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Unfinished mobile tactical nuke launcher. I couldn't decide if the missiles should be inside a hanger and they deploy on rails or if they're exposed (to frighten their enemy into surrender?) I wanted a sci-fi, Terran Trade Authority take on the old Joe Rolling Thunder command center.
This pic is from a month ago, of a build that I started a month before that. It's stalled and gathering dust at the moment. I desperately wanted to return to Crimso Giger's Zorg theme this year but I'm having trouble lately with large builds; just can't seem to find the motivation to finish them. I guess it's just one of those down times or mental blocks that come and go.
It might get converted into something for Hibernia but I feel so unfocused at the moment. Strangely wanting to build something doesn't always equate to having the energy to build it. Maybe it's just a confidence thing.
Lone tree by the shoreline of Pagbilao Province, Quezon, Philippines. Finally got to take out the 5dmk3 from sunrise to sunset for some test images. It's been 3 months since my last time out on the field, a good time to get out for some getting in shape shooting. The Mark III exposes clean and fast in Infrared, but do take note that the other considerations in shooting IR images such as, light spills and leaks, position vs the sun, focus shifts, covering your camera etc etc are still mandatories.
"Surrendering is letting go of resisting to what comes up. It is not the same as being stupid or blind (gullible). Be OK with either outcome. Withdraw intention from the matter. Surrender resisting. Surrender to God’'s will."
When you surrender everything to God, you can't have a say in the outcome. Do not look for a result, personal volition is removed, whatever God's will is, that's it."
"The way to God is constant surrender."
The Process of Surrender
* Spiritual seekers know that the core of all pathways to God is surrender, but to what is not clear. Without a decisive technique, many seekers spend years surrendering on content and complain that they are no farther along than before. The mind goes right on with its endless production and, therefore, one cannot surrender content as fast as it is produced; it is a losing game.
Next, one hears that it is not the content but attachments to the content that is the problem. This brings some relief but also brings the next question: How does one let go of attachments? It is necessary to examine to nature of an attachment. It is based on a belief and a desire. The belief is that a mental content will bring happiness and solve problems; therefore the attachments is to the implied promise that it is the thinking itself that is the road to happiness (wealth, success, love, etc.)
To let go of the thinking therefore seems frightening because it is also seen as the main tool of survival; plus it is 'me'. As 'me', it is viewed as unique, personal, and precious, and it constitutes the main data base of identification of 'who I am'.
The fear of loss of self-identity brings up resistance. As we get closer to the discovery of the source of the ego's tenacity, we make the amazing critical discovery that ''we are enamored with our self".
* There are two types of surrender
1. Surrender as attitude and
2. Surrender of specifics.
Surrender as attitude is when you say “whatever will be will be”. You go with the flow, either way will be fine. See the positive in any outcome.
* Constantly surrendering your will to God allows you to notice the spontaneity of life without putting forth your own agenda. You pull back. You are the witness. You pull back from being in the middle of the drama to being the witness, to being the watcher, to being the whole context in which everything occurs. You make that a style, a way of being in the world. You are not doing. You are allowing.
*David R. Hawkins
“You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination.”
As much as this falls has been overshot, there's a good reason why it is shot so often. Here, I wanted to focus on showing the sheer power of the water hurtling down hundreds of feet and spraying everything in sight. I also wanted to show the scale of the falls by placing my friend and guide Colby Brown right at the base. The challenge was figuring out the right shutter speed which would show movement but not render the water silky smooth. Given the sheer volume of spray projected at me and the camera, I had to have my lens cloth on the lens at all times and took it out only to take a burst of images.
Love is a flower that
blooms so tender, each kiss
a dew drop of sweet surrender.
Love is a moment of life enchanting,
let's take that moment that tonight is
granting.
Dean Martin
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Amazing storm that rolled over Newcastle last week. The shelf cloud only lasted for around 5 mins before it dispersed. Thats when the hail, Rain and Lightning started.
Model: Nick Palazzo
This image is part of my metamorphosis series on humans becoming nature. Here a man has come to accept his transformation, he’s at peace and in deep surrender.
The first step of change in life is accepting and acknowledging it. Only when you’ve accepted something then can you embrace it and start learning/growing from it. When we change we experience loss and shed a part of ourselves to gain and attribute the new parts that are forming. But accepting change is not some ethereal ideal, you have to be willing to plan and take the necessary actions that are the steps and stages for growth.
