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Photo taken during the 5 day mountain hut trekking adventure in the amazing scenery of Italian Brenta Dolomites. Route is called Bocchette Alte - via ferrata with some easy and moderate difficulty. Highly recommended to anyone into this sort of activity.
the difficulty of forcing anything into an empty head :-)
Eric Hoffer, Reflections on the Human Condition, 1973
HFF!! Truth Matters!
zinnia, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
moulin à vent de Saint Pierre de la Fage
Lots of things have happened since my shot.
However, "Les Amis du Moulin" are still here and as active as ever in spite of the Covid difficulties. During 2020 they haven't been able to do the annual maintenance work on the mill itself, but they have been busy cleaning, painting, treating the wood and much more. There have been visitors, but always within the required sanitary regulations.
(Ce moulin-tour à farine du XIXe siècle, sur le bord sud du plateau du Larzac, propriété de la commune, a été restauré en 2006)
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One of the difficulties encountered since discovering textures is that almost every photo appears to me aesthetically improved with the application(s). This bothers me somewhat. My first several years on Flickr were exclusively SOOC, and while I have by no means become a processing pro, I have learned enough to adjust both my thinking and my preferences for what I'm doing. Today, it takes a conscious decision to AVOID going to my texture file.
Here, the original photo is shown in comments and I was quite pleased with it SOOC...but then the thinking started, and the result is shown in the featured image. It started with, "Hmmm...I've got a sun that will fit nicely in that notch in the treeline." Many of you know the feeling. This one was admittedly a difficult decision (not all are) and I remain uncertain as to my personal preference in this particular case. What has become clear is that I certainly cannot consider myself a "purist" any longer...whatever that means...if anything and if it ever did.
Der Weltelefantentag wird jedes Jahr am 12. August gefeiert. ... Der Weltelefantentag wurde ins Leben gerufen, um die Schwierigkeiten asiatischer und afrikanischer Elefanten hervorzuheben, die vielen Bedrohungen wie Wilderei, Verlust von Lebensräumen, Konflikten mit Menschen und Misshandlungen in Gefangenschaft ausgesetzt sind.
World Elephant Day is celebrated on August 12th each year. ... World Elephant Day was created to highlight the difficulties faced by Asian and African elephants, who face many threats such as poaching, habitat loss, conflict with people and abuse in captivity.
powered by:
a Blanket flower / Kokardenblume (Gaillardia)
in our garden - Frankfurt-Nordend
"The political decision-makers who (will) meet at COP26 in Glasgow are urgently summoned to provide effective responses to the present ecological crisis and in this way to offer concrete hope to future generations...
Moments of difficulty like these also present opportunities, opportunities that we must not waste. We can confront these crises by retreating into isolationism, protectionism and exploitation. Or we can see in them a real chance for change, a genuine moment of conversion, and not simply in a spiritual sense."
(Pope Francis)
The Serra dos Órgãos National Park is the third oldest park in the country, representing an important milestone in the history of Brazilian Conservation Units. It was created during the Getúlio Vargas government on November 30, 1939. It currently has an approximate area of 20,024 hectares in the municipalities of Teresópolis, Petrópolis, Magé and Guapimirim.
It is one of the best places in the country to practice mountain sports, such as climbing, hiking, abseiling and others; besides having fantastic waterfalls. The Park has the largest network of trails in Brazil. There are more than 200 km / 124 miles of trails at all levels of difficulty: from the suspended trail, accessible to wheelchair users, to the heavy Petrópolis-Teresópolis crossing, with 30 km / 19 miles of ascents and descents through the high part of the mountains.
Among the climbs, the peak of God's Finger stands out, considered the starting point of climbing in Brazil, and God's Finger, chosen as one of the 15 best rock climbs in the world.
Selection of mountains and presenting other peaks besides God's Finger which is the most famous and known worldwide, get ready to know the other peaks such as: Devil's Needle, São João Hill, Santo Antônio Hill, Fish Head, Our Lady's Finger, Escalavrado (where I'm on the video), Friar's Crown, Friar's Wart, Carboy, Castles of Açu and Bell Stone.
