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through an understanding of others and the world we inhabit. When that happens, the result, like photographs, are really the expressions of the life of the maker.
David Hurn
On Being a Photographer : A Practical Guide by David Hurn, Bill Jay
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blue dasher dragonfly on water lily, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
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Today is an orange day at Color my World Daily and the theme at Crazy Tuesday is « single ». So you will understand that Mr. Teddy Bear couldn’t be with us this week since he isn’t single anymore… However, Mr. Teddy Bear has a very good friend who happens to be single: Mr. Dino. That is why he is the hero of today’s picture. Mr. Dino is truly a nice guy but some of his personal characteristics make it very difficult, for him, to find love. First of all, Mr. Dino has a very, very high voice. People constantly call him « madame » while on the phone. He has very short arms which makes difficult to pick stuff from the floor… Also, being blue isn’t appropriate for all the decors… And you surely don’t want to repaint your house at the very beginning of a relationship. Also, he has a very scary looking shadow, which might scare a few potential candidats. All those details are the reasons for Mr. Dino being single. But who knows, maybe after today’s picture he will find love…
Mucho, mucho amor for you all !!
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Although I don't really care for marigolds, I thought this one looked quite attractive in her frills...
The Laugavegur is a famous trekking route in South-West Iceland from the hot springs area of Landmannalaugar to the glacial valley of Þórsmörk . It is noted for the wide variety of landscapes on its 55 km (34 mi) path. The route is typically completed over 2–4 days with potential stops at the mountain huts at Hrafntinnusker, Álftavatn, Hvanngil and Emstrur. An ultramarathon is held on the route each July. It is possible to combine the trek with the Fimmvörðuháls route which goes over the pass from Þórsmörk to Skógar for an additional one or two days or an additional 25 km (16 mi). Landmannalaugar, Þórsmörk, and Skógar are all reachable by bus during the summer. A bus from Hella connects with Álftavatn once a day during the summer.
After being at work from 6:15 am until 7:15 pm ... by the time I got home and ate a quick dinner, when I looked outside around 8 the sky looked like it could potentially be colorful. I debated whether to head out in a rush down to the river (about a 15 minute ride) ... and decided I needed to get a break from the stress of work and enjoy a few minutes of the day.
Was not disappointed with the colors ... here is a 10 second capture made with the 64ND (6 Stop) filter.
Interesting how by this time of the year the sun is setting way up river as opposed to beyond the end of the pier like it does in winter. Limits the compositions.
On our way back from photographing a boat at the Superior entry, I took the long way home thinking there might be a shot potential at Allouez as a loaded ore train had arrived a few hours earlier and might be near the County A road crossing if not already dumping. It was raining when we arrived but the sky cleared after 10 minutes and a double rainbow appeared over the DP GE. Not the best looking unit (I've seen worse), but I'll certainly take the scene.
An adult female Swift Fox (Vulpes fulva) is ever alert in all directions to potential danger at the entrance of the den on the prairie grasslands of the One-Four Ranch in south eastern Alberta, Canada.
28 June, 2009.
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I went down to Pismo to catch the Christmas tree on the pier Monday. I saw some clouds and I knew the sunset had potential to be awesome, and it was. (this is the vertical version to get all the reflection. I'll post the horizontal version soon)
It's that time of year again! When the acorns fall from the sky. My fear of getting hit in the the head with one runs deep. :)
I'm revisiting old photos and developing them anew. Truthfully I'm procrastinating ... I will need to snowblow the driveway sometime today and I am just not in the mood. This is a street portrait that I think has potential but my skills with Photoshop won't let me 'get it to where I want it to go.' It was taken on the Lisbon subway (it was dark and the train was moving) at 1/15 second and subsequently is not as sharp as I would have wanted. I used 'high pass sharpening' and 'shake reduction' which improved it considerably. It's still not 'there' but perhaps it's closer to what I intended when I took it?
- Lisbon, Portugal -
Whimbrel
The Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America. This species and the Eurasian whimbrel have recently been split, although some taxonomic authorities still consider them to be conspecific.
The Whimbrel is a migratory bird, wintering on coasts in southern North America and South America. It is also a coastal bird during migration. It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season.
In the mangroves of Colombia, whimbrel roost sites are located in close proximity to feeding territories and away from potential sources of mainland predators, but not away from areas of human disturbance.
Numenius, the genus assigned to Whimbrel, means “new moon” in Greek, a reference to the bird’s bill shape, which resembles a crescent moon.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudsonian_whimbrel
The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Whimbrel/id
When a Black Bear (Ursus americanus) spots and/or smells potential food, it can become obsessed with getting it. Here a tiny cub, high up in the trees on a rainy morning, detects something in the crown of the dead tree. He just can't resist literally sticking his nose in it. In his quest for food, he seems to be stepping into oblivion, with no where to go and nothing to grip. However, his little claws actually found a hold on the branch. From the scratch marks on that branch, looks like he wasn't the first bear to venture forth up there.
Sandhill crane spurning the advances of a potential suitor. Or maybe it's just a game they play. Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico.
