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Male Leopard in the Savuti marshes, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2023
Maybe, it's the way you say my name
Maybe, it's the way you play your game
But it's so good, I've never known anybody like you
But it's so good, I've never dreamed of nobody like you
And I've heard of a love that comes once in a lifetime
And I'm pretty sure that you are that love of mine
'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'll be mine, mine
And I see forever in your eyes
I feel okay when I see you smile, smile
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
Praying to God that one day you'll be mine
Wishing on dandelions all of the time, all of the time
I think that you are the one for me
'Cause it gets so hard to breathe
When you're looking at me, I've never felt so alive and free
When you're looking at me, I've never felt so happy
And I've heard of a love that comes once in a lifetime
And I'm pretty sure that you are that love of mine
'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'll be mine, mine
And I see forever in your eyes
I feel okay, when I see you smile, smile
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
Praying to God that one day you'll be mine
Wishing on dandelions all of the time, all of the time
Dandelion, into the wind you go
Won't you let my darling know?
Dandelion, into the wind you go
Won't you let my darling know that?
I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'll be mine, mine
And I see forever in your eyes
I feel okay when I see you smile, smile
Wishing on dandelions all of the time
Praying to God that one day you'll be mine
Wishing on dandelions all of the time, all of the time
I'm in a field of dandelions
Wishing on every one that you'll be mine, mine
”The butterfly said to the sun, “They can’t stop talking about my transformation. I can only do it once in my lifetime. If only they knew, they can do it at any time and in countless ways.” – Dodinsky
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“A lifetime isn't forever, so take the first chance, don't wait for the second one! Because sometimes, there aren't second chances!
And if it turns out to be a mistake? So what! This is life! A whole bunch of mistakes! But if you never get a second chance at something you didn't take a first chance at? That's true failure.”
― C. JoyBell C.
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This is obviously Delicate Arch. The most photographed arch on the planet. I think that every photographer would like to stand under it at least once in his or her lifetime. This was shot on the evening of day 4 of the Southwest Tour.
Wayne and I decided to head up there despite his reservations about the rumored scene, usually packed with people around the arch preventing a clean shot. He was quite right about the scene. We were hearing stories about the scene before we had even arrived, people were telling us that there were camera crews from the BBC shooting time-lapse videos. Immediately I had a bad feeling, after some time we did arrive in the bowl that surrounds the arch and It was quite busy, even at 10:00pm. The first comment I heard walking into view of everybody was, "I'll be shooting time-lapse from 10-12pm don't plan on doing anything with it. Great I thought to myself, Wayne was right, but we just shrugged it off and and found an acceptable spot to set-up. We went about our business setting up tripods and such when another photographer above us spoke up saying that he had the arch for his light painting technique, which fired up the cameraman from the BBC and he told the guy what-for if you know what I mean. The other broke into a full blown tirade that echoed around the whole bowl including some choice profanities and about how he has a gallery and has been waiting 4 days for this shot. Meantime while these guys were arguing I snuck around the far bowl and set-up one of my light panels and aimed it right at the backside of the arch. When I turned it on I immediately heard some oohs and awes of support from several of the photographers looking through their viewfinders. Then wayne set-up a mini lantern in the foreground, and again we heard noises of acceptance, This aggravated the upper photographer because he was losing control of the mob which were all happy with what we were setting up. Then Wayne says, it's not enough, we need another light from down the cliff on the far back side and then proceeded to pull out a fishing pool. I thought he was losing it, what are you doing with a fishing pool. He attached another smaller panel to it and "fished" it over the edge into the darkness. After some finessing he managed to get it pointed up under the arch and again we heard 'ya that's it don't move it' from the BBC guy. Tempers flared again and I spoke up saying that "we are all adults here trying to get the same shot so lets get along. After talking with the upper guy we decided that at 10:30 we would shut off our panels so that he could do his thing which was random light painting. We had setup a constant lighting scenario which is much better as it allows consistency throughout a series of photos say for a panorama. We did our thing and everybody shot our set-up except upper camera guy. I told him if he switched to a really cool white balance he might like what he sees and he did, When I went to shut off the panels he said we could leave them on while he did his painting, I think he liked what he saw through his viewfinder as well.
When we were done, Wayne and I started to wrap up our gear when the loud upper camera guy asked if he could walk out with us, at 12:00 am in the dark. I was alarmed to say the least, as we headed off down the trail back to the cars, he apologized for his behavior as we walked, and after talking with him for some time I could see his point of view. I'm just glad it all worked out, and as a side bonus the BBC filmed Wayne and I running around the arch setting up the lights. That's they're camera in the foreground.
For more about the story see Wayne's commentary below.
