The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

That there are men with heads nearly or quite as empty as the camera they use is a very unfortunate fact, but what of that? Are there not also men who, unfit in their intellectual capacity for the meanest mechanical work, nevertheless daub canvas or stain paper? ... But does this prove that painting is no fine art?

A. H. Wall

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fastigiate purple leaf plum, 'Cripoizam', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

and today you don’t even have to do this with digital. You take to the streets, you come back home, edit your photographs and show them. It’s that simple :-)

Abbas Attar

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prunus persica, weeping peach, 'Clarisse', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

from that first wobbly step that timidity dilutes photographic achievement, and great poetry never rhymes :-)

Andrew Stark

Climate Change Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Clown and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!

dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. Galileo Galilei

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

This should make amateurs the happiest of photographers :-)

Andreas Feininger

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hemerocallis, daylily, our yard, cary, north carolina

Amsterdam - Zeebugerdijk

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but I take pictures :-)

Alex Majoli

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narcissus, daffodils, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

(Ptiloris paradiseus)

Green Mountain Botanical Garden, Lamington NP - QLD

Austrália

My first bird of paradise!

When we saw two of these birds, we didn’t know what species they were (we had no expectation of seeing this species, so we hadn’t bothered to memorize it) and had no clue. Could it be a treecreeper?

Ignorant as we were (and still are) about Australian birdlife, it took us a while to identify it in the book. When we finally realized what it was, we immediately regretted not trying harder (though we weren’t given much of a chance). We returned to the spot in the following days but without any success.

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All my photos are now organized into sets by the country where they were taken, by taxonomic order, by family, by species (often with just one photo for the rarer ones), and by the date they were taken.

So, you may find:

- All the photos for this trip Austrália (2024) (309)

- All the photos for this order PASSERIFORMES (3553)

- All the photos for this family Paradisaeidae (Paradiseídeos) (1)

- All the photos for this species Ptiloris paradiseus (1)

- All the photos taken this day 2024/11/17 (17)

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so that you really want to know what they mean—because they deserve knowing—and you can’t find out, that really keeps you interested in them :-)

Aaron Siskind

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witch hazel, 'Sweet Sunshine', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

nothing succeeds like excess ;-)

Oscar Wilde

Public Education Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Clown Prince!

flowering quince, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

I interfered very little, and the lens produced anatomical images and shapes which my eyes had never observed :-)

Bill Brandt

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rose, 'Cherry Parfait', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

The Neibourhood _ Reflectons

www.youtube.com/watch?v=x47TgeRJtH0

Where have you been?

Do you know when you're coming back?

'Cause since you've been gone

I've got along but I've been sad

I tried to put it out for you to get

Could've, should've, but you never did

Wish you wanted it a little bit

More but it's a chore for you to give

Where have you been?

Do you know if you're coming back?

We were too close to the stars

I never knew somebody like you, somebody

Falling just as hard

I'd rather lose somebody, than use somebody

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise

(I see myself in you)

I see my reflection in your eyes

I know you're sick

Hoping you fix whatever's broken

Ignorant bliss

And a few sips might be the potion

I tried to put it out for you to get

Could've, should've, but you never did

Wish you wanted it a little bit

More but it's a chore for you to give

Where have you been?

Do you know if you're coming back?

We were too close to the stars

I never knew somebody like you, somebody

Falling just as hard

I'd rather lose somebody, than use somebody

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise

(I see myself in you)

I see my reflection in your eyes

(Tell me you see it too)

So close, so close

Yet so far away (so far)

I don't know (I don't)

How to be solo (no)

So don't go, oh, no, just stay

You and I were bright, shootin' through the sky daily (yeah)

Lightin' up the night, wasn't always right, baby (mhm)

Yeah, every time that we realised it's crazy

And you save me

We were too close to the stars

I never knew somebody like you, somebody

Falling just as hard

I'd rather lose somebody than use somebody

Maybe it's a blessing in disguise

(I see myself in you)

I see my reflection in your eyes

(I sold my soul for you, I know you see it too)

Yeah, I brought same ones too

I know you're tired, I know you're tired

Just say your point of view

Yeah, sick of all the poison in me

What did I do wrong for me, babe?

