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Not willing to wait around for me she decided to grab a bike and go explore on her own!
Little Pin hopes she can tag along with her on her adventures.
Pin is wearing an adorable dress by Bop Allen. Thank you so much Chen! We love it! ♥♥
“We can judge our progress by the courage of our questions and the depth of our answers, our willingness to embrace what is true rather than what feels good.” ¨Carl Sagan
Another small migrating bird willing to stop and pose for me.
Some species info: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Willow_Flycatcher/id
… mit den Partyfreunden aus Willingen. Am vergangen Sonntag (24.09.2023) holte die Press 218 456 (218 055) Partyfreudige Menschen aus Willingen ab. Allerdings mussten die Leute zunächst erst mit dem Bus von Willingen nach Bestwig fahren, da auf dem Abschnitt Bestwig - Brilon Wald aktuell Bauarbeiten sind. Als der Zug dann gegen 13:35 sind in Altendorf in die Kurve legte, konnten ein paar Eisenbahnfotografen den Zug bildlich festhalten.
Challenged to get somehow inspired, decided to go out on a blustery day and look for shadows. The Xpan is a great camera for new perspective, and I put on the 35mm PC Nikkor since it gives a "full frame" view from the native viewfinder. I also had rolled out some 'new' Arista Ultra, just out of the 'fridge. Using semistand, despite the cloudy day, was relatively pleased on the tonality and shadow detail. Thanks to all for the inspiration to get out there and shoot - much appreciated!
Son las ocho de la mañana y sobre la pared de una balsa, una hembra de Trithemis annulata, junto a la exuvia abandonada, está completando el proceso de la emergencia. En cuanto termine de secar sus alas iniciará el primer vuelo.
En la balsa que llamo el Coto. Villena (Alicante) España)
It is eight o'clock in the morning and on the wall of a raft, a female of Trithemis annulata, next to the abandoned exuvia, is completing the process of the emergency. As soon as he finishes drying his wings, he will begin the first flight.
In the raft that I call El Coto. Villena (Alicante) Spain)
Was playing around with different effects and old pictures and stumbled across this.
Then I just stopped and thought about how incredibly wonderful life is. How truly blessed I have been to find my way into her arms. How I rose above my utter and complete nervousness just to talk to her other than that friendly 'fluff' conversation that we shared upon several occasions. The words, as she put it when I was stammering for what to say, that mattered.
I am grateful for where I am in life now and even more so that she was willing to take a chance on this guy.
She is my person. It took a long time but I am so happy I finally 'see' her for all that she is. And I count my blessings that she 'sees' me.
Four years ago during a very cold spell I set up the tripod just outside my front door and photographed some frozen bubbles on the porch railing. It's kind of amazing to see the crystal shapes forming, gliding across the surface of the bubble and then freezing. For the most part I photographed entire bubbles, but I did get closer with the macro lens to go fully into pattern and abstraction. Beauty for its own sake. It's a worthwhile pursuit: it feeds the heart as well as the mind.
I wouldn't recommend using f/36 under most circumstances, but focusing very closely with a 105mm macro + 1.7x teleconverter meant extremely shallow DOF - a few mm at most. And of course I was working with a curved, not flat, surface. So... I was willing to put up with a slight loss of sharpness for the extra depth of field.
This shot begins a new image set: four photos of ice in winter. To be followed by revisiting my years on the coast of Vancouver Island, where water flows year round.
Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Michael Raedecker willingly agreed to pose with this dramatic representation of a trapped swan. Talking about his work, meant talking about the how. Not about the meaning. "I leave that to the viewer," he told me in several ways. So, what to make of this? Please tell me your ideas...
More about his special technique in my review (included in the next image).
In Willingen findet am 1. Wochenende des Februars ein Wettbewerb im Skispringen statt, um das stark erhöhte Fahrgastaufkommen bewältigen zu können, wurden 245er mit Dosto-Garnituren eingesetzt, welche zwischen Brilon-Wald und Korbach, bzw. Usseln, da die eigentlichen Fahrzeuge der Strecke keine ausreichende Kapazität hätten.
