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We had it confirmed yesterday that our dear Flickr friend, Gérard had left us. I say confirmed because I had noticed he had not reappeared as he always did and the days of his absence were increasingly disturbing. I thought about him often of late...his loyalty, consistent presence and most of all his humor. He is the only one I've ever known who I could really hear laugh when he wrote "LOL."
It's funny how this medium can actually develop what can only be defined as real friendships when one anticipates and looks forward to daily interactions and comments. I recall the shock I felt when he informed us of his condition...and clearly recall also the shock he himself felt in just those few dramatic words. I eagerly awaited his return to Flickr from his treatments and, when he did, marveled at his spirit during this impossibly difficult time.
Gérard and I shared musical tastes and frequently exchanged YouTube links we thought appropriate to an image or an expressed thought. In many ways, we were on the same "wave length" and we discussed and mourned the losses in the musical arena this year. And now he has joined them. It has indeed been a year of loss.
So adieu, mon ami. You will be missed deeply by many, as myself, who have never met or even spoken to you...a tribute indeed. Oh, and I can tell that's you captured in this image by the white head...;-)
And one more link to carry you onward...
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Werner Herzog, un grand cinéaste, a un jour déclaré que « l’univers était monstrueusement indifférent à la présence de l’homme »….S’il a raison, c’est de cette petite maison perdue sur les rivages des Îles de la Madeleine au Québec, que je voudrais voir l’univers se foutre de moi! (patrice)
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Werner Herzog, a great filmmaker, once said that "the universe is monstrously indifferent to the presence of man" ... .If he is right, it is from this small house lost on the shores of the Magdalen Island in Quebec, that I would like to see the universe not give a damn about me! (Patrice)
It is the presence of milky fog that allows me to control the scenography here and emphasize the depth of the scene.
For a separate the foreground and theatrical backdrop as much as possible.
With a closed aperture, which is necessary here, this can be done with only a few tricks.
For example, in cinema we used pyrotechnics - the effect of smoke and spotlights.
in general, I am satisfied with the result of the picture, given that it is from a boat that rocks and floats with the current, and the stream moves along the bridge. A kaleidoscope in one word, changing rhythms every second..
- just have time to compose your composition !
.. but if you look at the bw album?
www.flickr.com/photos/zoombablog/albums/72177720297782769
Fomapan 100 film
Epson V600 scanned
“What happens when people open their hearts?"
"They get better.”
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
Taken @ Isle of May
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ÊTRE PRÉSENT AU MONDE
J’ai fait le plein de naïveté,
Celle qui nous rapproche des évidences premières,
Les beautés naturelles.
Et je suis parti sur les sentiers des grandes prairies, sans projet précis.
Sauf celui d’assumer ma présence au monde.
Ici, le vent, libre de tout entrave,
Fait entendre un murmure fusionnel (le bruit blanc) qui nous aspire en lui.
La nuit venue, l’immensité inégalée du ciel étoilé, transporte l’observateur dans une autre dimension… inhumaine, insaisissable, merveilleuse, cosmique.
Confronté au non-humain, on se fait petit et interrogatif : « Et si nous étions seuls? Vu de là-bas, que sommes-nous? Y a t-il, en nous, une mémoire de nos origines?
J’aurais pu traverser les forêts anciennes, longer les rivages océaniques…
Partout les beautés naturelles engendrent une expérience physiologique et métaphysique qui pénètre la conscience, par tous les sens…
…La rendant plus « présente » au monde naturel, cette capacité atrophiée par l’univers artificiel que la modernité a érigé.
En soi, ces expériences ne changent rien à ce qui va mal sur cette planète.
Mais elles pourraient changer la façon avec laquelle chacun comprendra les enjeux et y répondra en toute conscience. *
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Patrice Photographiste, Chroniques du Monde de Poësia
Inspiré de : Heidi Barr, écrivaine américaine et de Alexandre Lacroix, philosophe, « Devant la beauté de la Nature »
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BE PRESENT TO THE WORLD
I filled up with naivety,
The one that brings us closer to the first evidences,
Natural beauties.
And I set off on the trails of the great prairies, without a specific project,
Except that of assuming my presence in the world.
Here, the wind, free from all hindrances
Makes hear a white noise that sucks us into it.
At nightfall, the unequaled immensity of the starry sky transports the observer to another dimension... inhuman, elusive, marvellous, and cosmic.
Confronted with the non-human, we become small and questioning: “And if we were alone? Seen from there, what are we? Is there, in us, a memory of our origins?
I could have crossed ancient forests, going along the ocean shores…
Everywhere, natural beauty generates a physiological and metaphysical experience that penetrates the consciousness, through all the senses...
…Making it more “present” to the natural world, this capacity atrophied by the artificial universe that modernity has erected.
By themselves, these experiences won’t change what’s wrong on this planet.