The difficulty is in seeing them :-)
Jim Coe
HFF! Ukraine Matters!
contorted flowering quince, 'Contorta', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
This Magnolia in memory of the Armistice of May 8, 1945, Peace on Earth! Welcome to King Charles III
N'oublions pas le rôle de nos alliés, sans qui rien n'auraient été possible , tous ces soldats morts pour la liberté. Prenons une minutes pour se souvenir de tant de souffrances, de veuves et d'orphelins.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwlND771Bng
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EPcf2OweNs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EPcf2OweNs
Let's not forget the role of our allies, without whom nothing would have been possible, all those soldiers who died for freedom. Let's take a minute to remember so much suffering, widows and orphans.
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Signification spirituelle du magnolia :
Pour les gens qui croient en une dimension spirituelle, le magnolia est associée à une variété de significations spirituelles. Les fleurs sont considérées comme étant un signe d’harmonie et d’union entre le corps et l’esprit. Elles peuvent également symboliser l’amour inconditionnel pour Dieu ou pour nos proches.
L’importance du magnolia dans notre vie :
L magnolia est un arbre dont on peut tirer beaucoup de significations. Sa beauté et sa profonde symbolique font d’elle un arbre très important dans nos vies. La magnolia représente l’amour, le courage, la persévérance et la sagesse, ce qui en fait un arbre très précieux pour nous rappeler que nous pouvons surmonter toutes les difficultés que nous rencontrons dans notre vie.
En plus de nous donner des leçons sur le courage et la persévérance, le magnolia nous rappelle aussi que nous devons prendre le temps de nous arrêter pour admirer la beauté de ce monde. Si nous faisons cela, nous verrons qu’il y a toujours une partie positive même dans les moments difficiles.
En fin de compte, la signification et la symbolique liées au magnolia sont très profondes. Elles peuvent nous inspirer à être plus courageux, plus persévérants et plus sages dans nos vies quotidiennes.
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Spiritual meaning of magnolia:
For people who believe in a spiritual dimension, the magnolia is associated with a variety of spiritual meanings. Flowers are considered to be a sign of harmony and union between body and mind. They can also symbolize unconditional love for God or for our loved ones.
The importance of magnolia in our life:
The magnolia is a tree from which many meanings can be derived. Its beauty and deep symbolism make it a very important tree in our lives. The magnolia represents love, courage, perseverance and wisdom, which makes it a very precious tree to remind us that we can overcome any difficulties we encounter in our lives.
In addition to teaching us lessons about courage and perseverance, the magnolia also reminds us that we must take the time to stop and admire the beauty of this world. If we do this, we will see that there is always a positive part even in difficult times.
Ultimately, the meaning and symbolism related to magnolia is very deep. They can inspire us to be braver, more persistent, and wiser in our daily lives.
I always have difficulty photographing the few wintering Eurasian Wigeons in the region. They are challenging to isolate because they are usually among a flock of American Wigeons. I finally found one that was willing to cooperate.
Une espèce que je trouve difficile à isoler et photographier. Seulement quelques individus passent l'hiver dans la région et ils sont habituellement parmi les Canards d'Amérique. En voici un qui a finalement coopéré.
We spent a few days in Colorado. Today we did some sightseeing in Georgetown and Silver Plume, both historical towns in the Rocky Mountains, West of Denver. Silver Plume is a former silver mining camp; the "living ghost town" currently has 200 souls. We went to an abandoned silver mine just above the town. The mine entrance was easy to recognize, just follow the rusty rails. I could crawl into the mine a few meters until it was blocked with a metal mesh. The mine is filled with water, the ceiling is reflecting in the water. One rail can be seen in the water. It was a fun experience.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW long exposure. I had difficulty to focus in the darkness, so I set the aperture to 8 and shot in manual mode with time delay to increase the odds of a sharp photo.
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about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement :-)
John Henry Joshua Ellison, c.1907
HBW!!
japanese camellia, 'Rosea Supreme', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
I am still having difficulties identifying these two hawks;
Cooper's vs Sharp-shinned. You be the judge
I looked them up several times in bird books and also different websites and theoretically I know the differences between the two but in real life I am still struggling identifying them.
Thanks everyone for your opinion and comments. Much appreciated.
