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Seeing the color change in a few leaves remind me of how my life situations quickly change. When all seems to be too much of a burden to carry, I know that this season is almost complete and that soon heaven will be my home,
Dawn's first light strikes hot air balloons preparing for the Mass Ascension at the Reno Balloon Races.
Visualization of managing expectations and driving conversations. Polle de Maagt for InSites Consulting
St James, Cooling, Kent
Originally uploaded for GWUK.
These children's anthropomorphic gravestones provided Charles Dickens with the inspiration for poor Pip's dead brothers in his novel Great Expectations. In fact, they are to members of the wealthy Comport family, some of whom lived at Cooling Castle, today home of the television personality Jools Holland. The opening scene of Great Expectations, when Pip meets the convict Abel Magwitch, takes place in Cooling churchyard.
As I never saw my father or my mother, and never saw any likeness of either of them (for their days were long before the days of photographs), my first fancies regarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their tombstones. The shape of the letters on my father's, gave me an odd idea that he was a square, stout, dark man, with curly black hair. From the character and turn of the inscription, "Also Georgiana Wife of the Above," I drew a childish conclusion that my mother was freckled and sickly. To five little stone lozenges, each about a foot and a half long, which were arranged in a neat row beside their grave, and were sacred to the memory of five little brothers of mine - who gave up trying to get a living, exceedingly early in that universal struggle - I am indebted for a belief I religiously entertained that they had all been born on their backs with their hands in their trousers-pockets, and had never taken them out in this state of existence."
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations, 1861
First child and the first trip to the zoo. High expectations. Seeing real animals would blow her mind. Our excitement grew as we approached the pandas. We had been here many times and appreciated how seldom one gets a good view. But the tug of sleep was inexorable, and the first face-to-face between Mei Xiang and Sabra would have to wait.
I can't help but I always have to smile when I see this worthier imperial official with his family dreaming of a tropical garden with lush vegetation...
Half of a stereoview (ca. 1910) by an unidentified german amateur photographer from Rathenow (in the district of Havelland in Brandenburg, Germany).
This bike is replacing my beloved Breezer. A bike that I rode daily for almost a decade. I will miss her greatly (bad karma on you, bike thief), but I have great expectaions that the Proletariat will rise to the occasion and provide me with many years and many miles of fun.
See the notch on the front of the front rack? It's a bottle opener.
Alec Guinness & John Mills.First meeting between Alec Guinness and director David Lean. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
This is a photograph from the finish of the 36th Michael Manning Memorial "Dunshaughlin 10KM" Road Race and Fun Run which took place in Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, Ireland on Saturday 20th June 2015 at 19:30. This race is widely acknowledged within the Irish running community as one of the best races in Ireland. While being very well attended and competitive it is also one of the oldest 10KM races in Ireland. The numbers for this race have exceeded expectations year on year for the past number of years. In 2008 a record field of 306 took to the start line but by 2012 this number had more than doubled with 647 runners taking part. The starting numbers in 2013 topped this again at 668. Last year, 2014, the numbers rocketed to a new record of 883. This year 862 finished the race showing that the race continues to attract very substantial crowds. This year, as in previous years, the race attracted runners from not just all of Leinster but from the four corners of Ireland. Who knows but this race could reach 1,000 entrants next year? The work of the organising committee must be commended on making this event possible. The Dunshaughlin 10KM has earned it's place at the top of the pedestal of Irish running through the sheer hard work of Dunshaughlin AC over the years. Road race events do not survive on their own. There must be dedication, hard work and a development vision amongst the committee and the host club. Well done to all.
We have an extensive set of photographs from the race tonight taken at the 9KM mark and at 400M to go. The full set is available at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157654823417232
Timing and event management was provided by Precision Timing. Results are available on their website at www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2748 with additional material available on their Facebook page (www.facebook.com/davidprecisiontiming?fref=ts) See their promotional video on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-7_TUVwJ6Q
Some useful links
Our Photographs from 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157645329098733/
2015 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2748
2014 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=2037
2013 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=1320
2012 Results: www.precisiontiming.net/result.aspx?v=891
History of the Dunshaughlin 10KM www.dunshaughlinac.com/
Dunshaughlin AC on Facebook: www.facebook.com/dunshaughlin.athleticclub?fref=ts
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My expectations for this ferry were actually quite modest - for it to return us to Southampton, otherwise we faced a long walk (or swim). The sun was kind enough to illuminate the ferry whilst Southampton hid in the shade of a cloud. What else to do whilst waiting on Hythe Pier?
oft light in Austacre Wood:
I went out on Friday to investigate the woodlands to the east of Lincoln of which there are many and to get to know my new Nikon Nikkor AI 35-70mm f/3.5 (1977-1981 serial number) manual focus lens.
