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Something small, in the scheme of things not very significant at all. Yet still it strives to grow tall, to bring a little beauty that can be enjoyed by all. Maybe not so insignificant after all.
When it comes to nature's power... men are helpless.
The moment when I vividly felt that myself was when I went as close to the Skogafoss waterfall as Ingvi is on that picture. I just looked up and I felt so tiny and so insignificant next to the mighty power of the falling water. I was simply overwhelmed. As overwhelmed as I've never been in my life :o
'The sky was heavy with flickering embers; the Milky Way arced across from horizon to horizon. I was insignificant under the ceiling of sparkling stars. The air was calm and in the reflection of Llyn Arenig they multiplied and created a 360’ effect. As the night wore on our journey through the solar system was tangible. We watched the Milky Way travel, we saw the moon rise, the Plough and Orion’s belt dip into another day'.
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Greenland
Sailing through the fjords of Greenland makes one feel insignificant. Massive icebergs combined with the rugged, wild landscape and nature of Greenland are just overpowering.
Parfois la plus insignifiante des protections peut véhiculer une part d'imaginaire dans ce qu'elle dissimule. Je ne vous dirai donc pas ce qui se cache derrière cette serrure...
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Sometimes the most insignificant of protections can bring a part of the imagination to what it hides. So I won't tell you what's behind that lock...
► █░▓ NO BIKES NEITHER BOATS HERE (so far). Trying to get to the harbor via bike and pedestrian paths as much as possible to evade the already insignificant village traffic, I ran across this serene major park I did not know existed. An elderly lady walking two small dogs explained to me that the whole aria was taken down two years ago in order to build a park upon it. I was taken aback. There are obviously still decision-making people not driven by the power or profit lust. This pond is young and probably 'virgin', i.e. there are still no discarded bikes on the bottom of it.
But remember: behind the every successful Dutchman there is a discarded bike. Or two. Or more.
The village in itself is quite serene. This park is artificial "nature" but it takes an educated architect to create it like this and it adds up to the all-round quiet. I am impressed. Some cities can't (won't) afford this much.
Up until July 18th I had the longest break in publishing images and following the fellow uploads on Flickr since years. Hope that this less enthusiastic, rather sedentary period in my life is now over. I used it partly to study new software and made my first use of it. Not much, but something I had been postponing for years. A small gain but not a negligible one. My photography was not completely put aside, but I never got it to the editing stage. What I took, has yet to be selected and edited. Many boats taken just before sunset still wait to be denoised! Plus some interesting people, those few that grant me their trust and permission to publish.
THE BACKGROUND - In the morning of July 14th I drove to Sleeuwijk, the village across the river, after a long time. Had a good hour available to walk around. Started my hike from the neighbourhood edge next to A27, a few kilometres away and searched for the pathways through the village in order to avoid the local traffic. Without internet, I still made it! But when I reached the river shore at the Yacht and ferry harbour, the first hour had expired. I decided to press on and found a pathway among the blackberries shrubbery along the shore line. It was a gift from above. Beautiful small beaches, lots of ripe, perfectly clean blackberries, mighty ships sailing by, clean water, lazy peaceful cattle enjoying the shade of large trees at noon, perfect weather with some nice water and background lighting... For the first time in more than three decades that I live here have I hiked along the patch of shoreline and have almost reached the big Merwede bridge. Found the way back through the woods and reached the village starting point just short of 2,5 hours of hiking, berry picking and photographing. What a day! And a good night's sleep after it.
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How can you look at galaxy and not feel insignificant?
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Photo by me: Vittoria Busi
Whatever you do in life will be insignificant. But it's very important that you do it. I tend to agree with the first part.
Amazing how such a small, insignificant thing like hanging a shelf has put great fear in me. Refusing to cave under such terror - lol - I consulted with one who knows better than I and believe this shelf is here to stay. (temporarily speaking)
The Milky Way shot from 11,000ft where you look down on peaks that usually make you feel small and up at a bright cluster of innumerable stars that makes the world seem insignificant.
Even little trees and shrubs that might seem insignificant any other time of the year. Too bad it's such a short season.
You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the insignificant in depth.
-- Odysseus Elytis
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[Apparently Flickr has just about totally collapsed this morning. With all the problems over the last 9 years, never has there been a time when I couldn't even access the site. As a famous American political figure would say, "Sad."]