I see myself in you, I sold my soul for you, baby

I see myself in you, alright

I've sold my soul for you, maybe you should...

◥◣◢◤◥◣◢◤◥◣◢◤

catch me if you can

broken wings are flying

as far as you can see

shaped as an angel

crying out my name

saying:

come on and fly with us

☀ ڿڰۣ—

warm blue eyes are starring

asking me to follow

for completing heavens door

and for fighting the rights

which are not completed yet

☀ ڿڰۣ—

colourless, lean fingers

refering and showing at me

black claws to catch

laughing so deformed

not really knowing what they seem

☀ ڿڰۣ—

feeling afraid and ignorant

lost and hopeless

I’m searching a path

but I can’t escape anyway

while I’m starting to run

they catch me and my soul

☀ ڿڰۣ—

Come On And Fly With Us

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at a specific moment, in a specific context, by a specific photographer employing specific tools :-)

Allan Douglass Coleman

Climate Change Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Cockroach and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!

worlds largest tiffany glass dome ceiling, chicago cultural center, illinois

Approximately 38 feet in diameter, the Tiffany dome spans more than 1,000 square feet. It contains some 30,000 pieces of glass in 243 sections held within an ornate cast iron frame.

www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/pbh.html

he doesn't know the meaning of most words ;-)

Anonymous

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prunus mume, japanese flowering apricot, 'Omoi-no-mama', j c raulston arboretum, nsu, raleigh, north carolina

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

and it was so cold I almost got married ;-)

Shelly Winters

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prunus mume, japanese flowering apricot, 'Omoi-no-mama', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

The Quandry Chronicles Book One: The Lost Scarab of the Aethernauts! is an illustrated pulp adventure inspired by the tabletop gaming system Space: 1889 and shot in Second Life. Narrated in sessions like a tabletop campaign, QC will post weekly on Fridays, unless I get a bit ahead of myself :)

"Tatsu-san, you have quite outdone yourself.” The Japanese cultural attaché, a small, slender man resplendent in morning coat and top hat, gazed at the traditional Japanese teahouse, re-created in a park in London, in admiration. “I see why you have His Imperial Majesty’s favor! We will show the British how ignorant they are of the way of tea!

“And of course –“ he handed her a leather envelope, so full it could barely close. “Your compensation from the Foreign Ministry – and our gratitude.” He bowed and wandered off to explore the subtle paths of the traditional garden.

Tatsu, never one to trust, counted the substantial pay packet. Forging a letter of introduction from the Ministry of Culture had paid off! Never mind the cash: carefully concealed listening nooks would provide a fortune in information from eavesdropping on all the world’s diplomats and Britain’s elite as they toured the pavilions of the World’s Fair.

She sat on a stone bench concealed in the garden and tried to roll up the wad of cash tight enough to fit into her handbag, but it caught on – oh yes, the morning’s post, unopened. She removed the letter and slit it open with a fearsomely sharp dagger concealed in her kimono sleeve.

Of course, an invitation to the exhibition of photographs from the ancient city recently uncovered in Egypt, opening tomorrow at the Crystal Palace. As the Director of Acquisitions for the Imperial Museum in Kyoto, the invitation was expected – but there was a covering note, in English, in a bold but elegant handwriting:

“My dear Lady Tatsu:

“While I am still smarting from the British Museum’s loss to you of the funerary statues of Hatshepsut, I commend your skills in identifying them and your wiles in snatching them from my man in Cairo.

“The Americans have a crude but useful saying: ‘If you can’t beat them, join them.’ During the reception, if you could steal away to the Aeronautical Pavilion in the North Gallery, I would like to propose a mutually beneficial endeavour.

