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This photo spans an area from Mare Cognitum (in the upper left) to the Southern Highlands (in the lower right) along the lunar terminator. It includes much of Mare Nubium and the show-stopping beauty of Bullialdus Crater.
I often find themes for my discussions of my moon photos. For this one, I choose three: “Contrast”, “Deep Time”, and “Treasure Hunt”.
The simplest of these is Contrast. There are many examples of contrast here. What examples do you see? Of course, there is a broad range of brightness across the image, with deep darks in the lower left, brighter gray tones in the upper right, and near whites on high points that catch the rising sunlight most directly. Along the day-night terminator the lightest and darkest tones are closest together, where they emphasize the ruggedness of the terrain. The contrast between the overlapping craters of the Southern Highlands and the plains of Mare Nubium is also compelling. And then there is the contrast in the age of the craters. Most of the craters here are incredibly old – worn and flooded, many buried altogether. Bullialdus stands out as strikingly different. How so?
In Bullialdus Crater, we see a classic example of an Eratosthenian Period crater. What does that mean? To address that, we come to the second and most profound theme for this image, “Deep Time”. At first glance, Eratosthenian Period craters appear relatively young. Like Bullialdus, their crater walls are terraced and sharply defined, with some evidence of slumping. The central peaks are evident and stand tall above the crater floor. The outer walls or ramparts appear thick. They rise high above the surrounding terrain. Closer examination of the outer walls shows them to bear evidence of materials that flowed outward from the crater, burying the original terrain in radially spreading hills and hummocks. Chains of craterlets dot the area, also in a radial pattern of dispersion, where larger chunks of ejected material created new craters upon re-impacting the Moon. So, what then separates Eratosthenian Period craters from even younger craters such as Copernicus or Tycho? First and most evidently, systems of rays. Younger, Copernican Period craters sit at the centers of bright, light-colored systems of ejecta rays. Eratosthenian Period craters pretty much have none. Rays are made of light-colored material dug from deep below the lunar surface and sprayed across hundreds, even thousands of miles of the Moon’s face. Over time, this material darkens to match the rest of the lunar surface, a consequence of hundreds of millions to billions of years of weathering due to solar radiation and micrometeorite bombardment. A second differentiator between Eratosthenian Period craters and younger craters is secondary cratering. Younger craters have (as yet) been spared disfiguration by more recent impacts. Here, the wonderful outer rampart of Bullialdus is marred at the four o’clock position by a younger crater, Bullialdus A. It takes a great deal of time before another large impactor to draws a bead on the area occupied by a previously gouged crater. Given enough time, it happens. Bullialdus has been around long enough to have suffered that fate.
There is no way to escape consideration of “deep time” when contemplating the Moon. Eratosthenian Period craters like Bullialdus look youngish, like middle-aged features, ones that are “mature” but “still in their prime”. On the Moon those terms describe craters that formed between 1.1 and 3.4 billion years ago. That’s a long time ago. On Earth, the Eratosthenenian Period corresponds to an era beginning when single-cellular lifeforms were dominant, extending through the emergence of photosysnthesis and later sexual reproduction, and ending with the proliferation of multicellular organisms. Take a minute and let that sink in.
Enough navel-gazing. Let’s turn to other things in this photo that I find kind of cool. To the right of Bullialdus lies an oddly shaped, non-round crater. It’s a compound crater that looks somewhat like a heart. This is Wolf Crater. In certain lighting conditions, the heart shape is pronounced, and it draws the eye. Below Bullialdus, just right of center is a round crater with a lava filled basin, no central peak, low walls that barely rise above the terrain of Mare Nubium, and an unusual teardrop southward extension. This is an old crater. It looks to me like a keyhole, which is a useful mnemonic for its name: Kies Crater. Kies Crater is also old. It clearly predates the formation of Mare Nubium, for it is all but buried by the lava flood that filled the basins of Mare Nubium. A look around Mare Nubium reveals a great many craters that have suffered such inundation. To the left of the teardrop feature of Kies a smallish mound is visible, due to the low angle light. This is a landmark named Kies Pi. It is not conspicuous, but it merits a close look. You might spot a small crater or depression on its peak. If you spot it, congratulations! You are looking down the throat of a lunar volcano. The ‘crater’ on top is a volcanic caldera. I speak often of lunar lava flows; here is one of the contributory sources for the lava that flooded this part of the Moon. Below Kies Crater and Kies Pi volcano we come to a line of cliffs and ridges that mark the boundary of Mare Nubium. These cliffs, known as Rupes Mercator, are punctuated by a pair of similarly sized and shadow-bound craters: Mercator on the right, and Campanus on the left. As Mercator lies closer to the rising sun, a portion of its floor is illuminated, and contrasts with the remaining shadows cast by the crater’s eastern rim. Below the ridges of Rupes Mercator and these two craters like another small region of mare material. This is no major feature, but it may have found its time: this is Palus Epidemiarum, the “Marsh of Epidemics”. Who calls things that?!?!
