Pointless Signs
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This morning I was late to the dining room, everybody from my party were already seated when I arrived. I was ushered to a table at the far end of the dining room. I asked to be seated with my party, but this was not possible, I had to sit at the allocated table. Foolishly I pressed my argument, then it dawned on me, I was in some Chinese version of Fawlty Towers and this woman was Manuel in drag. It was pointless to argue.
The toaster worked, they provided soup bowls for the toast, a novel innovation I thought. The bacon was real and the eggs almost speedy.
Outside the day was misty. We took a bus to a wharf on the Li River for a scenic cruise past some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in China. Jennifer, our guide, said the mist would add soft light to our photos, so we should not be despondent.
The plan was to cruise 3½ hours through impressive gorges and tranquil farming villages to the town of Yangshou. There we'd explore the cobblestone streets, experience the local life and do some bargain shopping in the colourful markets before returning to Guilin by road in the late afternoon. It all sounded too good to be true, and so it was.
This photo was taken a short time after we left Guilin, the mountains were spectacular, this landscape on a sunny day would have been amazing.
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Not sure why, but this had so much noise, normally not an issue but I need to do some test images and change some settings !
NO: Pointless Private Group Award Logos, Banners Or Icons On Any Of My Photos Please! I will remove them and anyone who uses them!
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This sunken pathway in Dorset, England, is called "Hell Lane"
The earth is red as is the strata which is a soft red sandstone.
Hence the name "Hell" It started life as a normal path at ground level but over time, with people using it constantly on foot and with horse and carts and driving their livestock to and fro, it has gradually worn down and is now 20 to 30 feet deep. Its possible that it has been used since the stone age.
Its a very spooky atmospheric place and even scarier because of the carvings of grotesque human faces that travellers have cut into the soft sandstone over centuries, as they seem to peer at you watching your every move when you pass by.
It was late evening when I got there and the light was bad for photography but I managed a few shots. Its a fascinating and well worth a visit but dont go alone or it could be your face thats carved into the rock or worse!
Heres a few interesting links;
thedorsetrambler.com/2015/02/20/holloways-and-sunken-path...
www.theguardian.com/books/gallery/2013/may/23/1
P@t.
Just something else that I noticed in there, was the existence of a small grotto dug into the bank with some wild flowers in a jar and a statue of Mary.
Im not religious but I thought it was lovely. Maybe someone goes there to pray and meditate and Im sure there is a spiritual link to the past through the forgotten people who have walked along it and unbeknown to themselves, helped to create such an amazing, truly magical and unique place!
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I have disabled commenting on my last photo due to the level of abuse that has happened to me here recently. It appears to be a current trend on Flickr and has happened to quite a few of my friends who have also disabled comments.
Its also happened to me in messages. I cant disable that!
Its pointless reporting it as Flickr are not interested in doing anything about it.It appears that the more active you are and the more stuff you write with your images, the more you are targeted.
Its really not worth being here anymore.
Ecclesiastes 1:2 “Utterly pointless,” says the Teacher. “Absolutely pointless; everything is pointless.”
My daughter joined a pottery class last year for the very first time. After weeks of classes she finally came home with lots of little pots, then more little pots each week. She finally gave up after failed attempts at making, or should I say throwing, other objects. After a few months she began to throw away lots of her imperfect little pots. I of course found some to be quite interesting in their own way so she gave them to me, this is the smallest of them measuring just under 2.5 inches wide and 1.5 inches high. Her partner would say each week "oh no, not more pointless pots" but luckily she saw the funny side:-) HMM
For MacroMondays Wabi-Sabi.
It may seem pointless to go all the way to the Highlands and then photograph small details you might find anywhere. But I've always enjoyed geometry and abstraction. Many of my photographs include these elements. But sometimes they are the photograph, as here. And although this kind of image appears simple, I find they require painstaking attention to detail. With so little in the frame, everything must be arranged so that nothing superfluous intrudes or distracts. Above all, and despite the high degree of abstraction, there must be a sense of completeness within the frame. Otherwise, the composition feels random and will not satisfy.
Leica Q2, Summilux 1.7/28 ASPH. Original photograph copyright © Simon Miles. Not to be used without permission. Thanks for looking.
When it's blowing a gale and still snowing, shovelling just seems utterly pointless. Main St., Winnipeg, Canada.
A rather pointless exercise on a restless Friday night. If I sustain one more packing injury, I'll start identifying as a vegetable.
The original plan might have been to showcase a pose by SAPA. But let's put it this way - it's almost 2AM, there was wine, and my brain cell count wasn't that great to begin with - all I have now is a few solitary neurons floating in grape juice. So here we are, and...yeah. No.
Maybe I should already declare myself to be a vegetable.
Unless you have a pencil sharpener.
During World War II rotary pencil sharpeners were outlawed in Britain because they wasted so much scarce lead and wood, and pencils had to be sharpened in the more conservative manner – with knives.
Amtrak 8/28 flies east kicking up snow as it attempts to make up time to Chicago. Though at almost 7.5 hours late...
Winter hasn't been kind to Amtrak. And at -8 at the time of this photo, it was rough on photographers too.
On the point of Empire Builder 8 this day is Amtrak 161, one of Amtrak's 50th Anniversary heritage units. The first of such I've shot. (Shot all of the 40th ones)
I have seen the 161 once before in this paint, on a much warmer day at Union Depot's "Train Days".
