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I have always seen images from this location. It is called secret beach, a funny name given that it is not so secret. It did take a while to find the location though. Its quite a trek from my house, a good 5 hours. Once I found the location, I was determined to get this image.
I packed the family in the truck, put the trailer on the back, and headed out. We got to Bandon and it was foggy, very foggy. Ah, it will blow off, right? I mean, you can really only shoot the Milky Way during a new moon, so the weather was going know that I needed this image and it would blow off, right? Nope. Fog city all weekend. Well, I did get a chance to go to the beach and scout out where I would shoot from, some day. So I guess it was not a total waste.
I set up another trip, on another new moon date but this time I watched the weather a little more closely. The weekend came up, and fog again. This time I did not even go to the beach.
But then the stars aligned, a new moon, and the whether said it would be a clear night. I made the trip with the family again, but this time tried to make it more fun (and faster) by making it a tent, trip. That worked well, it had been years since we camped in a tent. Everyone liked it and had a great time. Even the two big dogs. So I set out on Friday night to the beach. Guess what. Fog. Totally fogged out. I waited for hours and hours hoping it would clear up. Chatted with a few other photographers who laughed at me sitting there in the fog waiting. Good thing I brought a camp chair. There would be no image this night. I was not about to give up, this place was not close, and a pain to get the forces all in my favor.
I went back out the second night. This time I won, sort of. I like to use a star tracker to shoot stars, but I did not realize that because of the forest, you could not see the North Star from here, so the star tracker could not be aligned. So I shot this one old-school, long shutter, higher ISO. Glad photoshop can address the noise better now.
Anyway, got the image. Let me know what you think.
GCG at Cosmeston Lakes, at one point I thought he'd bitten off more than he could chew but with perseverance he somehow managed to gulp it down! First time I've seen anything like it first hand and it was the perfect case of being in the right place at the right time! Amazing!
In some cultures the Steller’s Jay symbolizes adaptability and fearlessness-this one symbolized begging for food as it seems to be without fear of my presence and more curious about what I was eating (sorry Jay you can’t have a piece of my ham sandwich).
According to Google, Red Dahlias represent strength and perseverance. The white petals indicate innocence, purity, and new birth. I just think they're pretty.
per·se·ver·ance [pur-suh-veer-uhns] –noun 1. steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
A lone photographer points his long lens hoping to capture shots of Elk along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. I guess it's the lot of all photographers that if you want to get the shot you have to be at the right place and at the right time. And not only that, you must be patient and persistent. You never know when the light will change, your subject will move, or something will happen.
A great photo is usually not luck but often comes to those who persevere!
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These yellow flowers have burrowed underneath the wooden perimeter fence along the side of a busy road in Ottawa. Amazingly, they’re thriving in this urban environment, and are standing tall in the face of traffic, congestion and urban sprawl. Seemingly, life will find a way 💐
Happy Fenced Friday!
Yesterday I had woke up about 4:30 am and I was so ready to go just right back to sleep. I always use to have a really hard time waking up, but I reminded myself what I could be missing out on. Boy was I glad I went!
I, also, forgot to mention that when I got there it really seemed like the sun was going to rise behind the gray clouds and I wouldn't really get a great sunrise. I'm glad I waited it out.
I have been working on this shot for a while now ,i loved the view when i saw it but it was very dark under the bridge and very bright sunshine out in the open with the sun right above us.,i found it very hard to get an even exposure ,it was dark under the bridge and exposed ok outside or ok under the bridge and blown right out in the sunshine....anyhow i rattled a few of and have been playing with them in Elements 14......this is the best i could get ...........the shot was taken looking down stream of the River Avon from under the Seven Meadows road bridge, Stratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire,England
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...11 year old Kynlee Grubbs desperately working to keep the leaking "Tax Collector" moving to the finish line....
Medicine Park Cardboard Boat Regatta (Oklahoma)
Darkroom print on ilford rc new. split contrast, dodge and burn selenium, bleach, agfa brown.
4x5 fp4 in pyro hd
linhof technika 4x5, 150mm lens.
This guy goes over to another seed feeder, then leaps about 6 feet to land on top of the baffle...It took him about 3 attempts at getting up his courage then over he goes to the seed log-if at first you don't succeed, try and try again! :-))
Being in nature is ingrained in our DNA, and we sometimes forget that. Hiking enables me to get away from the distractions of day-to-day life that sometimes can weigh me down. While hiking, I am always inspired by the experience of being lost in a moment of discovery, valuing the simple provisions life has offered and putting my perseverance into test.
A worn out barn leans on a silo companion to help it through one more storm rolling across the plains. One advantage of getting old is that we gradually realize there is only one Final Storm in life that is beyond our endurance.
