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Due to other priorities and commitments, I was only able to get this shot up now, although this was taken a few months ago in May.
MacRitchie Reservoir is a great place to to get away from the noisy parts of the city, for some peace and quiet. During blue hour, it is surprisngly not very crowded at all, so I was able to experiment as many shots as possible in different settings without too much difficulty.
Alas, I was not able to get a good sunset that day due to very cloudy weather, but the blue hour view more than made up for it.
"Ho letto millanta storie di cavalieri erranti,
di imprese e di vittorie dei giusti sui prepotenti
per starmene ancora chiuso coi miei libri in questa stanza
come un vigliacco ozioso, sordo ad ogni sofferenza.
Nel mondo oggi più di ieri domina l'ingiustizia,
ma di eroici cavalieri non abbiamo più notizia;
proprio per questo, Sancho, c'è bisogno soprattutto
d'uno slancio generoso, fosse anche un sogno matto:
vammi a prendere la sella, che il mio impegno ardimentoso
l'ho promesso alla mia bella, Dulcinea del Toboso,
e a te Sancho io prometto che guadagnerai un castello,
ma un rifiuto non l'accetto, forza sellami il cavallo !
Tu sarai il mio scudiero, la mia ombra confortante
e con questo cuore puro, col mio scudo e Ronzinante,
colpirò con la mia lancia l'ingiustizia giorno e notte,
com'è vero nella Mancha che mi chiamo Don Chisciotte..."
( da"Don Chisciotte" di Francesco Guccini)
Ritratto Street - Un passo indietro nel tempo, fino al Medioevo.
Volterra AD 1398 è una delle più belle e apprezzate rievocazioni storiche italiane medievale.
La città si anima di un passato mai sopito e i visitatori sono trasportati, come per magia, indietro nel tempo e fanno rivivere per incanto il misterioso medioevo di Volterra.
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"I have read a thousand stories of wandering knights,
of businesses and victories of the righteous over the bullies to stay still closed with my books in this room
like an idle coward, deaf to all suffering.
In the world today more than yesterday injustice dominates,but we have no news of heroic knights;
for this reason, Sancho, there is a need above all
of a generous impetus, were it also a crazy dream:
go get me the saddle, that my daring commitment
I promised it to my beauty, Dulcinea del Toboso,
and I promise you Sancho that you will earn a castle,
but I don't accept a refusal, come on saddle the horse!
You will be my squire, my comforting shadow
and with this pure heart, with my shield and Ronzinante,
with my spear I will strike injustice day and night,
how true is it in the Mancha my name is Don Chisciotte..."
(from "Don Chisciotte" by Francesco Guccini)
Portrait Street - A step back in time, until the Middle Ages.
Volterra AD 1398 is one of the most beautiful and appreciated medieval Italian historical re-enactments.
The city comes alive with a never dormant past and visitors are transported, as if by magic, back in time and revive the mysterious Middle Ages of Volterra by magic.
Volterra, Pisa Italy AD 1398
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So I set up the camera outside the stables, the parents are zooming in and out feeding the new fledglings (of which seem to be down to 4 now) it’s real hard, they are so quick, so out of about 500 phots,,,,, this one
There is a moment when all becomes still and life is just solely about the two people in that moment
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Almagro, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
Almagro es una ciudad y municipio español de la provincia de Ciudad Real, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha. En 1972 su casco histórico fue declarado conjunto histórico-artístico. Cuenta con una población de 8983 habitantes (INE 2017).
Está catalogado como Uno de Los Pueblos Más Bonitos de España desde el año 2015 y pertenece desde entonces a la asociación homónima.
Su entorno natural se halla encajado entre pequeñas sierras paleozoicas con algunos recursos de agua de escaso flujo: arroyos Pellejero y de Cuetos. Es del mayor interés la presencia de una zona volcánica (cerro de la Yezosa), sobre los macizos de cuarcitas existentes, lo que singulariza la zona, junto a la de Olot y a la de cabo de Gata, como los únicos territorios de origen volcánico de alguna importancia dentro de la península ibérica.
La localidad es conocida en toda la península por su compromiso con las artes escénicas desde que se redescubriera y recuperara en 1954 el que es hoy en día el corral de comedias mejor conservado de toda España (Monumento Nacional desde 1955).
Aprovechando su inmejorable situación, desde 1978 se celebra en la ciudad cada verano, durante el mes de julio, el Festival Internacional de Teatro Clásico dedicado al Barroco y en especial al Siglo de Oro.
