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Cascate Materuni (Moshi - Tanzania): dopo un tratto di cammino, lei è li... timidamente nascosta tra gli alberi ma fiera e travolgente.
Materuni Waterfall (Moshi - Tanzania): after a short walk, she is there ... timidly hidden in the trees but proud and overwhelming.
It’s so scary, overwhelming, overpowering and feels inescapable when the terror of your reality pulls you back into your past and feels like it’s happening in the present and you experience an involuntarily mental escape for the sake of your survival. This is not a sign that you are bad. This is not a sign that you did something wrong. This is not a sign that you are worthless. This is not a sign that you are too messed up. This is not a sign that you are lazy. This is not a sign that you are weak. This is what happens when your body and mind are faced with a reality too intense and overwhelming to handle—a protective gift to help with your survival that was built into you (and everyone else) when you were created. You fight so hard to survive these moments too terrorizing for words, these acts of horrendous harm done to you that still have excruciating, debilitating, painful effects on you. Please keep breathing, please keep trying to look for tiny pieces of light when it feels as though you’re pulled into the inescapable darkness and your surroundings are unrecognizable. You are a survivor, courageously fighting for life.
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In an effort to try to help myself cope with the intense things I was experiencing I recently pushed myself to spend some time outside with my camera at sunset. At one point I decided to experiment with some ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) and this series of images reminded me of the experience of dissociation. It was helpful to be able to use photography as a way to try to express what this experience is like—to help me feel a little less isolated in this extremely challenging experience.
We were standing with our tripod on Haukland Beach, hoping for the Northern Lights. As I turned around and looked away from the sea, these incredibly beautiful Northern Lights appeared. They were so intense that I could see them with the naked eye, illuminated by the bright moon. An incredibly beautiful and touching moment: pure natural beauty!
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Lightning bolts are simply amazing! I was lucky enough that hundreds of them filled the sky tonight... I should have gone to bed a long time ago, but a chance like this is hard to pass just because I'm going to work early :)
Danish tv-station 'TV 2' called me and wanted some info about my photo. Turns out they have chosen it as weather photo of the week! They're using it in weather reports and on both their website and Facebook pages. Overwhelming!
I'm humbled by all the views, faves and kind words here on Flickr as well! Thank you all! I will try to visit all of your photostreams eventually, but it might take me a while :)
E' difficile rimanere arrabbiati quando c'è tanta bellezza nel mondo.
Lester Burnham
Pochi minuti dopo il tramonto, dalle pendici del Monte Vendevolo, il cielo si incendia di mille sfumature di rosa ed arancio... la nebbia che avvolge la pianura sottostante, di riflesso, si ammanta di porpora mentre la punta del Monte Lozzo sembra indicare uno squarcio d'azzurro.
Colli Euganei, Padova, uno dei tramonti più belli dell'anno. Foto di qualche giorno fa
#colli #euganei #padova #tramonto #sunset #lozzo #nebbia #fog #arancione #orange #pink #rosa #inversione #haze #purple #porpora #trays #scie #tracks #antennae #antenne #nuvole #clouds #natura #beauty
Treasury - the first overwhelmingly beautiful welcome to Petra - the ancient city built by the Nabateans that used to dwell in this area since dawn of time. The unique rock-cut architecture made Petra one of the New Seven Wonders of the world.
The quite overwhelming interior of the church Sant'Andrea della Valle, Rome. This Baroque church was built 1590-1650.
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Instead of overwhelming the historic elements of the City of London that escaped the blitz, the City's extensive redevelopment has been designed to enhance them, through careful Town Planning and sympathetic architectural design and feature. Here, the glass exterior of One New Change (2010), designed by Jean Novel, provides vistas of St Paul's cathedral and opportunities for a few quirky/clichéd/amusing shots
Haystack Rock - one of the most photographed spots in Oregon.
Joy and I had the opportunity to spend 20 days exploring Olympic and Rainier National Parks and the Oregon coast. The road trip covered 4000 miles. Coming from the brown of southern California, the intensity of the GREEN in the temperate rain forests wad almost overwhelming. The weather was tough (it is a RAIN forest!) and the light challenging, but it was a magnificent trip. I hope you enjoy some of the shots
Overwhelming
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We have had 66 days locked-down plus 21 each of Phases One, Two and Three. No sign yet of Phase Four. This we have to live with.
Meanwhile a series needs an end point (otherwise it becomes a soap opera) and I can't sem to be able to find one.
