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Not what I expected to see on the way home but a lucky shot anyway!
National Express West Midlands Mercedes Benz O405N 1613 (S613 VUK) having a rare evening out on the 126 from Wolverhampton to Birmingham, photographed on Hagley Road on the approach to Five Ways and its final leg of the journey to the City on 28/02/2015.
Kenmawr
From "The Peanuts Movie", Craig and Bryan Schulz, Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Animation, 2015. Screen capture, 2016, adapted. It is a wonderful movie. Check it out if you haven't already. No rights assumed.
“Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed…Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”—Henry David Thoreau, “The Succession of Forest Trees”
“As Emerson said, “There is one mind common to all individual minds.” Just as the acorn has a need to become an oak tree and the grape seed has a need to become the grapevine, so you will draw out of the Divine Mind whatever is necessary for your needs.”—Eric Butterworth, “The Creative Life”
this flower ripe
giving me a glimpse of eternity
of Divine providence,
grace,
that life will continue;
reminding me
of the God seed within us all
of the ripening Divine Light
that gives us wings
to be flowers of light
reminding me
of ideas simmering
ready to be launched.
praying all our hopes-and-dream-seeds
will find fertile ground
and blossom…
Wasn't expecting to see this in Rye today, and this vehicle was on Southern Trains Rail Replacement Services from Rye to Ore and Hastings.
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A picture of my beautiful fiancee just weeks before giving birth to our first born. Shot during golden hour.
After waking up at 4.30 am and climbing this dune during 45 minutes in the dark, the sunrise was not so spectacular as expected because of some clouds. Nevertheless, it was a great thing to do and I am happy with this picture.
Dune 45 is located 45km past the Sesriem gate on the main road connecting Sesriem to Sossuvlei. If you want to climb 170 meters to be on top of the dune to watch the sunrise, you have to spend the night at the Sossuvlei Lodge or the Sossuvlei campground because you will have access to the gate 30 minutes before the park's official opening time. The campground is always full but you can ask for a place somewhere without electricity! ;)
Ooh, I wasn't really expecting her today since her tracking had not updated to show she was in Atlanta this morning, but here she is and looking so much like spring - and it's very spring-like in Atlanta today. Thank you so much Lynne - I <3 her! She hasn't completely told me her name yet, but we think Blossom may figure into it :).
8/52 Weeks of Blythe 2011
Wasn't expecting to see this in Dover this morning!, and this vehicle was parked here for most of the day though I'm not sure why, but hey I'll take it!
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Yes I'm back again.
However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.
I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.
So make the most of me before they delete my acount: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/?details=1, to stop me complaining!!
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Model: Ashleigh K
A few weeks ago I learnt how to create a neon type text in photoshop and was waiting for an opportunity to use it. As soon as I found out that I was shooting Ashleigh I knew what I had in mind.
The Studio had these backgrounds that could be placed upright and it was just covered with old torn wallpaper which I saw from a previous shoot, so I used that. In my head I knew I needed the model to look between 10 and 11 and I knew how I wanted her to pose and that worked out great.
I was not sure what to write on the text and I had three choices, either 'expecting', 'coming soon' or just a '?'. After discussing with the Ashleigh I went with the above.
I took the image in photoshop and added a brick wall texture and used the soft light blending mode to blend the two backgrounds. I then added the text and made adjustments to the drop shadow, outer glow and colour overlay.
One thing that I thought of was that if your under a neon sign you will get some light on you, so I took a brush and used the same colour as the sign and I went around the sign, wall and the front part of Ashleigh. I took it back into lightroom and increased the clarity, contrast and reduced the highlights and blacks and just added a little bit of lens vignetting.
Ok so … everyone makes a speech no? After all this work I’m entitled to one… mine is so long it’s almost silly… so sit back, relax and if you feel like it… read about my journey…
About my 365 Project…
At the beginning this project to me was just about photography, about learning… I seriously started this expecting nothing but later it turned into a place where I could open my heart and share my world, my fears, my happiness, my thoughts, my life… shortly I also discovered I was involved on many people’s lives… This is a project about “hearts connecting through an image” … and I’m thankful for the chance I got to share mine with you and the chance I got to get to know yours…
365 pictures? Yes... And I am proud….