Am 01.02.2025 konnte 245 018 gegen Mittag mit ihrem Zug am Einfahrsignal von Brilon-Wald von 3 Fotografen abgelichtet werden.
The Kilchurn castle here looks like something out of a fairy tale. I can totally imagine Rapunzel being stuck in one of the windows all too willing to ‘let her hair down’ for her saviour, or Princess Aurora sleeping blissfully for a hundred years in one of the many towers and turrets surrounded by a forest of brambles and thorns. Cant you?
Truth be told however, Kilchurn is quite a welcoming place, with a steady stream of visitors all interested to see a typical Scottish castle standing atop a famous loch. It’s one of the most photographed castles in Scotland but retains its fairy-tale yet slightly aloof character very well, a haunting portrait of times gone by and fairy tales waiting to happen in a parallel universe.
As per usual, I am again this year far behind on the seasons - posting fall in winter, and soon to be winter in spring. Well, I guess it’s time I started sharing some of my icy landscapes from Alberta this past January! More Yukon to come later.
I was lucky enough to join two amazing photographers in travelling through some incredible parts of Alberta through January of this year. Leaning on Scott Aspinall's knowledge of the area, we were able to see some absolutely outstanding landscapes, and captured images unlike many I’d seen before.
This image was from our first night in Alberta - we went from the airport to here in one straight shot with no stops. We pulled over, and I watched the other two get ready to get snowy. I was too excited and didn’t think much about getting on my proper snow gear, and of course it was all buried at the bottom of my bag from my flight.
Scott - “are you getting changed or going in in jeans?”
Me - “nah, I think I’m good” - translates roughly to “I forgot to pack this stuff at the top of my bag, and I’m willing to be cold in order to not miss the light”
So in I go, jeans, low socks, no gloves, and post-holing as we went. Great start! Despite my complete and utter lack of preparedness for the first shoot, I was really happy with how things turned out. I’d never photographed frost and ice like this before, so it was a bit of a learning experience, but I was happy with how things turned out.
I call this image the cookie monster. Can you guess why?
Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world – stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death – and that the blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas.
- Henry Van Dyke
Many thanks for your time, visit and comments - always highly appreciated!
Abbaukammer in der ehemaligen Schiefergrube Christine in Willingen in Nordhessen
Im Sauerland und im Rothaargebirge geht die Gewinnung von Schiefer bis ins ausgehende Mittelalter zurück. Verwendet wurde der Schiefer als Bedachungsmaterial und zur Wandverkleidung. Bis ins frühe 19. Jahrhundert hinein waren die Absatzgebiete eher regional geprägt, entsprechend bescheiden blieb der Umfang der Förderung.
Im Zuge der Industrialisierung nahm die Förderung einen starken Aufschwung, der v. a. auf geänderte Bauvorschriften zur Brandverhütung zurückging. Der Schieferbergbau entwickelte sich zu einer regional bedeutenden Industrie.
Dabei gestaltete sich das sogenannte Fredeburger Revier zwischen Schmallenberg und Willingen zu einem wichtigen Abbaugebiet, in dem im 19. Jahrhundert mehrere Schieferlager entdeckt und durch verschiedene Gruben bergmännisch erschlossen wurden. Das Verbundbergwerk Magog-Gomer-Bierkeller ist bis heute in Betrieb (magog.de/).
In Willingen befand sich am Osthang des über 700 Meter hohen Ibergs ein aus vier bis zu 20 Meter mächtigen Schieferbänken bestehendes Lager, das ab 1871 von der Grube "Christine" bebaut wurde. Dabei wurden im Laufe der Zeit drei Abbauebenenen erschlossen. Die Förderung dauerte bis 1971 an, dann erfolgte die Schließung der Grube. Während die unteren Abbauebenen geflutet und nur für Taucher zugänglich sind, befindet sich auf der obersten Abbauebene ein Besucherbergwerk.
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Am Wochendene des 1. und 2. Februars 2025 fand in Willingen (Upland) der FIS Skisprung Worldcup 2025 statt. Um die Massen an Besuchern störungsfrei durch die kleinen Ortschaften zu bringen, setzte die Deutsche Bahn wieder auf lokbespannte Doppelstockzüge, die zwischen Brilon Wald und Korbach zum Einsatz kamen. Hier überfährt am Nachmittag des 01.02. eine solche Garnitur das markante Willinger Viadukt in Richtung Korbach.