As this year is coming to a close this image is important for me to reflect upon the personal changes I’ve experienced this year and what it took to get me where I am now. I was in a very different and dark place earlier this year but have emerged from such pain into much more joy with many new friends who have helped me along the way. I’ve never been so excited for the things I have planned for next year! Thanks to my friends for playing such important parts to my well being and I hope you are able to take some time out to reflect upon your year and the journey it’s taken you. Thanks to everyone else for following my journey, I hope in some way I have given some inspiration to your lives and hope you will spread your own to others.
Fire and stone, Pyrite and Skin,
Heat,
Growing,...
Surrendering.
Being stronger than any time else.
The Goddess of Fire, Sitting in Her Strength.
So, let go, let go
Jump in
Oh well, what you waiting for?
It's all right
'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
"Let Go" - Frou Frou
Grief is so utterly powerful,
that we must surrender to the pain,
before we can learn to live and breathe again
(words) ~ KissThePixel2018
Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu (Nabataean Arabic: الرقيم), is a historical and archaeological city in southern Jordan. Petra lies on the slope of Jabal Al-Madbah in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah valley that run from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Established possibly as early as the 4th century BC as the capital city of the Nabataean Kingdom. The Nabataeans were nomadic Arabs who invested in Petra's proximity to the trade routes by establishing it as a major regional trading hub.
The trading business gained the Nabataeans considerable revenue, and Petra became the focus of their wealth. The earliest recorded historical reference to the city was when an envious Greek dynasty attempted to ransack the city in 312 BC. The Nabataeans were, unlike their enemies, accustomed to living in the barren deserts, and were able to repel attacks by utilizing the area's mountainous terrain. They were particularly skillful in harvesting rainwater, agriculture and stone carving. The Kingdom's capital continued to flourish until the 1st century AD when its famous Al-Khazneh facade was constructed, and its population peaked at an estimated 20,000 inhabitants.
Encroaching troops of the Roman Empire in 106 AD forced the Nabataeans to surrender. The Romans annexed and renamed the Kingdom to Arabia Petraea. Petra's importance declined as sea trade routes emerged, and after a 363 earthquake destroyed many structures. The Byzantine Era witnessed the construction of several Christian churches. By 700, the city became an abandoned place where only a handful of nomads grazed goats. It remained an unknown place until it was rediscovered by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt in 1812, sparking renewed interest in the city.
The city is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved. It is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction.
It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage".
Dead can dance - Song of the dispossessed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGjR1jTuves
"The river is deep and the road is long,
Daylight comes and I want to go home.
Awoke this morning
to find my people's tongues were tied.
And in my dreams they were given books to poison their minds.
The river is deep and the mountain high,..
How long before the other side?...
We are their mortar,
their building bricks and their clay.
Their gold teeth mirror
both our joys and our pain.
The river is deep and the ocean wide...
who will show us how to read the signs?...
The earth is our mother,
she taught us to embrace the light,
Now the Lord is master,
she suffers an eternal night.
You blocked up my ears,..
You plucked out my eyes,..
You cut out my tongue,..
You fed me with lies,..
Oh Lord."
I'm not sure this is still relevant, or even a good idea - but I have decided to take on the 365 project this year. If you're unfamiliar, I will try (key word - try) to take and post a picture for every day of this year.
I'm not making any guarantees, and I won't allow myself to stress over this. I have gotten discouraged at my lack of taking photos solely for the purpose of creativity, and this is how I choose to remedy it. There will be days I will not post a photo, but I will make up for it in following days. I'm not entirely sure of the rules, but I suppose I will make my own along the way.
This is more of a self experiment to see how I can progress my knowledge and ability as a photographer - if I may call myself that.
Here goes;
This photo is the result of a massive hangover from New Years eve and a day spent mostly in bed. I impressed myself just by getting up to shoot this - a great accomplishment, indeed...
Cheers, and happy new year.
I will never quit.
If knocked down, I will get back up, every time.
Words from the U.S Navy Seal creed; it takes a special kind of person.
(A creed is an oath or saying that provides a value structure by which to live or work by).
full details at:
www.artofmanliness.com/articles/manvotional-the-navy-seal...
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