Here's my last post taken with Wayne Pinkston
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Lifer # 51 2021
This is with a doubt the rarest bird for me and most people in the US. There has only been a small handful of sightings over the years. The bird was a little far out and the atmosphere caused some issues.
They say they sometimes appear here because of a large storm in the Atlantic.
#328 lifetime birds
..... über die Golden Gate laufen, stand auf meiner "To Do Liste". Es war ein unvergessliches Erlebnis....
..... walking across the Golden Gate was on my "to do list". It was an unforgettable experience....
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
The Ring of Kerry is a scenic road that takes you through beautiful landscapes and majestic coastlines, but also takes some effort and determination because it is so very narrow & curvy, and your steering wheel and the lanes are on the opposite side, but still definitely worth the effort... it's the road trip of a lifetime : )
This sim reminds me of the beaches near Truro - wild, ungroomed with trees etched by a lifetime of wind and sand. It is lovely and if you are looking for a place to wander and contemplate life, I recommend a visit.
"adventure of a lifetime ~ by Coldplay"
THANK YOU so MUCH for your kind visits, faved and comments.
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After much love and care for over 4 years, one of my air plants has finally bloomed! 😃
Well, to my surprise, I just learned that air plants only bloom once in their lifetime. 😥
Once blooming is over, baby air plants will be produced, and they will eventually mature into their own “adult” air plant. 😊
Such a beautiful circle of life! 💖
PS: I recognize it's not the best photo. The light was flat yesterday, but I am too lazy to take another one today. Indoor flower macro shots are not easy to take IMO; I applaud all the macro photographers out there! 👏👏👏
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
«In your lifetime you will have many reasons to be happy. One of them is called water, another is called wind, another sun, and it always comes as a reward after the rain».
~ Luis Sepulveda, The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly
grasing on the banks of the Chobe, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
And I've heard of a love that comes once in a lifetime
And I'm pretty sure that you are that love of mine.
landing in the Chobe river, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
of a chasing hippo
Chobe river, Botswana
I take pictures because I like it, not because I am good at it.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
If you only visit 2 continents in your lifetime, visit Africa, twice.
All rights reserved. © Thomas Retterath 2024
I guess the time was right for us to say
We'd take our time and live our lives together day by day
We'll make a wish and send it on a prayer
We know our dreams can all come true with love that we can share
With you I never wonder
Will you be there for me?
With you I never wonder
You're the right one for me
I finally found the love of a lifetime
A love to last my whole life through
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Forever in my heart
I finally found the love of a lifetime
With every kiss, our love is like brand-new
And every star up in the sky was made for me and you
Still we both know that the road is long
We know that we will be together
Because our love is strong
I finally found the love of a lifetime
A love to last my whole life through
I finally found the love of a lifetime
Forever in my heart
I finally found the love of a lifetime
I say it makes no difference. . . . . . .
'cause we all live a lifetime.
You took your's, I took mine.
You can devour it, or let it drag across unforeseeable decades.
Seize the moment.
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Her home was a magical castle, each room holding a different experience that are all so precious in her lifetime. Sometimes, she finds herself walking into a room without any thoughts. Other times, she actually plans to visit certain rooms she is so familiar with, yet there are times when she forgets where certain rooms are located or gets lost in one room with the intention of being in another.
This evening, she was looking for a particular room. This was a room she didn't visit for so many years and was yearning for it. It was the one room where she could be herself completely. A room that held all her desires, dreams and peace of mind. After hours and hours of searching, she thought she could never find it but there was a ringing in her head and a light whispering call singing her name. With much focus she managed to follow the voice until she reached the top most room of the castle.
With a happy heart she pushed the door open and was welcomed with warmth, light and a sweet scent in the air. She floated around, bathing in the darkness that was her solitude, embracing her heart that was always shining from within for others but perhaps it was time that her heart will shine for herself too for a change.
"It is your turn."
This is her time.
P.S. Shout out to the lovely SweetBun, Lya! She gave me an inspiration Image and told me to go crazy trusting me to add my own touch to the artwork. I have never been so inspired in a while to do a solo shot but here I am!
This is what happens when you live in New England! the latest we've had snow in my lifetime was in June.
Captured this stunning view whilst descending from Mt Titlis in Engelberg, Switzerland. This place is worth visiting at least once in a lifetime.
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IN ANOTHER LIFETIME, WE WILL BE BRAVE ENOUGH TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER OUT LOUD.
