Aesthetics of Failure
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Andie, Adianna, Pengu, Kaleb, Ketlin and I decided to head to the waterpark for a day...
Little did we know to secure our items.. We definitely did not impress the crowd...
Andie lost her bottom, I lost my flipflops, Pengu lost his trunks, Adi lost her weave and Ketlin lost her top. Unscathed was Kaleb, who sort of gracefully landed well.
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a funny photo of one of the coot chick : it's like he was ready to fly. He tried but this was a failure and a fall in water.
Zoom in please for more details (high resolution close up)
Edit : they are now all dead, they didnt survive 2 weeks
une photo amusante d'un des poussins foulques : on croirait qu'il est prêt à s'envoler (enfin presque). Il a essayé mais ce fut un échec et une petite chute dans l'eau.
Merci de zoomer pour voir les détails (photo en haute résolution)
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Life will come our way,
It has only just begun.
The world will die alone
The frail will fall below.
Time will take our place.
We return it back to one
The calm before the cold,
The long and lonely road.
Look for the light that leads me home.
Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.
Failure.
Drive the cloud away,
We will fall from last to none.
The dark before the dawn,
The world will carry on.
Look for the light that leads me home.
Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.
Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left.
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.
Failure.
Tired of feeling lost, tired of letting go.
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.
Tired of wasted breath, tired of nothing left.
Tear the whole world down, tear the whole world down.
We bury the sunlight (Failure), we bury the sunlight (Failure).
Failure! Failure.
We bury the sunlight (Failure), we bury the sunlight (Failure).
Failure! Failure.
Failure....
Lyrics from Breaking Benjamin - Failure
*thank you karlblackheart for patiently posed for me :))
**Used Kerstin Frank's textures as background :) also used a free googled firepaper texture from freedesignfile.com/
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My MM subject failed on pretty much all accounts. My ISOs were too high from a previous shot and I forgot to check. The heart (less than an inch) kept moving about (I had attached it to a longer chain which I stuck on the window with tape) so I couldn't photo stack and I couldn't use a different aperture as I didn't want the background to show. I had many things on my list today and didn't have much time for this and the light was fading. Can you believe that in the back of the heart a rainbow appeared due to a passing thunderstorm and I could not combine the two in one image? Lots of bad words! In the end I went with b&w because the blown out highlights didn't seem that bad then.
Today I noticed almost a mass emergence of Common Darters, I saw 15 or so Teneral Common Darters flying up from the waters edge of the Grantham Canal. I decided to see if any were emerging from the fountain this year. Sure enough I found many exuviae around the wall of the fountain and then I found this poor individual.
I found this one this afternoon, after watching for a while I soon realised that it was a failed emergence. For whatever reason this is as far as this one got, The head had just broken through and then I guess something went wrong. So anyway I took a 22 image focus stack using my 1000D, ISO 200, aperture F/6.3 and a 1/160 shutter speed. Thought it made an interesting image.
REALLY NEED TO VIEW LARGE OR ZOOOOOMMMM
Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus (Juv)
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The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.
Kestrels can hover in still air, even indoors in barns. Because they face towards any slight wind when hovering, the common kestrel is called a "windhover" in some areas.
Unusual for falcons, plumage often differs between male and female, although as is usual with monogamous raptors the female is slightly larger than the male. This allows a pair to fill different feeding niches over their home range. Kestrels are bold and have adapted well to human encroachment, nesting in buildings and hunting by major roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage.
Data from Britain shows nesting pairs bringing up about 2–3 chicks on average, though this includes a considerable rate of total brood failures; actually, few pairs that do manage to fledge offspring raise less than 3 or 4. Compared to their siblings, first-hatched chicks have greater survival and recruitment probability, thought to be due to the first-hatched chicks obtaining a higher body condition when in the nest. Population cycles of prey, particularly voles, have a considerable influence on breeding success. Most common kestrels die before they reach 2 years of age; mortality up until the first birthday may be as high as 70%. At least females generally breed at one year of age; possibly, some males take a year longer to maturity as they do in related species. The biological lifespan to death from senescence can be 16 years or more, however; one was recorded to have lived almost 24 years.
Population:
UK breeding:
46,000 pairs
Today's society is very tough. Pension life, unemployment, bankruptcy, etc. are in a difficult situation. Where should I go? There is no way to count on it.
A very late downy Moorhen chick. This was probably a replacement clutch after one (or more) failures
The storm raged and wailed around the lone ship, spilling more and more sea water into its deck that kept pouring into the vessel. Captain Dignity looked around helplessly at the failure. Perhaps she should have taken action initially in securing the planks of her ship or did a proper inspection to make sure there were no holes. Building strong foundations was not her forte.
"It's no use, Captain." said the first mate Mr. Insecurity. "Nothin' we can do now..."
