two seconds at dawn

benign flowing energy

becoming all things

this really is a two second icm..

plus the usual something else hidden in the flow :-)

my thanks for the company here,

whether quietly or aloud, it's very much appreciated 💛

light in motion

the whole and the parts...

one winter morning I noticed how the sun was placed within the branches of this kowhai tree... and how the birds flew there... in and out of the circle of light... creating a space between feathers sunlight and silhouette... and an idea grew.. that maybe I'd be able to catch this combination of elements... find the moment of wholeness... the gestalt... between brightness and shadow and movement... the celestial journey of the sun, the slow language of the tree, and the flitting of a bird...

an ongoing practice in hope and patience :-)

I'm still feeling quiet... please feel free to be here in words or in silence too.

we grow taller...

and for those inclined, Lucho Ripley's - Cosimo en los árboles

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS1ArfmtAkw :-)

here's to green harmony

hffff ;-)

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

***

this year I hope to make friends with painting again

I'm both scared and excited about it...

that may mean I'm less here in words...

please know I'm not leaving the flickr community

I value you enormously...

many many thanks for understanding

and whether in words or in quiet...

thank you for the company!!

when I title an image I attempt to find words that allow

the image to expand.. to sing... to give it a conceptual base...

but this one shrugged them all off... tho I tried!

light into your looking...

and my thanks for being here :-)

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

swaying

to the music of the wind

and for those inclined ;-) Krivo polska by Hazelius Hedin, Esbjörn Hazelius & Johan Hedin : www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGtt_iqEIUw&list=LL&index...

one of the last golden dancers

it's winter here, but autumn lingers in the protection of the forest.

whether quietly or in words, I'm grateful for your company here!

my thanks for the company here!

whether quietly or spoken, it's very much appreciated :-)

the redwoods are friendly

giving shelter

welcoming diversity

filtering light

the ferns grow tall

and birds weave songs

through branches

even the streams sing

over stones

here's to the company of trees

happy free from fences friday ;-)

the salt and the sea

and for those inclined: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Sea of Vapours - from the album Mustt Mustt www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbSdqEni8aM a favourite album from way back :-)

whether with words or in silence...

thank you very much for the company here :-)

forgive me for deleting group icons and comment codes.. they're not my thing but I do appreciate the visit!

to our beautiful spinning tilting earth...

and to the seasons with all their hues, tones and lights...

happy equinox to you... whatever hemisphere :-)

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

dawn breathes peace

the hills are boundless

rising on this earth we share...

happy earth day

I'm a little late...

but I'm sure it should be earth day everyday anyway :-)

whether quietly or in words

sincerely thank you for the company here!! 💛

in the forest cathedral

for the victims of gun violence

for the victims of war

for the earth

for those we've lost

for those who hurt

for those we've hurt

for light in darkness

*******

my thanks for the company here,

whether in quiet or words, it's very much appreciated :-)

(sorry I'm miles behind here... )

oh and this is where my gold tree stands... invisible now

and still alive :-)

I'm sure it seems a bit mad, seeing me in motion making these shaky images... but I'm so curious about what each attempt might reveal... and even tho the paths are mostly familiar, the forest and light are always changing... so one never walks in the same forest twice ;-)

my thanks for wandering here!!

with or without words, it's very much appreciated :-)

in the middle of everything...

the earth holds all

and for those inclined, Olafur Arnalds 'Woven Song'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOsuploHPjk&list=LL&index=1

who (be quiet) are you?

we came whirling

out of nothingness

scattering stars

like dust

the stars made a circle

and in the middle

we dance

Rumi

for the rest of this rumi poem...

noornalini.tumblr.com/post/1440488863/we-came-whirling-ou...

and for those inclined

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZVNwJamRd0 :-)

A favourite tree... I've photographed her many many times the last four autumns. Each year I've loaded an image of her.. except last year, when I couldn't choose one.. and they remain dancing in the hard drives ;-)

Here's to dancing where we stand...

in love, in grief, in depression, in joy, in peace...