Magnificent Frigatebird ~
(Fregata magnificens)
A Frigatebird swoops down close to the water for a refreshing drink. Frigatebirds cannot take off from the water, so accidentally taking a plunge could be a death sentence. So, watching them take a sip in this manner is just another reason these birds are totally awesome.
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BAe/McDonnell Douglas AV-8B and TAV-8B Harrier IIs, VMAT-203, over Southern California near MCAS Yuma.
This was how the sky looked about 10 minutes or so before sunset time along Middle River. At this time my dad who came out to see how things would unfold this evening were talking about the potential for colors this evening based on the cloud deck and the clearing in the sky farther to the west.
The winds were calm as well, creating a nice reflective surface. I like to call this time the 'potential energy' of the sunset colors was very HIGH at this moment ... all the elements were there as long as there were not farther off clouds below the horizon in the west that we could not see. Considering the skies were not forecasted to be clear until closer to the following morning ... you could not be 100 positive that the sun would be blocked cutting off the light as things progressed.
Alas, the potential energy was all released over the following 30 minutes.
One of the later captures is below in the comments.
At Owler tor.
I felt that this tree had potential but I've not made the most of it here. This is shot against the light looking towards Lawrencefield and Surprise View. I might have been better round the other side to have Owler tor as a background. A repeat visit is in order, methinks.
Potential mid-September storm off in the distance. Picture taken at Grace Community Church on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.
Artist Seema Lisa Pandya's "Seed of Potential" is composed of two sculptures "The Seed" and "The Emerging Seed" with a glimpse of another artist's work in the background. Part of the "Branching Out: Trees As Community Hosts" exhibit at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Material: Richlite - hundreds of layers of recycled and FSC-certified paper dipped in phenolic resin and pressed into board
As a freelancer I can relate to this image, the struggle to make living using antiquated equipment, the long hours and stressful delays.
I made the image in taxi on the way back from a meeting with a potential client on the banks of the Cairo Nile, we were stuck in the mother of all traffic jams, the driver was tired and stressed, I was, for once content as I had eaten fish and concluded what I thought was a successful meeting. Now I look back, the real success was this image, which is one of my favourites.
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Steigerwald's male Northern Harrier is being allowed on the prime hunting grounds. This can only mean one thing, his potential mate is interested in making babies and having him feed her while she's on the nest. Signs of things to come!
Try it and you'll be surprised! :-)
Explore. Thanks for your visit and have a good week!
I once again apologise for not being able to retribute the kind visits of my flikr friends as often as I would like o, but latelly I've had to reduce my flickr time to a minimum.
“To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face, and to know it for what it is...at last, to love it for what it is..."
Virginia Wolf
"You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness. You were born with wings. You are not meant for crawling, so don't. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly." - Rumi
FMA Pucara, Farnborough 1978, scanned from traded Kodachrome transparency. Hats off to the photographer, Chris Pocock, for doing such a nice panning job!
My Monday flower greeting today not only comes quite late (sorry, I had something urgent to do) but also in a very unusual form. Nothing is blooming here at the moment.
But anyone who has ever seen the flowers of the houseleek knows that they look really impressive and beautiful.
Which brings us to my ulterior motive for this photo.
Very often we meet people whose real potential is not apparent at first glance (perhaps not at second either). Just like this flower in hibernation.
Then we are often quick to judge and put this person in a box that suits us.
I would like to invite you to wait (not just this week) before making such judgments for a while (if you cannot avoid them completely). Be curious about what is still hidden at the moment. I can say from my own experience as a coach that you sometimes make fascinating discoveries when you are there when the sleeping beauty in your counterpart opens her eyes.
And who knows, maybe you will discover and awaken the sleeping beauty within yourself. Because the thing with quick judgments and boxes works even better internally than externally.
Mein heutiger montäglicher Blumengruß kommt nicht nur ziemlich spät (sorry, ich hatte etwas Dringendes zu erledigen) sondern auch in recht ungewöhnlicher Form. Hier blüht nämlich gerade garnichts.
Doch wer schon einmal die Blüten vom Hauswurz gesehen hat der weiß, dass diese wirklich beeindruckend und wunderschön aussehen.
Womit wir bei meinem Hintergedanken zu diesem Foto wären.
Sehr oft begegnen uns Menschen deren wirkliches Potential auf den ersten Blick nicht ersichtlich ist (vielleicht auch nicht auf den zweiten). So wie bei dieser Blume im Winterschlaf.
Dann sind wir häufig schnell darin uns ein Urteil zu erlauben und diese Person in eine für uns passende Schublade zu stecken.
Ich möchte Euch dazu einladen (nicht nur diese Woche) mit derartigen Urteilen eine Zeit lang zu warten (wenn Ihr sie nicht ganz vermeiden könnt). Seid neugierig auf das, was im Moment noch im Verborgenen liegt. Ich kann aus eigener Erffahrung als Coach sagen, dass man streckenweise faszinierede Entdeckungen macht, wenn man dabei ist, wenn die schlafende Schönheit in deinem Gegenüber die Augen öffnet.
Und wer weiß, vielleicht endeckt und erweckt Ihr ja die schlafende Schönheit auch in Euch selbst. Denn die Sache mit den schnellen Urteilen und Schubladen funktioniert nach innen noch viel besser als nach außen.
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