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My wife and I rediscovered our love of camping a few years back after I retired and have been buying more and more equipment to make our longer stays more comfortable. So in early February this year we bought ourselves a very large 6.5mtr x 3.5mtr tent ready for what 2020 would bring us. Little did we know at that time just how ill-timed that purchase was!
Settling on somewhere remote in the very fast North West of Scotland we booked ourselves for the first available slot which turned out to be a full 7 weeks away. When we arrived on site we spoke to a rather concerned site owner who after advising us he had booked us on the front of the site overlooking the sea worryingly said he expected us to have a motorhome not a tent, and asked us what type of tent we had. His concern was later understood, as the weather changed from the forecast 15mph winds to over 30 mph winds. However things worsened and for the first 5 days the winds were measured at over 40 mph and on one day 50mph with gusts in excess of 60mph. The winds followed by exceptionally high rainfall of 150mm over 48 hours (a month’s rain in 2 days), so the new tent was given a baptism of fire!!
Anyway back to the photography, we didn’t get out much for the first few days in fear of returning to an empty pitch(!) and when we did get out the wind was still high, the clouds only a few hundred feet above our heads (or our heads in them when away from the coast) and the light non-existent turning everything into monotone grey. On the occasional break in the weather the area was stunningly beautiful but I found it extremely difficult to get a composition which I was happy with as I was never in the right place to take advantage of the break in the weather. Anyway here are two shots just a few meters from the campsite.
In 1812 Louis Burckhardt, rediscovered Petra for the West after it had dropped off all the maps. When trade routes linking Europe to China shifted the Nabataneans civilization declined and a series of earthquakes in 363 and 551 AD destroyed the city. Petra’s ruins became the home of the Bedouin and its location their closely guarded secret... until Burckhardt, disguised as a holy man, saw the Treasury (Al-Khazneh) partially obscured by the Siq’s narrow walls. His heightened interest alerted his guide that the pale holy man might actually be an ‘infidel’.
These two photos represent my ‘Burckhardt Moment’ as I experienced a similar slack-jawed wonder when the impressive structure is only partially revealed until one exits the canyon. To be honest I photographed this view on four different occasions and shot off a myriad of images trying to decide which angle was the most provocative. Which one captured best a sense of excited mystery? Of these opportunities early morning having snuck in before the tour busses disgorged was the most moving, but the light was best on my last pass by at around 11h30.
I’ve had Petra on my ‘bucket-list’ since boyhood. An avid reader of the Adventures of Tintin, one particular journey (see Red Sea Sharks, p28) took Tintin and Captain Haddock to Petra. My visit did not disappoint! Petra is wild, weird, and evokes a strange other worldly atmosphere. Go!
Another one of my interminable mini-essays:
I admit that I haven't done well at organizing my sets...er...albums. The last couple of years have been done ok, but earlier years, no logic to them I fear. And I've not gone back in to remedy that because my take on albums is that very few -- other than the photographer -- ever visit them anyway.
Ideally, folks would -- from time to time -- just visit one of the albums to get a nice overview of someone's photos on a particular subject. Probably not the way Flickr works nowadays, though.
But I digress. In looking back through all of my Bald Eagle albums -- too many and too eccentric -- I found that I had never used this photo from when the eagles still came to the lake. The obvious reason is that there were branches in front of the eagle, making the shot quite imperfect. I managed to get the focus on the right place, but the almost invisible blurry front branches mar the image.
I've cleaned it up as well as possible without working on it at the pixel level, so present it now. "Eagle leaving a tree to fly out over the lake".
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This image shows the globular cluster NGC 6380, which lies around 35,000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Scorpio (the Scorpion). Globular clusters are spherical groups of stars held together by gravity; they often contain some of the oldest stars in their galaxies. The very bright star at the top of the image is HD 159073, which is only around 4,000 light-years from Earth, making it a much nearer neighbor than NGC 6380. This image was taken with Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3, which, as its name suggests, has a wide field of view, meaning that it can image relatively large areas of the sky in enormous detail.
NGC 6380 is not a particularly exciting name, but it indicates that this cluster is catalogued in the New General Catalogue, which was originally compiled in 1888. This cluster has, however, been known by many other names. It was originally discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, and he rather immodestly named it Dun 538. Eight years later, in 1834, it was independently rediscovered by John Herschel and he (similarly immodestly) went on to name it H 3688. The cluster was re-rediscovered in 1959 by Paris Pişmiş, who catalogued it as Tonantzintla 1 – and who, to continue the pattern, also referred to it as Pişmiş 25. In addition to its colorful history of rediscovery, up until the 1950s NGC 6380 was thought to be an open cluster. It was A. D. Thackeray who realized that it was in fact a globular cluster. Nowadays, this cluster is reliably recognized in widely available catalogues as a globular cluster, and referred to simply as NGC 6380.
