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Persistence
A lone leaf steadfastly maintains its grip, despite immense difficulty and seasonal opposition.
Catalogo # 006
In honor of my favourite artist, Salvador Dali'
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Persistence_of_Memory
The Song: Pink Floyd, Echoes
While visiting the tulip fields, we noticed some beautiful tulips growing in a field that had clearly been planted with corn last year. The bokeh is the collapsed and weathered corn stalks.
The demolition of this house is expected and a tall building will take its place, as it unfortunately happens in the cities...Maybe it is the last blooming of the little tree inside its little yard...
Life Finds A Way. Nature possesses an extraordinary capacity for persistence, often manifesting in the most unforgiving of landscapes. When a seed settles into the narrowest fracture of a pavement or a roadside curb, it initiates a silent, monumental struggle against a world of man-made barriers. Despite the absence of rich soil and the constant threat of pedestrian traffic or harsh pollution, these botanical pioneers draw upon hidden reservoirs of nutrients and water trapped beneath the asphalt. As the seedling germinates and pushes its stem upward, it exerts a subtle yet relentless force, turning the rigidity of concrete into a mere hurdle. This act of growth is not just a biological imperative; it is a profound testament to the tenacity of life, proving that even within a stifling urban grey, organic vitality will invariably find a way to reclaim the space, pushing through the cold stone to reach for the light.
Shirley poppy (Papaver rhoeas cultivar) or a similar ornamental poppy that has self-seeded in an urban environment. Poppies are well-known for their ability to colonise disturbed ground, which is why they are often found growing in cracks in pavement, alongside roads, or on wasteland
When you zoom in like this you can see the advantages of a camera over a phone. I suppose I should have stopped the car and got out to get closer - - - Oh well next time.
Hemyock, Devon, UK.
"Persistence" - Exodus Fleet Mobile Construction Yard
Length: 105 studs
Number of parts: not a clue
This is where most vessels in the Exodus fleet are constructed and repaired. The mobile refinery supplies the construction yard with refined metal from nearby asteroids.
Currently a batch of fighters are loaded up for testing in the main hangar. In the mid ship construction dock a new Attack Frigate is under construction.
This is my SHIPtember SHIP for 2016. My goal was to use that big yellow Duplo part, and use some kind of lighting. The ship's interior is somewhat lit up by a EL-wire and the construction dock is lit by lifelites.
Its a testament to persistence. I live about 45 minutes from this viewpoint, Jonsrud Viewpoint, near Sandy Oregon. Because this is fairly close, and so cool looking, an image form here has been on my list for a long time. And I go, often. Every time a strikeout. This is the first image I have ever posted from here. I have been there about 6 times, and I finally walked away with an image I liked.
This is a tough spot to shoot. It has great fog in the valley in the morning, but sunrises back-lite Mt. Hood. You can shoot a sunset, but then you don't get the fog. You can see this in many of the mages people post from here. They have fog, and good color in the sky, and then they wash out Hood in the processing and it looks horrible. You just can't get it all when you shoot from here unless you let your tripod sit there all day and shoot both. However, then creeps in the third issue. Clouds. If you live in Portland you know, Hood is a cloud magnet. If you want a sunrise with clouds to catch the color, then you often (99.999 percent of the time) loose Hood in those clouds. If you see Hood, you usually have no clouds. To get hood with clouds around her but not obscuring her, you need patience, and tons of it.
So in this image, I opted for the fog. Clouds came in about 10 minutes after I shot this, but they swallowed Hood. Sigh. Not an easy place to shoot.
The last challenge, the right tripod location. You have to get here early to get the primo tripod spot. Here, I had to show up 1.5 hours before sunrise and wait there, to steak out my spot. When I walked away there was about 12 photographers there. I can't imagine how many there would be if the conditions were even more ideal.
So my hat is off to anyone who got the great trifecta- detail on Hood, colored clouds in the sky and fog in the valley. Its a near impossible feat.
