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I was still optimistic about a year ago, when I took this photo of Yoda. I wish you were here with me giving me that look. This photo may be a bit under-exposed, but I just love it.
taken in May or June 2012; w/ Hasselblad 503cx + Planar 80mm + Fuji 160NS
Hey folks, I'm currently really busy getting my website to work and printing business cards and other stuff. So, I'll catch up on you and you know that I will! :-)
Take care,
Flo
A Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) was caught seeking for the tiny soil insects inside a well plugged paddy field. Sitting upon the elevated soil dumps it was scanning the arthropods for the taking while I was optimistically after it with a heavy tele in hand. It only allowed me a frame from a distance. Pics was taken from a village in Katwa, West Bengal, India.
An optimistic mural on the wall surrounding the Cockerill-Ougrée site.
Une peinture murale optimiste sur le mur ceinturant le site de Cockerill-Ougrée.
Ilford HP5+ 800iso Adonal 1+25 8'
"Flies are buzzing round my head
Vultures circling the dead
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
The big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some
You can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
This one's optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one dropped a payload
Fodder for the animals
Living on animal farm
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
I'd really like to help you, man
I'd really like to help you, man
Nervous messed up marionettes
Floating around on a prison ship
If you try the best you can
If you try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
If you can try the best you can
If you try the best you can
Dinosaurs roaming the Earth
Dinosaurs roaming the Earth
Dinosaurs roaming the Earth"
Radiohead
Kid A, 2000
Have a great weekend, everyone!
Take care!
The other shot was too depressing so here's a happier one. The light was just incredible right here.
Explored, thanks guys!
I am back from my vacation , if you can call it that
It was hampered by cold , wet weather and the fact that I got a nasty cold
I did not swim, did not go far and did not visit a wonderful flickr contact that I so did want to see
In this case I prefer to see this (in the best optimistic fashion) as the glass half full
well at least that is what I am trying to do
:~)
Oh and HBW !
The optimistic railfan in me enjoys seeing the tri-window PRLX 8149 (EMD SD60M) heading east over the frozen Partridge River while leading its train though downtown Aldrich. The pessimist in me doesn't overly enjoy shooting in such gloomy conditions in between seasons. If the ground and foliage can't be green I wish it was completely white. Also, there is no denying that this patch job is absolutely hideous, but it gets the job done.
Lo mejor que la fotografía me ha enseñado es a mirar el lado bello y luminoso de todo lo que me rodea. Sé que suena muy tópico, ya que estamos en la era de las frases positivas y el "buenrollismo", pero es que es así.
Para La Graella Vintage: Cámaras.
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Photo captured via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 24-50mm F/4 lens and the bracketing method of photography. Near the census-designated place of Loomis. Okanogan Highlands Region. Inland Northwest. Okanogan County, Washington. Early February 2018.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/11 * Bracketing: +1 / -1 * Film Plug-In: Agfa Scala 200 -/+
Call me Snake offers an optimistic provocation – ‘imagine what could be here’ by Judy Millar. On a walk into the city October 3, 2015 Christchurch New Zealand.
The work is comprised of vibrant graphics of Millar’s looped paintings, which are adhered to five intersecting flat planes, and draws inspiration from the forms found in pop-up books. The colourful piece will add a dramatic and rhythmic counterpoint to the city’s current urban landscape — a mix of flattened sites, construction zones and defiant buildings that have stood through the quakes. The work employs theatricality, playfulness and visual trickery, whereby the viewer is unsure about the work’s flatness or three-dimensionality; and it has been designed to offer a different perspective from each angle. The bright colours interrupt the grey of the work’s surrounds, and as buildings pop up around it,
SCAPE 8, New Intimacies curated by Rob Garrett was a contemporary art event which mixed new artworks with existing legacy pieces, an education programme, and a public programme of events. The SCAPE 8 artworks were located around central Christchurch and linked via a public art walkway. All aspects of SCAPE 8 were free-to-view.
The title for the 2015 Biennial – New Intimacies – came from the idea that visually striking and emotionally engaging public art works can create new connections between people and places. Under the main theme of New Intimacies there are three other themes that artists responded to: Sight-Lines, Inner Depths and Shared Strengths.