Text credit: European Space Agency
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, E. Noyola
For more information: www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2021/hubble-reveals-a-...
How many of you have been hurt by someone in your past?
*Everyone raises their hands*
I know I have hurt people. I know I have been hurt by people. I have said things I regret and I have heard things that were just unnecessary. Sure, we hear a lot about forgiveness but maybe some of you are like me and have thought, “Meh, it’s one person. How much could they affect my life?”
HA. Let me be the truth bearer right now. If you have bitterness in one area of your life…it will show up in others. If you have broken trust with one person, it will reveal itself in your other relationships. If you have one infection in your heart, it will spread. It’s like trying to bury a fire. The more you try to hide it, the more that is engulfed in the flames.
Recently I was convicted by this. Recently, I came to a point of throwing my hands down and saying “I give up God. I can’t beat this. I’m sick of the rejection I feel from those around me. I’m sick of being scared of an ex-girlfriend of someone I care about and I am sick of dealing with petty, dumb problems.”
Oh man. I think I’ve been smiling and dancing all weekend because of the peace and joy I feel now that I've surrendered.
Right now I’m going to share a little secret with you.
The Lie: She/he doesn’t deserve me to like them.
The Truth: “But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” Matthew 5:44
IF YOU’RE NOT GOING TO READ THE WHOLE THING, JUST READ THIS …
That person you may dislike or who has hurt you or used you. They are a child of God. A daughter or son of Christ. They deserve your respect and you are called to love them. No exceptions. Realize your time here is short compared to eternity and don’t give up your chance for eternity because of the adversity you feel. Build those broken bridges. You do not have to dwell on them but take the time to make it clear that you love your enemies and you forgive them.
I recently rediscovered the junior novelization of Barbie's Princess and the Pauper and thought I'd scan the pictures. I think they're beautiful and real unique because they're actual dolls set up in a studio instead of illustrations like they are now.
Why did they make Julian BLAINE?! It's supposed to be Barbie as the two protagonists and Ken as the two "princes" Oh well. Oh yeah, and his hair cut at the side looks dumb. x___x
Rapunzel scans are next to come as soon as I can get it at my library. :)
(I’m back. For the most past…yikes)
I’ll keep this short and sweet but it’s something that has been on my heart so..leeeeeeesssgooo
I have spent years trying to solve the mystery of who I am. I’ve bought all these different masks and found out I had been scammed. I reinforced broken walls with broken supports and poured toxins into my blood by the quart. I listened to every voice and allowed my skin and bones to make the final decision, to make the final choice. My vice wasn’t in finding freedom, it was in finding deception. And the master of lies turned my life into a parody of inception. It started off small too, something unnoticeable that every person had fed to them that they chose to chew. Then the hunger grew passionate. I craved the lies of the enemy because without them I would be naked. I felt I would be persecuted and judged under the light of righteousness. But little did I know that was just another lie penetrating my immune system, becoming a deadly abscess. I didn’t appreciate anyone’s honesty because I believed they had no right, they had no place to say anything about me. My illness was progressing at a frightening rate. I was surrounded by darkness, resentment, fear and hate. I was even convinced I was excused from the possibility of being saved. The doctor did call but I wasn’t up to company. In the end, it was the ambulance that came to get me. It lead me to truth, to peace, and to security.
And even I,
Lost and confused,
Absolutely filthy inside,
was made whole from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. Every scar and every bruise,
Healed, gone, complete.
Call it what you may. A miracle. A part of growing up. To you it may all be the same.
But I know that today when I look at my reflection I know that I am SAVED.
in the process of writing that (^) I came to the conclusion that I’m getting back into flickr and I’m starting a new project. Satan’s deception is almost unnoticeable in life because he covers it to be an “almost” truth. Slowly, I plan on revealing God’s Truth through my work and what I’ve been through.
Starting with my testimony.
Remember:
-Lie: God can’t help me with my problems.-
-Truth: “The Lord is their strength and He is the saving refuge of His anointed.”-
A few days ago, I started using my Leica M8 again, one of the first digital rangefinder cameras launched in 2006. I attached a UV/IR cut filter to an Elmarit 28mm f/2.8 lens and wandered around downtown Ghent to test the camera. The CCD sensor, made by Kodak, gives images a look very similar to the iconic Kodachrome film, which has been discontinued since 2010.
