Many of the excellent speeches in this morning's graduation ceremony made reference to the covid-fueled isolation so recently endured by the 2023 cohort and the unprecedented mental health challenges facing today's high school generation.

This image of an unknown student is intended as a little homage those young people that have faced, or still face, that type of turmoil and emerged shaking hands with the future....

These photos tell the story of a one-legged Red-tailed Hawk and its ability to hunt successfully despite the obvious challenges. It was sitting on a lamp post, scanning the ground below when it suddenly took off and successfully caught a vole on the ground.

I have been seeing this hawk off and on in a local park for almost two months now and always marveled at its ability to overcome the challenges thrown at it. It appears that it lost part of its right leg, could be when it was very young or it was born that way. Whatever the reason, it has adapted well to survive to adulthood. It is difficult for a bird to survive in the wild with only leg, and it is more so for birds of prey that rely on their talons to capture prey. However, this brave bird did well so far and I sincerely hope that it finds a partner in the Spring to continue with its triumphant march. Downsview Park, Toronto.

the virus in 2021

OVERCOMING

3-bracketed shot blended in Photoshop. The red glow around the bottom half of the moon is actually the bokeh from the small bush on the left. The sun had just set less than an hour before the moon peaked from the mountain. I don't know who the guy is but thanks buddy for being still. =) Shot at the Whitney Mesa hill.

Help Chile Overcome the Earthquake Chile stepped up efforts to find survivors of an earthquake registering 8.8 magnitude that struck before dawn yesterday, killing more than 700 people, severing the country’s main highway and damaging 1.5 million homes.

The eartquake was centered 200 miles (317 kilometers) southwest of Santiago near the main winemaking region and close to Concepcion, a metropolitan region of more than 500,000 people. Highways and airports were shut by damage and some copper mines closed. The total economic damage may be as much as $30 billion, or about 15 percent of the South American country’s gross domestic product, according to estimates by disaster- scenario modeler Eqecat Inc.

We need your help to overcome the earthquake.

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with Dihaze

"We have not overcome our condition, and yet we know it better. We know that we live in contradiction, but we also know that we must refuse this contradiction and do what is needed to reduce it. Our task as [humans] is to find the few principles that will calm the infinite anguish of free souls. We must mend what has been torn apart, make justice imaginable again in a world so obviously unjust, give happiness a meaning once more to peoples poisoned by the misery of the century. Naturally, it is a superhuman task. But superhuman is the term for tasks [we] take a long time to accomplish, that’s all."

Overcome darkness, so that you may walk in the light!

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It's what makes good photographers.

Excerpt from aecom.com/projects/hong-kong-zhuhai-macao-bridge-and-hong...:

The Hong Kong Port connects to the HZMB from a site with approximately 130 hectares of reclaimed land. The port’s Passenger Clearance Building (PCB) is iconic, with aesthetically striking architecture. Its long span curved roof mimics the surrounding sea and offers unobstructed views. Its skylights filter natural light to minimize power usage for the whole building. Tree-like columns support the roof and provide an airy feel inside.

Given the project’s proximity to the airport, our team had to overcome airport height restrictions and limited space onsite, together with the mandate to complete the PCB in 30 months whilst the whole Port was to be completed in about four years. The design and construction of the PCB roof were the most notable innovations to meet these challenges.

Its key features include:

•The integration of BIM and 3D scanning. In 2014, the use of digitalization in civil engineering was still in its infancy in Hong Kong. By overlaying the complex roof design and as erected models, any out of tolerance areas could be readily identified and rectified.

•Pre-fabrication of a total of 81 roof segments, with all necessary fittings and building services including pre-installed MEP completed offsite, form the roof that stretches to the size of nine FIFA football pitches. The largest segment measures 61 meters x 25 meters and weighs 680 tons and remains the largest and heaviest spatial structural frame for a building as of 2022.

•First ever use of installation by vertical lifting and then horizontal jacking of this scale in Hong Kong. This not only overcame the space and height limitations but also allowed parallel construction of the concrete works below to accelerate project time. On-site safety was also enhanced by the subsequent reduction in the need for working at height.

