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By request:

My technique is simple.

First of all, i decide what would be the background. Then i print it as large as possible and put just behind the recipient of water.

I adjust the focus with a little syringe on the top of the recipient. ( even using f.22 it´s hard to enlarge the focus area, and i have to do this very carefully in the way not to touch the camera after this )

I use an infrared system to shoot the flashes at the right moment the drop falls in the water. In a dark room, i left the camera open for 1 or 2 seconds and i throw the drops. To get a really nice shot, the drop have to fall in the right place a made the focus. That´s why my pictures are sharp. Making an average, I could say that i have to shoot about 300 times to get a picture that surprises me. My secret is patience and persistence. :o)

Taken using a Nikon EM camera in week 307 of my 52 film cameras in 52 weeks project:

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Ilford HP5 Plus film, developed in Rodinal, semi-stand for 60mins at 22 degrees C.

The previous print I offered on eBay was sold so I am offering another. This one is of a window that refuses to bow to the pressures on it.

 

The Bromoil prints I am offering on eBay give 100% of the proceeds to the American Red Cross. I pay shipping, eBay and Paypal fees.

 

If you have ever wanted a Bromoil print and would like to see the money go to a good cause then please consider donating.

 

Here is the eBay link: www.ebay.com/itm/251183232703

It kind of speaks for itself this one.

(persistence yields results)

The last time I hiked out to The Wave in the North Unit of Coyote Buttes, I took my sister (the tripod carrying photographer above) with me; unfortunately, I don't have any friends who are willing and able to make the exhausting hike after getting up at 4 AM, spending the entire day in the wilderness and arrive back at the car tired and hungry ... with only a flashlight to show the way. The ten permits per day which allow entry into this area must be obtained seven months in advance on the internet and are gone within minutes of their becoming available. So, some persistence and luck are involved if you really want to experience this area, but the feeling you'll have upon walking into this amazing spot makes it all worthwhile.

Vermillion Cliffs National Monument / Utah-Arizona border.

View on black or gray / B l a c k M a g i c

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Once a thriving mill town from the turn of the century until the 1970s, Henry River Mill Village sat abandoned outside Hickory, NC until recently. It was used in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen's hometown of District 12.

 

Now it's owned by Calvin and Melissa Reyes, who are restoring the village, giving tours, and lovingly preserving its wonderful history.

 

Read all about its history on my blog: bit.ly/AoA-HRMV-Blog

 

See the photos from this shoot and purchase prints on my website at: bit.ly/AoA-HRMV-Website

 

Schedule your own visit to this fascinating and beautiful location at henryrivermillvillage.com/

 

#ArtOfAbandonment #WalterArnoldPhotography #HRMV #HenryRiverMillVillage #TheHungerGames

From your friendly Swallowtail Garden Seeds catalog photographer. We hope you will enjoy our collection of botanical photographs and illustrations as much as we do.

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not, nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not, unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not, the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." ~ Calvin Coolidge

 

Fujifilm X100S

Female mallard in a snowy Ontario winter. She just emerged from water flowing in the historic remains of the 1st Welland Canal and was just cresting the bank, eating snow as she went.

The nice couple sitting next to me at the bar finally gave in to my pleading and took a couple of pics of me

 

Photography by Korey

With any luck, today I should be on my way home with a 'bucket load' of images from a return Algoma Getaway with some photographer friends. Last time was 2023 when we attended a guided photography workshop. This time, with knowledge from the last trip and the collective mind of our group we planned our own. Images from this recent trip will surely follow, but since I'm up and on the road, here's a previously unpublished image from last time ...

 

blogged here: djenglandphotography.blogspot.com/2025/10/photo-of-week-2...

myhealingmoments.blogspot.com.es/2012/04/day-176.html

 

Annotation: I´m developing a 365 project which includes not only a daily photo, but also a daily post in my blog. This is the number 176. If you want to see all the photos: www.flickr.com/photos/healingmoments/sets/72157627759889118/

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Only works on a white background (but could be adapted)

He's given me the runaround for the last couple of months , but finally got him.. And the first kingfisher with the sigma 150-600 C

Giant replica of Salvador Dali's 'Persistence of Time' sculpture in Piazza San Francesco, with the church of San Francesco d'Assisi in the background.