For more Info: www.scapepublicart.org.nz/scape-8-judy-millar
A rather optimistic shot, early in the morning at Dunaskin washery on the Waterside system.No.24 brings a mixed consist down the slight grade from the tippler sidings. The AEC Mercury tipper is something to savour as well!
The Goldstream Hotel (Inn) and now Ma Miller's Pub has been a namesake in Langford, British Columbia for a long time; since 1864 to be exact. Although the building has been lost to fire two times since its original build, the 1930's building still stands proud nestled in the Goldstream Meadows. Tucked away from Langford centre, this quaint pub has become a favourite for hikers at the nearby Mount Wells, Goldstream Park or commuters coming up and down the island via the Trans Canada Highway. The pub originally got its name from a very entrepreneurial women in 1923--Mrs. May Greening-Miller or more affectionately known by patrons as 'Ma'. She was progressive for her time in her endeavors to run such a business and to serve alcohol during a time of prohibition. Her efforts were found by much opposition from the community. May did not give up and she opened the fully licensed pub and ran it as such with her niece, Daisy Cairns for many years. LINK to the complete article - mamillerspub.com/the-pub
A historic pub near Langford is set to close its doors on Sunday - January 30, 2021. Ma Miller’s Pub, which opened in its current iteration in 2015, announced on social media that it would be shutting down at the end of the week, with Sunday being its last day of operation. The pub, located just off Highway 1 near Goldstream Park, has been a community landmark for more than a century. The original structure, the Goldstream Inn, opened in 1864. Since then, the building has burnt down and been rebuilt twice, with the current structure dating back to the 1930s. Ma Miller’s got its name from previous owner, May Greening-Miller, "or more affectionately known by patrons as 'Ma,'" who ran the business in 1923, according to the pub’s website. Over the years, both patrons and workers say they believe they’ve caught glimpses of the former owner’s ghost after dark. "I am so sad to say goodbye to what has been an exceptional journey but excited and optimistic for what lies ahead," said the pub in a social media post Thursday. "We will all miss being here and being part of this neighbourhood and community." LINK to the complete article - vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/beloved-langford-pub-ma-miller...
When this postcard was posted at the GOLDSTREAM Post Office the Postmaster was Wilfred Miller - he server from - 1 May 1910 until his death - 5 July 1915.
Wilfred Frederick Miller
(b. 1856 in Montreal, Quebec - d. 5 July 1915 at age 59 in Goldstream. British Columbia) - his occupation - Hotel Proprietor / Postmaster.
Clipped from - The Victoria Daily Times newspaper - Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - 6 July 1915 - WILFRED FREDERICK MILLER KILLED ON MALAHAT DRIVE - Proprietor of Goldstream Hotel / Postmaster of Goldstream Victim of Motor Car Accident; Others Injured - The first fatal accident In many months on the Malahat Drive took place last evening, resulting in the instant death of Wilfred F. Miller, proprietor of the Goldstream hotel, and the shaking up of the other three occupants of the car. LINK to the complete newspaper article - www.newspapers.com/clip/104977205/the-victoria-daily-times/
This is one of my favorite place, the best ideas come to me here. Sage advice: No one should disturb a person while pooping. It's her personal time. One of the bases of human and mental health is pooping. Be optimistic
First day syndrome on the 397? One lady said she had to wait HOUR AND A HALF for the bus to turn up 😱 Man, I only waited for 1 minute… And the Chingford traffic definitely doesn't help! Also, the regulars claim the 397 ran like trash for 8 years straight and don't feel optimistic it would change under the new operator - man, I didn't know this route is this unreliable!
Shoutout to the friendly crew btw! :-)
I had the very optimistic idea of trying to shoot dragonflies at the local pond. It wasn't that they were rare, just that they are about as far from shooting landscapes as one can get. The species I finally captured in this image never hovered for more than a second anywhere and just darted around in a seemingly random route around the edge of the pond.
My first attempts at capturing the insect in flight were laughable failures. Things improved when I doubled the refresh rate on my viewfinder. Now I could at least see them!
Another problem was that with my 105 mm lens, the insect was tiny in the viewfinder and too small for the autofocus to detect. I changed all my settings to pretty much the opposite of what you might use for a sunset. That improved my odds of a sharp image from zero to… maybe one per cent.
