As a young lad every butterfly I came across I called a Red Admiral. How ignorant I was. In fact I still am, but at least I have some degree of a clue these days.

This one was photted as is often the case whilst it was feeding on a buddleia bush. This potion was taken at the local Yorkshire Wildlife Reserve at Potteric Carr.

no other creature has ever denied it ;-)

G. C. Lichtenberg

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prunus mume, weeping japanese flowering apricot, 'Bridal Veil', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

trying to understand why and what am I photographing :-)

Alex Webb

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rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

and entertainment without moral passion is television ;-)

Rita Mae Brown

Resist the Ignorant Orange Liar in Chief and his Cabinet of Buffoons!

narcissus, daffodil, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

Story: After I reached the beach just before sun up, I headed straight to one side where I thought I will find them. Heck, I was stupid, ignorant, desperate, unethical and what not, that I dragged a heavy wooden log with me over the sand for few hundred meters, and tried to set up a stage for them. Clearly I didn't know what I was thinking.

Well, the sun came up at 5:30 am, and I saw nothing. I started talking to myself as I always do in the field, and already gave up. Because I could not see anything as far as I can see. On my way back, as I was just halfway to my car, I suddenly heard the sound. The unmistakable call of give me the food first. So I looked back and saw the tail end of the action where the fresh kill was exchanged between the parent and one of the juvenile.

I rushed back, first ran to reach the beach and locate them on a down slope, then crouch-walked for tens of meters, and finally, as I was very clearly visible to them, I took the seal-walking position. I am sure it would have been fun to watch me at that time. I closed the distance as far as I could before making them wary of me.

They were hungry, being the first meal of the day and fearless, as they were juveniles. The next 30 mins flew by like just a moment in time. I got to witness the dominance of the females and the patient waiting of the male. Most part of the unfortunate dove was gone in minutes. Only the scraps and one half eaten leg piece was left for the male.

After the females were done, they flew away and I was left alone with the male. I was given the opportunity to take the parting photograph, which I will post later. But I came back with another unforgivable memory that would be hard to relive again. It was worth 4 hours of driving (return trip) at the end.

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.

That's how rich I want to be ;-)

Rita Rudner

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prunus mume, pink japanese flowering apricot, 'Bonita', j c raulston arboretum, nsu, raleigh, north carolina

or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference ;-)

Harry S Truman

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contorted flowering quine, 'Contorta', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

am no longer. I think: What I can see is what I am not :-)

Aleksandar Hemon

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cercis, eastern redbud, 'Gilded Hearts', 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.

one can photograph :-)

Alfred Stieglitz

The Environment Matters! Resist the Ignorant Orange Clown and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!

calla lilies, juniper level gardens, plant delights nursery, raleigh, north carolina

That’s why I take pictures. It’s a visual diary :-)

Andy Warhol

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rose, little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

Begin, ephebe, by perceiving the idea

Of this invention, this invented world,

The inconceivable idea of the sun.

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.

Never suppose an inventing mind as source

Of this idea nor for that mind compose

A voluminous master folded in his fire.

How clean the sun when seen in its idea,

Washed in the remotest cleanliness of a heaven

That has expelled us and our images …

Wallace Stevens, Notes Towards a Supreme Fiction

because he'll come sleep in your closet rather than spending ten shillings on a hotel ;-)

Truman Capote

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rose, 'Double Delight', little theater rose garden, raleigh, north carolina

I think that often when I am more aware of them, it usually means that the picture falls flat :-)

Alex Webb

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narcissus, daffodils, 'Mon Cherie', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

it is because I put my heart into it. And if the viewer likes it, it is because his or her heart and emotions accepted it :-)

Anonymous

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prunus incisa, fuji cherry, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

can make compelling pictures out of uninteresting moments :-)

Alex Tehrani

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

You think me an ignorant savage🤔

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

Ardea cinerea & Ardea alba

Réserve des Rohrmatten

1/3 : Ils ont pêché dans le même périmètre pendant quelques minutes en s'ignorant poliment.

Rohrmatten Reserve

1/3: They fished in the same area for a few minutes, politely ignoring each other.

a proud ignorant woman

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.

An unexpected bonus to an ignorant man making his way to Eastern Quebec last March was the discovery of the Matapedia River Valley. When I came here last year, my mind was on the MLWs and mountainous ocean views provided by the SFG, and maybe shooting VIA rail on the local CN tracks, but I hadn't put much thought into the latter.

Little did I know, the CN line had a daily freight that ran through it in daylight. During that trip I chased that train blind into the river valley and ended up figuring out the Matapedia River Valley is one of the most gorgeous and fast paced train chases you can do in the Canadian East. Towering hillsides, tracks in clear view, and a gentle river alongside make for one heck of a time.

I originally shot it in winter and wanted to come back for better light on VIAs early morning valley run come summertime. Thankfully I was able to return. This time it seemed like I would have my luck run out and not see a CN freight run through, but just as I was considering an early quit and driving home I got word that BCOL 4646 was leading CN 562 east through the valley. So, I waited on an overpass midway through the valley short of chase-killing road construction and sat without phone reception for an hour and a half waiting on 6 lights to round the bend ahead of me. I was rewarded with a Blue Dash 9 in afternoon summer sun and made the few remaining positive sun angles work to my advantage.