By now you probably have noticed the long crack that runs across Palus Epidemiarum, Rupes Mercator and Mare Nubium, from the terminator in lower center and extending to the middle right margin of this photo. That crack is Rima Hesiodus. At the right edge of the image, Rima Hesiodus tangentially connects to the rim of the crater for which it is named, Hesiodus Crater. If you find that, note the small crater that lies on the lower edge of Hesiodus. You might see that this crater has another crater rim concentric to its main rim. This crater, Hesiodus A is famous for being one of a small set of craters that look like bullseyes, perfect double-tap impacts drilled into the Moon’s face. Again, the deep time issue rears up. How long would you have to wait for something like that to occur at random!
OK. Enough. I mean really this time. I will close with some puzzles for the interested. This is a region blessed with a great many features that have interested Selenophiles. I will draw attention to one: the Bullialdus Causeway. I learned of it in Andrew Planck’s blog. Its nature remains a mystery, but the Causeway is visible in this image. The following links will point the curious to this and many other features of this part of the Moon. Most are visible in this image, but some, alas are not. Let the “Treasure Hunt” theme commence!
andrewplanck.com/bullialdus-the-most-conspicuous-mo…/
Instrumentation:
Celestron EdgeHD 8 telescope, ZWO ASI290MM monochrome camera, Celestron Advanced VX mount.
Processing:
Pre-processing of 4926 frame .ser file with PIPP. Best 5% of those video frames stacked with AutoStakkert!3, wavelets processing with Registax 6, and final processing in Photoshop CC 2020.
sometimes the simplest of gifts (GIFTS) can make you happy...because you realise they thought that little gift would make you happy...
my maid knowing my penchant for photography, sometimes brings me flowers she picks, on her way to my home in the afternoons...smiling she would hold them out to me as i open the door..
Lakshmi's family is from Nepal and she is a mother of four children...a petite woman with a bony face. brought up by her grandmother, married at 13 and having had her first child quiet early she has come a long way ...with a husband who can get quiet aggressive with his drinking habits. it's rare that you will find a frown on her....i see how she has steeled herself to face the adversities of life despite having no support from any other quarters. she would smile and ask "jeena toh hai na deedi?" ( got to live isnt it? )
on this day she brought me a clump of hibiscus buds and flower.
The Wild....
The simplest things are often the prettiest, the random chance of a wildflower or a weed, which grows at will in the oddest places; along a trail, beside a busy roadway, at the edge of a river or even the small cracks and gaps of a sidewalk... they do bring beauty to our urban world.
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Skiddaw is a mountain in the Lake District National Park in England. With a summit at 931 m (3,054 ft) above sea level it is the fourth highest mountain in England. It lies just north of the town of Keswick, Cumbria, and dominates the skyline in this part of the northern lakes. It is the simplest of the Lake District mountains of this height to ascend (as there is a well-trodden tourist track from a car park to the north-east of Keswick, near the summit of Latrigg) and, as such, many walking guides recommend it to the occasional walker wishing to climb a mountain. This is the first summit of the fell running challenge known as the Bob Graham Round when undertaken in a clockwise direction.
The mountain lends its name to the surrounding areas of "Skiddaw Forest", and "Back o' Skidda'" and to the isolated "Skiddaw House", situated to the east, formerly a shooting lodge and subsequently a youth hostel. It also provides the name for the slate derived from that region: Skiddaw slate. Tuned percussion musical instruments or lithophones exist which are made from the slate, such as the Musical Stones of Skiddaw held at the Keswick Museum and Art Gallery.
The bedrock of Skiddaw, commonly known as Skiddaw Slate, is the Kirkstile Formation. This Ordovician rock is composed of laminated mudstone and siltstone with greywacke sandstone. At the summit this is overlain by scree and to the south are areas where the underlying Loweswater Formation surfaces.
