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A tranquil river winds its way to the horizon, flanked by woods on the left bank. Sunlight dances on the water's surface, creating a shimmering path that stretches as far as the eye can see.
Taken @ Elven Falls.
Gondola: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elven%20Falls/127/31/22
One thing I quickly learned about the Pacific North West is that the weather there shifts worse than living in Michigan. With what was lining up to be rain all day was anything but that. With showers definitely coming and going all day, almost every single one was followed by nice sucker holes. 1807 with a large cut of center beams rolls through the town of Lebanon for points east/south. The A&E scheme is simple but catchy and looks good on the GE'zz, now if we could get a nose logo to complete it that would be great.
A Misty Moorland
A trip up to my new location at Nenthead near Alston in Cumbria this morning. The forecast for the area was fog...and it was one of those times when they got it exactly right. It was cold, windy and very foggy out there.. I spent an hour making loads of shots around the area...this the first...
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2015
A ratos vivo,
a ratos vuelo.
A ratos pienso,
y a ratos siento.
Hay ratos que olvido
y me siento muerto.
A ratos veo el sol,
y a ratos me veo ciego.
A ratos creo
y soy testigo
que sólo a ratos
tengo presente.
El resto son sólo
ratos perdidos
de tiempo ausente.
María Ostiz - Cigarra canta cigarra.
Sirva de homenaje a ese gran jugador que fué Zoco (Real Madrid) y que se dedicó a jugar y hacerlo bien, en el campo y en la vida. Su mujer es quien canta.
Trudo Tower, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
A so-called vertical forest.
Design (2020): Stefano Boeri Architetti and INBO Architects.
It was a new day for the City of Toronto. A new era begins as John Tory's first day as mayor commences. No more shenanigans. Now lets get this city moving again.
Hey everyone! Sorry it's been a little while. I've been on holidays for the past two weeks but don't worry, I've been taking lots and lots of photos that I am so excited to share. I felt a little rusty getting back into it, but feel confident with the work that I've produced.
I reconnected with the beautiful Becky whom you may all recognise from this photograph. She is not only an incredibly talented dancer, but an incredibly wonderful person. We ventured off to this beautiful location in the Blue Mountains and had it all to ourselves for an hour or two. It was definitely worth the hike and turned out to be one of my favourite days of 2016 so far. I don't know about you guys, but I'm getting a little Jane from Tarzan vibe.
A medium-sized dark-backed albatross with pale underwings outlined by a narrow dark border and a dark notch in the armpit. The adult has a whitish head with grayish cheeks that give it a “white-capped” appearance. The gray-green bill has a yellowish tip to both mandibles. Juveniles are grayer on the head with gray bills. The species breeds on islands off Tasmania and New Zealand but disperses widely across the southern Oceans between 15 and 60°S, where it is a frequently encountered pelagic seabird. Similar albatrosses have a dark-tipped (not pale-tipped) lower half to the bill, and Salvin’s Albatross has a pale gray head and Chatham Albatross a slaty-gray head, further differentiating them from White-capped Albatross. Juveniles of these three are very difficult to separate. (eBird)
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By far the most frequently seen albatraoss of our trip. Usually seen gliding effortlessly over the ocean, this one decided to join the fun of our albatross hunt. He is one of the four species that we found that day.
Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand. March 2024.
Roadrunner Birding Tours.
Albatross Encounter.
A good few weeks ago this one. Was a lovely walk around and in amongst a cacophony of noisy geese. Anyway, the geese were not the only ones requiring an ASBO that day.... Clyde had a good time to himself jumping off the pier.
Primevère - Primula
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primev%C3%A8re
Château de Carrouges (14ème au 16ème siècle, classé MH, 1926) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Carrouges
Château de Carrouges (14th to 16th century, classified MH - French National Heritage, 1926) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Carrouges
Flower ☮ Power
Росіяни, любіть не війну 💛💙
Russians, Make Love, Not War💛💙
Русские, Занимайтесь любовью, а не войной💛💙
A pensive looking long-tailed macaque (macaca fascicularis) that I photographed on the island of Penang, in Malaysia. This youngster was sitting on a tree stump, at the edge of the forest, on Penang Hill.
Pose: Domizia Poses - Female 200
Skin and hairbase: leLAPEAU - Nasir skin and hairbase @ Alpha
Eyes: Gloom. - No comma Collection @ Manhood Event
Mesh Ears: Swallow Mainstore - Gauged XL ears
Earrings: iNeed - The Fallen One Gauged XL Unisex
Outfit: Gild - Jaguar rock coat @ Manhood Event
Totally wicked - Max jeans @ Manhood Event
Tattoo: Onyx Store - Dead person Tattoo @ Manhood Event
Accessories: Derdieb - Killer gloves
A lovely German couple sit in companionable silence within the grounds of the Summer home of Agatha Christie. The quotation is from the front of her book, Kollaps (Collapse) : How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond, who identifies five factors that contribute to collapse : climate change, hostile neighbours, collapse of essential trading partners, environmental problems, and the society's response to the foregoing four factors. It was nice to see these two reading and not on iPhone's or tablets. I found it very refreshing and gives me hope for the world … I don't know why, but it just did. They had no need to be openly demonstrative. Their love was tangible. They seemed, to me, to be the epitome of something that the world is rapidly losing and I wanted to capture the essence of that. I find that, for me, I can rarely relax and be myself except in the silence of my own company or when I am in nature. For me the world is often too big; too noisy; too crowded and overwhelming. Wish that there was none of the problems covered in this lady's book. How calm she seems while reading about such chaos. I remember my father saying to never judge a book by it's cover. Perhaps she has inner turmoil, but somehow I do not think so and actually I really hope her life is every bit as beautiful as I perceived it to be and his too.
