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Perhaps the coldest point on my journey and the most optimistic I've been with previously unknown circumstances, Koyasan was astounding. This sacred mountain sits in the heart of Wakayama (and I do mean it, it is VERY deep in the mountains) and is considered holy under the order of Shingon Buddhism, which was invented here as well.
The town itself is beautiful and rural, exactly what you'd expect from a mountain village. But people, myself included, normally come here for the massive Okunoin Cemetery. Sheltered by a massive canopy of trees, this place can look dark and dim at any time of year.
Snow is often not a nice thing to deal with when you're not prepared. Especially with the tight turns on the road up to Koyasan, not to mention roads are more narrow in Japan, and there's tour buses around nearly every turn, not a very peaceful journey.
But I instantly tried to make good of this. I've seen photos of this place in rain, sun, and best of all, fog, but I've never seen a shot in the snow. I didn't have any predetermined photo spots as I wanted to be surprised anyways. So all these factors combined made me open to many suggestions. I mean, I said it myself in my "about" page, "I see somethin I shoot somethin".
When it came time to edit this, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do with it. I wanted to make the photo darker and more mystical to match it's atmosphere. I gave the lanterns more light and brought a dark brush to most of the image except the path itself. Added a vignette afterwards, the sun was truly shinin' down on the path. And it's position only got better as time went on, you'll see.
As an American who's been to considerably more "gothic" cemeteries, this one didn't quite tick as hard as I thought but I still had a great time. It's still a place that teams with a similar type of essence. Of course, the Japanese have a very different relation with the deceased then we do in the west (hence my editing choices). But one thing is for sure, we both know how to house the departed well.
I love cemeteries so much.
I am not optimistic that it will make it to produce a pumpkin as it is proving to be such a cool summer and pumpkins need a lot of warmth but I carry on hoping.
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ok the title is pretty optimistic... august just started but i guess we're not far away from falling leaves ;)
this is a picture from last year. i found it by browsing my archives. just wondering why i did not notice this one last year...
however... taken in luxembourg in the evening hour.
i hope that summer stays (at least for a while - i did not have any summer vacation yet) but i also look forward to fall season.
how do you think about the upcoming season change?
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I try to stay optimistic, but that means that I have to avoid the news! I pray for the biggest blue wave imaginable in November that will totally hobble the petulant, ignorant child that currently resides in the White House and all his corrupt, incompetent, disgusting minions!!! When I think of the loss of great leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy whose assassinations happened 50 years ago this year, I can't comprehend how we have come to this and how much damage can occur before he is removed from power.
"Now I lay me down before I go to sleep.
In a troubled world, I pray the Lord to keep,
keep hatred from the mighty,
And the mighty from the small,
Heaven help us all ...
~ Lyrics by Ron Miller - first performed by Stevie Wonder
"The arc of the moral universe is long,
but it bends toward justice."
~ Theodore Parker - popularized by Martin Luther King, Jr. who was murdered 50 years ago this month.
I was optimistic that the sun would disperse the cloud I saw early this morning but I drove for 45 minutes to Ballycastle without a break in the sky. On my way back, I saw in the rear view mirror that that sun had indeed come out over the sea and also over the hills above the town but there was no turning back as I'd noticed my favourite place for breakfast of bacon and eggs at the harbour was closed today :(
Optimistic sunset shot looking toward the Buachaille Etive Mor from near Blackrock cottage. Alas the cloud shrouding the iconic munro did not budge. Entrance to Glencoe is on the right of the image with the route to Glen Etive on the left into the light..
Despite its name, the Woods betwen Rearsby and Brooksby on the Melton line are quite stunning with little lakes and the River Wreake running through it.
In addition to the River there is also a wide variety of Railfreight also running through. On October 6th 2017 37800 powers through dragging 387160 as 5X47 Old Dalby - Derby Litchurch Lane
على كثر الهموم اللي فقلبي ماشكيت الحال
على كثر الجروح اللي تمادت أكتم العبرة
رضيت أبقى تحت مر الزمان اللي غدا همال
مدام الله كفل عبد(ن) تصبر واحتسب اجره
أنا باقي وأظل أبقى على جور الحزن حمال
ولاني من صنوف اللي بسهولة ينفجر صبره
ترى كل الطعون اللي في ذاتي ماطرت عالبال
ولا هزت كياني لا..ولا هزت ولا شعرة
Macro Mondays theme: Motion Blur (The car is being pulled along with white cotton)
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You Can Find Beauty in Anything... If You are Willing to See It [120/365] - Today marks 120 days into Project 365... 4 months of 2009 have already passed and it seems like it was only a couple of weeks ago that we rang in the New Year! It's silly to say, but this photo project has quite possibly changed my life! Maybe not drastically, but I'd be lying if I said that it hasn't made an impact. Not only did it inspire me to upgrade my camera, but it's motivated me to actually leave my house, stretch my imagination and search for beauty in things I'd never look at twice before. I've got a long way to go before I can confidently say that I know what I'm doing, but learning is part of the fun.
A lot of things in life are really great right now. I could list them but that would take all night. On the small scale of things, it's the end of the work week and I have some pretty exciting weekend plans. Life is so much better when you force yourself to be optimistic.
PS.. The forest was so pretty today, and I wanted to explore it more and take some fun photos. Unfortunately there were some creepy forest folks lingering and they made me a bit nervous. What would I do, hit them with my tripod? Haha.
OH and before I forget... a huge thank you to Anita and Mel for the testimonials! You ladies are so awesome!!!
I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. ~Elwyn Brooks White, Essays of E.B. White, 1977
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Fall is a season of change
Bright vivid colours...the last hoorah of the season...before it lets nature sleep.
It also gives us a lesson of season..and change....and realizing the beauty before us.
Change is natural...and what lies ahead....can not always be what one expects......but for us to gather strength to deal with the things that can not be changed....
Fall gives us hope....and a passion to be optimistic in anything that lies before us....
Our distinctive, velvety Rosa Gallica have already produced their first blooms; they bring us so much joy and flower three times a year!
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This has nothing to do with the photo, I just like the proverb !!
“Fear less, hope more; Eat less, chew more; Whine less, breathe more; Talk less, say more; Love more, and all good things will be yours"
Swedish Proverb
A few days ago we had snow on deck for the Sunday forecast at lower elevations. Plenty of precipitation and the temperatures were supposed to dip below freezing, but just barely. As is often the case, the snowflake has turned into a more familiar rain cloud....bummer.
I really hope we get snow in Portland this winter. I know I can head east and get all the snow I can handle, but the city just looks so pretty under a fresh coat.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
We're Here! : Optimistic Cloudgoat
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
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Flies are buzzing round my head
Vultures circling my bed
Picking up every last crumb
The big fish eat the little ones
Big fish eat the little ones
Not my problem, give me some
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
This one’s optimistic
This one went to market
This one just came out of the swamp
This one drops a payload
Of fodder for the animals
Living on an animal farm
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
I’d really like to help you man
I’d really like to help you man
Nervous messed up marionettes
Float around on a prison ship
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
The best you can is good enough
You can try the best you can
You can try the best you can
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Dinosaurs roaming the earth
Radiohead
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This mother turkey seems to be getting started way too late in the season. I took these this morning. Her nest is along a fence between Hwy 94 and a rail corridor in St. Paul. When she stands the piece of styrofoam rises. When she sits it covers her and her 12 eggs. The cars on 94 were roaring by at 65 MPH 20 feet behind me as I shot. Those are railroad tracks behind the fence in the background. I took a few shots and left when she stood up. I didn't want to stress her. I'm afraid she has enough to worry about.