Persistence of Life - Achalm View
A dusk landscape taken from the slope of Achalm hill, looking down towards the city of Reutlingen, Germany. The main subject is a solitary, old tree trunk that has been cut but is still pushing new growth, providing a strong metaphorical element. The soft pastel colors of the fading sun provide a beautiful backdrop to the composition.
The 15th Air Transport Wing (Dutch: 15 Wing Luchttransport, French: 15 Wing Transport Aérien) is a wing in the Air Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. The 15th Wing's motto is TENACITY, which means; 'the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly / persistence, determination, perseverance' A Sioux Indian chief completes the emblem.
The wing comprises two operational squadrons, the 21st Squadron and the 20th Squadron, and a Training & Conversion Unit. 21st Squadron is also known as the Liaison and Long-Haul Flight. It currently operates several types of aircraft: one Airbus A321, two Dassault Falcon 7X (rented from Abelag Aviation). 20th Squadron operates 7 Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft which are currently being replaced by the Airbus A400M Atlas. It consists of about 72 crewmembers, making it one of the largest units in the Belgian Air Component.
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.
"Maybe if I feed him he will go to sleep and I can catch a nap too. This is all so tiring."
Continuing story...
Spotted Hyenas
Masa Mara
Carrying on with my theme of selfie in the landscape, took myself off to Ravensthorpe reservoir this morning - hazy sunlight breaking through overcast skies was a nice piece of timing.
While walking into woods, I happened to see this shining spiderweb between the trees, as if a sparkling wheel. Not sure how long the spider has been building the web, but I admired its persistence and hardwork to make this happen. Nature is powerful.
Just a reminder to hang in there. Sometimes the climb is steep, but the view from the top is always worth it.
I saw this fish trying to get over this barrier several times. After several rainy days the river was so swollen that the challenge seemed insurmountable. I do not know how it has ended, but I hope the fish was able to proceed upstream. It tried so hard...
Comox valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
For three years now, I have been trying to tempt a woodpecker into visiting my garden. And as is so often the case in nature, persistence eventually pays off…
This photograph was taken on a particularly rainy day, under conditions that were anything but favourable. It is precisely this combination of opposing elements that gives the image its own, almost understated character. The woodpecker, soaked through to its feathers by the persistent rain, seemed hardly bothered by it. As if the boundary between discomfort and instinct fades entirely when there is something to gain, it still stopped by for a well-earned treat.
In the background, the subtle beauty of a Japanese maple unfolds, coming to life in deep shades of red and magenta under the soft, filtered light.
In that tension between gloomy weather and warm colours, the whole scene takes on an unexpectedly harmonious intensity.
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Depuis trois ans maintenant, j’essaie d’attirer un pic dans mon jardin. Et comme cela arrive souvent dans la nature, la persévérance finit par être récompensée…
Cette photographie a été prise lors d’une journée particulièrement pluvieuse, dans des conditions loin d’être favorables. C’est précisément cette combinaison d’éléments opposés qui confère à l’image son caractère propre, presque sobre. Le pic, trempé jusqu’aux plumes par la pluie persistante, semblait s’en soucier bien peu. Comme si la frontière entre inconfort et instinct s’effaçait complètement lorsqu’il y a quelque chose à gagner, il s’est tout de même arrêté pour une friandise bien méritée.
À l’arrière-plan, la subtile beauté d’un érable du Japon se déploie, prenant vie dans de profondes nuances de rouge et de magenta sous une lumière douce et filtrée.
Dans ce jeu de tension entre ciel sombre et couleurs chaudes, l’ensemble prend une intensité étonnamment harmonieuse.
- George Bernard Shaw.
