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A cold winter afternoon... when i'd hoped that the late sun would colour the distant mountain ingleborough.
Despite a favourable forecast... things didn't pan out.
The sun when it appeared was fleeting, weak and watery.... you could say that it was a wasted venture.
However standing on Scales moor, a remote plateau, surrounded by big frozen mountains- Ingleborough, Gragareth and Whernside gives you a lesson in Scale (apt place name then). How tiny we are... insignificant even.
The last thing my Father said to me (and will ever say to me) was that i was an "insignificant piece of Sh#t".
He hoped that this was an insult, and he had wanted to hurt.... however all i heard was the truth..... and the truth is liberating.
My father wasn't loving, or caring, he wasn't a role model, nor was he my idol. A teacher would you believe, an educated man who used his intelligence to brutalise his children.
I endured his apathy towards me, his beatings and his belittlement. And when i got to an age where he could no longer throw me around, i was of no use to him and he retreated to his study and garden. He has never telephoned me, never said well done... that i make him proud.. or that he loves me. When i visited his home... he would be there.... in the garden or another room.
I'll add that this retreat wasn't shame for his parental failings, for he believes that his education means that he is utterly infallible and therefore has no need or capacity for self analysis or desire for atonement. He never bothered with his parents, friends or family, anyone that could have corrected him or set him an example to follow. Anyone in his life was short lived and only because they were of benefit to him in some way...... isn't that ugly?
So he was quite correct, i was insignificant, however he was a man that i never knew and insignificance is very much a two sided coin.
So we're both insignificant...
My insignificance however isn't confined to a pressure cooker of four walls or trimmed privets..... And as i stood utterly alone next to this huge erratic that has endured countless seasons and lifetimes the difference was that i was euphoric in my insignificance. Here there were no confines, or hate or anger or regret.
To add to my euphoria some rare Kelvin- helmholtz clouds formed over Ingleborough... the final piece for my composition.
Life is beautiful!!
Without sounding like a motivational speaker ....
Never forget the bad stuff in life, just don't dwell on it, instead use it to appreciate the good.... and this world will show you some incredible things.
All of my constructicons form Devastator AND split apart to change from robots to vehicles! Here they are in robot mode.
You can check out the full gallery of pics on Mocpages: www.moc-pages.com/moc.php/428635
I'm having fun with posing my cups. Far too many to work on and hard to choose which composition I like the best.
This has been treated with many layers of textures and overlays. Cropped, desaturated colour ... you name it! Photoshop CC2015.5, Lightroom CC first for tone.
A hot tea in the summer will cool you .... so come on over!! I've been into Aqua things lately .... have always been fond of it but used to be hard to find pretty things in it but it seems now, it's all over the place ... Yay!!!
Enjoy your week friends!
Woody playing diminishing scales.
Woody the pianist is #85 in Explore (Oct. 19th) - thank you for your comments and faves everyone. ;-)
I only just managed to capture this scene. Mark can be seen right at the foot of the image and the summit of the |Jungfrau has only just been accommodated within the view. Such is the size of the Jungfrau. Mark is seen here as he makes his descent to the col from the summit of the Lauberhorn.
Into the gloomy distance go the intrepid RAF Voyager and a Finnish Air Force F-18 Hornet at RIAT 2023. A symbol of NATO cooperation for now and into the future. It’s hard to believe that the closest to the camera of the two aircraft is the Hornet.
Hair: Doe, Cierra (two-tone) - Gingers (the epiphany gacha)
Circlet: Krystal :::, Galaxy Circlet - Platnum
Other Forehead Jewelry: { V I N C U E }, Rossie+Set Forehead2 - Mint
Eyelashes: VCO, Vivi's Eyelashes
Eyes: {SONG}, Casper - Glass Eye (Song Gacha)
Skin: Angelica, Mei Mei- milk tea
Mesh Ears: Mandala, Steking - Season 5
Peacock Necklace: -Secrets-, Nyx Necklace - white (Fairplay - the Forgotten Game, Fantasy and Goth Charity Event)
Mesh Body: Belleza, Venus - V3
Dress: Brokenstyle, Isis Dress - Rainbow (Fairplay - the Forgotten Game, Fantasy and Goth Charity Event)
Book/Pose: .::Nanika::., Pose Book of Ice -5 (Fairplay - the Forgotten Game, Fantasy and Goth Charity Event )
Scales of Common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni, Lepidoptera, Pieridae). Some pollen grains can be seen as well.
Image ca. 1.8 mm high.
Studio stack of 223 images (steps of 2 µm with Cognisys StackShot), assembled in Zerene Stacker (Pmax). Sony A7RM5 + bellows + Raynox DCR150 (tube lens) + Mitutoyo M Plan APO 20x/0.42; ISO-100, 1/15sec, -0.3 exposure compensation, diffused LED light (Nanlite Forza 60B II).
I originally purchased this scale as a decorative item for my kitchen; however, I find that I use it almost everyday!
Always the same wing, but another part of it, The contrast between the extremly reflective and bright wing scales and the almost black ones was very challenging.
Nikon BD Plan 60/0.7 ELWD 210/0; stack of 225 images.
Near Buttermere, Lake District, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's the longest drop waterfall in the Lake District but is hidden amongst the trees, so it's hard to see until you get close.
Bryan and I get a little help from a fellow hiker for this shot at the bottom of The Wave.
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Some builds are destined to be revisited when the availability of pieces become attainable. Last year the chain mail armor was started using the Mixel hinges but having the look sacrificed the structural integrity of the build as the hinges kept popping off due to the tension and overall weight of the armor. It was left in pieces after a disastrous fall due to gravity from the mannequin supporting it.
Last week I spotted the round 2x2 tiles from the PAB wall and that reignited the idea for the armor which added more weight but has strengthened the overall structure. This is a loose fitting small size which suits me fine, so enjoy the new look and just in time for Halloween...
I have been taking pictures of Beech Scale for a local newsletter which I edit. I am also learning how to put textures into images. Quelle coincidence! I discovered that Beech Scale makes a great sky texture. If you are interested in reading more about Beech Scale disease, go here, to my friend Andy McFarlane's excellent Michigan in Pictutes site:
michpics.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/tragic-tree-tuesday-bee...
(I really wanted to name this photo "Black Hole Sun", but I couldn't quite pull it off).