A tree root finds ground between the tiled pattern of a pathway in Hancock Park, Los Angeles, California
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I guess this is me at the moment persevering through life,and the more I look at other peoples photography the more I wish I had all my camera gear back again - and then be well enough to use it. And as I am sitting here writing this we have another rain shower with a few tiny little bits of
hail. Will it never end.
Enjoy your day people wherever you are.
With no sunset guarantee, a little perseverance helped capture a stunning display of light at the last moment.
about 2 weeks before we left, Scotch and I were driving around Thurmont, Maryland by the base of the Catoctin Mountains on a very rainy day when I came across a stream under a small bridge. We followed it up the road and found this perfect place. It's private land that has a sign reading it can be used respectfully and we ended up spending about an hour here until it got too dark and wet. I returned a few days later in the rain again without Scotch and stayed until it got dark. When he's with me and he needs to stay in the car, I never go out of sight. This time, I could explore about a half mile up the stream and only stopped when I ran out of light (and realized I was now somewhere on private property). There was enough solid ground around the pretty fast moving stream to get some very close and interesting angles and the drizzle really made everything shine just a bit more.
It's an amazing place and I had planned to return before we left for California but got too busy with all the preparations, packing and planning. When/If we ever return to Maryland, this will likely be the first place I go.
Friends Creek
Thurmont, Maryland
December 1st, 2015
Rain, fog, 41°F at 5pm
SETTINGS:
Canon Rebel T4i
EF-S 18-135mm IS STM
@50mm
ISO 100
f/16
30 seconds
ND 8
West Pier - brighton
Bronica S2a Nikkor H 50mm f/3.5
5 Minutes @ f/8 iso 100
Firecrest IRND 16 Stop ND
Fuji Acros 120 film
Rodinal (R09) 1:100 @ 60 minutes (Stand Dev)
Festival complètement Cirque 3 Géants- 3 Giants
LES 7 DOIGTS on the PVM Esplanade, Place Ville Marie
Montreal, Qc July 2022
The giant changes the proportions of our universe. He can become a figure of the artist, an allegory of knowledge, or a metaphor for superhumanity.
A group of workers who thrive on hard work and who flourish when together have stormed this construction site for several moons. These men and women are put to work in a highly acrobatic way to finalize this titanic undertaking and give life to this scrap metal giant. Together, they work with perseverance, authenticity, passion, conviction, stubbornness and resilience. The heart, the apparent focus of emotional turmoil, becomes the allegorical representation of the creative drive. Inspired by the intuitive movement of Les Automatistes, we offer a show that celebrates creativity in its most instinctive and visceral form. A metaphor invoking the power that collectivity can wield. A praise of the greater than self, these giants exist because we create them, because we make them live.
LES 7 DOIGTS sur l’Esplanade PVM, à Place Ville Marie
Montréal, Qc Juillet 2022
Le géant est celui qui change les proportions de notre univers. Il peut devenir figure de l’artiste, allégorie du savoir, ou métaphore de la surhumanité.
Un groupe d’ouvriers qui carbure au labeur et se nourrit d’être ensemble, a pris d’assaut ce chantier depuis plusieurs lunes. Ces hommes et ces femmes, sont mis à contribution de manière hautement acrobatique pour finaliser cette titanesque entreprise et donner la vie à ce géant de ferraille. Ensemble, ils travaillent avec persévérance, authenticité, passion, conviction, entêtement et résilience. Le cœur, foyer apparent des ébranlements émotionnels, devient la représentation allégorique de la pulsion créative. S’inspirant du mouvement intuitif des Automatiste, nous proposons une œuvre qui célèbre la créativité dans sa forme la plus instinctive et viscérale. Métaphore invoquant la puissance que peut exercer la collectivité. Louange du plus grand que soi, ces géants existent par ce que nous les créons, parce que nous les faisons vivre.
This is one of my favorite photos of this past summer. The photo is not really spectacular or anything like that, but this Ancient Bristlecone Pine looks like it has borne the weight of the world for millennia. I suspect it is several millennia old at least. It has taken all the abuse the earth could throw at it yet it persists, bent but not broken. In fact it seems to be quite healthy with a lot of foliage not shown here. Is there any better life lesson to learn? ________________________________________________ Low Level Lightening (LLL) used for lighting. A single Cineroid LED light panel was used, set on a 10 ft. (3 meter) light stand about 100 feet (30 meters) away, off to the left side. The light was turned all the way to low and set at a relatively neutral to slightly warm color temperature of 4200K. ________________________________________________11 light frames and one dark frame stacked in Starry Landscape Stacker. 14-24 mm lens, 20 mm, f/2.8, ISO 8000.