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Hebrews 11:5-6
New International Version
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Sometimes forgetting my strobe has it's rewards!
This is a repost from a few years ago. I appreciate your likes and comments. Peace and light!
What better time than December to say Thank You to all the bloggers who choose to make their blog photos at Frogmore and have done so for 3 years!! See all the Rewards details here ---> www.flickr.com/groups/frogmore/discuss/72157721915496301?new
This quiet spot along Oregon Creek is not so easy to get to. You have to grapple down a steep hillside making sure not to drop your camera equipment along the way. But the rewards are many especially during the autumn months. Here, the creek flows smooth just before descending into a rocky cascade. This peaceful spot is definitely on my list of favorite "quiet places." Did I mention that getting back up was even tougher than going down.
Yuba County CA
Biiiig thank you to {felix.culpa} for letting me use his amazing concept for tarot cards.
Check out his stuff, here;
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No awards/rewards
It will have its ups and downs. It is a life, and it is a relationship. It needs to be nurtured and taken care of and fed. And the rewards can be wonderful.
Annie Leibovitz
HPPT! Hands Off D.C.!! Resist the Despicable Authoritarian in Chief and his Cabinet of Stooges and Buffoons!!
zinnias, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
One of the rewards of getting up in the middle of the night shooting a city is being able to scout a perfect location that will have a subject and composition for the sunrise using one of the many available phone tools for determining in which direction and when the sun will rise.
Captured here in the early light is the Castello di Trani or Castello Svevo the defensive fortress built by the Swabian Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who dotted the Adriatic and Mediterranean coastline with defensive fortresses to protect his Sicilian empire, today it is a small museum and event location as well as the subject of many photo’s.
The castle is a design you would find in the Holy land as a Crusader fortress and itself was based on Roman castrum designs, the courtyard clock tower was added in a 19th century conversion to a prison which remained its function until the 1970’s when it was taken over to be used as a museum.
I took this on Sept 18, 2016 with my D750 and Nikon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 Lens at 52mm 1/25 sec f/9 ISO 200 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Thick snowflakes on my way home - I have to blink my eyes to find my way.
I drag myself back with heavy camera equipment - the heavy snowfall surprised me -
My orientation is the row of trees - it rewards me with its majestic sight
St Cuthbert’s Church sits at the heart of High Ackworth as the parish church and a focal point of the village’s historic core. The building is listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England, reflecting its exceptional architectural and historic interest and its long role in local worship and community life.
The site has deep roots: local tradition and documentary evidence link the church to early medieval devotion and to the cult of St Cuthbert, whose relics and memory shaped many northern churches. The present fabric preserves medieval work alongside later interventions; a major Victorian restoration followed a damaging fire in the mid‑19th century, during which remains of an earlier Norman chapel were uncovered.
The church’s most ancient and visually dominant element is the 14th‑century west tower, which survives largely intact and rises to a notable height that punctuates the village skyline. The nave, chancel and later Victorian additions combine Gothic and Gothic‑Revival vocabulary: pointed arches, stone dressings and carefully proportioned fenestration that balance medieval solidity with 19th‑century refinement. The Historic England listing records these features and the building’s group value within the streetscape.
Inside, the church contains a layered sequence of fittings and memorials that chart local families, benefactors and parish life across centuries. Carved stonework, memorial tablets and historic woodwork give the interior a tangible sense of continuity; Victorian restoration work repaired and reinterpreted earlier fabric while preserving key medieval elements revealed during rebuilding. These memorials and fittings are important for understanding Ackworth’s social history.
The churchyard and its boundary relationships help define High Ackworth’s compact historic core. Gravestones, mature trees and the nearby village cross and listed houses create a coherent historic ensemble that rewards slow exploration and connects the church to the village’s wider material story. Conservation of the setting is part of the building’s protected status.
St Cuthbert’s remains an active parish church and a key destination for visitors interested in medieval architecture, local history and parish memorials. Approach on foot to appreciate the tower’s silhouette, the sequence of external stonework and the layered interior details; local guides and community resources provide further context for researchers and casual visitors alike.
