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So yah I guess this might be part of a series I've been planning on doing but I'm not really sure. The series I'm doing is part of some annoying thing for school where we like make work based upon a thesis, but I have such terrible senioritis that it's hard to take anything seriously anymore, I've moved on to the cooper union crowd haha. But yah I was going to do like images that depict the search for something dead, like as in a physically dead creature. The whole purpose for me is to question death and if anything can truly die/ if we can revisit the dead and the ramifications of that. To be completely honest idek if I like this, and I wasn't planning on uploading it but whatever. I'm finally going to get a proper lens tomorrow and not have to be all ghetto off branding it and stuff.
Cumberland Swing Bridge built in 1931. Tennessee. 2015
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Tonight on the news I was saddened to hear about the devastating fire that shut down the fish plant in this little village in Newfoundland. When we visited this place I was awed by the greenish hue of the water in the bay. We visited the busy fish plant which can be seen to the right of this image. People were friendly and welcoming. The plant was the main source of income for many people in this community. Thankfully no one was physically hurt. But it will be a difficult economic recovery.
Chicago. 2016
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The allegations against Miss Scarlett are to be investigated.
- Threaten.
- Cage & Imprison.
- Abuse both physically & mentally.
- Can't keep the promises.
- Flirt but doesn't take it.
- Take but isn't serious.
- Serious but not in love.
- Love, but refused to say "I love you."
- Say "I love you," but not only for one person.
- Created without permission.
- Robbed, killed, and destroyed the non-material.
- Refused to pay the fine.
However, the evidence was never sufficient to warrant an arrest.
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Climbing the 1800 steps to the famous Reinebringen is physically more demanding than a regular hiking trails, even a steep one. At a modest 448 meters high, Reinebringen is by far not the highest peaks on the Lofoten islands. Yet this is more than made up for by the iconic view from the summit. The Sherpa stairway was finished in late summer 2021.
Wanna see the pano from the top, stay tuned!
Chicago. 2016
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When an alga and fungus physically intertwine in a very close symbiotic relationship, they actually form an entirely new growth called lichen. Lichen is a kind of primitive plant species that's nothing more than strands of alga linked with roots and branches of a fungus that together absorb minerals from the ground and conduct photosynthesis. They can grow almost anywhere, from moist bark to recently cooled lava to frozen rocks.
Unlike most parasitic or symbiotic relationships, when a fungus and alga grow together so tightly they can't be separated, they qualify as a different kind of material. Biologists have agreed that lichen straddles the monera and fungi kingdoms of living things since it is part one and part another. Its body, called a thallus, can be made of different types of fungi and blue-green algae, which will determine how much water it needs or to what it can attach.
The alga, called the physobiont, contains chlorophyll, so it can photosynthesize energy that it passes onto the fungus. The mycobiant, the fungus, has roots that leech minerals and water from rocks or plants that it, in turn, passes onto the alga. This allows the new growth to thrive in a greater diversity of climates than either algae or fungi do alone. It can even dry out during drought and reconstitute itself when the rains come.
Sufi whirling (or Sufi turning) is a form of physically active meditation that originated among certain Sufi groups and is still practiced by the Sufi Dervishes of the Mevlevi order. It is a customary meditation practice performed within the Sema, or worship ceremony, through which dervishes aim to reach a greater connection with Allah. This is sought through abandoning one's ego or personal desires by listening to music, focusing on God, and spinning one's body in repetitive circles, which has been seen as a symbolic imitation of planets in the Solar System orbiting the Sun.
... And here it is another shot from my archives (Summer 2016). I had thought to process it so many times, but I was deterred by some blown out highlights in the sky. Not worth the effort. However I have made up my mind at last and, after recovering what was recoverable, I have decided to accept some blown out highlights instead of give up forever.
What I like in this scene is how the two twin, arching series of low waves create a kind of (frozen) dance. They are trying to touch each other and dance together, but a minimal rise of the sand in between prevents them from embracing. Not for long however, since the tide was quietly rising and the sea was taking its little secrets back again in its womb. We can be sure that soon they have been able to reunite.