A Turkey rambling the Northern edge of North Morro Bay. A true "Northy". It was much more interested in the frequent insects it was snatching up as it walked along than some insignificant Human with a strange object held before his face.
[...] Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life [...]
-- Quote by Ralph Ransom
Nikon D200, Samyang 8mm, f/3.5, 8mm - f/8 - 1/250s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Fara Sabina, Italy (April, 2016)
A comet came near the globular cluster M3 on May 15, 2021.
The comet, C/2020 T2, discovered in October 2020 by the Mount Palomar Observatory, is an insignificant little object in our solar system, with the mass of a small mountain on Earth. On that night, it was about 210 million kilometers from Earth, fainter than 10 magnitudes, and would have to be many tens of times brighter to be seen by the human eye.
The globular cluster M3, on the other hand, with about 500,000 stars, is one of the largest and brightest globular clusters in the Milky Way. It is about 32,600 light-years away from Earth, nearly 1.5 billion times farther than the comet. Even so, the brightness of M3 clearly exceeds that of the comet, reaching the limit of what is visible to the naked eye.
This photo is probably the biggest demonstration of something exists out there I have ever experienced. I was going down hill to stay a couple of hours in a village called Abbotsbury when looking at the horizon, the sky was so dark, it looked like black color. But amazingly, there was this immense ray of light coming through, fighting its way to illuminate the sea. Were I was, there was just a few rain drops. Parked the car as soon as possible, set tripod, filters etc and got it. The color version looks cool, but in black and white you can feel the drama. I actually just snapped a couple of shots. It was such a moment of contemplation that photography was just insignificant at that moment. I know it will probably be one of event, but I manage to capture it.
Nikon D7000 & Nikkor AF-S 18-200 f3.5-5.6
Post Production with Lightroom 4.1 and Nik Software
©2012, byVini photography
The American tectonic plate stops at a cliff in Iceland - off to the right, the sinking rift valley between it and the Eurasian tectonic plate. Iceland sits on the mid Atlantic ridge - it's a product of it, as the plates split apart and volcanic activity ensues. Standing here, suddenly one is tiny and insignificant, and it dawns on one just how massive the forces of our planet are. Even in the rain.
In the Italian city of Modena, you can climb the Ghirlandia church tower for 2 euros. The tower is 86 metres high, but I think you can only climb halfway up. Nevertheless, the view is breathtaking and the topic of conversation of this sworn guild of men becomes insignificant from this height.
Deep in the Catlins there is a hidden gem, a small, insignificant signpost marks the start of a magical journey to an amazing place.
Hardly knowing what to expect we started walking into the forest , listening to a riot of birdsong calling out all around.
Shortly we are faced with a river crossing, but with stepping stones the lines blur between reality and fantasy.
Is this New Zealand, or Middle Earth?
The track winds deeper into lush native forest. Huge ferns line our way, massive trees. We clamber over and under, along.
Before long we reach a stream, covered in massive boulders, lined with moss and ferns, we can hear the falls in the distance.
I am entranced, never have I seen such stunning beauty, all lit green, more like a film set with every carefully placed footstep.
If Elves exist we shall surely find them dancing and laughing ahead!
Round the last corner, over the last rise finally we see our prize, the journeys end. Koropuku falls, a wonder of the world.
I finally got the image I wanted of this magical little stretch of road that runs through a lovely ranch and is lined with some of the biggest Eucalyptus trees I've ever seen.
"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force. "
I think this kid said something like that to me as I walked by but I can't be sure as he spoke in German :)
Original quotation : Darth Vader
Near my wild river...!!!
Every moment I’m in close communion with the real nature, as a child, it happens to me… constantly… to fall in love with what may seem insignificant to others ... photography is definitely a philosophical art for me ...!!! Ü
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
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Passion de la Lumière...!!!
Près de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Chaque instant que je suis en étroite communion avec la Nature, comme un enfant, il m’arrive… constamment… de tomber en amour avec ce qui peut paraître insignifiant pour les autres… la photographie est définitivement un art philosophique pour moi…!!! Ü
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
Happy International Polar Bear Day!
Take the challenge, set your thermostat back a couple degrees today.