I did not miss a day … some days I was really inspired and took a shot I was really proud of and some days, even when I felt I could not do one more shot, I stepped up and took a crappy one… so here’s to great pictures and to the courage it takes to post a crappy one. (here, here!!) The past month I kept my stream “friends only” … I faced some really hard times and didn’t feel the need to share my work with the whole fickr community … 12 of the pictures of this project will remain “private” … believe me they are crap so you’re not missing out on anything… they were just about me, not wanting to fail myself, trying to persevere even in the hardest of times…I’m going public for the first time in a while now… so if anyone would like to see the past month of my work FM and I’ll let you in… I took some nice pictures ;)
About comments and faves:
I remember I was so happy when I received my first comment… I could not believe someone would actually stop, take a moment, look at your picture and say something…. so I thank you for the time you gave me by looking at my stream.
… It’s because of that that I completed this project, as simple as that…
Thank you time:
I’ll thank that girl/friend/sister who found flickr, made me do this and helped with many of my pictures (Shelby), I’ll thank my family and friends who helped with costumes, stage, equipment, patience, encouragement and love… (Papi, mami, Nita, Miau, Joe, Pancho, Guayo, Nena, Haya, Nati, Jose, Toño….),I’ll thank a man who was a huge part of my flickr experience… he gave me themes, was patience enough to hear about flickr drama, cheered me up and even played part of some of my favorite shots of this year (Bas)
Now to my flickr friends :
I was fortunate enough to grab your attention at some point during this year… and you came back a second time, and a third time and after that you stood by my side… not only as contacts but as real friends who always had words of love and encouragement for me… Thank you for stopping by, for leaving a comment, for just viewing, for clicking “fave”, for sending a FM to see if I was OK, for inviting me to a group, for adding me as a contact, and for having me as a friend.
I can only hope to meet you guys one day for real… I’m sorry if I don’t say something special for each one of you – even though I know exactly what I would tell you – but I would literally never finish this …
I’ll mention you by your real name and not your flickr nickname cause by now you are real friends to me: Jordy, Henry, Sarah, Mike, Brad and Patricia, Abe and Liina, Ernie, Charlie, Kim, Eva, Vanessa, Jonathan, Rebecca, Lenna, Maite, Amanda, Anna, Rodrigo, Andrés, Julie, Grace, Billie, Sarah B, Amy, Ana Belén, Jonh and Charlotte, Scott, Deven, Christine, Kevin, Hannah…. Thank you guys I really grown to love each and every one of you…
And to all of you who I didn’t mention … but in one way or another were part of this journey… thank you so much ….
About what’s next?:
A year 2 for Maria? I don’t think so… my camera needs a break from me, but I’ll keep on taking pictures and I’ll keep on sharing them with you… I do have LOADS of pictures I want to try… and many things I need to learn, but I’ll do it at my own time, without the pressure of posting every day… Photography is my passion and that will not change… I’m planning on attending more serious photography courses and who knows maybe I’ll turn into a pro one day…I’ll take a much needed fickr vacation….but I’ll visit your streams…
If you stay here I’ll stay here… that much I can promise…
Last but not least... thank you God for one more year of life I was able to document in such a lovely way...
Bet if this was a speech for the Oscars the band would have started the music long ago to shut me up so I’ll just say goodbye… see ya guys soon!!!
My love to each and every one of you….
Maria
Not what I was expecting when I arrived at East Crowe’s for my journey to Newport, a MoreBus cast off. Pictured at Newport Bus Station
I expected to see red clay throughout the canyon area and here is evidence of that. The erosion however, reveals many layers of soil that display different colors in the canyon walls. Also, the soil of the canyon floor is sandy which is not at all like the normal sticky clay that you encounter in most of Georgia.
Providence Canyon State Park
8930 Canyon Road
Lumpkin, GA 31815
I am not expecting much attention for this dull underwing shot, but I wanted to upload it for my own benefit, to remind me of the wonderful day I spent in the company of these rare butterflies. In Catalan this butterfly is called "Nimfa Dorment", which translates as sleeping nymph. Large Tortoiseshells probably spend more of their adult lives sleeping than any other European butterfly. They go into hibernation in August, just a couple of weeks after emerging. Then they spend about 7 months sleeping in a woodpile, burrow or tree cavity. Then they emerge to find a mate the following March or April. But even then they don't become active until the afternoon. We watched dozens of Brimstones, Peacocks and Commas on the wing from about 8am, but the Large Tortoiseshells did not become active until about 2pm, despite sunny, warm conditions all day. I watched one Large Tortoiseshell at rest with wings closed on a tree trunk for about 15 minutes. It never moved, yet it was warm and sunny. Any butterfly that spends so much of its life resting needs to be cryptically coloured, just like Commas, Peacocks and Small Tortoiseshells, which also overwinter as adult butterflies. The Brimstone also hibernates, and is cryptic in its own way as it supposedly overwinters among Ivy, though I have never found one hibernating. For comparison here is the underwing of a Small Tortoiseshell, which resembles Large Tortoiseshell on both sides of its wings, yet is not that closely related: www.flickr.com/photos/timmelling/19527311995/in/photolist
This photo was taken at Orlestone Woods in Kent where a small colony of these rare butterflies has appeared. But I'm glad I seized the day because historically Large Tortoiseshell colonies have mysteriously vanished following several years of abundance. So they might not be around for long.
