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ITALIANS DO IT BEST
Italian cars, specifically luxury and sports cars, maintain a global reputation for speed, design and beauty.
Beginning in 1884 when Enrico Bernardi constructed the tricycle car running on petrol fuel, the Italian automobile industry started its long and rich journey in the transportation industry.
In perfect Italian fashion, the history of its car manufacturing reads like a soap opera including tales of mergers and acquisitions attempting to deflect the attention away from the designers.
However, through a difficult financial period, the industry persevered and continues to deliver high-quality, powerful and beautiful cars.
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LE MIGLIORI DEL MONDO
Le auto italiane, in particolare quelle di lusso e sportive, mantengono una reputazione globale per velocità, design e bellezza. A partire dal 1884, quando Enrico Bernardi costruì la triciclo a benzina, l'industria automobilistica italiana iniziò il suo lungo e ricco viaggio nel settore dei trasporti.
Tuttavia, attraverso un periodo finanziario difficile, l'industria ha perseverato e continua a fornire auto di alta qualità, potenti e belle.
Captured for Smile on Saturday! :-) theme: picture a proverb. This expression means "presevere". HSoS everyone!
My son, he does not like to be photographed...😣😉💜
That gesture is only for me, it is not for those who look at the photo! Please, no one offends...🙏
I originally had wanted to post a B&W version tof this, but felt the icy coldness wouldn't be conveyed by the image….this ice formation was at the base of Niagara's Horseshoe Falls….
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Restoring old photos takes a lot of time and skill and I’m just at the start of that learning curve. With badly deteriorated slides, it’s very often a trade off between sharpness and noise, the latter resulting from uneven fading of individual film grains. Also, uneven fading over larger regions of the image presents major problems with colour balance as faded regions often loose colour unevenly. Still, I will persevere
A light dusting of snow covers the highest peaks after the first Fall snow and the last of the Aspen's fall colors persevere in the canyon floor.
The parents built their nest in a crazy place--out in the open with no shelter or protection from the rain, wind, or sun. They chose a spot with a plastic owl beside them. A string of solar color-changing lights (not in the picture) hangs below their nest to illuminate the night. With the heavy rains and high winds we've had this spring I had to wonder if they regretted their location decision. But, they persevered and raised their 4 little ones. It's "empty nest" time now.
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On a cloudy lunchtime, persevered crocodile locomotive 1020.018 was photographed on the outskirts of Saalfelden in Austria with a special charter train to Zell Am See
Holy hell I am beat. Today me and my buddy Micah drove 4 hours round trip on pavement, 1 hr 30 minutes round trip on dirt, and walked four miles total - All for one photo. I might be crazy, but I'd say it was worth it.
George Pitarys shot this frame with MLWs back in the day and I knew it would still be possible in the modern age with a little bit of elbow grease. A ridiculously early arrival with nothing more than lunch, a handsaw, and pride found us at the Boston Ranch rock cut with quite the task. We wanted to shoot from either side of the cut and there were so many trees we didn't know where to begin.
We cleared Micah's shot first, as he cut the trees and I moved them clear into the woods. That was the easy part. Afterwards, I climbed up to my side of the cut that I wanted to shoot from and found a wall of trees that needed removal, a rough estimate of 30 or so. From 30 ft tall birch trees to 5-15 ft tall pines, there was one hell of a cut to be made. The saw was not up to task as it broke three separate times, and by the time I was almost done cutting my side it was down to a 1/4 of the length the blade originally was. We persevered however, with me occasionally calling my buddy over to pull a tree down for me or help shove one down the side. After roughly two hours, both sides were clear for a photo.
It isn't as clear around the curve as it was back in the day, and the power is nowhere near as cool as it once was, but the photo location has been restored. It's a large undertaking to get out here, even without having 2 hours of landscaping to do, but I hope to return in the future to take more photos here. In this shot, CPKC 120 glides past Holeb Pond on a sunny autumn day, just a few hours prior to the time that I'm posting this.
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When I started this caper, a few months after Dave and Lee had started going out and about with their cameras before inviting me to the party, there was Flickr. I joined Flickr as instructed so that we could see each other's images, and began to post, sometimes producing a glut of output from one outing and entering it into hundreds of groups at will. There was something called 500px, but from what I could see, unless you were Joe Cornish you might as well not bother - it looked like a place for the bigger boys and girls in the playground. You know, the ones who knew what focus stacking and bracketing meant and had learned that the funny graph on the back of their camera actually had a purpose.