Recycle, reuse, re-purpose everyday. May seem insignificant but every little bit counts.
Italien / Südtirol - Fischleintal
On the way to Rifugio Zsigmondy Comici
Auf dem Weg zur Zsigmondyhütte
The Fischleintal/ Val Fiscalina
Town/City: Sexten/Sesto Region: Dolomites Region Three Peaks
The Carnic mountain ridge appears almost insignificant compared to the stately Dolomite rock towers on the opposite side of the Sesto valley. But this impression is deceiving! From Sesto, you can not only reach the Tre Cime Dolomiti, a popular and panoramic hiking and skiing area, but also the western foothills of a mountain range that stretches for over 100 km, almost to Villach in Carinthia. Interesting detail: The Carnic Alps were formed long before the Dolomites. Numerous fossil finds indicate a turbulent, geological past. However, the mountain range also has great historical importance, as it forms part of the Italian-Austrian border. Those who want to experience a border passing on high tracks can walk from the Monte Elmo peak (2,434 m) past the Helmhaus and along the ridge - with their left foot in Austria and the right one in Italy. This is also the starting point of the popular Carnic high route, also called the "peace route", which leads in eight to eleven days of walking to Arnoldstein in Carinthia.
(suedtirol.info)
Das Fischleintal (italienisch Val Fiscalina) ist ein rund 4,5 km langes, vom Sextental nach Süden abzweigendes Seitental in den Sextner Dolomiten im östlichsten Teil von Südtirol in Italien.
Lage
Es reicht in voller Breite vom Sextner Ortsteil Moos bis zur Talschlusshütte via Fischleinboden mit gleichnamigem Großparkplatz und Buswendepunkt für den Linienbus Kreuzbergpass-Innichen/Toblach. Das sich zum Talschluss hin verjüngende Tal ist durch Wege, Gaststätten und Beherbergungsbetriebe gut erschlossen. Hinter dem Fischleinboden wird die asphaltierte Straße von unbefestigten, aber gut gangbaren Wegen abgelöst.
Das Tal ist für seine landschaftliche Schönheit überregional bekannt und führt in den Naturpark Drei Zinnen, vorbei an einigen Gipfeln der Sextner Sonnenuhr. Hinter der Talschlusshütte (1.548 m) gabelt es sich am Fuß des Einserkofels in das Bachern- und das Altensteintal, welches gegen die Drei Zinnen und den im Ersten Weltkrieg hart umkämpften Paternkofel hinaufzieht. Auf den Zustiegen zur Dreizinnenhütte auf dem Toblinger Riedel und zur Zsigmondyhütte im Bacherntal wird das Fischleintal oft durchwandert.
Das Fischleintal entwässert über den Fischleinbach, der im Sextner Ortsteil Moos in den Sextner Bach, einen Zubringer der Drau, mündet.
Geschichte
Das Fischleintal ist als Hochalpe des Klosters Innichen bereits seit dem 10. Jahrhundert unter der erst später eingedeutschten Bezeichnung „Uiscalina“ urkundlich bezeugt.
Bergsturz
Am Morgen des 12. Oktober 2007 stürzten ca. 60.000 Kubikmeter Fels- und Geröllmassen vom Einserkofel (2.698 m) in den hinteren Talgrund. Es kamen dabei keine Menschen zu Schaden, 30 Urlauber konnten unverletzt gerettet werden. Der Felssturz begrub weite Teile eines Parkplatzes unter Geröllschutt und ließ den Fischleinbach über die Ufer treten. Der Bergsturz wird auf die Sprengkraft von in Felsspalten aufgrund vorausgegangener heftiger Temperaturschwankungen gefrierenden Wassers zurückgeführt. Eine zunächst vermutete Folge der Klimaerwärmung wurde jedoch relativiert.
(Wikipedia)
"Life is a series of steps. Things are done gradually. Once in a while there is a giant step, but most of the time we are taking small, seemingly insignificant steps on the stairway of life."
Ralph Ransom
Aka Horseshoe ladybird.
Absolutely thrilled to find one of these! Had been on the lookout for some time!! I very nearly dismissed it, as it was so tiny in my tray, but something made me look closer, and when I saw that little horseshoe on the back, I was very excited!!
Upton Magna - Shropshire
This is a profound spot, simultaneously peaceful and dangerous. It provides an excellent reminder of the duration and power of nature, and just how insignificant we and our problems really are.
