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This tiny 8mm long Weevil,popped its handsome features up whilst I was waiting for some birds to appear.At this time of year I always carry a macro lens with me...you never know what might turn up in the surrounding undergrowth.On this occasion this very handsome brightly adorned Weevil said ..."Hello"
Anyone who does macro knows, with the depth of field being almost non existent at this close range, getting focus on a fast moving critter is a real challenge...especially when they're playing hide an seek. Hand holding your gear, and tracking can be nigh on impossible...but...it's good fun trying.
Hope you like this little fella...
…….There are still some Naysayers who are being too complacent on Covid-19! Fingers crossed they will get the message and take heed soon. Best wishes, wash hands regularly & avoid/limit social contact unless ‘On-Line’ of course. Alan:-)
BTW - seen on a National Trust Cafe window - ALL now closed, well done N/T
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Some days you just can't help but think, "gee, I'd like my money back."
I have some pens and pencils.
A sketchbook.
And a head full of quotes, lyrics and the like.
Come and see them at www.Quoteskine.co.uk
Don't forget to buy the book!
Thank you very much . Now fuck off and die.
I pity you if you already own one. You must be "car poor. "
Don't you know that American car manufacturers are feeding you the fat of their own gluttony?
A Prius meets a Hummer at the gas pumps
Prius driver
Hummer driver
1 gallon
That’s really quite a beast you’ve got there.
Yeah, what of it? I like my vehicles big.
2 gallons
But isn’t it the height of arrogance to drive such a gas guzzler? Especially, these days.
Hey, it’s a free country, buddy. At least my vehicle’s made in America.
3 gallons
Yeah, I suppose it is, everything but the gasoline that goes in it.
Well, if you liberals would open up Alaska to drilling there would be plenty of domestic oil.
4 gallons
Interesting, isn’t it, that when it comes to conservation of natural resources it’s the liberals who are conservative?
I’m not short-changing my lifestyle for some made up gas crisis.
5 gallons
I haven’t seen your rear bumper but I’m guessing there’s a W sticker back there.
What makes you so sure?
6 gallons
I’m guessing that not many Hummer drivers voted for Kerry.
Not if they had any sense. And what about you? What’s on your bumper? ‘Visualize Whirled Peas’?
7 gallons
That’s funny. Nah, just one sticker: 'Think. It’s patriotic.'
Are you saying that because I drive a Hummer I don’t think? I think plenty.
8 gallons
I’ll bet. Especially while you’re hanging around here at the gas station filling your tank every few days.
Look, I’m not an asshole, okay?
9 gallons
I never said you were.
But you think it.
10 gallons
There’s this game I like to play at parties. As I mingle and get to know people, I try to guess which ones would be Hummer drivers.
So the less you like people the more likely that they would drive a Hummer?
11 gallons
Pretty much.
You know, I could play the same game only in reverse.
12 gallons
Hey, I’d love to chat some more, but I’m finished here. 12 gallons. That’ll keep me going for a few weeks. Listen, take care. Good luck living with yourself.
Happy trails, granola boy. Try to stay out of the tread in my tires with that windup toy of yours.
13 gallons
What a prick.
14 gallons
I’m not the asshole; he’s the asshole.
15 gallons
I don’t know what this country’s coming to.
16 gallons
Damn, do I look hot standing against this Hummer, or what?
17 gallons
I wonder if we should have a family picture taken in front of the Hummer for our Christmas card this year.
18 gallons
Darla’s gonna love those breast implants I’m getting her for Christmas.
19 gallons
Look at these gas prices! I sure hope the President can do something about this. Maybe we do need to invade another Arab country.
20 gallons
Bush is a fine president, you know? Maybe even as good as Reagan. I think they ought to put both of their faces up on Mt. Rushmore.
21 gallons
I miss full serve gas stations. I could be sitting inside listening to Bill O'Reilly on the radio right now.
22 gallons
I wonder what kind of bonus I’ll get this year.
23 gallons
What we need in this country is another tax cut. That would set things right.
24 gallons
Stupid hybrids. How would I tow my speed boat in one of those goddamned tin cups?
25 gallons
Me an asshole. Imagine. How dare that guy judge me. People look up to me. That reminds me I need to clip my nose hairs.
26 gallons
Maybe I should take this baby off-road some time. Man, that would be a blast. Nah, all that mud. I just got her detailed.
27 gallons
What would Jesus drive? I’ll bet he’d drive a Hummer.
28 gallons
Born in the USA, I was born in the USA – I really love that song...
29 gallons
...too bad Springsteen is a communist traitor now.