Derwentwater (or Derwent Water) is one of the principal bodies of water in the Lake District National Park in north west England. It lies wholly within the Borough of Allerdale, in the county of Cumbria.
The lake occupies part of Borrowdale and lies immediately south of the town of Keswick. It is both fed and drained by the River Derwent. It measures approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long by 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and is some 72 feet (22 m) deep. There are several islands within the lake, one of which is inhabited. Derwent Island House, an 18th-century residence, is a tenanted National Trust property open to the public on five days each year.
Derwentwater is a place of considerable scenic value. It is surrounded by hills (known locally as fells), and many of the slopes facing Derwentwater are extensively wooded. A regular passenger launch operates on the lake, taking passengers between various landing stages. There are seven lakeside marinas, the most popular stops being: Keswick, Portinscale and the Lodore Falls, from which boats may be hired. Recreational walking is a major tourist activity in the area and an extensive network of footpaths exists within the hills and woods surrounding the lake.
The Keswick—Borrowdale road runs along the eastern shore of the lake and carries a regular bus service. There is a lesser, or unclassified, road along the western shore connecting the villages of Grange and Portinscale.
Derwentwater gave its name to the Earldom of Derwentwater.
The lake is believed to be the last remaining native habitat of the vendace (Coregonus vandesius) fish from the 4 originally known sites: Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwent Water in the Lake District and the Castle Loch & Mill Loch in Lochmaben.
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Taken for the Macro Monday's theme of 'Cutter'
One of the many tools I get to play with at work. One of the simplest but probably the most dangerous!
HMM! all :)
Sometimes the simplest things in nature are incredibly beautiful.....:)
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Parfois, les choses les plus simples dans la nature sont incroyablement belles... : )
"no photographer is as good as the simplest camera."
~ edward steichen, photographer, painter, art gallery curator
Wishing everyone wherever you may be, a happier and kinder New Year 2025!!
May 2025 be filled with many moments of Joy. In the simplest of things. And may you find time to spread joy to others who might need a little in their lives. There is nothing more precious to give than your time, energy, and love. Don't waste it!
Auguro a tutti, ovunque voi siate, un Capodanno 2025 più felice e gentile!!
Io spero il 2025 essere pieno di tanti momenti di gioia. Nelle cose più semplici. E che voi potete trovare il tempo a dare gioia ad altri che hanno questo bisogno nella loro vita. Non c’è niente di più prezioso da donare del vostro tempo, energia e amore. Non sprecarlo!
Thank you!
Grazie!
Lisa
Film: Rollei Retro 400s
35mm
Camera: Olympus OM10
Lens: Tamron Tele Macro 35-135mm
Manual Focus
No Crop, No Filter, No Post Production.
Sunny 16 Rule Metering.
f11 1/250
Developer: Ilford Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 20c 10 minutes
Fixer: Ilford Fixer 4.5 minutes
Wetting Agent: Adox 1 Minute
This morning, I tried to reconnect with childhood memories and make some fried dumplings, left over from my soup. My father's aunt used to treat us to these and we loved it.. She would fry any left over vegetables and they were transformed into this delicious meal.
Here is a collage of them frying and the final dish. I added a dipping sauce, which my aunt would not have done. Thanks for visiting:)
Sometimes the simplest things can be the most delightful. I just loved the colours and shapes of these autumnal lily pads that we came across in a small pond near Loch Clair.
If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if the simplest things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.
Another synesthesia painting, this time to Seether's "Simplest Mistake", a song which I literally hadn't listened to in over a year. It was interesting for me to do a mental 'double-take' on the colors, first prior to understanding why I saw them, and now after.
I focused mostly on the vocals, especially when the lead singer throws his voice. The edges around the orange should be a little more ragged. But considering the art of throwing voices, Seether's singer has a pretty smooth tone, unlike most others.
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Even the simplest things can make a nice photographic subject. We often tend to agglomerate the images, just to realize that simple is always better.
Hope you like it, enjoy!
