View allAll Photos Tagged Realize
Didn't realize that this sculpture has been around since 2019.
Located near the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge, I noticed it on my way to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
I had the look up the meaning of it, and here's what I found:
"It's about unity, hope, coming together. Also in New York, people don't look up, so it's a call to action," creator Hank Willis Thomas said.
"Unity" took about five years to create and was modeled after NBA athlete Joel Embiid's arm and hand.
I realized that I never posted any finished pillow shots (well, except for this snippet), so here they are! We've been using these every day and love them lots.
From top to bottom, they're backed in Mendocino seahorses, teal polka dots, and orange-on-cream flowers.
If I were to do these again, I'd bind them all in the blue on blue echino fabric. I actually bought extra fabric to bind the third pillow but the dyelot was a bit off, so I didn't use it. Also, the linen is gorgeous but it attracts everything - lint, cat fur, kelly hair, everything.
Pillow tops: hexagon, string pieced, stripes.
I was cleaning out unedited files from a folder and organizing them when I realized I really wanted to add some more of these to the album. I don't know about you but usually on a big chase day where you shoot 500 frames I end up with a dozen at best I choose to edit and share. But this was one of those days where the ratio was more like 50% instead of 2%...it was just that good of a day! There aren't many of those in this hobby so why not?!
Anyway, the winter of 2021-2022 didn't yield any plow trains of any sort for me so here is a look back to a spectacular day spent along those magical Washington County rails of a railroad that should need no introduction.
Getting ready to start a day of plowing out the Batten Kill Railroad mainline to Eagle Bridge, SNEX 5012 (an ex Atlantic & Danville Alco RS36 blt. 12/59) has been fired up on the Carovail spur where she normally rests with out of service RS3 605 (Alco blt. Nov. 1950 as Lehigh and Hudson River number 10). The cab roofs offer a hint as to how much snow had fallen on the region the prior couple days.
Salem, New York
Saturday December 19, 2020
“…Lay in bed and realized what I was: I was happy. Said the strange word happiness and realized that it was there, not as an “it” or object. It simply was. And I was that. And this morning, coming down, seeing the multitude of stars above the bare branches of the wood, I was suddenly hit, as it were, with the whole package of meaning of everything: that the immense mercy of God was upon me, that the Lord in infinite kindness had looked down on me and given me this vocation out of love, and that He had always intended this, and how foolish and trivial had been all my fears and desperation…The only response is to go out from yourself with all that one is, which is nothing, and pour out that nothingness in gratitude that God is who He is. All speech is impertinent; it destroys the simplicity of that nothing before God by making it seem as if it had been something.”
--December 9, 1964 V.178 from The Thomas Merton Journals
I didn’t realize that the pronghorn antelope is an original “native American”. It has no close relative on this or any other continent. We spotted this pair alone—separated from the herd—and the male was a bit lame. Although he had seen better days, the female was sticking close by him, waiting patiently as he slowly followed her across the stream and up the hill.
Carrizo Plains
This photo was taken for the Group: Crazy Tuesday
Theme : Souvenir
I suddenly realized I don't really buy many souvenirs for myself.. Dont get me wrong, I do buy souvenirs, I just usually give them to others. The coral that you see in this photo was bought at a little market in the Bahamas from a little boy on a trip my husband and I took in the late 80;s It has set in various places over the years, a bathroom shelf is it's current perch. The rocks that you see in the jar have been picked up over the years, some bought most found. We've walked many beaches and hiked many trails so we don't think of them so much as souvenirs, but as treasures from our journeys .
I’m realizing there are a lot of really cool people on flickr in the SoCal area. From the OC up to the VC, I probably know 20 people who I would consider close enough to meet up (in a public place). So who wants to have a big group meet sometime in November? That should give you all enough time to make plans. I know a couple studios we could meet at, or the beach, or a dodgy cantina. Come on locals, what do you say? OR, we could put on a big ‘ol seminar. Those people who do portraits could show the group tips/techniques on that. Those who do HDR, show us HDR. Babies, sports, sunsets, cars, food… just an all day seminar/workshop/meet-up of people helping people. Then we all get sushi.