Viewing the map and being in the field it becomes clear that the pockets of plantation and some old growth, were once part of one vast covering of forest at the edge of the fenland. Over time the forest has been cleared to make a way for agriculture leading to each wood having its own character.
The light was just right, overcast with some breaks in the cloud that allowed for soft light to filter through the trees. The delicate rim-lighting on the edge of this mossy trunk was one of the first things to catch my eye on my wander through Austacre Wood, my creative lilt being increasingly drawn to smaller details like this which almost tell more of a story of the light than the subject itself.
As for the lens, it exceeded all expectations. The clarity of the glass and the colour rendition exquisite. The long half-turn throw on the focus ring allowing one to be super, super precise of the position of focal point within the scene, great for a serial focus-stacker like me!
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well, world, you have kept faith with me, kept faith with me
upon the whole you have proved to be much as you said you were
since as a child I used to lie upon the leaze and watch the sky
never, i own, expected i that life would all be fair
'twas then you said, and since have said, times since have said
in that mysterious voice you shed from clouds and hills around:
"many have loved me desperately, many with smooth serenity
while some have shown contempt of me
till they dropped underground
"i do not promise overmuch, child; overmuch -
just neutral-tinted haps and such"
you said to minds like mine
wise warning for your credit's sake!
which i for one failed not to take, and hence could stem such strain and ache
as each year might assign
he never expected much
by thomas hardy
German poster.First meeting between Alec Guinness and director David Lean. Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
From the August 2016 return trip to Siem Reap and the Angkor complex:
I love the Angkor complex, Siem Reap, and the Cambodian people so much that I returned again for about a week to photograph as much of the “non-major” sites as I could. Some of them are slightly far from Angkor Wat (by that, I mean to say more than 10 kilometers away), and usually require a little more money to get to. Also, some of the sites (Beng Mealea, Phnom Kulen) are not included in the Angkor ticket price and have an additional admission fee.
I don’t know if there’s a set number of how many sites belong in the Angkor complex, though I’m sure it would vary. (Do you only count the major sites like Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm? Do you add the sites that aren’t included in the standard “Angkor Pass,” but are clearly of the same era? Do you include sites that aren’t even named (as are one of the sites in this series)? All in all, I’ll put a very rough number at…50 sites in the Siem Reap area, and that includes the sites that are about 100 km away. Of those, I would say I’ve been to all but 5-10 now. All are included here with the exception, obviously, of the sites that I didn’t visit. (Off the top of my head, I can say they include Koh Ker & that respective group, which is about 120 km ENE of Siem Reap; Phnom Krom, one of the three “mountains” with temples; Ta Prohm Kel; and Mangalartha.)
In practical terms, I’m afraid that with the volume of shooting (about 1,500 frames in the past 7 days), photos will start to look redundant to those who don’t have the same interest in ancient/historical architecture or Angkor as I do. That being said, there are a few things besides temples here. The Old Market area (now Night Market/Pub Street) is represented – a little – and Phnom Kulen has a pretty nice waterfall which is also in this series. Also, I tried to catch a few people in here, though didn’t get as many as I would’ve liked.
I had my friend Mao (tuktuk driver) take me around for 5 of these 7 days this time around. As I mentioned last time, he may cost a little more than what you can arrange through a hotel/guesthouse, but he’s well worth the money (and, in the grand scheme of things, not too expensive; I paid less than $200 for the five days, two of which were “long” trips). He loves his country and heritage, he knows what he’s showing you, he’s flexible, he gives you enough ice water to keep you hydrated, and he’s just a good guy. (He even bought me a birthday cake for cryin’ out loud…) Anyway, I highly recommend Mao. You can find him here: www.facebook.com/mao.khvan (or on Trip Advisor: www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297390-d10726821-R... )
Now that shameless plugs and other assorted rhetoric are out of the way, it’s time to get on to the temples, ruins, and other miscellany.