Photo: Balcic, Bulgaria
This was one of those scenes that jarred me back to reality as I wandered about in a local cemetery. It's often the simplest of things that have effect me this way. Here it was solemn figure of a soldier standing vigil over the grave of a fallen Marine. Arm frozen in eternal salute. The dress uniform splattered with the ubiquitous spray of grass and weeds kicked up by an errant weed whip. I felt a presence here. Not in terms of a ghost or spirit. But a weird sort of heaviness, contemplating a life cut short by someone devoted to service. Someone probably much younger than me. Tight knit bunch these Marines. Attended a Marine wedding a few years back, my cousin married a young Marine corporal. At the reception I noticed a small table near the entrance, set up for just one person. I was told this was the 'missing man' table. It was a tribute to fallen comrades and a custom at receptions and official events. The night was filled with joy and laughter but I found myself pre-occupied with the empty little table and what it signified. And how the young Marines in this room had ensured that the table be present. Lots of respect there. It's one of those moments that has never left me. I thought back on the little table as I contemplated this little statue. And now the two images are forever intertwined.
Sometimes its the simplest things in life that can give us the most pleasure. Looking out across this field towards the home in the background reminded me of younger days, when after playing outside all day in the cold we would come back to the house and be greeted by the smells of dinner in the oven.
Many years ago life was so much easier and as children we found entertainment in the simplest of things. Take one square piece of white paper and fold it to make a game that provided hours of fun!
A fortune teller, also called a cootie catcher, chatterbox, salt cellar, or whirlybird, is a form of origami used in children's games. Parts of the fortune teller are labelled with colours or numbers that serve as options for a player to choose from, and on the inside are eight flaps, each concealing a message. The person operating the fortune teller manipulates the device based on the choices made by the player, and finally one of the hidden messages is revealed. Happy Macro Mondays.
Sometimes landscapes are best when left to its simplest form. Here is one I saw while walking in Cooks meadow area
It’s ok to smile for show only. That’s the simplest way to avoid the almost certain ensuing questions you’d really rather not answer.
When we recall the past, we usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospect give off the greatest glow of happiness. Bob Hope
~happy glowing fence friday~
Looking closely at the simplest of fruits reveals layers of designs. Love how the rays of strawberries reflect the sun needed to ripen them.
Sedona is a beautiful Arizona desert town near Flagstaff that is surrounded by red-rock buttes, steep canyon walls and pine forests. It is noted for its mild climate and vibrant arts community. (visitarizona.com)
Among all of the unique pleasures of Sedona, two of the simplest and most gratifying are its stunning sunsets and inspiring sunrises. It is nature at its best! Probably the most popular for both sunrise and sunset viewing is Airport Mesa, where panoramic views of Sedona and spectacular long distance views of Bell Rock, Cathedral Rock, and Courthouse Buttte never fail to impress and inspire awestruck visitors! (callofsedona.com)
The drive from our home in southern California to Sedona is approximately 7 hours. My husband and I got off to a little late start, but still hoped to arrive by sunset. With this being our first trip to Sedona and having planned it on the spur of the moment, I googled on the way there where the best place to see a sunset in Sedona would be and found Airport Mesa. We arrived in Sedona just as the sun was beginning to set and the beautiful towering red rock formations were starting to glow bright red from the glorious sun peeking through some passing storm clouds. Sadly, I had not counted on traffic impeding our progress to Airport Mesa. So I enjoyed the view from the car and tried to capture the breathtaking site from my window unsuccessfully. Just before arriving at Airport Mesa, there was a little parking lot that was full at the base of the hill. Hoping to capture just a bit of the glorious color, I had my husband drop me off and I ran up a small red rock hill and disappointedly saw that most of the color had already faded from the red rock formations. I then looked up and to the west to see stunning colors developing in the clouds, and I switched from shooting the red rock to just taking in the glorious sunset over Sedona and this is the result. Hope you enjoy it... :-)
In our little downtown area, the sparrows are as ubiquitous as the pigeons and the squirrels. It always makes me a little sad to see them navigating around some careless person's debris. Being conscientious about our waste disposal is one of the simplest things we can do to help our urban wildlife.
Created for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Challenge 32 - Urban Nature: www.flickr.com/groups/photopigs/discuss/72157651060404195/
Nature always tends to act in the simplest way. --Bernoulli
When I was young, I used to think that white butterflies (or moths) were angels. I would never allow myself to catch one, for I did not want to make God mad.
Sometimes as I watch them fly past, I still wonder if it's possible....
"We stand here amidst MY achievement!"
Here's probably the simplest out of my Rogue One figures, Director Krennic. I was going to have him in a duo shot with Vader, but I felt like Vader deserved his own photo.