It was my second sunrise session at Rosolina mare - not really as good as the first one, to be sure (here it is an example): the sky was overcast, the light was hard, and a high-altitude sheet of clouds gave uniform highlights where the sun was. I was a bit tired - more on the morale side than physically, since I had walked some 23 km only to take a mere handful of second-rate photos. As I was returning to the "civilised" part of the beach, at last the sky started turning into something really interesting. Lots of clouds of different shapes and sizes, and piercing sunbeams at leisure. I took some photos, but my discouraged outlook resulted in self-defeating choices - no tripod, no exposure bracketings, no real concentration on framing and exposure. While processing this shot with Darktable I created a "virtual" exposure bracketing from a single RAW, and this helped a lot to get a decent result (including some details gained in the blown-out areas).
I have obtained this picture by blending a "virtual" exposure bracketing [-1.3/0/+1.3 EV] by luminosity masks with the Gimp (EXIF data, as usual, refer to the "normal exposure" shot), then I added some final touches with Nik Color Efex Pro 4. RAW files processed with Darktable. Denoising with Dfine. Smart resize (stretched to 16:9 format) with Chasys Draw IES Artist.
I used the inverted RGB blue channel technique described by Boris Hajdukovic as a final contribution to the processing of the lighter parts. While this technique (which, its imposing name notwith standing, is pretty simple to implement) often holds interesting results in full daylight landscapes, its effects on a low-light capture (e.g. a sunrise) are utterly unpredictable, so at the end of my workflow I often give it a try to ascertain its possibilities.
When the Shoulder Tightens: How Modern-World Stress Mimics Parasitic Grip on Muscle
Introduction: The Feeling of Being “Occupied”
In clinical practice, patients often describe severe shoulder tension with strikingly visceral metaphors:
“It feels like something is burrowing under the muscle,”
“like a creature is clenching my shoulder blade,”
“like something is twisting the fibres from inside.”
While no known human parasite is capable of physically “contorting” shoulder muscles in this manner, the sensory illusion of invasive movement or twisting is surprisingly common in people under chronic stress. Modern neurophysiology shows that intense psychological strain can create sensations so vivid that patients liken them to parasitic occupation.
This article explores why shoulder muscles react so dramatically to stress, what real parasites do (and don’t do), and why the metaphor of “muscular parasitism” may be more accurate—psychologically and physiologically—than it first appears.
1. The Shoulder as a Stress Hotspot
The Anatomical Perfect Storm
The shoulder girdle—anchored by the trapezius, levator scapulae, rhomboids, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and the rotator cuff complex—is uniquely vulnerable to stress:
Large muscle groups with high postural load
Dense networks of sensory nerves
Stillness during digital tasks (typing, texting) causes static tension
Emotional stress triggers reflex elevation and tightening
When the sympathetic nervous system activates (“fight-or-flight”), the shoulder girdle contracts instinctively to protect the neck—an evolutionary remnant. Repeated activation creates chronic spasm, knotting, and sometimes fasciculations (tiny involuntary twitches), which can feel eerily alive.
2. The “Parasitic” Sensation: A Neurobiological Explanation
Muscle Twisting, Crawling, and “Internal Motion”
Stress-induced phenomena that mimic parasitic movement include:
a. Myofascial Trigger Points
Hypercontracted fibres generate:
Deep, twisting pressure
Referred pain down the arm or into the skull
Local twitch response that can feel like movement under the skin
b. Fasciculations (Muscle Twitches)
Triggered by:
Prolonged muscle tension
Magnesium deficiency
Overuse
Sleep deprivation
Patients often describe them as tiny organisms squirming beneath the surface.
c. Stress-Amplified Somatosensory Perception
Chronic anxiety heightens interoception—the brain’s tracking of internal signals. Mundane sensations become:
Exaggerated
Mistranslated
Sometimes interpreted as invasive or foreign
This explains why stress can produce a quasi-parasitic bodily narrative without any actual infection.
3. Real Parasites That Affect Muscle—What Science Actually Knows
No known parasite selectively “contorts” shoulder muscles due to psychological stress. However, several real organisms can inhabit muscle tissue, causing pain, spasm, or structural damage:
a. Trichinella spiralis
Transmitted via undercooked meat
Larvae embed in skeletal muscle
Causes inflammation, fever, and severe myalgia
Does not create twisting or crawling sensations
b. Toxoplasma gondii (less commonly muscular)
Can form cysts in muscle tissue
Usually asymptomatic
c. Cysticercosis (tapeworm larvae)
Can lodge in muscle and create palpable nodules
Rare in shoulders; usually painless
These conditions are not triggered by stress, nor do they cause the contortions or movements that patients metaphorically describe.
