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There's no going back now! A kayaker takes the final strong stroke as he launches over The Great Falls on Tinkers Creek.
I dedicate this image to Jay Daley for his effort and commitment on arriving on location at 7am, befriending a security guard (that looked like Pauly from Rockie) and then managed to get a special area roped off exclusively for us!
Great night out with the focus group with plenty of laughs and not a lot of drinking which makes for a great news years day.
What can I say?
It is what it is ...
A farewell...
Sadness...
Melancholy ...
Attachment ...
Solidarity ...
Commitment ...
Warmth ...
Closeness ...
Friendship ...
It is what it is ...
Bittersweet
Part of the Mount Isa Rodeo since inception and a charter member of Mount Isa South Rotary Club in 1967, Ray Donaldson's passion and selfless service saw him serve as Rodeo Chairman from 1977 until his death in 1984. His stewardship of the Isa Rodeo resulted in major upgrades to facilities at Kalkadoon Park and Carrandotta and he personally sought new sponsors and greatly nurtured existing relationships in order to constantly grow the event. Heavily supported by wife Elaine, Ray's massive commitment meant the Donaldson children thought it perfectly normal to spend every weekend either at Carrandotta Station or playing at Kalkadoon Park where their parents became 'worker bees'. Ray's most lasting legacy was in establishing Bell & Moir Toyota's relationship with the iconic event. More than 50 years later, Ray's company remains a major supporter of the Isa Rodeo and Bell & Moir Toyota's donation of vehicles for the annual art union has raised millions for the local community. Ray's service saw him named a Paul Harris Fellow as was Bell & Moir Toyota, several times over.
Source: North West Star.
This was taken through the sixth floor window of an abandoned and deteriorating building on the East side of Cleveland. I remember it was such a beautiful day to go urban exploring.
Cleveland has always been like a second home for me. I grew up about 45 minutes south in the farmlands of NE Ohio.
The title of this one is what I think of when I think of Cleveland. The natives from the city and surrounding areas are very proud, committed, strong and hardworking people.
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Capture Date:
Edit Date: 05.22.2011
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel
This has to be one of the best looking Boeing 737 special schemes so far unveiled by Seattle based carrier Alaska Airlines recently. Named "UNCF Our Commitment" is seen here landing from Sacramento in some fantastic light with Mt Rainer.
Was very fortunate to have the opportunity to photograph this amazing looking scheme this weekend. On this side it features a quote from the great Martin Luther King Jr, "The Time is Always Right to do What is Right." On the first officer side it features a quote from Nelson Mandela.
N492AS
Alaska Airlines
Boeing 737-990ER "UNCF Our Commitment"
KSEA - Seattle Tacoma International Airport
May 31, 2021
One from my Winter trip to Iceland. My attempt at a non-cliched shot of Jokulsarlon beach on a dull day. I imagine it was entertaining to watch!
Shot with my Fuji X100's using a Cokin soft filter.
This is my last picture for my weekly theme 'Commit' and my 365 group.
I'm commited to take a picture for each day of the year =)
No treatment, but not sooc, due a tiny crop.
These buds produce amazing flowers on vine.....It may be Jasmine, I am not sure at this point...... (from a neighbor's vine)
Sorry if I have yet to visit your stream as I have been overwhelmed with commitments
Will try to remedy this as soon as I can!
:~)
A rework of an older shot, i always loved the energy but wasn't a great fan of the noise levels, cleaned up a little bit in PS.
I told my husband not to take the snowmobile across the pond because it wasn't safe. He didn't listen and now has a little damage to the front of the machine from hitting a rock....yes, a rock of all things on the pond. I happened to have my camera out and captured a picture of him being naughty. LOL
P.S. The wife is always right! ;)
Day 85 / 365
"Sweet Bed"
"I love my relationship with my bed. No commitment needed. We just sleep together every night…"
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Some finished artwork at Cosanti.
