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3D created using HiRISE digital terrain map and orthorectified image. Made with HiRISE NASA/JPL University of Arizona.
I had tried this same shot at the end of May and at the last minute the sun disappeared.
Some weeks later another attempt of a shot in the sun and my perserverence paid off!
GBRf 66750 'Bristol Panel Signal Box' heads through Stoke Works with the 6V35 Clitheroe Castle Cement - Avonmouth Hansons Siding loaded cement.
'This roadtrip is going to be great!', they had said.
Well, here I was, driving down a seemingly endless road in Kansas, and had been doing so for over two hours. I could hardly remember the last time I touched the wheel - this road just kept going straight ahead with not even the slightest hint of a curve. The scenery was no better and could be summed up in one word: plains. Green, flat, never-ending plains. Sure, ahead you had the majestic outline of the Rockies, and yes, it seemed to be pretty close. But it had already seemed close two hours ago. Like a mirage, taunting you with the promise of something better just to remain out of reach, and at this point I had stopped hoping.
Behind me, eight of my travel companions were all snoozing. Odd, since it was only mid-afternoon, but it seemed this environment had a sedative effect on everyone, not just me. Next to me sat my designated map reader who was the only reason I had not yet gone crazy. There was obviously no map reading to be done. Here there was only one direction: straight ahead. To his credit, he had instead taken it upon himself to keep me occupied and we had had some pretty interesting conversations. Ultimately though, even he had been reduced to just sitting there staring blindly into the distance. We were two friends suffering together in this seemingly static nightmare.
But wait! Surely the mountians were closer now? And we could even spot some of the hills coming up. This was it! It had to be! Yes, the road started to bend, and soon we found ourselves cruising through the foothills! The road flowing with the terrain around it - something new to see around every corner. And trees! Glorious trees!
I looked over at my fellow companion with a smile and he was smiling too. Finally we had some enjoyable driving ahead of us! Our perserverence had paid off!
- 'Good job Emil' I heard a voice from the back. 'Pull over as soon as you can and we'll switch drivers'.
It seemed I was destined to enjoy the foothills through a heavily tinted window in the back of an overcrowded van instead of of having the pleasure of driving through this wonderful landscape.
This was from a road trip I took in university with some friends, and although perhaps a bit exaggerated here, the road through Kansas into Colorado is certainly not the most exciting driving to be had ;) Boring driving aside, the trip was loads of fun and I would love to go back with the family some time. But yeah, I'm a trees and mountains kinda guy, and open landscapes, though pretty in its own way, is not where I feel at home. Trees please!
Persistence, perserverence and the willingness to grow and thrive where others fear is the something or other key to life.
Also, I'm taking too many sunflower pictures this year but they are growing like... weeds.
3D render movie of Sinuous Ridges near Juventae Chasma
freemusicarchive.org/music/Daniel_Birch
Credit: HiRISE NASA/JPL University of Arizona
We were taking the wildlife tour bus into Denali National Park and about 16.6 miles from the visitor center we passed this couple. The pedestrian was obviously there for companionship and moral support. I don't believe there was any other way they could have gotten this far other than wheeling/walking as personal vehicles are not allowed past the visitor center.
We saw them several hours later and several miles further when we were leaving the Park. They won my personal award for grit and perserverence.
Fortunately, the weather was beautiful and warm.
MSL placed on a HiRISE digital terrain map and rendered in VRay.
Credit to NASA for the source materials and models
River outlet on the westside of Jezero crater as it may have once been.
Credit to USGS Astrogeology Science Center for the source data.
Derived from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - CTX camera NASA/JPL
View in 4k here: youtu.be/arqcR1rkBbc
Complex terrain in Danielson crater - Mars
3D made with HiRISE data by NASA/JPL University of Arizona.
Music by Kai Engel:
freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Chapter_Two__Mild/Ka...
River by Kai Engel is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial License.
'This roadtrip is going to be great!', they had said.
Well, here I was, driving down a seemingly endless road in Kansas, and had been doing so for over two hours. I could hardly remember the last time I touched the wheel - this road just kept going straight ahead with not even the slightest hint of a curve. The scenery was no better and could be summed up in one word: plains. Green, flat, never-ending plains. Sure, ahead you had the majestic outline of the Rockies, and yes, it seemed to be pretty close. But it had already seemed close two hours ago. Like a mirage, taunting you with the promise of something better just to remain out of reach, and at this point I had stopped hoping.
Behind me, eight of my travel companions were all snoozing. Odd, since it was only mid-afternoon, but it seemed this environment had a sedative effect on everyone, not just me. Next to me sat my designated map reader who was the only reason I had not yet gone crazy. There was obviously no map reading to be done. Here there was only one direction: straight ahead. To his credit, he had instead taken it upon himself to keep me occupied and we had had some pretty interesting conversations. Ultimately though, even he had been reduced to just sitting there staring blindly into the distance. We were two friends suffering together in this seemingly static nightmare.
