Understanding Photography
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“,,,To hear never-heard sounds,
To see never-seen colors and shapes,
To try to understand the imperceptible
Power pervading the world;
To fly and find pure ethereal substances
That are not of matter
But of that invisible soul pervading reality.
To hear another soul and to whisper to another soul;
To be a lantern in the darkness
Or an umbrella in a stormy day;
To feel much more than know.
To be the eyes of an eagle, slope of a mountain;
To be a wave understanding the influence of the moon; ..." by ― Dejan Stojanovic
I thought these pincushions looked rather pretty in black and white. They are white anyway. Thank you to all my Flickr friends for your continued support!!
Understanding is the reflection of creating.
(Une citation d'Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam. (1838/1889)
La Bergeronnette grise se nourrit de nombreux invertébrés aquatiques et terrestres. Elle capture des insectes sur le sol après une courte poursuite, mais aussi en volant. Elle poursuit sa proie avec un vol ondulant rapide, ou en voletant brièvement avant de la capturer. Sur le sol, elle chasse en marchant, en exploitant toutes sortes de surfaces depuis les routes jusqu'aux toits des maisons et autres endroits découverts.
Elle peut capturer des proies en courant et en donnant un coup de bec pour la saisir. Il lui arrive aussi de sauter en l'air pour happer un insecte volant .
Mais cet oiseau aquatique chasse aussi dans les eaux peu profondes où elle trouve des invertébrés à la surface ou dans la vase. Elle voltige au-dessus de l'eau ou de la végétation.
Sur les côtes océaniques, elle fouille au milieu des algues le long de la limite des marées. Quand elle se nourrit dans les champs cultivés, elle suit souvent les charrues.
Image prise depuis la tente affût et dans un milieu naturel .
PS : Un grand merci à toutes celles et ceux qui choisissent de regarder , de commenter et d'aimer mes photos . C'est très apprécié , comme vous l'avez constaté , je ne répond plus directement suite à votre commentaire juste pour dire en fait " merci et bonne journée " , mais en retour je passe laisser une petite trace chez vous sur une ou plusieurs de vos éditions . Merci de votre compréhension
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The Gray Wagtail feeds on numerous aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. It captures insects on the ground after a short chase, but also while flying. It pursues its prey with rapid undulating flight, or hovering briefly before capturing it. On the ground, it hunts by walking, exploiting all kinds of surfaces from roads to roofs of houses and other open places.
It can capture prey by running and pecking to grab it. It also happens to jump in the air to grab a flying insect.
But this aquatic bird also hunts in shallow water where it finds invertebrates on the surface or in the mud. It hovers above water or vegetation.
On ocean coasts, she digs among the algae along the tidal line. When foraging in cultivated fields, it often follows the plows.
Image taken from the hide tent and in a natural environment.
PS: A big thank you to everyone who chooses to watch, comment and love my photos. It is very appreciated, as you noticed, I do not answer any more directly following your comment just to say in fact "thank you and good day", but in return I pass to leave a small mark with you on one or more of your editions. thank you for your understanding
The little prince helps to take care of the baby bears...
Skippy was inspired to create his universe with the help of two amazing new collections:
Booger's Baby Bear Day Care !
Scarlet Creative Architecture's Cordelia Chateau and Furniture!
You can pick up both sets at the Arcade!
Take care of one another, my friends.
Let's lift one another up up up.
Together we can create a universe
based on compassion and understanding!
I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who'll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She'll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She will hear me out
And won't easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she'll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and with every breath
Someone who'll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don't want to be tied
To anyone's strings
I'm carefully trying to steer clear
Of those things
But when I'm asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I'll get away with it
“It's not as if our lives are simply divided into light and dark. There's a shadowy middle ground. Recognizing and understanding the shadows is what a healthy intelligence does.”