Dignity sighed heavily, a captain must go down with her ship.
"We have to abandon ship, Captain!" yelled Mr. Fear, the third in command...
She woke up to a blaring sunlight, or was it the breaking dawn? Sand and dirt covering her face. Her throat was dry, her lungs felt like it was about to explode. She managed to drag herself further out of the soaked up sand. Her eyes adjusting to the light. A shade of some kind was spotted, along with the wreckage from the shipwreck.
"You are worthless!" a growl was heard nearby. Dignity was already beaten up, dirty, lost her ship, lost her crew and this was the final straw...
"Who you calling worthless?" she asked hoarsely, pulling out her sword that was intact, thankfully, despite having been hulled through the ocean. With a swift movement, she pointed the blade directly at the culprit, looking him in the eye with a deathly glare, "Let me show you who is worthless..." was all she said.
P.S. Always remember to keep your dignity intact because in the end, you are fucking worthy! (No matter what they say!)
I always loved 8f8 Creations's 3rd driftwood edition called Driftwood III - Lean - to because the texture changes has sweet messages that I always love looking through whenever I feel down. Today was one of those days and it has helped me and also inspired this photo in a way.
Also wearing Eternal by Toksik and Amalia Hair by RAMA.SALON. My shineh nails are by Aii called Dark Touch Nails.
Goldenseal is starting to bloom here at Lake Meyer Park, one of the few places you might find this pretty little plant in the Driftless Region. By autumn a little red fruit looking much like a red raspberry will replace the white flower. Go to any herbal store and you will find some form of goldenseal on the shelf since some folks claim that it can improve your cardiovascular, digestive, nervous and immune systems and keep you in perfect health. The only medically-proven fact about goldenseal is that taken in large doses it can cause heart failure. Sad to say, since it is such a popular folk remedy the root is in high demand and looters routinely dig the plants up to make a buck. Goldenseal's root really is a gorgeous golden color and was used prehistorically to make a gorgeous yellow dye.
This evening, I was able to catch some shots as the Space company “Firefly” launched its Alpha rocket for the first time from nearby Vandenberg Space Force Base. A couple of minutes into ascent, it experienced an issue and exploded in the sky above me! According to the news, Firefly was attempting to reach orbit, and its Alpha rocket went supersonic moments before the failure. Avila Beach, CA
The Ralston Cairn.....The cairn is in memory of Ralston Claud Muir, who was Trevor’s brother and who died at the age of 32. He loved to climb in the glen (his ashes are here too) and he was a train driver on the west highland line.
Ralston died on the 10th of January 2000 very suddenly after taking unwell on Christmas Day. He died from multiple organ failure caused by a rare form of Leukaemia, which he never knew he had.
Trevor says he would have loved the attention and the photos of the spot and commented how good it was that in some way is memory is kept going by all the images of the cairn being taken.
All his friends still visit the cairn and have a wee dram with him.
A new company Firefly attempted to launch a much smaller, cheaper rocket last night at Vandenberg Space Force -- unfortunately they experienced (in their words) "An Anomaly" 2 minutes into flight and had to abort the mission over the Pacific Ocean.
Actually check that, significant portions of metal and insulation have actually floated to the ground just east of Santa Maria, now that's a little scary and is NOT supposed to happen.
Starting from the beginning when they delayed the launch an hour it was sort of doomed to failure.
My dictionary defines Anomaly as "Something abnormal; an irregularity" --
Those Texans sure have a gift for understatement.
Seems to be the curse of RV's. Even though I buy quality name brand tires, use the highest ply rating available, and run a tire pressure and temperature monitoring system, it still happens. This sounded like a gunshot when it blew out. Failures like this can cause a lot of damage to the RV. Fortunately not too bad in this case. Part of the problem may be that I travel a lot of dirt roads or make my own roads over rough conditions. I now travel with two spares, just in case!
Bailey is still managing to do a beach walk or two a day..... he's still suffering from Kidney failure unfortunately
After many attempts and plenty of failures I think I've finally mastered the art of making sourdough bread. Lots of rise with this loaf - soft crumbly texture and the flavour to die for. No machines were used in the creation of this loaf. All hand kneading and shaping.
Thanks for viewing.
... is always an option.
Failed Instax Mini, deconstructed, bleached, scratched, back and front.
Roid Week Autumn Day 1/2
Swings and roundabouts almost guaranteed after a heavy snowfall; I got to see a late Mountsorrel - Carlisle, on the other hand the Ravenhead - Chaddesden ran very late after a points failure and I missed it.
... to communicate.
I don't know what happened here.
Polaroid 600 Blue Duochrome film. Polaroid 600 OneStep.
'Roid Week Autumn 2021 day 5/2.