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) on the River Bradford. Second weekend that I’ve see the Kingfisher’s by the River Bradford. Such an exciting treat.
“If the artist has outer and inner eyes for nature,
nature rewards him by giving him inspiration.”
– Wassily Kandinsky
Echeveria flowers take different forms, this type would fit in the shepherd's crook style due to the distinctive shape.
I have 2 with yellow flowers,
This one was from 3 years ago taken with my Nikon D80, Nikkor f/1.4 50mm lens.
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The Dunquin Pier was also a comeback location during our last trip to Ireland. First time I was there I rushed and also the sunset did not give any rewards. This time however we spectated one of the most beautiful sunsets I've ever seen in Ireland. Ths sun appeared just a few minutes before it disappeared behind the mighty ocean waves in Dingle peninsula.
This is an image I made the last weekend before NZ went into full lockdown over the C-19 pandemic.
As so many people around the world are now in lockdown, photos are a great way to share the beauty of our world and hopefully remove just a little of the anxiety, fear and uncertainty that the world currently endures.
An abandoned cottage I've photographed before in the picturesque location of Beaconsfield. It was a perfect morning, early enough still for some soft side light, warm, without a breath of wind and the only noise was a herd of cows in the paddock behind me happily munching (and mooing) away!
The old cottage sat perfectly in its end of summer scene - the blue sky, the long dry grass and the golden fields in the valley beyond. No doubt landscape photography has many rewards!
(c) Dominic Scott 2020
Torquat Tasso's relief.
El Arco de Triunfo (officially and in Catalan: "Arc del Triomf") is a monument located in the city of Barcelona, designed by the architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main entrance to the Universal Exhibition of Barcelona in 1888. It is located between Lluís Companys and the San Juan promenade. The exposed brick structure, of Neomudéjar inspiration, has a height of 30 meters. Unlike other arcs of triumph of marked military character, the Arc de Triomphe of Barcelona has a greater civil character marked by artistic, scientific and economic progress. The Arc de Triomphe has been used as a goal on occasion for some of the most important popular pedestrian races in Barcelona, such as the Jean Bouin or the Barcelona Marathon. The arch was restored in 1990.
Josep Reynés sculpted "Barcelona rep les nacions" ("Barcelona receives the nations") in the front. Josep Llimona sculpted in the back the distribution of rewards to the participants of the exhibition. On the right side Antoni Vilanova sculpted allegories of Industry, Agriculture and Commerce. On the left Torquat Tasso sculpted allegories to the Sciences and the Arts. Manel Fuxà and Pere Carbonell created 4 female sculptures for the work: Las Famas.
So the house move seems to becoming, not to an end, but at least to a conclusion. We're happy and starting to reap the rewards of our work I guess. We now have a bird feeding station, and are starting to see some new guests arrive as a result. Jules and I are feeling a little better about everything, and even getting the odd opportunity to occasionally click a shutter button every now and again. Here's a shot of a female blackbird we welcomed to our garden. Fantastic lazy photography for now, until we finally regain energy for some proper stuff!!! All the best to you all! Danny. X
Day trip to Wainwright has its rewards. We were out looking for hawks today (of which we saw many) but this photo is the one that won the day.
Western Columbine, Wild Sky Wilderness, Washington
Some hikes roll smoothly along to their intended grand destination, and others serve as a gentle reminder that beauty can be still be found when things don't go according to plan. Yesterday's hike was one of the latter :-)
With an intended destination of a lovely waterfall plunging into an even lovelier pool below, I set out on a damp and drizzly morning for the Quartz Creek trail in the Wild Sky Wilderness (a wilderness area I have wanted to hike just because the name!) Progress toward the trailhead came to an abrupt halt however, at a large washout on the forest road that would have required a serious off-roading vehicle to pass. It was early enough in that day that I could convince myself adding five miles of forest road hiking to make an 11 mile roundtrip instead of six, would be perfectly fine (!!), since the extra five miles would probably go pretty quickly.