― Haruki Murakami, After Dark
Taken @ Oyasumi
My understanding is the Carolina praying mantis and Arizona praying mantis are the only native North American mantis species. The other fifteen species are introduced. This mantis was found inside my house. I captured him and held him for a few minutes then placed him on Russia Salvia for a photo. As you can see, he's preening himself, something only a relaxed mantis will do. Of course, he was released unharmed.
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations project.
We need to show how we can be polite, respective, courteous, understanding & kind to all, no matter who they are! It is MORE THAN TIME FOR US TO COME TOGETHER!!!
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Light snowfall just now and my garden Buddha smiles.
I've completed my tax return so I'm smiling too :-)
We wish peace, love and understanding for all in the coming year. May there be healing and serenity for those that have suffered losses.
Thank you for every fav and comment you have given - and also for the wonderful and inspiring photography that you have so generously shared.
Dushara Tatters and Rags (Somali cat) & Bastian (mixed breed), 09.12.2019
Olympus OMD EM5 Digital Camera
HSS 😊😊😍
Peace is liberty in tranquility.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.
Dalai Lama
Nobody can bring you peace but yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Peace can become a lens through which you see the world. Be it. Live it. Radiate it out. Peace is an inside job.
Wayne Dyer
Peace begins with a smile.
Mother Teresa
Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures.
John F. Kennedy
Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
Albert Einstein
If you don't know the guy on the other side of the world, love him anyway because he's just like you. He has the same dreams, the same hopes, and fears. It's one world, pal. We're all neighbors.
Frank Sinatra
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"Las personas más bellas con las que me he encontrado son aquellas que han conocido la derrota, conocido el sufrimiento, conocido la lucha, conocido la perdida, y han encontrado su forma de salir de las profundidades. Estas personas tienen una apreciación, una sensibilidad y una comprensión de la vida que los llena de compasión, humildad y una profunda inquietud amorosa. La gente bella no surge de la nada"
Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
"The most beautiful people I have met are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These people have an appreciation, a sensitivity and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, humility, and deep loving concern. Beautiful people don't come out of nowhere."
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ-JtAX4LaA
Sia - to be human feat. labrinth
Gracias a todos por vuestras visitas y comentarios.
Thank you all for your visits and comments.
I Wish You All a Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Solstice, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Diwali, and Happy Ramadan, and just plain happiness for those who don't believe in anything. Enjoy Your Friends and Families, and Remember That We All Belong to Humanity, No Matter Who We Are! Let's Love One
Another!!!!!
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
On this way good luck and all the best dear friends in Ukraine from dl1ydn 73
A crocus in blue & yellow
APS-C
40mm = 60mm
With Achromat Leitz ELPRO 2 (4,92 Dpt.)
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Thank you so much for generous faves and comments , very much I appreciated.
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No invites to groups, please
No regular invites, no admin-invites
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I stiil have a lot of your generous invites on previous images and I intend to accept them all , so I need some time, thank you for understanding.
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Happy week to you dear friends! -
And now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don't hurt me
You're what I couldn't find
A totally amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You're everything to me
Oh my life is changing everyday
In every possible way
And oh my dreams
It's never quite as it seems
'Cause you're a dream to me
Dream to me
Songwriters: Dolores O'Riordan / Noel Hogan
Taken @ Elysion maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elysion/133/46/39
We had been to Chaco Cultural Park, and loved it. The park is magical because you can explore inside the actual structures. This really makes you feel history. Well, when it was time to schedule a visit to nearby Aztec Ruins National Monument, we figured it was going to be more of the same. Now, that was just fine with us, because we loved Chaco.
However, the National Park team was very thoughtful. They did not want similar experiences in two parks that were so close to each other. So how to you address this issue? They had Chaco is a state of arrested decay, meaning they work hard to leave it like they found it. No more decay, but no less either. Its a fine balance. So at Aztec, they re-created a full community sized Kiva. This contrasted with Chaco because it was finished, like it would have been long ago. This provided a very different experience and thought us new things about the Puebloan culture (not Aztec, BTW, that was a misnomer made long ago that stuck).
