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I hope you've all had a wonderful christmas and new years - I know I have!
Happy new year Flickrites!
Beautiful texture by Liek. Thank you so much for sharing your work!
Hopewell - there's not much time left for this church. Time has taken its toll on it.
Taken with my Holga using Ilford HP5+.
It's the first time I try Adobe Lightroom to edit a photo. I'm not a professional photographer (this was already clear), so every suggestion is welcome - both on how to improve the shot and on the editing process. Thank you in advance!
Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us. Samuel Smiles
At one point in time millions of bison roamed the open plains in herds that stretched as far as the eye could see. Native Americans harvested the bison responsibly, utilizing every part of the animal for their needs. Through a rather dark part of our history the bison was hunted and recklessly killed to near extinction so that in the late 1800's there were less than a thousand left. Through conservation efforts like those in Custer State Park in South Dakota the bison is making a comeback although it will never again reach the numbers and grandeur of years past.
As my wife and I sat and watched in wonder from our jeep in the middle of the herd, a quick moving thunderstorm created some incredible light conditions and spawned a beautiful rainbow. It seemed fitting to frame part of the herd with the rainbow in the background as a symbol not only of hope for the bison, but for other species in trouble around the world.
Thanks for your views and comments!
Once I pondered optimism for the "in the future" challenge I just couldn't get it out of my head. I thought this photo was a good symbol for optimism :)
I believe if we remain optimistic, even through very difficult times, we grow! I also believe that if you are pessimistic through dark times, it will hinder your growth... (I could write forever on this topic, but I'd best go and make my tea :))
odc - in the future
Optimists are nostalgic about the future. ~Chicago Tribune.
Apparently this saying is a summary of the most basic human spirit - to have hope.
Peace and love to all 💕
New Hope Creek, in the Korstian Division of Duke Forest
Pentax K-1
SMC Pentax 1:1.8 85mm
16:9 panorama crop
Iridient Developer
A vertical panorama from my IPhone at Hope's Nose, Devon. Its a beautiful place with crystal clear water.
Freightliner Class 70 locomotive 70014
6G65 09.19 Earles Sidings (Hope) Freightliner Heavy Haul to Walsall Freight Terminal
Trowell Junction, Nottinghamshire
"La Speranza, la quintessenziale illusione umana ma allo stesso tempo il punto di massima debolezza e il punto di massima forza."
(dal film "Matrix")
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
— Emily Dickinson
For iphoneographyCentral
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Apps used: Superimposed and Snapseed
Backstory:
I woke at 4am one morning. Not being able to go back to sleep, I grabbed my mobile. I began by creating a black canvas by taking a picture in the dark. I tweaked it in Snapseed to get the blackest blacks possible. I then took it to Superimposed as the background. Looking through my files I found a family picture at a birthday party taken a couple weeks ago with an iPhone 7. Our friends were crowded around the table taking a video-chat with their grandmother in New York. I took one face from the group, but she had a flower in front of her face. I edited her in Snapseed and took her to Superimposed and merged her to the black canvas. I then grabbed anther file of a model I shot at a fashion show and put her in the foreground working the two together. I didn’t know at the time where it was taking me. When I reached the point of feeling it, I saved it to my photos and took it back to Snapseed. It was around this time when I got a text from a good friend, she had learned that her granddaughter was rushed to the hospital. The piece began to take on new meaning as I worked its final image. The poem and the work was given to my friend and her granddaughter turned out to be fine in the end.
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all."
— Emily Dickinson
Hoping that I will meet my daughter soon.
This is very similar to the other one I uploaded yesterday, but I think I prefer this processing. The droplets are better-focused, and this one's not on a wonky angle. This is better large and on black
I have been uploading what might seem to be some mildly forlorn-ish items lately, as this is a time of year that is traditionally very difficult for me. I get to be an emotional basket case. But I have been working hard against that for a few years, and I am happy to say that despite the nature and tone of these photos, despite being thousands of miles from my mate, despite the gritty weather, I am in great spirits. And that is a thing to be celebrated, really. I hope the same can be said for you all.
Ah, hope! what would life be, stripped of thy encouraging smiles,
that teach us to look behind the dark clouds of to-day,
for the golden beams that are to gild the morrow.
François Duc de La Rochefoucauld
"It always seems impossible until it's done. "
~Nelson Mandela~
You always have options in life. In every situation, you can choose how you are going to deal with it and how you are going to feel about it.
Your capacity to deal with every painful situation will depend in large part upon the kind of attitude you choose for yourself. You may find it much easier, albeit far more self-destructive, to give in to adversity and become a victim of your sour feelings. But if you are effective enough at not having victim expectations, you can also work at turning misfortune around and even making it work in your favor.
Always remember that YOU are the product of what you choose for yourself in every life situation and never, ever lose hope!
Sending love and hope to each one of you...
NAMASTE
Hope Cove is a small seaside village within the civil parish of South Huish in South Hams District, Devon, England. It is located some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Salcombe and 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of Kingsbridge. It has two beaches, and is sheltered by the headland of Bolt Tail.
Looking down the mountain at Granite. The Fraction Mine off to the left still hangs around as a piece of what once was. According to the maps here in Granite County. This place can be toured during the season. Granite Ghost Town State Park.
Near Mt. Tamalpais. Let's hope that we get plenty of rain this coming winter so we have more like this.