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Early morning fog and direct sunlight create an interesting green tinge on this street scene.
Tattnall County, Georgia, USA
My house is built on hallowed ground and land that was reclaimed from the sea. It suits the essence of me and calms my spirit to walk in my garden knowing that it was left for many years, an abandoned place until the house was built and the stony and sandy ground where nothing much grew except ancient plants; wild flowers that blew in on the wind. Then someone planted trees from all four corners of the earth and plants that should not have survived began to flourish as if the roots of these trees breathed new life into the earth. There have been only a few guardians of this magical place and I am honoured to be the current guardian. At first I tried to plant what I liked; tried to enforce my will on this holy place, but in time I realised something … you cannot force a garden to grow; to bend to your will. A garden evolves slowly over time of it's own accord mostly and we, as guardians, should allow it to guide us. In this way I have found peace and happiness here and I embrace the changes of my ever-evolving garden. I seldom buy anything new to plant. I wait for the winds; I wait for the seasons; I witness the changes and I grow and evolve as a person in much the same way as my garden does. It is a joy to anticipate each new season; each new wind; and to see what appears. There is always something unexpected appearing. Life is full of surprises; of serendipitous moments. I wonder sometimes about these old trees. I think whoever planted them was guided and perhaps the garden welcomed the dappled shade on what once was a desert. Certainly I feel myself sometimes directed to introduce a new species. Perhaps I am guided also by a hand that I cannot fathom. We are not meant to understand everything. If we allow ourselves to just be, we may find, without effort, how our path unfolds with relative ease. I have found this to be the case. All those years of struggle and now I can just let go … it really is that easy to be content.
p.s. I was compelled reluctantly to remove a Laburnum tree that I thought might be harmful to my cats. I had always wanted such a tree with it's beautiful yellow flowers … but in it's place a Forsythia grew with a profusion of yellow flowers. I did not plant it! Magic? Yes, I believe so! : 0)
“I like gardening. It’s a place where I find myself when I need to lose myself. “
– Alice Sebold
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbx6aXhocew
IN ABANDONED PLACES - Raison d'Etre
Please enjoy the unique experience of this video.
Lieber Rolf, ich denke du wirst diesen Film zu schätzen wissen! : 0)
“We leave our footprints in a place to mingle with the echoes of all that went before; our heartbeats; our rhythm; the patterns of our lives.” - AP
I wander in the wilderness
my garden of delights
a jungle by the turquoise sea
a land so flat; the moon at night
shines down with silvery fingers
and touches the ground with magical spells
and come the breaking dawn of morning
all ills are banished and all is well
the dark and mysterious creatures
who loiter in the dusk
emerge in brilliant sunshine
with all-seeing eyes; an elephant tusk
protrudes and scythes the longest grasses
parts the meadow like the ancient sea
leaving behind a trail of crimson
flowers of sorrel and sweet harmony
reigns here as the King of the Jungle
seeks solace in the afternoon siesta
ignores the urban sounds outside
these walls; these trees; a back-firing Fiesta
alerts the songbirds from their idle rest
they flitter and flutter from tree to tree
and as I lie within the striped hammock
I swing and sing low to the sound of the breeze
a mist arises suddenly; springs up from the sea
settles a cloak; an air of mystery
around the shoulders of myself and the limbs
of the ancient trees as I sip my Pimms
I can barely keep my eyes from closing
the warmth of the air so cloying and deep
I find myself falling gently to the humming of bees
as I lapse now into a soundless sleep
I awake to find the blue sky black
lit by a billion diamonds or more
an infinite guide is laid out before me
the wisdom of ancient celestial stars of yore
some say when we see them
they have already died
long ago before our ancestors
what does this imply
do our eyes deceive us
or are we psychic or perhaps
we are more knowledgeable than we realise
all we need falls easily into our laps
but still we often ignore
the instincts that are given
override them; divide them
dilute them; we're driven
to only see clearly to the end of our noses
we fail to stop often to smell the scent of the roses
take stock; stand still
absorb the nature of all living things
for in this garden I discovered
nature brings happiness and happiness brings
peace of mind; plentiful bounty
the sweetest fruits of the earth
the love that will bind us
circumnavigate the world's girth
here I find every day all that I need
the flora; the fauna; all that set seed
and I've no desire to be anywhere else
as much as I desire to be here
in this garden full of Heaven
there is love; there is goodness that I hold dear
from the humblest of creatures
find the beauty in a fly
sing so loud like a blackbird
view the world through a child's eyes.