30 gallons
Thirty gallons? That’s all? I’m going to be late for work again.
31 gallons
Look at all these foreigners around here. Good thing I renewed my NRA membership.
32 gallons
Nice weather, I should leave early and play golf at the club.
33 gallons
Hey, nobody’s called me on my cell phone in like ten minutes. What’s up with that?
34 gallons
I wonder how the market is doing.
35 gallons
Lordy, look at that babe. She’s checking me out. Chicks dig my Hummer. And guys are jealous. That’s the flat-out truth.
36 gallons
I can’t get that Prius guy out of my head. Why am I letting him bother me?
37 gallons
He’s nobody. Probably one of them crazy scientists who believe in climate change. He should listen to Rush Limbaugh. Then he’d know the truth.
38 gallons
Okay, I’ve got to let go. Remember, liberal Democrats are people, too. Just misguided.
39 gallons
See, I am not an asshole. I’m a compassionate conservative blessed with uncommon good sense and lots of money.
40 gallons
Full. Finally. Now I can be on my way. It’s gonna be a great day. Sure is good to be me.
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Ossington Avenue. The building at right used to be worth photographing in its entirety until Air Canada recently postered.
Poseidon 16/09/2017 14h09
Andy taking a selfie next to the second wet drop of Poseidon.
Poseidon
Poseidon is a water roller coaster in the German amusement park Europapark, built by Mack Rides in 2000.
Poseidon has a Greek theme and is named after the Greek god of the sea Poseidon. The queue and ride illustrate the story of the Iliad and Odyssey, two epic poems by the Greek writer Homer. The queue begins under the Trojan Horse, runs through the city itself and ends in the temple of Poseidon. The first part of the ride sails the visitor through the ruined remnants of Troy and the roller coaster ride itself depicts the homecoming of Odysseus, driven by Poseidon.
The ride starts in the temple of Poseidon. After this, you sail into an out-of-the-way part, and then you go on to get up. Then follows the eight-lane section of the ride above the Pegasus, to end in the big lake. Then another sailing follows and then the second pick up. Then there is a descent similar to the descent of Atlantica SuperSplash, a quick descent to go up again and end up in the big lake. After this you sail back to the exit station.
FACTS & FIGURES
Constructor: MACK Rides
Opening: 12/07/2000
Length: 836 meters
Speed: 70 km/h
Height: 23 meters
Number of trains: 22
Duration: 5m50
Capacity: 1600 /hour
[ Source: Wikipedia - Poseidon (Europa-Park) ]
This photo was taken at a street fair, near the corner of Broadway and 57th Street.
The picture speaks for itself... though I don't really have a good explanation for this guy's hat.
Note: I chose this as my "photo of the day" for Oct 21, 2013.
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This set of photos is based on a very simple concept: walk every block of Manhattan with a camera, and see what happens. To avoid missing anything, walk both sides of the street.
That's all there is to it …
Of course, if you wanted to be more ambitious, you could also walk the streets of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx. But that's more than I'm willing to commit to at this point, and I'll leave the remaining boroughs of New York City to other, more adventurous photographers.
Oh, actually, there's one more small detail: leave the photos alone for a month -- unedited, untouched, and unviewed. By the time I actually focus on the first of these "every-block" photos, I will have taken more than 8,000 images on the nearby streets of the Upper West Side -- plus another several thousand in Rome, Coney Island, and the various spots in NYC where I traditionally take photos. So I don't expect to be emotionally attached to any of the "every-block" photos, and hope that I'll be able to make an objective selection of the ones worth looking at.
As for the criteria that I've used to select the small subset of every-block photos that get uploaded to Flickr: there are three. First, I'll upload any photo that I think is "great," and where I hope the reaction of my Flickr-friends will be, "I have no idea when or where that photo was taken, but it's really a terrific picture!"
A second criterion has to do with place, and the third involves time. I'm hoping that I'll take some photos that clearly say, "This is New York!" to anyone who looks at it. Obviously, certain landscape icons like the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty would satisfy that criterion; but I'm hoping that I'll find other, more unexpected examples. I hope that I'll be able to take some shots that will make a "local" viewer say, "Well, even if that's not recognizable to someone from another part of the country, or another part of the world, I know that that's New York!" And there might be some photos where a "non-local" viewer might say, "I had no idea that there was anyplace in New York City that was so interesting/beautiful/ugly/spectacular."
