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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
– Margaret Mead –
Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
– Desmond Tutu –
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
– Dale Carnegie –
This song was made to celebrate the power of speaking out in order to promote a more just world.
"Use My Voice"
Cover my ears and close my eyes
Just long enough to stop the noise
Go on take everything and throw it away
But I will use my voice
Drown every truth in an ocean of lies
Label me bitch because I dare to draw my own line
Burn every bridge and build a wall in my way
But I will use my voice
Whether you like it or not, you're gonna take what I got
If we can't talk about it, we'll just keep drowning in it
Give me credit or not, I give a lot, give a lot
But don't you speak for me
No, don't you speak for me
Never mind me, I'm a waste of your time
I'm never gonna fit in the box that you need and I can read between the lines, yeah
Gather your friends and wave your gun in my face
But I will use my voice
Whether you like it or not, you're gonna take what I got
If we can't talk about it, we'll just keep drowning in it
Give me credit or not, I give a lot, give a lot
But don't you speak for me
No, don't you speak for me
Whether you like it or not
Whether you like it or not
Whether you like it or not
Whether you like it or not
One day soon
It's gonna fall back on you
No more lies
We're gonna break right through
Like it or not
If we can't talk about it, we'll just keep drowning in it
Give me credit or not, I give a lot, give a lot
But don't you speak for me
No, don't you speak for me
Don't you speak for me
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💖You all mean a lot to me, you all truly make Flickr a lovely place to be, and i can not thank each one of you enough for your constant encouraging support that you give me. I am grateful.
💖Please forgive me for not being as active here as I used to be, Best wishes and regards to each one of you, Take good care of one another, be kind as well as thoughtful towards others.
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Lori 💖
I committed this photocompositing hijack of the great Hokusai's masterpiece "The Wave" in order ro complete my series 36 views of Mont Saint Michel...
I have wanted to do something different for a while, then one gets lost in what can only be described as "Photographers Block", akin to "Writers Block" same thing yet different tool of creativity. I even deleted a photo I put up yesterday as I hated it, simply because experimental change is sometimes difficult, in the enigmatic paradigm of remaining as was, yet contradicted by the yearn for change, albeit lost for choice yet unable to see the forest for the trees! If you catch my convoluted drift?!
I think the criteria of assumed "change" is tethered to the idea of realising that ,change, in one's self cannot therefore be abridged to the same/similar ideas of others, it is a struggle then to remain original. I am still trying to conquer it whilst trying to not to lose my perspective to the idea of absolutes!
So this photo I took along the A100 with the Westhafen Canal running parallel, in which there are three or four barges moored along the walkway, I had been meaning to get to them since the weather has since started to slowly improve. They are basically big floating elongated buckets of either nothing or asphalt, earth and what have you. But they are interesting for the very old mechanical presence, compositional offerings and overall differing of imagery from nature and anything else that has been done to death so far. The clouds were thin and wonderfully striated offering a bokeh contradiction of composition's directional flow. It was tricky getting the angle as I wanted to get the motorway out of the focus completely.
That's all my waffle for today, I hope everyone's' week has gotten off well and so as always, thank you! :)
No changing course at this point. On Armand Bayou.
I will be taking a break from flickr for a week or two. Stay cool out there.
She's faithful yet detached.
She's committed yet relaxed.
She's loves everyone yet no one.
She's sociable yet is a loner.
She's gentle yet tough.
She's passionate yet platonic.
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Female Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) ready to strike; I mentioned in a previous post that our extreme drought along the CA Central Coast has affected the vole population. After this dive, the Barn Owl stayed on the ground for awhile--possible catching a Jerusalem cricket or other insect. SLO County; CA; USA; Sony a9; Sony 200-600mm lens at 441mm; ISO 6400; f/6.3; 1/1000 sec; hand held in low light; Topaz AI De Noise
To all the fathers, to all the fatherly figures, who take a child to the brink of their own self discovery, and stand by them.....firm, constant, committed.
Who guide them to adulthood and their own journey.
To my dad.
You left us within a year of mom.
I can still see you sitting there quietly, so ill, with tears in your eyes. And saying "It's not for me. I know I'm going to be with your mother. I just hate to do this to you and your brother again"
What you "did" was love us.
Heroically.
Now you and mom live together in me. You are my compass.
So to all the heroes out there who love with that unwavering endurance, that unspoken depth......this day is for you.
Thank you.
Happy Father's Day. :-)
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,
committed people can change the world.
Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls
of oppression and resistance.
Robert Kennedy
We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to
participate in the process of change.
Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people,
can transform the world.
Howard Zinn (Historian)
(Author of: "A People's History of the United States" & "and Terrorism and War"
Also featured in documentary: "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train")
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I’ve lost a bit of mojo getting out to the beach for photography these last couple of months. I’ve been giving too much priority to working out and partying. In my defence it was Christmas and New Year I guess. Time to change that! I think I’ve found my motivation in a 100X group on Flickr , where you commit to taking 100 photos of subject “X”. Not to be confused with 100 X-rated photos 😉 So I’ve committed to taking 100 new “Waterscapes” this coming year. I’ve been to all but a couple of the coast’s 49 beaches , but why not go back and enjoy them all over again . They are always fun to visit and there is always something new & different to see. And I haven’t paid anywhere near enough attention to our 4 large lakes and numerous rivers, creeks and bays. Besides, I don’t think I have enough seascapes in my gallery 😂
So this is waterscape photo 1 of 100 for 2025.
