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"The Indians marked the midsummer as the season when berries were ripe. We are a little saddened, because we begin to see the interval between our hopes and their fulfillment. The prospect of the heavens is taken away, and we are presented with a few small berries."
Henry David Thoreau
Better viewed LARGE.
Winter space...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!! A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!! Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
Aprendí que si uno avanza confiado en la dirección de sus ensueños y acomete la vida que se ha imaginado para sí, hallará un éxito inesperado en sus horas comunes.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau quote.
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New light...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
Reflection...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
- Henry David Thoreau.
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Recently on a weekend, we decided to make a surprise road trip to Morro Bay as a break from the pressures of our work. The last couple of times we visited the area, it was as impromptu guides for visiting family, so the photographer in me was excited to see and spend some time photographing the few locations I wanted to revisit. One of them was Morro Rock. Previously, I photographed the rock from the beach, but this time I wanted to do something different. A few years ago, while visiting Morro Beach and walking north along the shoreline, we realized that part of the dunes near the beach is cordoned off with restricted access to allow the endangered western snowy plover to nest. It was the first time I realized that Morro Bay is an important wildlife area, so one of my goals was to take a few images that captured the wild flavor of this world-famous tourist attraction.
I had a rough idea of this image but had real doubts about making it happen. However, I knew my best chance of getting wildlife in my image was during sunrise, so we woke up super early and headed to the beach despite the blistering cold. No birds were on the shore for the longest time I was at the beach. A few I saw were flying away, but luck was on my side that day, and slowly they started to come in. I waited for them to get comfortable with me and to get into position. I used a short tele focal length, so I was not worried about scaring them off. It was a lot of waiting, hunched down in the sand for them to get in front of the rock and hoping that my poor back didn’t give out. Thankfully the birds walked into position while foraging in the surf, and I got the image I had in my mind. Only I was way better than I had imagined.
" If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. '
Henry David Thoreau
- Henry David Thoreau
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Another shot from the Tioga Pass road at Yosemite National Park. By the time we reached the location the cloud cover over the sky was pretty sparse. And we were about an hour away from sunset. I was really impressed by the clarity of t hater and the shape of the clouds and the surrounding mountain peaks. The light was pretty dim and the mosquitoes fierce but I managed about three shots here and coupled with the Singh Ray polarizing filter the water gave me nice reflections.
I really liked the dead wood in the foreground and wanted to get close to it so had to slide down through a pretty narrow path with about $5k worth of gear till I reached the base and managed a nice compo. I did use the big stopper here for some shots but forgot to cover my eyepiece and managed to get some nasty purple flares. Hopefully some other day I will be able to return. Thanks a lot for visiting and your encouraging words.
“Such is the difference between an object seen through a warm, soft, and moist air and a cold, dry, hard one. Such is the genialness of nature that the trees appear to have put out feelers by which the senses apprehend them more tenderly. I do not know that the woods are ever more beautiful, or affect me more.”
- - Henry David Thoreau March 10, 1859
"It's time I should be thankful,
For all that I have got,
Instead of bitching and complaining,
Of all that I have not.
I just forgot,
That there are people with the blues,
Who are living on the sidewalk,
And are sleeping int their shoes,
They are the clues. . . . '
- - John Stewart "Midnight of the World"
Grâce à mon expérience, j’appris du moins que si l’on avance hardiment dans la direction de ses rêves, et s’efforce de vivre la vie qu’on s’est imaginée, on sera payé de succès inattendu en temps ordinaire. On laissera certaines choses en arrière, franchira une borne invisible ; des lois nouvelles, universelles, plus libérales, commenceront à s’établir autour et au dedans de nous ; ou les lois anciennes à s’élargir et s’interpréter en notre faveur dans un sens plus libéral, et on vivra en la licence d’un ordre d’êtres plus élevé. En proportion de la manière dont on simplifiera sa vie, les lois de l’univers paraîtront moins complexes, et la solitude ne sera pas solitude, ni la pauvreté, pauvreté, ni la faiblesse, faiblesse. »
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
philosophe, naturaliste et poète américain
- Henry David Thoreau.
