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Mingus Mill
Great Smoky Mountains Nat'l Park
Cherokee, N.C.
06-05-25
From cloud filled skies the moisture falls
Into oceans, landlocked lakes, and streams
To the tops of frozen mountains where it melts and flows
through meadow, mountainside and valley
The rushing flushing cleansing flow
Forever purposeful, playful, powerful
Streaming along paths natural and humanmade
Along the millstream to the wheel
Whether grinding or not
The millstream flows
Much like the purposeful traveler
From cloud filled skies the traveler arrives
Landing along rivers and streams
Climbing mountains and exploring new worlds
Into the vale, up along the trail
Enjoying different feelings, different landscapes
Hearing the different languages of the world's denizens
Flowing along, like the millstream
Never wavering in purpose, always with
A true energetic destination at
the never ending waterwheel of life
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This is my last post before my latest adventure. When I get back I'll hopefully be filling my social media feeds with hundreds if not thousands of new images from the Emerald Isle of Ireland, flooding the waterwheel with gallons of new experiences and destinations.
More grist for the mill of plentiful purpose. More energy for my endless hike through Gaia's glory. Enough with the endless metaphors. ☺️ (At least until I get back.)
“In the ebb and flow of life, an opportunity missed is often an opportunity missed forever!”
-Unknown
Since seeing the above quote on a coffee cup while out thrifting several weeks ago I have not been able to release the ebb and flow part from my thoughts. I am always amazed at where that “thing” that sticks in your heart, that inspires the deepest of thought can come from. Being a simple man, a coffee cup saying can become the “ear worm” that sticks!
This photo, taken at Ft. Pickens Florida back in 2022 was the last thing I edited before waking my beloved dog Sophie and heading to bed to sleep with my bride. Oddly, it was on my heart as I awoke this morning, riding on the back of the term ebb and flow like a jockey in the derby!
It was maybe a half an hour after sunrise as I walked the beaches of Ft. Pickens, totally prepared for the gifts that I knew would be granted. As I walked east on the beach in total solitude, I noticed flight after flight of pelicans, cormorants, seagulls and terns overhead as if on a mission and landing and swimming several hundred yards up the beach…there were hundreds of birds congregating in a very small area. Experience had taught me that a feeding frenzy was about to occur, so I sprinted down the beach to capture the event.
The sprint, that quickly morphed into a jog and then again into a fast walk got me there to see the entire evolution of the event and how the different species worked in unison for the sake of survival. The dolphin herded the small baitfish from the depts as they gorged themselves on the millions of fish. Once the fish were near the surface the divebombing began with the pelicans and cormorants hitting the water like a severe, softball size hail storm. The gulls and terns did their best to get into the action by taking the dead and injured fish from the surface. There was so much action in an area the size of a couple of tennis courts that focusing on a subject became impossible. I started swinging my lens around as if in a convulsion, perfectly reflecting what was going on between my ears!
This shot was taken as the frenzy was starting to die down. The shoal of fish who certainly numbered in the millions at the start were now splintered into several smaller schools with their numbers decimated. In this shot, the cormorants pinned a school between them and the beach with the school turning the small wave brown. The dolphin and pelican soon departed, much heavier that when they arrived. It was now time for the smaller consumers to feast, the species that could only take a few, or in the case of this juvenile Royal tern, one at a time.
The natural ebb and flow of our planet, the shifting of her plates, her natural cycles of ice ages and thaws and changing weather patterns allows events like this to take place. Sometime in the near future this area will experience a hurricane and the population of pelicans, cormorants, gulls and terns of the area will take a hit. The baitfish will thrive as the seabirds’ numbers rebound thus creating balance in nature, in the circle of life.
Adventure before dementia.
A hidden gem nestled within the greenery of Ludlow.
Taken at Whitcliffe Common, this small but perfectly formed waterfall provides a wonderful study in texture and motion. The limestone layers create a natural staircase for the water, which I’ve captured here using a long exposure to emphasize the graceful flow against the rugged, moss-covered rocks.
The quiet atmosphere of the common is one of my favourite things about Ludlow; it’s the perfect spot to slow down and focus on the finer details of the Shropshire landscape.
There is so much melt water from the mountains that it flows over the power station intake banks. At Klarälven river in Laxholmen, Munkfors, Sweden.
On the last day of our Hawaii trip we were lucky to catch the first day of Manua Loa's eruption after a 40-year hiatus along with Kilauea. But then a few days ago BOTH volcanos mysteriously stopped and scientists don't know why. Even more interesting is that Kilauea had been erupting for over a year.
This little slot is runnable (by kayak) on mild days, or, it can be a wild ride on not-so-mild days. This weekend was a challenging one for us, with excitable seas. So, I chose to enjoy this one from the bluff above.
For the rest of the week's kayak adventures, go here: www.visionsinbuilding.com/Life/Sea-Kayaking/2019/20190918...
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag, lieber Antonio! flic.kr/ps/2gcmvG!
Antonio ist ein sehr guter Fotograf aus Italien! Ich mag seine Arbeiten.
This shot along the shore there at the park is looking northwesterly. The sun has set at this point, so I had taken the 6 stop filter off and replaced with the 4 stop, for a total of 13 Stops. This was getting me in the 300s range for exposure. I shot at f/5, and in the end could have been at f/8, as this was nearly overexposed. Part of practicing here and trying new things.
The sky colors and clouds were really changing and streaming here, and made for some nice effect on the sky and in the water where not frozen.
When I saw this photo after on the screen, I noticed that the ice in the lower part of the image was not in focus. At first I thought I had hit the focus ring as I was in manual focusing (needed with the ND filters on). But it was in the correct position for focus. Then I was thinking it was due to f/5. But looking at the beach, all there was in focus up close too.
It was then that I realized we had a very slow moving "Iceberg" moving along the shore. In the 5 minute exposure, the ice here was moving every so little bit. Something new to keep in mind when shooting LE's.
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With ever changing weather I spent a wet but fun couple of hours on the North Cornish Coast. I do love playing with shutter speeds and the rocks & water flow on this beach.