This was probably my favourite outing during my trip to the Faroe Islands, probably because of the unexpected photographic opportunities. I set off hiking up Slættaratindur from the high pass of Eiðisskarð and could see the summit shrouded in fog and a fresh coating of snow, but continued nonetheless. On the ascent I encountered a Danish couple who said they'd attempted the summit but gave up due to poor visibility and treacherous conditions. Being the stubborn person I am, I continued to see for myself.

Personally, I didn't find much difficulty throughout the ascent, but there again I'm used to winter conditions on the mountains at home. There were a couple of scrambling sections nearing the summit, but nothing worse than I'd attempted beforehand. And I'm so glad I made the decision to continue as the views were incredible.

This is the 3rd country high point I've conquered after Iceland's Hvannadalshnjúkur and Norway's Galdhøpiggen, but certainly my personal favourite in terms of photography mainly due to the epic conditions. The mountain fog was swirling around the summit, revealing glimpses of the view in all directions. This is the view looking east towards Funningsfjørður.

The name Slættaratindur literally translates as "flat summit”, and although from a distance and during the ascent it seems a misleading title, on reaching the top the name becomes apparent as it is certainly more spacious than expected, albeit with steep drops on all angles.

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Living is Not Enough. One Needs Sunshine, Freedom... and Flowers

- Hans Christian Andersen

Each of my days begin with a quest for joy, a search that varies in difficulty. Today, it was a ranunculus blossom that delivered a smile.

These flowers, with their almost impossibly perfect, rose-like blooms and tissue-thin petals, are a visual delight.

Their spectrum of colors, from soft creams to vibrant burgundies, is simply breathtaking. While often reserved for high-end arrangements and bridal bouquets, their exquisite beauty has the power to transform an ordinary day into something special.

(Sony a9, 135/1.8 (with extension tube) 1/160 @ f/22 ISO 2000, edited to taste)

Whenever people suffered the difficulty in real life, they either faced the challenge with courage or hided themselves in their secret garden temporarily, made their sophicated thoughts within, and then find way to breakthrough again.

Have you ever own your secret garden ? It could be a real place in the world , or just a mental place at your mind, which made yourself feel safe & help you calm down from the suddently sufferings in real life.

Try to create the secret garden through the overlayering composition, it can be a place mixed with variable emotions, happiness, sorrow, hate, sadness, peaceful etc, not necesarry a subjective garden in vision, maybe just a private corner under the tree, on the meadow, or even the space between the leaves & air.. tell me how you think about your secret garden.

the difficulty with a 10mm DX is to get the picture straight and not dropping or going up to the right, so it takes many pictures before getting a straight or almost straight line, but I see that many flickerers don't mind and just put the first pic they get and that's all, I give extreme care to proportions , so my pictures are never, except on rare occasions, just snapshots , in this case I chose this picture because of the gull and it is almost at the right level of manual correction of distortion, anyway it is not easy to use such extreme lenses , above all with a full frame camera and a lens that is not full frame. I hope the picture will be appreciated for the movement that's inside it

All things are difficult before they are easy

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'A Human Form In A Deathly Mould'

1999 by Juliao Sarmento

Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain MAMAC in Nice

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France 15.08.2014

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'A Human Form In A Deathly Mould'

1999 von Juliao Sarmento

Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain MAMAC in Nizza

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Frankreich 15.08.2014

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www.juliaosarmento.com/#/home

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I found the difficulty with the them was not being able to use the keyhole as a viewpoint (showing something the other side) or being able to show a key in the lock. Those two requirements made it rather tricky to produce something different. How to make just the keyhole appear interesting? My effort is not too marvelous - I tried to concentrate on the texture and colour. The theme was more difficult that I thought at first. A very few have taken some very original shots. Well done to them!

The difficulty to think at the end of day,

When the shapeless shadow covers the sun

And nothing is left except light on your fur —

There was the cat slopping its milk all day,

Fat cat, red tongue, green mind, white milk

And July the most peaceful month,

To be, in the grass, in the peacefullest time,

Without thought of the cat,

The cat forgotten on the moon;

And to feel that the light is a rabbit-light,

In which everything is meant for you

And nothing need be explained:

Then there is nothing to think of.