A window with birds from Sporon Hungary for Window Wednesdays.
Captured in the main old city square, late in the afternoon Oct. 2014 with an Olympus EM10 and edited this morning.
My dear Master, to thee I pray. I do not expect more than you can give. Grant me only the comforts you can afford.
This I promise you my Master and friend; that I will never quarrel or argue with you; never say unkind things or point out your faults to you and,most of all, never be disloyal or unfaithful to you.
Though others may desert you and the cares of the world weigh heavily upon you; though you may have poverty or prosperity; though there be sickness or health; I shall remain your obedient servant and friend.
When danger is present I rush to be near you to protect you, sounding the alarm against unwelcome intruders at your door. And if need be, guard you and your possessions with my life.
Dear Master, because I am a domesticated creature, I need to be protected against the harsh elements of weather, and pray you will always give me a clean sheltered place where I can rest peacefully and feel secure.
Since I am no longer a predator and cannot hunt, I pray you to daily provide enough nutritious food and fresh water to sustain my well being.
Protect me, I pray, from humans who would do cruel and inhumane things to me. I cannot understand why some of your fellow creatures are so unkind, and thus so unlike you.
I pray you will take care of me if I am ill or wounded, for I also feel pain and have only you to depend to see that I am tended by loving and competent hands.
As I grow older and my senses fail me; When the infirmities of my later years become too great to bear, please be kind, and help me gently in my pain or passing for I have served you well. Hear this prayer my dear Master, my fate depends on you.
- Unknown
Thomas was led to the village perched on the edge of the mountainside. The door was opened to one of the rustic shacks and Thomas ushered inside. The initial entrance was austere and minimalist in the no nonsense style Thomas had expected of the mountain men. But as he was shown through a second door, leading him into space carved out of the mountainside, he was in for a shock.
The grandeur of the chamber behind surprised him. Beautifully carved out of the rock and open all along one side with spectacular views over the mountains. For a moment Thomas was stunned.
"Ha! Gets them every time." The Chieftain of the various allied mountain tribes, Azru, stood in the far corner. He strode across the room his arms open and embraced Thomas in a crushing bear hug "Welcome to our village Thomas. It's good to see you again, although I wish it wasn't in such dire circumstances."
"I...I never knew this was here..." muttered Thomas still gawping.
"No. Us mountain tribes like to maintain a low profile about such things. Our ancestors settled in this hills centuries ago. The rocky land is very poor. The choice is to scratch an existence using subsistence farming or to dig deep and see if the earth will yield us fruit. These hills may not be stuffed with seams of precious metals and gems like the mountains of Garheim are, but they yield plenty of tin, copper and lead to those persistent enough to find it. Plus, we come across a small amount of gold from time to time as our reward. It's enough to allow us to buy food and supplies in from more fertile lands such as Arrowford."
"That is why I am here" replied Thomas. " I need to ask you if you'll lead the tribes and help me free Arrowford from the Queen's control. If we don't do this then Arrowford will not be able to continue trading with the mountain tribes."
"Thomas, I know what you say is true. While we are impenetrable up here in the mountain passes, for only a fool would send an army to perish up here, the Queen can easily cut us off from the rest of the world and let us go back to trying to get the rock to yield food. Therefore, I would lead my men down the mountain and retake Arrowford for you in a heartbeat, but we must look at the wider situation.
The Queen has caught all of Roawia on the hop. Her troops are everywhere and have seized control of everything. I have no doubt we could expel the force occupying Arrowford, but then what would happen? The Queen controls uncountable numbers, how long could we hold out against wave after wave of her troops, for her retribution for resistance will be swift and unyielding. The only way to defeat her is for all of Roawia to come together and form a coordinated resistance. She has the power to quash an individual uprising, but she cannot be everywhere at once."
"But our leaders are all imprisoned. How are we to get organised without them? She has fragmented all the lines of command and no one controls armies big enough to confront her."
"Why don't you take charge Thomas?"
"Me. Who's going to follow me?"
