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Two humongous tectonic plates split in this spot, one of very rare places on the face of the Earth where one can actually see it.
In Almannagjá, where this image is taken, one can take a walk between two continents. But the National Park of Thingvellir is also the site of very important events in the history of Iceland.
A shot I have been after for a while at Godrevy, shame I missed the red light on the rocks by a few minutes, it was there when I set up, but the sun vanished behind some clouds time I was ready. They were very slippery rocks too, had to take great care where I walked.
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This was taken on Mulberry between Prince & Spring, in the SoHo district of Manhattan.
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This set of photos is based on a very simple concept: walk every block of Manhattan with a camera, and see what happens. To avoid missing anything, walk both sides of the street.
That's all there is to it …
Of course, if you wanted to be more ambitious, you could also walk the streets of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx. But that's more than I'm willing to commit to at this point, and I'll leave the remaining boroughs of New York City to other, more adventurous photographers.
Oh, actually, there's one more small detail: leave the photos alone for a month -- unedited, untouched, and unviewed. By the time I actually focus on the first of these "every-block" photos, I will have taken more than 8,000 images on the nearby streets of the Upper West Side -- plus another several thousand in Rome, Coney Island, and the various spots in NYC where I traditionally take photos. So I don't expect to be emotionally attached to any of the "every-block" photos, and hope that I'll be able to make an objective selection of the ones worth looking at.
As for the criteria that I've used to select the small subset of every-block photos that get uploaded to Flickr: there are three. First, I'll upload any photo that I think is "great," and where I hope the reaction of my Flickr-friends will be, "I have no idea when or where that photo was taken, but it's really a terrific picture!"
A second criterion has to do with place, and the third involves time. I'm hoping that I'll take some photos that clearly say, "This is New York!" to anyone who looks at it. Obviously, certain landscape icons like the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty would satisfy that criterion; but I'm hoping that I'll find other, more unexpected examples. I hope that I'll be able to take some shots that will make a "local" viewer say, "Well, even if that's not recognizable to someone from another part of the country, or another part of the world, I know that that's New York!" And there might be some photos where a "non-local" viewer might say, "I had no idea that there was anyplace in New York City that was so interesting/beautiful/ugly/spectacular."
As for the sense of time: I remember wandering around my neighborhood in 2005, photographing various shops, stores, restaurants, and business establishments -- and then casually looking at the photos about five years later, and being stunned by how much had changed. Little by little, store by store, day by day, things change … and when you've been around as long as I have, it's even more amazing to go back and look at the photos you took thirty or forty years ago, and ask yourself, "Was it really like that back then? Seriously, did people really wear bell-bottom jeans?"
So, with the expectation that I'll be looking at these every-block photos five or ten years from now (and maybe you will be, too), I'm going to be doing my best to capture scenes that convey the sense that they were taken in the year 2013 … or at least sometime in the decade of the 2010's (I have no idea what we're calling this decade yet). Or maybe they'll just say to us, "This is what it was like a dozen years after 9-11".
Movie posters are a trivial example of such a time-specific image; I've already taken a bunch, and I don't know if I'll ultimately decide that they're worth uploading. Women's fashion/styles are another obvious example of a time-specific phenomenon; and even though I'm definitely not a fashion expert, I suspected that I'll be able to look at some images ten years from now and mutter to myself, "Did we really wear shirts like that? Did women really wear those weird skirts that are short in the front, and long in the back? Did everyone in New York have a tattoo?"
Another example: I'm fascinated by the interactions that people have with their cellphones out on the street. It seems that everyone has one, which certainly wasn't true a decade ago; and it seems that everyone walks down the street with their eyes and their entire conscious attention riveted on this little box-like gadget, utterly oblivious about anything else that might be going on (among other things, that makes it very easy for me to photograph them without their even noticing, particularly if they've also got earphones so they can listen to music or carry on a phone conversation). But I can't help wondering whether this kind of social behavior will seem bizarre a decade from now … especially if our cellphones have become so miniaturized that they're incorporated into the glasses we wear, or implanted directly into our eyeballs.
