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Well.....our potential "winter event" for 2019 was a total bust. Local meteorologists and iphone weather apps whipped the whole city up into a snow induced frenzy. In reality, we got a light dusting and will get a whole bunch or rain. Alas, I will have to look back on images from last years snow storm and hope the temperatures drop.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
Sometimes I don't see the cropping potential in a picture, and LightDancePhotography (thanks Ed) suggested a crop for this, so I thought I would see what you think... I think it worked rather well.
I used to play a little chess. Like most of the boys my age at the time, I got caught up in the Bobby Fischer craze when he beat Boris Spasski for the world championship. I bought a set, got a couple of books, learned a couple of cheap tricks, and was set to crush my opponents. At first, my opponents were mostly my friends who knew diddley squat about chess, and were easy pickings for a kid with some book knowledge and a few memorized opening traps.
Full of a false sense of invincibility, I decided to take my skills to the local chess club. I showed up at their meeting on Thursday night and the first thing I noticed was the room was full of old guys. How hard could this be? I'm not going to say anymore about this other than I did have some potential. Just not at chess.
Happy Slider's Sunday everyone.
Nevada City CA
This waterfront next to the Canadian Parliament...what can I say? Maybe it looks somewhat better at sunset? Maybe it looks better by cropping out the unimaginative Claridge condo buildings on Lebreton Flats? Just imagine what could be there...
Kids are amazing. The more time I spend performing for them, the "amazed-er" I get.
A child really can embrace the notion that something can magically appear in a bag that was empty just a moment before. They laugh with abandon. Looking cool isn't all that important to a kid.
I like kids.
When I am on stage doing a show, I look out at the all those little eyes looking back at me in the happy expectation that something wonderful is going to happen.
Do you know what I see? A sea of potential. These little people could become anything: writers or lawyers, serial killers or politicians (same difference, I guess.)
The world hasn't written on their souls with that indelible marker yet.
They could become anything.
Which is something else I find really cool. Who knows? Maybe one or two of them will wind up on flickr.
Thanks to Dianna for the texture. Her excellent Photostream is here: www.flickr.com/photos/dianna1966/
self-portrait
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You're looking at a picture that I think has the potential to be one of the best shots I'll ever take.
Not this go around obviously, frankly this is pants, you can see that. But if you can look past the obvious deficiencies of this attempt, you'll surely see what I mean.
Look at the location, a reasonably straight run at you albeit with a roller coaster-esque feel, a couple of small dips and bumps followed by a much longer climb towards you. The semaphores to the left, the track literally disappearing from view in the foreground.
I've often thought of trying the shot from the bridge I've used to frame other shots from this location, see www.flickr.com/photos/darkprince66/16857442410/ .
Trouble is, doing so is going to lose that edge that those tracks disappearing gives, so that's out.
Position-wise, this is near perfect, I've got train, tracks and signals lined up well. Ideally, I'd like just a little more to the left side, so that you get both tracks of the down line that Tug 66 is on plunging away from you.
No matter this time, this is another epic fail. But one day, I'm going to nail this f***er. And you'll be the first to know about it.
60066 6M30 Margam-Dee Marsh, Buckley, 5 April 2015.
I think neither me nor Ece could put out her full potential in our shoot- there seems to be a sleeping volcano below the surface--but in some terms we were able to touch the lava. But maybe for our next session, we may discover more..I know these sort of concept might be ''unfamiliar'' for my own concept, for those who are used to see more static images--but still the dark emotions can be felt..and going into some experimental is always mind-opening..
The main idea of this session is what Kate Moss did in the White Stripe video- ''I just Don't know what to do with Myself''; those who have seen the video will understand what this image really means..
Die Trimburg ist die Ruine einer mittelalterlichen Höhenburg der Herren von Trimberg östlich des gleichnamigen Ortes, eines Gemeindeteils von Elfershausen in Unterfranken im Landkreis Bad Kissingen in Bayern, Deutschland. Die Ruine liegt weithin sichtbar etwa 60 Meter oberhalb der Fränkischen Saale auf dem Pfaffenberg.
Geographische Lage
In den südlichen Ausläufern der bayerischen Rhön zwischen Bad Kissingen und Hammelburg erhebt sich links der Fränkischen Saale der lang gestreckte Rücken des Pfaffenberges, der zum Teil aus Buntsandstein besteht, welcher beim Bau der Trimburg Verwendung fand. Von der Burganlage aus sind das Saaletal und der Namen gebende Ort Trimberg zu überblicken. Die Bundesautobahn 7 führt zwei Kilometer westlich der Trimburg vorbei und kreuzt dort die das Tal beherrschende Bundesstraße 287 an der BAB-Anschlussstelle Hammelburg.