A cold winter afternoon... when i'd hoped that the late sun would colour the distant mountain ingleborough.
Despite a favourable forecast... things didn't pan out.
The sun when it appeared was fleeting, weak and watery.... you could say that it was a wasted venture.
However standing on Scales moor, a remote plateau, surrounded by big frozen mountains- Ingleborough, Gragareth and Whernside gives you a lesson in Scale (apt place name then). How tiny we are... insignificant even.
The last thing my Father said to me (and will ever say to me) was that i was an "insignificant piece of Sh#t".
He hoped that this was an insult, and he had wanted to hurt.... however all i heard was the truth..... and the truth is liberating.
My father wasn't loving, or caring, he wasn't a role model, nor was he my idol. A teacher would you believe, an educated man who used his intelligence to brutalise his children.
I endured his apathy towards me, his beatings and his belittlement. And when i got to an age where he could no longer throw me around, i was of no use to him and he retreated to his study and garden. He has never telephoned me, never said well done... that i make him proud.. or that he loves me. When i visited his home... he would be there.... in the garden or another room.
I'll add that this retreat wasn't shame for his parental failings, for he believes that his education means that he is utterly infallible and therefore has no need or capacity for self analysis or desire for atonement. He never bothered with his parents, friends or family, anyone that could have corrected him or set him an example to follow. Anyone in his life was short lived and only because they were of benefit to him in some way...... isn't that ugly?
So he was quite correct, i was insignificant, however he was a man that i never knew and insignificance is very much a two sided coin.
So we're both insignificant...
My insignificance however isn't confined to a pressure cooker of four walls or trimmed privets..... And as i stood utterly alone next to this huge erratic that has endured countless seasons and lifetimes the difference was that i was euphoric in my insignificance. Here there were no confines, or hate or anger or regret.
To add to my euphoria some rare Kelvin- helmholtz clouds formed over Ingleborough... the final piece for my composition.
Life is beautiful!!
Without sounding like a motivational speaker ....
Never forget the bad stuff in life, just don't dwell on it, instead use it to appreciate the good.... and this world will show you some incredible things.
Henry Eckford (1823–1905), a nurseryman of Scottish descent, cross-bred and developed the sweet pea, turning it from a rather insignificant, if sweetly scented flower, into the floral sensation of the late Victorian era.
His initial success and recognition came while serving as head gardener for the Earl of Radnor, raising new cultivars of pelargoniums and dahlias. In 1870 he went to work for one Dr. Sankey of Sandywell near Gloucester. A member of the Royal Horticultural Society, he was awarded a First Class Certificate (the top award) in 1882 for introducing the sweet pea cultivar 'Bronze Prince', marking the start of association with the flower. In 1888 he set up his development and trial fields for sweet peas in Wem in Shropshire. By 1901, he had introduced a total of 115 cultivars, out 264 cultivars grown at the time.[2] Eckford was presented with the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour for his work. He died in 1906 but his work was continued, for a time at least, by his son John Eckford.
More recently, the association between the sweet pea, the Eckfords and Wem has been highlighted again. In the late 1980s, the Sweet Pea Society of Wem started an annual show and the town has again taken the flower to its heart. Many of the street signs now carry a sweet pea motif and an area of the town is known as Eckford Park. There is also a cultivar 'Dorothy Eckford', named after a family member.
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You won't cry for my absence, I know
you forgot me long ago
Am I that unimportant?
Am I so insignificant?
Isn't something missing?
Isn't someone missing me?
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Maybe there isn't a specific place waiting for you. Maybe everything - missing someone, old letters, insignificant things that lead you to love, fields, the wind - is home.
Brighton
Wirgin Edixa Prismaflex, Super Takumar F1.8 55mm, and Rollei Retro 400S developed in homemade D23 replenished for 7 minutes 30 seconds at 20C.
August 16, 2016
Clouds are building behind this grassy one tree hill. The tree is so small and insignificant compared to its grandios surroundings, but it is bold and adventurous... a brave pioneer on this grass-centric range who thumbs its twigs at lightning and wind.
South-West Trip 2016(Day 4)
August 13-27, 2016
Route 285
Somewhere in the Colorado Rockies - USA
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