If you have any suggestions about places that I should definitely visit to get some good photos, or if you'd like me to photograph you in your little corner of New York City, please let me know. You can send me a Flickr-mail message, or you can email me directly at ed-at-yourdon-dot-com
Stay tuned as the photo-walk continues, block by block ...
On a winter afternoon, Amtrak train 11, the Coast Starlight, was running nearly 5 hours behind schedule allowing me a somewhat rare opportunity to catch the train from the west side of the tracks where the light was hitting my subject. I headed to one of my favorite spots on the northern Coast Subdivison with that being Coyote. As I was determining which shot to capture, I noted the perfect array of trees that led towards the track and perfectly framed the train. The trees were still bare of leaves, but the grass was flourishing from the winter rain. Within about 15 minutes of its departure from San Jose Diridon Station, the train roared through; making a valiant attempt to take back lost time. With the line ahead clear, the train would only have to contend with its counterpart - train 14, before dealing with more rail traffic around Los Angeles.
Clivia is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae. Common name is Bush lily.
They are non-woody evergreen plants, with dark green, strap-like leaves which produce clusters of bell-shaped flowers on a stalk above the foliage. The flowers somewhat resemble those of certain varieties of Lilium or Amaryllis. Orange is the most common colour but there are also Peach, Near White, Apricot, Red and Yellow varieties.
I took this picture within under 3 seconds as I was walking up my hostesses driveway, as she was already walking towards me to welcome me !
The relationships between the species need to be further clarified
Hidden almost out of sight, just off the Huron Street bridge in downtown Stratford, Ontario lies the Shakespearean Gardens. This well manicured English garden offers a formal setting with boxwood hedges,stone walkways, benches and gazebo yet comes alive with the brilliant colour of an amazing array of flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees.
A collaborative vignette between myself, H2brick, and PsychoBrick. We all saw Oppenheimer together, and absolutely loved the film. We all immediately set out to build a powerful vignette to represent the movie and critical period in our history. We used my parts, built at my house, and had an absolute blast.
Hope you enjoy the build! What did you think of Oppenheimer? If you haven't seen it, you're missing out on the best movie of the year!
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Through the creations that I build, I hope to inspire other young (or perhaps older) LEGO builders to unleash their inner creativity. We all need a positive way to express ourselves, so let's allow LEGO to be an extension of us. Your creativity belongs to you, and nobody can take that away. Build what you want to build, and how you want to build it. Creativity Never Ends!
An isolated hill between Ullswater and Blencathra, Great Mell Fell is often seen but rarely visited, bypassed by those travelling to Keswick and the more obvious peaks of the North Lakes. It's certainly worth stopping, as the rounded hill rises to 537 m and offers excellent views in all directions. Wind-sculpted larches and pines, plus the oak woodland on the eastern side, also justify a visit.
The name seems to be tautological: 'mel' is 'bare hill' in Cumbric, with 'fell' also being 'hill' in Old Norse. Despite the Celtic name, the lower slopes are wooded, giving some idea of how the now-bare Cumbrian fells once were. It's said that the last native European wildcat in England was trapped here in the 19th Century.
Beyond the nearer ridge in the background, the ground drops away to Ullswater. The dark summit on the right, 3½ km away, is Gowbarrow Fell (481 m). The line of buildings on the near side comprise the hamlet of Ulcat Row.
Just visible behind Gowbarrow is High Dodd (501 m), 7 km away on the far side of Ullswater. The clearer ridge to the left is Howstead Brow, rising to Beda Head (509 m, 8.6 km away) and separating Boredale (near side) from Martindale (far side)
It's not easy to distinguish, but The Nab (576 m) is directly behind Beda Head; to the right is Rest Dodd (696 m).
The smooth ridge on the horizon is that followed by the high-level Roman road of High Street. Swarth Fell and Loadpot Hill (671 m) are mostly hidden by the tree, but High Raise (802 m) and Rampsgill Head (792 m) are clear on the right, catching some snow ~13 km from here. To the right of the latter is Racecourse Hill, the 828 m summit of High Street.
Further to the right is Thornthwaite Crag (784 m, 15½ km away), with Grey Crag (699 m) in front, then the col of Threshthwaite Mouth and Threshthwaite Crag at the far right.
Taken during a fair called the "Blind School Mela" in Delhi, which raises money for blind children during the festive season of Diwali. This man was one of the vendors who was selling 'chaat' at this fair.
This shot was very deliberate. When I saw him through these pre-prepared packs (in which they were serving some types of chaat), I thought it would make a great contrast to the portrait I wanted to shoot. He had to blend in perfectly as a part of the background. I waited for him to turn around and look at the camera. I knew I had only one shot because after he got conscious of the fact that he was being shot, he would start smiling - which I didn't want. As things turned out, he looked, I snapped and got what I wanted.
Delhi, India
2005
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Silent screams echo in the silence.
Broken wings have forgotten how to fly.
I’ve lost myself somewhere between your blue eyes and the ocean,
are they not the same?
-Kyla Krause
this is another picture inspired by my lovely friend Kyla’s Poetry!
you can view more of her AMAZING poetry here!
I realize it’s almost the same thing as my last picture, but I thought of the idea for her poem at the same time I did for my songspiration and I thought it would be perfect for both…soooo yeah. Whatever, I don’t care, I like them both.
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oh and thank you soooo much chocoholic123 for the testimony! She is a really great photographer, you guys should check her out!!
I’m in-between Lives
Up to now, it is kinda disappointing
So I need some re-inventing
For my Life is in-between
In-between
All those in-betweens…
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This is in no way real or genuine. A lot of post-processing is involved. The reflections in the water were post-processed. I flipped the upper part of the image, then motion blurred it and made it 40% transparent so that we can see more texture of the water to make it more realistic.
It is a total of 7 photos combined.
I intended to do a time-slice photography. But when doing post-processing, I found it difficult to make the transition between the brighter part and the darker part of the photo smooth or natural. Thus, I did a pano of blue hour instead.
This amazing photo was taken from: @Bo Liao. You can find this picture here: 500px.com/photo/100489365/between-the-bridges-by-bo-liao?...
Who can really explain the connection between soul and sea? It is something that must be experienced. Just watching the vast expanse of nature, the rhythmic motions and sounds of the sea, the going in and coming out of the tide -- all are miracles and cause a stir within the heart and soul of mankind. When you are feeling overwhelmed with problems and cares of the world, remember that we are part of a bigger picture....we are part of this infinite creation, and we can find peace within by experiencing the calm assurance that natures provides. Throw your cares to the sea for today and decide to enjoy every minute of this beautiful, wonderful day!
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52 weeks of 2019
Week #32 ~ Deconstructed Landscape
you sure can take a lot of photos in 30 minutes!!
nice fun way to get a different view of somewhere.
Built between 1868 and 1888, this Second Empire and Renaissance Revival-style building was designed by Alfred H. Piquenard of the Chicago-based architecture firm Cochrane and Garnsey to serve as the Illinois State Capitol, replacing the then-31 year old former state capitol in the middle of Downtown Springfield, which had become inadequately sized for the rapidly growing population of the state. The 361 foot (110 meter) tall building, the tallest non-skyscraper legislative building in the United States, is the sixth building to serve as the Illinois State House. The capitol stands on the tallest natural point of land within the city of Springfield, and is the most prominent feature of the skyline of the city. The building features limestone exterior walls, with mansard and gabled roofs and a dome clad in zinc, a tall drum with arched and oxeye window bays, a lantern atop the dome, corinthian columns and pilasters, rustication at the base of the building, double-hung windows, two-story porticoes at the eastern and northern facade of the building, porticoes at the lower level of the drum below the dome, stone balustrades, and dormers at the mansard roofs. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. The building was restored and had its systems updated during a renovation in 2011, and as of 2023, is undergoing a major renovation to its north wing, which will restore this portion of the building and further update the building’s internal systems.
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A stitched photo made from 9 original photos.
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Benched in Nunya, CA
I have a new photographic infatuation...her name is intentional camera movement (ICM).
Surprisingly, it was during my first trip to Yosemite this past week that I really started experimenting. Dancing with ICM was an awesome way to enjoy long hikes during the middle of the day when the light was harsh and sucky.
This one was taken from Cathedral Beach in Yosemite Valley. Not that it matters, but all it took was 5 mins in Lightroom's 'Basic' and 'Split Toning' panels to post process this bad boy.