Art photography in BW -Is Your Art Universal?
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The Pyrrhuloxia (pronounced however your mouth decides in the moment) is the desert’s answer to a cardinal—same spiky crest, but with more attitude and less hydration.
I found this one perched on a rare leafy ocotillo, posing like he owned the place. With his candy-corn beak, dusty-red plumage, and permanent side-eye, he’s the bird version of a grumpy old-timer who’s seen things.
He’s tougher than his Northern cousin—built for heat, sand, and yelling at you from a bush for reasons known only to him. His song? Like a cardinal, but sharper, higher, and just a little bit judgmental.
Get the light right, and he glows like a desert ember.
He sings with a sting and glares like a monk—
A feathered grump with desert funk.
...I can't decide!!
This purse is so old and tattered, but I can't bring myself to toss it... so I keep it in my button jar and now I finally got to use it again!!
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If you decide to travel along this highway into the bowels of the Universe, carry enough fuel to cover the billions of light years ahead of you. You won't find a place to refuel. When you have travelled this distance without finding anything, not even a little bit of intelligent life and you reach the far reaches of the Universe... don't be scared... there's nothing there, either. Only the "nothing". Or since everything is cyclical, perhaps you have returned to the place where you started, full of wisdom from your long trip. It's probably better to look for intelligent life on Earth, but it's also very likely that you'll have a hard time finding it. Don't worry about not understanding the Universe or the reason for its existence... you're not Einstein, but one day you'll understand that... The Universe is wounded, but it still has infinity ahead of it. It still has you and me. Merry Christmas to all and to the infinite Universe that is within you.
Gregory Alan Isakov - The Universe
Y el Universo está susurrando tan suavemente que puedo oírlo todo... el zumbido de los insectos, todos los taxis, todo el cambio gastado de los vagabundos, todos los chicos jugando a la pelota en los callejones. Son sólo pliegues en su vestido. El Universo, está herido, pero aún tiene el infinito por delante. Todavía nos tiene a ti y a mí. Y todos dicen que es hermoso. Y todos dicen...
Image dédiée à Pat. Joyeux Noël. Bisou, jolie.
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Music for your trip to the Universe:
Ground Control to Major Tom. Ground Control to Major Tom. Take your protein pills and put your helmet on. Ground Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)... Commencing countdown, engines on (five, four, three)... Check ignition and may God's love be with you (two, one, liftoff...)
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI–IX
"Shine On You Crazy Diamond", was written as a tribute to Syd Barrett, one of the founders of Pink Floyd. He was also known as "The Crazy Diamond Syd". Barrett was a very creative musician and is considered one of the rock icons, with a strong influence on many artists, very especially to David Bowie. Syd Barrett is a key piece to understand the evolution of rock in the 70s.. Excessive drug use, especially LSD, caused him serious mental health problems. Syd Barrett died in 2006 at the age of 60. Always shine diamond.
The Universal is a science fiction song written as a tribute to two films by film director Stanley Kubrick. In the video, the Blur members wear outfits similar to Alex and his gang of thugs, the protagonists of the movie "A Clockwork Orange." The image used for the cover of the single alluded to what is possibly Kubrick's best film: "2001: To Space Odyssey."
We haven't changed that much in 300,000 years of evolution.
Moby - We Are All Made of Stars
Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien
Smash Mouth - Walkin' On The Sun
PS: Electronic - Can't Find My Way Home Just a recommendation. It is important to learn the road signs of the Universe... happy return.
PS: Ground Control to Major Tom. Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong. Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you...
"Here am I floating 'round my tin can, far above the moon. Planet Earth is blue. And there's nothing I can do" (Major Tom)
PS: Merry Christmas to all Flick(e)r users... and to the Universe full of crazy diamonds that shine... And Major Tom
Newcastle - Groat Market
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This is another photo of that Kodak moment when mama Grizzly sat down to nurse her 3 cubs. I couldn't decide which I liked better, the previous post where her head is turned or this one looking in our direction. She was so relaxed and gave us such a special intimate moment that I will likely never see again. I love the way she is embracing that cub with her paw.
Which do you like better? I have added the previous one in the comment bar.
Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.