But they could change the way everyone understands the issues and responds to them in good conscience. *
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Patrice Photographiste, Chronicles of the Lands of Poësia
Inspired by: Heidi Barr, American writer and Alexandre Lacroix, philosopher, “Devant la beauté de la nature”
Taken during a very misty walk through Barnes's Grove, I found myself deep in the conifers (as you do) and was taken by this slender apparition. The mood fitted a mono image in my view.
I think this is probably one of the best--if not THE BEST--locations for taking photographs of Mt Rainier. It was only a minute or two from my house too! Imagine that! ...but we have since moved! (recently) Same general area, but probably about 10 miles away. I've found another spot since moving that comes in a close second! I haven't actually had time (with the move) to take advantage of it, but surely I will soon!
Graham, Washington
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© Copyright 2015 MEA Images, Merle E. Arbeen, All Rights Reserved. if you would like a copy of this, please feel free to contact me through my FlickrMail, Facebook, or Yahoo email account. Thank you.
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This photograph has achieved the following highest awards:
Rainbow of Nature, Hall of Fame
Frame It! L8, 8/10 awards
Super Six, The Academy
InfiniteXposure, Hall of Fame
The Best of Timeless Moments
Timeless Moments, Hall of Fame
Nature in Focus, 80 awards thus far, 092021
DSLR Autofocus, Hall of Fame (7)
recently, on a dewy morning, i walked through a field. at first, i didn't notice this web. i needed to pause and breathe. pause and see. a big part of photography is being present. i'm grateful for that gift.
🎶 GAVIN LUKE - A PRESENCE FELT
“Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Manon, Ballerina
Peace is not the absence of power. Peace is the presence of love.
Sri Chinmoy
If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.
Henry Miller
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day and spread love and kindness! ❤️❤️❤️
A large monolithic presence rises from the ground, in a play of lights, reflections and fades.
The representation of power that takes shape in action, of consciousness that flows into knowledge, in a symbolic dialogue between thought and evolution.
MILANO DESIGN WEEK 2023
Università degli Studi di Milano. (Anno 1456)
MILANO
I last shot this tree back in November when it was resplendent in its autumn colour, now here we are in June and it still forms an impressive and imposing presence in green. Always a strange feeling when you walk under it knowing that weight is above you!!
The aqueduct in Segovia - is the best preserved relic of the Roman presence in the Iberian peninsula. Is also a symbol of Segovia on the coat of arms. Created in above first, and the early second century, when Emperor Vespasian or Nerva.
This aqueduct carries water from a mountain spring Fuenfría, distant from the city about 17 kilometers. At this point, the building presents itself in all its glory. In the highest part of the measured 28.5 m (at nearly 6-m foundations) and rests on anxiety supported by two rows of pillars. The entire structure is made up of 167 fears. Culminates in the attic, which runs a channel carrying water, a cross-section "U" and measuring 180 to 150 cm. The lower tier, eliminating uneven terrain, are drugs with a width of 4.50 m clearance supported on columns, tapering (dimensions at the top - 180 to 250 cm at the base dimensions - 240 to 300 cm. All is built of granite blocks, joined without mortar. was used to transport water for many centuries. Since 1985, the aqueduct is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Akwedukt w Segowii - jest najlepiej zachowanych reliktem rzymskiej obecności na półwyspie Iberyjskim. Jest też symbolem Segowii na herbie miasta. Powstał w w końcu I i początku II wieku, w czasach cesarza Wespazjana lub Nerwy.
Akwedukt ten transportuje wodę z górskiego źródła Fuenfría, odległego od miasta o 17 kilometrów. W tym miejscu budowla prezentuje się w całej swej okazałości. W najwyższej części mierzy 28,5 m (przy prawie 6-metrowych fundamentach) i spoczywa na dwóch rzędach łęków wspartych na filarach. Cała konstrukcja składa się ze 167 łęków. Zwieńczeniem jest attyka, w której biegnie kanał transportujący wodę, o przekroju litery "U" i wymiarach 180 na 150 cm. Dolna kondygnacja, niwelująca nierówności terenu, to łęki o szerokości prześwitu 4,50 m wsparte na kolumnach zwężających się ku górze (wymiary u szczytu – 180 na 250 cm; wymiary u podstawy – 240 na 300 cm. Całość zbudowana jest z granitowych bloków, połączonych bez zaprawy. Był wykorzystywany do transportu wody przez wiele wieków. Od 1985 roku akwedukt jest na liście światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO.