4. Why Modern Stress Feels “Parasitic”
The metaphor is intriguing because stress behaves—physiologically—like something that feeds on the body:
a. Energy Drain
Chronic cortisol elevation breaks down muscle protein and impairs repair.
b. Neural Hijacking
The sympathetic system overrides voluntary relaxation; the body feels acted upon.
c. Patterned Tension
Shoulder muscles become “programmed” into contraction, operating outside conscious control.
To many patients, this loss of agency—the sense that something else is steering the muscle—feels parasitic, even though the cause is internal and psychological.
5. Treatment: Breaking the Cycle
Physical interventions
Myofascial release therapy
Targeted rotator cuff strengthening
Scapular mobility exercises
Heat therapy to reduce sympathetic tone
Neurological and psychological
Diaphragmatic breathing to downshift autonomic activity
Mind-body therapies (ACT, mindfulness-based stress reduction)
Cognitive reframing for somatic misinterpretation
Sleep restoration
Lifestyle modifications
Ergonomic workstation adjustments
Frequent microbreaks during digital work
Reduction in stimulant intake (caffeine, energy drinks)
Conclusion: A Real Condition Wearing a Metaphorical Mask
Shoulder muscles cannot literally be “contorted by parasites due to stresses in the modern world.” But the modern human experience—screens, overload, vigilance, pressure—creates a somatic landscape where stress behaves as invasively as any parasite, commandeering muscle fibers, stealing energy, and producing sensations so bizarre that many people describe them with biological imagery.
Understanding this phenomenon through a medical lens doesn’t diminish the metaphor—it makes it more profound. Stress doesn’t need to be a living organism to feel like one.
DISCLAIMER: By the way, the picture is of sand patterns on a Highland beach. The description is some non-medical concoction created by ChatGPT
Mentally, thats me out there sitting on the edge of that cliff right now in my life my fine flickr friends, its a place in life that we all have to go sometimes and as scary as it is it is as equally regenerative and inspiring....physically, no way on earth would I sit or even walk there ;).
The beauty of being in the dungeons of my archive for the last few weeks is that I have been able to take my time and play around in the pantry there where so many files have been piled away as I was so hell bent on taking photographs just about every day for the last 2/3 years.
Taking my pedal off the metal for the last few months has allowed me to take stock in more ways than one ;).
This shot was taken on a rare misty/foggy morning in March last year after I had just got my super duper long lens the Sigma 150 - 600. It was like the photographic gods decided that morning that they would impart me a gift for purchasing this lens(interesting how the data on the right says otherwise) . In all the years I have been in the area I have never seen someone sitting on the cliff AND there was fog/mist AND I had the right lens for the job as I was a long way away taking the shot with the perfect perspective.
I love these cliffs and its interesting as none of the locals photograph it or are impressed by them as me. You may not be so impressed either...haha...however they make me happy ;). Keep your eye on the prize long enough my friends and the magic will happen ;) .
Chicago. 2014
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I love the great circles wrapping around the boat lift from the support columns, they give the impression of the canal almost floating between them, as if levitated instead of physically bolted together. Lovely, elegant, practical engineering.
Chicago. 2018
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At the heart of a hard winter
physically and emotionally
learning to enjoy the colors and the cold temperatures
welcoming a brand new day and a new born year...
To all of you
I`m wishing you Love and Light, well-being and inspiration.
You may not be here physically, but your spirit and memories live on through everyone you've impacted. Happy Father's Day Pops. I love you.
We had an emergency trip to Athens as my sister ran her Honda CRV into her garage door and on into her dining room wall! She was pretty shaken up but not physically hurt! The car and the house dig not do as well!!!
Taken while having "physically distancing" coffee and conversation at the home of friends in the Sierra Mountain foothills
I rented this lens for the day and liked it so much I bought one!