As for the sense of time: I remember wandering around my neighborhood in 2005, photographing various shops, stores, restaurants, and business establishments -- and then casually looking at the photos about five years later, and being stunned by how much had changed. Little by little, store by store, day by day, things change … and when you've been around as long as I have, it's even more amazing to go back and look at the photos you took thirty or forty years ago, and ask yourself, "Was it really like that back then? Seriously, did people really wear bell-bottom jeans?"
So, with the expectation that I'll be looking at these every-block photos five or ten years from now (and maybe you will be, too), I'm going to be doing my best to capture scenes that convey the sense that they were taken in the year 2013 … or at least sometime in the decade of the 2010's (I have no idea what we're calling this decade yet). Or maybe they'll just say to us, "This is what it was like a dozen years after 9-11".
Movie posters are a trivial example of such a time-specific image; I've already taken a bunch, and I don't know if I'll ultimately decide that they're worth uploading. Women's fashion/styles are another obvious example of a time-specific phenomenon; and even though I'm definitely not a fashion expert, I suspected that I'll be able to look at some images ten years from now and mutter to myself, "Did we really wear shirts like that? Did women really wear those weird skirts that are short in the front, and long in the back? Did everyone in New York have a tattoo?"
Another example: I'm fascinated by the interactions that people have with their cellphones out on the street. It seems that everyone has one, which certainly wasn't true a decade ago; and it seems that everyone walks down the street with their eyes and their entire conscious attention riveted on this little box-like gadget, utterly oblivious about anything else that might be going on (among other things, that makes it very easy for me to photograph them without their even noticing, particularly if they've also got earphones so they can listen to music or carry on a phone conversation). But I can't help wondering whether this kind of social behavior will seem bizarre a decade from now … especially if our cellphones have become so miniaturized that they're incorporated into the glasses we wear, or implanted directly into our eyeballs.
Oh, one last thing: I've created a customized Google Map to show the precise details of each day's photo-walk. I'll be updating it each day, and the most recent part of my every-block journey will be marked in red, to differentiate it from all of the older segments of the journey, which will be shown in blue. You can see the map, and peek at it each day to see where I've been, by clicking on this link
URL link to Ed's every-block progress through Manhattan
If you have any suggestions about places that I should definitely visit to get some good photos, or if you'd like me to photograph you in your little corner of New York City, please let me know. You can send me a Flickr-mail message, or you can email me directly at ed-at-yourdon-dot-com
Stay tuned as the photo-walk continues, block by block ...
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Many summers ago I was privileged to spend some time with an ancient tribe of warriors scraping a meagre living high up in the Alpes, keeping away from civilisation as we know it. Few people have ever seen these simple but strong tribe members. Only long days of lying in wait at a waterhole they used to frequent gave me the chance to make their acquaintance. I caught this one drinking and befriended him with some simple but meaningfull gestures, glass pearls, trinkets, a friendly face and an open mind...
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10 February 2015. Anti-cuts demonstration outside Haringey Civic Centre, Wood Green.
As well as posters criticising Haringey councillor Peter Morton, for his foolish "Get Real" remark, there were 'Save Our Day Centres' posters.
These had a photo of Council "Leader" Claire Kober. She too had made a crass remark. Suggesting that instead of going to a Day Centre, people with Autism might prefer to visit the theatre.
Please scroll down to read the text of a talk the same evening
by Mary Langan of Save Autism Services Haringey - SASH.
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Links
§ Website: Save Autism Services Haringey - SASH.
§ Care home and day centre cuts ‘like watching motorway pile-up in slow motion’. News report by Emily Banks. 18 December 2014. Broadway Ham&High
§ 9 February 2015. Hannah Al-Othman in Broadway Ham&High. Haringey budget cuts: ‘Small victory’ for care campaigners as final draft unveiled.
§ Autism group slams adult social care cuts made by Council. News report 25 February 2015 by Charlie Peat, Tottenham & Wood Green Independent.
§ John Toner, Tottenham & Wood Green Independent 23 February 2015. Angry scenes as budget cuts pushed through.
§ Video from Tottenham & Wood Green Independent Hundreds march against Council cuts.
§ Mums Against the Cuts trying to save Haringey Children's Centres.
§ "Who will listen now if you care for an adult with learning disabilities?" Article about Haringey's proposed cuts to Adult Learning disabilities services by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in The Guardian 6 February 2015.
§ My own comment on her article posted on The Guardian website.
That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
Mark 4:12 King James Version
For Get Real Challenges | Real Life Scrapped: Future. Elements from Water Lo Project, Quirky Heart, Kimeric Kreations, Bruissements Graphiques and Anna Aspnes.