Otros festivales que se dan cita en la ciudad son el Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro Contemporáneo de Almagro (FITCA), que en 2015 alcanzó su XV edición y más recientemente el Festival de Creación Universitaria de Almagro (CUAL), que inició sus pasos en 2014.
Almagro is a Spanish town and municipality in the province of Ciudad Real, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha. In 1972 its historic centre was declared a historic-artistic site. It has a population of 8,983 inhabitants (INE 2017).
It has been listed as One of the Most Beautiful Towns in Spain since 2015 and has since belonged to the eponymous association.
Its natural environment is nestled between small Paleozoic mountain ranges with some low-flow water resources: Pellejero and Cuetos streams. Of greatest interest is the presence of a volcanic area (cerro de la Yezosa), on the existing quartzite massifs, which makes the area unique, along with Olot and Cabo de Gata, as the only territories of volcanic origin of any importance within the Iberian Peninsula.
The town is known throughout the peninsula for its commitment to the performing arts since the rediscovery and recovery in 1954 of what is today the best-preserved corral de comedias in all of Spain (a National Monument since 1955).
Taking advantage of its unbeatable location, since 1978 the International Classical Theatre Festival dedicated to the Baroque and especially the Golden Age has been held in the city every summer during the month of July.
Other festivals that take place in the city are the Almagro Ibero-American Contemporary Theatre Festival (FITCA), which reached its 15th edition in 2015 and more recently the Almagro University Creation Festival (CUAL), which began its steps in 2014.
Thank you all for a fantastic year of magical gorgeous macros.
You all inspire me with your beautiful work and commitment to all new challenges of macro-shots.
Wish each and one of you a Happy New Year 2019!
This is my contribution for the theme #"Redux 2018 - Multicolor.
HMM!
Otters at Satay by The Bay fighting over a tasty morsel. Unfortunately that's the end of my short interlude on "Nature/ Wildlife", should really be photographing more but too caught up with work/ other commitments. :(
*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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If you see a married couple still in love through the
years, you may think how lucky they are.
But in marital relations, there is no such thing as
luck.
They made many compromises, they overlooked each others faults.
They forgave many mistakes, and endured many problems.
They spent years learning to understand one another.
Love has never been a matter of luck, its a mutual giving
compromise, shared dreams, care, respect, mercy and patience.
*Thank you Adrian for sticking with this bag of bones for decades....I love the new home, I love the beautiful gardens you masterfully set down, and I love you.
*No landmark, taken at our new beautiful home!
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This Arctic Tern is bringing a fish back for its mate to show that it will be a reliable partner in raising some young terns. The terns are nesting at Potter Marsh now and soon they'll be bringing fish for the chicks. These birds are amazing for flying almost pole to pole as they migrate each year.
Taken 13 May 2020 at Potter Marsh, Alaska.
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Let’s Support UN Women's Orange the World: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
📅 November 25 - December 10
Join us in raising awareness and taking action to end gender-based violence. This global movement, led by UN Women, calls for collective action to stand up for the rights and dignity of every individual.
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True belonging is not passive. It's not the belonging that comes with just joining a group. It's not fitting in or pretending or selling out because it's safer. It's a practice that requires us to be vulnerable, get uncomfortable, and learn how to be present with people without sacrificing who we are.
Dr. Brené Brown
Belongingness entails an unwavering commitment to not simply tolerating and respecting difference, but to ensuring that all people are welcome and feel that they belong.
John A. Powell
Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
Mother Theresa, Saint Teresa of Calcutta
The most important thing in all human relationships is conversation, but people don't talk anymore, they don't sit down to talk and listen. They go to the cinema, watch television, listen to the radio, read books, update their status on the internet, but they almost never talk. If we want to change the world, we have to go back to a time when warriors would gather around a fire and tell stories
Paulo Coelho
We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say, ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.
Fred Rogers
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill
When we choose to wonder about people we don’t know, when we imagine their lives and listen for their stories, we begin to expand the circle of those we see as part of us.
Valarie Kaur
We must remain hopeful that a universal ethic of courage, caring, sharing, respect, radical compassion, and love will make a difference. We can never be too generous or too kind.
Marc Bekoff
I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life — whoever you are, whatever our differences.
John Denver
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"Breakfast is everything. The beginning, the first thing. It is the mouthful that is the commitment to a new day, a continuing life."