After I could no longer physically conduct the Western Bluebird census, I think I might never see another Bullock's Oriole. And then I was on flat ground passin the old nest boxes, and this guy was just sitting on the barbed wire (just before ALL barbed wire was converted to electrified fence). Of course, I don't want to touch this wire either, but the fact that the Bullock's Oriole taunted me for three straight years with its constant ratcheting call and then perching in any large tree with no light (like every one of the Live Oaks on the hills)! Oh, I did get 10 or more good shots, but I worked hard for them, and now he just sits pretty for two minutes and takes off for his nest (which is also something to see)! It's all part of the game, but in 2010 I wanted to change the rules just slightly in my favor.
Michigan. 2014
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Chicago. 2017
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Last night I had a dream..... It was morningish time and I was going through some of my mom's things and I felt her there. And she was there. Physically. I didn't think much of it at first. It was almost like she was passively there. She was younger looking, white gown. Healthy. But I knew she was actually gone. She was sitting on a chair in the yard, telling me of a jewelry place to go to get the rings appraised I don't remember the name now. It was like...almost a memory was playing before my eyes, but relevant to the conversation i was having with my RL husband in the dream. I went to her, and said "what is this? You bored up there?" As to assume heaven was boring and she needed entertainment. Then suddenly....she looked at me. And she was there in that moment for real. And she started singing. Loudly. Full orchestra in my ears as well like in a movie. The song was My Heart will go on. Cliche I know. I started with her....she rose, hovering, never taking her eyes off me. And we sang together as she rose further...and then away until my voice was the only one left....and I woke up. It was the most heartbreakingly beautiful dream I have ever experienced. I sit here, needing to purge and break through. I believe she gave me a gift last night. She will always be with me, even though she is no longer on this Earth. She finally said goodbye....for now.
How low are you at the moment? I was pretty low taking this photo, physically and mentally. It seemed like a good idea at the time but now I unsure. It’s back catalogue or dawn dog walk photos at the moment and the more this situation goes on the lower my enthusiasm for photography goes. When this all started I decided to do macro and instead of buying some cheap extension tubes I buy a sigma 105mm lens for my canon. I got bored of that quick, what a waste of money, probably sell the lens when this is all over. It’s all about being out there with me, my passion is the great outdoors and if I get a snap on the way, good for me. All this getting photos of coloured water drops, still life or a close up of a bumble bee bum is not where I’m at. It’s an ignorant attitude I know I would learn new stuff and improve my photography, and I’m impressed with other peeps posts, but I have no empathy for those images so no motivation to dabble myself. The next one will be more upbeat I promise, stay safe.
Jacob’s Ladder refers to a 300-foot section of railroad track that is a 37% grade or an elevation change of 37 feet for every 100 feet travel above the tree line on 6,288-foot Mount Washington in New Hampshire, the highest peak in the Northeast United States. There are three ways to get to the summit of Mount Washington, the famous 8-mile Mount Washington Auto Road, physically scaling/hiking the mountain and lastly the also famous Mount Washington Cog Railway. Jacob’s Ladder is part of the Mount Washington Cog Railway, which at this elevation follows a narrow ridge between two prominent chasms Burt’s Ravine & Ammonoosuc Ravine the train trestle lifts the steam engine and passenger car (which is in front of the engine) over almost 25 feet above the mountains surface. Jacob’s Ladder is the steepest section of the Cog Railway and steepest railway trestle in the world that began its service in 1869 invented by New Hampshire native Sylvester Marsh. It was the first the world’s first mountain-climbing cog railway using a unique cog and rack mechanism to scale the 37% plus grades of Mount Washington and has been in continuous use since 1869. Minolta X-570 Film Camera Minolta 35-70mm f/3.5 MD Kodachrome 200 Film Scanned on Epson RX500 Scanner. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbags @tenbabags @mwobs @cograilway @visitnewhampshire @minoltaseries @minolta.film @epsonamerica #mountwashingtoncograilway #mountwashington #newhampshirelife
“When you take these kinds of shots, you really get the sensation that you are physically ‘shooting’ something.” - Daidō Moriyama, How I Take Photographs (2010). p.138
The legendary Japanese photographer Daidō Moriyama has been pushing the boundaries of photo-taking since the early 1960s. He is absolutely devoted to the snapshot, seeing it as the truest form of photography – spontaneous, and the perfect reaction to whatever possibilities the moment throws up at you. That’s the mantra he takes to the streets with his simple point and shoot cameras. His work is messy, grainy, full of dark contrast and crazy angles, and it is absolutely brilliant. He always surprises. He’s the antithesis of the pure zen-like artisanal photography of his contemporary Hiroshi Sugimoto. Where Sugimoto is calm and every image is planned with meticulous care, Moriyama is all fire and flash. He’s a magician with a camera. Sleight of hand is his thing. At 85 he still bedazzles.