So like I said, Krennic was pretty simple. His torso was pretty much the only place that required work on this figure. I extended the uniform with e-tape so it wraps around the waist, similar to Dylan's Thrawn and my ANH Luke Skywalker. His belt, buckle, and holster are all made out of e-tape as well.
For his metal plaque, I sculpted on the main rectangular plaque then a the separate squares later. The rest of the details on the torso were painted on, like the outline of the uniform, the code cylinders, and wrinkles.
His cape is a modified CapeMadess cape.
The hair was dry brushed in dark brown and grey.
His DT-29 was made out of a Tokarev as the base, and the cylinder, barrel, and scope were added on.
Shoutout to Sander for helping edit the pic!
I know, pretty simple figure but I'm pleased with him.
Let me know what you all think!
Sometimes the simplest flowers are the most beautiful ones, because their simplicity and chromatic purety look like moments of sincerity mother nature offers to our eyes. The Californian poppies are a perfect exemple of this. Shot in Village-Neuf, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, Grand est, France, Europe in june of 2015
Parfois, les plus simples des fleurs sont les plus belle, tant leur simplicité et la pureté de leur couleurs trahit comme un moment de sincérité de la nature envers nos yeux. En la matière, les superbes coquelicots de Californie font des merveilles… Photo réalisée à Village-Neuf (Grand Est), Haut-Rhin, France, en juin 2015
This picture was created out of my most basic love for the visual medium, a desire to create from within in the simplest way possible.
www.promotingpassion.com/promoting-passion-week-35-stress...
This past month has been a rather incredible breakdown of my workflow...First I had to get a new laptop, and right after, my camera broke. This past weekend my Mac broke, and last week my email stopped working. It has been a strange month, but all an amazing reminder that we are not bound to our equipment, and that even in times of stress we can find the good in everything - it is always there, waiting to be found.
The video quality on this week's Promoting Passion video isn't as good as I would like, but instead of stressing over it I'm just presenting it as-is - the best I could do with very limited equipment, and perhaps adding in an extra smile :)
feeling blue, too? (click for large)
Part of my Simplest Things set, where each image is just as gloomy and blue as the last.
I'm plenty busy ATM, but not quite sure if it's for the better... So I don't expect to have time to visit any streams any time soon (not that I've been any good at that anyway lol). But the uploading will continue.. I cherish each of your comments.
(Probably should have saved this as tomorrow's HBW shot hehe.)
Celebrating #EnchantedAsianDay with my friend @janice.kya
This photo is inspired by @jessica_drossin 's soft ambience portraits, evoking a magical realm created by simple ingredients - humans and nature.
This spring has been strange for me. I came back from a journey in Japan.
I came back to a world unfolding before me, brimming with rapid ideations and AI creations.
I am talking to young college graduates who are lost, confused, unable to find passion in their jobs.
I want to use this photo, to remind me, of a simpler narrative.
My greatest wish, is to just sit here with you, watching sunrise, sunset, embracing low tide, high tide, observing passersby appear, disappear.
My simplest joy, my simplest desire, my simplest love - is to hold your hand in this moment.
A moment of our own sacred space, untouched by the distractions of the outside world.
Model: @janice.kya
Color toned with Inferno and Iris from @the.colorlab
Butterflies: Butterfly overlays by @jessica_drossin
Photography @jajasgarden
Sometimes it is the simplest gestures that carry the greatest magic. 🌿
A kiss, a smile, a moment full of life – captured in the summer’s green, light as the wind, warm as the sun.
Freedom expressed in it's simplest and lightest form, yet has a profound effect
to my soul and my inner being reaches out to find silence and peace.
Let the waters settle, you will see the stars and moon mirrored in your being.
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FORTY
“The first and simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind, is curiosity”
Edmund Burke ~
Sometimes the simplest images are the ones that make me appreciate film the most.
Image made with my Nikon F100.
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.
Gratitude is the simplest way to change one’s perspective of the world. It allows us to appreciate the positive, rather than focus on the negative aspects of our lives. Learning to be grateful helps us appreciate the little things in life that we tend to take for granted, which brings about a deep feeling of satisfaction that fulfills and nourishes us.
I'm going to try for the month to show some of the people and things I'm truly THANKFUL for.
Today I'm thankful for Dave who goes along with some of my silliness escapades. Yesterday we had fun at the senior center lunch.