But wait! Surely the mountians were closer now? And we could even spot some of the hills coming up. This was it! It had to be! Yes, the road started to bend, and soon we found ourselves cruising through the foothills! The road flowing with the terrain around it - something new to see around every corner. And trees! Glorious trees!
I looked over at my fellow companion with a smile and he was smiling too. Finally we had some enjoyable driving ahead of us! Our perserverence had paid off!
- 'Good job Emil' I heard a voice from the back. 'Pull over as soon as you can and we'll switch drivers'.
It seemed I was destined to enjoy the foothills through a heavily tinted window in the back of an overcrowded van instead of of having the pleasure of driving through this wonderful landscape.
This was from a road trip I took in university with some friends, and although perhaps a bit exaggerated here, the road through Kansas into Colorado is certainly not the most exciting driving to be had ;) Boring driving aside, the trip was loads of fun and I would love to go back with the family some time. But yeah, I'm a trees and mountains kinda guy, and open landscapes, though pretty in its own way, is not where I feel at home. Trees please!
'This roadtrip is going to be great!', they had said.
Well, here I was, driving down a seemingly endless road in Kansas, and had been doing so for over two hours. I could hardly remember the last time I touched the wheel - this road just kept going straight ahead with not even the slightest hint of a curve. The scenery was no better and could be summed up in one word: plains. Green, flat, never-ending plains. Sure, ahead you had the majestic outline of the Rockies, and yes, it seemed to be pretty close. But it had already seemed close two hours ago. Like a mirage, taunting you with the promise of something better just to remain out of reach, and at this point I had stopped hoping.
Behind me, eight of my travel companions were all snoozing. Odd, since it was only mid-afternoon, but it seemed this environment had a sedative effect on everyone, not just me. Next to me sat my designated map reader who was the only reason I had not yet gone crazy. There was obviously no map reading to be done. Here there was only one direction: straight ahead. To his credit, he had instead taken it upon himself to keep me occupied and we had had some pretty interesting conversations. Ultimately though, even he had been reduced to just sitting there staring blindly into the distance. We were two friends suffering together in this seemingly static nightmare.
But wait! Surely the mountians were closer now? And we could even spot some of the hills coming up. This was it! It had to be! Yes, the road started to bend, and soon we found ourselves cruising through the foothills! The road flowing with the terrain around it - something new to see around every corner. And trees! Glorious trees!
I looked over at my fellow companion with a smile and he was smiling too. Finally we had some enjoyable driving ahead of us! Our perserverence had paid off!
- 'Good job Emil' I heard a voice from the back. 'Pull over as soon as you can and we'll switch drivers'.
It seemed I was destined to enjoy the foothills through a heavily tinted window in the back of an overcrowded van instead of of having the pleasure of driving through this wonderful landscape.
This was from a road trip I took in university with some friends, and although perhaps a bit exaggerated here, the road through Kansas into Colorado is certainly not the most exciting driving to be had ;) Boring driving aside, the trip was loads of fun and I would love to go back with the family some time. But yeah, I'm a trees and mountains kinda guy, and open landscapes, though pretty in its own way, is not where I feel at home. Trees please!
Taken with a DJI Mavic Pro Drone in HDR mode.
LINK
Other images from this series:
1. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51188267991/
2. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51187566792/
3. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51189330930/
"Goliath:
Courage.
Virtue.
Struggling to do what is right.
Gargoyles and humans want to believe
that we are always in control,
That we can aide our loved ones in any crisis.
But there are times when life mocks our ride.
That is when we learn humility,
and that the greatest of our strengths is to persevere."
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles - 1997
We simply did not research this location very well before visiting. We focused on the Olympic Museum and were quite tired after walking through. It turns out there were other sights to see at the America the Beautiful Park across the Park Union Bridge. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
View in 4k here: youtu.be/EjsjISNIOsw
A robotic flyby from within an area in Becquerel Crater Mars.
3D created using HiRISE data from NASA/JPL University of Arizona
Music Credit:
Music by Kai Engel:
freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/
Music License:
I have a very soft spot in my heart for this boy! He has a back leg that doesn't work at all but he doesn't let that stop him! He can still climb trees and gets around pretty well with just 3 feet to work with. I think we can certainly learn about perserverence from animals, they do what they have to do to survive.
Taken with a DJI Mavic Pro Drone in HDR mode.
LINK
Other images from this series:
1. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51188267991/
2. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51187566792/
3. www.flickr.com/photos/jbrimacombe/51189330930/
“The backbone of success is...hard work, determination, good planning, and perserverence.”
― Mia Hamm
Love the design- no doubt this is a special place. Architects Diller Scofidio and Renfro and Anderson Mason Dale. The architects drew their inspiration from the athletes herein enshrined. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Patience...
The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him.N.B.: From this quote is derived the proverb, Good things come to those who wait.
Patience and perserverence have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish. - John Quincy Adams
another racer from the animal series is Steampunk Willie....proving the timeless theory perserverence is the most important thing.