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My husband has always been red/ green colour blind. He’s recently had new glasses to show him the real colours. These berries were a perfect test for them, he had no difficulty picking out the berries against the green leaves.
The berries are food for the birds too, though definitely not for humans
Au milieu de l'hiver, j'ai découvert en moi un invincible été.
Albert CAMUS
[In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.]
Times are difficult: I just lost my father.
Lots of different thoughts to integrate, difficulties to accept but I still feel strong.
Lucidity and understanding are opening up this winter.
Looking at this photo you would say that there are here at least two different kinds of rock, right? Well, …, wrong! All of it is granite, whose natural colour is the dark grey of the ones on the right.
What makes them look completely different is the sunrise light! On the left the rocks are receiving the early morning’s light, with oblique sunrays warming the scene, whereas the ones on the left are still in the shadow.
Interestingly, due to the high altitude, two cloud layers are present here. One below the POV and the other well above, creating in the middle a “window” of blue sky.
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Serra da Estrela (Star Mountain) is Portugal’s mainland highest mountain. At 1,993 metres at its highest point in Torre, Serra da Estrela is an area of rare landscape beauty. You can take advantage of the moments of communion with nature to discover the diversity of plants and birds and the flocks of sheep herded by Estrela dogs from the breed named after the mountain.
In cold weather, Serra da Estrela is the only place in Portugal where you can try ski, or go sledging, snowboarding or ride a snowmobile. Albeit small, there are several runs with support infrastructure, as well as artificial snow runs for skiing at any time of the year.
This natural park is excellent for trekking, horse-riding or mountain biking. It boasts some 375km of marked trails of varying degrees of difficulty.
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Covão do Boi, Serra da Estrela, Portugal
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Dancing over the lake
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The main difficulty with seagulls is to manage their white feathers. If the photo is too white all feathers details disappear.
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to avail myself of Sir John Herschel’s beautiful process of Cyanotype, to obtain impressions of the plants themselves, which I have much pleasure in offering to my botanical friends :-)
Anna Atkins
1843, text accompanying the first photographically illustrated book, British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, authored by the Atkins, recognized as the first female photographer.
HMM!! Ukraine Matters!
prunus, cherry blossom, our yard, cary, north carolina
and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties :-)
Harry "The buck stops here" Truman
HGGT!! VOTE! RESIST!
narcissus, daffodil, 'Virginia Sunrise', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Continuing with my Positive Flags of the Nations
project with a tribute to Humour.
Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one's fellow human beings.
Maya Angelou
A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
When humor goes, there goes civilization.
Erma Bombeck
Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️❤️❤️
deprived of a richer artistic training, are sent forth inculcated with the belief that they are creative photographers and artists. It is yet a fact that today, as in the past, the most inspiring and provocative works in photography come as much (and probably more) from those who are in the first place artists.
Aaron Scharf
Creative Photography, 1965
HBM! HMM!
monarch butterfly, j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
"The California scrub-jay is found in dry lowlands, wooded hillsides, and scrub oak forests of the far West, from southern British Columbia to Baja California, Mexico, and as far east as northwestern Nevada. A vocal bird, its loud shack-shack-shack-shack call reverberates as pairs of these raucous birds move about the scrub habitat for which they are named. This species and its close cousin, the Woodhouse’s scrub-jay, until recently were considered one species, called the western scrub-jay. California scrub-jays are conspicuous and bold: They will beg at picnic tables, steal acorns from the granaries of acorn woodpeckers, and perch on the backs of mule deer to remove and eat the tasty ticks they find there.
In California and the Pacific Northwest, any backyard with scrub oaks, pinyons, or juniper trees may have a visit from a flock of California scrub-jays. In summer, their diet is largely insects, while the fall and winter diet shifts to fruits, seeds, and nuts. They will visit bird feeders for sunflower seeds, peanuts, suet or suet dough, and other offerings. A reliable source of water is another good attractant. If your property includes scrubby habitat with good cover and a reliable food supply, you may entice a pair of California scrub-jays to nest."
birdwatchersdigest.com
The difficulties you meet will resolve themselves as you advance. Proceed, and light will dawn, and shine with increasing clearness on your path. Jim Rohn
~happy fence friday~
We spotted three juvenile robins active in the bird baths, but they split up by the time I got to my camera. This is not the quintessential early bird, but a sunset bird that kindly faced west. But I still clipped its tail.