Your presence in my life brings happiness and warm embrace of your beauty making me smile throughout the days
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ヅ♫♫ヅ ♫♫
If I should stay, I would only be in your way
So I'll go, but I know
I'll think of you every step of the way
And I will always love you
I will always love you
You, my darling you, hm
I hope life treats you kind
And I hope you have all you've dreamed of
And I wish to you joy and happiness
But above all this, I wish you love
And I will always love you
I will always love you
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Just a Kiss Lady Antebellum - Just A Kiss
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my presence on Flickr will continue to be limited in the next week or so
Eurasian Kingfisher also called Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
ijsvogel
martin-pêcheur d'Europe
Eisvogel
Martín Pescador Común
Martin pescatore
guarda-rios
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This fabulous jetty was graced by the presence of wonderful aurora borealis displays making it appear to be floating over green waters. The night was so calm and starry, cold yet not windy, a delight to be outside and to photograph the natural beauty of Troms in Northern Norway.
(Explored November 17, 2020)
Autumn at Bass River State Forest
Burlington and Ocean Counties, NJ, USA
DSC_1800 - LRC
The sweet caress of soft fur, along with the sound of a peaceful purr. I dream of reaching the unknown, perhaps finding a place I belong. Thousands of steps, fluffy clouds and twinkling stars. The bright glow of the welcoming moon. Lighting signals through the darkness of my heart. Illuminating the shattered hope in a graceful song. Sometimes all it takes is looking into those eyes full of unexplained love. The unconditional, pure and magical type of comfort our furry friends provide us. The best medicine for broken souls...
And when they leave you, their presence is somehow lingering around your heart, in your veins and in the back of your memories. No matter how much you miss them, just know that they are always with you. (A little reminder I keep telling myself too...) Because loving them brings anguish when they are gone and yet, the love they let us feel is worth a lot more than that...
P.S. Ameya TPed me to hang out and her heart (and sim) inspired this simple yet thoughtful photo with a kitty of course... Visit her beautiful sim, there is a lot of peaceful and calming locations. I am sorry not much of the sim is seen but the essence is what I wanted to portray of how I feel sitting there.
Visit: Luna Te Amo
DESCRIPTION:
The picture show the comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan Atlas.
Despite the presence of a slight haze and some low clouds, the image clearly shows the comet with its long tail and the anti-tail, characteristic of this comet.
While the tail is formed by light gases ejected from the comet and pushed by the solar wind in the opposite direction to the sun, the anti-tail is formed by heavier debris that the comet leaves along the way. They therefore trace the comet’s trajectory and, under particular perspective conditions, appear as a straight trail in the direction of the sun.
The photo was taken from the eastern side of Mount Etna, at about 1800m altitude.
IMAGE INFORMATIONS
Data: October 14, 2024
Time: 19:35 ( UTC +2 )
location: Mount Etna
coordinate:37.72N 14.96E
TECHNICAL DATA
camera: Nikon Z6_II
camera lens: Samyang 135mm f/2
focal lenght: 135 mm
aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
exposition time: 100 sec ( 20 images x 5 sec )
software: Astro Art, Luminar, Photoshop, Neat
The ruins of St Andrews Cathedral Nave and East Tower.
Construction of the cathedral began in 1160 by Bishop Arnold and continued for 150 years until it was dedicated in 1318 in the presence of King Robert the Bruce. It was the largest church in Scotland at this time and a seat of religious power.
After the Reformation in 1560 the cathedral suffered much destruction and was abandoned in 1561.
According to a song from Whtiney Housten: "And in that moment of time I will feel, I will feel eternity". Now, here we have one short moment inside St. Peter's Basilica. It may be a photographic approach to bridge past and presence with the captue of movement, with the capture of one single moment in time.
.... said Linus when he woke up from a long and peaceful post breakfast nap. Everything seemed to be normal but as a cat you learn to trust your feelings and they said that something was definitely wrong. Linus was quite sure that the strange presence was behind him but what was it ? Did he really want to know ? And then he made the mistake to turn round and have a look ... (see photo in the first comment).
Although the birds have left, and the fish have sunk deep in the pond, I can't be fooled by this silence. Even if my eyes insist I'm alone -- I've got this feeling that someone else is here.
I thought I loved you but what I loved was how your presence made me feel. The moments when I felt worthless and yet you made me feel I was worth something. I enjoyed the attention, affection and loyalty. But most of all, I enjoyed that invisible control I realized I had over you. Maybe I did try to love you, but I just couldn't completely, there were shinier stars within my reach. The more flashy type that I preferred over you. Yet, I didn't want to let you go, I wanted to still keep you for myself but I also wanted to have the other.
Was I really so confused? Or perhaps just greedy? Of course not, I knew exactly what I wanted and I took it all...and I will still keep taking it because you allowed me to anyways.
You act like you are strong, you act like it doesn't bother you that I took in another star and still keep you close. How weird is that? But the longer I drag this little game stringing you with me through the sorrows and misery of my journey, the more I realized I am loosing that sweet control over you. Maybe I should have just chose you like I said I would always do...
It's too late now for that...
I watched you turned your head away from me, a small knowing smile forming on your lips as you told me sweetly that you knew all along about my faded lies...
P.S. Wanted to write something different for a change. Thought it would be cool to think from a different perspective...
The perspective of a narcissist. So, watch out!