After close to an hour at Banteay Srei, it was off to Phnom Kulen, about another 15 km ENE of where we were (so about 50 km from downtown Siem Reap). Mao had me buy a ticket the previous day, though I’m not 100% sure why; it looked like we could buy one at the gate.
Phnom Kulen is not part of the Angkor complex, nor are there any Angkor-style temples to be found here. However, it’s very important in the history of Angkor. Most of the rock from the Angkor temples was quarried here and floated down the Siem Reap River to town where it was assembled by slaves into the fine edifices we see today. So, there is that. And for that reason, it’s one of the most sacred (if not the most sacred) mountain for Khmers.
When I went, though, I can’t say it felt terribly sacred, though it was a good change from the temples. To get there (besides having to arrange a tuktuk), you have to pay a $20 admission fee. It’s masked as a national park fee on the ticket, but this isn’t actually what you’re paying for. Some enterprising individual decided to build a private road up to the top of the mountain and the $20 that you pay actually goes to this guy.
So you get to the base of the mountain. Present your ticket. After that, the fun began. Mao had to disengage his tuktuk and I just hopped on the back of his bike (with my camera gear) and we plodded up the mountain – I’d guess at least 20 km – on mostly dirt roads. All in all, it wasn’t a terribly bad “adventure.”
Once at the top of the mountain (and a note here: to call this a mountain – or you sometimes see Kulen Mountains – is a bit of a stretch to anyone who has been around mountains; it’s more akin to a hybrid between a big hill and a very, very small mountain, leaning on the side of being a hill), we dismounted, then went to the main temple to see a reclining Buddha.
Besides the main temple, there are a few other minor temples/grottoes that aren’t of much note. There are also stone animal statues spread around the mountaintop, but they would have required paying a private driver at the top an additional ten dollars to locate as they’re “hard to find,” and I wasn’t in the mood to see animal statuary, so I passed.
After seeing the reclining Buddha and walking through the woods back to the bike, we started back down the mountain to stop at a stream that supposedly has a thousand lingas. However, most seemed to be gone. I wasn’t terribly impressed. (This isn’t Kbal Spean, by the way, where the lingas in the stream are quite a bit better, from what I can tell.)
The highlight, for me, was the large waterfall. I tried to curb my expectations, as I haven’t seen many natural waterfalls here in Asia that I consider terribly photogenic. This one, though, is very photogenic. On this particular day, it was just a bit hard to shoot because it was a bit too sunny. The other thing that made this fall a bit sad to shoot was that it was simply too crowded.
I don’t know that these falls have a name, so I’ll just call them Upper and Lower Kulen Falls. The Upper Falls are rather small and has a picnic area. The water here is also so shallow that people walk out into the river. What you find, then, is that it can get dirty and crowded. (I’ve tried to crop photos as best as I can not to show this side of it.) Having said that, don’t picture a terribly polluted spot, either. It’s nowhere near that bad. It’s just not “beautiful, clean, natural.”
After a very quick shoot at the upper falls, you climb down a series of steps to the Lower Falls, which I’m guessing are about 60-70 feet high (about 20 m) and with quite a strong flow. The base of the falls has quite a few entrepreneurs. You can rent inner tubes and go float around the pool or just swim out to the base of the falls. What you get, then, is a fairly crowded base that complicates any chance of wanting to take a “remote” shot of the falls. I think this is pretty common in most southeast Asian countries (and probably in China, too, though I haven’t seen any falls like this there exclusively within China).
Because of the people – and the strong spray affecting the shots – we didn’t stay here too long. After a few minutes, and hopefully a few reasonable shots, we climbed back up the stairs and the hill to the bike and made our way down the mountain…slowly. On the way down, we stopped and took a few shots of the plains, then made our way back to the vendors at the base where I was all too happy to buy a Coke and head on our way back towards town, with only one stop at Banteay Samré left for today.
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