It’s Friday, so that means it’s time to loosen the belt a little bit and have some fun this weekend. The days are getting shorter, and the nights a little colder. Now I don’t go out much anymore (ie ever) but my brother last week asked/invited me to go back to my old hometown of Agoura and photograph his friends band. They were nice enough to sport me a beer. I used to go to this place, but now.. I just felt old. I saw the kids the way they dressed, acted, talked… it was almost too funny. I too got a little crazy and ended up having beer goggles by the end of the night (see below). This weekend I have a wedding and an engagement session, so probably not as crazy. I’m going to keep shooting in RAW, and processing in Lightroom. I think I’m getting the hang of this “photography” thing.
More details on this newborn shoot on yesterday's photo or on my updated blog
Peace out homeslice
I recently realized it was possible to connect an espresso plate 32828 to a bar with prongs 68211 through its Ø1,5mm hole, and thought it would be a good starting point to build a tree.
Only four different elements are required, so it's a quite simple design, but the end result looks pretty good and natural in my opinion. However it's a tad fragile as it's based on a delicate way of attaching the parts so you have to be careful when you build it.
I used tan elements for the trunk and branches but reddish brown and black can be used as well.
Little Red Rooster-Personally, I think chickens are some of the most beautiful birds on earth. But I realize most people don't have the same opinion. I guess there just to ordinary for most folks.
God created chickens as mans most perfect food, they have everything you need to sustain a healthy life. Which is the reason here in the New America, they are always under attack. Because if it's a necessary food the don't want it ingested by humans. That said, I love chickens and their eggs.
So eat em' while you can before the government finds a good excuse to have them all executed as a public health hazard.
----------------------------- JESUS ✝️ SAVES-------------------------------
SALVATION THROUGH FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST - ALONE!
12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved."
❤️❤️ IT'S ALL JESUS AND NONE OF OURSELVES! ❤️❤️
16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the SALVATION of everyone WHO BELIEVES: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a RIGHTEOUSNESS FROM GOD IS REVEALED, a righteousness that is by FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST, just as it is written: "THE RIGHTEOUS WILL LIVE BY FAITH." (Romans 1:16-17)
16 KNOW that a man is NOT justified by observing the law, but by FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be JUSTIFIED BY FAITH in CHRIST and NOT by observing the law, BECAUSE BY OBSERVING THE LAW NO ONE WILL BE JUSTIFIED. (Galatians 2:16)
1. Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your stand. 2. BY THIS GOSPEL YOU ARE SAVED, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
3. For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4. that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5. and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. 6. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, 8. and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born.
9. For I am the least of the apostles and do not even deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10. But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect. No, I worked harder than all of them--yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me. 11. Whether, then, it was I or they, this is what we preach, and this is what you believed. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
7. Therefore Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. 8. All who ever came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9. I am the gate; whoever enters through me WILL BE SAVED. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10. The thief comes only to STEAL and KILL and DESTROY; I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the FULL. (John 10:7-10)
1 Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. 2 For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. 3 Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. 4 Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
5 Moses describes in this way the righteousness that is by the law: "The man who does these things will live by them." 6 But the righteousness that is by faith says: "Do not say in your heart, 'Who will ascend into heaven?'" (that is, to bring Christ down) 7 "or 'Who will descend into the deep?'" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart," that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming: 9 That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." 12 For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile--the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him, 13 for, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." (Romans 10:1-13)
Jesus came to bring spiritual LIFE to the spiritually dead and set the captives FREE! FREE from RELIGION, ERROR and outright LIES, so WE might serve THE LIVING GOD! In SPIRIT and in TRUTH!
So you'll KNOW, and not think you're to bad for God to love. The Christian LIFE isn't about how good WE are, because NONE of us are! It's about how GOOD JESUS IS! Because JESUS LOVES US, so much he died in our place and took the punishment for all of our sins on himself. The wages of sin is DEATH, and Jesus took the death WE so richly deserved for us and died in our place. The good news is, there's no more punishment for sin left. WE, you and I were all born forgive as a result of the crucifixion of God himself on the cross that took away the sins of the whole world. All we have to do is believe it, and put your Faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ. That my friends is REAL UNCONDITIONAL LOVE! YOU ARE LOVED. ❤️ ✝️ ❤️
For the best Biblical teaching in the last 2 centuries! Please listen to and down load these FREE audio files that were created with YOU in mind. It's ALL FREE, if you like it, please share it with others. ❤️
archive.org/details/PeopleToPeopleByBobGeorgeFREE-ARCHIVE...