I first visited Cosanti in 1968. There was nothing around it in this part of Paradise Valley and it was still being built. Things sure have changed. Paolo Soleri would probably be appalled by what grew up around his vision that is the compete antithesis of his vision.
I live about 2 miles north of here, but I had never made time to photograph it. I made time.
www.arcosanti.org/cosanti-foundation/
Founded in 1965, The Cosanti Foundation is an Arizona-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Our mission is to inspire a reimagined urbanism that builds resilient and equitable communities sustainably integrated with the natural world.
Our vision is a world of equitable communities which improve earth/life balance and do better with less.
We pursue this mission and vision at our two flagship locations, Cosanti (in Paradise Valley near Phoenix) and Arcosanti (near Mayer in central Arizona), as well as with projects, programs, and partnerships that hundreds of thousands of people have participated in over the last 57 years.
The word “cosanti” is a combination of the Italians words “cosa” (meaning “things”) and “anti” (meaning “against” or “before”). It signifies The Cosanti Foundation’s commitment to a way of living, working, and building that is oriented away from consumption and materialism, and is respectful of our planet’s natural rhythms and resources. Through ongoing experimentation with and application of the principles of arcology (a combination of the words architecture and ecology), we seek to demonstrate a kind of construction and community that offers an alternative to sprawl development and a solution to modern social and environmental crises.
The Cosanti Foundation also owns and operates the for-profit Cosanti Originals, where we make our world-famous bronze and ceramic windbells and other artisan items.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Soleri
Paolo Soleri (21 June 1919 – 9 April 2013)[1] was an Italian-born American architect. He established the educational Cosanti Foundation and Arcosanti. Soleri was a lecturer in the College of Architecture at Arizona State University and a National Design Award recipient in 2006. He coined the concept of 'arcology' – a synthesis of architecture and ecology as the philosophy of democratic society.[2] He died at home of natural causes on 9 April 2013 at the age of 93.[3]
Soleri authored several books, including The Bridge Between Matter & Spirit is Matter Becoming Spirit and Arcology – City In the Image of Man.[4]
Soleri was born in Turin, Italy, Europe. He was awarded his "laurea" (master's degree) in architecture from the Politecnico di Torino in 1946. He visited the United States in December 1946 and spent a year and a half in fellowship with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Arizona, and at Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. During this time, he gained international recognition for a bridge design that was displayed at the Museum of Modern Art.[5]
Paolo and Colly Soleri made a lifelong commitment to research and experimentation in urban planning. They established the Cosanti Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational non-profit foundation. Soleri's philosophy and works were strongly influenced by the Jesuit paleontologist and philosopher Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.[citation needed]
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We were watching this pair of Great Horned Owls in Fish Creek Park yesterday morning. Before seeing these owls, we had just been watching another pair of the same species ("my" owls) a few minutes away. I'm pretty sure that the female is on the left and the smaller, darker male is on the right. They think that this species mates for life.
View my i Light Marina Bay Photo set here
After this shot.....I will never shoot through glass panel again.......My technicis is not good enough to post process it =(
A special thanks to my friend invitation to the marina sky park during his family staycation at Marina Bay Sands Hotel.
The weather threathen my visit to the park but the thought of wasting such a good opporturnity just keep me going....
Upon reaching the park the force of nature is too strong that i had missed out the blue hour shots.....
I was disappointed with the thoughts of reaching home without any good shots and so i decided to go up again using the tower 3........
This time round , the rain became smaller but the strong wind and water at the glass panel stills put my skills to a limit....
Until...........I finally found a spot with v minimum wind and unblock view...Even though i couldnt get the full view including artscience museum... I am still happy...
At this point of time...."i Light Marina Bay" light festive is on going... I could see the merlion being decorated with different colour.....On the floating platform , i could see lights blinking.....What a sight...
