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We are human and so we hurt... To break the cycle we become less human
She's about 50% human 50% computer imaged so far but the balance is tipping.....
gawd - i love my job...i'm out all day and i see some stellar stuff - the clouds were dope today - and i knew of this lone plains cottonwood at the entrance to fossil creek - just as i got there a huge hawk took off from the tree that i didn't even see - it circled around and headed back to the tree - i got it on it's approach and even though i was shooting super wide - i was still able to capture it....
I took a quick visit to the new underground car park at Bath's newest retail development - currently a favourite with the Bath flickr group. I didn't realise till afterwards that each zone is colour coded. I did feel a bit weird taking photos while there were security camera warnings everywhere.
I may return there tonight as i'm off to the open evening for the 'Bath in Time - City on Show' exhibition where one of my images is on show. In fact you can see if here on Page 37 of this interactive magazine where it's been published and distributed around Bath www.thebathmagazine.co.uk
Will catch up tomorrow night.
This is one of my pictures from over a year ago taken during a workshop led by Marc Adamus. After most of the group started their trek back from the beach at Oceanside, Oregon, I was trying to get the streaks in the receding waves. The colorful sunrise had by then started to decline. But if for nothing else, I needed that practice to get the timing right. The trick is relatively simple. You wait for the wave to go past you and as it is receding, open the shutter for a long exposure. In this case, 2 seconds.
Couple of things I would like to point out. I was there, that sea stack was there, the was the lone seabird sitting on it and the rest of the elements were there. But the edit is a creative one. Might not appeal to everyone and I am fine with that. For a lot of my images, I keep going back and forth for days, months and this case over a year. What looks good to my eyes today may not look the same a few days hence. Giving it a break sometimes helps. Which is why you hardly ever see pictures from me shared immediately from a trip.
A friend ased, “Do you prefer a Sunrise or Sunset?”
I love both but given a choice, I prefer a Sunrise. Here is why:
Sunsets are relatively predictable. You are already wide awake and can observe the changes coming throughout the day. You probably have already checked the weather and seen where the clouds are. May be some website or app has predicted a great sunset. For example, one of my photography friends checks live video from remote TV station cameras to see where the likelihood of a good sunset is.
On the other hand, sunsets are also relatively dirty air quality events. Especially in a large urban environment with all the vehicular pollution, smog and the warm air causing the air to be not so clean. Sometimes however these might cause spectacular sunsets like with the recent Saharan sand storm or smoke from the wildfires out west.
Sunrise on the other hand is a clean affair with less vehicles on the road and atmospheric pollutants blown away or settled down. Also the cooler night time temperatures can cause the air to clean up bit particularly when there is dew.
Sunrises also have the advantage of being less commonly photographed and you do not see nearly as many photographers as you do at sunset. My most recent experience with the “Valley View Sunrise” shot in Yosemite was a perfect example. There was no one else but the three of us and that composition with the sunstar coming up next to the El Capitan has not been shot before. Most people can stay up late but just hate waking up early and I am no exception. But why I do I like Sunrises over Sunsets all things being equal?
In the famous words of Forrest Gump:
“You never know what you're gonna get,"
Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock Sinhalese: සීගිරිය, Tamil: சிகிரியா, pronounced see-gi-ri-yə) is an ancient rock fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 metres (660 ft) high. According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa, this site was selected by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE) for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. The name of this place is derived from this structure —Sīhāgiri, the Lion Rock. The capital and the royal palace was abandoned after the king's death. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigiriya
Olympus E-M1
OLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 EZ
Aperture ƒ/5.6
Focal length 14.0 mm
Shutter 1/1250
ISO 200
Prior to this week and the lockdowns here in Sydney, I've been working in an office again full time which meant no more WFH and back to wearing suits again. It had been a long time I had to dress like this so wasn't used to it!
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The walk along the ridge from the Sass Bece to Belvedere refuge, on the very top of the Sella mountain above Canazei, Val di Fassa, Italy.
The long tacks with the ribs in the centre were made by the mountain ambulance skidoo/snowmobile that passed through a minute before I took this, siren wailing.
Explored - Flickr Explore #116 18/2/09
For all the victims of that fateful Germanwings flight... My heart goes out to their families and loved ones... RIP...!
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this was supposed to be about the Virgin Mary (full of grace) and then it ended up being about raw beauty and then it ended up blurry. So there.
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I’m a little bit exhausted. And it’s not even physical exhaustion, just a deep-seeded-but-coming-out-all-at-once exhaustion with the vanity fair that the everything seems to have become. I remember, as a teenager, thinking that the concept of the Victorian Vanity Fair was glamourous. Show-off and gossip and pretending you’re more than you actually are; it fit my over the top, annoying teenager persona. But as I grow up and older, I find it so unbearably exhausting.
I’m tired of social media. I’m tired of whiny speeches and illusions of grandeur on instagram, I’m tired of seeing insta-friendships, as quick as they are profitable and as they are vapid. I’m tired of facebook, and of the ideia that you must be this or that or fit into this or that style to have that certain kind of reaction. I’m tired — dead tired — of the sanitized feeds in which every photo looks the same. I’m tired of scrolling and not seeing anything different from the popular norm. Damn, I’m just tired of scrolling.
And yes, I understand that I sometimes contribute to this culture, by sharing bit of my life, as well. I understand the irony of my rant being presented (precisely) on social media. But I work with the internet and I can’t really quit it, no matter how hard I want to, sometimes. And the truth is, the internet has given me so many wonderful things, back when it was a place of solace and of comfort. Right now it’s not. Right now it’s heavy with competition and comparison, with the highlights of everyone who’s on it, but no B-roll. No blooper reels.
Bring back the blooper reels?
(I know. I’m a pain in the ass and this will go away. But hey, this is my corner of the internet and I can rant if I want to.)
Another indoor snap to fend off this awful UK weather. This Lilly was sneaked out of a bouquet we had just bought to celebrate the birth of our first grandchild on the 27th December 2015.
This was my last photo of the year, taken on new year's eve!
After leaving Walls of Jerusalem we headed to Cradle Mt to see if there were any good walks there to do overnight. Of course there aren't many overnighters due to restrictions in the park and we settled on staying a night at Lake Rodway. Time was on our side and we meandered up and down the Eastern side of Mt Hanson which ended up being harder than just going over the top.
This view over lake Hanson was pretty special for a couple of reasons. Of course I love the gum trees and new fagus leaves and their bright green contrast against the lake but on top of that it afforded a view east toward where we had come from, Walls of Jerusalem. Looking out we could see that there was still a thick blanket of snow over the whole lot. But here we were in the sun shine with walking tracks that we could see and with toes we could feel.
The day was pretty nice really. Just the right temperature for hiking and with plenty of hours of sunlight that meant we could afford to just hang around and soak up the views. I had mixed feelings leaving Walls of Jerusalem but you really can't complain when you have days like these ;)
A view from inside a tree to the outside world. This is an actual tree that is still standing. It is completely hollowed out and has a hole in the side of it. When I found this I knew I had to take a photo from the inside out.
(adj.) *Face-to-face
1. in each other's presence
Face-to-face Encounter, Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada.
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"The best zoom lens is your legs."
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I was returning from my daily bike ride when I saw this young male moose far away in the trail....I walk toward him,...kept shooting because I was certain he would ran away.....he never ran.....the close-up was shot at about 8 meters (25 ft)....THAT WAS IT....I had crossed the line and he did not appreciate it......he decided it was enough....he started kicking the ground with its front hooves and he made three quick steps toward me...... NOW guess who ran away?....I never ran so fast!...believe it or not , he never let me go through ...I waited 30 minutes and I tried everything to scare him, he remained in the trail.......I had to use a detour of 10 km to circle him......what a day it was!
(Many times I have had encounters with mooses in the wild, usually they are scared of humans and run away!.....this one decided to face me off!....there is always a first!!!!LOL)
To commemorate 11th November, here’s a photograph I took in Melbourne, Australia, of ‘The Man with the Donkey’ – a statue of a stretcher bearer with his donkey carrying a wounded comrade, to epitomise the courage and compassion of the Australian soldier.
In the First World War, many Anzac soldiers wounded at Gallipoli owed their life to the stretcher bearers, who braved enemy fire to rescue men from the front line and carry them to dressing stations on the beach.
The best known of the bearers was John Simpson Kirkpatrick, featured here, who commandeered a donkey to aid him as casualties grew and manpower was stretched to its limits. Simpson, as he was known, landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and was killed less than a month later.
The statue, designed by Wallace Anderson, is near the Shrine of Remembrance in the King’s Domain in Melbourne. Lest we forget.
Out and about searching for inspiration and I came across this wall that I thought might be ideal for this months 'challenge' which is shadows. I crouched down to take a shot and after a few seconds this lady walked into the frame. I would have liked a slightly wider view but I would have totally missed the shot.
It’s a little bit crazy to think how much I’ve learned about a small area around Page, Arizona in the last 3 years. My first visit was in 2011 and I knew so little that the only places Willie and I photographed were Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon before we high-tailed it out to shoot other places. “There’s not much else around” we thought. It always amazes me how I drove by so many stunning scenes without even noticing!
Take the Hoodoo Forest, here, for example. It’s not far from the road. It’s not a hard hike. Heck, it’s not even far from a few really well known spots, yet, most people don’t even know it’s here! The place is a bit creepy at first. You get to the edge of a cliff, look down, see the hoodoo’s and think “there is no way I can get there.” With some bravery you find yourself standing in front of these amazing rock formations! Lesson learned: cairn the way down so you can get yourself back up. It’s not so easy when the sun has gone down and it’s almost dark!
Willie and I almost didn’t make it down here in time for sunset. In fact, it took us so long to figure out how to get here that we were running around like crazy chickens trying to find good compositions. I loved the way that this spot showcased a number of the hoodoo’s and how they all seemed to face Turret Rock (I’m naming this guy cuz he’s so awesome). I needed the 14mm lens to fit it all in!
Nikon D800 w/Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC:
14mm, f/11, 1/13 sec, ISO 100
Viewed best nice and large
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I have a series dedicated to child abuse awareness. It is something very dear to my heart. However, after creating several works, I needed to take a break. Sometimes I think we get so lost in our art that it over takes us, being that is such a personal series to me, it took me into sadness and darkness. I couldn't be there, I shouldn't have been there. I'm a mom and needed to be the best me I could be for them. So I took a step back for awhile. I really only have a few more pieces to make, I was out of the darkness so it was time to continue. The series is about awareness, opening up lines of communication and hopefully giving a sense of hope.
My daughter is the model in every piece, she has agreed to help me tell this story for all the children out there who are being hurt.
I try not to guide the viewer to much with these, I want for them to take their own journey, find their own story within the piece. While it is a dark subject, I always try to convey light and hope in every story I create.
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I wanted to create an image that had to do with flight, and for the last half a year or so I've been wanting to do paper airplanes. I've tried several other paper cutouts but have found that I very simply lack the skill to create most things by hand. I am working on it, though.
So, here comes the paper airplanes. Issue #1 - I got to the shooting site with my paper and forgot how to make a paper airplane. Issue #2 - it rained...a lot. And my paper airplanes were a big wad of wet paper by the end. But I managed to get what I needed to finish up, and filmed a behind the scenes video to show what the day was like. Due to the rain I had to cut the video a bit short, but here it is nonetheless!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsN8kUJ4d7Y&list=UUPMepYNZn8L...
I also wrote a short blog post with some BTS pictures here: shadenproductions.com/blog/2012/09/06/shooting-waiting-to...
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With its own set having been turned out in reverse formation for the previous day's 1Y38 Newcastle - London King's Cross, 91122 was then utilised to rescue 91126 (which had suffered a transformer fault) the following morning but with the 'sharp end' of the loco still pointing firmly south. This resulted in the very rare (and perhaps one of the last?) appearances of a class 91 running 'blunt end first' in regular passenger service on the ECML.
The rapeseed still ever resplendent, 122 leads 126 through Creeton on 15th May 2019 with the 1D23 1703 London King's Cross - Leeds LNER service. 122 was subsequently reunited with its own set upon arrival back at Bounds Green that night.
Photo taken using a 7.5 metre pole, extended to five metres.
Its actually a difficult to believe that this is an abandonement but it's surly is. The door was broken and it has stood like this for several years according to my source. There was a telephone catalouge from 84/85 laying on a table and a dead bird on the floor. The other rooms in this house was in much worse condition. Even if there was family photos everywhere it seems like the old person that used to live here probably died or moved to another location leaving everything behind with no one else to clean it up and take care of the place.
Swedish tour 2014 together with Juha and OlavXO. Total mileage on this trip was about 2500 km.
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25202 & 201 approached Helsby on the afternoon of April 18th 1986, with 7M54 oil empties from Leeds Shell to Stanlow Oil Refinery, which was formed of discharged TEAs.
The light is so sweet ,..sailing down the Great South Bay ,
to visit the Fire Island Lighthouse ,
at the eastern end of the National Seashore ,
off the southern shore of Long Island , N.Y.
..............but not by the wind !! Back story to follow if you wish to read on ....
I went out last week to clean out bluebird boxes and set a few new ones along the fence row. As I was working, there were occasional flashes of blue along the hedge and sweet, serenading notes floated down, from the top of a stately red maple, at the lower end of the pasture. With the last box set and tools gathered, I headed for the garden shed, wondering how long it would be before a pair began investigating the new housing prospects. I decided to grab the camera and watch a while ......... my answer was shortly forthcoming. By the time I returned with the camera, there were already prospective occupants making the rounds.
Although I have observed dozens of bluebird pairs claim boxes and raise subsequent broods; this was the first time I had ever seen a mating ritual with this type of flamboyant behavior. (Humbling.....just about the time you think you might know a little something you realize just how little you actually know.)
There were, I think two females and three males in this particular group. The females were intent on checking out the boxes. Seemingly oblivious to the fact that they were shadowed by all three of the males, they moved from box to box, meticulously examining the interior and exterior as well as the availability of perching points. In the mean time, the males were putting on a performance that left me quite spellbound.
They dive bombed one another, they stood on branches and stomped their feet, they puffed out their chest and ruffled their feathers (literally) from head to tail. And they put on a wing wagging display that reminded me of a Bronx crossing guard in noonday traffic. And that would include his whistle. Because they kept up a constant vocalization that sounded nothing like the melodic concerts they flute from the canopy. I was rather astounded because I had never heard it before and if I had I certainly would not have attributed it to bluebirds.
The following is a set of images that I think captures the most prominent of their displays. (Click on any to enlarge.)
Built to last
The steps leading to the Chapter House and beyond that the Vicars' Hall, Wells Cathedral
On a very cold mid afternoon drive home, it was hard to say exactly what caught my attention in this scene. Never the less, I had to stop and take a few pictures from different angles to find out what it was - and nearly froze my fingers in the process. A couple of weeks later, after having tried a few edits in color, I converted it to black and white in LR and discovered all the shadows and texture in the snow. It was all there in the original color file, of course, but it was the B&W that really made it stand out for me.
Another one plucked from the archives and edited on my phone in my new favorite FREE app "Photoshop Express" — I LOVE this app!!! :-D
The crimson colored lava (rust) looks like it is flowing to the sea, with the ship (hood ornament) going along for the ride.
Yes, I have an overactive imagination...lol.
○•. Taken with an iPhone .•○
With apologies to Led Zeppelin!! Well, it had to lead to somewhere better than the muddy wet pathway that my wife and I ventured along!
We drove into the countryside and then a nice (but cold) walk although we didn't get to the end of this pathway, we decided to return to the heat of the car!!
Our Daily Challenge ~ PATHWAYS .....
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When the French federation adopts fencing with lightsabers, drawn from sci-fi films of the saga Stars Wars, recognized as a sport practice. An interesting practice if you want to become a real Jedi or be a Sith, it's up to you! :)
De Star Wars à l'escrime !
Lorsque la fédération française adopte l'escrime au sabre laser, tirée des films de science-fiction de la saga Stars Wars, reconnue comme une pratique sportive. Une pratique intéressante si vous voulez devenir un vrai Jedi ou être un Sith, c'est vous qui décidez! :)
Le terrain d'escrime utilisé en dessous des mes personnages est une feuille A4 dont j'ai tracer au marqueur et au feutre les lignes du terrain, on fait avec se qu'on a x)
Common Crow Butterfly, found around my garden from time to time.
I love the way they "float" in the air - so gentle.
My Friend Cheryl, is going through a very tough & sad time at the moment, I dedicate this common yet "beautiful" butterfly to a special, wonderful, caring friend.
Cheryl, you (& your family) are in my prayers
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The moon, the stars are nothing without you
I don't want to be here if I can't be with you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvJX7OgPYww
True love is not a hide and seek game:
In true love, both lovers seek each other.
Michael Bassey Johnson
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This building was built in 1974, funds from the Wu merchants overseas remittances. Wu businessman never came back, this building for the poor folks to live, not their own holiday mansion. Here lived several families, and now no one is living.
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Last image for a few days - need to take a break and think about college work and my dissertation. Have a good week. x
Oh and dont forget to go and ramble in the countryside with your medium format cameras and post your shots to this new group.
The lawn chair balloon guy is on the way to the runway ready for takeoff.
www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/20/lawn-chair-pilot-sets-...
www.columbian.com/news/2013/jun/24/tree-scariest-part-of-...
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photo credit: Jeff M Keegan
Location: Berlin - 1205km from home.
Luxury cars from Serbia are surprisingly rare in Berlin and I almost never get to see any of them. I was pretty happy with this older Cayenne. This generation is so old, it's almost gone from German streets entirely and certainly not in an upmarket position, but it once was and it's a Porsche after all. I hope I'll be luckier with Serbian cars this year.
BG = Belgrade
I had tried composing this pic at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, but as these turtles were mostly in the pond and below my line of sight, I struggled. This time, getting the opportunity, I was able to make this composition.
There are seven species of sea turtles - flat back, green, hawks bill, Kemp's ridley, leather back, loggerhead and olive ridley. Four of the species have been identified as "endangered" or "critically endangered" with another two being classed as "vulnerable".