So, I stayed on Flickr alone as far as the photography community was concerned, gradually building a small following as I began to learn about the mysterious things that my two colleagues kept jabbering on about endlessly. I also posted on Facebook, because none of your non clacking friends are ever going to start setting up accounts on Flickr or 500px are they? Of course, the reaction from my personal friends was rather more rapturous than that of you more discerning types, but then again, I'll bet many of us have been through that experience, haven't we? "What's Flickr?" I'd be asked if I ever mentioned it. "Well it's a bit like Facebook, but for photographers," I'd reply as I tried to explain our community to outsiders.
And then there was Instagram, which I was urged to get involved in by friends who were also photographers. I found many of you were also Instagrammers, but by no means all. Add to that the plethora of excellent photographers I found there who had never bothered with Flickr, and the personal friends who refused to do Facebook, but liked the fact that Instagram was a bit less rowdy, and there was another community that I suddenly felt engaged in. I like the instant accessibility, and it's a place where I'm slightly less discerning about what I post there - almost daily in fact. My Flickr stories need a lot more effort and I do like to try and present an image that passes muster here with you. The trouble was, that on that platform, we were forever competing with an endless wave of garbage. It's no surprise of course to learn that a phone snap of a pretty young lady in front of Kirkjufell or Skogafoss garnered a huge amount more interest than the compositions that you and I agonised over. Of course, that's not why we do this, and of course I'm not bitter. No, scratch that, I'm definitely bitter - why wasn't I endowed with chisel like features to capture a thousand faves by looking enigmatic in front of a camera?
And there you have the issue that many Instagrammers began to complain about. No longer was it a place where serious photographers could display their work - especially those who were trying to earn some money from photography, which thank goodness I'm not. Suddenly the platform was awash with endless videos, and accusations were levelled that it had turned into another TikTok. I didn't know whether it had turned into another TikTok, because I'm too old to know what that is. And then there are the restrictions on format. If you really want a picture to stand out, you need to be thinking 5 by 4 in portrait mode, so you end up having to take shots twice, or you need to see a crop within your frame to make things work. But still, I persevered with Instagram because of the virtual friendships I'd made there. Two platforms were enough, quite frankly.
But then Vero came along, swinging its fists like the new kid on the block who wanted to get some attention quickly. For I while, one or two of you were kind enough to message me relentlessly, telling me how good the new platform was, almost rejoicing the fact there were no adverts and the only thing that appeared in their feed were posts from the people they chose to follow. A number of togs had moved lock stock and barrel from Instagram, citing their irritations at the TikTok thing. I didn't want to lose contact with them, and none of them were active over on Flickr, so it seemed I'd have to join the new platform, but not the exodus. After all, how would my personal friends, many of whom are so supportive (including financially on occasion), see my work? After a good deal of faffing, all of which surrounded the fact that Vero don't trust the manufacturer of my mobile phone and therefore won't let me have the mobile app, I joined the throng - just a few days before heading for Iceland. I quite like Vero - it's full of work by very good photographers, including some of you of course - but I am struggling to maintain a presence on all three platforms. It's like being a circus juggler, especially frustrating at a time when I have an enormous backlog of photos to work on.
And there's the thing - three platforms on the go because of all of these virtual relationships. Goodness knows how people who have extra marital affairs manage. But Flickr remains the number one for me personally at any rate. This is where I will always post and share stories, for as long as I'm able to, and that's mostly because of the interaction and feedback I receive here. So sorry about that - you'll have to put up with me. But if you are on Vero (or Instagram) and we've somehow missed one another, do look me up.
As for this image - well I'd already told the story in my previous post, but I'd come away from the lakeside with three or four shots throughout the sunset period that I really liked. You can always read that one again if this tale sent you to sleep. This one has grown on me rather a lot since I edited it.
Wishing you all a fantastic weekend, whatever you have planned. I'm going to see my new-born granddaughter for the first time. How did I get old enough for my children to have their own offspring? She entered the world on Sunday night - my first grandchild. She's beautiful - but of course I would think that wouldn't I? Needless to say, I'm very excited. I'm taking her a present from Iceland, even though I'm not sure she's ready to say thank you just yet.
Another encounter today with a Male Mistletoebird just down the road from home.
Bright sunlight didn't help, but I was able to spot this little guy hiding among the foliage.
Seems like he was hungry!!
I had been stalking a couple of these birds prior to this event and was just about to call it quits after a couple of relatively unproductive hours.
Glad I persevered.
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Have a wonderful day and week everyone!