The “Switch Off, Turn Up” Campaign is going on in conjuction with the lighting festival , where stakeholders in and around Marina Bay are invited to switch off non-essential lighting whenever possible and turn up air conditioning temperatures to a comfortable 24 to 25 degrees during office hours.
The first edition in 2010 attracted 16 properties and saw collective savings of more than 41,000 kWh of electricity over the three week event period, translating into saving 22 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. This year, the number of properties that have committed to take part in the campaign has more than doubled to over 40. The campaign has also successfully extended its reach well beyond the Marina Bay precinct, with buildings across the island pledging their support.
The Singapore landmarks which are committed to reduce their energy use include very large properties like the prominent Marina Bay Sands – also Prime Sponsor of i Light Marina Bay – Marina Bay Financial Centre, as well as The Fullerton Heritage.
Some buildings, which took part last time, have agreed to undertake additional energy efficiency measures and would encourage their tenants to do likewise.
For the 2010 lighting festival, City Developments Limited (CDL) involved four of its properties. It has taken the initiative this year to step up its commitment to introduce a total of 12 of its Singapore buildings into the “Switch Off, Turn Up” Campaign. Already a sustainability leader at home, CDL has made it for the third successive year onto the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations Listing, ranking at 62nd for 2012.
The properties committed to participate in the “Switch Off, Turn Up” Campaign are:
16 Collyer Quay
71 Robinson Road
ArtScience Museum
Ascott Raffles Place Singapore
Asia Square
Central Mall Office Conservations
Central Mall Office Towers
Cideco Industrial Complex
City House
City Industrial Building
City Square Mall
Conrad Centennial Singapore
Equity Plaza
F1 Pit Building
Fuji Xerox Towers
HSBC Building
King’s Centre
Manulife Centre
Marina Barrage
Marina Bay Financial Centre
Marina Bay Link Mall
Marina Bay Sands
Marina Mandarin Hotel
Marina South Pier
Maybank Tower
New Tech Park
Ocean Financial Centre
One Marina Boulevard
One Raffles Place
One Raffles Quay
OUE Bayfront
Palais Rennaisance
Pan Pacific Singapore
Pantech Business Hub
Pico Creative Centre
Republic Plaza
Singapore Flyer
Straits Trading Building
Tagore 23
Tampines Concourse
Tampines Grande
The Esplanade
The Fullerton Heritage
The URA Centre
Tung Centre
Wisma Atria
About the Festival
i Light Marina Bay, Asia's first and only sustainable light art festival was first held from 15 October to 7 November in 2010. Presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and organised by Smart Light Singapore (SLS), the event celebrated Marina Bay's nightscape through the showcase of 25 dynamic and innovative light art installations along the 3.5km waterfront promenade.
The installations made use of energy-efficient lighting and created awareness for energy-saving lighting technology for the urban environment. The "Switch Off, Turn Up" campaign kicked off a programme supported by Marina Bay stakeholders to Switch Off non essential lighting and Turn Up air-conditioning temperatures for the festival period. This initiative has come about to offset energy usage and promote energy savings from lighting. Programmes and fringe activities targeting families, students, industry professionals and the general public were also planned as part of the Festival.
The inaugural festival was a substantial success and was attended by more than 433,000 visitors over a three-week duration, of which approximately 71,031 were international visitors.
This is the second edition of i Light Marina Bay, and will be held from 9 March to 1 April 2012. Themed "Light Meets Asia", the sophomore will feature more than 30 innovative and environmentally sustainable light art installations, with a strong focus on works from Asia.
The Festival's curatorial team . is helmed by Festival Director Mary-Anne Kyriakou, and includes two co-curators: Charmaine Toh, a Singapore visual arts curator; and the team from Singapore award-winning design studio FARM. In line with the theme "Light Meets Asia", the curatorial team has selected the sustainable light art installations from over one hundred submissions. The final selection of installations features a strong representation from new, emerging, and well-known artists from countries across Asia, including Singapore. To find out more about the artists and their installations, click here .