Vom Ort Trimberg aus führt ein steiler, direkter Treppenweg zur Burgruine hinauf. Fahrzeuge benutzen die etwas östlich gelegene beschilderte Auffahrt zum unweit der Burg gelegenen Parkplatz. Unterhalb der südlichen Ringmauer der Trimburg wird seit langer Zeit Weinbau betrieben. Nach Zeiten des Anbaurückgangs in den 1970er bis 1990er Jahren steigen die Erträge wieder.
(Wikipedia Auszug)
When you're young, your potential is infinite.
You might do anything. Nearly.You might be Einstein... you might be DiMaggio.
Then you get to an age when what you might be...gives way to what you have been.
You weren't Einstein. You weren't anything.
...That's a bad moment.
Taken from the movie: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
To M. for he never reached that age.
+ I have updated my sets. Please look at them. Here is the Bokeh Set.
+ You can also look into my new gallery called Frost.
beauty portrait
dream factory studio, san francisco
silver gelatin print
much thanks everyone for your kind comments, favs and visits!
stream on black
www.fluidr.com/photos/21491133@N02
www.fluidr.com/photos//21491133@N02/3486430785
If you like this study, please take a look at "jenilyn"
www.flickr.com/photos/21491133@N02/3212497313/in/set-7215...
It is the possibilities that excites me about photography.
Regardless of the subject matter, the possibility to discover something creative or unique inspires me to no end.
I believe that regardless of the subject matter, landscape, people or other studies
the creative potentials are the same.
It is very exciting to live the moment discovering the possibilities.
*my apologies for losing the galleries that i was honored to have been part of being in.
flickr caused their deletion when they moderated my stream.
11/1/10 thank you everyone! i have had the privilege to be included in 85 galleries
since posting!
The ease of technology that has made showing my work so much more easily accessible these days with the use
of my iphone and apple macbook pro! My photography experience and the technology has greatly been intwine into the my camera life. I am really looking forward to getting an ipad to supplement presenting my work to clients soon!
also from the bottom of my heart... thank you for allowing me the opportunity to reach my first 1,000,000 visits mark here on my flickr stream! yes it is but a number but it also a tiny goal that my friends here have afford for me by your much appreciated vibe, presence & visits!
To my model Jessica! Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to create above and beyond what I able to do with my limited means....=)
And the potential seedpod began to grow.
This species is native to southern California, but this is a garden plant,
Coastal central California
New Bern, North Carolina. GFX 50S with unknown adapted lens. I really like being able to use some very fine MF lenses with the GFX but it bugs me not to have the data on which lens and f/stop. Not a big deal in the overall scheme of things!
This is just such a fantastic skirt to wear, but it simply has to be worn over a couple of bridal petticoats to really meet its potential ;-)
Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i Nei - translated: The islands of our beloved Hawai‘i.
A couple of years ago I was driving along the Windward coast in search of loko (ancient Hawaiian fishponds). I was hopeful that I could make some interesting images during a bit of inclement weather.
I came across this collection of rocks just offshore in Ka‘a‘awa. Although I didn't think this was an ancient fishpond, I saw the potential for making a compelling photograph. I liked how the waves were washing over the exposed wall of stones. The stationary black volcanic rocks stood in strong contrast to the turbulent white water and cloud-filled skies.
I took a number of different exposures from different angles, and with varying wave action, confident that the location and subject matter were good, but unsure if I was "getting" a worthwhile image.
It was only after I had the film developed that I saw something meaningful (to me) and which I hadn't pre-visualized at the time of exposure. It dawned on me as I gazed at the contact sheet how much the rocks appeared as a chain of islands rising above a primordial soup.
Had my pinhole camera somehow gone back in time to photograph the moment the god Maui pulled up the islands from the bottom of the sea with his magical hook?
The image also immediately reminded me of early maps of the Hawaiian Islands, with their rough island shapes surrounded by a stained deep sea. In fact, the image evoked a distinct memory I have of a specific map from a few years prior.
In 2005, I had the opportunity to visit the Library of Congress (LoC) in Washington DC. As a guest of a friend who was a LoC map librarian, I got a personal tour of the world's greatest map collection.
My friend showed me a number of early and significant maps of Hawai‘i, but the one that really stood out and made an impression on me was dated 1837 and attributed to Simona Kalama. This rare map, one of less than a handful known to exist, is noted as the most detailed map of the Hawaiian Islands up to that time, and the first map of the Islands drawn by a Hawaiian.
My pinhole photograph borrows the title of Kalama's map for its own.
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I am honored and pleased that this photograph was selected to appear in the Contemporary Photography in Hawai‘i 2012 - a juried exhibit in Honolulu.
Exhibit details: outreach.hawaii.edu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/...
Photograph details: Archival inkjet print on 100% cotton rag paper.