I've been testing for my black belt since February and since I got back from Minnesota. Thursday night my coaches finally decided I was black belt material and told me I had passed and they would be awarding me the belt at the next ceremony. They said they could have beat me up a bit more, but for all intents and purposes I had shown committment and perserverence and most important, the attitude of a black belt, coming back as I did to work harder even after not passing the first time and giving my support to the demo and all. They were also confident that I would be able to defend myself on the street should it come down to it. And given my upcoming surgery, they didn't want me to have it hanging over my head. So they weren't going to drag every last ounce out of me, but they did work me over pretty good this week and last. And I performed one of the katas solo for the whole class on Tuesday with all the showmanship, fierceness and strength they like to see, and that was after an hour and a half of hard cardio workout, so they could be sure I was giving my all. I was completely taken by surprise and thought I was dreaming. They had the whole class line up to shake my hand and all. It was something.
It took time, work, perserverence, and especially help and support from my friends (e.g., you all!) and family, but I am very happy to say that is my mindset. I couldn't feel more positive about who and what I am.
My wish to you all is that you, too, reach and sustain that level of comfort with yourself.
Isn't bokeh even better on a hump day? It's been a while since I experienced the hump day excitment. This has been my fourth straight week of working full time. Now back in the days of my first (and only) full-time job, this would have been no big deal. And I know, all you full timers out there have no sympathy for this this free wheeling freelancer, but let me tell you, office work is tough! The day either blows by before you know it, or it rolls on so fast before coming to a grinding halt (we like to call it the three o'clock hour) and then speeds away again until 5pm has rolled around and you still have more to do! So this bokeh is for you, the full-timers out there. I have a new-found appreciation for your perserverence in the world of full-time employment, and wish you all the success in the world!
Happy Bokeh Wednesday!
talk about perserverence... these guys stay around the whole year! todd and i braved the elements a few times to feed them during the winter. they seem perfectly content and were so grateful for the snacks that thay posed for this capture. aren't they nice ;-)
This wine was created in honor of a family legacy - Like Father, Like Son - they earned their success by determination and perserverence.
This bottle of wine was nothing short of providence - in my opinion. We opened this wine to toast Matt the evening we found out he was hired by Microsoft. After experience the loss of his job and his father all in a short couple of months, this night felt like some of him had been restored. I loved honoring him with friends that night. I am certain his Dad would have been proud and drinking a glass with us that evening - a man who passed on a legacy of hard work to his son.
HTT friends!
Architects Diller Scofidio and Renfro and Anderson Mason Dale. This photo reminds me of a rendering. While I was attending college I worked as a draftsman for civil engineers, surveyors and architects. I have seen my share of renderings and I always thought they looked so phony or abstract. In this case it looks like reality reflects the architects imagination. Bravo to the architects. Colorado City, Colorado.
A month after a ferocious attack by Japanese Beetles that left the leaves stripped, this Hibiscus mustered enough strength to bloom! Nature is certainly resilient.
another thing I strive to focus on in 2010.....
the devil is in the details no matter how small
I can't wait to see the one I took with pumpkinnoodles 14mm she had rented
throw yourself over? throw your camera over?? go get a bloody mary in the lodge?!?
i think i may have overestimated myself a bit~or maybe i just underestimated this girl...
photography is still really hard for me, true frustrating story. somedays it's my "therapy" and others it's the reason i need therapy.
for a trial in perserverence~shoot a waterfall in the pacific nw. this was supposed to be my favorite shot from my little "perfect conditions" waterfall shoot last weekend. in the end, i could not find a way to "make it work"
i'll be offline for awhile flickr friends~cheers:)
Hawaiian Jumping Spider. I think it is called a "Wolf" and i will research that. I will tell you that it is only about 1/4 inch size..
I did this on a whim, as i don't have fancy equipment to do this including the lighting which is so essential to micro photography
reason I didn't crop closer, I was applying the rule of thirds
see below for a closer crop..heh heh..
Mars on August 11th 2020. Mars is at 38 degrees elevation. I had to rush to get data for this night with approaching clouds. Seeing was average with average transparency, but heavy dew. Olympus Mons volcano is visible near the top of the image at about 1:30 position with the three Tharsis volcanoes forming a line of dark spots at about the 2:30 position. The cloud above Arsia Mons is still visible especially in the blue channel image (near center) with the southern polar cap continuing to shrink. Meade 12" LX200 GPS, ZWO ASI174MM
Maj. Lisa Jaster, one of the first women to ever graduate from Ranger School, speaks to the 1st Regiment of Cadet Leadership Course (CLC) Cadets on the importance of perserverence. Elizabethtown Community College, June 26. Photo by Ariana Aubuchon
Just caught this one, I had been trying to catch an inflight shot of these little guys and the Nuthatch for about an hour. Perserverence paid off!!!
view large on black, click on photo or type L
f2.8- 1/2000 sec - ISO 100 - lens 300mm f2.8 - focal length 300mm
Just inside the front door there is a projection screen that extends up several floors. The image changes frequently showing different scenes of Olympic events. This view is from the second or third floor. My interest is in the light and light sources as well as the walls and surfaces as well as how the light plays off those surfaces. Architects Diller Scofidio and Renfro and Anderson Mason Dale.