A puddle's eye view or rather iPhone's eye view of Skogafoss ... It is hard to get an original composition at this famous waterfall, so I was glad to find the puddle and thankful to the strangers who walked into my composition ... it was not an easy shot to take with the overwhelming spray so close to the falls, it was hard to 'see' what I was composing ... (do look at it large if you have a moment)

(...)

Under rich, relentless skies

I've been setting highs

I felt you walk right through me

You're the thing that I invoke

My all persistent goal

Sent to make me queazy

And oh, it's hard now

With time, it works out

To be human is to love

Even when it gets too much

I'm not ready to give up

(...)

🎧...♪♫

snow,snow,snow...

These baby swallows have an insatiable appetite, the parents are on the wing hunting all the daylight hours there’s available, their commitment is beautiful

Gürleyik waterfall, Turkey, a thermal spring with rising stream and glowing early winter sunlight.

Chapel Porth this morning before the rain came in and the winds got stronger.

I'm very grateful for all your visits and would like to thank you now for stopping by, and any comments you may leave. Much appreciated, John...

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The rugged coast of Cornwall, UK and the relentless surge of the sea inspires meditation.

"On all these shores there are echoes of past & future: of the flow of time, obliterating yet containing all that has gone before; of the sea's eternal rhythms ..." ~ Rachel Carson

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Sand pumping Jetty at the Spit Southport takes another beating.

captured with Sigma 70-300mm f4-5.6 APO DG Macro

Entrance to Aberdeen Harbor

This very large building looks like an empty warehouse but it is actually a flea market in Woodstock ON. Very large and three floors. I can get through 2 floors but am usually to beat to hit the third.

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Our fall has been a mishmash of humidity, above and suddenly below average temperatures, and mostly rain. And rain,and more rain....

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LUCKY OPPORTUNITY to photograph one of these Slim and Savage predators, active by day and night, it relentlessly tracks down its prey by scent. It often kills prey more than twice its size, biting deeply into the neck.

Captured at Elmley Nature Reserve in Kent.

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Don't do HDR very often now, but here's one anyway from Spurn

The Captain wonders if it's time yet for some iron lungs.

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Cooper's Hawk, juvenile

The amazing coastline near Remarkable Cave, Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania.

We had a southerly gale blowing today, which created some spectacular waves but it was so cold and hard to get clear shake-free shots.

Fuji X-Pro1 , a 2x tele converter, and the Pentacon 30/3.5 wide-open; contre-jour plus reflector.

A squid fishing boat in a California small craft harbor.

Fuji X-Pro1 , a 2x tele converter, and the Pentacon 30/3.5 wide-open; contre-jour plus reflector.

After a few days of windy conditions over Lake Michigan the waves hit Cave Point. A small section of the coast in Door County Wisconsin, Cave Point is more similar to the coast of Maine then Wisconsin, full of cliffs, rocky outcroppings and underwater caves.

The high waves were crashing relentlessly along the shore, splashing huge geysers of water into the air. The water would pour over the rocks and into the forest before violently retreating back into the churning lake.

To shoot this scene I got absolutely drenched. Something told me to bring a lot of microfiber drying rags with me and I pretty much used them all. Good thing for waterproof clothing and weather sealed cameras!!

Cave point, Wisconsin.

I ventured down to Barton on Sea yesterday as there are quite a few pathways further up from the rocks where you can shoot from in relative safety.

I went for some grey moody photos but the sky had other ideas and a beautiful sunset unfolded.

However it was challenging, the horizontal winds were relentless and I was faced with the usual challenges. I had my tripod down low and was wiping my lens constantly, it wasn't actually raining but there was seaspray flying everywhere. There was a beautiful dramatic afterglow but unfortunately most of the shots by that point were either cloudy or just not sharp enough. I will revisit them in a few days, but I think most of them will have to go!.

No one says:

the sea is resilient;

the stars persevere.

That little bird has spent all day hammering at a promising speck,

he must be stubborn, so silly.

Forces of nature,

Yes, relentless as the sun rises.

Egoless instinct, a clear focused desire.

Pursuit of what keeps the blood pumping;

the inspiration of hope; the ever evenflow.

Relentless, yes,

as the sunrise.

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another from the outing yesterday. I must admin there where a few moments as I balanced on a large rock while the sea was thundering in. I can imagine anyone who saw me, would have said...check out that clown!

Anyway, its a single exposure using a Cokin GND8 and Circ Polarizer.... and yes, I did get wet a few times during this one.

Thanks for all the comments on the previous shot..much appreciated.

Have a good one.

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It was lovely to see some clouds at Eilean Donan Castle after a week of relentless sunshine on my Scottish adventure. The castle sits in Loch Duich.

It’s always rewarding when you find a new location on Dartmoor after searching relentlessly for mist and fog.

I loved the old twisted mossy oaks complimenting the wonderful tones of the autumn ferns

Urban/architectural abstract.

the advance of decay is relentless on this marvelous old farmhouse near Franklin Grove,IL.Its longtime owner passed away over 2 years ago and it is a shambles inside.Two years ago it was buried in trees and foliage and only now,as the property is being cleared to make way for more farmland can its grace be shown.I'm hoping to have a little more time to capture more of its special details before it is gone forever...

Fellow explorer Aces & Eights Photography has also photographed this farmhouse,and the shambles inside.His gut-wrenching set here:

www.flickr.com/photos/acesandeightsphotography/albums/721...