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My artwork is a blend of 4 of my photographs taken in my garden
Direct Rail Services Class 68 locomotives 68006 "Pride of the North" and 68008 "Avenger"
4S44 Daventry International Railfreight Terminal to Mossend Down Yard
Rugeley Trent Valley, Staffordshire
Casi todos los lunes hay una circulación especial que nunca falla: el Sotoferro. Este peculiar tren lleva material diverso (generalmente plataformas portacoches) a reparar a la factoría de Sotoferro en las proximidades de Soto-El Real, en pleno Directo de Madrid a Burgos. Es la única circulación por el Directo más allá de Colmenar Viejo, lo cual se convierte en un aliciente más para fotografiarlo entre encinas entre Colmenar y Soto, rompiendo el silencio de los oxidados raíles del Madrid-Burgos.
En la imagen, la 333.357 arrastra una variada composición de plataformas en las proximidades de Colmenar. Agradecer a Ángel el mostrarme los mejores lugares para fotografiarlo.
By Megan Cope, 2022.
At 80 Ann Street, Brisbane.
"What becomes of the clouds
Megan Cope’s work draws on the archives and historical maps to create important public documents of Indigenous knowledge, memory and experiences.
Cope’s work echoes the landscape and history and in this work remembers the creek which used to run through the 80 Anne St site.
The waterway outline underfoot in the marble terrazzo directs the public's movement through the laneway while the glass and light sculpture in the ceiling follows the undulation and waterflow from the river to the reservoir simultaneously corresponding to the brass inlay, connecting land to sky and the relationship water plays within that space.
The creek was a life-source for everyone directing Indigenous then later European settler movements through the landscape. The banks of the creek and its water’s movement has been interrupted many times throughout history
—a reservoir was placed upstream during early European settlement and the creek disappeared from maps by the late 1870s and was eventually built into a drain. The brass outline of the creek is based on a lithograph map of Brisbane from 1863 which is visible on the glass gate at the entrance at night.
Location: 80 Ann Street, Brisbane CBD
Photo credit: Carl Grey
Lighting designer: @GrayLightAu "
BLUE-NECKED TANAGER Tangara cyanicollis. This Blue-necked Tanager is bending over as it drinks nectar from one of the cup-like flowers of the leguminous tree, Erythrina megistophylla Diels, family Fabaceae, along the Vía Cunuco, about two miles north of Mindo, in northwestern Ecuador at 9:17 AM on August 19, 2018.
Endemic to Ecuador, Erythrina megistophylla has flowers adapted to pollination by passerine (perching) birds. We have observed a variety of passerine birds drinking nectar from these flowers as well as a number of hummingbird species. Porotón is one of the common names of this tree species.
The Blue-necked Tanager belongs to the family Thraupidae and is found from Venezuela south to Bolivia and Brazil.
Una Tangara Capuchiazul Tangara cyanicollis está inclinandose para beber néctar de una flor de un árbol leguminoso Erythrina megistophylla, familia Fabaceae, por la Vía Cunuco unos 4 kilometros al norte de Mindo en el noroeste de Ecuador a las 9 y 17 de la mañana el 19 de agosto de 2018. Erythrina megistophylla es un árbol endémico a Ecuador.
In Brazil, Tangara cyanicollis is known by the common name Saíra-de-cabeça-azul.
For OPTIMAL DETAILED VIEWING of this nectar seekiing Blue-necked Tanager, VIEW AT THE COLOSSAL SIZE (2498 x 1400) using the direct Flickr link: www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/48067...
TO SEE MORE THAN 40 SPECIES OF TANAGERS, FLOWERPIERCERS, HONEYCREEPERS and ALLIES PLEASE VISIT MY TANAGER ALBUM (SET) AT www.flickr.com/photos/neotropical_birds_mayan_ruins/album...
In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs”. The nearby Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has made Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland.
At 69°13 North, Ilulissat is inside the arctic circle by nearly a hundred miles. The position of the Arctic Circle is not fixed and currently runs 66°33′49.1
Mardi 8 février 2022, étant de passage à Roanne, petit détour sur la Loire afin d’immortaliser quelques trains. Le dernier train surpris en ce beau jour hivernal est le train Sibelin St Germain des Fossés 75018. Il est composé en ce jour là d’une habituelle UM de 75400 et de tombereaux qui seront chargés de Feldspath chez Imerys à Lavaufranche et iront ensuite à Modene en Italie.
This is the only picture which I DID NOT do any color, brightness and etc adjust. Direct converted from RAW to Jpeg.