- A. A. Gil
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Sometimes I get lucky. This pair did not notice me standing with my tripod. They swam up close, completely undisturbed. Their gift presentation was also a gift to me; Clark's Grebes; Aechmophorus clarkii; Santa Margarita Lake; CA; USA
Another long break due to work commitments and the unpredictability of the British weather (its not every year that you have snow in April in the South of England after all...). Weather seemed very nice and the tides were ideal for Kimmeridge Bay in Dorset (www.visit-dorset.com/things-to-do/attractions/kimmeridge-...) so I decided to drive the 2+ hours it takes to get there. This is a very popular location and another 9 photographers were "competing" for the best rock to stand on. I have a thing for green stuff growing on rocks and the rock in the middle of the frame automatically attracted my eye. Beautiful golden light, nice blue water but not enough cloud for my liking. I was expecting a nicer sunset but had to compromise. After so many years with my D300s I am still getting used to D810 but I have to say I am very impressed with the sharpness of the images.
Thanks for taking the time to look at my image
Technical info:
Nikon D810
Nikon 16-35 @ 17 mm
F16
8s
ISO 64
Lee Little Stopper and Lee GND H 0.75
As a break from trains this is a macro study of a lily taken at home with studio lights.
Captured on an entry-level Hasselblad 501CM (plus extension tubes), it was a camera that became my go-to for 5 years before work commitments became onerous enough for me to pretty well give up photography altogether for 10 years.
I hung on to the Hasselblad gear for another fifteen years or so after this shot was taken, until it became evident that I'd become seduced by the convenience of digital and film would unlikely be used again. In truth I hanker after a film camera still, but realistically it would more likely be the 35mm Nikkormat FT2 of my relative youth ..... but who am I kidding!
Hasselblad 501CM + ext tubes, Fuji Velvia, studio flash.
4th March 2001
1M10 Glasgow Central to London Euston. Pride in the Clyde Valley. Class 390 Pendolino (Progress) Carries vinyls on all 11 carriages to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. They were applied in August 2020, and the train named 'Progress' in October that year. More commonly known as The Pride Train, it highlights Avanti West Coast's progressive commitment to diversity and inclusion. Seen here heading south on The WCML on a glorious April morning.
Bogmalo Beach, Goa
The last few months I seem to be constantly travelling mostly due to family commitments and I have not been very regular on Flickr.Hopefully life will be a little more stable now.
Have a wonderful weekend dear friends.
Apologize for not being regular due to some personal commitment and busy in travelling.....hopefully things would be regularized soon.
This is a hand-held captured using 4 layer DRI with manual blending
Fun in Target
The humanly side of photography contains at least three elements:
subjectivity
creativity
human initiative
If you going to purchase a camera and lenses you should try to be a photographer; however, for some (photographers?) laziness replaces human initiative.
Commitment
GRIEF CAN TAKE CARE OF ITSELF, BUT TO GET THE FULL VALUE OF A JOY YOU
MUST HAVE SOMEBODY TO DIVID IT WITH.
mark twain (1835 - 1910 )
Family commitments have kept me away from photography (and Flickr) for most of the year and I am not sure that this will ease off . . .
I photographed this DLR Tunnel from a moving train one night after visiting my sister (she lives on the DLR route).
Sunday 21 June 2009; 2052 Hours
[Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 | ISO 1600 | 16mm | 0.8 seconds | F/6.3]
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This year is the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. We remember the sorrow of that day but also the dedication, commitment and strength of those who responded to the tragic events
Dedicated Laysan albatross mates alternate parental duties taking turns sitting on the nest and foraging for food. Tending the nest can mean a commitment of up to two weeks or more before swapping duties and heading out to sea to feed. This Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) nest site was in the shade of a naio shrub on the sand dunes of Ka’ena Point.
This farmer stood there for hours, on the side of the highway, braving dust and pollution, to offer free food and sweets to the passing traffic.
I salute him !
Amidst the bustling streets of Kathmandu, near Shree Pashupatinath, I came across a scene that has become emblematic of the city—an old man dressed in yellow robes, reminiscent of a Sadhu. Sadhus, wandering ascetics devoted to a spiritual path, can be frequently spotted in the streets, particularly in areas frequented by tourists. They wear distinctive saffron or yellow robes, often adorned with sacred symbols, and carry an aura of spiritual significance. It's worth noting that authentic Sadhus embody renunciation, deep spiritual practice, and an unwavering commitment to their chosen path. While encounters with genuine Sadhus remain meaningful, it is important to be discerning in distinguishing them from those who may dress similarly for different reasons - Shree Pashupatinath, Kathmandu, Nepal