Get Real! Wise Women Speak
OM Movie Review
RATING : 5 OM’s
Audience : Women of All Ages
As soon as the movie began, there was no turning back! Over the next 82 minutes, a multitude of strong, successful, independent, talented, free thinking, creative and visionary women are interviewed about “life, the universe & everything in between.” We are shown how very different life and aging can be depending on how you approach it and what you allow yourself to believe about it. From start to finish, Get Real speaks to our heart as others share from theirs.
Society deemed it necessary to associate negative connotations with the words for the wise aging woman – the crone and hag—these words previously meant wisdom and carried respect! Now we belittle and raise our children to fear the elderly as well as growing old themselves. We teach that being youthful is the only commodity a woman has and if you can’t do it naturally, there are always cosmetic alternatives to keep you looking youthful and desirable. Yet, if a woman has not learned her true worth and to love herself – the out shell no matter how beautiful will be lacking and happiness will never be found.
There are some things one must experience to fully appreciate and even minutely comprehend -aging gracefully and joyfully is one of those miraculous things! This is the first generation of women over the age of 50 who continue to not only survive, but thrive in their creative and expansive adventure. There have not been many role models, but there have been some who pioneered and danced to the beat of their own drum. So many women have raised the bar and led by example to pioneer this new space that is manifesting. No doubt scoffed, mocked and taught to dislike most parts of the aging process and told that we are nothing without “youth and looks,” Get Real ventures beyond what has been, into what can be! Through the voices of many – we can share in and learn from our “wise women” and sisters.
The honest and open dialogue these amazing women share with us brings tears, laughter and a sense of connection with our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends like never before. A tradition that has been hidden is being re-birthed and the divine feminine is sharing her wisdom once again. Don’t fear aging, work with it to squeeze every ounce of fun out of it you can. After watching the women, several of them are known for keeping a healthy, active lifestyle that often includes a daily yoga practice and meditation or prayer.
You should walk away with some insight into the process for aging gracefully and the mindset that each of these incredibly wise women share through their insight on life. A great movie for friends, sisters, as well as a lovely mother / daughter shared expression of love in action while planting historical seeds of change.
“Get Real – Wise Women Speak” did just that, it was REAL. An amazing adventure uniting the voices of women visionaries who have moved back to the divine feminine & embrace all facets of life. Beautifully done to touch our heart & mind!
12:57 – Fall Creek Falls State Park
AWESOME SHARE: Get Real! Wise Women Speak offers a film that features extraordinary women, including Jane Fonda, Nikki Giovanni, Della Reese, Marianne Williamson, Susan L. Taylor, Jody Williams and others who speak about their journey to the wise woman years and the inner fire that propels them to make the most of their wisdom and experience.
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10 February 2015. Anti-cuts demonstration at Haringey Civic Centre, Wood Green.
These posters criticised Haringey councillor Peter Morton the "Cabinet Member" in charge of the borough's adult services.
Morton is now infamous for his gross insensitivity at a previous public meeting on 22 January 2015. Faced with strong and emotionally charged criticism from service users and their families, Cllr Morton told them to "get real", as he attempted to defend the brutal cuts he and his right-wing "Labour" colleagues proposed.
(Please see quote below for source of this information.)
§ Website report by 38 Degrees about the Haringey Scrutiny Committee 22 January 2015.
"Haringey People First attended the 22nd January [2015] Council’s Adults and Health scrutiny committee (of backbench Councillors) in impressive numbers and spoke strongly. At Adult Scrutiny committee about 40 service users and carers attended and many made heartfelt speeches above the devastating effects the cuts would have if they went ahead.
"At one point clearly exasperated at being required to justify such damaging proposals Cllr Morton declared that all in the public gallery should ‘get real’.
"At this the room erupted and he was forced to withdraw the comment and apologise. Joyfully this was recorded and is available on line soon. The panel in the end voted to recommend to the Cabinet that they throw out SOME of the cuts proposals namely those relating to cuts in care packages, closure of some (but not all) day centres, and cuts to the voluntary sector."
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Other useful links
§ Save Autism Services Haringey.
§ "Who will listen now if you care for an adult with learning disabilities?" Article about Haringey's proposed cuts to Adult Learning disabilities services by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett in The Guardian 6 February 2015.
§ My own comment on her article posted on The Guardian website.
§ Cllr Peter Morton was at one time the "Head of Press" for the National Labour Party.
§ Peter Morton is on Twitter as @pjmmor. In 2015 he blocked me. This may have suggested reluctance to consider my critical views. twitter.com/pjmmor.
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel.
People's Climate Change Action Parade. Christchurch, NZ.
28 Nov 2015
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