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I've been working on this shot for 4 years now. I finally got lucky back in November. The first two attempts were slightly off and not in the position I wanted. Two other attempts got skunked with weather. Stoked to finally see it snugged up next to HD. Enjoy!
“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.
Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.
Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.
Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”
~ Yoko Ono
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#Smell
Has Mars rover Perseverance finally found proof that there is life on Mars? In recent audio transmissions there were strange munching sounds to be heard, frequently interrupted by "Mmmmmmmmm" sounds. And they seemed to come from Perseverance itself while it explored a new part of Candor Chasma. Or was it possible that Mars had its very own counterpart in Candyverse and that particular spot Perseverance was examining was a spot where both parallel universes interfered? And Perserverance had taken samples from Candor Chasma's Candyverse counterpart Caramel Chasma? The samples Perseverance would send to Earth later suggested the latter. Because the probe Perseverance had sent contained a jar full of vegan Dulce de leche. When the scientists at the NASA Mars 2020 mission headquarters opened the jar, the most delicious caramel smell filled the room. And the scientists decided to risk a self-experiment...
...which, as I can assure you, turned out all right. Just like my first attempt at cooking Dulce de leche at home ;) At first I thought about doing a caramel nest or another shape, then I thought caramel sauce would be nicer for the theme, because the delightful smell is strongest while the sauce is being cooked. But while I was looking for caramel sauce recipes, I also stumbled upon a few Dulce de leche recipes, and that's something I've wanted to make at home for ages. Since I couldn't decide which recipe I should use, I combined a few and started to improvise. And yes, that smell (and taste!)... yummylicious :) There are things that I like to taste, but not to smell – cheese, for instance. Of which I took a few shots today, because I wasn't sure about my Caramel Chasma image. But in the end I still preferred the image that illustrates the yummy smell.
What you see in the image are the remains of the Dulce de leche inside of the non-stick pot (strongly recommended for a sticky recipe like this) I've cooked it in. All that you see here is either the caramel cream or the pot itself. The image is another stacked one, made of 15 photos and combined in Helicon Focus (method A, radius 6, smoothing 4). Processed in DXO PhotoLab 4, Color Efex (Skylight filter, Color Contrast filter), and Luminar AI (Color Harmony). And, in case you are interested: ingredients used for the Dulce de leche were 200 g coconut sugar, 200 ml soy cream, one package (50 g) creamed coconut, ca. 70 g of vegan butter, bourbon vanilla extract and salt to taste.
HMM, Everyone, and I'll catch up with you a little later!
Years ago I spotted this animal slowly moving across a large boulder. I wondered if it was an arthropod, as it looked similar to tiny animal called a roly-poly or pill bug. Whatever the name, I waited for the critter to make it to the pinnacle of the rock face. "If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
So i finally made a shape for Kupra Kups that i think i may like, as a girl who loves a curvier shape anyway, i found it really hard to like the body, which really suprised me. However with a little perserverance, i resemble something i kinda love ♥
I heard this fellow for about 30 minutes, hidden up in a tree singing his heart out. Perserverance paid off, as he finally came down to the back fence for a portrait.
Four days of early starts in rather miserable weather but it all came good in the end. As I was leaveing Titchwell Marsh RSPB reserve I decided to check the marsh for a sign of barn owls, even though it was relatively late for them to be active. This felow was hunting at range, way too far for a decent shot but I decided to wait regardless and my perserverance has been rewarded.
I spent the last 5 days wandering around the woods of Northeast Pennsylvania hiking and shooting fall color since we were robbed of our Autumn in Washington State due to fires, drought, smoke and overall climate change devastation that is threatening to take all that we have in the PNW. But I had to have an Autumn. As some of you know, Fall is my thang:) I pretty much put all of my photography eggs into one Fall Color Basket. So, there was no way I was letting the apocalyptic weather in Washington take Fall from me. I had to hike up and down some of the steepest and rockiest and slipperiest terrains to get my fix. And my legs fell off around mile 5 on the "back up" the trail. But I persevered. So we will call this little Beauty, "Perseverance Falls" ~ Happy Waterfall Wednesday! (I told ya'll I'd be back:)
It doesnt always matter how fast you get where you are going, but sometimes just that you get there...spent a long mornnig hiking to the top of the High Shoals Falls - took about twice as long as usual due to an injured leg, but still made it, and glad I did. The cool air and torrent coming over the falls were causing the air to condense and rain in place while I captured this image. #journey #perserverance #goforahike #explore #mountainwaterfall #waterfall #southmountainstatepark #highshoalsfalls
When these three qualities bind together they create a powerful poetry to help us live life more fully.