“Yours,

E. A. Wallis Budge

Egyptian Acquisitions

The British Museum”

Budge! Her longtime rival! He pulled strings from his office deep in the British Museum, and soldiers, spies, and adventurers moved to his will, in the name of stripping Egypt of its finest treasures. She preferred to work closer to the action, and had whisked more than a few treasures out from under him, but he won most: the British were more feared and respected in Egypt than the distant Emperor of Japan. If he wanted to work *with* her…

She began to plan.

but so are most artists :-)

Bill Jay

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Mount Lemmon Scenic Byway, Tucson, Arizona

(Öhringen)

"You are still the child who gently places

fallen baby birds back in their nests.

You are still the soft soul that gets

your heart broken over cruel words

and awful acts when you watch the news.

You are still the gentle heart who once

tried to heal a flower by trying to stick

it's petals back when ignorant feet trampled it.

That is why you are important.

That is why you will always be needed.

Kindness is the greatest endangered thing.

And here you are, existing, with your heart so full with it."

~ Nikita Gill

To all out there struggling to make sense of a world that is increasingly becoming unkind, harsh and devoid of softness .

So many unnecessary unloving words spoken, so many made feel like they don't belong or matter.

Every human matters , every heart feels , every sadness we cause is a small death.

Hold on to you feeling heart, it is the greatest treasure and the greatest accomplishment ...be like a flower, that releases its aroma to the foot that crushes it.

Den Helder - Zeepormenade

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their incurable impotence in exercising it ;-(

Winston Churchill

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flowering quince, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Amsterdam - Westlandgracht

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The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

yet wants another one which will last forever ;-)

Anatole France

Climate Change Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Clown Prince!!

prunus takesimensis, ornamental flowering cherry, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

The studio doesn’t give me any of that. I don’t have enough to grab onto. I miss the storytelling aspect :-)

Annie Leibovitz

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black swallowtail butterfly on dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

is to chloroform them ;-)

Thomas C. Haliburton

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rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

'You must become an ignorant man again

And see the sun again with an ignorant eye

And see it clearly in the idea of it.'

Wallace Stevens, Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction

I am almost completely ignorant in biology

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

its re-creation in a photograph must be based upon technical knowledge, guided and supported by artistic inspiration :-)

Andreas Feininger

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deutzia?, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

It’s a complete mystery to me :-)

Alec Soth

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lantana, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

his teacher had spanked him enough on his backside ;-)

Ludwig Van Beethoven

HBW!! Words Matter!! Resist the Ignorant Liar in Chief and his Cabinet of Buffoons!!

Loebner magnolia, 'Merrill', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina

Whilst I was painfully aware of Rhino and elephant poaching, the lesser known problem which happens in all parks is Lion poaching. It's certainly been problematic at Glen Garriff with Lions being killed for their heads, bones, skin, teeth and even claws.

Made worse is previously, there was a ban on flying any 'trophies' from Africa to America, a policy recently and ignorantly reversed by Trump.

Many of these lion rescues came from circuses and they are used to humans which makes it all the more heartbreaking when they may approach the poachers, little knowing the poacher's plans.

Bright eyes photographed with love at Glen Garriff conservation, Harrismith, South Africa

Through it I give reason to everything around me.

Andre Kertesz

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dahlia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) was not fishing but painstakingly searching the shore of the river Wandel in Morden Hall Park. May be looking for Moorhen chicks (adults were above) or something else. Didn't see the heron catching anything. It was quite ignorant of my camera, but flew away when a walker with a dog appeared. Morden, England

for the medium, and instead simply pursued it as a way of producing evidence of intelligent life on earth :-)

Allan Douglass Coleman

Climate Change Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Clown and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!

tall bearded iris, 'Going Dutch', denver botanic garden, colorado

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

certain moments have this magic. And that's what you're always looking for :-)

Alec Soth

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prunus takesimensis, island cherry, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

And we always aim to please ;-)

Horace Rumpole (John Mortimer)

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narcissus, daffodil, 'Kassels Gold', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

their most precious possession - their ignorance ;-(

Hendrik Van Loon ( 1882 – 1944) a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author

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rose, 'Dream Come True', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina