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When you enlarge this scene and read the sign you'll find the delightful name for this little place is Ballroom. On one side of this farm house is the main road, and on the other there is a creek. The sheep we saw in the previous photo can cross the creek into the main paddock by following the route taken in the previous photo I posted today.
In the current world situation, I don't think it is just nostalgia that makes you think this might be one of the most idyllic places to live on earth.
The Zeeland Bridge is the longest bridge in the Netherlands, it is 5022 metres long...
Best on black :)
Ilusat vabariigi aastapäeva!
It's Estonian Independence Day - 98 years of Republic (more than half of them annexed to the Soviet Union and not independent at all, but the people never forgot)
Per mio padre,una delle persone che ho amato tanto nella vita...la canzone era una delle sue preferite e mi è ritornata ieri in mente insieme ad un ondata di ricordi perchè mentre facevo la spesa al supermercato era nell'aria cantata da Claudio Baglioni...spesso lo penso,ma ogni tanto la mostalgia di tempi passati e la sua assenza si fanno + vive...mi manca anche se gli ultimi anni combatteva con una malattia degenerativa...mi manca...E' un omaggio un pò in ritardo al suo trascorso onomastico
Explore #10 FP
I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah.
The girl that's driving me mad is going away.
She's got a chicken to ride, She's got a chicken to ri-hi-hide,
She's got a chicken to ride, But she don't care.
Apologies to Lennon & McCartney www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMxyK9azXR4
For ODC, Misheard Lyrics
Just happened to have a 50s dress in my bag of tricks, and my friend Carolina had that pair of shoes in her purse as we drove by that abandoned car on the side of a desert road in New Mexico. You don't need much to produce an image that tells a story, improvisation and seizing the moment is all you really need.
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... to be human
is to become visible
while carrying
what is hidden
as a gift to others...”
― David Whyte
Driving to Akaroa
Akaroa is a little French town on the coast of the south island of New Zealand. While in Christchurch, this was the #1 spot people told me I had to visit! It's not a long drive at all, and it was a great destination for sure.
Along the way, we passed these perfect little hills and water inlets ...
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from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
Shot with Canon EOS 400D + Canon 18-55mm
I love this umbrella. I didnt bringt it there, Henry brought it with him only to be protected from the rain. I instantly knew that this is a perfect object for shooting and took it in with me. It was the best decision I could have made.
I already know that this week will be a complete "red umbrella" week and I think that is just perfect. I love the images that came out and I hope you do so.
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I wanted to catch some Canola before it was finished blooming but I was too late, so hay bales would do! 4 frame HDR using the ND Lee Filter system to take the sky down a notch or 3!
" it is particularly the haying time that I remember with the old square bales and making stacks, my Dad would use a pitchfork to lift the bales on to the wagon and my Brothers and I would stack the wagon interlocking the bales to get a big stack kind of like Lego! My Dad was still lifting the bales in his 50's and now I'm the same age and marveling at how strong he was!"
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Tokyo in Spring 2015 : 春に東京での旅 Tokyo in Spring 2015
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Taking the Streets in Malaysia
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Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming." - David Bowie
[Ushering in 2017 with an open heart and a peaceful resilience. For many of us, 2016 was a strange, powerful, turbulent year. Among so many other incredible beacons, the world lost Bowie. I haven't been up to talking about it publicly very much, because the sudden loss of such an indescribable spirit took the wind and even light out of me for such a time. Here was a man who was undeniably whomever he chose to be, at any given point. I doubt there will be another artist in my lifetime who will inspire me to the degree Bowie did.
From the age of seven on, I followed along with his journey, rapt in his mesmerizing glow. He taught me how to embrace my "weird," and he helped so many of us who felt we never belonged to feel we actually do. I had a dream of someday photographing him. Clearly that didn't pan out—not how I'd hoped. But it reminded me of the precious nature of life and how even when things don't happen as we envision, it doesn't mean we stop going. Bowie sure as hell wouldn't have.
Do what you need to to get yourself riled up for positive change. Dance on a rooftop, sparkler in hand, singing Bowie at the top of your lungs. You are alive! You are breathing and your heart is beating, and there is so much to see and taste and experience!
And there is work to be done. The planet is gasping for us. Marginalized people need our support—our *active* support. This is not a time for despondency or indifference or apathy. This is a time for revolutionary thinking, dreaming, and action. The world needs warriors with drive and passion and fire that pulls at the seams of their existence. Are you a warrior? Of course you are—to LIVE is to be a warrior. Every. Damn. Day. Now let's get to work. No time to dally. Tomorrow belongs to those who hear it coming.
Huge thank you to Redd Walitzki for the beautiful Dark Crystal inspired war paint! And another big thank you to Adric Knight for braving the chill of the forest with me yesterday to help me capture this portrait. Happy new year. Let's make it that, shall we?]
Boulder, Colorado. The cut grass ready to be baled: it's been threshed. The early morning hot air balloons as a bonus.
Faro Roncudo. A grandiosidade dos cantís galegos e o son bravú do Atlántico na Costa da Morte.
"Lighthouses are endlessly suggestive signifiers of both human isolation and our ultimate connectedness to each other." — Virginia Woolf.
Rend Collective — My lighthouse ♫ youtu.be/Pq7-8gRa8I4
Luar Na Lubre — Corme ♫ youtu.be/Hv1t35QL-Wg
Photo taken with mobile phone (Nokia Lumia 930) and edited with Fotor.
When I took this photo, the steps looked like they lead to another world. The rock at the base of the assent looks like a magical turtle rising up out of the water. I wish I had the skill to do the scene justice.