The interspersing entities covering the forest floor where sunshine also perseveres are interesting.
Look at that! Persevered after this little bugger yesterday out front in God's garden ... this is the little one that was in the Milkweed photo of the Flamingo ... they are soooooooooo fast, just flit about and barely light for a second or two.
And look!!! She's laying eggs on the Plumbago. Keep in mind this little butterfly is no bigger than my thumbnail. Tee-tiny little butterfly. How fun is that!
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"Friends are as companions on a journey, who ought to aid each other to persevere in the road to a happier life."
Pythagoras
The MRL 705 was an oddball, but persevered to have a varied history in Montana and Iowa. Acquired in the 1990's, the 705 was one of 4 SD35's acquired by the railroad, although 704 did not last long. Assigned to IMRL in the late 1990's, once returned the trio spent time as the Gas Local power, paired up with RCL cabooses in Laurel, and towards the end of their career powered the nightly Laurel-Billings train known simply as "The Transfer". Equipped with new trucks swapped out in 2008 and fresh paint in 2011, it was stored in the mid 2010's, occasionally seeing service on a passenger special. Most figured the end had come. Salvation arrived in 2019 in the form of a new transload facility in Park City. After mechanical work, the 705 was sent to Laurel to live out the rest of its days. It primarily served as the Park City switch engine but once COVID killed that job it could be seen on any job in Laurel, including the Transfer, LAUBOZ and hooked up to an RCL caboose once again. For all the problems they had early on, by this point 705 had become a fairly reliable unit in the capacity it was asked to serve. Even though the MRL was power short, in late 2020 all 3 SD35's were sold to the Great Lakes Central with a new lease on life. 705 went right into service, and hasn't missed a beat since. Oh, the shot itself? A clean 705 idles the day away at the roho, awaiting another night servicing Park City.
A Bavarian pub saying about the bird sparrow: stay like a sparrow – small in speech, great in perseverance.
Zabriskie Point in Death Valley NP is one of the more popular attractions. Composed of sediments from the ancient Furnace Creek Lake, many millennia of erosional forces have made it an absolutely otherworldly landscape. It is one of the most popular places in the park to watch a sunrise or a sunset looking out over the rugged terrain and colorful striae to the valley below and the mountains beyond. I had high hopes for amazing sunrise colors when my wife and I drove there early on this particular morning as there was a perfect thin high cloud deck over our heads which I hoped would throw color from the east behind us over the scene. Alas, upon our arrival we found that the only LOW clouds for miles were right over where the sun itself would emerge over the eastern ridgeline so the sky never really colored up. There was also a quite large group of folks attending a photo workshop which made it a bit of a challenge just to find a place to stand for picture taking. We persevered though and found a decent spot off to the side and waited out the sun for a bit. Our patience was rewarded with a bit of nice golden light after the sun crested the aforementioned low clouds. I believe the prominent peak toward the right part of this panoramic image is known as Manly Peak, AKA Manly Beacon, named for William Lewis Manly, a 19th century pioneer known for rescuing several “49er” families from the many perils of Death Valley.
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Sunny and windless conditions are ideal for seeing this species as they are more likely to perch out in the open on top of heather or gorse in their favoured habitat. With a bit of perseverence I managed to capture this one with a nice clean background to help the bird stand out
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I’d got a windowsill full of Kalanchoe. These little plants symbolised 2020 for me. On the one hand, I was pleased I persevered with them and they’d flowered again. In previous years, I’d have consigned them to the compost bin and bought new ones. So that was positive. However, when I looked at them closely, they were full of whitefly. That’s not so positive. There were so many twists and turns that year. We thought Covid 19 was minimal and under control where we live, but then there was an explosion of cases. We found ourselves in lockdown again.
Getting up at 5 am on a Sunday morning is a special kind of self-torture. And after that you arrive at your picked spot and it's raining... But I persevered. I read a story of encouragement and persistence and decided to stay and wait. I think it was worth it - even for a brief spell of decent light.
Finally I managed to find some action, photographically speaking! Strong sun and clear skies have hampered my seascape photography outings recently, but the elements finally came together for me for this one. I'm not complaining. I love being on holiday and for the weather to be like this but it just isn't conducive to my style of photography. I'm glad I persevered though. This one was taken on the coastline of the Moray Firth at the Portknockie end of Cullen Bay in Scotland.
Best viewed Large HFF! I can't find out any information on this boat moored in Kilmore Quay harbour online (get redirected to a Scilly Isles company in the UK). Anyway I love all the blues so uploading for Smile on Saturday theme "Blue for you - ME 2020" more information below.
"May 12 was chosen as ME/CFS & Fibromyalgia International Awareness Day as it coincided with the birth date of Florence Nightingale, the celebrated English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing. Nightingale became chronically ill in her mid-thirties after returning from the Crimean War; the ME-like illness often left her bedridden during the last 50 years of her life"
Photo 09/100x this year my 100 photos will be of maritime subjects. Our Covid 19 restrictions are easing so after initially losing interest I have decided I will persevere with my 100x
Une raison d'être, une force qui nous renforce, une « lumière directrice » : le but nous donne de la joie, de la motivation et la capacité de persévérer. En tant que photographes, il peut alors être bénéfique de relier notre forme d'art à un but. Ce faisant, nous pouvons trouver une approche plus holistique de la création, nous aidant à maintenir l'inspiration, nous offrant de la variation et des défis et, surtout, nous procurant un sentiment d'accomplissement …
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A reason to be, a strengthening force, a ‘guiding light’ — purpose gives us joy, motivation, and the ability to persevere. As photographers, it may then be beneficial to connect our art form with purpose. In doing so, we may find a more holistic approach to creating — helping us to sustain inspiration, providing us with variation and challenge, and, most importantly, giving us a sense of fulfillment …
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I arose early this morning and travelled to the Vermilion Lakes, just outside the town of Banff, in Canada's Banff National Park. I had hoped to catch the sunrise, and was discouraged by some low-hanging cloud and light rain. I decided to persevere, though, and was rewarded with this sight.
For my first morning in Scotland and the first glimpse of the mountains the weather was not on our side, continuous rain and wind kept up for a few hours but i persevered and managed to captured a few images for the portfolio, this one was just after sunrise, I like the mist over the Buachaille I think it gives atmosphere.
Today is day 300 of my 365 journey through the year and so to mark this milestone I’m revisiting one of my favourite locations. This is an image of the rock stack on the point of Talisker Bay on the Isle of Skye.
When visiting Skye you just cannot predict what the conditions are going to be like and on some days it was so dark and wet that shooting was effectively impossible. If I hadn’t been forced by a tight schedule to visit the bay on this evening I would probably have stayed away because the forecast was not expected to be good. However, persevere and you just don’t know what will happen. I don’t think I could have asked for a better sky that evening and there was just enough of a breeze to keep away the dreaded midges.
It is still possible to find these little bonnet mushrooms, if you know where to look and are happy to persevere! This tiny specimen (about 2cm long) was found growing sideways out of the wet moss at the base of a tree.
For Macro Mondays theme 'Green'.
This is a very personal take and homage to the Women's Month.
It's a story about perseveration and strength.
Hope you enjoy.
I visited the zoo yesterday because I hoped that the sun would come out but it stayed overcast all morning. On top of that it was freezing cold but I persevered and took photos of the animals who dared to venture outside despite the cold. Among the brave creatures were my favourites, the Quokkas, although they were probably used to warmer temperatures in their original home in southwestern Australia. Looks as if they were after the Autumn leaves which seem to taste delicious.
We have a Copper Beech tree growing in the hedgerow that borders our garden. I've always thought it would provide a nice backdrop for bird photography; this year I did something about it! I positioned an old branch in an elevated position and put a feeder nearby.
It attracted Wood Pigeons. Magpies and the occasional Carrion Crow (Corvus corone). It was decent shots of the crow that I decided to attempt. By installing a small feeder at crow beak-height (cloned out of the shot), I started getting images like this. It was bright but overcast today, just right for photography! I'll persevere with this location I think.
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Some doors are not God’s will for you to enter them and God closes it for your protection. God knows everything and He knows if you’re on a path that leads to danger. It's a good idea to talk to God continuously to know His will.
When God opens a door He will never cause you to compromise or contradict His Word. Many times God will confirm His will through His Word and through others such as godly counsel.
Usually you know it’s an open door from God when you have to rely on Him. If God doesn’t make a way there will be no way.
Sometimes the door is a little cracked open and God just wants us to persevere in prayer. When the time is right He will fully open the door. (excerpts from A.W. Adams)
Chuck Swindoll said, “We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
Matthew 7:7-8 “Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you. Yes, whoever continues to ask will receive. Whoever continues to look will find. And whoever continues to knock will have the door opened for them.
**What a great time of the year! I know you all are enjoying it too! I am still traveling and teaching a lot, and also having a lot of company...well, after all it is Spring Break and the weather here is gorgeous! But something I love about you all and the flickr community and that is this...that we can just pick up where we left off with each other & connect when time allows us to post...so thankful for that! Looking forward to seeing your treasures!