Apart from the visually arresting and interactive sustainable light art installations, visitors to i Light Marina Bay 2012 can look forward to a full array of complementary programmes and activities – including a night carnivals, outdoor performances, guided tours, educational talks and workshops – all to ensure that there is something for everyone.
Garden of Light
Hexogon Solution, Singapore
Hexogon Solution was founded in 1997 by Adrian Goh. It has staged
several large-scale projections on giant structures, buildings and even a
commercial airliner. Goh and his team of design and production staff are
experts in the field of video mapping projection.
Garden of Light is an ambitious projection on the surface of the ArtScience
Museum at Marina Bay Sands incorporating a variety of light and sound
effects to tell a story about environmental sustainability and highlight the
beauty of the natural world. The projectors make no impact on the surface of
the ArtScience Museum but create a spectacular effect visible from several
vantage points throughout Marina Bay. This work is a festival commission
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So as this year draws to a close and my project is completed for this year, I feel nostalgic for when I first started photography but I also love how much I've improved. I hope you've also enjoyed my journey through photography, seeing my failures, and my successes. My 52 week project folder for 2014 is now filled with 52 photos that best capture this year and I couldn't be more proud.
Thank you for sticking with me through this project and more importantly this year. I will be starting my 2015 52 week project so don't fret!
The Pedestrian Suspension Bridge over the Vaal River in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa. Opened in 1919.
Hello, dear Flickr friends . . just a quick note to say I hope you're all enjoying your summer!
I'm feeling very remiss about my inability to keep up with my correspondence, commenting on friends' pix, and general activity here on Flickr. Part of it is the usual - work and family commitments - and part of it is an admitted sense of lethargy, to the point where I've questioned my aims, purpose and ability to both contribute to and absorb Flickr's offerings. I've considered opening a Tumblr blog, and I've considered just going cold turkey altogether. But what keeps me here are the connections and friendships I've formed - albeit often and largely from afar - and those are priceless.
Thanks to all of you for your love and support over the years! It's especially meaningful at a time when I'm about to inhabit an empty nest . . funny how when kids leave home it redefines our vision, expectations and inspirations for the future. On the one hand, it hits home that we're not getting any younger, but on the other hand it creates a new perspective on how we can move forward in acceptance and celebration of our unique duality.
Wishing you all the best!
xoxo
My friend hosted a surprise party for her parents 62nd wedding anniversary. Her and her three sisters were able to arrange family and friends to be at her house for the big day. I am so honored to have been asked to photograph it for her.
The United Auto Workers union has voted to approve a tentative labor deal with General Motors Co. clearing the path for members to vote on the proposal, which presents significant wage gains and job commitments for the next four years.
UAW officials didn’t disclose details of the tentative pact, ...
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Hello my Friends todays painting is called (Involuntary Commitment) A Involuntary commitment is the practice of using legal means or forms as part of a mental health law to commit a person to a mental hospital, insane asylum or psychiatric ward against their will and/or over their protests, Involuntary Commitment takes place when a person is ordered to be admitted to a hospital or treatment facility in order to prevent harm to that individual or others. The purpose of involuntary commitment is to help a person receive necessary and appropriate mental health and/or substance abuse treatment. In order to be hospitalized against an individual's wishes, the person must be mentally ill or under the influence of drugs or alcohol and dangerous to self or others. A person may act very strangely. displaying abnormal behavior but not be committable. An individual is considered dangerous to self if the person exhibits the following behaviors:
is unable to exercise self-control. judgment and discretion in conducting responsibilities of daily life without care/supervision. or
is unable to satisfy need for nourishment. personal care, medical care. shelter. protection and safety and there is a "reasonable probability" of serious physical debilitation unless adequate treatment is given, or
has attempted or threatened suicide and there is "reasonable probability" of suicide unless treatment is given. or
has mutilated or attempted to mutilate self and there is "reasonable probability" that the person will seriously mutilate self again unless treatment is given,steve