So I laced up my boots and headed up the road, which turned out to be a wonderful (uphill) walk along the beautiful Skykomish River as it noisily roared and plunged through rocks and off towering cliffs. There were many wildflowers along the way, including my first Columbine sightings of the year, some purple penstemon clinging to a rocky cliff, and several patches of bleeding hearts in a shade of deep purple I had not seen before. It was also wonderfully quiet since there were no vehicles beyond the washout and very few other hikers.
I finally reached the actual trailhead and after a short detour down a different trail to take some photos from a bridge that crosses the river at a dramatic viewpoint, I was on my way to my original destination. Or so I thought! As I made made my way up the first part of the trail I noticed an occasional patch of snow off to the side, which was not too alarming or unusual as those often linger in shaded areas well into summer and recent trail reports from nearby hikes had put the snow level at least 1000-1500 feet above the elevation I was hiking. But then those seemingly innocuous patches started to become more frequent until suddenly the entire trail was covered in knee deep snow!
At that point for the sake of safety I decided to turn around given the snow conditions, steep slope of the hillside, number of fallen trees along the trail that required maneuvering over and around, and being on a trail I was unfamiliar with. So I headed back down the trail and road, and hiking in the reverse direction was treated to intermittent views of the Central Cascade peaks as they emerged from the clouds and fog, only to disappear again minutes later.
Someday I will return to hike to that waterfall, but on a day when little went as planned, it was still a hike filled with beautiful sights and sounds of nature, and for that I am very grateful.
I had been driving all day and was tired so drove past the turn off to the Trestle Bridge because I couldn't be bothered. I metaphorically kicked myself up the butt, turned around and got the camera out.
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view from Hwy 62 between Lawton & Cache (Oklahoma)
Note: Brightness edit in Flickr Photo Editor
A nice reward for taking the dogs out for a walk. We arrived just in time at our turn around point for a gorgeous sunset.
It would have been the first day of a two day event on the Great Central Railway this weekend, but the way things have turned out that was not to be.
Four steam locos were rostered, including the north facing 48305, so considering the brilliant sunshine today I offer this shot taken at Rothley when the 8F was masquerading as 48476
This shot illustrates the challenges and rewards of photographing the northbound trains on the GCR
I am hoping that there will be a way that our heritage railways can stay solvent, that all the effort that volunteers and supporters have put in does not go to waste, and the permanent staff can stay employed
Yes, its a pretty street. The problem is, the same problem all images in Japan seem to have. People. So, very many people. Also, very similar to other nighttime sakura events, the crowd control kinda of ruins the image. Not trying to besmirch the event or crowd control, you have to do what you have to do. I get it. But at the same time, orange traffic cones and other control devices just look bad.
Here at Sakura Street near Shibuya, everyone seems to want to shoot from the bottom of the street. I get why, there is a little turn in the road down there that makes it very photogenic. And you are shooting uphill, which looks cool. But if you walk up the hill a little ways, where its not nearly as popular, the people thin out and the traffic cones are not there. Seems crowd control is not an issue where there are less crowds. So with a little patience, you can get an image from the top side with very few people. I also liked how the bush acted as a foreground element to help pull your eye in to the frame, and the leading line there of the street stripe.
I guess the lesson is, try to get away from the crowds. Rewards await.
Let me know what you think.
I would like to tell the story of how I came to get this picture. It will only be of interest to a few diehard amateur photographers who might have experienced similar frustrations and rewards from our hobby.
This summer, we have had practically no hummingbird visits to our feeders. Now and then, the feeders are visited by a single hummingbird, giving rise to the impression that we only have one in our area. This is in sharp contrast with past years when our lot has been almost constantly abuzz with Hummingbird hubbub. After a while, I noticed that “our hummingbird” was paying regular visits to a Bugloss plant growing wild very close to our front door. Evidently, it preferred the Bugloss to our feeders.