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Revelation 3:10 “Because you have kept the word of My endurance [My command to persevere], I will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial, that hour which is about to come on the whole [inhabited] world, to test those who live on the earth.”
- Edward Young.
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Early spring, while I was on my evening walk, I noticed this small tree in the woodland near our home having bit lighter leaves than the trees surrounding it. I liked the separation I could see and thought it would be a great tree to photograph. Unfortunately, the separation between the trees in real life didn’t translate into the photo, and I never posted the image. Now that fall is in full swing here, I noticed that the little tree again has a little more color than the other trees in the woods. Then a winter storm passed by, and the tornado alley's characteristic winds stripped most of the leaves from the trees. But the little tree persevered. But more importantly, I now had the separation that would translate into a photo. I chose to shoot the tree using a telephoto lens instead of my usual wide-angle to exaggerate the separation and used the widest aperture I had available. I also wanted the image to have a cooler color temperature and chose blue hour to shoot the final image. As you can see, a bit of planning went into the shot, and I am very proud of the final image.
This morning they were hoping for the morning paper (never arrived ☹️.) Midday they retrieved the mail ( 😃 yay!) Unfortunately, the trash pickup got postponed for an entire week (😣Argh!)
I lost a bit of clarity when I cropped this......he was quite a ways up in the branches. But I have had no luck getting them on the ground. Although there have been a number of them ( last summer's brood perhaps) foraging on the lawn and in the barnyard. They work diligently pulling grubs and larvae from the ground until I appear with a camera.....then its bye bye birdie. 😣
I grew up with this Nativity set and an early memory is my playing with it. At this point, it's probably over 70 years old. As you can see, it wasn't just JMJ and the animals. I remember the choir boys from the beginning. As you can see from the previous picture, they have not aged well.
There are pictures of them online "as new" and these...aren't. They were played with a lot. Later came the snowmen, Christmas trees, and reindeer.
I could fit the choir boys and angel into my little play scenarios with the Nativity set, but I remember having trouble rationalizing the Christmas trees and reindeer. And I'm not sure Israel gets much snow so...snowmen? And yet, I persevered.
Again, my thanks to Kate for setting these up every year. This shot is from last winter. I haven't figured out anything to do this year. Yet.
BTW, this arrangement was by me. Kate, to her credit, keeps the Nativity set as it was meant to be and arranges the choir boys and friends separately.
You can see other photos of the Nativity set here
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Leather Tor Bridge over the River Meavy
Another shot of this bridge taken from a slightly different angle and zoomed in. This one shows more of the bridge.... Not sure which one I like best.
I was struggling a bit on this walk as I took a hard tumble earlier and think I might have cracked a rib! I felt very foolish - not looking where I was going - and like most photographers when you fall you try to save the camera!!
I was determined to persevere with the walk as it didn't hurt too much when just walking, and I was pleased that I managed to complete it.... Could have been worse!
This has to be one of the most awkward images to capture along the river Etive as this lovely little waterfall has a huge boulder to the right of it making a tripod almost impossible to place. Anyway I persevered & managed to capture this 3 shot pano of the falls with the mighty Buachaille etive mor mountain in the distance.
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My Wagyu Beef burger lunch...sometimes I overestimate my hunger and burgers are always a great way to satiate that feeling but sometimes there's that feeling of "umm maybe I should have gone with the salad" after it all goes down 😣
She let me get a close up yesterday so I painted her today!
I'm not really caught up, but I don't have my external hard drives hooked up yet. That's where all my photos are except the current one on this new computer. This whole experience is daunting. I still haven't got my Topaz Labs stuff downloaded and installed again, and other painting and texturing programs. Phew ... I will persevere!
The planet Saturn imaged during the Sunday evening (19th September). The planet was only at 15° altitude and approaching the roofline so seeing conditions were predictably poor.
The planet's image was very unsteady - squirming all over the place making manual focusing difficult but I decided to persevere!
This image is the result of a total of 12x1min RGB runs stacked using Autostakkert3, processed using Registax 6 and derotated using Winjupos.
Given the poor altitude and difficult atmospheric conditions I am quite pleased with how it turned out.
The shadow of Saturn's globe on the ring system is very pronounced given that the planet is now well passed opposition.
Imaged with a Celestron C11 SCT, ZWO 224MC camera with ADC and an Explore Scientific focal extender.
As always many thanks for looking!