Celle ci a une saveur tout à fait particulière puisque c'est enfin mon tout premier Martin 2020 , après m'être cassé les dents à plusieurs reprises sur mes spots habituels ces derniers temps , j'ai donc décidé de changer de tactique en exploitant d'autres endroits , armé d'une paire de jumelles j'ai cherché les indices m'indiquant ses lieux de pêche , et je suis tombé finalement sur une grosse branche de saule qui surplombe la rivière et c'est depuis cette branche que j'ai pu observer mon gaillard en action de pêche , ni une ni deux j'ai mis en place mon fameux mode opératoire habituel en fichant sur la berge un perchoir non loin de la branche et finalement ce matin là il est venu à deux reprises prendre possession de son tout nouveau plongeoir .
Image prise depuis la tente affût et dans un milieu naturel .
PS : Un grand merci à toutes celles et ceux qui choisissent de regarder , de commenter et d'aimer mes photos . C'est très apprécié , comme vous l'avez constaté , je ne répond plus directement suite à votre commentaire juste pour dire en fait " merci et bonne journée " , mais en retour je passe laisser une petite trace chez vous sur une ou plusieurs de vos éditions . Merci de votre compréhension
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This one has a very special flavor since it's finally my very first Martin 2020, after having broken my teeth several times on my usual spots lately, so I decided to change tactics by exploiting 'other places, armed with a pair of binoculars I looked for clues indicating its fishing grounds, and I finally came across a large willow branch overlooking the river and it is from this branch that I I was able to observe my fellow fishing, neither one nor two I set up my famous usual operating mode by tying a perch on the bank not far from the branch and finally that morning he came twice to take possession of its brand new diving board.
Image taken from the hide tent and in a natural environment.
PS: Many thanks to everyone who chooses to watch, comment and love my photos. It is very appreciated, as you noticed, I do not answer any more directly following your comment just to say in fact "thank you and good day", but in return I pass to leave a small mark with you on one or more of your editions. thank you for your understanding
I was trying to decide if this was going to be used for FF or BM. Since I've been sick with the flu all last week, it's going to be BM..;) Get your flu shot. You don't want what I had. Every time I go to the Veteran's Clinic I try not to touch anything and I always use hand sanitizer before I leave but it never seems to work. At first I thought I had Covid again but I did the home test 2 times and came up negative both time. But after I got to thinking about it the only similarities was not being able to stay awake and throwing up. Anyway, feeling much better today
Animated pose and dresses : Insomnia Angel . I can't decide what to wear. At The Warehouse Sale.
Garter : Insomnia Angel . cotton baby - string garter
Top : Insomnia Angel . cotton baby - chiffon top. In main store.
Panties : -Sorumin- Tenderness SET -Panties
Hair : VCO ~ ROO Hair.
Tattoo : IVY - ANTHEIA - white tintable. In main store.
Skin : [Glam Affair] Emma [Lelutka EvoX] Blush B. At The Fifty.
Head and blush : Lelutka - lel EvoX XIA 3.1
Decor :
Pitaya - Boho picnic Set. incl Poufs and cushions, table, denterpiece, tent. In main store.
Pitaya - Paper flower garden - Planter, Trellis w flowers, At Fameshed, later in main store.
Pitaya - bath Ritual - Bathtube, chrystals, cencer, lavender seeds, tiles, candles. In main store.
Serenity Style- Vintage Treasures - Mannequin
KOPFKINO - Miss Vanity - Mannequin Corset and Mannequin Dress.
Kalopsia - Pastel Morning - Old Mirror
garden by anc "jugoya" Japanese pampas grass
>> They say its not hard to be kind..so why don't you be ?
Make someone's day , before you decide to ruin it . Put a smile on they faces , instead of tears. Be kind. Be an empath . Be human. Stop hurting each other.
Spread love , instead of hate.
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On the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, these penguins appear to be trying to decide what to do.
She turned to chapter thirteen of her story,
Her favorite chapter of them all,
A guardian angel so unique,
Hardly ever spoken about,
Your memories are what she guards,
Deciding when it was right to shelve some, shove some in drawers or bring out some in tsunami waves,
She is the culprit who releases butterflies in your stomach,
Sometime she is mischievous,
Sometimes she can be cruel,
But most of the time she is sincere,
Memories can be fragile,
If shaken, it can shatter and break,
Time adds more and more,
But also takes away what it gave,
It's difficult to puzzle the pieces back together,
There are things you need to remember to be able to forget...