I’ve been quiet for the most part (at least publicly) regarding the upheavals I’ve experienced over the last few months. Well, the truth is I’m not feeling too great. As time goes on, it does get easier. But today I’m not feeling quite okay. And it’s okay to not be okay.
The holidays are coming soon. There are so many people hurting right now. We’re all told by well-meaning people “you’ll be fine.” Or “you just need to get over it.” We say those things to ourselves too. In our society, everyone is in a rush to move forward, to be okay, to stuff down emotions and get over things. Well, I propose we make a new social norm: let’s be transparent. If you’re sad, be sad. Don’t let weird social constructs make you hide and say “I’m fine, thank you” while your heart is bleeding. You and your feelings, no matter what they are, are worthwhile. And so are mine.
It’s okay to not be okay.
In Taoism, a belief system I’ve studied for many years with Winnie the Pooh, says “through working in harmony with life's circumstances, Taoist understanding changes what others may perceive as negative into something positive.” In other words, feeling your feelings can be a positive thing. When someone has a broken heart, I often say to remember that pain is a part of life. It’s part of our own hero journey. And experiencing our emotions means you are living your life. There is always something to learn about yourself from a broken heart too. In the sage words of Daoshi Pooh, “How lucky am I to have had a friend that makes saying goodbye so hard.”
So, I say wallow, scream, cry, cuss, and embrace your sadness. Feel it. It’s important. And then — when you’re ready and not before — accept the lesson that comes with experience. Try not to lose faith in people. And if your emotions are overwhelming, please believe me that there is no shame in asking for help. If you feel weird about getting help, shoot me an IM. I can’t say I will know how to make you feel better, but we can compare heartbreak stories!
And, unless you want to be, don’t be alone this holiday season. There are literally millions and millions and millions of totally normal people just like you in the SAME situation as you who are having a lousy year. Someone may be hopefully waiting for someone like you to say hello to them. Again, quoting Winnie the Pooh, perhaps a “grand adventure is about to begin!’
And please remember, Life is worth living. We never know how the movie’s going to end. And if you turn off the TV too soon, you’ll never know if the butler did it!
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When we were planning our trip to Hongkong, one of the bucketlist locations was Victoria Peak viewing deck, where -under the right weather conditions- you have an overwhelming view over Hongkong harbour and a good part of the area.
The conditions turned out to be perfect. We were just in time for the golden hour, and I was able to make this 3 image panorama of almost the complete scene. After that the waiting game started for blue hour. What happened then, I will tell you another time. For now, please click L and
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“Rainbow!” was the single word message on my phone. So Steve had seen it too then. I was about to send him the same information. I carried on marching towards the top of the rise, expending laboured breaths in a race to get to a better vantage point before the rainbow vanished. This really was quite overwhelming. Not a second to pause and breathe as magical moments filled every compass point. Where was he anyway? Oh yes, over there. Bright yellow coat for ease of identification, more than two hundred yards away, pointing his camera in the same direction as mine. It’s not as if there were more than three or four other people dotted around this huge open space anyway. Behind us the sun was hovering low over the horizon, while directly opposite, the rainbow sat heavily over the mountain range that had been dragging our attention all afternoon. Most of the time I try to stay focussed on one subject and no more than two or three different compositions. Here, that was impossible. Everything was going on everywhere and all at once. Did you see that film by the way? No, Ali and I didn’t understand it either. I was in a similar state of bewilderment now, with the sensory overload that our first day in the Rondane had brought. All of this untainted landscape perfection and a rainbow sitting on top of it all like a colourful crown. The first day in Norway was setting a very high bar.
The rainbow hung around for a long time as our paths eventually converged. We agreed this had been an exceptional day and that there was unfinished business at Storulfossen, the double drop waterfall that now lay in a hollow at our backs. We’d return to the hollow tomorrow afternoon then. And then we began the long walk back to the car park, following tiny tracks across the colourful carpet of moss and bilberry plants, a sea of green, gold, orange and deep reds below our feet. We each moved at our own pace, stopping for subjects that caught the eye. A lone silver birch here, a mammoth view across to the Jotunheimen mountains there. I moved far more slowly than Steve did. The lens with the huge focal range is both a blessing and a curse, and I ground to a halt plenty of times before the light fell; sometimes to take a picture, and at others just to stand and stare. Wow, wow and wow again! As good days go, this one was close on the heels of Super Saturday in Iceland three years earlier, when Lee and I spent an entire day driving around the Snaefellsnes Peninsula as the light and the subjects we stopped at got better and better. Apart from the short trip to the car park, no driving was needed here today. Just stand on the spot and spin around on your heels for any number of stunning views. On days like this I thank my love of landscape photography for bringing me to places such as the Rondane, more wildly beautiful than I could ever imagine and so remote that I would probably never have otherwise even heard of the place, let alone actually come here and seen it for myself.