"We have followed you before. Our excursion into Lenfald was a success because of your organisational and planning skills. You have the makings of a good leader. Plus you carry the fabled Sword of Karlamac. I witnessed it's power in our Lenfald conquest. I could feel it's magic urging us on as we took that wall. With this you can inspire men in battle and conquer the odds, just as foretold in our legends."
"Ah, yes well I'm afraid I have a confession to make. The Sword of Karlamac is devoid of magic power. If the sword is not passed willingly on to the next owner the magic fades. I found the sword. It was not given to me. Therefore it no longer works. The taking of the wall was entirely down to your men's skill as warriors and probably because you were all pretty pumped up for battle. - Sorry. I was going to tell you."
Azru paused and strode over to look out over the vista. "I wonder if the sword could be made to work again?"
"Sorry?" said Thomas.
"Well, not that I know much about magic, but there's always seems to be some sort of work around with these things. Prophecies and legends are always written in such poetic language that things are never ironclad. It may be there is a way of fulfilling the requirements and reinstating the sword's power."
"I can't see that's going to work in this case though. The last owner of the sword has been dead for centuries. Assuming for one minute I did bump into him, and then supposing he decides he doesn't want his magic sword back. He's still not in any condition to say 'Nah, why don't you keep it' is he?"
"But this is the thing about magic, it's not always literal like that. There may be a way. I don't know what it is, but it may be possible. I think you need to speak with someone who knows more about these things."
"Who?"
"Well not in Loreos." Azru turned to the table and unfurled a map "For this I think you will have to head south. All the way south."
"The outlaw lands! Are you mad! There's a war on. Arrowford is being held hostage and you want me to go on a jolly into hostile outlaw lands, because maybe there might be someone who can possibly make my sword magic again, and that might in some way help us fight the Queen - You do realise every club owning outlaw has a particular grudge against people wearing red and gold and speaking Loreesi don't you?
Besides, I haven't got time to do that. I have to save my town."
"Thomas, your town will not be saved overnight. The Queen is too strong at the moment. We have to think about the long term. It will take time to organise a coordinated resistance. I can get that started. I have contacts all over Loreos and can start assembling a force that will be capable of not only taking back Arrowford, but also holding it against the inevitable Queen's wrath. Meanwhile, you must see if the sword can be fixed. If it can, then this could be the edge we need. At least think about it..."
Sorry about the pun at the end.
The map on the table is the creation of Mitah: www.flickr.com/photos/66475636@N02/
After last time, when I used it to find and occupy his lands, he made me promise to use it only for good. She's called an Evil Witch Queen and locked him in a dungeon. So I feel I'm on a winner.
The background is the result of me learning GIMP this morning.
Built for Lands of Classic Castle (LCC), see the full story here (if you have time on your hands)
www.flickr.com/photos/invictabricks/sets/72157629676259054/
If you want to create your own LCC character and join in the fun then have a look see here: www.classic-castle.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=23526
Train 6H43 not doing what was expected so a bit of a bowl out for the waiting photographers. Alas several of us were not far enough up the hill. This meant a shot of the train in the gap between the Top Sidings and the Cement Loading Terminal instead of what we had anticipated. By all accounts this train generally takes the much more photogenic Up & Down Tunsted Through Siding line which was runs parallel to the Great Rocks Junction to Buxton line goods line and avoids passing through the cement loading area.
66 619 is seen easing its train of empty hoppers through Tunstead Top Sidings with train 6H43 the 07.46 stone empties from Pendleton Stone Terminal.
The sociable lapwing or sociable plover (Vanellus gregarius) is a critically endangered wader in the lapwing family of birds. The genus name is Medieval Latin for a lapwing and derives from vannus a winnowing fan. The specific gregarius is Latin for "sociable" from grex, gregis, "flock"
In 2004, BirdLife International categorised this bird as critically endangered, due to a very rapid population decline for poorly understood reasons. The main decline took place between 1960 and 1987, when the known population halved; it is some 20–25% of the 1930s population levels. The current population was estimated to be between 600 and 1,800 mature birds in 2006, but is being revised to the upward end of that scale, possibly more, following the discovery of the species' previously unknown main wintering grounds in Syria, where 1500 birds of all ages were encountered. Additionally, in October 2007, a superflock of approximately 3,200 sociable lapwings were discovered in Turkey, according to Guven Eken, director of the Turkish Nature Association.The current IUCN classification is CR A3bc—meaning that the population is expected to decline in the next decade or so by 80%, but based on theoretical considerations and the known habitat destruction rather than direct observation of the birds. Thus, the new discoveries might mean that as more data becomes available, the species could be downlisted to Endangered.