By the way, do you know who shot the last roll of Kodachrome film? None other than Steve McCurry. There's an interesting documentary by National Geographic about him shooting that last roll.
Here are some sample pictures I took near the Krook, the Ghent Library. They may not compete with Steve's work, but I think they capture some nice postcard-like shots with vibrant colors reminiscent of Kodachrome film.
Ghent, Belgium
You might have seen this last year - but I really can't think of anything more amazing than the rediscovered mouse tail !
Now - if only I could rediscover the black petite blythe shoe that I lost last year - that would also be miraculous !!
Originally for BaD September 25 - Mouse
Kamala and the mice who live in BlytheTowers.
There is a very large white mouse and 3 very tiny ones.
One of the tiny mice lost his tail a couple of years ago ... I didn't notice at the time and don't really know how it happened. I thought he would be a manx mouse forever ... and then - when I was cleaning out the Basement at BlytheTowers ... I found the tail!
Mouse tail surgery was required ... but the superglue wasn't really up to the job - the tail has a really tiny diameter. So - I cut a short section of dress-making pin and glued that to the underside ... Kamala is holding the mouse there - upside down so you can see his reinforcing pin.
A film scan I never posted from last year when I had my lovely Hasselblad 500cm...I miss her. Portra 400.
Rediscovered a July 2012 image - from this angle, person walking could be a doppleganger for my Flickr friend buffdawgus :-)
The Dumbarton Bridge is the southernmost of the highway bridges across San Francisco Bay in California. Carrying over 81,000 vehicles daily, it is the shortest bridge across San Francisco Bay at 1.63 miles (8,600 feet / 2,622 m). Its east end is in Fremont, near Newark in the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and its west end is in Menlo Park.
source - Wikipedia
When warm, humid air wafts over the chilly Pacific, think blankets of advection fogs form. Though many places along the coast expereince these types of fogs, none is more famous than San Francisco.
I rediscovered this, which I took several years ago at the International Centre for Birds of Prey. The eagle was having a rest from flying displays and it was good to get up close to a non-flying bird!
I rediscovered this photo I've taken from my project called Young Fading Minds. It was a project about growing up and what happens to our childhood dreams and aspirations. This photo at first didn't say much to me but as look at more, I really connected with it. Her far off glance was perfect with tall branches behind her. It really matched the mood of the project so well. I am a little mad at myself that I didn't notice this picture before. Anyway, here is my once forgotten picture. Please take time to notice it. It is now in my "Young Fading Minds" set on my flickr page.
A rediscovered delight hiding at the back of the wardrobe. This dress i got from the lovely Matalan store a few years back now,
woo hoo I still fit into it.
Thought i would check out some different hair styles and colours to see how they looked or went with the dress.
I hope you enjoy the video, and if you have a favorite look, i may add some still next.
xx
Michael Pensavalle - Ducati 998RS - MP Ducati Racing - Mallory Park 2004
Film image ( Fuji transparency ? ) - Canon T90 - Tamron 300mm F2.8 ( probably ) - manual focussing - 1/1000th second ( probably )
Yesterday, I rediscovered these felted eggs and chick that I made years ago. My older son loved them as a toddler and they are totally child safe. My only needle felted project. I sold off my wool after this. I regret that now. We were moving and I was purging.
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the globular cluster NGC 6380, which lies around 35,00 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Scorpio (The Scorpion). The very bright star at the top of the image is HD 159073, which is only around 4,000 light-years from Earth, making it a much nearer neighbor than NGC 6380.
NGC 6380 is not a particularly exciting name, but it indicates that this cluster is catalogued in the New General Catalogue (NGC), which was originally compiled in 1888. This cluster has, however, been known by many other names. It was originally discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, who named it Dun 538. Eight years later, in 1834, it was independently rediscovered by John Herschel and he went on to name it H 3688. Paris Pişmiş, who catalogued it as Tonantzintla 1 – and who, to continue the pattern, also referred to it as Pişmiş 25.
In addition to its colorful history of rediscovery, up until the 1950s NGC 6380 was thought to be an open cluster. It was A. D. Thackeray who realized that it was in fact a globular cluster. Nowadays, this cluster is reliably recognized in widely available catalogues as a globular cluster, and referred to simply as NGC 6380.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, E. Noyola
For more information, visit: esahubble.org/images/potw2128a/
My wife and I rediscovered our love of camping a few years back after I retired and have been buying more and more equipment to make our longer stays more comfortable. So in early February this year we bought ourselves a very large 6.5mtr x 3.5mtr tent ready for what 2020 would bring us. Little did we know at that time just how ill-timed that purchase was!