Still hoping to see the other 50th Anniversary units, perhaps in 2022.
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"Marcus Aurelius hated the gladiatorial games. He despised the violence and the pointlessness of it. But it was part of his job to attend them, so he did his best to distract himself with a book–often to the bemusement of the crowd. When he was emperor, he tried to give the gladiators wooden swords so they wouldn’t hurt each other.
Seneca found the violence disturbing too, as he was wary of anything the mob loved.
Yet both Seneca and Marcus Aurelius understood the power of the metaphor–which is why allusions to the games are threaded through their works. They knew that life was a battle. They felt that the philosopher belonged in the arena. They knew that surviving, winning, depended on training and courage and tenacity.
We don’t have to revel in combat sports to understand that we are in our own desperate fight. We are fighting against false impressions. We’re fighting against destructive emotions like greed and fear and envy and prejudice. We’re fighting against our lower self in order to reach that higher plane, that one worthy of being cheered and celebrated. It’s a fight that happens day in and day out, one that never really ends.
We’ll never “win” but we can be great in our brief moment in the arena. We can be mighty as we fight back the beasts that are let out upon us."
📖 From Daily Stoic podcast by Ryan Holiday
"Recógete en ti mismo. El guía interior racional puede, por naturaleza, bastarse a sí mismo practicando la justicia y, según eso mismo, conservando la calma." - Marco Aurelio -
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adjective:
without a point; blunt, as an instrument; without force, meaning,
or relevance
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Running about an hour and a half late, Amtrak No. 5, the California Zephyr, curves toward Tunnel 1 east of Plainview on a warm spring morning in Colorado on March 30, 2014. The train is led by “Phase I Heritage” GE P42DC No. 156, dressed in Amtrak’s first paint scheme complete with “Pointless Arrow” logo.
L'amoureux qui n'oublie pas quelquefois meurt par excès, fatigue et tension de mémoire.
[ Fragments d'un discours amoureux (1977) ]
Another sky picture...Many would say it's pointless but clouds are like poems and i can't help loving them.
Inspiration: Blue Eyes Blue - Eric Clapton
Pose: Black Dragon custom pose
Photo Platform: [S4A] The Beach
Windlight: Coastal Sunset
Platform: Black Dragon Viewer
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Riker: "Too real."
Bass Player: "You got that straight, slim. Too real is too right."
Coming to grips is a process longer, more intricate, than I thought. I know now, in the grand scheme, no one could love her as deeply as I had. Others might try, more likely throwing out that word, lures, or various sweet nothings in an ultimately meaningless bit to get their phallus moist, give off the appearance of succession in the short-term. It'll feel ecstatic; blissful, even. But, it'll ultimately be fleeting, everlastingly pointless, and considerably empty.
They couldn't understand her as I had, and even then, the surface seemed barely scratched in the realm of understanding. They'll fall for her body, words she may flippantly throw out, and nothing more. But, they could never have the courage to fall for her mind; her soul. One of a kind. Never knowing which way the ride will take you, but you're just happy to tag along because... well, that's devotion above all. Doesn't matter what form of relationship you're in. Devotion is hard to come by and you won't find it by searching for it. It'll come when you least expect it. And when it's gone, it's gone. Try as one may to get some form of it re-established, it'll never be as it was.
And that's what I've needed to tell myself.
It'll never be as it was.
Picard: "...but, you know, Number One. Some relationships just can't work."
Riker: "Yes, probably true. She'll be difficult to forget."
Secondary Inspiration: 11001001: Nearness of You (Washington/Carmichael) and Ending - Ron Jones
There is no subject. I don't know what moved me to take this picture, but seeing it, I kind of like it. The colors and lines, the back half of the limousine, the big patch of asphalt.
Amsterdam - Herculesstraat
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Resubmitting a photo I made several months ago, which had to be removed from MM due to theme limits.
Original description: Well, it would have helped if I had read all of the instructions for this Macro Monday before putting together my concept and shooting it. Funny just how very appropriate my theme of "Pointless" is, given that, now when I looked at the guidelines to determine the exact tag to use, I find that pencils are banned... Too late to shoot anything new now. Truly pointless... How ironic!
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
While there is no legal requirement to wear a face mask outdoors in the UK, although I think there certainly should be in built-up areas at least, wearing one on the chin is absolutely pointless. To be properly safe you have to treat the mask as a contaminated item, the more you touch it without washing your hands, the more risk you expose yourself too and in this instance, you would be inhaling over the top of a contaminated surface.
Stay safe my Flickr friends - we will get though this!
Turbostar 170638 makes the approach Melton with the 1L36 10.22 Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport
11.6.09
Not going to win any photo-realism awards this week. I'm squeezing the ISO till it hurts and going grain-tastic.
Happy gorgeous green color me badd Thursday... ;)
(Hmm, thinks, there so should be a color me badd group, if there isn't one.)
Explore #135
The relief texture on this wall, in the raking late afternoon light, took on some interesting patterns so why not photograph it? I noticed later that there is even an RGB element although technically the glass block is cyan, not green.
... should I believe in miracle and stay firm to my wish, or should I just let it be?
Without a miracle, can I even turn this mess around in 30 seconds?! Arrghh!
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The mess:
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Zen Creations - Japanese Ocha Potted Plant & Hanging Lantern
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