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A dark, grey, wet, foggy day a dripping wet bench and a sense of solitude, I'm lucky enough not to have severe bouts of depression but on those rare days I do experience a level of depression this just about sums up my emotional mind.
The picture was taken of a part of Taferner's sculpture group Editha Wegbegleiter, which can be seen in Szombathely (Hungary). The work caught my eye at first sight. The facial expression and the cracks and fracture lines on the face awakened thoughts in me, which I tried to express with my photo.
Szombathelyen (Magyarország) látható Taferner Editha Wegbegleiter című szoborcsoportja egy részletéről készült a kép. Az alkotás első látásra megfogott. Az arckifejezés és az arcon húzódó repedések, törésvonalak gondolatokat ébresztettek bennem, amelyeket megpróbáltam a fotómmal kifejezni.
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over one hundred lives. It was referred to as Hoover Dam after President Herbert Hoover in bills passed by Congress during its construction; it was named Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. The Hoover Dam name was restored by Congress in 1947.
Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium named Six Companies, Inc., which began construction of the dam in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques were unproven. The torrid summer weather and lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned the dam over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule.
Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States by volume when full. The dam is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction, with 7 million tourists a year. The heavily traveled U.S. Route 93 (US 93) ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened.
"The broken are the more evolved" - The Beast
That is a quote from the incredible movie "Split" as spoken by "The Beast" played by the phenomenal James McAvoy. When The Beast sees the scars on Casey Cooke's (Anya Joy Taylor) arms and realises they are somewhat alike. The Beast sees the evidence of suffering upon Casey's skin. Ironically, self injury I always thought made the person lucky in one respect, their suffering is not invisible, why would I say that? Because depression unlike the expression of psychological trauma, is completely unseen.
And yes, I personally have and still do battle with depression, and yes, photography I found was the one and only thing that has a very powerful anaesthetising affect on my negative mindsets, which is why I loathe the Winter as I hate the cold. Funnily enough, Amateur Photographer Magazine ran an article on Mental Health & Photography, seems that there is very much a correlation between mental health and creative talents. For example, I knew a friend who was heavily Bi-Polar and yet he had incredible skills at weaving, floristry and making baskets, he was so quick at it as well.
My point of this is the following, depression is perhaps the most misunderstood mental health condition in the world. Many psychologists provide ineffective therapy, psychiatrists merely numb the pain with Big Pharma in their back pocket and many unqualified other's abandon those who suffer this infliction. If there is ever an expert on the subject of depression, it's the patients themselves, and thanks to the Elite's Global plan well underway, suicides are on the up.
There is one very invaluable thing you can do for someone who suffers from depression, show compassion. Absolutely show pure, bona-fide, unadulterated compassion, in its every endeavouring of the word in practice, put the person first, not your feelings, theirs and theirs alone, trust me, it's the best thing that can happen to them!
I Hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
With this series of images I'm hoping to raise awareness of mental health and stop the stigma, when it comes to mental illnesses. Stay strong!
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# A fine, American made, product of anxiety... yes, pure unadulterated stress! beats the big pharma pushers, i suppose (when it's efficacious, that is). although i must hold my nose, whatever it takes, to administer their [censored by the new upstanding administrators/owners of Flickr] toxic...... er, therapeutic drug treatment! Yum! Tastes like uranium enriched grapefruit! Feel like [censored again]! I sure rest comfortably -- perhaps a bit too much -- knowing that America's fine pharma companies are finishing us off in fine, fast style. And for the resilient, we've got big, er, test plans for you! Ypa!
As the Mississippi River receded from a record crest in May, the CP resumed operations as soon as it could. CP train 473-10 exits the depression under the Government Bridge on its trip to Nahant.
The depression is kept dry using sand bags and pumps.
May 10, 2019.
This is a view of the western shore of the lake. Hotaka mountains of Kita Alps are seen beyond the ridge. A peak of the ridge in the upper right is Takabocchi. The lakeside is tightly built-up, and new houses are creeping up the steep slope.