CLICK ON THE LETTER "L" TO ENLARGE.
My THANK'S to all my Flickr friends who've favored and/or commented on my photos, I very much appreciate you're kindness! ❤️
© All Rights reserved no publication or copying without permission from the author.
Realizing at 8pm that I had not taken my photo of the day, I wondered around the property and the front of the house gardens inspired me.
Imagine pulling up stakes and moving the family by wagon several hundred miles to a new place. Staking a claim to 160 acres of land. The first place that you lived in would have been a small primitive sod house. After five or ten years living on and improving your land all the while dealing with the hardships mother nature sends your way. You now live in a home like this.
I found this wonderful old farmstead built in the late 1880's to early 1890's in the Smoky Hills of Kansas. Image made with a Pentax K20D.
I realize this is difficult to read placed at this angle, but if I position it any differently, then the dot over the lower case I ends up resembling a bullet, which is the very last thing I want.
Realized I never showed the full collection on here. Next step is building permanent water-effect bases so I can safely display the models at conventions lol
I realize these types of shots might be repetitive and not terribly original as far as ideas go, but these are the ideas I've been having and they reflect how I'm feeling.
So if I'm feeling happy, dainty, soft and sweet, I don't think repetitiveness is going to get me down :)
I have been drawing a lot of fancy feet lately, and I think my photos have a lot to do with that. So I'm gonna keep rolling with it until something else takes over my imagination. Besides, I usually hate my feet, so let's celebrate the fact that my feet are helping produce some of my favorite photos!
edit!! (7/52) (X2) - I just realized.. somehow I unintentionally did week 7..twice. I've been busy and a lot on my mind these past few weeks.. with my Aunt and all. But my mind is BLOWN.. How did I do the "weather" subject two times?? LOL
Guess.. I really had a lot on my mind.
Okay so I got one photo for snow.. and one for rain.
Silly me.
I'll do my "literature" week 8 subject on Thursday hopefully!
OOPS!!!
_________________________________
Photo for both of my photo challenges!!
*52 Week's: Week 7: Subject: WEATHER.
*100x-2021 Edition. Subject: 100 Photos from my Favorite Places to take Photographs in Southern New Jersey, USA : This location is my backyard... (again)- in Atlantic County, New Jersey! Mays Landing.
____________________
_________________
_________
_____
___
_
>>The weather today was VERY surprising!
The weather people had been talking about how Monday night into Tuesday how we were going to have freezing rain. I was concerned and actually decided to reschedule a couple of things, yesterday. (After all of this crazy winter weather lately, and a couple of scares -driving in the snow & ice.. I'm really trying to avoid driving in it.)
-Anyhoo, I woke up this morning.. drank my coffee.. and I was still waking up... when it was time to let Reese (the fur-baby) outside to do her business.
When I opened the door and let her out, I was overcome by ..well.. almost excitement!!
>>The warmer wind hit me and I was in disbelief. I went back to the bedroom & told Juan that it felt really warm outside.. It was a little damp on the ground - but it didn't feel like it should be "ice rain", like everyone was getting ready for.
So I went back to check the thermometer and check to see if Reese was ready to come back inside..It was OVER 50 DEGREES!! & Not raining.. Mild drizzle on and off.. but nothing like they had predicted!
I have come to the point in my life, with everyone going on anymore.. where I've decided NOT to watch FakeNews anymore, so I don't even check the weather. I ask people, or just open the door and see what the temperature is before we decide how we're dressing that day, etc. - That's just my personal thing. I'd rather not get into it.. This is my photography site. :)
But, yes. Weather is a VERY interesting and unpredictable theme! (So I love the idea.)
I was ACTUALLY planning on shooting my "weather" photo this Thursday when the "snow comes". - Who knows... if it will. So I decided to just take some photos today, just in case.. (if it doesn't snow.. I'd rather have SOMETHING!)
I'm so grateful that I went outside and took a bunch of photos this morning..
I took SO many WONDERFUL images today! I am so happy with them all, and I really cannot WAIT to share them! SOOO, in the next coming weeks.. Keep an eye out! I'll be adding new photos every so often.. :)
I hope and pray that you all are doing WELL!