Here, CN 562 is seen slowly approaching the small town of Matapedia at the mouth of the Valley with the same name, a place where I have now spent many hours (including some time sleeping in my car to save money) and have grown to love. The sun would be horrific past this shot so I decided to turn for home with a smile on my face.

Half-time takes twelve minutes. This not coincidence ;-)

Erma Bombeck

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prunus, flowering peach, 'Bonfire', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

there is more stupidity than hydrogen, and that (stupidity) is the basic building block of the universe ;-)

Frank Zappa

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many petalled star magnolia, 'Waterlily', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

If you do not know binary, do not try to decipher it.

The pain is not priced, but if respect.

Second life is just a complex equation that will never be solved..My mistake, talked about math

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Being ignorant is not a defect, but rather a tenacity for not wanting for more options. The diversity that exists in the world is the great kindness that others are lost.

* This music only to bore some interlocutors..

Thank !!

It is only an hour and a half of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orkest,, please do not despair ... XD

♫♪

Professional organizations mine Flickr for content, and love to play the "we'd like to use your awesome work in epic project x, but don't have much budget" game. They offer you "exposure" and "getting your name out there", when the fact is, they have every intention of leveraging your work for profit. MAKE THEM PAY. It's amazing how often they will agree to pay up when you give them your fee, but they will certainly try to play the game first to see how ignorant or desperate you are for attention. Trading your hard work for mere exposure only undermines others and makes you despised in the eyes of photographers who work hard to earn a living.

I repeat: MAKE THEM PAY. Research your rights. And get the use terms in writing.

my husband purchased this for the illustrations but it is truly an excellent commentary on our society - the author would probably be appalled at today's society which has become so much more selfish and ignorant than ever

that should decide its claim to admiration and respect :-)

A. H. Wall

In a reply to the statement: "Photography is scientific and so cannot be fine art."

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Loebner magnolia, 'Leonard Messel', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

People come from around the country to ride the ATV trails in my area. I don't like that much because they're noisy and people are ignorant and destroy the landscape. But I am thankful for the trails that are maintained. One of my favorite things to do is find a new trail that our truck can manage and see where it leads.

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

makE a wiSh...

i dOn't thiNk i cOuld wish to prEtend wheN i'm wrOng is riGht

i dOn't wisH whEn shE's black tO shE's whitE

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bUt thE wOrld is toO cRude and manY peoplE

arE ignorant tO havE timE tO givE uS aN advice

beLieVinG what thE trUe maN saiD,hE's insidE

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yOu dOn't feeL....

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i wish yOu knOw .....

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explain to others what it personally does not understand :-)

Alexander Cockburn

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Ozark witchhazel, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

that they can't read them either ;-)

Gore Vidal

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hybrid camellia, 'Ginryu', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

So here's the picture of my solo wall this weekend with a special mention to my niew niece Mayli ... I am now the godfather to one of my best friends daughter B-)

Inspired by the chaos of the kids I tried to go wilder in my background. I'm far from the first to be working on this at the moment but I'm gonna try and see how I can incorporate that kind of chaotic ignorant spraying with my more structured letter pieces.

At the moment I still havn't found a good connection between the background and the forground. I have elements that play kindof inbetween these two yet it is still as if I have a background then a piece placed above.

That's a goal that I'm gonna try and strive for ... mixing the background and the piece into one undivideable element.

Tried something new in my Z, not sure about having placed a brown shadow though ... mixes in too much with the dark green. I initialy had other ideas but I left some of the cans at home ...

Well, first I took great care in getting the shot, then I took a dozen of so shots from different angles, and then I named it in my head, thinking it was a stem of an Aloe. Then, I researched it, and here's what I found:

"Hesperaloe parviflora, also known as red yucca, hummingbird yucca, redflower false yucca and samandoque, is a plant that is native to Chihuahuan desert of west Texas east and south into central and south Texas and northeastern Mexico around Coahuila." Found in deserts of California.

The description also states, "It also is a spineless alternative to Agave and Yucca horticultural species." Does that mean that unlike Agave and Yucca, it doesn't stand up to bullies? By the way, at the end of our cul de sac, is a 70 year old Yucca that produces long downward bending spikes of white flowers. More important, Oak Titmice have made their nest in the trunk for six of the last seven years. Last year, they lost out to a paid of Chestnut-backed Chickadees.

I'm getting luckier, not smarter, but I'll never tell which when I post another wildflower. Oh, maybe I will. Hey, being lucky and smart is much better than lucky and ignorant ... especially in that order.

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

and leaves gaps for the viewer to fill in :-)

Alec Soth

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loebner magnolia, 'Willowwood', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

possess a delirious disposition. This is why I say that photographing is a meeting place for that sort of delirium and absolute peace. Photography is made up of those two moments. They combine to create dynamite :-)

Bernard Plossu

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garden chrysanthemum, 'Miss Gloria's Thanksgiving Day', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina

feeling just plain terrible;-)

Jean Kerr

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pyrus, Bradford pear, cary, north carolina

where one's eyes are empty

or bright as glaring city lights

and ever-musing melancholy reigns

we listen to the silence of starving souls

awaiting darkness ; they pray for night

dreams of nostalgic calm and ignorant bliss

these ghosts of a lunatic asylum

my photographs don’t look like hers. That makes it difficult to compare them. What they do share is an emotional intensity :-)

Amy Arbus

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gladiolus, brookgreen gardens, murrells inlet, south carolina

Fleas are interested in dogs ;-)

P. J. O'Rourke

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iris, 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.

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