I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to try out the new auto-capture feature that Nikon recently added to the Z8 by a firmware update. I set my tripod and Z8 up about 8 or 9 feet from the Bugloss with a 300mm lens and focused on the part of the Bugloss where I thought the hummingbird was most likely to go. Just as I was about to initiate the auto-capture and was looking at the screen at the back of the camera the hummingbird flew right into the frame in perfect focus and exposure and in exactly the position in which I hoped to capture it. Before I could get my finger to the shutter release it was gone !! I could not believe my bad luck. After that, several hours, spread out over a couple of days, of having the camera in auto-capture mode produced zero results. I gave up.
The morning after deciding to suspend my auto-capture project, I was at my desk and, out the window, I observed a couple of birds engaging in some strange behaviour high on a white pine. I got my Z8 with the 160-600 mm lens and went to my front door to take some handheld pictures. The birds were too far away to get any good shots. Before I went back into the house, my attention turned wistfully to the Bugloss which had been the scene of my photographic defeat. I wondered if I was far enough from the Bugloss to focus on it with my long lens. So, I pointed my camera to it and began trying to focus on the Bugloss. The very first thing I saw through my finder when the image came into focus became the picture you see above.
The hummingbird gave me a second chance at exactly the image I had missed a couple of days earlier!!
At the end of a long climb (but not the end of this walk) I stood upon the Beehive to have this spectacular view on Lake Louise and its surroundings. No need so say (but I still do :) that this was a great reward for the climb, although there are more than enough rewards during the walk (more to come!, see also www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/25706772393).
From 11 June till the 25th of July, I traveled in Canada. Starting in Brighton Ontario, where my sister lives at the border of an amazing part of lake Ontario, I flew to Vancouver, and Vancouver island where I took the boat at Port Hardy to take part 1 of the Inside passage, to Prince Rupert in BC. Two days later I took part 2 to Skagway in Alaska. When coming from Skagway Alaska, you can take the train to Carcross. it is a very scenic train ride that halts at Bennet lake.
And then to Whitehorse and further on by car to Kluane National park in the Yukon district. Whitehorse is situated at the border of the Yukon. From there I flew back to Vancouver, rented a car, and traveled three weeks in the BC- and Alberta Rockies, visiting the famous, and less famous Nature parks like Banff and Jasper. Last few days back to Brighton Ontario to enjoy lake Ontario once more, before going home. A picture of my itinerary can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152940536581759&set...).
4000 pictures later, it is quite a task to show the right stuff, although the stunning scenery guarantees at least a few great shots to share. Objective will be to make a book (for myself mainly), and that might take a while.
Halloween is approaching fast and we have some amazing news for you! We just recently discovered that a world famous candy company Baaga Bay Corporation has created a viral contest for Halloween: They have released special candy that actually contains a MAP! That’s right! The kids who get all the map pieces together from the wrappers and find the location will be rewarded with LIFETIME SUPPLY OF CANDY!!! How amazing is that!
Would you like to eat candy for the rest of your life?! Who wouldn’t?! MadPea is so excited about this opportunity that we’re sharing the news from Baaga Bay Corporation with you and have helped them to pick carefully selected Candy Vendors around the grid and provide them with some special editions of their yummy sweet treats.
A map leading to delicious rewards is hidden inside the wrappers. All you have to do is go trick or treating and piece the map together… Sounds easy right?
As the fair weather continues, I thought it would be a good opportunity to practise some focus stacking techniques. This is one of the more simple ones that I did but I liked the composition enough to share the image. I am blending manually and this can be a pain-staking and lengthy process but I really do think that the rewards are worth the effort. There are still mistakes in focus points in all of the images I took yesterday but ultimately, I feel I managed to conceal these well for the most part. This image was taken on the coastline of Portknockie in Morayshire, Scotland.
our campaign to get enough money for jon to buy a scooter/sidecar so he can take the really sick dogs to a vet finished today. we made it!
any extra now will be used for medications.
so I can rest a bit, finish up some rewards and send them off, and then breathe a sigh of relief.
whew!
polaroid, auto-toned
The Alfama is the most wonderful section of Lisbon - tiny, twisting streets winding up a tall hill through the old, beautiful buildings. At every turn you find tiny squares, amazing views, fascinating architecture. A mysterious labyrinth to explore with many rewards.