I'm heading over now to return your comments and check out all of your wonderful photographs!
*Take care of yourselves & HAPPY PICTURE-TAKING!! :D
I realize that this picture is quite different from the ones that I have been posting for the past few weeks. It shows a side of me that most of my Flickr contacts have not seen, and that many will find difficult to understand, especially in Europe. Today is the start of another College Football Season in the American South.
In a few hours, in Athens, Georgia, home of my Alma Mater, the University of Georgia, over 92,000 people will assemble at Sanford Stadium from all over the country to brave the mid-day heat for the first of 12 regular season, Fall Saturday games. If preseason predictions are accurate and the team escapes injuries and other misfortunes, it will then play in early December for the Southeastern Conference Championship in Atlanta, and if the stars really align favorably, the Bulldogs, or “Dawgs”, as they are called by most of their fans, will play for a National Championship in Miami on January 8.
Today will also mark the end of one era, and the beginning of another. In June, the team’s beloved mascot, Uga VI, (pronounced “ughh-uh”) died peacefully in his sleep after serving the team for nine full seasons. The picture that I have posted is a shot of the official commemorative photo that was handed out at the 1999 South Carolina game, which we were fortunate enough to attend with our son and daughter in law.
The tradition of having a purebred white English Bulldog serve as the team mascot began in the 1950’s. For that entire time, the Seiler family of Savannah has selected and supplied the anointed canine, and has traveled to each game with him. In the 1990’s, his grandfather, Uga V, appeared in the movie “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, and another was named America’s Best Mascot by Sports Illustrated magazine. Today Uga VII will be unveiled. Here is the official university press release:
ATHENS, Ga. --- The seventh in the Uga line of Georgia mascots will be introduced to the Georgia people on Saturday, Aug. 30, during pre-game ceremonies of the Bulldogs’ season opener against Georgia Southern. “Loran’s Best” will officially become “Uga VII,” when he is introduced for the first time to the Sanford Stadium crowd prior to the 12:34 p.m. kickoff. He will be escorted onto the field by members of the Frank W. “Sonny” Seiler family of Savannah who have owned the continuous line of mascots since Uga I took up the mantle in 1956.
Uga VII’s coronation will become official when UGA President Dr. Michael F. Adams slips the new red leather spike collar over his head during the ceremony at midfield. He succeeds his father, Uga VI, who passed away in June of this year. Uga VII will be escorted onto the field by Charles Seiler and two Seiler grandchildren: Margaret Story and Sara Thompson. At 56 and one half pounds, he’ll be second only to Uga VI as the biggest mascot in the line. Seiler said he “has an excellent coat and bears a striking resemblance to his father.” “He’s a great pet, already answers to his name, loves to travel and ride in the car,” said Seiler. “He sleeps in his kennel in the den and is fed Hill’s prescription maintenance dog food at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily. Uga VII already loves to sit on the dock by the river and is ready for his first boat ride.”
“Loran’s Best” was originally named for long-time Georgia Athletic Association personality Loran Smith. Seiler said Uga VII has an entire new wardrobe made with the same material as the team jerseys.
Participating in the pre-game ceremony will be UGA Director of Athletics Damon Evans and the Georgia Redcoat Band. University Alumni Association president Trey Paris will also present a proclamation to the Seiler family honoring Uga VI and welcoming Uga VII. Other Seiler family members on the field will be Frank W. “Sonny” and Cecelia Seiler, Swann Seiler, Wendy (Mrs. Charles) Seiler, Shannon and Bess Thompson and their children Tennyson and Seiler Thompson, Todd and Sara Story and their children Anna and William Story. A video tribute to Uga VI will be shown on the stadium scoreboard prior to the official introduction of Uga VII.
Here is Uga VI’s Gravestone Epitaph (he is interred with the others in a special area of the stadium):
UGA VI GEORGIA MASCOT (1999 – 2008)
KIND WITH A BIG HEART THAT FINALLY PLAYED OUT
• TWO SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
• NINE BOWL GAMES
• FOOTBALL RECORD 87-27
• 19 NATIONAL TITLES
• 34 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
“A BIG DOG FOR A BIG JOB, AND HE HANDLED IT WELL”
If your eyes havn’t already glazed over by now from all of this, here are a few more links to stories about Uga VI, his funeral, etc:
www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/06/30/...
www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/uga/stories/2008/08/29/...
www.georgiadogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=48586&...