-- Wallace Stevens

difficulty focusing on the 'eye' as a hawk flew my way with his 'snake' snack...

impossible cases, abuse, abuse victims, bodily ills, loneliness, lost causes, marriage difficulties, difficult marriages, marital problems, mothers, parenthood, sterility, sickness, the sick, the impossible, those in need, widows, and wounds.

The difficulty with birds in flight captures is the lighting settings, but I keep on trying. Especially since nature provided me with a (nearly perfect) symmetrical photographic opportunity.

Fuji GF670

Kodak Extar 100

Epson V700

The Castle of Sümeg is one of the country's most beautiful, relatively well-preserved medieval fortresses, built on a barren hilltop that stands out from its surroundings.

Large-scale renovation works were completed in the Castle in 2022, the new interactive exhibition opened in the spring of 2023! Come, and see the exhibitions, the programs, travel back in time!

At the begining of the promenade - leading up to the Castle of Sümeg - you can find place to park your vehicle, but also from the Restaurant VÁRCSÁRDA you can find your way -with using a medium difficulty staircase- up to the castle.

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I am having difficulty uploading today. In fact I was surprised that the last photo I tried to upload is in my photostream since I gave up and left Flickr after it timed out which evidently means it didn't time out even though I got the message that it did. We will see if this one will upload. Went directly to the "Bad, bad panda! Come on. We want photos" page but uploaded anyway.

Photographed in my front yard, Yakima County, Washington. Yesterday more than 60 American Robins showed up here at my home and some of them were in my Crabapple Trees eating the berries. Although there are fewer robins here today (Feb, 6) more of them are eating the crabapples and some are eating Mountain Ash fruit. California Quail are also eating Crabapples. It was very cold this morning and will likely remain below freezing all day even with sunshine. With 12 inches of snow on the ground the birds are eating anything they can find.

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Between light and shadow, fear and peace, serenity and anguish. What is the secret of balancing a life? Questionable? The steps that we won, exceeding limits, overcoming difficulties, each with his own. The human element and nature, a dangerous contact?

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So often color gets caught up in color, and it becomes merely decorative. Some photographers use it brilliantly to make visual statements combining color and content; otherwise it is empty :-)

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I've always had great difficulty getting up early, thats why don't I even try! It's a lot more fun to sleep late and then stand around in the bathroom and do nonsense forever

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A tiny parasitic wasp, photographed (with difficulty) while she sniffed around one of my solitary bee observation boxes. She's such a lovely colour, but definitely has a mischievous look about her. I think she could be Monodontomerus sp. (although I didn't get a clear enough shot of her hind leg, which would have a distinct single tooth, although I could see a hint of one in one of my images ... but now I know where to focus my camera next time!). If she is Monodontomerus, then I'm thinking possibly M. obscurus, as this seems to be the only species recorded in the limited places I've thought to check. Very grateful for any help if anyone is able to confirm or correct the ID.

After a very brief visit with Baron and having difficulty in determination my direction for the week, it's back to wildflowers, but preferably pretty simple, that is pretty and simple.

Let me start with this Carpobrotus edulis endemic to South Africa as are all ice plants. I really like this particular example: single blossom with multiple stems all 'round. Plain and simple.

Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. Its common names include hottentot-fig, sour fig, ice plant or highway ice plant. Living in California where ice plants are one of the most popular plants planted by the state along many highways, and where this species has become naturalized, I understand "highway ice plant," but finding the basis for the other names ... that may take some time.

Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping, mat-forming succulent species. It grows year round, with individual shoot segments growing more than 1 m (3 ft) per year. It can grow to at least 50 m (165 ft) in diameter. The leaves - remember this is a succulent - are only very slightly curved and have serrated sides near the tips.

The yellow or light pink flowers are produced from April to October, and range from 6.4 to 15.2 centimetres (2+1⁄2 to 6 inches) in diameter.Two of the calyx lobes are longer, extending further than the petals. They open in the morning in bright sunlight and close at night. On one rare really overcast day at the Marina, I saw one open when I arrived at 9:30 and close at noon, out to lunch so to speak.

