*Inspire & Be Inspired*
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"My works were designed to amuse, annoy, bewilder, mystify and inspire reflection." Man Ray
Photographs and leporello by Ulrich Wüst, C/O Berlin
Sunset in the Mojave Desert, Twentynine Palms, California
As 2022 draws to a close, I am looking forward to turning the page on this year, which has been a difficult one for me, and starting the new chapter that is 2023.
There are a few lines from a Josh Groban song called "Thankful", that I have always loved:
Even with our differences
There is a place we're all connected
Each of us can find each others' light
For me, Flickr has become a beautiful place to find that light and that connection, especially in a world that seems to grow increasingly dark and troubled. So I want to share a deep and sincere Thank You to all my Flickr friends and contacts for the light you give and all the ways in which you uplift my spirit. Thank you for sharing your talents and creativity which both awe and inspire me, for sharing your beautiful places, special moments, and great adventures, for your thoughtful and generous support of my photography and writing, and most of all for your personal kindness, caring, and humanity. I truly enjoy all of the conversations, comments, and connection with each of you, and am incredibly thankful for your encouragement and good wishes through some of the tough times this year.
I am profoundly grateful to have met such wonderful people here on Flickr. Because in the words of the incomparable Maya Angelou in the poem below,
"Nobody, but nobody, Can make it out here alone.
I wish each of you health, happiness, and beautiful light (both in photography and life) in the new year ahead!
Alone
by Maya Angelou
Lying, thinking
Last night
How to find my soul a home
Where water is not thirsty
And bread loaf is not stone
I came up with one thing
And I don't believe I'm wrong
That nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
There are some millionaires
With money they can't use
Their wives run round like banshees
Their children sing the blues
They've got expensive doctors
To cure their hearts of stone.
But nobody
No, nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Now if you listen closely
I'll tell you what I know
Storm clouds are gathering
The wind is gonna blow
The race of man is suffering
And I can hear the moan,
'Cause nobody,
But nobody
Can make it out here alone.
Alone, all alone
Nobody, but nobody
Can make it out here alone.
…and here are another 2 images taken during Inspire’s maiden flight over Lake Hume this past weekend.
As with the previous image my focus was on flying so I had dialed in my exposure settings before take off and then simply controlled the camera for the compositions.
I was at odds with an image that clearly shows my 4WD parked in the scene but as these are my first set of images I’m ok with having a little fun.
Shot with the Inspire 1 Pro and X5 Camera. 1/200th Second, F5, ISO 100
View large and, as always, thanks for looking.
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." - Malala Yousafzai -
🎵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWyxSTNldRk
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Picture taken in Naturally Naughty Studio: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Coast%20of%20Passion/162/2...
The dudes down the way made smoke with their tyres. The broouuummmm sounds filled the valley and then so did the haze as it filtered quickly upward caught in an updraft. This cloud reminded me of this as it slowly morphed from dolphin to burlesque skeleton.
We could make difficult ascent through that grassy slope only having constant view of the majestic peak....taken on trek to Nandadevi East Basecamp in Kumaun Himalayas, India
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Dedicated to my dear friend IRENE-
Thanks to her hospitality and of her family and unique know-how of Czechia my visit was unforgettable
I apolozige to all my contacts if I do not comment much but still on and off but as usual I shall do my bestxxbb
Toni Rodriguez - thank you for an inspiring ref.
I had not realised that making a collage could be so interesting, difficult or time consuming and this too despite taking a print out of the reference! Made over 3 sittings.
I have been looking at Gila Rayberg's inspirational mosaics for a while now and more recently I saw a beautiful piece by Irit Levi and was excited about trying out. I decided that a collage would be easier than making a mosaic. While it might be easier, I can confirm that it isnt easy! :D
The night sky never ceases to inspire and bewilder me, the vastness of space, the thought that in this picture alone there may be just a few thousands visible and this is just a tiny portion of the night sky. Every star in view is unthinkable distances from us but they capture our imagination and also make you feel like a very insignificant part of the universe.
I got an invite last Saturday evening to join a couple of friends on a sunset, Astro and sunrise shoot without sleep and of course I'm not one for turning down a chance for a bit of fun, so I agreed. Our astro and potential milky way shoot location was Magpie mine, an abandoned lead mine in the Derbyshire peak district, a fairly dark sky area, not perfect but a decent chance of capturing something. I have been wanting to do a night time shoot ever since I purchased my very fast Sigma 18-35 f1.8 lense, just to see how good it was in capturing the night sky, I have to say I was very pleased with the results, especially as I am quite new to astro photography. We didn't have a great deal of time to make the most of the darker sky because the half moon soon rose and put paid to capturing much more of the Milky way, super practice nevertheless and I can't wait until next time.
7 x portrait format images stitched in photoshop