Experimenting with Adobe Camera Raw to see if what I see in my camera’s tiny viewer, then on my (honking) large and calibrated monitor, matches the RGB of a website.
And then ask my husband for preferences; he has difficulty discerning red/green hues. And then there are Mac and iOS screens...
Larger view:
www.flickr.com/photos/jan-timmons/50119955981/sizes/k/
Thank you for looking. Please avoid political comments.
...Monument Valley. The difficulties of taking this shot were immense....First, which camera?...(I had 2)...which lens?....do I use a tripod?....wait until the clouds and shadows are just right....tolerate the heat....and then, where to stand? do I go to the left of the balcony in my hotel room or the right?
difficulty level: 2
§ fifteen §
To appreciate the West’s opinion of the refugee fleet—or, for that matter, of anything new and unfamiliar—one essential fact must be borne in mind: it really couldn’t give less of a damn.
The magic of Dale Chihuly's garden was displaced at Biennale 2009 in Venice
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfAkCTlC2F0
Dale Chihuly
(born September 20, 1941) is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur. His works are considered to possess outstanding artistic merit in the field of blown glass, "moving it into the realm of large-scale sculpture." The technical difficulties of working with glass forms are considerable, yet Chihuly uses it as the primary medium for installations and environmental artwork.
for more informations
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Chihuly
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Chihuly
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Geometridae Ennominae
Pseudopanthera macularia L.
I remember having difficulties catching this one as it always took refuge in the shadows.
l wish we all overcome these difficulties under the pandemic of COVID-19.
水無瀬神宮「招福の風」
Minasejingu shrine,Shimamoto town,Osaka,Japan
Bones of an impressive romance
Scattered all across the sands
This was a challenging swimming area but so worth the initial entry difficulty. (You have to dive through the swell to enter.) Lots of lovely fisheys underneath the turbulence.
Exiting is even harder, especially when exhausted. You need to catch a wave to propel and lift you onto the jagged rocks. So many people injured, including myself.
I was also stung by bees, three times. (Honey producing region.)
On the other side of the big rocks is a five star resort you can sneak into, if you can survive the swim!
An old holiday snap. Actas Beach, Faralya, Turkey.
I'm all out of hope
One more bad dream
Could bring a fall
When I'm far from home
Don't call me on the phone
To tell me you're alone
It's easy to deceive
It's easy to tease
But hard to get release
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Got no human grace
Your eyes without a face
I spend so much time
Believing all the lies
To keep the dream alive
Now it makes me sad
It makes me mad at truth
For loving what was youLes yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Got no human grace
Your eyes without a face
When you hear the music, you make a dip
Into someone else's pocket, then make a slip
Steal a car and go to Las Vegas
Oh, the gigolo pool
Hanging out by the state line
Turning holy water into wine
Drinking it down, oh
I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip
Reading murder books, trying to stay hip
I'm thinking of you and you're out there, so
Say your prayers
Say your prayers
Say your prayersNow I close my eyes
And I wonder why
I don't despise
Now all I can do
Is love what was once
So alive and new
But it's gone from your eyes
I'd better realise
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) eyes without a face
Got no human grace
Your eyes without a face
Such a human waste
Your eyes without a face
And now it's getting worse
The Plaza de Espana was originally designed and built as the ultimate symbol and the most ambitious project of the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition World’s Fair. The initial idea of holding a World Fair in Seville was promoted in 1909 with the aim of opening the city and, especially, to modernize it. It would be the perfect occasion to achieve civil works, thus improve employment, promote the tourism, enhance the image of Seville and strengthen relationships with American countries.
The Fair was initially going to be inaugurated on April 1st, 1911. It was then delayed to 1914 but World War I (1914-1918) and political issues between Morocco and Spain delayed it further on. It was finally held from May 9th, 1929 to June 21st, 1930.
