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It takes grit and determination to compete in the log cutting speed contest....so give it you're best go.
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.
Have a sweet and glorious day dear flickr friends.
Thank you for all of your visits to my photo-stream dear flickr friends....very much appreciated.
Another piece I created using my Wacom tablet and digital paint. This beautiful black woman showing her strength.
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
Thank you guys for your support. It's so nice to have this as my outlet for frustration. I'm feeling better today and hopefully each day will become easier from here.
Big, old trees are beautiful aren't they. This tree with its enormous roots has seen so much.. hopefully it will still be around long after I'm gone.
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Adventures in Seeing # 9 - Everything is Worthy
When I go down to the harbour, it's to be near the water, to see the boats and especially the reflections, but I often purposely seek out the details that we sometimes take for granted. There are hidden hooks and ropes and chains and all manner of things that are worthy of my attention.
In this capture, I love the structure of the thick linked chains, the texture of the rust and the contrast with the white painted chain.
We are born helpless, but while growing older, we think that our knowledge is superior to the experience of the ones that live what still lies ahead of us. We are rebellious, impatient and dogmatic. Through the years, we increasingly become convinced that who we are, what we do and how we think is the ultima ratio - a protagonist who wants to stand out above the crowd.
We are captured in a blunted actuality but are still depending on the love and grace of those who surround us.
Life is fragile, life is complicated and the maintenance of our personal reality is always in danger. So perhaps at one point, the validity of the known is questioned: normality becomes the exception, and the exception becomes the lonely straw one clutches on.
While trying not to drown in the sea of anger, fear, and uncertainty, we might reason with ourselves. Rewriting our story by questioning who we are, what we do and what we believe - an opportunity to become a protagonist who stands out above the crowd.
Life is vivid, life is unsteady, life is full of eventualities.
Last year was probably the hardest year of my life. I had my exams and I started college and also battled with phases of depression which I feel I have grown past now thanks to self portraiture.
I never used upload images of myself last year as my self confidence was so poor I didn't like a single picture of myself that I had done. I felt as though my photography was rubbish compared to that of summer 2011 and so around November 2012 I tried to make pictures featuring a model to get my views back.
As I had no one to model for me on the spot I had to use myself. At first, I didn't want to show my face in the photo because I hated the way I looked but I felt as though I needed too to get the idea I was going for. Eventually, I had created a few pictures of my whole face in and I decided I liked them because I was in it and then my self confidence grew.
I feel as though now, in the space of less than a year, I like myself more than I ever have done because of the self portraits I had done. I never thought they would have such an impact on my feelings and attitudes towards situations that happen every day.
I only have a few hobbies and one of the main ones are photographing and editing. I love doing my hair and makeup, getting my camera and tripod and then walking out into the countryside and setting up my shot. It gives me a great feeling when I feel I've made something I really really like and then to have other people like it as well is an even better feeling.
I can only say an enormous thank you to everyone that regularly views my work and comments occasionally. I am really very happy with how things are right now.
SOOC image taken at the ArtCare Gallery (maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Emotion/239/250/3704) in front of the engaging artwork entitled Strength by Sethos Lionheart.
'Hardship'
It steers us towards our real strengths...
I finally took a photo with this shipwreck
I hated the sight of the dead seagull and the unknown in the long grass!
He pulls disabled trains for a fee. He makes it look easy. Eats cheap Americano food, Wheaties, for breakfast. Owes his strength to his ascetic lifestyle.
"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death." - Leonardo da Vinci
"The Human Spirit can never be paralyzed. If you are breathing, you can dream."
-- Michael Brown
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"Strength and Focus"
castellers
in barcelona
building human castles
in catalonia
a tradition and culture
that crosses time and generations
head and shoulders above all
they climb
an art, a talent
athletes above all
my respect to you
for who you are
and what you do
it is not easy
it requires strength and focus
practice, practice, practice
consistent technique
a skill to climb
and togetherness
and family....above all
.... family
-bran10 11-2-2019
"Força i enfocament"
castellers
a barcelona
construir castells humans
a Catalunya una tradició i una cultura
que travessa el temps i les generacions
cap i espatlles sobretot pugen
un art, un talent
esportistes sobretot
el meu respecte
cap a vosaltres
per qui ets i què fas
no és fàcil
requereix força i enfocament
practicar, practicar, practicar
tècnica consistent
una habilitat per escalar i unió
i la família .... sobretot
.... família
-google translate
-bran10 11-2-2019
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Story time: I was here in the very same spot last year during Game 7 of the NBA Finals. It was sad, it didn't end the right way and I left home disappointed.
In the post season, we got KD.. and we won the post season.
Starting in the 2016-2017 season, we wondered what would happen with the team chemistry. Kerr and team found what works. KD and Curry be the leads while everyone else follows.
It worked against the GOAT and Cleveland.
I came back to the same spot this year and listened to the end of the game on the radio.
We won.
Strength in Numbers.
the sand was damp from the morning tide, and the air hung heavy with the scent of salt and seaweed. he leaned forward, bracing himself against the world, his eyes locked on the horizon, as if searching for something just out of reach. the sunday quiet of santa ponça was broken only by the occasional cry of a gull. the beach, normally alive with sun and laughter, was still and waiting. behind him, the sea whispered its endless stories. the kind of stories he carried on his shoulders, each ripple a reminder of something lost, something found.
Another play on a photo taken at the Kelley Ryden and Tracy Raver workshop. We were fighting to get shots ... beautiful model. Floor was wet with drool.
Strength - Strength in relationships and life is like a rock in the rapids of life, holding fast while all around you is chaos, allowing life to grow upon your strength. via 500px ift.tt/1U6SC2H
My tongue is all twisted around the air
I'm looking for words that were so well rehearsed
But I can't find them anywhere
With you there's no easy answer
It's true
- Poe, Amazed
Tropidacris collaris
Giant South American Grasshopper (nymphs) - Zuid-amerikaanse Reuzensprinkhaan (Suriname)
Canon 5D Mark IV + Sigma 180mm 1:2.8 APO macro DG HSM
The strength of the Cuban people shines through their vibrant way of life and close family ties, reflecting their resilient spirit
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Having fun with textures on this view of Stearns Warf in Santa Barbara, California.
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Finally managed some nicer photos. They turned into a (rather dull) photostory, too.
The full thing in my blog.