A friend of mine told me that Suwa is a place of Saturday Night Fever. He meant that factory workers living in Suwa come to bars and restaurants on weekends for party, but on weekdays the same areas are desolate. It is a typical of industrial areas.
Heyday of factory workers is already over as Japanese corporations have moved factories to Southeast Asia. Suwa is now at a turning point and seeking a proper direction for the future. Suwa municipalities are now promoting their "industrial heritage" although it is not certain if tourism can be the savior like the precision machinery at the time of silk depression.
I took this image as I sat outside in our car while my husband who is immunosuppressed/high risk health due to heart/double lung & kidney transplants was inside an urgent care because he was sick (late that night we found out he had covid). In an effort to not miss a day of my 365 on film I brought my film and digital cameras. As I sat anxiously waiting in the car for over 2 hours I tried to keep looking for light and capture some of the light I saw. Doing this helped me to cope in a very scary situation when my anxiety level was extremely high and I had to be able to function since my husband was sick. This was my view looking into the back seat seeing the artificial light from the street lights in the parking lot shining on my notebook I write in each day. To the left my husband’s bag of clothing and belongings in case he was admitted to the hospital, my camera bag in the middle and to the right a small lunch bag with some string cheese as we left home in a hurry before having time to eat supper in order to drive an hour for medical care. These images take me back to this day back in August and I’m thankful God gave me the ability to help myself cope in this way—by looking for light and trying to capture it.
Canadian Pacific's business train passes under the Government Bridge in downtown Davenport, IA.
November 17, 2017.
Another shot of the Proboscis monkey.
It had been raining all day (bad timing from us as the monsoon had just started...) and I guess we were not the onlyone who disliked it ;-)
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Inevitably the darkness returns. Into the tar pit......
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Hoar frost (also called radiation frost or hoarfrost or pruina) refers to the white ice crystals, loosely deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form on cold clear nights when heat is lost into the open sky causing objects to become colder than the surrounding air. A related effect is flood frost or frost pocket[2] which occurs when air cooled by ground-level radiation losses travels downhill to form pockets of very cold air in depressions, valleys, and hollows. Hoar frost can form in these areas even when the air temperature a few feet above ground is well above freezing. Nonetheless the frost itself will be at or below the freezing temperature of water...~ Wikipedia.
Okay, I ripped off the title from one of my favourite albums, Iggy Pop's 'Post Pop Depression'. But it kind of goes with the photo for me.
No depression here, but a kind of melancholy that comes with the last rays of light as they paint the sky in rosy hues. Plus, it was the last evening of a long weekend on the wind-swept Phillip Island, a place that I could live but don't (for practical reasons). Although it's not that far from Melbourne...so maybe one day.
New York Street in the mid of Omicron wave, winter, light snow, test in the street, more stores and business shut down, pond shop and loan places open up. A man pass by with products wheeled and birthday or wishes to quick recovery attached to his trolley.
One of the rarest and most exclusive cars ever built, this Bugatti Royale is on display at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. Designed by Ettore Bugatti and intended for royalty and the super rich, only seven Type 41 cars were ever built, of which six survive. The Great Depression from 1929 thwarted a higher volume of sales, while Jing Alphonso of Spain was overthrown before he could take receipt of his. King Zog of Albania reportedly was a potential buyers, but Ettore Bugatti thought that Balkan monarch’s poor table manners made him an unworthy customer.
Each Bugatti Royale is uniquely bodied. The Dearborn Royale is the third chassis built, acquired in 1932 by Dr. Joseph Fuchs, a German obstetrician. He specified a cabriolet body by Ludwig Weinerger of Nunich. The Nazi rise to power in 1933 prompted Fuchs to leave Germany, taking the car with him and settling in New York in 1937. The car rescued from a scrapyard in 1946 by a senior General Motors engineering executive, who paid $75 for it. Restoring the car to roadworthiness coat some $10,000. It was gifted to The Henry Ford Museum in 1957.