Hope everyone is having a great week! Thanks for all the kind comments , they are always greatly appreciated.
“You’re committed, you realize. You are…under the jurisdiction of me…the staff.” She’s holding up a fist, all those red-orange fingernails burning into her palm. “Under jurisdiction and control—”
- Nurse Ratched |One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey
Taken at What's Lost Spirits
Clifford’s Tower is one of the best-loved landmarks in York. It is the largest remaining part of York Castle, once the centre of government for the north of England. The 11th-century timber tower on top of the earth mound was burned down in 1190, after York's Jewish community, some 150 strong, was besieged here by a mob and committed mass suicide. The present 13th-century stone tower was probably used as a treasury and later as a prison
While I may have observed the Rule of Thirds, I confess I've committed mortal photographic sins here in the name of 'art'. Ever take a photo and say to yourself, 'Self, that's nice, but what if...." and before long you end up with an image that is way, way dramatically different than the original, but appeals to you more? (Sure you have.) A tweak here with the colour temp; a tweak there with the contrast; and then the editing drugs kick in and you're slamming those sliders left and right until the pixels quit talking to each other and leave the room. "Sorry," I say, "I don't mean to offend -- it's just that you, my digital friend, look more dramatic if I crop out all but a tenth of the original image," ...Rendering it a blob of noise and blur. "But it's Art," I exclaim, in self-defence. "People will applaud my Vision-thing, and maybe even the Flickr algorithm gods will smile down and decide it is Explore-worthy..." Uh, sure.... Maybe I need rehab; put the S1 on eBay, cancel my Adobe subscription, and shoot film again, leaving it to the kid at the pharmacy to send away my rolls for processing, just as his father did, back in the photographic Stone Age.
She is a paradox, a puzzle...
She is faithful and yet detached, she is committed and yet relaxed...
She loves everybody and yet no one, she is sociable and yet solitary...
She is gentle and yet tough, she is passionate and yet platonic...
In short, she is predictable in her inpredictability...
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First of all, a thousand apologies for being sooo inactive, my flickr was suspended due to the new rules and I had to wait almost a week for the problem to be solved.
Second, I've had to delete almost all of my photos from old to some new (in this case, the ones I felt didn't meet the “safe” standard).
And third and last, I will be making posts a little less constant because my university scheduled me in the afternoon and I hardly have much time between jobs, projects and exams, because I have to redo my schedules and get used to it. However, after so many obstacles I am still encouraged and always committed to continue making my posts, always giving my best. I hope you can understand and that, despite this, you continue to trust me to be a blogger ♥️ Without further ado, I hope you all have a nice and excellent day, thanks for stopping to read.
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Committed male Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) in the Dive; low light; Sony a9; Sony 200-600mm lens at 600 mm; ISO 4000; 1/1000 sec; f/6.3; handheld; Topaz De Noise and Sharpen; No fish this time
Committed to Ferrania P30 using a Hasselblad X-Pan and 45 mm lens. Developed using Ars-Imago FD as per the Massive Dev chart and scanned with an Epson V850 using Silverfast. Positive conversion and contrast done with Negative Lab Pro. Dust cleaning and local contrast in Photoshop.
As I committed my crimes in a darkened room
A bird flew by to see what I'd done
He set up a nest outside
And he sang about what I'd become
The fella was particularly committed to fishing. We saw him fishing here on several evenings when we walked that way, once with a large barracuda in the sand beside him. So we know he had some success.
We don't know these people, but I like the implied story we get from the positions and directions of their bodies and fishing rods. What do you think the story is?
“Never settle in any circle that is not fully committed to forever walk in the direction of endless opportunities and possibilities.”
Edmond Mbiaka
“Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite.” - Anaïs Nin
“There are patterns which emerge in one's life, circling and returning anew, an endless variation of a theme”
Jacqueline Carey, Kushiel's Chosen
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I, Cassie Nova (aka Cassie Parker) committed these two to the Paynesworth Asylum - both Fidget Paynesworth (left) and Dr. Haddax Paynesworth (right). I hope they find a cure. . .
Photo prise dans le jardin commun de notre résidence 1000 m2.toutes les photos de fleurs postées cette semaine sont l'œuvre de trois voisins retraités deux Dames et un Monsieur qui ont à cœur depuis deux ans de rendre cet espace le plus agréable possible en créant et en entretenant les massifs de fleurs.....
Par ce post je leur rends hommage.
Photo taken in the common garden of our 1000 m2 residence. All the photos of flowers posted this week are the work of three retired neighbors, two ladies and a gentleman who have been committed to making this space as pleasant as possible for two years by creating and maintaining the flower beds .....
By this post I pay tribute to them.
Brown Falcon
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After comfortably sitting preening, this bird turned into the breeze and simply lifted off.