I made this image fairly late in my trip to the Faroe Islands. I was staying in the town of Leirvik at this point, having relocated to the eastern part of the archipelago to be closer to the islands of Kalsoy, Kunoy and Viðoy. By this point I had hit most of the spots I had really wanted to see and was poring over Google maps to visit any places that looked interesting but had been passed over in my initial examinations. I had already discovered that it was impossible to go anywhere on these islands and not be amazed, so I was really just looking for a place to point to as an initial direction to head, content to enjoy whatever I discovered along the way. Kunoy Park seemed just such a spot and I wanted to see the island of Kunoy as it was, so this seemed like a good place to start. One upshot to visiting the park here and reading about its history is it made me realize that one thing the Faroe Islands is almost completely lacking is trees. I had noticed but not noticed this already. I think initially I was so distracted by the beauty of the place and once I had gotten used to that I had also gotten used to not seeing trees. Kunoy Park is one of the few places in the islands you can find trees and even these were planted by people. Later, after I had moved back to Tórshavn I asked my Airbnb host about this. According to her, the islands have pretty much always lacked trees. Before shipping became a reliable means of importing goods the islanders relied upon driftwood as a source of their building materials (I was especially curious how they built boats without forests for lumber). There were several beaches and coves on the islands known for collecting driftwood and these became prime harvesting locations. Most of the trees the islands saw wash ashore came from Norway, in case you were curious.
Anyway, with my affinity for forests and trees I really enjoyed my visit to Kunoy Park. Despite being planted by people, this park had a very natural feel to it and like any good forest was quite contemplative and quiet. I hiked up through its short length, passing a father and son playing in the woods and came to this back exit looking out on pasture and mountains and found this view moving enough to unpack the Hasselblad. Much of the islands is pervaded by a sense of quiet and timelessness steeped together. This is just one more example of such a spot where that came out. At least while I was standing there.
Hasselblad 500C/M
Kodak Portra 400
William: Netto,Silvia i realize that ash,seto and leon they are like copy from us!
Silvia & Netto:.. How?
William: seto acts like netto :P
Netto: T_T?
William: He acts gay like you!
Netto:WTF?! I said i'm noo gay~!
Silvia:*laughs at william* true true
Netto:Silvia! i have a girlfriend...
Silvia:Soo? O.o ur a homo!
Netto: Whaaaaat?! nooo!!
Nori:Hey guys!
William:...
Netto:...
Silvia: Hey nori >_>..
Nori:Is something wrong? cuz ur face is scarys me...
Silvia: >_> Why u still love netto?!
Nori:*sigh* Here we go again... NETTO IS NOT GAY~!
Netto:... Nooriiiiiiiiiii~!
William: Ha See !
Netto: See what?
William: U said nooriiiiiii in gay way XD
Netto: ! Noo i did not!!!
Snow: Oii~ :3
william: hey Here is my snow :3
Snow: Hehe my william :3
Silvia: >_> (He's not urs)
Netto: Silvia! u got zack already
Silvia:>_>
Netto: or better i keep my mouth shut..
nori:... yup..
Okii: MY PRINCE!!
Netto : Oh Dear..
Nori: DOKI STAY AWAY FROM HIM!
Okii: Ninda~?! *sniff sniff*
Silvia: Cuz she said so thats why>_>
Okii:...Ha hai..
nori: Thats better *pats his head*
Okii: (>_> now i'm like a puppy shall all the girls burn in hell)
""Ash ,Seto Leon & misora Came""
Misora: ...*sigh*
Leon: Wts wrong hot chick? :3
Misora: shut up i'm in bad mood
Leon : why what happened...?
Misora: Ha william!!! *runs to him*
Leon:... 8( yup she in bad mood right!
ash: seto any plans for today? :D
Seto: i dont know..
Leon: Hey how about we go to the beach!
Ash:Hush i'm asking seto
Leon: ... *cough* bitch
Ash: WHAT!?
Seto:....aaa ash i wanna go to the candy store...... ^^
Ash: ...okaaaaaay
Leon: lol seto ur soo gaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Ash:no he's not moron
Seto:....