At first the narrow rutted track was easy enough to follow, but after a while it stopped abruptly in the middle of nowhere. Unencumbered by a slow-you-down “one does all” lens, Steve had marched on ahead and seemed to be negotiating the wild boggy terrain well enough, despite the dodgy knee injury from earlier in the day. In retrospect, what we should have done was to take the path along the river, up to the bridge where it forked away to the right for the car park. A longer distance, but probably quicker and certainly easier. But now, there was no going back. And there was still a glow in the west that had me stopping again and again to admire the distant Jotunheimen range, more than twenty miles away from here. Just one more shot then. Better do another couple for insurance. Is it a focus stack at four hundred? Can’t tell in this light. Belt and braces then. Do a couple on that bit of foreground I can’t seem to lose. Another five minutes of standing in a bog in disappearing light. I pushed on towards the road. I could see a yellow splodge a quarter of a mile away. He'd picked up his pace. I sent a message. He had just arrived at the road. “I won’t need the gym for a month now!” he replied with a grinning emoji. “It’s very mushy in the middle, but the last bit’s ok.”
He was right about the gym thing. This was a proper leg tester. We’d already covered a fair old distance today, both before and after lunch, and what you really need at this stage of the proceedings is a nice gentle downhill toddle, not a Special Services march across no man’s land. It got worse before it got better, but after what seemed forever, I made it to the road. Steve was already at the car, about to get in and head in my direction. The gentle downhill toddle wouldn’t be needed after all. Nor would the gym. Not for quite some time I think.
(adj.) *Overwhelming
1. very intense
2. so strong as to be irresistible
Overwhelming Sunset, Gaspesian Peninsula near Cap-Chat, Quebec, Canada.
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Natures beauty is overwhelming to say the least. She doesn't ask for money or recognition or likes on Instagram she just puts it out there! To all my friends on Flickr, those that have been here for years and those that are just now viewing my work I thank you. I love to share the beauty that surrounds our lives everyday with the hope that it brings you joy. If I seem inconsistent its only because I stay so busy its hard to find time for all. I try to view everyones work but don't always comment only because of limited schedule. I truly love all the pics and dedication that everyone puts into their work. Keep up the good work my friends!!!
and I get no satisfaction from trying to do it. There are too many pictures now. It’s overwhelming :-(
Robert Frank
HGGT! Peace Now!
narcissus, daffodils, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Approach with caution I can get overwhelming
But in the best way
So, babe, if you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully
Intoxicating
My insecurities don't take vacations
So, babe, if you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully
'Cause I'm strong in a way
That I know how to show you my fragile, oh
She'll be gone in a minute
If you don't think you're lucky to have her
So
If you think you can handle me
Please handle me carefully
I could be your favorite dream
Baby, nobody could love you like I do
Yeah, I'm impressive
I know my superpowers
Now you're invested
I know you wanna come and lay with me
Fall asleep right next to me
I'm only human
I spent the last years running
But since I met you, I ain't running from nothing
Baby, you could be
Just exactly what I need
A moment of brilliant sunlight in the aftermath of winter storm reveals an overwhelming complexity of shadows and texture. The midday sun is still fairly low in the sky, and the shadows it casts remain absurdly long. The human eye, dazzled by the reflection of sun on snow, sees scenes such as this as a monolith of brilliant white. Only the most prominent shadows are detectable as I walk through the village. Yet the camera is recording shadows cast by even minuscule bumps and contours in the snow. Such minute detail would be completely absorbed into the landscape absent snow cover. It's odd in a way, shooting blindly into bright sun, not really seeing what you've captured until post processing.
Another aspect of snowscapes is the bleaching of the color spectrum. In many cases, blue sky is the only discernible color. It's only natural to focus on the cold and snow for those that experience winter climates. But for me the extreme reduction in color is equally wearisome. I long for the return of color, even the washed out hues of a winter thaw. Until then, I have to content myself with this wintry shadowland.
Wishing all my friends the Very Best
Got a beautiful opportunity to capture this Sunrise. The picturesque beauty, the cloud formation, shades of light was overwhelming!!!