 

Matera, Italy

 

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Chloe usually has no interest in fetching sticks or chasing balls. She waits in the shallows to snatch the prize from the dogs that have done the hard work of searching and swimming. It's as though she considers herself "management", (by virtue of breeding) and other dogs are relegated to the tasks of "labor"--fetching, catching, and searching.

 

The beach today was packed with many mutts and their masters. Even my daughter's two boys (Snoopy and Romeo) joined Chloe, Coco, and Bo on the daily beachcombing stroll. The opportunity to show off and dominate turned Chloe into a baller. She put on a show that LeBron would have envied. No other dog touched the ball without contending with her. Only little Snoop challenged her.

 

Chloe is all about the adoration of the crowd, and stroking her doggie ego. Snoop is only about the ball. He demands it. He never gives up. When the Big Girl gets distracted by head pats and praise, that's when the little Snoopster streaks in and snatches the rock away. At the end of the day, they all had their tails between their legs and slept on the ride home. As Rasheed would have said,

"it was a good game, both teams played hard."

     

Long exposure shot of 6 minutes on Trearddur bay tonight.

Tribute to the iPod Touch & Salvador Dali's surreal painting "The Persistence of Memory"

 

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Surrealism is a cultural movement and artistic style that was founded in 1924 by André Breton. Surrealism style uses visual imagery from the subconscious mind to create art without the intention of logical comprehensibility.

 

The movement was begun primarily in Europe, centered in Paris, and attracted many of the members of the Dada community. Influenced by the psychoanalytical work of Freud and Jung, there are similarities between the Surrealist movement and the Symbolist movement of the late 19th century.

 

Some of the greatest artists of the 20th century became involved in the Surrealist movement, and the group included Giorgio de Chirico, Man Ray, René Magritte, and many others.

 

The Surrealist movement eventually spread across the globe, and has influenced artistic endeavors from painting and sculpture to pop music and film directing.

 

The greatest known Surrealist artist is the world famous Salvador Dali.

 

The Persistence of Memory (Salvador Dali)

 

La persistencia de la memoria (1931) or The Persistence of Memory is the most famous painting by artist Salvador Dalí. The painting has also been popularly known as Soft Watches, Droopy Watches, The Persistence of Time or Melting Clocks.

 

The well-known surrealistic piece introduced the image of the soft melting pocket watch. It epitomizes Dalí's theory of 'softness' and 'hardness', which was central to his thinking at the time.

 

Although fundamentally part of Dalí's Freudian phase, the imagery predicts his transition to the scientific phase, which occurred after the dropping of the atomic bomb in 1945. The imagery can be read as a graphic illustration of Einstein's theory of relativity, depicting gravity distorting time.

 

It is possible to recognize a human figure in the middle of the composition, in the strange "monster" that Dalí used in several period pieces to represent himself - the abstract form becoming something of a self portrait, reappearing frequently in his work.

 

In general the tree means life, but, in this case, it has the same function as the rest of the elements in the picture: to impress anxiety and, in a certain way, terror, although it is likely that it was conceived as a functional element on which to drape one of the watches. The golden cliffs in the upper right hand corner are reminiscent of Dalí's homeland, Spain, and are derived from the rocks and cliffs at Cape Creus, where the Pyrenees meet the sea. It was there that Dalí and his wife Gala went for solitude

 

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Dogwood2017: Week 22: Story: Geometric Shapes

I am always fascinated by little plants that take hold in imposing walls. It's interesting to think that given enough time, these plants can make huge walls crumble.

 

Found in the middle of Old Town, Quito.

 

Updated title thanks to Jeanne!

Even though squirrels can really be a source of annoyance around our bird feeders, you really have to admire their persistence and acrobatic skills. This one slid down the pole hook from our roof and is about to drop down to the suet feeder. From there he hangs upside down swinging up every few seconds to grab a bite.

Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence.

Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.

Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.

Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

The slogan “Press On” has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.

- Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)

A Persistence of Time is a short film that explores how our everyday world is always moving forward in time, without us being aware of the persistent and constant change taking place before us.

 

Flickr cuts off the last almost full minute. But please, click here to view A Persistence of Time in it's HD entirety.

  

I've been absent from Flickr for a while. This film is why.

That which is new builds upon the old. Each new flash of discovery standing out on its own, while the structure that allowed them to be fades away. Windows become doors, dust becomes massive, building to a new existence.

Picture from Beartooth Highway that runs between Montanan and Wyoming. Snow can be found here all year long.

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