World Fibromyalgia Awareness Day May 12th and Fibromyalgia Awareness Month May 1st-30th – May is the month we all come together to educate and raise awareness about Fibromyalgia with friends and family, at work, and in our neighbourhoods.
Prayer Feathers Birds are regarded as a messenger to carry our prayers to the Great Spirit. A Prayer Feather is commonly used while smudging.
Here is a listing of the feathers used and the meanings associated with them:
Pheasant - confidence, attraction, perserverance
Ostrich - grounding
Red-tail Hawk - nobility, cleansing, observer
Parrot - sunshine, healing
Great Horned Owl (when available) - the mystery of magic, silent wisdom, omens, detachment, change
Eagle - healing, understanding, renewal, courage, intelligence
Turkey - learning limits, channel energy, balance
Duck/Goose - emotional support
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter captured this shot as it hovered over the Martian surface on April 19, 2021, during the first instance of powered, controlled flight on another planet. It used its navigation camera, which autonomously tracks the ground during flight.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
#NASA #MarshallSpaceFlightCenter #MSFC #rocket space #KSC #KennedySpaceCenter #Perserverance #Mars2020Rover #Mars #Ingenuity #planet #MarsHelicopter #CountdownToMars #RedPlanet
Stupa and prayer flags. Kathmandu, Nepal
( Stupa é uma construção em forma de torre, circundada por uma abóbada e um ou vários chanttras (toldos de lona). Originalmente era um monumento funerário de pedra, semi-esférico, com cúpula, mirante e balaustrada. Com o advento do Budismo, evoluiu para uma representação arquitectónica do Cosmos. O acesso a stupa é feito por um arco ou porta, normalmente adornado com esculturas. No entanto, as masi comuns são simples. Normalmente contém relíquias ou 'pequenos tesouros' simbólicos de uma determinada crença.
Outros termos para designar a stupa são chaitya, pagode e chorten.
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The Tibetan word is Chorten, which means "the basis of offering".
Stupa is a symbol of enlightened mind, (the awakened mind, universal divinity) and the path to its realisation.
If you had to use just two words, the best definition I have seen is "Spiritual Monument"
The stupa represents the Buddha's body, his speech and his mind, but most especially his mind and every part shows the path to Enlightenment
SYMBOLIC MEANING OF STUPAS
1. The basic platform that "Holds the Earth" symbolises the ten virtues of :
Body :
to protect life
to practise generosity
keep pure morality.
Speech :
to tell the truth
to reconcile
to speak In a quiet and gentle way
to have a sensible speech.
Mind :
to be content
to be altruistic
to have faith In the right views (which are the correct foundation for liberation).
2. The three steps above symbolise the three refuges one holds on to:
Buddha
the reaching of Buddha (Dharma)
the Assembly of those who practise these teachings (Sangha).
3. The Lion-throne symboliscs the superiority over the whole universe.
4. The treasures vase symboliscs the eight Noble Riches.
5. The small and the big lotuses symbolises the six transcendental virtues :
generosity
pure morality
patience
energy
meditation
wisdom.
6. The four corners of the basic throne symbolise "the Four Unlimited" or Boundless ones:
unlimited love
unlimited compassion
unlimited joy
unlimited equanimity.
7. The first step symboliscs the fundamental four attentions:
Impermanence of the body
sensations
non-substantiality of thoughts
condition of existence (dharmas).
8. The second step symbolises the four perfect efforts (Sammapadhana):
striving to preserve favourable conditions yet existing
striving to produce such conditions not yet existing
striving to ward off unfavorable existing conditions
striving to make It impossible for such conditions to arise.
9. The third step symbolises the four miraculous feet (Riddhipada)
prayer
thought
perserverance
action.
10. The fourth step symbolises the five spiritual faculties (Indriya)
the faculty of faith
the faculty of Energy
the faculty of Attention
the faculty of Concentration
the faculty of Knowledge.
11. The unchanging base that supports the vase symbolises the five forces (Bala)
The force of faith
The force of Energy
The force of Attention
The force of Concentration
The force of Knowledge.
12. The vase in Its particularities symbolises, the seven branches of awakening (Bodhyanga)
the total memory (of past lives)
the perfect knowledge of all dharmas
the diligence
ecstasy
the perfect mastery of all disciplines
concentration
equanimity.
13. The "Tre" (above the vase) and Its reverse symbolisc the noble eightfold path
perfect view
perfect understanding
perfect speech
perfect action
perfect living
perfect effort
perfect attention
perfect concentration.