You are responsible for your life and if you're sitting around waiting on somebody to save you to fix you to even help you
You are wasting your time because only you have the power to take responsibility to move ypur life forward
What matters is now this moment and your willingness to see this moment for what it is accept it forgive the past take responsibility and move forward .
I came to realize that all the time i was praying to God
Asking for God to do something
God was waiting on me
To get this effect you need to be willing to get out into the deeper and faster moving incoming waves with the camera very low to the water. It's like playing chicken with the ocean.
Thanks for the faves and the comments. While I can't respond to every comment posted, I read and appreciate all of the suggestions and feedback. I do photography for your enjoyment, and always look to improve the quality and experience.
- Johan
Some arable stuff is off to a good start - will be ready and willing to go when Winter is over next year
For those willing to take the time to notice - Here is just one example of the beauty that nature can provide during its yearly transition from Autumn into Winter. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
We humans got home from a week vacation in Oregon on Friday. Jasper was thrilled to see us and let's just say he demonstrated a willingness to engage in a bit of play. Brought us every toy to test which one we missed the most. Good to be back with our boy.
this lioness has just killed a warthog and is clearly willing to defend it if necessary.
She has 2 young cubs to feed and to protect (cubs are shown in other recent images)
This image was taken in the late afternoon in the north of the Serengeti in Tanzania
IUCN RED LIST STATUS: vulnerable
panthera leo
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Löwe
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Last Tuesday I went to a pond near my house around 8:30pm. It was very dark. I don't know what I was looking for, but I found this feather, floating beautifully. The little water drop was shinning like a diamond. Perfect. I really like this picture... :)
For a change this Kingfisher was a very willing poser, but then I was a long way off and hiding by a tree so that might have helped.
"Do not ask anyone to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet." Unknown.
The Porto Cathedral, located at one of the highest points in its historic center, is one of the oldest buildings in this beautiful city. Its construction began in the 12th century, and although it took several centuries to complete the temple, most of its architecture shows an interesting Romanesque style.
On our second day in Porto, I had planned to photograph some other view of the city at sunset, different from the one I got the night before. However, considering that the sunset was not going to be colorful at all, and that the Dom Luís I bridge had also been the main element of my photography at sunrise, I decided to change my mind. To get my new goal, my wife and I had to walk quickly through the steep alleys that go from the Bairro da Ribeira to the Cathedral. Despite arriving almost at blue hour, I had already explored the area during the day, so it was clear to me how to use the walkway in front of the temple to guide the view through the composition. Once again, the fatigue of many days traveling, was not an impediment to find strength and get another photograph for my portfolio.
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"No le pidas a nadie que guíe tus pasos, si no estás dispuesto a mover los pies." Anónimo.
La Catedral de Oporto, situada en uno de los puntos más altos de su centro histórico, es una de las construcciones más antiguas de esta bella ciudad. Su construcción comenzó en el siglo XII, y aunque se necesitaron varios siglos para completar el templo, la mayor parte de su arquitectura muestra un interesante estilo románico.
En nuestro segundo día en Oporto, había planeado fotografiar al atardecer alguna otra vista de la ciudad, diferente a la que conseguí la noche anterior. Sin embargo, teniendo en cuenta que el atardecer no iba a ser colorido en absoluto, y que el puente de Dom Luís I había sido también el elemento principal de mi fotografía al amanecer, decidí cambiar de idea. Para conseguir mi nuevo objetivo, mi mujer y yo tuvimos que caminar rápidamente por las empinadas callejuelas que se extienden desde el Bairro da Ribeira hasta la Catedral. A pesar de llegar casi a la hora azul, ya había explorado la zona durante el día, por lo que tenía claro como usar la pasarela frente al templo para guiar la vista por la composición. Una vez más, el cansancio de muchos días viajando, no fue un impedimento para sacar fuerzas y conseguir otra fotografía más para mi portafolio.