One of his trademarks is the snapshot taken from the passenger seat of a car. He loves the road, because it quickly throws up potential subjects for his camera as he is driven along it. So over the next few days I’ll give you some of my attempts at this kind of photography.
Daido Moriyama – In Pictures | Tate
I don't love this photo, but how does one walk by these massive cactus-blossom showstoppers and not shoot? It's physically impossible for me.
I'm still not able physically to set up large still life because of all the bending about required, but I've found I can manage small ones. I have a collection of small and mini antique cups and saucers , so I will do more of these methinks. The tiny cup and saucer were a gift from my daughter some years ago.
This is a soft focus mode in my Olympus camera menu, which I usually use for flowers, but I think it worked ok here.
The local Council cut the grass here the other day , so there are no more daisies to pick ....
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I wouldn't have believed it until I saw this happen, but the parent physically corrected this very cheeky gosling not once, but twice, the second time causing the gosling to fall over. I am not certain what the gosling did wrong, but it was certainly something very naughty. I've always been fascinated by bird and animal behaviour, so it was fascinating to watch all of this transpire.
After the two "adjustments," the gosling looked as cheeky as ever, but kept its distance from the family. I guess this was the "Wild Child!"
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ARc de Blob is a colourful landmark: a point of orientation, interaction and refuge. This architectural object creatively mixes physical materials with the ability to digitally interact and connect through a Mixed Reality App. The installation creates incredible virtual worlds – a figurative refuge where we can interact, connect and play. The physical form references iconic architectural composition and elements; and is contrasted with colourful materials and patterns that create a warm and welcoming shelter. The arch itself acts as a frame for a virtual portal / refuge seen in Mixed Reality – a space of new digital worlds: creative environments designed to encourage visitors to play and interact together digitally and physically. Ultimately, the piece is an evolving mix of digital art and physical architecture that creates playful interactions between these realities.
“Whatever you are physically...male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy--all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.”
― Cassandra Clare
Inside and out.....go on once you start to see your beautiful bits it snowballs 😁....I'm not talking physically - though my Nanna used to say the more beautiful you are inside the more your beauty shows in your face....I've always struggled with people's perceptions that I'm too nice - innately I couldn't be any other way....yes I've had to learn there's a difference between good and nice, good; fair, just, truthful, vulnerable, compassionate to oneself as well as others, coming from a place of love ♥
The snow today made me feel beautiful inside, it gave me a childlike awe after so much sadness, a lightness as well as a heaviness of soaking clothes, wet feet and numb extremities - a freedom of me-ness ♥
I hadn't been able to listen to familiar songs over christmas - I did find one new one but as I ran the bath to thaw out a bit I really listened to the words of one christmas piece that's accompanied all my Christmas's since I was 16....a song that I so wanted to be for me - so today I sang it to myself. It doesn't matter if people think I'm too nice or a complete bit*h, I'm beginning to let myself whatever myself may be.
I am starting to think I am physically incapable of playing the guitar, lol. I will stick with it though!
"excuse me while I kiss the sky"!!!
When mammals drink water it is transported by muscular movements in the right direction to the stomach. This is why it is physically possible (though difficult) to drink water while standing on our heads. Most birds lack this ability and have to tilt their heads back in order to swallow. So this Crossbill is in the act of swallowing a beakful of water. Pigeons are a rare example of birds that can swallow with their heads down.
Birds also vary in their need to drink water as some birds get the water they need from their food. But Crossbills have a diet largely of dry seeds, so need a ready source of water. Often the best photographs of Crossbills are while they are drinking at pools as they spend most of their time high in conifers obscured by foliage. I managed to capture this female Crossbill taking a drink by a small, mossy cascade. She was wading into the water while drinking. This was near Holmfirth in West Yorkshire.
Chicago. 2017
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Craig - barista, Bowie tribute band leader, either physically robust (this day) or dragging in pain.
The Great Curassow is a physically large Cracid that ranges from eastern Mexico, through Central America to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It is a secretive species found in humid tropical forests that feeds mostly on fruits but also eats small invertebrates as well as vertebrates.