On my way home yesterday I visited a house I had seen before with an old Sierra in the drive. The grass has grown up around the car quite a lot so I guess it hasn't been driven for a while! I decided to desaturate the image quite a bit but not go for the whole black and white thing.
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CP 143 is stopped in Dorval due to issues with the leader (Air Force unit CP 7023) as crewmembers and shop forces look on. After further delay caused by having to set off a car, the train would continue to Smiths Falls where further problems with CP 7023 would cause it to be moved to trail position. At right are two stopped intermodal trains on the CN Montreal Sub (CN 108 & CN 186).
Seemingly freshly minted Hoover, 50008 'Thunderer', lives up to its name as she makes a spirited start from Totnes station up the infamous Rattery Bank - one of the three significant inclines on the route between Exeter and Plymouth collectively known as the South Devon Banks.
While it's not particularly visible in this view Rattery Bank starts almost at the end of the platform and lasts for just over 4 miles varying between 1 in 45 and 1 in 80, before easing to 1 in 90 and then increasing to 1 in 65.
The route was such a challenge in steam days that an extra loco was required for the heavy expresses, and later even the diesels wouldn't treat this route lightly with any weakness potentially a source of delay, or worse, an embarrassing failure. It wouldn't be the first time I've ridden up where, even under clear signals, the train was barely doing 10 mph over the top.
Given the apparently relaxed ambience of the driver looking out of the side window, I'm presuming on this occasion 50008 was as good 'under the bonnet' as she looked externally. Or maybe he was just waiting for the right-hand curve a few hundred yards up the track to look back and check he still had eleven on!
Despite being withdrawn from BR service in 1992, 50008 has lived on under private ownership and has even hauled a few freight trains around the network over the last 12 months.
I'm guessing I took this from Malt Hill over-bridge before the A381 'Western Bypass' was built impeding the view looking the other way.
Agfa CT18
31st July 1979
(French follows)
The spectacular Boldt Castel is a testament to the tragic love story that began in the late 19th century between the millionaire George C. Boldt, a prominent hotelier and proprietor of the famous Waldorf Asteria Hotel in New York, and Louise Augusta Kehrer known for her grace and beauty. She was the light of George’s life, and he credited her for much of his success. The dream and grander of the Rhineland-style of Boldt Castle began in 1900 in Alexandria Bay, on picturesque Heart Island, nestled in the calm waters of the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Islands area of New York State.
It was to be a gift to Louise, a symbol of his undying love and devotion. George spared no expenses with the finest architectural details of the six story, 120 luxurious room castle, complete with tunnels, Italian gardens, playhouse and dove-cote. However, the love story took a sorrowful turn in 1904 when Louise tragically died due to heart failure at age 42. Her sudden death left George devastated and he immediately stopped the project; he never returned to the island. The fairytale castle was abandoned for 73 years. In 1977, the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority acquired the property and started important restoration efforts. Today, it is a major tourist attraction for visitors from around the world. Their love, though marked by sadness, continues to resonate through the halls and towers of Boldt Castle, capturing the hearts of all who visit.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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Le spectaculaire château de Boldt témoigne de l'histoire d'amour tragique qui a commencé à la fin du XIXe siècle entre le millionnaire George C. Boldt, hôtelier de renom et propriétaire du célèbre hôtel Waldorf Asteria à New York, et Louise Augusta Kehrer, connue pour sa grâce et sa beauté. Elle était la lumière de la vie de George, et il lui a attribué une grande partie de son succès. Le rêve et la grandeur du château de Boldt, de style rhénan, ont commencé en 1900 à Alexandria Bay, sur la pittoresque Heart Island, nichée dans les eaux calmes du fleuve Saint-Laurent dans la région des Mille-Îles de l'État de New York.
Il devait être un cadeau à Louise, un symbole de son amour et de son dévouement éternels. George n’a pas lésiné sur les dépenses pour les plus beaux détails architecturaux du château de six étages et de 120 chambres luxueuses, avec des tunnels, des jardins à l’italienne, une salle de jeux et un théâtre ainsi qu'un colombier. Mais l'histoire d'amour prit une tournure tragique en 1904, lorsque Louise mourut tragiquement d'une insuffisance cardiaque à l'âge de 42 ans. Sa mort soudaine laissa George dévasté et il arrêta immédiatement le projet ; il ne revint jamais sur l'île. Le château de conte de fées fut abandonné pendant 73 ans. En 1977, la Thousand Islands Bridge Authority acquit la propriété et entreprit d'importants travaux de restauration. Aujourd'hui, c'est une attraction touristique majeure pour les visiteurs du monde entier. Leur amour, bien que marqué par la tristesse, continue de résonner dans les salles et les tours du château de Boldt, capturant le cœur de tous ceux qui le visitent.
Inscrite au registre national des lieux historiques en 1978.
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