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This photograph of the mist descending down from Mt Olympus in the background, was a challenge to take. Both light and visibility had become poor up there and I was more than happy to be standing on the shoreline of Lake St Clair. Less than half an hour earlier the sun was shining, that's how quickly the conditions can change in this true alpine environment.
But there is nothing quite so invigorating as to be in touch with the elements in such a tangible way. I believe our desiccated modern souls cry out for it. We are reminded that so much of what passes as reality in our modern urban environments is simply not that at all. It is purely artificial.
It is beautiful to be in a natural environment like this, but nature has a wild side as well. And it is that very wild side that challenges us to face the reality of our Being. We are more than consumers, objects in the marketplace of our cities. We belong to Nature and our lives take on a fresh authenticity whenever we are in contact with our own essential nature.
To help me start
All over again.
That would be just fine
I know it's gonna work out this time
Cause this time I am,
This time I am
I am
Changing.
I get my life together now.
I am changing
Yes I know how
I'm gonna start again.
I'm gonna leave my past behind
I'll change my life.
I make it up
And nothing is gonna stop me now.
As a river of ice slowly descends to Glacier Bay, a pod of Orcas finds their way into the rich feeding grounds inside the bay. The photo can only capture a portion of the enormous untouched-by-humans spaces of Alaska; located northwest of Canada, is the largest and most sparsely populated U.S. state. It's known for its diverse terrain of open spaces, mountains and forests, with abundant wildlife and many small towns. Alaska is as wide as the lower 48 states and larger than Texas, California and Montana combined. I was tracking the pack of Orcas and I framed the picture with the glacier as center piece hopping the pack surface on the center; I was off a bit.
A westbound Canadian Pacific grain train descends Kicking Horse Pass exiting the west portal of upper Spiral Tunnel at Yoho, British Columbia, on September 23, 2013.
The guy below was part of a bigger party, all of them did a diversion and ascended Angletarn Pikes with him so he could bag a Wainwright. Apparently the last time he was here he went to Angletarn's other summit which doesn't count. Good friends, but there was a bit of ribbing :-)
UP coal empties drift down the grade underneath US Route 6 near Colton, UT. Although not the Utah Railway crew we came to Solider Summit for, catching any train in good light on this railroad was good enough to make the day worth our troubles.
The light is fading fast and a little colour remains in the sky as 143622 departs from Llanishen as the drizzle falls with a Penarth bound service.
coming down the mountain we look back and get a glimpse of the drama that can unfold at any moment on these swiss peaks
The phrase 'Descending into...' generally refers to a deterioration of a situation, such as 'Descending into madness' or 'Descending into chaos'. This is also true here, as long as you accept that descending into order goes against the Second Law of Thermodynamics where the natural state of a system and its surroundings is to become more disordered. In knolling, similar objects are arranged as a method of organisation - but as I like a photograph to tell a story, I wanted to convey not just the arranged objects, but the process of doing the knolling.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Knolling'. This 9-shot focus stack has been cropped to be within the MM size limit.
UP 8178 leads INPOA through Pulga on a cold morning. The train has reached low enough elevation to be out of the snow and soon will reach the Central Valley.
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A recent winter storm arriving at Palo Duro Canyon. I was heading back to my car while the temperatures were dropping. This shows the park road where it makes its steepest descent into the canyon, on a road originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s during the Great Depression.
Randall County, Texas, USA
Camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Lens: Tamron 18-300 mm
Settings: ISO 640, f/13, 1/40s, 28 mm
Shot handheld.
On Christmas Day 1969, Santa Fe F45 1903, with its original as-built number, descends Cajon Pass with westbound merchandise. Unfortunately for photographers, this curve was eliminated a few years later. This photo was taken 55 1/2 years ago on a beautiful, clear winter day in Southern California.
question better with/without the exit sign t the top- too near the edge?
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Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) descending a tree trunk.
Wiewiórka (Sciurus vulgaris) schodząca z pnia drzewa.
The Longs Peak massif with a shroud of rain descending. The peaks include (l to r) Chiefs Head Peak, Pagoda Peak, a few spires of Keyboard of the Winds, Longs Peak (14,259 ft, 4346 m), and Mount Meeker. A magnet for hikers, the peaks have seen more fatalities in recent years- three people died in the fall on the peak, with 2 bodies still missing.
This was my first attempt at 1 arm photography due to recent rotator cuff surgery, preventing me from raising my right arm or bearing any weight. Tripod and shutter release worked wonders.
Led by Southern Pacific GE AC4400CW No. 340, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train descends the two percent grade between Clay and Rocky, Colorado on April 13, 2002. The head en is approaching the west switch of Rocky siding, and the two DPUs on the rear of the train are above and just crossed over the east switch of Clay siding, while a lone mid-train DPU is circling Big 10 Curve out of sight to the left.
Descending the Sir Sandford Fleming Memorial Tower aka 'The Dingle' in Halifax, NS. (Snapped on iPhone 6)
(I feel like there should be some back story of mystery and intrigue to this shot. Problem is, when I hear "Dingle" all I can think of is a funny rhyme my uncle taught us as kids, "Hey dingle-dangle, dingle-dangle-dee. Never let your dingle....dangle in your tea." Must've been a family thing - my dad frequently made up quite similar nonsense poems - and I have to admit, us 'kids' have continued the quirky legacy.)
A quartet of Freeport McMoran GP38s descends down the 5% grade with a cut of loaded gondolas for the Arizona Eastern interchange in Clifton, AZ. I was lucky to catch a crew come down as early as around 8am since the usual run closer to 10/11am will always be backlit here. This allowed for just a slimmer of nose light.