Leon: he can't even say anything about it thats mean i'm right!! :P
Seto:... no! i can't do anything about thats why....(i agree 'im such gay)
Leon: seto i can read ur mind u know lol ur stupid
Ash: look whos talking who touched williams tail in sex way
Leon: i meant to do it :3 so i can let the girls stay waay from me
Ash: ... FAG!
seto: stop pelese...
Ash: NO!!
Seto:....hai
Leon: i bet ur homo ashy :3
Ash: huh?!
Seto: T_T booring
Ash: no wait setooo~!!
Leon: okay okay i'm gonna stop
William: heeeeeeeeeeey guys..... leon FACK OFF!!
Leon:is that a way to greet me darling :3
William: GRRR WHAT!!!?
Leon: :wt wt? wer lovers aren't wee? :D
Snow: william is that true?!
Misora: SNOW dont belive him!
William: :( no we'r not lovers ! , leon stop u promised ur not gonnna do that
Leon:sorry keeping promises is not my style :)
William:Fuck you!
Misora:*singing no promises by bryan rice*
William:Wth misora!?
Misora:Hmm?:3
Leon:Hahaha gd one misora XD
Snow: william how could you!?
william: snoow!! don't misuderstand me...:(
snow: william -_- i'm not stupid i'm not gonna belive that shit over there
Misora: :D yay
Leon:...
:Misora: HAHAHA ur face is melting leon
Leon: huh? oh yeah cuz ur hot :)
Misora : T_T layle will kill you
Leon: well he's not here :3
William: i will kick him for ya onii-chan >:3
Leon: :p we will see about that!
Misora :*sigh* here they go again
Snow:*loughs* :3 thats my william
I realized while composing this sunny scene that I was more interested in the water reflections than the swan : gasp, such sacrilege. Like a train nerd suddenly finding the railtrack more photo worthy than the Flying Scotsman. A hanging offence I'm sure.
I still include the beauty & he was in the right place, but only just.
realizing that your granddad has always been amazing when touching his device makes you want to ask him for a personal skill training...
Switzerland in the 60s
History
In 1900, Bayless Paper chose to construct a paper mill in the Freeman Run Valley. By 1909, the company realized that occasional dry seasons required a more reliable water source. After finding a small earthen dam to be inadequate, the T. Chalkey Hatton firm built a large concrete dam across the valley. The dam was 50 feet (15 m) high, 540 feet (160 m) long and cost $86,000 to construct.[1] It was designed to be thirty feet thick, but was built only twenty feet thick.
Within only a few months of its completion, problems were detected. The dam bowed more than 36 feet (11 m) under the pressure of the water it was holding and the concrete started cracking. The bowing was alleviated by using dynamite to blast a 13-foot (4.0 m) space for the excess water to spill over. The cracking was claimed to be normal because of the drying cement.
On September 30, 1911, the dam failed and destroyed the Bayless Pulp & Paper Mill as well as much of the town of Austin. The damage was approximately $10 million. It also resulted in the deaths of 78 people. The paper mill and dam were subsequently rebuilt, but the mill was lost in a fire in 1933. The new dam failed in 1942 with no loss of life. The dam was not replaced after the second failure.
A documentary about the dam disaster, featuring narration by Willie Nelson, was created by Mansfield University of Pennsylvania professor Gale Largey in 1999. It includes interviews with five survivors along with original newsreel footage.
From Wikipedia
Realizing that I hadn't been out to shoot anywhere locally in quite a while, I decided to venture down to Huntley Meadows yesterday morning. It was quite hot and humid, even by sunrise, but that didn't keep the Green Herons away. There were tons of them around the marsh, like this fellow, searching for their breakfast. I thought this scene was a bit more unique due to the numerous bubbles in the water and I imagine it makes for a slightly more difficult hunt for the little Heron. Hopefully it managed to find something to eat.
Upon getting home and uploading my shots, I realized that this was my first set of shots for the entire Summer from Huntley...and Summer is almost over...ugh.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III - Canon EF 500mm f/4L IS II USM + 1.4x - ISO 1600 - f/5.6 - 1/500s
Click here for high resolution or prints:
I used Lightroom to clone out some distracting elements to salvage this image. I used to be more of a purist with my images, doing very little post-processing, and for many of my warbler images, little post-processing is required. Yet as I dabble with cloning I am finding great utility for it, and the more I do it the more I realize is possible with it.
