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All the others can't wait to... leave (sorry not sorry), but the Chinese maple refuses to go gently into that good winter.
Design and artwork using elements from the government 'Recycle now' iniative. These graphics fit into the councils new Agripa graphic system which is applied to their full fleet of refuse collectors. The graphics are inter-changeable, depending on the season or the promotion the council want to use.
Talk about upmarket living much better food than found on the local refuse dumps.
Please take A look in Large !! press L
Thanks to everyone that takes the time and makes the effort to comment and fave my pics its very much appreciated
Regards Clive
(hungry man in tenderloin, sf, 10/12/06)
hungry john quinn hunched over a trash can in the tenderloin. as i pass, he stands vacantly staring nowhere in particular. he wears a black leather jacket and hospital bottoms. there's darkness about his eyes; the whites aren't white, rather slight shades off his skin. but when the light catches, so do they.
i circle and return from another direction. he's grim and i expect dismissal. i ask if i can take his picture. he smiles and says "why sure you can." he has only a single tooth. he lives in a nearby "poorly ventilated" low income hotel. he just got out of the hospital and has been trying to get money for food. he had a heart attack. says he's had to quit smoking.
i ask about his blue eyes. if anyone else in his family has had them. says no, "just me and my mule"
there's an animation in him that he seems to save. and an intelligence that surprises. we talk of the time he met martin luther king in the airport leaving for india. we talk of his graduation from berkeley, his acceptance to law school, and the drug use which would take him elsewhere.
he talks of south africa's "honorary whites", india's untouchables, and sartre's essence of a man.
and he describes an exchange between south africa's botha and nelson mandela, when the latter was in prison. botha insists that mandela renounce violence as an alternative if he wishes release.
mandela refuses, responding that there is no alternative to life; and that he will do whatever is necessary to live.
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Lucerne's Jesuit Church is the first large baroque church built in Switzerland north of the alps. First and foremost is an expression of the Catholic Church's 17th century struggle to regain spiritual leadership in the counter-reformation. At the same time it does show that the Catholics then refused to accept any discussion on major points of criticism by the protestant churches. Instead, baroque architecture displays power and glory and emphasizes exactly those parts of Catholic tradition (especially the veneration of saints) and visual culture (as opposed to the protestant emphasis on the word of the biblical scriptures).
There is perfect logic that Lucerne, seeing itself as the capital of the Catholic fraction of Switzerland in pre-modern times, should have constructed this building. Today, Jesuit Church is a major tourist attraction and serves as a concert hall while it has become almost irrelevant to local church life from a religious point of view.
Source: travelguide.all-about-switzerland.info/lucerne-jesuitchur...
The Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland.
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects,[2] but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse.[3]
goddamn automation. but i still love it
driver gave me a wierd look
Owned by: aaa trash
Chassis: International 4900
Body Maufacture: leach
Type of truck: rear loader
additional notes: this truck is dead
location of photo: Alexandria va
Photo taken and edited with iphone4, apps: Hueless, Foolproof, Superimpose, Mextures, Afterlight & Stackables.
Twitter/IG/EyeEm/Tumblr: @adesantora
Billy moved in with us yesterday and woke us up quite early this morning. What I thought was a distant car alarm turned out to be our new kitten. Billy is very active and loves to explore his new environment, as long as his batteries are charged that is. He has been introduced to our three resident cat ladies, who mainly watched him from a distance and hissed at him. So far today they have refused to come back in as long as this new thing is downstairs. I hope they'll come around in a few days.
01. I read in another one of these lists that the person was amused by people who refuse to use Photoshop etc. I have to say that I'm totally in agreement. Photoshop and it's ilk are merely digital versions of old film techniques that photographers have used since forever. Just take a look at Man Ray's photos and tell me that they're not post-processed.
02. That being said... I dislike the whole process of editing my photos and I try to keep it to a bare minimum. I'd rather be out taking photos or looking at other's photos on flickr!
03. I also dislike getting up early for dawn photos. Even though I know it's going to be the best light, I dread doing it. I'm a night-owl actually and that's why I like to experiment with night photography.
04. After getting my first L Series lens I am now addicted to them. I can't bear to use my old lenses any more haha.
05. Some of the first people to show a real interest in my photos at flickr were stooblack, mags_Tag and nottooshabby. To them I will be eternally grateful and they have a special place in my heart. Now I have lots of great flickr friends just like you too!
06. I love going and taking photos with my friends. My host in Melbourne, Frank is a wonderful photography partner. I've also had the good fortune to meet and go on little photo excursions with Mouzhik, kierobau and nottooshabby.