The fruit is multi-chambered, ripening from green to yellow. The aha! moment has come: The species is a member of the fig-marigold family, Aizoaceae, one of about 30 species in the genus Carpobrotus.

But hottentot? Those who know more about South Africa may find a clue here: The sour fig grows on coastal and inland slopes in South Africa from Namaqualand in the Northern Cape through the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape. It is often seen as a pioneer on disturbed sites.

I have difficulty distinguishing between Cassiar and Slate-colored. Based on Eric's comment and another review of distinguishing characteristics Cassiar and Slate-colored and recent review at ebird this is a"Dark-eyed Junco (cismontanus) Junco hyemalis cismontanus." The quotes are for how Cassiar are listed at ebird. I don't see the word "Cassiar" in a recent listing by ebird reviewer Ryan Merrill. Also at ebird Slate-colored is listed as "Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored/cismontanus) Junco hyemalis hyemalis/carolinensis/cismontanus." See here: ebird.org/pnw/view/checklist/S51953623

I listed this bird as Slate-colored at ebird but have update to Cassiar with this photo and will wait to see if a reviewer wants to change it. My checklist: ebird.org/view/checklist/S52009780

Yakima Area Arboretum. IMG_1638

Thanks to everyone who takes time to view, fave or comment on my pictures.

A menhaden (lower right) jumps out of the water to gain a better view of the acrobatic routine of a fishing Green Heron on Horsepen Bayou.

(Leptailurus serval) B28I8181 Masai Mara Triangle - Kenya

In North Africa, the serval is known only from Morocco and has been reintroduced in Tunisia, but is feared to be extinct in Algeria. It inhabits semi-arid areas and cork oak forests close to the Mediterranean Sea, but avoids rainforests and arid areas. It occurs in the Sahel, and is widespread in Southern Africa. It inhabits grasslands, moorlands and bamboo thickets at high altitudes up to 3,800 m (12,500 ft) on Mount Kilimanjaro. It prefers areas close to water bodies such as wetland and savanna, which provide cover such as reeds and tall grasses. In the East Sudanian Savanna, it was recorded in the transboundary Dinder–Alatash protected area complex during surveys between 2015 and 2018.

In Zambia's Luambe National Park, the population density was recorded as 0.1/km2 in 2011. In South Africa, the serval was recorded in Free State, eastern Northern Cape, and southern North West. In Namibia, it is present in Khaudum and Mudumu National Parks.

There were two major difficulties in making this photo: the tall grasses at this time in the Masai Mara and the very harsh midday light which creates a veil of heat - and which is a sore for all photographers.

You can hardly photograph a Serval at the start of the day because it waits until the grasses are dry to hunt rodents, birds or lizards.

However, I was already quite happy with this meeting, even with a photo of average quality.

I had a lot of difficulty with this theme. I found it challenging for lighting both coin and object and even more challenging for focus. I had a couple I liked more than this but discovered at the last minute that they were against the rules as the object (an earring) wasn't contained entirely on the coin with the ear wire spilling off the edge.

The coin is a British penny from 1882. My dad had a coin collection which he kept in a few plastic bags in a drawer. I never even knew he collected coins until I was going through his things after he passed away a few years ago.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Rabindranath Tagore

Great difficulty with uploads last few days, but back home after nearly 900 miles of travelling. Fabulous holiday, this welsh poppy was taken from the birthplace of William Morgan who was responsible for translating the bible into welsh way back in 1588.

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Bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges gehörte das Dorf Konau hinter dem Elbdeich zum Landkreis Lüneburg, nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erfolgte wegen der fehlenden Brücke über die Elbe mit entsprechend zu erwartenden Versorgungsschwierigkeiten aus praktischen Gründen im Juli 1945 eine Übergabe an die sowjetische Besatzungszone und daraus folgend die spätere Zugehörigkeit Konaus zur DDR. Durch die Lage im so genannten Schutzstreifen der DDR-Grenze blieb die für die Siedlungsgeschichte an der Elbe typische Marschhufenbebauung im Ort bis heute erhalten. Nach der deutschen Wiedervereinigung wechselte Konau wieder nach Niedersachsen in den Landkreis Lüneburg zurück.