The works of the Plaza de Espana began in 1914 and where supervised by its creator, the Sevillian architect Aníbal González. He was also the architect chief of the event and designed other buildings such as the Mudejar Pavilion (better known today as the Museo de Artes y Costumbres), the Fine Arts Pavilion (transformed later in the Archaeological Museum) and the Royal Pavilion. All of them can be found in the María Luisa Park, at the America Square (Plaza de América).
It was the most expensive and hard construction of the fair, employing at some point more than 1,000 workers. Obviously, the project went through aesthetical critics and financial difficulties, especially because Seville was in very bad economic shape.
In 1926 Aníbal González resigned from his position and the Plaza de Espana was finished in 1928 by Vicente Taverner, who added the central fountain. It was also the place where Alfonso XIII inaugurated the Fair.
I am not sure this image betrays the difficulty of creating it! Although the light did not materialize which I had hoped for, I still hope that it communicates a sense of mood and place. Standing on the edfe of a sheer cliff, creating a three-image multi-exposure of each of 5 views which made up the panorama, and with the rain lashing against the lens, constantly wiping it clean with one hand, and with the other keeping a firm grip on the tripod and camera which would otherwise have likely blown off the cliff never to be seen again......... but this magical peninsula near the village of Llangrannof is worth any discomfort. I hope you enjoy it.
BEST APPRECIATED AT A VIEWING WIDTH OF MORE THAN 16"/40cm!
Whenever people suffered the difficulty in real life, they either faced the challenge with courage or hided themselves in their secret garden temporarily, made their sophicated thoughts within, and then find way to breakthrough again.
Have you ever own your secret garden ? It could be a real place in the world , or just a mental place at your mind, which made yourself feel safe & help you calm down from the suddently sufferings in real life.
Try to create the secret garden through the overlayering composition, it can be a place mixed with variable emotions, happiness, sorrow, hate, sadness, peaceful etc, not necesarry a subjective garden in vision, maybe just a private corner under the tree, on the meadow, or even the space between the leaves & air.. tell me how you think about your secret garden.
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"Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping stones to greater experience."
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Wishing you all a good start into the week
Moremi Game Reserve
Okavango Delta
Botswana
Southern Africa
Botswana has the largest elephant population on the continent due to tight protection and civil unrest in neighbouring countries. The relative difficulty in accessing the wildlife areas coupled with the military threat to poachers has allowed the elephant population in Botswana to grow.
The Chobe River front was once only a part of the ancient elephant migration routes but with civil war in Angola and the war of liberation in Namibia the elephants fell victim to mass poaching.
Rival armies were killing elephants for target practice and to sell ivory for weapons. The elephants reacted to this threat by not crossing Chobe River, instead the Chobe then became the dry season refuge for the herds and over the years the numbers built up and the reputation of Chobe grew.
There have been incidents of poaching in Botswana, mainly rhino, but the government decided to set up a military task force in the fight against the scourge. Poachers were ruthlessly dealt with and the task force became a full-time anti-poaching unit.
The end of the war in Namibia, and relative peace having returned to Angola, the elephants have slowly but surely started moving across the Chobe River again. There are many elephants that have not had the experience of the migration routes and still see Chobe as a dry season refuge.
The Linyanti area of Botswana was once a hunting concession but in the past 10 years, with only photographic tourism being offered, the elephants are starting to return en masse to the region and Linyanti today is being touted as equal to Chobe when it comes to elephant experience.
Other areas of Botswana such as the Okavango Delta also see high concentrations of elephant due to the permanent water source. Wikipedia
"Our difficulty is that we have become autistic. We no longer listen to what the Earth, its landscape, its atmospheric phenomena and all its living forms, its mountains and valleys, the rain, the wind, and all the flora and fauna of the planet are telling us."
-Thomas Berry
Gaia waits for us to listen once again to the world that sustains us. Let us hope she does not wait in vain.
As for me, I'm tired of sad news and human deafness. At least for tonight. Perhaps the morning will bring some sense of renewal.
Normally I try to avoid to take a picture twice. But Friday evening last week, I had no better idea to catch the current blizzard in a railway environment.
Anyone else was trying to get home, but I did the opposite. The weather drew me outside. Arrived at the station, I had to recognize how difficult it is to make a picture under such conditions (wearing mask and glasses added some more difficulties). But finally I got one, I'm happy with.