The species is declining due to habitat loss and overhunting, but it still can be seen stealing across the forest floor or feeding in the upper levels of the tree canopy.
neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/portal/species/overview?p_p...
Photo taken at the AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA, Barú.
Colombia is the number one country in the world to have the largest varieties of birds, having about 1,876 species and almost 70 kinds that belong specially to Colombia. AVIARIO NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA has done an amazing job to show that. You see some of birds free and others in beautiful habitats. Peacocks, Toucans, Pink Flamingos, Crane Corona, Guacamayas, Pelicanos, Ducks, all types of little colorful birds Colombia is most famous for it, every imaginable birds are here.
This place is so well design, and so well taking care of, that you think some times you are in paradise!
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The Blue Mesa is located in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park. Erosion over eons of time has exposed sedimentary layers that are bands of gray and blue tones. Petrified logs are also released by the erosion, but they are physically harder and eventually fall to the floor of the canyon.
Over the hill and you reach the Isle of Lewis which is physically the same island as Harris.
One of the special places there is Callanish , a series of some 20 Neolithic sites. This is the main site which has a small inner ring of stones surrounded by others which make the form of a cross.
The stone is beautiful and is local Lewisian Gneiss, some of the oldest rocks going, having been formed from about 3 to 2.5 billion years ago .
Not the best of weather but I had the place to myself pretty much to experience its magic and mystery , truly a special place.
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This is the famous Treasury of Petra. This is part of the new world wonders. A massive building structure carved out of stone at the beginning of the 1st Century AD during the reign of Nabataean king Aretas IV Philopatris.
It was always my dream to visit this place. Jordan as a whole is a country of wonder. With bordering Iraq, Syria and Sinai Peninsula of Egypt along with Israel and Saudi Arabia; it is never an easy situation for Jordan in the current circumstances. That is why tourism; which was one of the main industry of Jordan for last decade had reduced a lot. It is probably good for people like me who doesn't want to be in a place packed with tourists. But this is actually a big problem for the locals who entirely depends on tourism.
Many of my colleagues seriously discouraged me and advised me for not visiting Jordan as this being a war zone. I never found such warnings in any of the government sites (UK, US, NZ, GB are the ones I followed). Everyone said to avoid the border with Syria and Iraq. That is understandable. But I was always few hundred kilometers away from those borders. The security in Jordan was tight and I saw many military check posts with advanced large weapons. Even though that looked scary; I could completely understand. At the same time the tight security also provided a sense of comfort and protection.
Now that I have visited; I can confirm that there is nothing unsafe in Jordan. The locals are very friendly and welcoming. Strange enough they love Indians. Every time they realized that we are from India; their eyes glowed. Sometime we felt like an alien from another planet for good. We were really flattered by the overwhelming and welcoming attitude of each and every locals we met. Many of them were really interested to take photos with us. Initially we felt a bit strange as it never happened to us before. But later we got used to it and took loads of images with the locals with a smiling face. :)
As a whole we really loved Jordan and will be very happy to go back there again and encourage everyone to visit Jordan. It is a wonderland and you must visit Jordan if you like landscape photography.
Regarding this image; well; this is a common image of Petra by Night. However; it was not easy to manage such image without anyone moving around the candles. I will keep this as my little secret in an open forum on how I managed to get there at such time and how I managed to take this image with no one around. :)
If you really want to know; please contact me over the FlickrMail and I will be happy to assist you. At least I can tell how I managed to do it at that time.
At the same time it was an exiting time for me as I was using my new Nikon D750 with the 14 24 for the first time in a real low light situation. I mast say that I am impressed with the low light performance and even more impressed with the dynamic range of the Sony sensors. The images kept a lots of details in the shadow even at ISO 1600 without much noise even with such tricky lighting. Something that I have never seen on my all the Canon 5Ds (Mark I, II, III & SR is the worse).
Overall it was a very successful day of shooting; which started at 05:30 and ended at 22:30 (17 hours). It was physically challenging; but extremely satisfying. Eventually I ended up going there few more times to photograph the candle lit Siq during night.
Please have a look at my website www.avisekhphotography.com for all my recent works.
Have a nice weekend.
Hope you will enjoy the picture.
Any suggestions or criticisms are always welcome.
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