This shot is upscaled from a tiny part of the sensor, but it does have a pleasing composition.
Back to March 2018 to finish the working week, and a rare glimpse of the lesser seen blonde bob. I was hoping to get a little me time this weekend to keep last week's run going. However I've been struck down with a few health issues the last couple of days, which have rendered any chances of that happening to be highly unlikely. Hopefully it'll clear up over the weekend but I'm not currently feeling particularly optimistic of that eventuality unfortunately. it's been a bit of a bummer as I started the week on something of a high, these things are sent to try us I guess. Have a good weekend 💋
Malmö / Konungariket Sverige
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During the early optimistic days of ownership by the Thai-based company SSI UK, GB Railfreight-operated Di8 class diesel-electric loco No.820 'Poppy' draws a loaded torpedo wagon away from the Redcar Blast Furnace on 31st October 2012. The 'Di8' class was previously used for freight traffic by the Norwegian railway company CargoNet. Twenty locos were constructed in 1996-97 at the Maschinenbau Kiel (MaK) plant in Kiel when it was part of 'Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik' and GB Railfreight acquired ten for the Redcar contract. SSI UK went into liquidation during October 2015, resulting in 1,700 job losses at the plant alone. Further use was found for most of the Di8 class locos at Scunthorpe Steelworks, and it wasn't until August 2021 when the first demolition work of the plant commenced in earnest.
© Gordon Edgar 2012 - All rights reserved. Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
Evidently, my light estimation was a bit optimistic when taking this photo. And: using a step-up ring on a wide angle lens is not always a good idea (if you're not crazy about vignetting).
Still a somewhat spooky-cool shot, I think.
Yashica-J5, Super Yashinon R 35mm f2.8, Ilford Delta 100 Prof.
Developed with Ilfosol 3 (1+14).
since I stood in the glow of the York & Son Garage neon with my boots on the pavement of US 6, once the longest highway in the nation.
The road's been rougher since then, harder than I could have imagined - long lonely stretches, with scary turns and steep drop offs, gray days and stormy nights that seemed endless. It's taken me to places I never thought I'd see . . . and didn't want to visit.
But that road finally came back out at Ladora. Brought me back to remember the girl, the poem, the dreams of so long ago. It could be, that on a cool July evening in Iowa, the effects of old roadside garage neon along an empty highway might be more intoxicating than a field of poppies - I don't know. But I do know that, standing there, I could hear those sweet optimistic voices singing:
You're out of the woods,
You're out of the dark,
You're out of the night.
Step into the sun
Step into the light.
Keep straight ahead for the most glorious place
On the face of the earth or the sky.
Hold onto your breath,
Hold onto your heart,
Hold onto your hope.
March up to the gate and bid it open . . .
: ) The original shot is below in the comments.
This is very optimistic picture, right?))
To be frank, I have nothing good to tell as well.
I’ve just got results of the latest check-up and they are not bad, no, they are simply awful. I’m still in kind of shock. Though it wasn’t unexpected thing, I didn’t think everything would be so bad, really :(
I should be hospitalized but I don’t want to. I’ve got a choice yet (in case I’m not getting worse). I don’t want to go there because I will have to give up everything. Yeah, I will have a right to breathe and look at the window. That’s all. On the other side, classes start on Monday and if I won’t be able to study well because I will have to spend a lot of time in the hospital anyway, so… ugh. I hate making decisions, I simply can’t do it right! Workaholics should never make such decisions! Never!
I’m not sure what I’m going to do with pictures… I stop all my projects for a while cause I look like a ghost (wait, I can start “Zombie” series or something like this LOL. No, kidding) but vacation finally ends, my lovely models come back to the city and I may shoot some of them.
Photography is such a drug! Well, you know it very well if you’re reading this. :D
Actually I don’t know why I’m writing this and what I’m looking for here... I guess I do it because there are friends who seem to care.
Yeah friends, shit happens.
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Ok, some positive here.
I would like to thank miss'anna for her lovely testimonial! And I (careless, careless creature!) say my veeery late thank you to shawnisabelle and Dylan Murphy as well. Your kind words made my day. When I hear (read) something like this, I really want to live. And breathe. And create.
Thank you!
L