14.The tree of life symbolises the ten knowledges of
of phenomena
of mind
of Interdependent links
of illusion
of suffering
of the origin of suffering
of the cessation of suffering
of the path leading to the cessation of suffering
of destruction
of the non-appearance
of the ten transcendental knowledges
15. The thirteen rings symbolise
the ten powers and
the three essential remembrances.
16. The umbrella and Its support symbolise the State of a victorious one
17. The "Zaratsak" symbolises the ornaments of all the Supreme Qualities.
18. The Moon symbolises the elimination of all sufferings.
19. The sun symbolises the radiating thousand lights of compassion
20. The jewel at the top symbolises the fulfilment of all wishes.
The believers prostrate with great devotion and faith before such a wonderful Stupa, the embodiment of all the qualities of the victorious ones; only seeing. It brings liberation to all who respect It.
The history-making rotorcraft has recently been negotiating some of the most hazardous terrain it’s encountered on the Red Planet.
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has completed its 50th flight on Mars. The first aircraft on another world reached the half-century mark on April 13, traveling over 1,057.09 feet (322.2 meters) in 145.7 seconds. The helicopter also achieved a new altitude record of 59 feet (18 meters) before alighting near the half-mile-wide (800-meter-wide) “Belva Crater.”
This image of NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was taken at “Airfield D” by the Mastcam-Z instrument on the Perseverance rover on June 15, 2021, the 114th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rotorcraft completed its 50th flight on April 13, 2023.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
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Joseph's Coat rosebud against my mailbox post... in January.
I like the way this looks Large On Black
I'll try to catch up with all of my contacts when I can...things are a bit busy...
Mars on October 4th 2020. Seeing was average, but improved a little as the night progressed. Sequence covers about 2 hours of rotation. IR742 (Infrared) filter was used for red channel and to create an artificial green channel for these images. The main feature visible on the planet is what looks like a check mark right in the center. The area in the "check mark" on the left is Sinus Meridiani and on the right is SInus Sabeaus. On the right side of the first two images is Syrtis Major at 2-3 o"clock. There is also some clouds to the right at 3:00 rotating out of view. Niliacus Lacus is rotating into view bottom left with Mare Erthyraeum top left. Also on he left side of the images coming into view are bluish/white clouds. Clouds are also visible on the northern hood. Meade 12" LX200, ZWO ASI174MM
The Yellow Peace Rose budded the day we had night temps at freezing and I just knew it would ruin the buds, but when I looked out a few days later, this one was blooming and another limb has about six buds ready to go! Taught me a lesson! It takes a lot to put down something or someone strong!
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April 4, 2021, the 44th Martian day, or sol of the mission.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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With a bit of perserverance I managed to catch puffin in flight while carrying beak full of sand eels.
Great day out with Greystones Camera Club at Great Saltee Island
For some reason I struggled a lot with this image, just getting it level on the day was a nightmare. But I bit of perserverance paid off I think. Looking down the Cathedral from the main door to the organ. I wanted to get as much of this amazing roof in as possible.
Scientists tap into an array of imagers aboard the six-wheeled explorer to get a big picture of the Red Planet.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been exploring Jezero Crater for more than 217 Earth days (211 Martian days, or sols), and the dusty rocks there are beginning to tell their story – about a volatile young Mars flowing with lava and water.
That story, stretching billions of years into the past, is unfolding thanks in large part to the seven powerful science cameras aboard Perseverance. Able to home in on small features from great distances, take in vast sweeps of Martian landscape, and magnify tiny rock granules, these specialized cameras also help the rover team determine which rock samples offer the best chance to learn whether microscopic life ever existed on the Red Planet.
Altogether, some 800 scientists and engineers around the world make up the larger Perseverance team. That includes smaller teams, from a few dozen to as many as 100, for each of the rover’s cameras and instruments. And the teams behind the cameras must coordinate each decision about what to image.
Here, using its WATSON camera, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie over a rock nicknamed “Rochette,” on Sept.10, 2021, the 198th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Two holes can be seen where the rover used its robotic arm to drill rock core samples.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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After catching a long-bomb pass this wide receiver lost his shoe while pivoting for the run into a touchdown. He never broke his stride.
Make the most of your circumstances, and take every opportunity.
A gum tree and a Casurina cling to the edge of a dolorite column.