So what does that mean to this image? I had shot a classic image at Chaco that showed the procession of doorways spanning several rooms. I loved it. But I did not want to shoot the same thing here. Well, here they recreated the wood ceilings throughout a procession of rooms. So to emphasize the uniqueness of Aztec (the fact that its complete) I tried to capture the wood ceiling. What I came up with reminded me that I often do much better work when I have some kind of constraint. The fact that I challenged myself to include the ceiling ended up creating an image that truly am proud of. It ended up with a real adventure feeling (blame Indy I guess).
Enjoy. Let me know what you think.
*Working Towards a Better World
There are no magic answers, no miraculous methods to overcome the problems we face, just the familiar ones: honest search for understanding, education, organization, action that raises the cost of state violence for its perpetrators or that lays the basis for institutional change -- and the kind of commitment that will persist despite the temptations of disillusionment, despite many failures and only limited successes, inspired by the hope of a brighter future."
-- Noam Chomsky
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Wishing all my WTBW friends Congratulations for our Third Anniversary! Thanks to you all for your wonderful artistic contributions for a better world over the past 3 years. Hopefully, in a small way we make a difference.
Let's all reach out beyond the divide and come together in kindness, tolerance, understanding, love, help, respect, positive thinking and actions, compassion and embrace our differences, my friends!
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And the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6
Nature green forest tree trees spring summer water reflection peaceful light sunny sunlight lake stream leaves landscape
WINTER STAR
Dedicated to our dear friend Dave Senior, RIP Dear Heart
Hello my friend, my soul aches
At finding you still in pain
But what better symbol
Could you have been for me then?
Sacrifice, resurrection and beginning again
Once I had seen you I could not stop
Every time I came here I seemed to cry a lot
Calling your name endlessly out loud
With the taste of copper in my mouth
You put up with my rages, regrets and frustrations
Letting me see your leaves shiver with sensation
Against the sliding metallic sheen of this night
The air like rippling silver shards
Cutting into me like glass
Piercing my heart until I could see a thousand stars
You were so human I wondered if you would
Reach down and place your boughs around me
But you were also tied in your own way
Caught up, longing to be free
Twisting in the wind
Masquerading as a tree
Just as I wander in this twilight world
Never really quite understanding
Why you have so much love for me
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This work is another in my series of The Christ Tree poems, and I am including it here in this most recent series of images as a dedication to a dear friend of ours who we heard had passed away suddenly, unexpectedly, while we were recovering from Covid.
Dave Senior was a gentle, kind man, an incredibly talented designer and illustrator, and we will miss him terribly. Dave always encouraged and supported my work, and I will miss his quiet guidance. Our thoughts are with his family.
Dave found his own healing in the natural world, and I am sure he is following his own river, down to the sea.
With this work I have paired U2’s ‘One Tree Hill’, an early, emotive, live version.
And if you would like to see more of my work, please have a look at my website:
The alpha and the omega. Physicists have been working to develop the "holy grail" therory that mathematically explains the behavior of the universe from the very small - quantum level particles, to the massively large - galaxies, black holes and dark matter. String theory has moved the thinking beyond just the newtonian (large) and quantum (small) prior successes but there are still large gaps in their understanding and mathematical underpinnings have been elusive. Submittal for the October 19, 2020 Macro Monday’s theme of “String”.
(Due to rain, installers couldn't make it today, so I'm still on the grid if being on the grid means I can listen to Spotify, email, and comment.)
The Bewick's wren (Thryomanes bewickii) is a wren native to North America. It is the only species placed in the genus Thryomanes. At about 14 cm (5.5 in) long, it is grey-brown above, white below, with a long white eyebrow. While similar in appearance to the Carolina wren, it has a long tail that is tipped in white. The song is loud and melodious, much like the song of other wrens. It lives in my back yard, thickets, brush piles and hedgerows, open woodlands and scrubby areas, often near streams. It eats insects and spiders, which it gleans from vegetation or finds on the ground, and slugs from under or near the birdbath. It's a favorite, and the first wren I ever heard singing.