A monochrome portrait of a Cocker Spaniel, looking directly into the camera lens. Spaniels are renowned for their intelligence, loyal nature, and expressive features, which translate beautifully into black and white photography. The detailed contrast highlights the soft texture of the feathered ears, weathered nose, and attentive eyes.
An early morning view of Dartmouth before most people have even risen from their beds.
You do not have the right to copy, reproduce or download my images without my specific permission, doing so is a direct breach of my copyright
Direct Rail Services 66422 “Max Joule 1958 - 1999” heads the daily departmental tripper 6K05 12:31 Carlisle North Yard - Crewe Basford Hall along the picturesque Settle & Carlisle railway, seen between Selside and Horton in Ribblesdale, with a near uniform consist of Network Rail FEA wagons loaded with concrete sleepers.
January 2025.
Smaller than blackbirds, with a short tail, pointed head, triangular wings, starlings look black at a distance but when seen closer they are very glossy with a sheen of purples and greens.
Their flight is fast and direct and they walk and run confidently on the ground. Noisy and gregarious, starlings spend a lot of the year in flocks.
Still one of the commonest of garden birds, its decline elsewhere makes it a Red List species.
Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide organisms vision, the ability to process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. - Some eye have the power to stop time.
Aussi petite qu'un moineau, bleu cendré aux parties supérieures, roux orangé pour le dessous, un fin trait noirâtre soulignant l'œil, elle parcourt les troncs d'arbres et les branches dans un sens ou dans l'autre, tête à l'envers ou à l'endroit, suspendue grâce aux longues griffes de ses pattes.
L'arbre est son domaine et les descentes au sol sont rares. La femelle construit son nid dans une cavité de tronc ou de branche, souvent dans une ancienne loge de pic.
Une artisane de la nidification
Justifiant son qualificatif de torchepot, la sittelle utilise de la boue argileuse afin de rétrécir artistiquement l'entrée à sa mesure, c'est-à-dire jusqu'à ce que l'orifice lui laisse tout juste le passage. L'intérieur est ensuite abondamment garni de copeaux d'écorces et de feuilles sèches sur lesquels les œufs reposeront en toute sécurité. Mâle et femelle barbouillent également l'entrée de résine, peut-être pour éloigner les indésirables, prédateurs ou compétiteurs. Le couple évite de se maculer de résine en plongeant directement à travers le trou pour entrer dans le nid.
Autre particularité de l'espèce : la sittelle insère des graines de toutes sortes dans les crevasses d'écorces, peut-être en prévision des jours de disette, certainement aussi pour pouvoir les briser plus facilement. Maintenues dans la crevasse comme dans un étau, les dures coquilles ne peuvent plus échapper aux coups de bec. La sitelle déploie une activité si débordante qu'elle récolte bien souvent plus qu'elle ne peut consommer !
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As small as a sparrow, ashy blue with the upper parts, orange red for the under, a thin black line underlining the eye, it traverses the tree trunks and the branches in one direction or the other, head to the back or up, suspended thanks to the long claws of her paws.
The tree is his domain and the descents on the ground are rare. The female builds her nest in a trunk or branch cavity, often in an old log lodge.
A nesting craftswoman
Justifying its name torchpot, the nuthatch uses clay mud to artistically narrow the entrance to its measure, that is to say until the hole just leaves the passage. The interior is then abundantly filled with chips of bark and dry leaves on which eggs will rest safely. Male and female also smear the resin entrance, perhaps to ward off unwanted, predatory or competitive. The couple avoids spotting resin by dipping directly through the hole to enter the nest.
Another peculiarity of the species: the nuthatch inserts seeds of all kinds in the crevices of bark, perhaps in anticipation of days of famine, certainly also to be able to break them more easily. Maintained in the crevice as in a vise, the hard shells can not escape pecks. The sitelle deploys an activity so overflowing that it harvests often more than it can consume!
Direct Rail Services Class 66 diesel locomotive 66424 "Driver Paul Scrivens"
4E49 Daventry International Railfreight Terminal to Doncaster Marshgate Sidings
Findern, Derbyshire
Venice Beach, Venice, Los Angeles (California, USA). Martedì, 5 aprile 2016.
I was walking around the beach at sunset with my Polaroid, looking for a nice scene with the ocean, the sun going down... but nothing stood out.
While I was going back to where I came from, I met this group of guys playing football. One of them looked at the Polaroid and started doing that face "Oh, cool camera! Take us a picture!". I just replied: "If you'd just were playing by the ocean...".