Settling on somewhere remote in the very fast North West of Scotland we booked ourselves for the first available slot which turned out to be a full 7 weeks away. When we arrived on site we spoke to a rather concerned site owner who after advising us he had booked us on the front of the site overlooking the sea worryingly said he expected us to have a motorhome not a tent, and asked us what type of tent we had. His concern was later understood, as the weather changed from the forecast 15mph winds to over 30 mph winds. However things worsened and for the first 5 days the winds were measured at over 40 mph and on one day 50mph with gusts in excess of 60mph. The winds followed by exceptionally high rainfall of 150mm over 48 hours (a month’s rain in 2 days), so the new tent was given a baptism of fire!!
Anyway back to the photography, we didn’t get out much for the first few days in fear of returning to an empty pitch(!) and when we did get out the wind was still high, the clouds only a few hundred feet above our heads (or our heads in them when away from the coast) and the light non-existent turning everything into monotone grey. On the occasional break in the weather the area was stunningly beautiful but I found it extremely difficult to get a composition which I was happy with as I was never in the right place to take advantage of the break in the weather. Anyway here are two shots just a few meters from the campsite.
Photo: Rediscovered in a gallery from shihan he: flickr.com/photos/196826255@N05/galleries/72157722441366620/
Rediscovering the joy of film photography.
Canonet QL 17 GIII, 40mm/f1.7 lens, Kodak Ultramax 400 ISO, nominally exposed, 1/500, f16. No digital edits made to the scan other than cropping to 5x7.
Film developed and scanned at The Darkroom, CA.
Playing around with my first rangefinder film camera, testing out the replaced light seals (seems to be tight) and Ultramax. The colors are spot on when exposed for 400 ISO.
To love film in this day and age, you've got to love imperfection. To be good at film photography you've got to embrace it and use it wisely as a style element. I've got a long journey ahead of myself.
i just rediscovered this picture i took at the beach back in september. it's one of my favorites that i've ever taken.
Rediscovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, Machu Picchu has become one of the worlds premier tourist attractions. I was elected to become a part of the New Seven Wonders of the World in July of 2007. It was constructed in mid-15th century as the imperial reatreat, not unlike Louis XIV's Château de Versaille (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles).
It took quite a bit of time and some "looks" from my groupemates for lagging behind but eventually I was able to take a couple of shots without almost any people in the frame. I like to think that I willed most of them out of the frame with the power of my mind. ;-)
To learn more about this amazing place qualified as UNESCO World Heritage Site, please read this Wikipedia article:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
This is the first of my photos to cross the 100 views mark (October 14, 2006). Yay for me!
Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as most favorited.
I rediscovered my Mack Granite MOC on my computer recently. It was a complex build and I burnt out on it. I came back with fresh eyes and am pretty happy with the result. A crane on the back I thought would complete it. This crane design is courtesy of Thietmaier and can be found on his MAN LE 4x4 truck. Once the crane was added on I thought how compact can I actually make the truck? It came out surprisingly small even with the aero kit around the cab. A simple "skele" container trailer is connected behind, I picture this type of truck running around a dock/port terminal.
More pics to come! :)
Mummies of Ancient Eggypt: Rediscovering 6 Lives
From July 14 to October 26, the CaixaForum Madrid cultural space hostsed an exhibition made up of a collection of objects on loan from the British Museum in London, which explores the idea of mummification and analyzes the testimony of six people who lived in the Ancient Egypt.
This sample contains six mummies of people who lived between 900 and 150 BC. C. in Egypt. Thus, through a non-invasive investigation carried out with the most modern technology, the discoveries that have been achieved by the hand of these specimens are exhibited.
Through scientific and historical evidence, it is possible to observe what life was like in these lands, the tools and techniques used for mummification, the medicinal recipes with which they were cured, the diet of those people, cosmetics and adornments, music, cultural exchanges and even the role of women and children in the Egypt of the pharaohs.
Mummification became a common practice in ancient Egypt, believing that the body had to be preserved in order to reach the afterlife. For them death was just the beginning and this represented the separation between the body and the soul.
The first mummies are dated between 4000 and 3000 BC. C. and it is thought that this practice could have come from accidentally unearthing some corpses, which had dried due to the heat of the desert. By keeping much of their physical appearance, they tried to manually mimic this preservation. In this way, they dried the deceased by extracting the viscera from the body and then dehydrated them with natron and embalmed them.
Derived from an original work by Isabelle Wenzel,
www.ignant.de/2013/12/19/positions-by-isabelle-wenzel/ seen here
from 5'15' for approximately four minutes :