If you look at a range map, I'm very fortunate to have this in this part of northern California. Amazing what nature photography can do for knowledge (sometimes understanding) of the flora and fauna around us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2pNCZiNk
(War) h'uh
Yeah!
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin) uh-huh, uh-huh
(War) h'uh
Yeah!
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin')
Say it again, y'all
(War) h'uh (h'uh) look out!
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin')
Listen to me
Ooh war, I despise
'Cause it means destruction of innocent lives
War means tears, to thousands of mother's eyes
When their sons go off to fight and lose their lives
I said, war (h'uh)
Good God, y'all!
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin') 'gin
Say it, again
(War) whoa (h'uh) whoa-whoa, Lord
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin')
Listen to me!
(War)
It ain't nothin' but a heartbreaker!
(War)
Friend only to the undertaker
Ooh, war
Is an enemy to all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest
Within the younger generation
Induction, then destruction
Who wants to die?
Ooh war, Good God (h'uh) y'all!
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin')
Say it, say it, say it
(War)
Woah-h'uh (h'uh) yeah uh
(What is it good for?)
(Absolutely) nothin'
Listen to me
(War)
It ain't nothin' but a heartbreaker
(War)
It's got one thing and that's the undertaker
Ooh, war
Has shattered many a-young man's dreams
Made him disabled, bitter, and mean
And life is much too short and precious
To spend fighting wars each day
War can't give life
It can only take it away
Oh, war!
(H'uh) Good God, y'all
(What is it good for?)
Absolutely (nothin')
Say it, again
(War)
Whoa (h'uh) whoa-whoa, Lord
(What is it good for?)
A-absolutely (nothin')
Listen to me!
(War)
It ain't nothin' but a heartbreaker
(War)
Friend only to the undertaker
Woo!
Peace, love and understanding tell me
Is there no place for anything else?
They say we must fight
To keep our freedom
But Lord, knows there's got to be
A better way
Oooh
(War)
God, y'all! (uh)
(What is it good for?)
You tell 'em! (h'uh)
Say it, say it, say it
(War)
Good God (h'uh) now, h'uh
(What is it good for?)
Stand up and shout it
(Nothin'!)
Europe, Spain, Valencia, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Saurus skeleton
Let’s return to delightful Valencia and the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias.
As you probably know, the architecture of Santiago Calatrava is based on biomorphic shapes, skeletal structures are his thing. Whereas the Estação de Oriente is based on a whale, the ‘Turning torso’ in Malmö (Sweden) on a man, the morphology of the Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe seems to be based on creatures of the Jurassic era.
The Museo is a wonderful science, biology and environment museum. Full interactivity is one of its features, the motto of which is “Forbidden not to touch, not to feel, not to think”.
And indeed, visiting is an engaging delight. It’s located in "The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències. Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, a cultural and architectural quarter which formed one of the reason why we at last visited Valencia (the other reason was the spectacular ‘Fallas’). It's near the old riverbed of the river Turia, which was drained and rerouted after a catastrophic flood in 1957, and turned into a lovely park. The Ciutat’ is also designed by Santiago Calatrava (and Félix Candela) and opened in April, 1998.
True to the legacy of the star architect/engineer, it costed nearly three times the initially expected cost of €300 million and almost bankrupted the region.
Inside the Museo is the skeleton of a family member of the dinosaur and the relation between it keleton and Calatrava’s architecture is probably immediately obvious.
This is number 278 of Museum.
The alabaster tomb of Sir Anthony Gell at Wirksworth’s St Mary the Virgin church
My eldest offspring (being an archeologist) gave me a deeper understanding of the construction and self demolition of Norman churches during a Father’s Day outing.
