. The surface of the water became entwined with ripples, partially concealing the reflection of trees. The sky opened up, and clouds started to take shape as light penetrated through creating separation and structure. Everything became much clearer as if I had switched from standard to high definition.
After capturing this single frame, I quickly rearranged the camera to a vertical orientation and leveled the tripod to attempt a multi-frame panorama. It was already too late. The moment had passed. The turbulent water had removed all reflection, and light filled in the shadows, creating a much flatter scene. It had lost its energy and identity in a way, at least until the next morning.
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Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine.
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