Whilst setting up for the New Year's fireworks at the Country Club Casino in Prospect, Tasmania, I took the opportunity to try out my Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD G2 on some night sky shots. I wasn't expecting anything great, especially since there was quite a bit of ambient light around (far from the ideal dark sky situation).
Yesterday I posted a shot of a small meteor that was captured in the eastern sky. I didn't even see it until I was processing the shots. Well, I was to get an even bigger surprise in my shots of the western sky. I took only two shots in this direction, so what are the odds I'd not only capture another meteor (although much further away) AND a satellite?!
I will tag each object in this photo, and in the next, show its progression across the sky. The shooting star was easy to identify, though you'll probably have to enlarge the photo to see it.
The satellite caused me some consternation at first. Since it showed up on both photos taken about a 30 seconds apart, I assumed it must have been some sort of lens flare (it couldn't be a UFO!). The giveaway in the end was that I'd captured a longish rectangle of reddish light marked by five clearly distinct points of light. This means a dominant red light emitting constantly, and a flashing light that in the time of exposure flashed five times. This makes sense. It was a five second exposure, so the light flashed every second.
In the next photo (which was taken immediately before this one) you'll see where the satellite moved from. Here it is just below the best known constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, Crux (The Southern Cross).
BONUS: Yes, the surprises didn't end there. In the foreground, in front of the Country Club Hotel buildings you can make out dozens of little Padymelons (Thylogale billardierii) feeding on the lawn in the relative darkness! Padymelons are smaller even than wallabies, though they share the same basic body shape.
Widely expected to depart London soon, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a shot of Arriva London VDL DB300/Wright Gemini 2 DW268 (LJ59LXZ), pictured in Coulsdon on route 60.
With route 194 being one of the routes to be gaining new Wright Electroliners very soon, the 59 reg DW's at South Croydon, originally new to route 38 are expected to leave the fleet, most likely once the 194 moves to Thornton Heath.
We expected to leave the forested path and come upon an ocean view (per the trail sign). It may be out there but we hiked over a few dunes and never saw the view. No thanks to Dune Hiking! We can see an ocean view any day of the week.
The weather was expected to be decent but it was disappointingly cloudy when i arrived in the afternoon. A bit of half sun catches the 2C34 1435 Carlisle - Barrow-in-Furness as the cloud started to break 09/06/15.
Shooting Date/Time 29/04/2007 06:11:18 (about 15minutes before the expected surise)
Canon EOS 30D / EF17-40mm f/4L USM Tv(Shutter Speed)13Sec. Av(Aperture Value) F22 ISO 100 3-stop Hard ND Grad filter
I did not expect to find this V8V in the delivery area of a shopping center, but it made for a really cool backdrop. I think the clear taillights are a nice touch.
In a future post apocalyptic world not very far from now, justice has a new name The Druidess Of Midian!
A bit of fun shoot at Coalhouse Fort, Tilbury, Essex, with C-Imagery.
Model: The Druidess Of Midian
Photography © C-Imagery
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Salvaged this plant about 4 months ago. It started flowering late last month but although I wanted to take a photo, I never found the correct time. Today was supposed to be an easy day and I decided to do what I had not done before. The flowers must be the last two because it already had a long stem with dead ones and these were just at the end. I had to use some wire to keep the stem from dangling in the wind. The result was a lot better than what I expected.
Taken with 135mm lens and x 3 tube.
Did some level and colours adjusting as well some sharpening.
Wasn't expecting to see this vehicle in Dover today, and this vehicle had just dropped off a large student group for "Student Group Day" which is every Wednesday afternoon and can sometimes bring up to 15! vehicles from all Local Operators, and I saw at least 10 vehicles here today.
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Yes I'm back again.
However due to my main computer on which I edit my work being struck down with a big bad virus, this picture and all the others I am uploading, were Unedited but have now been replaced with Edited versions. So enjoy and Thanks for your patience and understanding.
I do still hate everything about this shit that is new Flickr and always will, but an inability to find another outlet for my work that is as easy for me to use as the Old BETTER Flickr was, has forced me back to Flickr, even though it goes against everything I believe in.
I don't generally have an opinion on my own work, I prefer to leave that to other people and so based on the positive responses to my work from the various friends I had made on Flickr prior to the changes I have decided to upload some more of my work as an experiment and to see what happens.
So make the most of me before they delete my acount: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/?details=1, to stop me complaining!!