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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.
"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
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence.
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In my first attempts to use my macro Lens, i came across this grass called Pampass. This is just a tip of the grass that i captured ..
This Lens is really a fun Lens .. it was really worth it .. Happy Macro Sunday!
EXPLORED! November 21, 2010 (Highest Rank #134). Thank you guys for making this happen. Always appreciated. My first ever macro shot to be explored .. really surprising.. it's still a mystery to me how explore work .. hmmm
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This is the same "couple" we saw yesterday. Sunshine is now spreading across the fields, but not warm enough yet to melt the frost. I got out of my vehicle for this, walked to the edge of an embankment for a clear view, liked the warm-cool colour balance, and shot a bunch of frames as the big buck followed his indifferent potential mate toward the distant thickets, where they finally disappeared.
There was no point in trying to follow them; no way could I keep up. Besides, I've always felt that animals have a right to privacy. When we press them by getting too close, inevitably we create stress.
More Mule Deer to come!
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
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.
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
Mafex The Mandalorian, captured with a 2x anamorphic lens combined with a 100mm macro lens. Photographed on location in the Italian Dolomites
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Meet Scuffy the tugboat....aka Persistence. I found this little fella while exploring lighthouses on the Washington Coast. The conditions that morning were amazing...so calm!
Trying some new things out (at least for me) in PS3. Desaturation, Sepia, High Pass filter...yada yada yada. I hope you like it!
Cheers, and of course, Happy Monochrome Monday!