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

in the shadows of giants

the light falls through

and we were broken

yet we grew

and for those inclined.. Sunjay Stevens, 'that dress looks nice on you' from the album Seven Swans.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBE55S9G0Bw :-)

to the light, however it arrives, it arrives...

hffff ;-)

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

comments off for this one

with my thanks for the quiet company!!

fair winds and following seas

good light and health to you :-)

because there is a northern hemisphere ;-)

icm image of a forest friend.

one of the things I love about getting to know a forest

is recognising individual trees.

I've photographed this tree before.

but it went missing after it's leaves fell...

and then late autumn this year, it reappeared ;-)

the same and yet different...

taller, stronger, a more supple dancer.

and for those inclined Daan Park from Matthew Halsall & The Gondwana Orchestra:www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fb05_-ttas :-)

between earth and sky

(and those who must leave

and those who must stay)

the thinnest membrane...

comments off for this one

with my sincere thanks for the quiet company!!

forgive me for deleting group comment codes...

they're not my thing.. tho I do appreciate the visit!

we breathe easier

comments off for this one

with my thanks for the quiet company!!

shine glimmer breathe

it was never ours to hold

the light in the leaves

and for those inclined.. Matthew Halsall's 'The Sun in September' www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaWzawsY1bc :-)

the last of this series

I have to get back there sometime :-)

whether in words or quietly

thank you very much for the company here ✨

open spaces (17)

here's to peace on earth

and to our beautiful planet...

to light and the journey

happy equinox :-)

ephemeral / eternal

the light has a heartbeat

a wingbeat

a prayer

this was made from 2 long exposures:

one of the hills (as usual ;-)

and one lucky image of a silvereye in motion,

combined with a lot of trial and error in PP :-)

comments off for this one

with my thanks for the quiet company!

with the ancestors

walking the hills with bare feet

autumn mist rising

with my thanks for wandering here :-)

Long exposure of a train at night.

softness in shadows

gentleness in light

I'm a bit slow with words.. my thanks for the quiet company here :-)

Long Exposure of the Ferris wheel from behind the fountain at The Island in Pigeon Forge, Tn.

long exposure of the ferris wheel and carousel at the Island in Pigeon Forge Tn.

Racing action at the Worcester stage, of the Longsjo Classic. My aim was to capture the speed and essence of criterium racing.

in the flow...

I'm sorry to have been so quiet here

and especially sorry to have left comments unanswered.

Please know that I've appreciated every comment!

Hopefully soon I'll have the energy to be active here again.

My sincere thanks for your company here

whether quietly or in words, it's much appreciated!! ✨

ODC -- Light in Motion

Lightpainting with a small green LED. Very small. Smaller than you can imagine. Really.

Very easy to do: set the camera to "bulb" mode, use a color changing LED torch (mine are "Sauce Lightwands") and trace the edges of the chair. Great fun!

-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as Most "favorited"

-Added to the Cream of the Crop pool as Personal favorite

Once again - for all the non-believers: this is an actual photograph. The EXIF data is available when you click on "More properties".

All my lightpaintings are in fact real pictures.

A little colour-changing LED toy which I bought the other day!

i rigged myself up with a new head torch a few weeks ago, its super bright, but gets a bit warm rather quickly

so today they say we are officially out of recession, this is what we do for fun because i cant afford to do the things i used to do. so now i spin wire wool on weekend nights instead.

I`ll believe the recession is over once i get a new job, then i might be able to treat myself to some new lights.

this from a night out with montoff from a few weeks ago

SOOC

My paperweight again through a zooming out lens, with coloured LED lights underneath

This was a test shot. But I love the color and the feel of it so much that I'm sharing it with you.

Morning sunrise in my pine groves...as I see it.

Lever de soleil dans ma plantation de pins...comme je le vois.

better view

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The Red Line train is approaching Boston's South Station stop, on the line.

This is a re-working of a previous image, using luminosity masking techniques.

Novemberfest

Brandon, FL

19 November 2022

Carnival rides by Belle City Amusements

Downtown Saint Paul, MN at night

28 Jan 2018