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Last year, we visited the LA Arboretum a few times to photograph the incredible birds that frequently visit the park. While we were returning to the car, a large peacock landed right in front of us. It was a bit surprising, but soon a crowd gathered. I worried that the crowd would scare the peacock away, but it stayed, began to fan its tail, and put on a display. As I took my camera out of my backpack, I kept an eye on the background. Since this was all happening in the main entrance area of the arboretum, it wasn't easy to find a decent background. After circling the bird at a distance, I finally settled into a position, waiting for the bird to strike a good pose. I waited for a while on my knees, but eventually, it moved to a good spot and suddenly raised its head while lifting its tail. Before its fan fully opened and blocked my view, I managed to get a couple of shots. This one was my favorite of the bunch.
"I was born upon thy bank, river,
My blood flows in thy stream,
And thou meanderest forever
At the bottom of my dream. "
Henry David Thoreau
"Last year's grasses and flower-stalks have been steeped in rain and snow, and now the brooks flow with meadow tea...."
Henry David Thoreau
March 8, 1840
South Run Park, Fairfax Station, VA
- Henry David Thoreau.
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While visiting sand dunes in the past, I have always felt that the quote about them being slow-moving waves is absolutely true. I have tried photographing the dunes to resemble the waves but never got the results I imagined. On our last trip to Mesquite dunes, I used a 100-400mm telephoto lens as a challenge. I quickly gave up trying to stitch panoramas and started to focus on isolating sand formations. Using the maximum focal length of 400mm gave some incredible images, including a few that genuinely evoked the resemblance to waves often found in choppy seas.
~Henry David Thoreau~
Oh I knew immediately when I saw that quote it would be perfect for this image!
Happy perfect purple Saturday to all.
I've missed having time to play around with textures and do some uploading.
That darn work gets in the way!!
So on this photo I finally got a chance to try Isabelle's new actions. I used her Soulful Inspire "soothe" action.
Then I used 2 textures from Shana Rae in the Florabella collection of course.
Little blue book on color burn and soft light, and Reverie (cool) on hard light.
I could make 100 different combinations with these beautiful actions and textures, and have a terrible time choosing when to stop and what to upload!!
This was finally my choice for today.
Explore Aug 8 2009 #4
We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.
Henry David Thoreau
Left alone
In Thoreau's cabin
Broom in the corner
An alchemy of spirits
An ungloved hand, writing
There and everywhere
Swept away
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©Christine A. Evans 12.19.17
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Mi viene da pensare che non sono tanto gli uomini i guardiani delle greggi, ma le greggi guardiani degli uomini, perché quelle sono molto più libere di questi.
(Henry David Thoreau)
First light as the sun rises above the horizon over the Atlantic Ocean.
“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden
Jesus: I am the path, the truth, and the energy of life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6
A favorite, relaxing collection of tunes:
Buddha Café 2
The Old Forest
In these days during the Easter holidays I had the time to process a new work. A work from a couple of years ago. A beautiful spring morning with mist and a gentle rain I spent walking and wandering searching for some peace
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived"
Thoreau
I am struck by the simplicity of light in the atmosphere in the autumn, as if the earth absorbed none, and out of this profusion of dazzling light came the autumnal tints. -Henry David Thoreau
Sortie de lit...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!! A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!! Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
“It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.”
~Henry David Thoreau
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.
Henry David Thoreau
“I am grateful for what I am and have.
My thanksgiving is perpetual.
It is surprising how contented one can be
with nothing definite - only a sense of existence.
Well, anything for variety.
I am ready to try this
for the next ten thousand years, and exhaust it.
How sweet to think of
my extremities well charred,
and my intellectual part too,
so that there is no danger of worm
or rot for a long while.
My breath is sweet to me.
O how I laugh when I think
of my vague indefinite riches.
No run on my bank can drain it,
for my wealth is not possession
but enjoyment.”
- Henry David Thoreau
- Henry David Thoreau.
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Another panorama shot from the beautiful Trillium Lake. This one is made stitching together about 16 shots. I love how absolutely still the water for this shot, believe me with amount of ducks in the water that was a rarity. I also glad how the clouds came out in this shot and how they form a nice clam shell with the shoreline.
Thanks for visiting, hope you enjoy this shot..
- Henry David Thoreau.