I realize there's a more scientific name to classify these clouds. As a little girl my father always called these clouds mare's tails. I had a picture above my bed of white horses flying in the sky, their long flowing tails trailing behind them, wisping upwards like this. So whenever I see clouds like these, it takes me back.....
Realizing this is not very popular, I do love doing these so much!
----------------------------------------
None of the image material in this account may be copied, downloaded or used in any way without my written permission.
I never realized the lead plant blooms. The color on both foliage and flowers was quite nice but I suspect that won't last. In between gusts of wind I got this shot which includes a bit of the foliage.
And its another plant with the nickname "indigo" - downy indigo bush. plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_amca6.pdf
I realized that it's been a year since I officially moved to Portland. I've traveled all over this country. I've been to all 50 states. And what an amazing country it is. But I've never been completely content living anywhere....until I moved here.
Every time I set foot outside of my apartment, I see something new, spectacular, innovative, fresh, and beautiful whether it be down the street, 30 minutes away, or 3 hours away, I've never been to any part of the country that has WOW'ed me as much as the Pacific Northwest. I've never lived anywhere that I've said "I love it here!" nearly every time I go somewhere.
My photographs do not convey the emotions that I feel while visiting these amazing places. I've never seen so many beautiful sights that have literally brought me to tears. These photos are only a glimpse into what I experience here.
I am grateful for what my life has become. I am grateful for my friends and family who have supported me through all of it. Thank you.
--
This photo was taken at a wildlife refuge in the far southwestern part of Washington state. Note that the black clumps in the lower right are part of a wild oyster bed! I've never seen so many wild oysters like this!
I realize this isn't what most people picture when they think of Utah. But one of the things I love about my chosen home state is the diversity of environments and landscapes.
I never realized Tumblewweed had such delicate blooms until coming to Arizona. Going to be a bumper crop this year. Dave White Park, Casa Grande, AZ. Nov. 2024
Gwen Guthire is not exactly a common household name though she scored some “big hits”. Yet, on the scales of fame what could count for more than singing back-up for Aretha Franklin, or for composing the soul/funk standard “Supernatural Thing” for Ben E. King?
Those two accomplishments are enough on my scales, but what adds interest to the Gwen Guthrie story is that three years after “Supernatural Thing” was released, the Newark, NJ born composer/singer relocated to Jamaica and began working with some of the island’s top reggae musicians, most notably Peter Tosh.
I’d like to know how she settled on that direction, but I took note at the time “Padlock” (1983) was released that she was working with the heavy-duty Jamaican rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. This kind of collaboration was facilitated by Island Records whose roster included all those concerned. (Sly and Robbie also famously worked with Grace Jones). Even so, Guthrie later stated that Island Records’ president Chris Blackwell, " . . . tried to hold me back, not letting me realize my full potential. I don’t believe in that. That’s why I left. Slavery is over, honey." Wow, how frequently has that happen in the history of recorded music? Exactly . . . Peter Tosh had the same kind of beef with Blackwell.
Back to the music (thankfully) . . . Gwen did some hit making with Sly and Robbie including the above. She also came up with another curious career juxtaposition, becoming known as the “First Lady of Paradise Garage” by way of this music: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Garage
i realized that i shot a very similar image to this at almost the exact same date one year ago……
funny how ingrained rhythms are in our souls.
Sorrrrry, I just realized I had never added a description for this. Whoops.
But now that I think about it, there's not much to describe. I took this on the way to take the second part of The Giving Tree in front of someone's garage. And I'm pretty pleased with it:)
We tested in dance today and I don't know why but it was one FUNNY experience. I almost wiped out. :\
I realize it's a ladder. Also, in a kiva you descend to the sacred space instead of ascending. The understanding of that space differs a bit among Indigenous Peoples who build kivas.
After the Pueblo Revolt, the victorious people of Cicuye built this kiva in front of the ruins of the old mission church. This expressed their views of the matter quite effectively.
This image is mostly mono, but not because of any processing.
Realized that I never posted this shot, even though it's a favorite of mine from last Fall.
Edited with my soft color pop and then added a texture from my Worn set.
.... and realize that it's still winter.