Pool of Siloam, Leura, Blue Mountains.
Lens: Samyang 12mm F2 NCS SC @ f/8
Not as clever as it looks - found a dead common shrew and staged the shot with a suitable bracket fungus - 7 stack image kept the whole thing in focus.
My one and only attempt to take a look at relics from the Chesapeake and Ohio's past. My girlfriend is down in New Orleans for Mardis Gras and here I am in Lemoyne, OH watching a northbound approach city limits. Not too far from here and you reach Walbridge yard limits.
Not only do they appear to have each other's cases, but I'm more intrigued, what's the zip up the back of the coat for?
Running To Standstill
U2
You know I took the poison, from the poison stream
Then I floated out of here, singing
Ah la la la de day
Ah la la la de day
Ah la la la de day
She walks through the streets
With her eyes painted red
Under a black belly of cloud in the rain
In through a doorway
She brings me white golden pearls
Stolen from the sea
She is ragin', she is ragin'
And the storm blows up in her eyes
She will suffer the needle chill
She's running to stand still
So, last image for 2020, and first image posted, taken with my new Sony A73.
Am super impressed with the detail this camera captures. Very happy man.
Well, to say it’s been a bollox of a year for the world in general would probably be quite the understatement, and I’m sure, like the reference of the title of the image, most of us thought we were taking one step forward, then two steps backwards with lockdowns and so forth.
We obviously don’t know what 2021 is going to bring, so let’s stay positive and hope for a much better year.
Wishing all of you and your families best wishes and good health for the coming year.
Stay safe, and Happy New Year from me.
Hope you like “Running To Standstill “
Cheers, Mike
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A Turkey Vulture flew off and looked for another place to perch. I managed to catch its silhouette against the grey, rainy day April sky.
My first encounter with this marvelous bird can be seen in the first comment below.
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DB Cargo Class 66 locomotive 66099 with Ukrainian flag and "We stand with Ukraine"
4E94 05.59 Southampton Western Docks Shed 107 to Masborough Freight Depot
Portway Lane, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Places to go….Female White-Breasted Nuthatch during a snowstorm around our pond, showing off her skill of seemingly walking horizontally down the snag, with great big purposeful strides.
Canon 1DXII, F4, 1/1000, ISO 1600
Happy New Week 💗
Just off the ferry - Unst, the ultimate destination for those with adventure in their soul. Unst is the most northerly inhabited island in the United Kingdom, and one of the most unique islands in Europe. Boasting scenic beauty, rich history, heritage and traditions alongside a mystical charisma, the island is far from a disappointment. It’s rugged landscape will spectacularly charm you and the golden, often empty, beaches leave you feeling in awe of such a wonderful space. National Nature Reserves provide you with some of Britains best wildlife opportunities along with lifetime memories and views. Getting here is an adventure, but so is being here. Sited on a 12 by 5 mile area and with a population of approx. 700, the land remains unspoilt and visitors are always welcomed by the locals.
Carl Zeiss Jenna Flektogon 35mm f/2.4 M42
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A nice find in the grounds at Philbrook Museum here in Tulsa. Aware of me but too absorbed in his meal to mind too much. Great performance from my D500 and Tamron 70-210. Remarkably little noise at iso 1600 along with the fact that I had underexposed and needed to lift the exposure in post. I denoised but really didn't have to. And, the lens produced a very sharp photo even at f 4.
Explore #275
This is a small lighthouse on a small island close to Ushuaia. We have passed closed to it with the catamaran after visiting "La Isla de los lobos", where we found the sea-lions in my previous photos. The sea was not what you could call a calm sea that day, and the catamaran was moving a lot, but it was really worth doing. And this photo I think gives an idea of the wonderful landscape we saw...
Back to work today. It felt so wrong stopping work on the flat and leaving Tim to it! I've really loved working together over the past week and a half, and weirdly enjoyed the work itself too. I did help him move the washing machine into the kitchen before I left this morning - and helped level up the cooker this evening, so I'm not completely out of the game.
Tim did loads more today, securing all the worktops, plumbing in the washing machine and dishwasher, and lots of other bits and pieces. It was lovely to come home this evening and see yet more progress!
Meanwhile, I had a pretty good day at work. Spoke to my Mum on the way in this morning - it's her Birthday, and she'd just disembarked from a mini cruise she's been on with my Uncle Terry for the last few days. Lovely to catch up with her and hear all about it. At lunchtime, I walked down to Liverpool Street and met up with my friend Kelly and her family. They live in New Zealand, but won a Roald Dahl themed trip to London recently. Great to see them, if briefly - and I'll hopefully see them again tomorrow if little Daisy recovers in time from whatever bug she was coming down with today.
Also took delivery today of the new Regina Spektor album - so excited! The train was absolutely rammed on the way home, so I was forced to listen to it instead of trying to find elbow room to read my book. What a shame ;)
united with a kiss
by a train caught or missed
in a station full of ghosts
some sort of absence
a welcome or goodbye
early throws of romance
with a sweet kind of longing
tip toes close belonging
locked in a platform embrace
to be with or to depart
The #rainbowbuildchallenge is in support of #everyoneisawesome and Pride month in the United States.
"To Valhalla"
Inspired by Norse mythology, this is meant to honor the brave warriors who have persisted in advancing LGBTQ+ rights across the world. The ship with the fallen is aloft between a rainbow bridge.
Built off an on through June.
~12 hours, probably less.
Both sides of the brick-bent rainbow are plated and it can be viewed from any angle. The clouds are inspired by the Monkie Kid sets and super scaled up using a wide variety of curved slopes.