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My second post from Point Cabrillo light station. This lighthouse was not part of our initial plans when we made the trip. But after the first day we realized how far Point Arena is from our campground we were forced to look for alternatives near Fort Bragg, and by total accident, we saw a picture of this location, and as soon as I realized there was a lighthouse close to our campground, the plan was decided.
When we got to the light station, I was a bit surprised how photogenic this little lighthouse was; it could be shot from north, south, and east. I posted a shot earlier which was from the north; this shot is more from the south-west of the light station. The fog coming in from the ocean diffused the sunset nicely and gave some beautiful colors in the sky, so I decided to include the cliffs to the south of the light station to provide the image with a bit of depth and to emphasize the diminutive size of the lighthouse.
“ It is remarkable that those flowers which are most emblematical of purity should grow in the mud.”
- - Henry David Thoreau June 20, 1853
Credo nella foresta, e nel campo, e nella notte in cui cresce il grano.
H.D. Thoreau - Camminare
Monte Tavianella - Appennino Tosco-Emiliano
•“Every morning was a cheerful invitation to make my life of equal simplicity, and I may say innocence, with Nature herself.”
― Henry David Thoreau
“Every morning a new sun greets us and our new life begins.”
― Marty Rubin
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“I frequently tramped eight or ten miles through the deepest snow to keep an appointment with a beech-tree, or a yellow birch, or an old acquaintance among the pines.” ~Henry David Thoreau
Do years die on December 31st? Or, do they become obsolete and end up in some wrecking yard? Or perhaps, they just wander off to a quiet place –like Thoreau– to contemplate?
Talking about contemplation, did you do any of that about this outgoing year? I haven’t. I won’t. I contemplate and reflect on my moments, not my years. Reflecting on a year brings out my personal potpourri of Rashomon effects… that is, depending on the dimness of the moment of contemplation, the bygone year appears anything from being productive to utterly asphyxiating. Such a wide spectrum of thoughts is useless to distill reflections. So, I reflect instead on moments. And in doing so, I realize that there were moments of all kinds, but only the purest and the kindest have schlepped me through the year like a flowing rivulet carries a fallen leaf. Many of those moments were right here on Flickr, in the august company of your trompe-l'œil creations that teleported me away from my mundane to your wonderland and/or your kindest and concinnate words that gave my wings a feather or two. For that, you my Flickr friends, have my solemn gratitude.
For the incoming new year, let me wish you googols of happiness and fulfilment. Also, I wish you more of sanity, tolerance, and empathy. And above all, let me wish you unwavering resilience. Like the little plant above, let us grow roots in our volcanic a'a lava and celebrate life in glorious colors despite all the surrounding shards and gloom.
Hello you, 2022!
Heads in the clouds...!!!
On Explore...!!! Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments...!!!
My wild river reflection…!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
Happiness is like a butterfly, the more you chase it, the more it will evade you, but if you notice the other things around you, it will gently come and sit on your shoulder.” - Henry David Thoreau
These two butterflies evaded me for quite a while on my recent photo shoot, but fortunately patience won the day and I was blessed with a double butterfly shot. I am shouting out a wish to all for double happiness today. 😊 #butterfly #selbygardens #marieselbygardensphotography #marieselbygardens #thoreau #thoreauquotes #happinessquotes
One more old favorite redone in Topaz Adjust. Though I love Fall's cool, crisp, dry days, it is also hard to part with Summer's warm excess. As they say, to every season, turn, turn, turn....
Go LARGE and you'll be in the woods. : ))
Reflet de mon lac sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste concentré sur un autre petit morceau de planète ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
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The last greens of water...!!!
My wild lake reflection...!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated on other of my small piece of planet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
(Henry David Thoreau)
A self portrait from a nice walk together with my mother-in-law last Sunday.
This Sunday I've spent most of the time indoors- rehearsing, singing and working on a photography assignment.
(I also just found out that I won the weekly prize today, on a photo competition on national TV's weather forecast- with a photo of a silent harbour during sunrise. The prize is lots of really nice and really comfy wool clothes ♡)
My album of self portraits here.
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"While yet alive, before their tints had faded, they glistened like the fairest flowers, the product of primitive rivers; and he could hardly trust his senses, as he stood over them, that these jewels should have swam away."
~Henry David Thoreau~
These are Portuguese man-of-war; found washed up on the beach during our Florida vacation in December.
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