Since then, innovative construction methods, including Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) and MiMEP, inspired by Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) have become important elements in Hong Kong’s construction industry.

Sustainable features at the Port such as the District Cooling System, and the use of treated effluent from the onsite tertiary sewage treatment plant for toilet flushing helped earn the project two platinum and one gold BEAM Plus awards.

The port also contains other associated infrastructure and auxiliary facilities, such as:

•Cargo clearance facilities

•Road network

•Transit interchange

•Traffic control surveillance system

•Accommodations for frontline departments such as Immigration and Customs and Excise

Awards and Recognition:

•HKIE Grand Award 2023 – Grand Prize (Infrastructure Category)

•Hong Kong Green Building Council BEAM Plus Award 2020 – Platinum

•The Lighthouse Club Safety Leadership Awards 2016 – Gold (Architect-Consultant Category)

After the photographers left, I made a few images. I liked this one the best.

As always, thoughtful feedback, constructive criticisms, and suggestions are always appreciated. As always, I have used tools at my disposal to interpret the original raw file. Use of this photo without permission is not permitted. Contact me if you would like to use it.

Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona.

I just came back from my annual fall trip to the American Southwest. This time I went to Zion National Park (again) and Page, Arizona. This is the second time I have visited the Horseshoe Bend area to capture this iconic spot. Each time this place give my the creeps because of the height of the cliff from which you must shoot the bend and the fact that you must get to its very edge in order to get the whole thing in your frame. The first time I could not do it. There were a lot of people around and I just could not get the courage to get too close to the edge. This time I did a lot better and forced myself to get as close as I possibly could without sh***ing in my pants ;-)

I know this place has been over-photographed (indeed, the most recent issue of Outdoor Photographer features a photo of this place in an article and in an ad on the back page of the issue) but I consider this photo an achievement because I had to overcome serious anxiety or heebie jeebies in order to take it.

Tech Info:

Nikon D800E, Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, Lee 0.9 GND filter.

Post-processed in Lr 5.6 and Ps CS6.

The Black Hole is located just to the south of Craster on the way to Cullernose Point on the coastline in Northumberland. It was fantastic watching the rough sea crashing over the black rocks as the sun made its appearance.

Last remnant of a plant swallowed up by the drifting sand in a moving dune field. Emery County, Utah.

Polaroid SLR680 camera, Impossible Project 600 B&W film

"Overcoming:" A storm cloud appears as if is about to envelope Granite Mountain as seen through this ridgeline of the Granite Dells. This photo is available in 1:2 aspect ratio sizes (10 x 20, etc.). Taken on a different evening, but same location as my last photo because I love the Century plants and know that once they bloom, they have a limited time left.

Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

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Taken on 21 July 2017 and uploaded 31 December 2024.

I don't remember taking this...but as I was editing it and wondering what it might be I was overcome by the thought that, while I may appear to have flippantly suggested in previous uploads that there were portals to strange places on Tilbury's mystic Clinker Beach - - - perhaps I was being guided by a hidden power and that, on this day, when a year draws to a close before another begins, that power behooves that I reveal ...no, it's a piece of glass, perhaps the base of a pudding bowl, shot with a Raynox attachment and suffering some unanticipated vignetting and needing a little tweaking in Photoshop and I had better shut up before I reveal something so momentous that.....

Happy New Year to everyone, especially those I follow and who give me so much pleasure and fun. Charlie ❤

Yashica D, 120 Ilford FP4 Plus, home processed and scanned

I was hoping..... with a little coaxing ....my neighbor's horse would overcome its shyness .....so we tried another shot ...

More photos below ...

For backstory on this image, please visit my photoblog THE NORMAL EYE at: thenormaleye.com/2020/02/05/just-gimme-some-kind-of-sign/

🐍Overcoming Your Demons🐍

Another one for Inktober! FULL VIDEO of this drawing process time-lapse is up on my Youtube, as I'll be sharing how to overcome artblocks and boredom!

