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"Do not be afraid to face your difficulty. Turn toward it. Lean into the wind. Hold your ground."
-Jack Kornfield
Thank you very much for your kind comments and visit, much appreciated!
This lone Roseate Spoonbill was foraging the shallow waters at Celery Field, Florida. It seemed to have some difficulty navigating the thick tangle of vegetation in the fresh-water marsh, and often had mud and other matter (which I'd rather not describe) affixed to its long, flat bill.
HaPPY PiNK WeeKeND
This scenery I saw when I was sailing on the boat through the magic Vietnamese Halong Bay.
Sometimes the landscapes there turn into a pink wonderland.
Wish you all a wonderful start of the weekend………
Get ready to sail into the weekend and………….
This sunbird grabbed a spider on the tree and had a nice meal. It had a bit of difficulty to eat it, but finally managed to stuff the insect into its mouth. After that, she waited for maybe 30 seconds before flying away at the sight of a cat near the base of the tree.
Sunbirds are resident birds and sighted throughout the year. The males are deep metallic purple color and very beautiful, while the females are yellowish color in most sunbird species.
Thanks in advance for your views and feedback. Much appreciated.
Pensée du jour :
Emporte dans ta mémoire, pour le reste de ton existence, les choses positives qui ont surgi au milieu des difficultés.
Elles seront une preuve de tes capacités et te redonneront confiance devant tous les obstacles...
-Take in your memory, for the rest of your existence, the positive things which appeared in the middle of the difficulties.
They will be a proof of your capacities and will restore you confidence in front of all the obstacles.
-Porta nella tua memoria, per il resto della tua esistenza, le cose positive che hanno spuntato nel mezzo delle difficoltà.
Saranno una prova delle tue capacità e ti rideranno fiducia davanti a tutti gli ostacoli.
-Nimm in deinem Gedächtnis, für den Rest deines Daseins, die positiven Sachen mit, die in der Mitte der Schwierigkeiten aufgetaucht sind.
Sie werden ein Beweis deiner Kapazitäten sein und werden dir Vertrauen vor allen Hindernissen wieder geben.
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)
A blazing sunny day causing difficulties for exposure, even by hiding in the shadows the sun was burning bright on the white water...which lent a nice effect to the spray at the top of the falls. A beautiful place to just watch the water...
A vertical and horizontal pano was needed to catch all details along the upper rim and the foreground rocks.
More falling water in my website gallery:
Untertags halten sich die meisten Waldkäuze in Baumhöhlen auf. In der Dämmerung fliegen sie dann los zur Beutejagd.
Die große Schwierigkeit ist für jeden interessierten Fotografen das Auffinden des Schlafplatzes. Sogar wenn man weiß, in welchem Gebiet der Kauz haust, muss man Glück und Ausdauer haben um den Vogel zu entdecken.
Bei diesem Kauzfoto war es einfacher, den Vogel ausfindig zu machen, da auch schon Fotografen vor Ort waren und ihn ins Visier nahmen.
The cave dweller
During the day, most tawny owls stay in tree hollows. At dusk they fly off to hunt for prey.
The big difficulty for every interested photographer is to find the roosting place. Even if you know in which area the owl resides, you have to be lucky and persistent to spot the bird.
It was easier to spot the bird in this oddball photo, as photographers were already on site and had it in their sights.
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.
Noudar Natural Park is located in a farm estate called Herdade da Coitadinha, between the rivers Ardila and Múrtega, in southern Alentejo (Portugal) .
The pastures surrounding the area, holm oak and olive groves, grazing cows and herds of black pigs are all common to neighbouring farms in this region. But here, a more abrupt and rocky relief has protected dense enclaves of holm oaks and forest where light penetrates with difficulty.
In Noudar, life presents itself in a state of wilderness and absolute purity.
Apart from its beauty, the place, being remote and exempt from any light pollution, is excellent for astrophotography (the best where I’ve ever been).
The Castle of Noudar dates from the early 14th century (finished in 1307), when it took an important role for border defense against the kingdom of Castile (now part of Spain).
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Castelo de Noudar, Parque de Natureza de Noudar, Alentejo, Portugal
© All rights reserved Rui Baptista. Please do not use this image on websites, blogs or any other media without my explicit written permission.
The difficulty is in seeing them :-)
Jim Coe
HFF! Ukraine Matters!
contorted flowering quince, 'Contorta', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Taken at the Cockrell Butterfly Center in Houston. I'm having difficulty identifying, although it could possibly be a Red Postman Mimic originally from Ecuador.
"The Martial Glacier lies 1,050 meters above sea level and it is the most important source of fresh water in Ushuaia. It has been named after explorer Luis Fernando Martial, chief of the French expedition that reached the area with scientific purposes in 1883.
In the summer, this is an ideal place to practice various activities such as hiking or trekking with circuits of different durations -from a few minutes to a whole day itinerary- and difficulties. But when the winter comes, everything is covered by a white blanket."
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
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
The Krimml Waterfalls (German: Krimmler Wasserfälle), with a total height of 380 metres (1,247 feet), are the highest waterfall in Austria.[1] The falls are on the Krimmler Ache river and are located near the village of Krimml in the High Tauern National Park in Salzburg state.
Krimmler Waterfalls is a tiered waterfall. The waterfall begins at the top of the Krimmler Ache valley, and plunges downward in three stages. The upper stage has a drop of 140 metres, the middle of 100 metres, and the lowest a drop of 140 metres. The highest point of the waterfall is 1,470 metres above sea level.
The Krimmler Ache is a glacial stream whose flow varies greatly with season. Its volumetric flow in June and July is 20,000 m³/h (about 5.28 million gallons per hour), while in February it is only 500 m³/h (about 0.13 million gallons per hour). The greatest measured flow was on 25 August 1987, when it was 600,000 m³/h, or almost 160 million gallons per hour.
After the falls, the river joins the Salzach, which flows to the Inn, then into the River Danube and finally to the Black Sea.
To ensure that tourists could see more of the waterfall without difficulty, Ignaz von Kürsinger, from Mittersill, created a path to the upper part of the waterfall. In 1879, the Austrian Alpine Club improved the road to provide a more panoramic view. About 400,000 people visit the falls annually. The misty spray of the waterfall creates ideal growth condition for hundreds of mosses, lichens and ferns. The surroundings are the habitat for 62 bird species.[3]
There is a negative impact on the local residents due to the high traffic level in a small village, and because of erosion to the road.
I can imagine the difficulty of plunging under water at speed to take a fish at home in that element, rising to the surface, breaking the water tension to take to the air against the roiling sea. I liked the shape of the wave in this image which to me nicely frames the action as the Osprey takes this large fish home to feed its family. I think the fish is a Menhaden but please feel free to correct my identification. (Pandion haliaetus)
It is probably obvious that I am having difficulties with this when it comes to those who are currently in charge of governing the UK. To whom would I take my hat off? I can't see anyone in the cabinet having the intellectual and moral qualities necessary for the job. Many observers have come to the conclusion that standards in British government are currently desperately low. The current turmoil in Westminster is a consequence of this. I am aware that my complaint won't change much. Saying nothing, however, is the worst option. Fuji X-Pro1.
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
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
I wanted to incorporate some bokeh so used my collection of pastel glitter pushpins for the background. I had some difficulty in creating nice rounded oil drops. I must have been doing something wrong. Hope you like it.
Happy MM to all my Flickr friends! :-)
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! ❤️❤️❤️
The photo shows the intermediate finale of the scene that I accidentally observed in the park. This big and heavy bike belongs to a much older boy who rode an adult electric scooter at high speed through the alleys of the park. The bike was on the ground. This little boy with great difficulty lifted a bicycle lying on the ground and tried to roll it back to the bench. At the same time, he fell several times along with a heavy bike. Finally, he managed to install the bike and looked sadly at the one who quickly rode the electric scooter and asked the elder for something several times. I was sitting quite far away, but it was not difficult to guess - he asked for a ride on a scooter. The elder laughed out loud as he passed. They were children, but the problem was like that of adults.
На фото проміжний фінал сцени, яку випадково спостерігав у парку. Цей великий і важкий велосипед належить набагато старшому хлопчику, який на великій швидкості катався на дорослому електросамокаті алеями парку. Велосипед лежав на землі. Маленький хлопчик з великими труднощами підняв велосипед і спробував відкотити його до лави. При цьому він кілька разів упав разом із важким велосипедом. Нарешті йому вдалося встановити велосипед і він з сумом дивився на того, хто швидко їздив електросамокатом і кілька разів просив старшого про щось. Я сидів досить далеко, але здогадатися було не важко – він просив прокотити його на самокаті. Старший проїжджаючи повз голосно сміявся. Це були діти, але проблема була як у дорослих.
⤿ Post #513 // Credits
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▐ GASET
ANDREY SET @ACCESS Event Jully
▐ REZZ ROOM
German Shepherd @UBER Event Jully
↪ Puppy companion version
↪ Adult companion version
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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~
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.
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!
difficulty level: 1
§ 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.
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
difficulty level: 3
§ fifteen §
The Moon, Biafra, a murderous earthquake, a campaign against pollution, a six-day war, a Bay of Pigs, the death of a Mao—mere Christmas parties one and all, with the great thoughtless void suddenly wreathed in flowers, and tooting its two-penny whistle. For a little while no one is bored, which is something at least.
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.
Ruddy Duck breeding male
Oxyura jamaicensis
It is unusal to see a Ruddy Duck on land as they have difficulty walking on land. This beautiful male is advertising to the lady Ruddy Ducks that he is available.