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Another image from my session with the Lazuli Buntings earlier this year. With Lazuli Buntings, I had a tough time getting closer. They seemed to be skittish around humans, and photographing them next to a busy trail added to the challenge. They also appeared to prefer different perches. While finches and sparrows like to sing from the top branches, Lazuli Buntings always seem to stay a little lower, making it much harder for the camera's autofocus system. Although it was tough, my persistence paid off. Staying with them periodically, I was able to get closer and capture some incredible images of these beautiful spring visitors.
persistence comes when nothing else matters
it's at the core of faith without any chatter
say what you want and say what you can
but even the dogs eat the crumbs from the master table
and that's no fable.
Looking out from the Abandoned Village on Achill Island, the old stone walls feel like anchors in the wind — holding centuries of memory as Keel Beach curves away below and the cliffs rise into shifting Atlantic light. A landscape shaped by weather, history, and the quiet persistence of those who once called this place home.
Goldfinch - Carduelis Carduelis
On closer inspection male goldfinches can often be distinguished by a larger, darker red mask that extends just behind the eye. The shoulder feathers are black whereas they are brown on the hen.In females, the red face does not extend past the eye. The ivory-coloured bill is long and pointed, and the tail is forked. Goldfinches in breeding condition have a white bill, with a greyish or blackish mark at the tip for the rest of the year. Juveniles have a plain head and a greyer back but are unmistakable due to the yellow wing stripe. Birds in central Asia (caniceps group) have a plain grey head behind the red face, lacking the black and white head pattern of European and western Asian birds. Adults moult after the breeding season with some individuals beginning in July and others not completing their moult until November. After moult birds appear less colourful, until the tips of the newly grown feathers wear away.
The goldfinch is native to Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. It is found in open, partially wooded lowlands and is a resident in the milder west of its range, but migrates from colder regions. It will also make local movements, even in the west, to escape bad weather. It has been introduced to many areas of the world. It was introduced to Canada, United States, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands, Uruguay, Brazil, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, in the 19th century, and their populations quickly increased and their range expanded greatly. They now occur from Brisbane to the Eyre Peninsula in Australia, and throughout New Zealand.
Because of the thistle seeds it eats, in Christian symbolism the goldfinch is associated with Christ's Passion and his crown of thorns. The goldfinch, appearing in pictures of the Madonna and Christ child, represents the foreknowledge Jesus and Mary had of the Crucifixion. Examples include the Madonna del cardellino or Madonna of the Goldfinch, painted by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael in about 1505–6, in which John the Baptist offers the goldfinch to Christ in warning of his future. In Barocci's Holy Family a goldfinch is held in the hand of John the Baptist who holds it high out of reach of an interested cat. In Cima da Conegliano's Madonna and Child, a goldfinch flutters in the hand of the Christ child. It is also an emblem of endurance, fruitfulness, and persistence. Because it symbolizes the Passion, the goldfinch is considered a "saviour" bird and may be pictured with the common fly (which represents sin and disease).
The goldfinch is also associated with Saint Jerome and appears in some depictions of him.
I have been watching this blackbird in the garden for several weeks - possibly even months - as it developed techniques to extract buggy nibbles from a feeder. Normally, blackbirds don't go near feeders but this one decided it had had enough of waiting for the starlings to deliver morsels. Initially, it started flying into the feeder in the hope some nibbles would fall. They did, but were mostly stolen by other birds on the ground. The technique developed into hovering by the feeder whilst plucking out the odd nibble. Finally, it learned to overcome feeder movement and perch on the base as it is here. This allows it to nibble nibbles to its heart's content.
I cannot resist photographing "this" when I see it. There are an embarrassing number of kindred images in the first comment box below as proof positive of my compulsion should you have the time and inclination to view them. Cheers!
- Alhambra, Granada, Spain -
I wanted to express my gratitude regarding my last post. It was not my intention to throw such a thing out there. I was shocked at the sudden loss of a childhood friend and I had this overwhelming urge to preserve his memory. Thank you so much for putting this piece in your cupboard and all of you who wrote notes and e-mails you touched my heart completely. I'm a little behind in answering comments and going through my contact stream, but I look forward to all your treasures.
love,
Diane