The tips I share will be more of a personal development as an artist. Also, this ORIGINAL IS AVAILABLE! Links to my youtube and store is below vvv

STORE (originals art available) :

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PS : I do accept TRADITIONAL COMMISSIONS! Check out my website for info and my email contact vvv

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amourinetteart@gmail.com

Mom and I are TERRIFIED of spiders. So while at the museum we decided to overcome our fears and hold the two tarantulas they had out for people to handle. They were actually very soft feeling and light as a feather. My only regret is that no one was around to take my picture as proof. These are my mom's hands.

“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”

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Camera: Minolta X-370s

Lens: Tokina EL 28mm

Film: Fujicolor superia x-tra 400

'The Darkroom' Processed

Multiple Exposure

Just finishing up the tryptic, I can't tell which one is my favorite but I think there is a story to be told here. Thanks for all the positive feedback!

I still have more from the roll to show though so there's still some excitement there!

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Just living my life

Creating art and pretending

The world is a beautiful place

Just living my lie

Creating art and telling myself

It's true, it is a beautiful place

Danish Resistance Museum

Model credit: Hazel Blake Photography

“The most authentic thing about us is our capacity to create, to overcome, to endure, to transform, to love and to be greater than our suffering.”

- Ben Okri

Canon EOS M6 / Canon EF 24-105 f4L

The greuling descent of the 2.2% Kicking Horse Pass grade comes to an end at the grade crossing at Field, BC, the crew change at the bottom of the "Big Hill." Train wreathed in brakeshoe smoke, the five SD40-2's are in full dynamic braking and full set on the train air to bring 8700 tons of train to a stop at 815am on August 20, 1982.

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Featuring some beautiful new olive trees by Konoha:

Konoha - Olea elena - T2 (wood)

Konoha - Olea elena - T3 (moss)

Konoha - Olea elena - T4 (wood)

Cosmopolitan Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Comment/131/61/22

Konoha Mainstore: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whitlock/147/173/2601

Konoha Flickr: flic.kr/ps/3S5rdX

Still the best weeds ever:

Konoha - "Jest" Weeds II

Misc:

..::THOR::.. Wooden Boat - RARE

Heart - WW - Giant Pines - Fallen Log 2,3

Skye Shabby Deck Narrow

DRD - Hackett's Cabin - Cabin

CR Reed Green With Flower

TLC Black Swan

TLC Mallard Female Standing

Thanks for all the support! 😊

Here's a thought:

Has anyone ever wondered if birds suffer with claustrophobia?

Its fine if you’re an Osprey or a Stork and build huge open nests on the tops of trees or suitable chimneys, but what of the birds who nest in tiny spaces?

Maybe I’m overthinking it and birds are not capable of such higher thought processes. Although If that were the case, it should rule me out of the phobia I hear you say.

I was watching a tree hole that was used by woodpeckers last year and the thought occurred that the hole is pretty much the same size as the bird, it’s a bit of a tight squeeze to get into a pretty cramped space. Imagine having a tiny front door into a space where the cat gets a really bad headache if you swing it round, and trying to get through with all your Aldi shopping bags (that’d be Waitrose if you’re in the south).

Even worse if you’re a Red-billed Hornbill!

The female will protect her young against intruders by building a wall of mud, droppings and fruit pulp across the opening of the nest, just leaving a thin slit to allow the male to pass food through. Claustrophobic or what!

Picture the scene when the male has had a few too many at the ‘watering hole’ and forgets to bring the ‘groceries’ back! That’s one angry lady Hornbill! At least he’s safe outside the nest. 😳

You may be wondering what this has got to do with a ‘random’ lighthouse. I was hoping to bring you a shot of some fledgling Blue tits from the nest box in the garden, however ‘Woody’ woodfecker has put paid to that as I saw him predating the nest box yesterday. So, he’s not exactly flavour of the month, no, that would be the Blue Tit chicks!

Oh well, that’s life, sadly not for the chicks.

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Incidentally, I googled ‘Do birds suffer with claustrophobia?’ and this is what I got:

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3238201/Woman-claims-ove...

I’m not sure if Google is actually referring to the lady with the derogatory term ‘bird’!