We had a good crop of Camellia's this Fall with different colors. I guess the lack of rain and winds helped with the flowers still on the stems. Not much longer though.

Dear World,

Run for help when you cut your finger, get help, cut your finger again. I think coincidence is not the problem, but the time has come to check some other areas for problems.

Created with Dream Wombo

Background "Pentax P30T" analog camera

Helper set of MRL's original ACe order head home. Hard to believe this has been the normal scene for 16 years now. Searchlight numbers dwindling . . . . .

light helper

west Blossburg, MT

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I've had this image in mind for for a long while now. I am not loving the title. Can anyone help me out with a better one?

We're Here theme: "A passion for words" There are words in this shot so I am counting it!

This fellow can often be found, sitting quietly, hour after hour, on Broadway between 79th and 80th Street.

Note: this photo was published in a Sep 4, 2009 Change.org blog titled "5 Things You Absolutely Must Know About Homelessness." It was also published in a Mar 31, 2010 Washington Area Women's Foundation blog, titled "Giving Back to the Homeless." And it was published in a Sep 21, 2011 Huffington Post blog titled "Hunger In Chicago: Study Shows 1 In 5 Chicagoans Aren't Sure Where They'll Find Their Next Meal." It was also published in a Nov 18, 2011 blog titled "Thanksgiving: Food for Thought . . . ’cause that’s all some folks have [35 PICS]."

Moving into 2013, the photo was published in an Oct 17, 2013 blog titled "Helping the Homeless."

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This is the continuation of a photo-project that I began in the summer of 2008: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.

As I indicated when I started this project in 2008, I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me.

I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.

Thus far, I've generally avoided photographing bums, drunks, crazies, and homeless people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. I'm still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We'll see how it goes ...

The only other thing I've noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, far more people who are not so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... but there was just nothing memorable about them.

The name of this fall is Help.I do not now why.In the foreground a sand reef that looks like whale.

We just cam home with this little guy. He is an American/Boxer Bulldog mix. He is 6 weeks old and knows no fear.

I think that I like Kilter but we haven't committed to anything yet.

Madden Falls is a very cool place to visit. I had two little helpers here who enjoyed seeing mother nature. They also gave this picture a great scene of scale. visit www.digitaladventures.com.au for more images from this magic location.

i like wings and butterflies :)

The Muppets went to Treasure Island, so why not into the Middle Ages?

Unfortunately, the filming quickly becomes a mess, can you help Miss Piggy find all her 11 friends (Kermit, Swedish Chef, Fozzie Bear, Rowlf, Waldorf, Statler, Gonzo, Animal, Beaker, Janice & Dr. Bunsen Honeydew) who have sneaked into the scene?

Disclaimer: No Beakers were harmed during the making of this MOC.

This is my entry to Brickscalibur's "Where's Waldo?" category.

Shop window reflection, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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A pair of Rio Grande SD40T-2s glide through CP Lynn, Utah in Price Canyon the morning of Aug. 11, 1996. The light helper engines, symbol 4HPHLP 11, are returning east to Helper Yard after shoving a manifest freight west to Colton.

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Heavy trains need a lot of help in their assault of Mullan Pass on the Montana Rail Link. This loaded coal train is no exception, as a 4-pack of MRL SD70ACe's serve as mid-train helpers to help climb the 2.2% westbound grade to the summit.

C SCMRBC1 03F (Coal- Spring Creek Mine, WY to Roberts Bank, BC)

(Mid-Train Helper) MRL SD70ACe #4312

(Mid-Train Helper) MRL SD70ACe #4308

(Mid-Train Helper) MRL SD70ACe #4317

(Mid-Train Helper) MRL SD70ACe #4311

Austin, MT

May 4th, 2022

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With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, stay safe, and laugh often! ❤️❤️❤️

Glad we didn’t take our chances with that Tapas restaurant below... Yelp had some unflattering reviews, which seems odd given the locale and simplicity of the Spanish theme of combining appetizers to make a full meal of it. One review gave Cister Catorce 1 star, stating "The personnel clearly shows the unwillingness of serving with pleasure. The taste of the tapas is below regional average unfortunately".

It was relatively late in life when I discovered the gastronomic wonders of tapas. What a concept - especially the patatas bravas!

Thunder over Soldier Summit is one of the most amazing things I've witnessed trackside. Being the power snob I am, I'm not even distraught over the mismatched power...

The head-end looked amazing ;) .

RT Library children and their families decorated bags to help publicize the importance of good nutrition programs for children. The NJ Anti-Hunger coalition collected bags all around NJ and presented them to NJ legislators to demonstrate support for children's nutrition programs.

Mr.macaron screamed. :"(

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Mr.Popcorn

Mr.Burger

Mr.Icecream

Mr.Croissant

Mr.Candy

Help me! I don't wanna live in an upside down world!! I'm cuter right side up! 🐥

Behind the scenes... Mac the chicken climbed onto my keyboard while I was fixing up a house reflected in a lake pic in Lightroom and thought I was going to put him in upside down too! ;-)

Full day of work behind her, Laura came by to pose for me, had a project that needed doing, a project that needed my best models.

Went and hung my 1K light on the rafter outside (I'd gotten bored shooting in my apartment), put the lady in front of it.

As is her habit, she did not disappoint.

Shoot like this, it's smooth, it's easy (though we both found ourselves frustrated with the film we were using), it's doing familiar moves with a regular dance partner.