Until the end of the Second World War, the village of Konau, located behind the Elbe dyke, belonged to the Lüneburg district. After the Second World War, due to the lack of a bridge over the Elbe and the associated supply difficulties, it was handed over to the Soviet occupation zone in July 1945 for practical reasons, and Konau subsequently became part of the GDR. Due to its location in the so-called protective strip of the GDR border, the village has retained the typical building style for the history of settlement on the Elbe to this day. After German reunification, Konau returned to Lower Saxony in the Lüneburg district.

Fidget spinner is in principle indicated for relaxing, decreasing stress, and helping children with autism, or with difficulty concentrating like those with ADHD. Ironically, its use has been suspended in many schools for distracting children from their schoolwork.

The Overhanging Great Wall is an important part of the defense network of Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass). It was built in the year 1539- 1540 during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to strengthen the defensive capability of the Jiayuguan area.

Built on the eastern slope of Black Mountain, it is not visible to anyone looking from west to east. Enemies thought they could enter inner China from here, the Black Mountain Canyon, as long as they rounded the Jiayuguan Pass. However, they were totally mistaken. After they went over the mountain with great difficulty, they found a very firm barrier in their path that was impossible to cross.

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“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” —Winston Churchill

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This was taken (with some difficulty and several attempts) in a beautiful walled/irrigated garden (Plaza de Armas) of the Alcazaba Citadel, Málaga, Spain. One of so many features to explore in this magnificent treasure, the Alcazaba is the best preserved Moorish fortress Palace in Spain.

I fixed the iPhone 8 Plus (with Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle) and Shoulderpod S1 (which also acts as a tripod attachment and I thoroughly recommend as a MUST in anyones smartphone kit, together with the Hisy remote trigger, links to both below.) to my Manfrotto tripod (with Manfrotto 391RC2 pan-head) which was fully extended. Sara had the Hisy remote and also acted as my guide. Surprisingly heavy and only takes about 10-20 seconds of holding this as still as possible above and away from you before needing a breather before the next attempt!! The channels in the walkways carries a seemingly endless babble of water.

This is a blend of two of the best shots I took, one fairly close to the fountain, and the other further up & away (which was cropped 15%?), done very quickly in Photoshop CC (could do better really but time is pressing) on Mac, then further edited in Snapseed on IPad Pro.

For more info.

on Alcazaba

www.andalucia.com/cities/malaga/alcazaba.htm

on Shoulderpod S1,

fstoppers.com/gear/fstoppers-reviews-shoulderpod-s1-minim...

on Hisy Remote,

geekdad.com/2014/03/hisy-bluetooth-camera-remote/

Cala Civette, Bandite di Scarlino (Scarlino, Grosseto)

Quale migliore prova delle bellezze della Maremma Grossetana? Questa spiaggetta, solitaria e chiusa in un ambiente naturale di grande bellezza dove tutto è rimasto incontaminato per secoli ed ora preservato dal Parco delle Bandite di Scarlino, sul mare Tirreno in provincia di Grosseto.

Prende il nome dalla torre che la sovrasta dall'alto del promontorio, Torre Civette, costruita nel secolo XVI quale roccaforte del Principato di Piombino, strategicamente importante per la visuale che riusciva a coprire. Il suo aspetto è stato rimaneggiato più volte dal secolo XVIII al 1900 e la fattoria con la torre sono attualmente di proprietà privata.

Senza tanti preamboli è un luogo ameno e selvaggio come si addice alla maremma costiera e rappresenta una delle spiagge più solitarie della provincia di Grosseto per la difficoltà di poterla raggiungere sia via terra, con un ripido sentiero, quanto via mare, guadando il torrente Alma in prossimità della foce accanto alla spiaggia di Punta Ala.

What better proof of the beauties of the Maremma Grossetana? This small beach, lonely and closed in a natural environment of great beauty where everything has remained uncontaminated for centuries and now preserved by the Bandite di Scarlino Park, on the Tyrrhenian sea in the province of Grosseto.