Camera/film: Hand-made bamboo pinhole camera. Kodak 160 Portra NC film.
Location: Ka‘a‘awa, O‘ahu.
The waterfall that named a town! Taking a quick break from the Lake 22 Trail to bring you this sunbaked image of Granite Falls located in (you guessed it) Granite Falls, Washington. This is likely the most unique waterflow I have achieved due greatly to the open sky sun above. It rendered these powerful waters all shades of color. This is truly not the time to usually be taking waterfall images but I stacked my circular polarizer & nd filter together, crossed my fingers that I wouldn't get crazy vignetting, and did everything I could to maintain a crisp image with my settings. I really enjoy this image more so for the difficulty it provided in capturing it. I had heard so many so so things about Granite Falls, I disagree, I believe it is a cool little waterfall. Thanks for checking this out. Enjoy!
www.justgiving.com/Alan-Rowlands2 for the Love Hope and Strength Foundation.
Love Hope Strength Foundation promotes innovative, music related, outreach and awareness programmes for leukemia and cancer sufferers, survivors and their families. The charity raises awareness and recruits potential donors to the bone marrow register. Saving Lives - One Concert at a time.
34th Street: Herald Square Station - The most common Sound of Herald Square - a train entering a station ;)
*Copyright © 2010 Lélia Valduga, all rights reserved.
*Reprodução proibida. © Todos os direitos reservados.
*Imagem protegida pela Lei do Direito Autoral Nº 9.610 de 19/02/1998.
Bento Gonçalves: potencial turístico do Brasil!
Bento Gonçalves é um município brasileiro do estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Localizado no Nordeste Rio-grandense, mais precisamente na Serra Gaúcha, possui uma população de 107.341 habitantes (IBGE/2010), sendo considerada uma cidade média. É conhecida por ser ao mesmo tempo um pólo vitivinícola, moveleiro e turístico, tendo atuação de destaque nacional e internacional nesses setores, constituindo uma das maiores economias do Rio Grande do Sul.
A cidade abrange grande parte da área do Vale dos Vinhedos, região que abriga algumas das melhores vinícolas do país. Além disso, é sede de eventos importantes no cenário nacional como Fenavinho, ExpoBento, Fiema Brasil e Movelsul, todas realizadas no Parque de Eventos de Bento Gonçalves, o segundo maior do tipo em todo o Brasil.
Os colonos encontraram nesta região um clima favorável, semelhante ao europeu, para estabelecer a cultura da videira, que ainda é a predominante na região, no chamado Vale dos Vinhedos.
A cidade recebe milhares de visitantes todos os anos em virtude da quantidade de opções para o turismo, mas também por causa do seu potencial econômico, decorrente da qualidade de seus vinhos e do grande número de indústrias moveleiras sediadas na cidade, que correspondem a 40% da produção estadual do setor e a 8% da produção nacional. A qualidade de vida do município é uma das mais elevadas do país, mesmo com a crescente taxa de urbanização notável nos últimos anos, que contribui para a ocorrência de problemas como o deflorestamento e a instabilidade social.
No início do século XX a rede ferroviária chegou à região, facilitando o escoamento da produção de vinho, proporcionando uma base econômica sólida para o município.
Entre os anos de 1919 a 1927 ocorreram a instalação de luz elétrica, da estação transformadora e da rede de distribuição.
Fonte: wikipedia
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Bento Goncalves is a Brazilian city of Rio Grande do Sul is located in Rio Grande Northeast, specifically the Serra Gaucho, has a population of 107,341 inhabitants (IBGE/2010) and is considered a medium sized city. It is known as a pole while wine, furniture and tourism, with an outstanding performance in these national and international sectors, constituting one of the largest economies of Rio Grande do Sul
The city area covers much of the Valley of the Vineyards, a region that is home to some of the best wineries in the country. Moreover, it is important to host events on the national scene as Fenavinho, ExpoBento, Brazil and Fiema Movelsul, all held in the Park Event Bento Gonçalves, the second largest of its kind in Brazil.
The settlers found a favorable climate in this region, similar to Europe, to establish the culture of the vine, which is still predominant in the region, the so-called Valley of the Vineyards.
The city receives thousands of visitors every year due to the number of options for tourism, but also because of its economic potential, due to the quality of its wines and the large number of furniture industry based in the city, which correspond to 40% of the state production sector and 8% of national production. The quality of life of the city is one of the highest in the country, even with the increasing rate of urbanization remarkable in recent years, contributing to the occurrence of problems such as deforestation and social instability.
In the early twentieth century railway network arrived in the region, facilitating the flow of wine production, providing a solid economic base for the municipality.
Between the years 1919 to 1927 occurred the installation of electric light, the transformer station and distribution network.