This shot is the direct result of his answer: "Well, let's do it!".
Thanks again Sean, Joshua, Dante and Melik!
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- Polaroid ColorPack IV
- Fujifilm FP-100C
- Scanner Epson PerfectionV500
Direct Rail Services (DRS) 37405 and 37425 'Sir Robert McAlpine' + 'Concrete Bob' arrive into Brundall with the 2P27 1617 Great Yarmouth to Norwich.
El fracaso de una estación
La línea Zamora-A Coruña siempre tuvo una vocación de larga distancia, en los planes de MZOV daría conexión directa con los ramales existentes a casi toda Galicia y recortaría el viaje a Madrid en un puñado de horas. Cuando la construcción se volvió a retomar en los años oscuros el gobierno mantuvo esta intención, se crearon trazados de ensueño, como si del Ave se tratara.
La misión era unir las ciudades con el trazado más fácil para la explotación, a costa de no servir a los pueblos y villas intermedias. Ni siquiera hay un ejemplo de consolación, las vías pasan por el mismísimo centro de Maside pero la estación se construyó a dos kilómetros, en medio del campo.
El caso de Lalin tampoco fue la excepción, la población más grande desde Carballiño hasta Santiago tuvo una estación de primera clase en el quinto pino. Nunca ha sido mala, haz de vías generoso, instalaciones amplias...pero poco uso. Destacó hasta los 90 por la madera, el cereal y la leche pero estos tráficos desaparecieron hasta 2013 fecha en que Takargo y Altri forestal comenzaron la carga de eucalipto previo derribo del muelle de ganado. Un tren semanal, poca cosa, pero suficiente. Este servicio desde entonces ha estado suspendido dos veces, siendo esta última la definitiva por lo que parece.
Otra estación para la cría de hierbas...
En la foto un tren Meirama-Louriçal pasa raudo camino de Ourense. Muchas gracias a todos los que me ayudaron a mantener localizado el tren, fotografiar en esta línea no es fácil!!
Possibly the last rose of the year. This one was taken at midday or thereabouts when most of the plant was in shade but this flower caught the direct sun.
Think of your camera's sensor (or film) as a projection screen. Direct a beam of light onto odd shaped transparent material such as plastic or glass so that the refracted pattern of light goes into your (lensless) camera.
Note - never aim a laser directly at the sensor!
Le train 401 monte la pente en sortant de Saint-Germain en direction de l'ouest, avec la SD75I 5627 en tête.
I thought it would be fun to show the direct comparison between two similar setups!
www.flickr.com/photos/willieluker/55367227052/in/datepost...
I took a shot of this striped lynx (Oxyopes salticus) mama the other day using my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 1:1 Macro. Today, I found the same gorgeous girl still guarding her egg clutch, so I snapped a remarkably similar shot using my Phoenix (Cosina) 100mm f3.5 1:2 Macro paired with a 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter.
Right away, you can see the difference in color reproduction. The word I keep finding is "flat". The depth of the greens, and the subtle undertones of the browns and darker shades are just missing! This Phoenix lens is a really stellar lens, but can't compare frame-for-frame with the Komine 90mm. It's also worth noting the overall level of clarity!
When you zoom in, you can start to see the difference in resolving power pretty clearly. The Phoenix does a darn good job for a stack of glass in a plastic shell, but the shot captured using my Komine a few days back is much sharper on individual details. Both shots are captured at 1:1, but magnification rate does not always mean the image is worth magnifying!
Of course, both of these lens setups are literally decades behind the times and rendered fully obsolete by modern mirrorless cameras, insane 15 frames per second burst modes, and focus peaking, but it's fun to show the budget side of the hobby! You can 100% capture worthwhile images without modern gear and guided trips, you just have to learn your equipment!
This comparison was brought to you at 1:1 by my plastic fantastic Phoenix (Cosina) 100mm f3.5 Macro, attached to a Vivitar 2x Macro Focusing Teleconverter. This photo is uncropped. This lovely little lady is around 6-7mm long!
Direct Rail Services (DRS) 68023 'Achilles' drags DRS 37422, 1 DRS and 3 Ex-Anglia Mk2's with DRS 68016 'Fearless' trailing, 5Z25 1303 from Crewe Gresty Bridge (Drs) to Norwich C.Pt. T.&R.S.M.D. Seen at North Fen Drove (Little Downham).
20 minutes after sunrise and lighting was still impressive. Looking north to Narrowdale and its hill
Direct flash portraiture (of short) using Orbis ring flash by Ted Adnan.
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