07. My favourite photographic accessory is my Canon RC1 wireless remote. I would be lost without it. "Lost" is an appropriate word, because I have managed to lose this little beauty on several occasions, but fortunately have been able to find it eventually.
08. My favourite filter is my Cokin Graduated ND8 Filter. It's saved me from many a blown out sky in my landscape shots.
09. My favourite old school photographer is Man Ray. My favourite modern photographer is Peter Lik.
10. I love learning new photographic techniques and experimenting with them. If you have any suggestions, let me know.
11. My next big photographic adventure will be in March if all goes to plan. Den and I are planning to go to Japan for a couple of weeks and hopefully the cherry blossoms will be in bloom.
12. I'm eternally grateful to my partner Dennis for being my general packhorse when he comes taking photos with me. I've almost got him trained to know all the lenses haha. He's very patient too.
13. My current photographic obsession is portraiture. It's hard to find people to be your model as you go through the learning process though.
14. That's one of the reasons I started this 365 Project, so that I could practice on myself and try different techniques.
15. Phew, nearly there... Until photography took over my life, I used to be a real computer geek. I read all the magazines etc. Now all I read about is photography!
16. Finally... I'm going to use this opportunity to tag Mouzhik! Yay, I'm finished.
Bert is coping with his cold by getting some fresh air, but wrapping up warm. He's also refusing to let go of his cup of tea!
The current (2011) Northern Parishes Refuse Collection Board vehicle, about to be replaced. Replacement due soon don't know what it will be.
My Camera Buddy and I went to Lackford Lakes, a Suffolk Wildlife Trust site for a special guided tour by one of the wardens at nightie-nightie time for the birds - sadly no-one told them that, and they refused to co-operate! We should have known really, Clare and I never have much luck with our wildlife endeavours! We saw a muntjac (common as muck round here!) while we were waiting for the reed buntings to plop down into the reeds, but they decided to stay up late that day, bless! The water was frozen, so the geese and ducks all stuck to the other side of the lake, where there was a clear patch. But we had a lovely time, it was cold, but a beautiful afternoon and we were rewarded with a really lovely sunset.
The black kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. Their color ranges from light brown to dark brownish black.
This is predator bird which is found in many Indian cities
Black kites are most often seen gliding and soaring on thermals as they search for food. The flight is buoyant and the bird glides with ease, changing directions easily. They will swoop down with their legs lowered to snatch small live prey, fish, household refuse and carrion,
Herring Gull / larus argentatus. Bridlington, East Yorkshire. 19/11/21.
'BEAK GROOVES.' (2)
A very confiding 1st winter Herring Gull photographed on a harbour jetty.
It follows on from my previous image and gives detail of the gull's beak structure. It shows the grooves down which a salt solution travels, (excreted from the nasal salt glands), in order to reach the tip of the beak. One short shallow groove runs from the widest end of the nostril. Another longer, deeper groove runs directly under the nostril, from about midway. When the solution reaches the beak tip it forms a large droplet and either drips off or is shaken off by the gull.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
...I tried to get her out but it wasn't popular even if the weather is nice today. I went out for a walk here in Laröd, the Sofiero forest and in the Sofiero Park myself...
Taken during a Meetup with the Cincinnati Camera & Photography Club held at E-Town Landfill & Recycling's yard in the North Bend suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio.
From the web:
"Bomag landfill compactors are multipurpose, heavy-duty machines that provide optimal utilization of capacity allowing the best possible compaction of household, construction and industrial waste materials.
The Bomag refuse compactor surpasses industry standards with its intelligent machine concepts and design making for a durable and efficient package for all landfill sites."
A Hestair Dennis refuse truck (VX04TVM) belonging to Broxtowe District Council in Nottinghamshire, pictured on its daily rounds in South West Nottinghamshire.
Virginia countryside east of the Shenandoah Mountains. The perspective invites the weary wayfarer to take the long but inviting road home.
One day the younger son came to his father and said, “Father, eventually I’m going to inherit my share of your estate. Rather than waiting until you die, I want you to give me my share now.” And so the father liquidated assets and divided them. A few days passed and this younger son gathered all his wealth and set off on a journey to a distant land. Once there he wasted everything he owned on wild living. . . . . So he got up and returned to his father. The father looked off in the distance and saw the young man returning. He felt compassion for his son and ran out to him, enfolded him in an embrace, and kissed him. . . . The older brother got really angry and refused to come inside, . . . The father replied, “My son, you are always with me, and all I have is yours. Isn’t it right to join in the celebration and be happy? This is your brother we’re talking about. He was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found again!”