“I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said; Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive, stampt on these lifeless things,
The hand that mockt them and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings;
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.”
- “Ozymandias”, by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1817)
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IkFiuIkcPI
À Toi - Joe Dassin "Alain Delon and Dalila"
We return to innocence
like children we play in the sun
we sit in companionable silence
our two hearts so close as if our life has still not yet begun
we read and play out in our heads
the story of our lives
the love that we will find
and the memories we will make will help us to survive
we may go our separate ways
or we may stay together no matter what
for now the sun is overhead and heady
makes us dizzy
drink some fizzy
orange or lemonade will keep us steady
I do not know if you are ready
but I am … take baby steps
walk with me along the sand
love is in us and beside us
I feel it so deeply but will you ever understand
it is written in the stars
I write it echoing in the sand
I reach out to touch your cheek
we are closer now; walking hand in hand
but for now we have reverted back
to the companionable silence of before
so comfortable in our own skins
we do not search for answers or look towards the open door
we do not see it closing
we do not know if time is short or long
we only know the rhythm rising in us
that beats so loudly; that gives rise to our eternal song
we dance to our own tune
sometimes we dance apart
but it does not matter because we are sure
of this mutual feeling that is mirrored deep within our hearts
we travelled far; we travelled wide
sometimes together; sometimes apart
none of this matters now
all that matters is what is here
this perfect moment; this is our time
the poets wrote of it long ago
they wrote in couplets; they wrote in rhyme
and here we are; we are the living proof
that nothing really matters except
to be within this loving moment
to live and love
to live
to love
to rise above all things
to give thanks to heaven above
we found each other
we lost each other
we refound what we had lost with ease
what is written will always come to be
as long as I have you
as long as you have me
as long as we have Faith
as long as we have each other
as long as we believe.
- AP - Copyright © remains with and is the intellectual property of the author
Copyright © protected image please do not reproduce without permission
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Green%20story/159/110/56
"Counting Stars"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT_nvWreIhg
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Yeah, we'll be counting stars
I see this life like a swinging vine
Swing my heart across the line
In my face is flashing signs
Seek it out and ye shall find
Old but I'm not that old
Young but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
On just doing what we're told
I feel something so right by doing the wrong thing
And I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Every thing that kills me makes me feel alive
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be—we'll be counting stars
I feel the love
And I feel it burn
Down this river every turn
Hope is our four-letter word
Make that money, watch it burn
Old but I'm not that old
Young but I'm not that bold
And I don't think the world is sold
On just doing what we're told
And I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing
I couldn't lie, couldn't lie, couldn't lie
Every thing that drowns me makes me wanna fly
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be—we'll be counting stars
Oh, take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Every thing that kills me makes me feel alive
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be counting stars
Lately, I've been, I've been losing sleep
Dreaming about the things that we could be
But, baby, I've been, I've been praying hard
Said no more counting dollars
We'll be—we'll be counting stars
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
Take that money watch it burn
Sink in the river the lessons I've learned
A sunset from Chao Lao beach, Amphoe Tha Mai, Changwat Chantaburi, about 70 kms from Thailand's border with Cambodia.
Please view large, you'll note people playing, not swimming, in the water . . it was very shallow.
Taking during a workshop given at the Edinburgh Uni Photosoc . Many thanks to Sony UK (especially Paul Genge) and the EPS (especially Adam T Jagger) for counting on me, the warm welcome and the great organisation. And, of course, to all the good people who meet there. A big hug, friends! :)
Tomada en un workshop impartido en la Edinburgh Uni Photosoc . Muchas gracias a Sony UK (en especial a Paul Genge) y a la EPS (en especial a Adam T. Jagger) por contar conmigo, por el cálido recibimiento y por la excelente organización. Y , por supuesto, a todos los que asistieron. Un abrazo a todos!
None of my photos are HDR or blended images, they are taken from just one shot
Forth Road Bridge, Queensferry (Scotland)
Sony A900 + Carl Zeiss16-35mm + Cokin filters : 2 X121S
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
A thought can gain strength and grow into poetry, a short story or even a book. All things have beginnings that are usually small and humble. Great songs begin with a thought that grows into lyrics. A musical note will grow into a melody, a chorus, a hook and a refrain. A single flower in a bud vase can become a flower bouquet when we give thought to something bigger. “A Single Thought” can change how we write a story and how the outcome of a story can change. Thanks for viewing my work. I just had another thought, Gratitude and Kindness can change a life, maybe even yours.
A Snowy Morning
Up early on snow patrol looking for some of the white stuff to photograph.
South Lanarkshire was my target and even though the sky didn't do what I was hoping I still had fun in the snow.
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Camera - Sony A7RII
Lens - Sony FE16-35mm f4
Focal Length 22mm
Fstop - f11
Exposure Time - 1.3 seconds
ISOspeed - ISO100
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2015
A Little Colour
Early morning along Hadrian's Wall near Cawburn. A nice little bit of colour to start the day:)
Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland
Sony A7RII
Sony FE16-35mm f4
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© Brian Kerr Photography 2016
a shot of the Canale Di San Marco from Riva Ca Di Dio ( i think). you can see S Maria Della Salute, San Giorgio Maggiore and the tower at Piazza san Marco