So I couldn't help but notice that it's been a while since I posted an older shot. So I went digging through the "older than a year" archive again and found this. For how generic it may look, it's honestly embarrassing how long it took me to edit this.
And even then, this isn't nearly as ordinary as you may think. For one, 50s retro roadside diners are always a blast to see in this day. The old spirit of America still alive in some capacity. Even better, this is Pigeon Forge Tennessee, a town that prides itself on quirky Americana attractions so this felt even more right at home here. I even remember seeing other photos while trying to track the location down (Sunliner Diner), and they consistently have that old car you can see at the bottom right parked there as a prop. Going further into research, the only other restaraunt of this particular variety is in Mobile Alabama. So after all those excuses, would you still call it ordinary?
I did... a LOT in editing. This wasn't even a setup of a shot I think this was just me sticking my inferior SL1 out the window as I was driving by so there was NOTHING beyond the framing to hold this up at first. Sky was overexposed, fixed that, people walking across the frame, took those out, made it look like it was taken in the late afternoon with the lighting. Lit up some of the neon displays. It took almost 3 hours to get everything done.
But I am dedicated and committed, turned a seemingly irredeemable mess into a... usable post. I still don't expect this one to do that well.
God Bless America.
This bear is in a relaxed lope checking out some fish splashing ahead. He has not yet committed to the chase, though. I love the splash of water off his front foot that mirrors his impressive claws
Sometimes you can be committed to two images but realise they don't necessarily sit well together. The last two uploads (5220 and the Nodding Donkey) fall in to that category, imho.
As a result I've decided to insert this one between them - a shot of GBRf 'newbie' 69008 approaching Basingstoke station at some speed with the 12.30pm Mountfield Sidings - Southampton Western Docks gypsum empties (4Y19).
Framed to make the best of the sunlight whilst incorporating the signal gantry, this one was running 7 minutes behind schedule and wasn't hanging around either. Even though I was stood well behind the yellow line, it felt prudent to take another couple of steps back as soon as I'd grabbed the shot!
For anyone who's not in the know, 69008 is essentially a fully-rebuilt and re-engined class 56 (56038 in this case), a class that originally saw service in the 1970s. Their conversion was deemed to be a cheaper and less risky option compared to designing and sourcing a completely new locomotive.
Note the old Basingstoke Signal Box in the centre background, now thought to be used as a S&T workshop / canteen facility.
3.46pm, 14th October 2023
"Clancy is an all-or-nothig kinda dog-"
No I'm not!
"For example, he can greet people so enthusiasically
at times that he has to be calmed-"
No I don't!
"And playing with me, whether in the house or outside
chasing a ball, he's so fully activated, I worry about
him hurting himself again-"
No you don't!
"...And, as you might have noticed, he likes having the
last word."
Yes I do!
(This photo is two months old, but illustrates for
our purpose Clancy's commitment to, and for, life)
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Prescott-Russell Trail, Ottawa, Ontario
510 Clancy 9yrs 18wk
Clancy's YEARBOOK 10: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157720201164845
MONOCHROME Clancy: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157655760302498
EXPLORE Clancy: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157656171825332
Evidence of a crime committed last night on our bird feeders. This evidence was left on our bedroom window last night. I suspect the criminal was a black masked bandit :))
“A thousand times more crimes have been committed in the name of love than in the name of hate..”
― Sidney Sheldon, The Other Side of Midnight
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P.S. I knew where I wanted the Wellspring little world globe but to get the right angle was a challenge. To allow one of the deers to peek through and join the duck and chicken around the well. The source of water for us humans to help sustain us and the environment around us. In the middle of Kintsugi's city just fits so well.
Isn't it everlasting? It will always take over in the end in some way or the other. There will always be a wellspring of nature, or at least, we can only help make it that way. Save animals, plant more trees or tiny plants and take care of your surroundings. If we make it a lifestyle, we can help make the world a better place by loving the very existence it came with. When you love, you automatically learn to care. I dream of a day when all the tall skyscrapers will be slowly overrun by crawling ivy, beautiful flowers and birds just making nests in every nook. I dream of a wellspring of hope and love, always.
28th March 2018:
Graham committed a crime this morning by forgetting to buy me my breakfast cereal so this afternoon I nipped into town to see what the small supermarket had, not a lot! But, I did find some porridge which will keep me going until he or us both next go to the main supermarket.
On my way down I noticed this ribbon tied to a lamppost. I checked the others nearby and none of them had been decorated, so no idea why this one was. However I did like the light shining on it, so took a photo. To the amusement of the owner of the house nearest to it. They were in their front garden doing some planting!
It's SOOC other than my copyright.
I've caught up as well as Flickr has allowed me to. If I've missed anyone, I'll try and catch up with you tomorrow.
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John Kennedy's....
I really don’t know why it is that all of us are so committed to the sea, except I think it’s because in addition to the fact that the sea changes, and the light changes, and ships change, it’s because we all came from the sea. And it is an interesting biological fact that all of us have, in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean, and, therefore, we have salt in our blood, in our sweat, in our tears. We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea – whether it is to sail or to watch it – we are going back from whence we came.