Luke 15: 11-32
I just did new YouTube, with Sidewalk Prophets, "Sisters and Brothers" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYVfFiSx68&feature=youtu.be
technical info - 2 second exposures at 1 frame every 10 seconds for 3 hours (2 hours and 50 minutes really). file under things to do when you refuse to leave the house.
You HAVE to press L - To view large and on a darker background, it looks so much better I promise.
Done for the Macro Mondays theme of "Joyous".
I really love waterdrop photography, it makes me happy seeing how the simplest things can be so beautiful and how only some of us know the beauty they create when they flow.
My pc is refusing to connect to the Internet since yesterday so I've had to upload via the iPod.
Captured using the SLR, not the iPhone like the info suggests.
I cannot say this enough. Some folks just don't seem to be getting it. They gather in crowds to watch a hospital ship dock. They gather to worship. They gather to get drunk, party and get laid. Governments refuse to enact enforceable curfews, quarantines and closings out of greed self interest and fear. People laugh together in the laundromat and they ignore the danger in the big box stores. Stay at home. So many people, especially the young generation, whatever generation they are called today, purport to care about society. Here is the new reality we are in.
The overwhelming of hospitals in NYC will soon be the reality across our nation. Without nurses and doctors our hospitals will not only be overwhelmed, but health care, and hope itself will die with the workers sacrificing their lives inside. The ability to obtain ready food and basic goods for survival will die along with the truckers and grocery workers.
It needs to be said. If you leave home for any reason, cover your face and maintain social distancing. And if you leave for unnecessary purposes you are an ignorant ass, a scoundrel, and you should be held in the vilest contempt by your neighbor. You, YOU are putting everyone at risk when you make these stupid decisions. The ONLY way we have to fight this disease on a broad scale is by impeding it's ability to spread. And it's ability to spread is being found to be far more insidious than previously thought.
They call it the invisible enemy. They like to talk in metaphors because the reality is much to stark. We need to stop that. This virus is death. A personal death. A lonely death. And if you survive long enough, the death of everything around you. The death of our society and our civilization. It kills indiscriminately, and it does not care. It will not go away on it's own. Think mass graves and a total breakdown of the institutions that support civilization as we know it. This disease has the ability to become apocalyptic if we as a society make the wrong choices,.
And our way of staving that off and possibly arriving at a vaccine in a few months is so simple. Stay the fuck at home. If you must get out to get essential goods, maintain social distancing and hinder it's potential to spread. But think..... Every time, any time you leave your little isolated pod of safety you run the risk of introducing this pathogen into that pod. Through the food you eat, through the clothes you wear.
We are a large, complex and interconnected society. That fact has the potential to help us or kill us. It is not difficult to Skype and Zoom with your friends and watch television from your sofa. And the consequences are far to dire to ignore that.
Do you think you can survive alone?
When there is no more law enforcement there will be lawlessness.
When there are no more firefighters, you will burn.
When there are no more utility workers you will not have electricity or water or sanitary sewerage.
When there are no more funeral workers there will be mass graves and finally bodies left to rot in place.
And when there are no more health care workers, you will die.
Do you know how to effectively use a gun? Do you have ammunition? Can you stop a fire from consuming your home? Do you have the tools, skills and knowledge to maintain electric and water service on a large scale? Or even repair a pipe or patch a wire in your home? Just how independent are you? Have you ever grown a garden? Butchered and consumed a dog? Do you have the basic medical and scientific knowledge to repair your broken body and prevent it from becoming infected? Do you know how to run a ventilator? How to intubate the dying? Which drug to give for what symptom? And do you have the scientific knowledge and facilities to independently develop a vaccine?
No. You do not. No one person possesses all this knowledge and ability. When the people who do these things for you are dead, those talents and expertise die with them. Our society is far to interconnected for any of us to survive alone. But our interconnectivity is also our strength as we isolate and mitigate the spread of this pandemic that has the ability to destroy mankind. Our interconnectivity makes it easy to stay in touch, console our friends and ourselves, gain vital information, and fight this killer. True, factual and prompt information is key. Wars are not won on brute force. They are won by intelligence and tactics. And our society is at war. Make no mistake about it.
This virus does not care. It cannot be frightened. It is the perfect killer. And it will slowly kill us all if our society does not survive long enough to develop a vaccine. That is our reality.
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