I've tried several times to get this shot only to have something be just a bit off--- too few flowers, too much motion blur, blah-blah-blah. On this morning things came together as I found near perfect conditions to come back with the image I sought. There was just enough breeze to require two exposures, one for sharp motionless fg flowers and a second for depth of field. An easy enough blend in post, some color balance work, and some luminosity mask work as well.
On a side note I'll be showing & hopefully selling some of my work at the Woodstock Farmer Market this coming Sunday. It'll be mostly small prints as I don't think many people come to a farmers market prepared to buy large & expensive prints. It should be a fun day no matter. In you find yourself in SE Portland feel free to come on by and say hello!
NASA’s Perseverance rover has notched up a slew of firsts since touching down on Mars one year ago, on Feb. 18, 2021, and the six-wheeled scientist has other important accomplishments in store as it speeds toward its new destination and a new science campaign.
Perseverance also recently broke a record for the most distance driven by a Mars rover in a single day, traveling almost 1,050 feet (320 meters) on Feb. 14, 2022, the 351st Martian day, or sol, of the mission. And it performed the entire drive using AutoNav, the self-driving software that allows Perseverance to find its own path around rocks and other obstacles.
The Mars 2020 descent stage lowers NASA’s Perseverance rover onto the Red Planet on Feb. 18, 2021. The image is from video captured by a camera aboard the descent stage.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Data received late Sept. 1 from NASA’s Perseverance rover indicate the team has achieved its goal of successfully coring a Mars rock. The initial images downlinked after the historic event show an intact sample present in the tube after coring. However, additional images taken after the arm completed sample acquisition were inconclusive due to poor sunlight conditions. Another round of images with better lighting will be taken before the sample processing continues. Here, the drill hole from Perseverance’s second sample-collection attempt can be seen, in this composite of two images taken on Sept. 1, by one of the rover’s navigation cameras.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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It's hard when you're so full of perserverance.
This my fellow photographer, another Rosie! She very kindly modelled for me tonight so do check out her page!
Sorry I'm so busy at the moment with shoots, I miss self portraits!
Also, I've bought myself a Polaroid p600, they're fun.
having outstanding intelligence is a very small part of the total package that leads to success and happiness. Discipline, hard work, perserverance, and generosity of spirit are, in the final analysis, far more important :-)
― Rafe Esquith
hibiscus, 'Balhibred', j c raulston arboretum ,ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina
Once I got Lightroom earlier this year, I started looking back at some of my shots which had previously only been processed using a free app on my Nexus tablet and giving them another go using the RAW files which had been gathering dust for a few months.
This view across to Side Pike and the Langdale Pikes from Lingmoor Fell jumped out as a prime candidate to be switched to mono. I think the lack of colour helps bring out the textures in the landscape a bit more, and I now much prefer this to the colour treatment. I'll leave the 'old' version in my stream for you to make up your own mind!
This shot always makes me think of the dedication in the front of Waiwright's Far Eastern Fells:
...dedicated to the memory of
THE MEN WHO BUILT THE STONE WALLS,
which have endured the storms of centuries
and remain to this day as monuments to
enterprise, perserverance and hard work
Some places are just so captivating that you can't help coming back to explore again and again to find all the hidden gems it has to offer. Hours were spent bumping down dirt roads getting to know every crest and valley and then planning to get the perfect shot. So many variables had to be accounted for to bring this dream into reality and it surpassed every expectation I set for it. It almost seemed like Mother Nature rewarded my perserverance to witness such incredible beauty that night allowing for clear skies in late October. I almost didn't care that the thermometer read 10 degrees Farenheit
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Many people will tell you milky way season ends in early Fall and that simply isn't true. I took this October 29th, and technically you can photograph the milky way all year. The "season" people refer to is when the pretty part of the galactic core is visible. Around early November the core dips below the horizon here in Oregon and we don't see its pretty self again until early February.
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Gear:
@NikonUSA D850
@NikonUSA 20mm F1.8
@3Leggedthing Albert Equinox Tripod
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Exposure(s):
ISO 10000, F3.2, 15s x 18 stacked
Comparison showing Mars decreasing in size and Earth moves further away from Mars in its orbit. Meade 12" LX200, ASI174MM
Displays her perserverance and strength of character. Let this be a reminder for us to never give up in life. Life can be tough and challenging sometimes but do fight for a better day.
© Pat Law. All rights reserved.
Exploring a local beach spot in the my city. I was surpised just how busy the location was that early on the in morning, not only was I competing with other photographers but morning swimmers (braver people then me swimming at -4 conditions). The shot wasn't all the inspiring due do conditions but, I hope perserverance paid off.