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This night at Tacking Point was definitely one of the moments why I love photography and go the extent that I do. One could see the Milky Way with the naked eye while a thunderstorm was raging out over the sea.
As the rising sun high steps slowly across a hay field, a deserted dairy barn in the background sits silently and views the round hay bales that are foreign to its experience.
During my last years in high school in the early 1960s, our southwestern Minnesota community was filled with peers who were interested in farming as their fathers had done for years and before that, their grandfathers. But comparatively few went on to farm for the rest of their working days.
There were different reasons for this but the changing farming economy probably the main one as small family farms soon became unable to support a young married couple and their children.
But there were other reasons as well. Our small high school initiated a guidance counselor position in my junior year, a football coach who was unfamiliar with a changing world.
However unwittingly, my father had a built-in career guidance program that consisted of baling heavy bales in the peak of Minnesota's heat and humidity. After my older brothers left the farm and I became the chief hay-rack engineer, I quickly set my sight on doing something other than farming. If only we had round bales back then...
(Photographed near Rush City,MN)
Sometimes, the wrong light situation works very well at the right time. Especially in the steppe just before the sunset for shooting against the incoming train and the sun ;)
The Khoolt pass, Trans-Mongolian Railway.
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Our 2024 tours are confirmed on the following dates,
Summer group: 5 - 15. AUGUST
Autumn group: 16 - 21. SEPTEMBER /short tour/
M62 and GOBI: 8 - 18.OCTOBER
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Tours run along the most beautiful railscapes and exotic places of the Trans-Mongonlian railway's northern, central, and Gobi parts including branch lines under professional guidance and services.
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Part of Hiroshi Sugimoto's photographic exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.
SMC PENTAX (K) 28mm f2 "Hollywood"
Explored - Highest position: #128 on Saturday, December 26, 2020.
Andenes fyr (Andenes lighthouse) is a coastal lighthouse located at the northern end of the island of Andøya, in the village of Andenes. It was established in 1859, automated in 1978 and listed as a protected site in 1999. The lighthouse is managed by the nearby Andøy Museum, which offers guided tours during the summer season.
2020 New version!
Wow, thanks to Patrick who sent me a link to a proposal where they want to put a version of this statue one inch shorter than the Statue of Liberty on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay.
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St. Mary's by the Sea in its idyllic location looking out to the Coral Sea (even though it looks like a blizzard) in Port Douglas, tropical Far North Queensland. St Mary's by the Sea. During the day, the church is open to the public but unstaffed and as such the altar is left bare to avoid theft.
"The iconic St Mary's by The Sea chapel is one of the most picturesque churches in the country. However, it's wooden and stained glass interior also holds a vivid history.
According to the Douglas Shire Historical Society, the church was blessed and opened on March 6, 1881 on Grant Street. A temporary chapel, later to become the Presbytery, was built in 1878 at an unknown location.
However, the presbytery and church were completely destroyed by a cyclone on March 16, 1911, which left only seven out of 57 houses in the Port Douglas standing and 100 people homeless.
A new presbytery was soon built on the Grant Street site and the second St Mary's was opened and blessed on August 30, 1914.
Come 1986, St Mary's was the only church left in Port Douglas and in danger of being demolished. This was a time of intense development for the town and many buildings had already been demolished. To the local townspeople, it became imperative that the last remaining church of historical significance should be preserved.
The then Douglas Shire Council provided a site at Dixie Street, bordering Market Park, on the undertaking that the relocation work, restoration and ongoing upkeep and maintenance would never become a burden on the ratepayer.
St Mary's church was finally transported to the present site near the Sugar Wharf on November 11, 1988, beginning a long year of restoration by Port Douglas Restoration Society, originally the "Save the Church" group.
After its transportation to the new site, it was renamed St. Mary's by the Sea and underwent tremendous restoration under the guidance of the Port Douglas Restoration Society, with much fund-raising, generosity and goodwill by the local townspeople, finally becoming the much loved icon that it is today.
St Mary's by the Sea is now one of the oldest buildings in Port Douglas and is a non-denominational place of worship and for the conduct of Port Douglas weddings, christenings, memorial services and funerals.
Set in tranquil tropical gardens and parks, the church is surrounded by breathtaking natural scenery including views of the Coral Sea and the surrounding mountain ranges, which can be viewed from inside the church via the magnificent glass altar window.
Ornate tropical flowers are also featured in the stained glass, with highly polished pews and white painted interior making the ideal Port Douglas venue for weddings with couples from across the globe choosing to exchange their vows at the lovely chapel.
Thanks to the Port Douglas Historical Society (www.douglas-shire-historical-society.org ) and Port Douglas Restoration Society Inc (www.portdouglasrestorations.com ) for providing information for this article."
The Tiritiri Matangi Island Lighthouse under our Milky Way.
This lighthouse used to be one of the brightest in the world, with it's light reaching up to 58 nautical miles! Has since been reduced as it was a annoyance to fellow North Shore people, lighting up their bedrooms at night every 15 seconds. She now shines out up to 21 nautical miles to sea.
Old lighthouse in French Brittany on a super stormy morning. I can't believe I was able to get a long exposure with such winds. Barely could stand up but Really Right Stuff tripods are super stable :)
Mother Elephant provides a little guidance to her exuberant and extremely muddy calf. It’s difficult to convey the happiness and contentment Elephants display when they encounter a water hole and mud wallow in a hot, dry area
Spring is coming...