It takes its name from the tower that overlooks it from the top of the promontory, Torre Civette, built in the 16th century as a stronghold of the Principality of Piombino, strategically important for the view it managed to cover. Its appearance has been remodeled several times from the 18th to the 1900s and the farm with the tower is currently privately owned.

Without many preambles it is a pleasant and wild place as befits the coastal Maremma and represents one of the most solitary beaches in the province of Grosseto due to the difficulty of being able to reach it both by land, with a steep path, and by sea, fording the Alma stream in proximity of the mouth next to the beach of Punta Ala.

By the way, civette in English means owls...

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After a lot of technical difficulties and issues (that includes the purchase of a new notebook -please never, never, never buy a Lenovo laptop- and obviously, all the process of information back up) i´m back again to this Flickr after 3 long weeks and of course, as Lugar_Citadino´s team, we wish to everyone of you an incredible 2019.

I hope that 2019 will be a year full of new experiences, new pictures, new moments and the best, a year full of new sensations. I´ll work for show us the best Chilean scenarios as i can cover (sincerely I hoped travel to New York or Sydney, but my first international travel must wait for a time).

Meanwhile, i´ll work for update the camera, improve my photograph skills and re develop different social media networks.

Sincerely,

Felipe Burgos Álvarez

Just a simple quote for each of you "When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure."

Have a great Sunday and day/night!!

God bless and takecare!

Con muchas dificultades logró posarse en la orilla del mar.

*

With great difficulty he managed to land on the seashore.

ESCOGE CUALQUIERA DE MIS ALBUMES Y MÍRALO SIN PRISAS

There are several hiking trails within Abu Galum nature reserve.

A secluded national park located about 15km north of Dahab only accessible by boat or by foot.

One of the most stunning hikes is between Ras Abu Galum and the Blue Hole taking you alongside crystal clear water, via secluded beaches, stunning landscapes backed by mountains.

The trail is about 7.21 miles, with a maximum elevation of 144 ft and has an easy to moderate difficulty level. It usually takes two and a half hours to complete this hike and gives you fantastic views.

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Longfellow Bridge Boston, Massachusetts

May you start your week with a positive attitude and a renewed spirit

May you cross your bridge without difficulties and uncertainties

May all your set goals be achieved without any set backs

May this week sails smoothly and bring you through!

Happy Blue (less) Monday!

This was taken while my hubby and I were on a (very colorful) tour bus. The driver was retired from the army and touring people/tourists around Boston was a dream job for him. He knew the history of every corner of Boston :)

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I always had difficulties to shot trees, especially in the forest, I find the result boring or messy and I really admired some photographers that can bring back masterpieces from the forest.

So I quite often try to take a picture that I like in the forest but mostly throw away everything after, but for once even I am quite happy with the result, there is still a lot of room for improvement but I feel OK to share it with you.

I hope that you will like it.

♫ Van Halen – Me Wise Magic ♫

I know what you're thinkin'

What you're thinkin' is easy to see

I know what you're dreamin'

I have those same dreams

Whoa!

Reach up to the feet of God

Lookin' for a sign

It was right here all the time, time, time, time

I am you and you are me

(Do you believe?)

Don't ya trust me?

Me wise magic

Ow! Baby, hold on

(If you could see)

Through my eyes

Me wise magic

Ohh, hold on

I feel you breathin'

Don't you trust me? (Trust me, trust me)

I feel you agreein'

I know what you need

Woo!

Don't you lie

Just listen through me

My words at best to you

A fortune coo-coo-cookie

Who are you? And where are we?

(Do you believe?)

Wow! Don't ya trust me?

Me wise magic

Yeah yeah, ohh ho-oh!