Think I will have a "Bit of Something on Blue week" (bound to be fairly minimal so no offence if you decide to pop back when it's all over :-)
Gravellona Lomellina è un comune lombardo della provincia di Pavia, è un paese speciale, un vero e proprio ‘Paese d’Arte’, come ama definirsi. Negli anni ’90, inizia una vera e propria decorazione del paese, una street art partecipativa, nuova e innovativa. Le Istituzioni decidono di trasformare Gravellona Lomellina in un museo a cielo aperto. La sensazione è proprio questa, passeggiando per le strade sembra quasi di assistere ad un’esposizione, con tanto di accompagnamento audio, disponibile sul cellulare.
Gravellona Lomellina is a Lombard municipality in the province of Pavia, it is a special town, a real 'town of art', as it likes to define itself. In the 90s, a real decoration of the country begins, a participatory, new and innovative street art. The institutions decide to transform Gravellona Lomellina into an open-air museum. This is the sensation, walking through the streets almost seems to attend an exhibition, complete with audio accompaniment, available on your mobile phone.
Find your own destiny, don't let anyone decide for you, be free
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Time decides who you meet in your life,
Your heart decides who you want to carry with you in your life
and your behavior decides who stays in your life.
Well my friends WELCOME to 2018 .A year of peace,joy and happiness.
A year made for manifestation and wishes fullfield but also for love,tolerance and kindness.
A year in which for the sake of humanity and of our own happiness we need to remember how to build bridges,unions and relationships instead of breaking them how we did last year.
A year thatt I know it can make all our dreams come true and the world a better place, if we can only stick together in a place of love and positivity and not allow personal fears,frustrations and failures to turn us one against each other.
A year in which I know we can really find the serenity to accept the things we cannot change,the courage to change what can be changed and the wisdom to know the difference if we understand the importance of it.
A year that I know it can become the best one ever no matter the cicumstances if we can only decide that it will be so and hold this decision in our hearths with love and faith all through our daily ups and downs.
Happy New Year!!! my friends.
And much peace&love to
you all!
Lu
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I could not decide how to best crop this and at the end, I decided to leave more details of the pier structure and lights. Hope you like it.
Suggestions are welcome
Life's a long, long road, if we are lucky. For so long I've just followed the road, it seems with one wheel stuck in a rut at the side steering me along without me being in control. And it has gone on and on. There's a crossroads further down in the picture, in the middle of nowhere. No signs. No landmarks. Just an empty crossroads where two roads meet on the barren moorland. I'm getting near there. Do I carry on straight or turn, left or right, and explore a bit to the side...perhaps it was a waste of time, the wrong choice....nothing to see down there, and return to the junction.
I'm almost at that point, decisions, decisions in deciding if I leave so much of what I've known, work, Cheshire and the hills around, friends, goats, North Wales and take a change in direction.
We've found a place. A long way north. Seven hours drive north to Acharacle, Argyllshire at the far end of Loch Shiel. Mountains, lochs, deer, little beaches with white sand, heather...........
I've seen recently how hard it is to leave everything you've known and strike out somewhere else when my son took his young family off to New Zealand. They'd said they never could have anticipated how difficult it would be to say "Goodbye". My turn soon.
Pollinators are finally starting to pop their heads out now that a few brave woodland wildflowers are blooming when the fickle sun decides to shine. This narrow-headed marsh fly is one of the first flower flies to show up in springtime around here. These flies are also commonly called hover flies, hoverflies or syrphid flies depending on your preference. Females lay eggs on vegetation that hangs over ponded water and the larvae fall into the water upon hatching. By the way, you may have heard of their larvae as they go by the name rat-tailed maggot. The "rat-tail" is actually their breathing tube as the maggots float beneath the water surface feeding on rich organic matter that in some places would include sewage. Hard to believe they can turn into this beautiful fly!
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Just a little abstract bokeh for me today. This is from October. The blue part is a nearby lake and the bokeh are from the surrounding trees :-) It's pretty miserable here today..everything is covered with ice and it is pouring rain. Just needed some green :-) HBW everyone!!!
Bird photography sounds peaceful. You picture me quietly communing with nature, sipping coffee while majestic creatures flutter by, posing politely like they’re in a Disney movie. That’s a lie. The truth involves hauling lawn chairs, tripods, and a camera bag that weighs more than a third grader across the desert before sunrise—all to sit motionless next to a glorified livestock trough filled with water I wouldn’t let my enemies drink.
This cattle tank, which I have gentrified into a “desert oasis” (by tossing in a stick), is now a fine-dining establishment for birds. The stick is important. I found it on the ground, which makes it natural, and I chose one with bark and lichen because birds don’t like muddy feet—and I like a pretty perch.