All over Mongolia, springtime is mostly sunny but constantly windy and extremely dry till mid-May. Not so comfortable waiting for the trains for long hours outside. As for me, never organize tours only at this time of year. But, sometimes I do it alone when the weather is good days.
March 2020.
Our 2024 tours are confirmed on the following dates,
Summer group: 5 - 15. AUGUST
Autumn group: 16 - 21. SEPTEMBER /short tour/
M62 and GOBI: 8 - 18.OCTOBER
www.flickr.com/photos/temuulenb/53504382588
Tours run along the most beautiful railscapes and exotic places of the Trans-Mongonlian railway's northern, central, and Gobi parts including branch lines under professional guidance and services.
Add more days are available based on your demand!
Join & Inquire tours: monrailpic@gmail.com
"Most of us are raised to believe we are ordinary. The anchor of the universe is present in every child. A parent only needs to guide and step aside and let them fulfill their dharma. Help children remember that they can do or be anything."
-- Wayne Dyer
“We never know which lives we influence, or when, or why.”
― Stephen King
Ahh i love this dance...EPIC.
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The amazing Desolation event for the paleto backdrop is right here maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ravencrest%202036/162/121/24
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im tired of trying to be
im tired the lights gone out of me
ive tried the hope doenst come easily
im blind the end i cannot see
graves all around
the spikes in the ground
lower down the infidels
twiddle forks in the lonesome shell
ive tried but no one has seen
ive had to be more than a fiend
the end i finally see
the end i see it bleed
all over me
in eternity
to all that wish to be
so much more than fleas
so much more than disease
so much more than with tease
so much more can you be???
sow your own seed
cry to the sea
buy a magazine
shelve the Vaseline
marry a sultry queen
blur the color scheme
take a one shot look
you cant find it in a book
hear the faint sound
dig it out of the ground
the end is here i see
god damned eternally
Humankind has been finding its way using the night sky since the beginning of recorded history. Mariners, desert dwellers and even animals and insects have all used stars, planets, the moon and sun as a source of guidance to find their way.
Lighthouses offer yet another source of guidance, a warning, to steer clear of dangers including shallow depths, reefs, shorelines and more. Today, with the advent of GPS, our lighthouses no longer serve this once critical purpose but remain standing and operational as monuments to a time past. Their individual architecture and decor are not without purpose, each one lending specific information to sailors passing by.
Standing below Hatteras Lighthouse with my daughter Delia LoSapio taking in the brilliant night sky filled with more stars than one could imagine was the highlight of our trip to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore!
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“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” - Rumi
listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lKPwGrOUII
[Experimented with shooting in very dark settings lit only by candles I MEAN MAGIC. <3 Shot in Tennessee with the help of Cassie-boo. Slowwwwly working my way through this backlog of images...]
Excerpt from the plaque:
Homeward Voyage by Margaret Chu
When disoriented at sea, one only has to spot St. Joseph’s Chapel at Yim Tin Tsai on the hill to find the correct waterway. It is as if a dove – the Holy Spirit incarnate – has flown out from the chapel to point the way for small boats lost in the vast sea/in life and bring them blessings and loving protection.
The artwork is a sculpture in the shape of a boat sail comprising doves in flight. The two doves, one concrete in shape and the other a silhouette, represent the union of the Holy Spirit and the image of GOD. The sculpture is placed by the seaside at the foothill below the Chapel, suggesting that under the guidance and protection of the Holy Spirit, small boats – a metaphor for lives with their own human stories – from across the seas would be able to brave the waves and return home safely.
Another selection of images using in-camera multiple-exposure and small camera movements pointing at a particular scene. I have chosen them to cover a variety of subjects to demonstrate some of the interesting results you can get. They’re not necessarily the best or the most interesting.
My hope is to encourage you to try playing about with the technique yourself. It’s great fun, and some of the results are interesting.
Most are 5-image MExs which is a nice balance between detail and change. Most are taken on average blend mode which is a good place to start though Dark can be more effective for bright backgrounds (you may need to increase the exposure).
All are developed and processed in DxO Photolab 5 with no further work.
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This a 5-image MEx using a twist movement. A really curious result. That's a full-sized lane though now it looks like a horsetrack.
The great thing about this one is that you can play Ccount-the-pheasants! Go on! You just know you want to: zoom in and start counting ;)
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the images :)
[Handheld in daylight.]
Taken on a local back road next to a lovely little reservoir hidden in the East `Renfrewshire Countryside.
In January 2020, I brought a couple of friends out to Sugarloaf rock, Western Australia to capture a photograph of them under the night sky.
I wanted the image to be immediately striking. Capturing the viewers eye to the couple looking over a dramatic landscape. However, the early season milky way in australia lends itself drastically different compositions compared to the peak season in the winter which is when I normally shoot.
I usually face towards the south or towards the west when capturing ultra wide panoramas of the milky way. But at this time of the year, I face towards north-east to capture the most interesting parts of the night sky.
I framed the couple under the milky way, looking out towards the rocky landscape and the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse towards the left of the frame. In the sky, the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud is shine bright and the faint glow of Barnard's Loop becoming visible around Orion.
See you under the stars