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Date: 21st Jan, 2009
Time: 07:19:27
Focal Length: 55.0 mm
Exposure: 0.005s (1/200)
Aperture: f/10.0
ISO: 200
Series shown effective Tuesday, 04 August 2009, 23:20:03 IST
I've still not taken a photo since September. Life has been quite overwhelming, especially with online teaching, which takes up the majority of my time.
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These overwhelming, intense and disturbing experiences are not what you would have chosen for yourself. And you work hard to find beauty where you can. While this doesn’t erase the pain and hardship it can help you to survive and continue on.
RURAL BRITISH COLUMBIA LANDSCAPE
Pitt Polder Ecological Reserve was established to preserve a fragment of the rapidly disappearing Fraser Valley boglands.
Ecological reserves protect special natural ecosystems, and support research and education. They are not intended for outdoor recreation. However, this ecological reserve is open to the public for non-destructive activities like hiking, nature observation and photography.
Consumptive activities like hunting, fishing, camping, or foraging are prohibited. Motorized vehicles are not allowed.
Reference: BC PARKS
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~Christie
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A view from Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park photographed 05-17-2016 and newly processed 3 exposure HDR.
Tagging The Walkway....
The graphiti around Brampton can get overwhelming. anything stationary or even moving is a target. they tag mailboxes, sides of buildings and underground walkways.... most are just scribble but every once in a while there is artistic merit to the tagging. not to justify the practice but as a photographer i appreciate art in all its forms natural and unnatural.
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Scotch Pond, a historic moorage site during the summer sunset
Some of the vessels moored in this lineup include:
Miss Port Edward
Mythmaker
Galaxie
Double Dragon and various other commercial fishing vessels
Scotch Pond consists of a pond, originally a slough, dredged in the early 1950s and connected by a channel to the Strait of Georgia. Along with the pond are the remains of wooden boardwalk pilings which run directly along the south edge of the pond and were constructed in 1899 as part of the Scottish Canadian Cannery operation.
Garry Point Park on the Fraser River
Steveston, Richmond
British Columbia
Canada
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Stay healthy
Happy Clicks,
~Christie ( happiest ) by the River
Nautical me
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Overwhelming Moments in Life
🎵 Et comme des milliards d'humains
J'me ferai croire que tout va bien
Tant que s'lèvera le soleil
Sur les maisons toutes pareilles
Backyard of Synnergy Shabby Chic Backdrop (Poseless Backdrops)
QUADRANT COMMANDER
Working on the Fraser River
New Westminster, BC
Canada
Image taken from boat. A morning out with the tugs
QUADRANT COMMANDER
Designer A.G. McIllwaine
Measurement (imp)36.0' x 18' x 8.5'
BuilderPacific Western Shipbuilders Co. Ltd.
Measurement (metric)10.49m x 5.49m x 0.49m
HullSteelDisplacement
Gross Tonnage9.47
Registered Tonnage6.44
Engine2-440bhp diesel engines (1992)
Engine ManufactureDetroit Diesel Corporation
Propulsion Twin Screw
I truly appreciate your kind words and would like to thank-you all, for your overwhelming support.
~Christie
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There's now overwhelming scientific evidence that neonicotinoids harm bees. Neonicotinoids are a group of a group of pesticides commonly used in UK farming. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) declared in 2013 that they posed an “unacceptable risk” to bees, leading to temporary restrictions.
And in April 2018 countries across the European Union – including the UK – voted to ban the outdoor use of 3 bee-harming pesticides. We want the UK government to keep any EU restrictions on bee-harming pesticides post-Brexit.
Together we can ban bee-harming pesticides for good so bees can thrive.
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Summer storms roll in and out of the South Cariboo region without notice.
As the clouds started to clear, a bright light appeared to end the day, as may be seen in the previous photo. Then the light dimmed, and produced this last hoorah.
The small community of Bridge Lake, located in the Interlakes district of the Southern Cariboo, was originally situated on the historic Fur Brigade Trail. The Fur Brigade Trail dates back to the early pioneer days of fur trading and was a combination of waterways and overland trails, used to connect trading posts. After the construction of the Cariboo Wagon Road during the 1860s the Fur Brigade Trail became redundant.
The beautiful Interlakes area is aptly named the “Fishing Highway”, as anglers can access over 300 lakes, making this one of the best fishing spots in British Columbia.
Reference: Trail BC
Super Natural British Columbia
Canada
Thank-you for all the overwhelming support and many friendships.
Stay healthy
Happy Clicks,
~Christie ( happiest ) by the River
Nautical me
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