The “Gate of Understanding” is located at the entrance of the Inner Harbour, it is a 40 metre tall maonument to honour the Luso-Chinese realations. The monument was completed in 1993. Data from Mr. Rickzaf. Thanks
NB: No PP
Der DGS 59904 von Regensburg Ost nach Imsumer Deich wurde am 20. Februar 2021 von 193 878 über seinen gesammten Laufweg hinweg befördert. Der Feuer-Vectron von TXLogistik vor den geschlossenen ARS-Autotransportwagen setzte in der kahlen vorfrühlingshaften Landschaft bei Sinngrün in der Oberpfalz einen kräftigen Farbakzent. Ursprünglich war eine andere Umsetzung des Motivs geplant - allerdings zeigten sich die untenstehenden Personen äußerst unkooperativ und wollten nicht, dass man sich zu ihnen stellt. Nicht etwa, um eine Ansteckungsgefahr zu vermeiden - dafür hätte ich absolutes Verständnis gehabt. Nein, es ging nur darum, dass man im Vorfeld ein paar Äste weggeschnitten habe und nun ein alleiniges Anrecht auf ein Foto des Zuges hätte. Die Hobby-Kollegen konnten sich glücklicherweise noch mit ihren Leitern behelfen, ich hatte keine Lust auf Diskussionen und wechselte den Standort. Dort wurde mir dann allerdings der Zug auch noch von einem Gegenzug zugefahren, so dass sich nur dieser Notschuss ausging. Letztlich zeige ich dieses mißglückte Bild als Apell für ein besseres Miteinander - mit den allermeisten Fotografen klappt das ja durchaus gut.
DGS 59904 from Regensburg Ost to Imsumer Deich was hauled along its entire route by 193 878 on 20 February 2021. The fire Vectron of TXLogistik in front of the closed ARS car transport wagons set a strong colour accent in the bare early spring landscape near Sinngrün in the Upper Palatinate. Originally, a different realisation of the motif was planned - however, the people below were extremely uncooperative and did not want anyone to join them. Not in order to avoid a risk of infection - I would have had absolute understanding for that. No, it was just that they had cut away a few branches in advance and now had - in their opinion - a sole right to a photo of the train. Fortunately, my hobby colleagues were able to help themselves with their ladders, but I didn't feel like discussing it and moved to another location. There, however, the train was hit by a counter-train, so that only this snapshot turned out to be possible. In the end, I show this unsuccessful picture as an appeal for better cooperation - with the vast majority of photographers, this works out quite well.
Of all the gifts we can give to people, the gift of our touch is one of the most priceless. Through our hands we convey a kind of radiance. A warmth seeps out from our inner fire, a wrap for someone's chill, a light for another's dark.
Jan Phillips in Divining the Body
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
William Shakespeare
With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️
I'm back! (for now) and with a death korps of krieg inspired custom. now that more and more people are leaving, I thought it would be a good time to come back from my hiatus. thanks for understanding!
Even though I posted this on Friday, I am dedicating this to Rainey www.flickr.com/photos/raineys/ who truly is my Little Angel for being a caring and understanding friend. Special and talented people like Rainey come rarely into someone's life.
Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
As the new year approaches, we start to wonder how good the new year it is going to be to us. I'm sure it will bring good news, as well as not so good ones. Let's try to make it a memorable one. With a dose of kindness and fairness, a little bit of understanding and tolerance, I'm sure we will be putting our very own one grain of sand...
Even tough this song was about the ending of 89, the lyrics are still relevant and important, so here it goes:
Happy New Year Everyone!
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I specially love trees, birds and flowers, but there is so much to see, enjoy and capture during a long hiking trip, a lake, a conservation area, forest or park, the list of places is very long, that is why I am a photographer!
Graphic design is another way to express myself.
I love reinventing a photo that I have seen, in different ways. I use Photoshop to do these transformations, and I also use my own photos to create textures.
EXPLORE:
More than one hundred of my photos made it to Explore.
One appeared on the front page, and others at 14, 25 and 52.
If you’d like to see them, please go to my Explore set.
ABOUT GROUPS:
I only submit my photos to groups which pages are not private.
MY THANKS:
Flickr has given me the opportunity to meet people from all over the world, and many have become my cyber friends.
I appreciate everybody’s visit and comments. Thank you!
Martha.