They are fun to watch during the mating season. The male will swim past one or more female Ruddy Ducks before puffing out his chest. He will slap his bill against his chest which makes a sound. While this is going on bubbles will float up under his chest as the result of his movements. His tail will stiffen to a 45 degree angle and can go up to 90 degree as he moves quickly across the water.
"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.
Red Eye Tree Frog, taking a walk! Dust and marks on the surface were a constant difficulty so a little bit of healing necessary to keep a clean background. It took a few goes and eventually he walked in a great direction to show off his markings.
With so much uncertainty and difficulty about travelling abroad because of the pandemic, it was obvious that holiday resorts in England would be bursting at the seams this summer, and none more so than in Cornwall. At least it gives local businesses a chance to make up some of the losses they have had over the past 18 months. This is the riverside in East Looe, which is one of the two main routes between the car parks and the sandy beach.
The Dornier Do 31 is an experimental vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) jet-propelled transport designed and produced by West German aircraft manufacturer Dornier.
The development of the Do 31 was motivated principally by heavy interest expressed by the German Air Force in the acquisition of short take-off and vertical landing aircraft (STOVL)-capable aircraft. Such ambitions received a further boost from the issuing of NATO specification NBMR-4, which called for a VTOL-capable tactical support aircraft that would be operated in conjunction with the EWR VJ 101, a West German VTOL strike aircraft designed under the NATO contract of BMR-3. A total of three aircraft, two flight-capable and one static airframe, were constructed and used for testing. On 10 February 1967, the Do 31 performed its maiden flight; the first hovering flight of the type took place during July 1967.
In addition to performing test flights, Dornier often demonstrated the Do 31 prototypes to officials and the general public, such as at the 1969 Paris Air Show. Several world records were set by the type during its limited flying career. When the high cost, technical and logistical difficulties of operating such an aircraft were realized, the German Air Force opted to cease trials involving VTOL aircraft, such as the Do 31, VJ101, and the later VFW VAK 191B. In the face of limited sales prospects and a lack of state support, the Do 31 and other VTOL projects lingered as research projects for a time prior to their manufacturers abandoning all activity. The Do 31 remains the only VTOL-capable jet-powered transport aircraft to ever fly.
I was having difficulties when trying to capture this dude. It was flying up and down (like a yo-yo) from a flower at very fast speed. With tall trees above limiting the sunlights, I could only push up the ISO inorder to increase the shutter speed. This is one of the few successful attempts. will show the rest later.
P.S. this bee is quite tiny.
E' da parecchio tempo (anni) che desidero assistere ad una scena simile e, nel contempo, avere la possibilità' di riprenderla; ed ecco che, all'improvviso, la costanza è stata premiata.
Purtroppo lo scatto si è dimostrato non facilissimo per diversi motivi; 1) il posatoio non parallelo al PDR 2) l'estrema vicinanza dello stesso ( 3,45m) 3) non ultimo il sole ci ha messo lo zampino ed ha pensato bene di nascondersi poco prima dell'arrivo dei soggetti.
La difficolta' piu' grande la limitatissima profondità' di campo.
Ho deciso mi rimanere su una lunghezza focale di 200 mm e di usare un f 11 per avere circa 5cm di PDF sia front che back.
La poca luce ha limitato la MF in considerazione anche del fatto che l'arancione del martino spesso tende ad impastare.
La scena si è ripetuta 2/3 volte permettendomi di assistere ad un evento che mi ha entusiasmato.
Scatto effettuato preso l'Oasi di Cronovilla.
Visualizza in HD:
Is a long time (years) that I would like to see a similar scene, but at the same time have the opportunity ' to take it; Lo and behold, suddenly, perseverance was rewarded.
Unfortunately the shot has proven no brainer for several reasons; 1) the roost not parallel to the PDR 2) the proximity of the same (3, 45 m) 3) not least the Sun took a hand and has seen fit to hide just before the arrival of the subjects.
The difficulty very limited depth-of-field bigger.
I decided I stay on a focal length of 200 mm and to use a f 11 to have about 5 cm of PDF both front and back.
The little light has limited MF into consideration of the fact that the orange of martino often tends to knead.
The scene is repeated 2/3 times allowing me to attend an event that wowed me.
Taken taken the oasis of Cronovilla.
View in HD:
I've had some difficulty in pinning the chassis number down for this particular car, the closest I can feasibly get to (and may still be wrong) is S/N 0879GT. **Update: its S/N 0773GT**
S/N 0879GT listed as a Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Scaglietti TdF in maroon with a black stripe, with three louvres,
covered headlights and high alloy decoration in the door (57 style).
If this is the car, it was registered to Wolfgang Seidel in Bologna in 1958 (not 1957) so not entirely sure its the same car. Regardless, its a lovely looking 250 TdF, especially from this front on angle.
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