Love shooting new folks, hearing new stories, but there is something very comforting in working with a good friend.

Licenced street performer outside the Pump Room at the Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset.

So there's a Flying Saucer to your left and Godzilla on your right. Is the UFO here to help or just using Godzilla as a diversion for more fiendish endeavors? Or did Godzilla summon the flying saucer for his own amusement? Tune in next time for the exciting and unexpected conclusion to this story.

A three unit set of Rio Grande tunnel motors have been added to the point of the MNYRO as they climb Soldier Summit. The lead unit before adding of the helpers was Rio Grande GP60 3154. Interestingly enough a little bit early this same day I was able to photograph UP 3154 passing Rio Grande 3154 at Helper.

Sculpin caught by a blue heron

From the head end of a PRR train, a helper set of three F7s are seen near Mineral Point, PA. The slide notes that the helpers are heading to Johnstown.

PRR helper set. Mineral Point, PA.

September 1959. Photographer unknown.

Adam Klimchock collection.

Last evening light on the Helper.

Enjoy..

More and other work of me.

PuurNatuurFotografie

Image is under Copyright © Remo Sloof. All rights reserved.

To identify this!

Australian native bee (white-banded 10mm) probes deep for nectar on exotic golden daisy (Europys pectinatus). A winter burst of colour in my Gold Coast hinterland home garden helps the bees to keep going.

The Nomad shows that this whole Nixon thing seems to be deteriorating into a hopelessly all consuming desperation.

12/24/2024

Saint Louis, MO

Model : Pierre.

Song by The Beatles.

Heaven Help Me

Rob Thomas

In the evening when the stars shine down

All the bridge and tunnel girls come out

We can dance until the walls fall down

Cause tonight we own this town

But in the morning when the sun's on fire

I'm burning through you like a razor wire

When we see ourselves in passing windows

We feel like hell, everyone knows

You can't go back, heaven help me

We've gone too far, when we can't be

The ones we want

This is who we are, who we are

A shot of neon in a window pane

A shot of whiskey and we end again

You're moving further but you just can't win

And that's the way it's always been

You don't wanna let your life go by

So you give until the well runs dry

But when you lose your faith it never comes back

And time don't wait, now you know that

You can't go back, heaven help me

We've gone too far, when we can't be

The ones we want

This is who we are, who we are

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"the help" .... ... yesterday Baby Jesus was born, for those who are Christians this represents an immense act of God's love for his children ... and it is to that God-Man that we often resort to asking for help .... who among us ... has never needed help ...?! .....

I photographed people I had never met before, I thank them for their sympathy and availability: I met Antonio and his girlfriend, who came to Taormina to spend the last day together, the next day Antonio will leave to go very far, unfortunately leaving his beloved, to see her again who knows when ... I met the Japanese companion of my dear friend Cesare, who flew to the sky many years ago, I knew about his companion, but I had never met her before ... I photographed a sweet Chinese girl that I met on three different occasions, each time with a little more confidence….

these are just a few minimal photographic stories, collected walking down the street ... in search of fleeting moments ...

For some photographs I used a particular photographic technique at the time of shooting, which in addition to capturing the surrounding space, also "inserted" a temporal dimension, with photos characterized by being moved (confused-blurred-imprecise-undecided) ... the Anglo-Saxon term that encloses this photographic genre with a single word is "blur", these images were thus made during the shooting phase, deliberately lengthening the exposure times, and not as an effect created later, in retrospect, in the post phase -production.

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"the help"...."l'aiuto" ...ieri è nato Gesù Bambino, per chi è cristiano questo rappresenta un atto d’amore immenso di Dio per i suoi figli...ed è a quel Dio-Uomo che spesso ricorriamo chiedendo aiuto.... chi tra noi...non ha mai avuto bisogno di aiuto...?!.....

ho fotografato persone che non avevo mai incontrato prima, le ringrazio per la loro simpatia e disponibilità: ho incontrato Antonio e la sua ragazza, venuti a Taormina per trascorrere l'ultimo giorno insieme, il giorno successivo Antonio partirà per andare molto lontano, lasciando purtroppo la sua amata, per rivederla poi chissà quando….Ho conosciuto la compagna Giapponese del mio carissimo amico Cesare, volato in cielo tanti anni fa, sapevo di questa sua compagna, ma non l’avevo mai conosciuta prima…Ho fotografato una dolce ragazza Cinese che ho incontrato in tre occasioni diverse, ogni volta con un pizzico di confidenza in più….

sono queste solo alcune storie fotografiche minime, raccolte camminando per la strada ... alla ricerca di attimi fugaci s-fuggenti ...

Ho utilizzato per alcune fotografie una tecnica fotografica particolare al momento dello scatto, che oltre a catturare lo spazio circostante, ha "inserito" anche una dimensione temporale, con foto caratterizzate dall’essere mosse (confuse-sfocate-imprecise-indecise)...il termine anglosassone che racchiude con una sola parola questo genere fotografico è "blur", queste immagni sono state così realizzate in fase di scatto, allungando volutamente i tempi di esposizione, e non come un effetto creato successivamente, a posteriori, in fase di post-produzione.

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Southern Pacific helper set drifts down grade near Fields, OR on the Cascade Line. Slide by Keith E. Ardinger, John Bargert Collection.

I hope this helps :)