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Do you remember the Mendelian laws of inheritance? We've learned them in school on the basis of how the eye colours of fruit flies (the notorious Drosophila Melanogaster) are inherited to further generations according to dominant or recessive characteristics, although Gregor Mendel himself conducted his groundbreaking genetic experiments with pea plants. Unfortunately, the significance of Mendel's laws was never truly understood or acknowledged in his lifetime (1822 – 1884). His studies, however, were rediscovered three decades later, at the turn of the 20th century, and, following their rediscovery, American biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan (1866 – 1945) began to experiment with Drosophila in his "Fly Room" at Columbia University. It was Morgan who discovered that genes are carried on chromosomes; he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1933. Further Fly experiments (with a less successful outcome) were conducted by a certain Dr. Seth Brundle in 1986 (aka "The Fly"). So where exactly does my image come in here, you may have already asked yourself (if you haven't stopped reading my lengthy introduction long before – which I could totally understand). Well, during one of those numerous teaching experiments with fruit flies, which numerous generations of students have conducted ever since modern genetics became part of school curriculums, something must have gone very wrong. And who knows, maybe Dr. Seth "Brundlefly" Brundle himself had led one of those biology experiments? Experiments in which some dinosaur genes were mixed with those of an innocent fruit fly... Which resulted in the creation the biggest Drosophila the world has ever seen – the Olympic Brachosophila Megalogaster? Nonsense, of course, and you know it ;-) But doesn't this kaleidoscoped image of the Olympic stadium's interior (the roof, mostly, taken at a dutch angle) look just like an ultra close-up of a (fruit) fly's face? Not one that you'd like to see buzzing around your fruit bowl, that's for sure, but let's say that the other "third party genes" that were used in this crazy experiment came from a puppy. So this would be the friendliest, cuddliest giant dinosaur puppy fruit fly you'll ever come across :) OK, I'd rather stop before you start to believe that I was a part of those experiments as well ;-)
Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone, stay safe and take care, dear Flickr friends!
Drosophila Megalogaster – Schau mir in die Augen, Kleines :)
Ihr erinnert Euch doch bestimmt noch alle an die Mendelsche Vererbungslehre und die berühmte Drosophila Melanogaster mit ihren dominanten bzw. rezessiven Genen, die über die Vererbung der jeweiligen Augenfarbe entscheiden. Was wäre, wenn jemand bei einem der unzähligen Biologie-Experimente, die Generationen von Schülern mit Fruchtfliegen durchgeführt haben, nicht nur Fruchtfliegen(-Gene) gekreuzt, sondern evtl. noch ein paar Dinosaurier-Gene dazwischen gestreut hätte? Das Ergebnis könnte die größte Fruchtfliege sein, die die Welt je gesehen hat, die unglaubliche "Olympische Brachosophila Megalogaster" mit Augen so groß wie zwei Stadiondächer ;-) Nun ja, Ihr habt es schon erraten, dies ist eine kleine Spielerei mit einem Foto vom Olympiastadion für den Sliders Sunday. Ich hatte hier einfach aus Spaß mal eine Aufnahme mit schräger Perspektive gemacht und dabei überwiegend das offene Dach mit ins Bild genommen. Nachdem ich in Photoshop das Bild kopiert, gespiegelt und neu zusammengesetzt hatte, schaute mich plötzlich eine riesige (Frucht-)Fliege an ;-) Keine, die man gerne daheim um den Früchteteller herumschwirren sehen möchte, aber ich kann Euch beruhigen: Bei dem manipulierten Experiment kamen als "Drittanbieter-Gene" nicht nur die eines Dinosauriers hinzu, sondern auch die eines kuscheligen Welpen. Diese Fliege ist also gaaaanz lieb und verschmust und will bloß spielen ;-)
Ich wünsche Euch einen guten Start in die neue Woche, bleibt gesund und passt auf Euch auf!
Downhill from the Theatre, the wadi widens to create a larger thoroughfare. To the right, the great massif of Jebel Al Khubtha looms over the valley. Within its west-facing cliffs are burrowed some of the most impressive burial places in Petra, known collectively as the ‘Royal Tombs’. They look particularly stunning bathed in the golden light of sunset.
The Royal Tombs are reached via a set of steps that ascends from the valley floor, near the Theatre. A worthwhile hike from the Royal Tombs leads up to the numerous places of worship on the flattened High Place of Jebel Khubtha, together with a spectacular view of the Treasury. The steps are easily visible between the Palace Tomb and the Sextius Florentinus Tomb. The Royal Tombs can also be reached via the adventurous hike through Wadi Muthlim.
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A Taurid fireball meteor blazes green by the Moon while totally eclipsed. Photo captured from the city of Roanoke! I was only a few shots in from changing lens from my 70-300 mm to my 18-200 mm and best of all I was taking a photo while it occurred. Incredible to witness and once in a lifetime to capture! Red and Green for the Holidays. I am still high from the capture!
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