Hibernation isn't what it used to be anymore. Since our renovations about a year ago I had to put some of the files which I need for work into the room where Cleo hibernates. This means of course that I have to disturb her occasionally when I'm looking for something. Cleo wouldn't mind to be disturbed if I told her that spring had arrived but unfortunately that's not exactly the case right now.
Hey beths!
I realized that I never did an actual ad for the new Cairo Zooby Animesh Baby applier, so I decided to make once since there's been an update to Cairo. I added 5 new skintones options. 3 that are lighter (Chai, Honey and Pecan) and 2 that are darker (Cacao and Truffle) than the original release. You'll notice that Cacao and Truffle are two new pigments that I do plan to be integrating into my adult skins in time.
__________________________________________________
Skin Details
• Available in ten pigments (each sold separately): Chai, Honey, Pecan, Latte, Nutmeg, Cafe, Fudge, Carob, Cacao, and Truffle.
• Includes both the head and body texture.
• Optimized for the Justice Zooby Animesh Baby.
__________________________________________________
Visit the Temporary Store now!
Shop online at our webhouse (ALL ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED SOON).
I didn't realize how impactful making this portrait would be for me. The job insecurity is hard, still, knowing this is what must be done for the greater good, for all of us matters most. The t-shirt was what I happened to have on, and the light, well, may we ever turn towards it.
I realized a couple weeks ago that I hadn't shot a self-portrait in a few months... And then I remembered that my tripod had officially died (I have unfortunately, yet quite mercilessly, dropped it down some rocky cliffs - by accident I swear - several times while hiking over the year). So with the help of my wonderful dad, I now have a new tripod and am ready to rock n' roll once again with my photo adventures!
This first weekend of spring I headed into the forest with Gurbir and Noah to shoot with the gorgeous (and almost long-forgotten) sunshine. When I saw how the light was hitting these logs, I immediately donned my dress, took off my running shoes, and went to stand on these precariously rotting branches. And... er... huh... as I'm typing this, I'm just now realizing that I seem to be wearing this same dress in several other standing-on-log photos... (here, here, here, and there's still more out there...) It must be an unconscious habit of mine. I'll do my best to change it up next time.
Anyway, as I stood here, part of the log started crumbling beneath me. I lost balance and jumped down, my dress snagging on the branches, thus causing my landing to not quite be up to my usual ninja smoothness standards... Still off balance, I stumbled forward and stepped most perfectly into the center of the biggest and squishiest dog poop I've ever seen. It was a bit of a pity that I chose this day as my first day of the year to go bare-foot in the forest.
______________________________________________
I just realized I haven't posted any picture this year 2024 and my niece asked for a photo session and here we are.
Thank you all for your appreciation.
Follow me on:
© 2024 Jordi Corbilla - All Rights Reserved.
Do not use any of my images without permission.
*Note that groups and albums are machine handled by Flickr Photo Analytics app and we apologise for any inconveniences caused.
realizing that your granddad has always been amazing when touching his device makes you want to ask him for a personal skill training...
Switzerland in the 60s
just realizing now that i took a photo very similar to this one back in mid-september.
oh well.
i cropped this photo to within an inch of it's life.
just didn't want to see my face AGAIN today!
my mood is all over the place these days. i should only be happy with the weather finally taking a turn for the beautiful, but for some reason, i am feeling a bit empty right now.
and no, i'm not hungry! ;)
ah well. spring is in full bloom here and the vitamin D is plentiful, so i'll get it in gear soon.
hope you can all spend a good amount of outdoor time this weekend.
i know i plan to.
song of the day: blue in green, by miles davis
Just realized I have been on flickr for 5 wonderful years!! What a joy it has been, I have learned so much from looking at such beautiful photos! I have met the most wonderful, kind hearted people from all over the world! Many of you have been with me through the loss of my three dogs Rusty, Goober and Miss Penny over the last few years. You helped pull me through, and for that I thank you. I have never read an unkind word or been made to feel uncomfortable by a flickr member until recently. Problem solved, blocking someone is a beautiful thing!!
I miss my birdies, I just realized there are no birdies on this new account ( except Sue's overlays, lol...)
I will re-create my bird set, so if you happen to see a couple of bird photo uploads, don't bother, it will be the old stuff...
Edited using Rebecca Lily 's After the Rain Lightroom preset and Glorious Nature Art Tinted overlay ;)