(If you could see)

See through my eyes

Me wise magic

A little zen headed your way

You'll get it halfway down the interstate

Four days from now, it all goes clear

A Buddhist riff for your inner earA little zen headed your way

You'll get it halfway down the interstate

Four days from now, it all goes clear

A Buddhist riff for your inner ear

I always have difficulty identifying flycatcher species but I am pretty sure this is a Willow Flycatcher. I was photographing other species of songbirds when to my left I noticed this flycatcher land on a nice perch. I pivoted my monopod around 45 degrees, gained focus, and was able to click the shutter three times before the bird flew off. Not much time to work with him, and I would have liked to moved a little to the right so the frond was not obstructing the tail. Nonetheless. I do find the pastels and clean background to offset the frond in the lower third. Please view large for detail.

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A little difficulty in capturing my awesome estate sale finds... the heads kept rolling away!

Everyone else at the estate sale was fighting to get to the complete dolls... and then there was me... I’m sure the guy I had to ask for prices for all the severed doll heads wondered about me... yes, for this... I’m going to be called “sick and twisted”... again! I did ask the estate sale guy.... "You're going to be talking about me tonight...aren't you?" He assured me that he has seen weirder things, and I bet that he has.

Oh, and.... that has become my dream job... working at an estate sale... and since I have really come to hate my present job, I just may pursue that!

You have faced so much harm, pain, despair, shame, difficulty, terror and suffering that living a life of growth, health, joy, and hope is unimaginable in your mind. And very slowly, over time, through God’s grace, some healthy relationships, a lot of very hard work, resources that are providing some healing and calming effects and an ability to begin to cope, learn and grow, you are starting to see some possibilities that were completely unimaginable before. Thank you for giving this a try even though you have no idea what this looks like, it is completely unfamiliar, complex, unclear and even scary—thank you.

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I haven’t taken all that many pictures for a while. Monday evening as I was struggling I pushed myself to spend some time outside with my camera as a way to try to help myself cope. After a while I experimented with some in-camera double exposures and this is one of the double exposure photos I made of some roadside weeds at our home. It has been so long since I’ve been able to put any words with the photos I have taken. It was such a surprise that these words started forming in my mind as I was captivated by this image and kept looking at the colors, the texture, the blur, the beautiful mystery. I was thankful for this inspiring moment.

Whenever people suffered the difficulty in real life, they either faced the challenge with courage or hided themselves in their secret garden temporarily, made their sophicated thoughts within, and then find way to breakthrough again.

Have you ever own your secret garden ? It could be a real place in the world , or just a mental place at your mind, which made yourself feel safe & help you calm down from the suddently sufferings in real life.

Try to create the secret garden through the overlayering composition, it can be a place mixed with variable emotions, happiness, sorrow, hate, sadness, peaceful etc, not necesarry a subjective garden in vision, maybe just a private corner under the tree, on the meadow, or even the space between the leaves & air.. tell me how you think about your secret garden.

"Difficulties make you grow"

I have been absent lately due to a small foot injury that did not allow me to walk. Now that I am a little better, I take the opportunity to show a photo that I have been able to make today of some flowers on my terrace. Little by little I will go back to my photographic activity.

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"Las dificultades te hacen crecer".

Últimamente, he estado ausente de Flickr debido a una pequeña lesión en mi pie que no me permitía andar. Ahora que estoy un poco mejor, aprovecho para enseñar una foto que he podido hacer hoy de algunas flores de mi terraza. Poco a poco, iré retomando mi actividad fotográfica.

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Para el grupo Seasons 19 My dairy: Reto "Me gusta"... Me encantan las flores!

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Sony A7 + Pentacon 50mm 1.8.

- Zig Ziglar.

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While visiting the Oregon coast earlier this spring, I came across a sea stack that looked like a shark fin. That day was very windy, so my wife and daughter stayed in the hotel room. By the time I reached the pull-out for the sea stack, the sun had already set, and the tide was rapidly rising. I had difficulty finding a good foreground because the beach was being flooded by large swells. Walking around, I saw a small patch of sand beside the road. The wind had blown away the bootprints, leaving intricate patterns in the sand. Due to the low light, I used a slower shutter speed, and the wind created interesting patterns in the ocean and grass.

I had difficulty sleeping in the early morning today but woke from a doze when the dawn was showing these lovely red and golden tones. A storm is forecast later today so perhaps this is the foretelling!