Birds don’t just fly in, though. First, they land about twenty-five feet away in what I call the staging area, where they scope things out and decide if it’s safe to drink. Just as I know birds come here for water, they know hawks come here for birds. If it seems risky, they vanish into the brush to post angry tweets about predator privilege.
This time, an American Robin decided to play along. He glided down to the branch, dipped his beak into the water, then raised his head to swallow—because robins, like most birds, can’t gulp. They rely on gravity to get the water down. No swallow muscles. No peristalsis. Just tip and pray.
As he tilted his head back, water spilled from his beak. I fired off a burst of photos. In this frame, he’s in perfect profile, water spilling from his bill, with a few droplets stopped in mid-air and a few reached the surface, sending delicate ripples across the pond.
His reflection was beautiful and haunting, like a bird pondering the mysteries of hydration—or maybe just wondering why some guy shoved a branch in his drinking fountain.
In the desert, water is liquid gold. To birds, cattle tanks are survival. To me, they’re proof that lugging heavy gear into the wilderness to photograph a robin mid-sip is a perfectly reasonable way to spend retirement.
Especially if you're trying to avoid housework.
He lifts his head to the sky—a gravity feed,
’Cause evolution said, “Nah—gulping’s not a need.
"Never let fear decide your future."
On Dacio:
Hair - Stealthic
Head - Catwa
Face/Body Applier - Stray Dog
Jacket - Addams
Ears/Braclet - Mandala
Facial Hair - Volkstone
Piercings - Little Fish
Tattoo - Isuka
Location: InSilico (Very awesome futuristic sim I really recommend to check out for any Cyberpunk fans out there).
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The three Punky Bears in Mummy Marian's house, bored on a rainy day in January, decide to do something.
PUNKINHEAD: (looks at a cupboard in the living room )
Hey Punky and Scottie...shall we see what's in that cupboard (points paw at the cupboard).
SCOTTIE;
Well....I'd like to, but we'll have to ask Mummy Marian if it's allowed.
PUNKY:
We can't, because she's shopping.
PUNKINHEAD:
Obviously...we tried to ask her, but if she's not here then we can't do anything else about it. We have done our best. So we are going to look in the cupboard.
Punky climbs on Scottie's back and Punkinhead then climbs on Punky's back and opens the door.
PUNKY:
Wow!!!! Look at that...what stuff is hidden in there.
All sorts of things are being looked at. Photo albums, books and CDs
Everything is mixed together.
Suddenly....
There are sounds of footsteps and a slamming door in the hallway.
PUNKY:
Quickly guys.... sit down and look ahead. Mummy Marian is back from shopping.
SCOTTIE:
I see her entering the room.....
ME:
What are you guys doing?????
PUNKINHEAD:
Well..uh..Punky wanted to sit in the dark and...uh....
PUNKY:’
I didn't want to sit in the dark at all. You wanted to.
ME:
No arguing. I know, though. You sneaked into the cupboard while I was away....isn't it?
SCOTTIE:
We got bored Mummy Marian
We can't play outside because it's raining.
ME:
Hm..I have an idea. You guys clean up and then we'll have hot chocolate with whipped cream.
PUNKINHEAD, PUNKY and SCOTTIE:
Yeeeehhhh!!!!!!!
Th Punky Bears are made in the UK
Handcrafted by Merrythought.
Surprisingly., my dahlias are deciding to put on a display for me at the moment. This is very welcome as the weather is dull, cold and when it’s not raining, very damp! Not good flowering conditions for most plants but evidently not dahlia!
Still no snow in Northeast Oklahoma but I will dig out some old ones until it does decide to snow. Taken just before spring in 2014.
This version is a little "dialed down" compared with the previous. I can't decide for certain which one is better?
Deciding to walk closer to Soda Lake yesterday to get a low photo with the hills in the background was an excellent decision. For a long time now I've wanted to witness American Avocets breeding. I've seen photos and video of what others have captured. I got to witness that yesterday. I was watching these two as they called and flew in pretty close to me. One kept it's head down for a long time (I thought it was just eating) so after checking my image real quickly and seeing that it wasn't eating but just hovering its bill above the water made me stop and think back to other images I'd seen. I quickly got low again and watched. It was over in an instant, but what an elegant behavior to observe. All I could say softly to myself was, "wow, wow, wow."