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There is no fear in leaping up for greater heights when there are open arms to receive you if you fall.
**************************** - Thank you Ayya and Athu for your courage - *******************************
Some provide for their selves. Some provide for their families. Some extend that to their friends. It takes someone special to consider providing for their neighborhood or even community. It takes hard work and a kind heart to work to provide for your country. It takes someone quite extraordinary to care enough to work on providing for the entire planet....
That is who I strive to be.
So let’s know Him; let’s strive to know the Eternal.
As surely as the sun rises, He’ll come out from His lair.
As surely as the rains come each year—
those spring rains that drench the earth—He’ll come back to us.
Hosea 6:3
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
Robert H. Schuller
Life stands before me like an eternal Spring with new and brilliant clothes.
Carl Friedrich Gauss
"Spring Symphony" Andre Rieu
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UtzD-I28qs
HOLY WEEK is coming. Set at: www.flickr.com/photos/karl_wolfgang/sets/72157629737654775/
I was driving by the coastline one late afternoon when the outline of this tree really caught my eye. I've been striving to really simplify my images so I immediately thought to frame the silhouette of the tree in front of the circular rays of light filtering from the clouds.
I was able to do just that and am pleased with the result. I took this with my Canon 75-300mm telephoto lens.
During a day's layover in Honolulu-Waikîkî, I went to see the sights from the rim of Diamond Head Crater. The park itself is the least inviting of any I've seen in Hawai'i. Generally they're really very wonderful. This one consists basically of a small grassy area near the 'facilities' and for the rest public access is only to a relatively narrow walkway up to the crater's edge. The very large natural area of the crater bottom is quite out-of-bounds for the 'general public'. When I asked a guard why this is the case, he said that the crowds leave too much litter to clear away. Anyway, not being able to look at the plants and birds was a disappointment to me here.
The view from the rim, though, was fabulous, as this photo demonstrates. In the background Honolulu and Waikîkî, in the foreground Waikîkî's spacious Kapi'olani Park. It's not only the city scape that's different compared to - say - a century ago. This bright green area in the nineteenth century was basically a huge swamp made over into a park later. It was named for Esther Julia Kapi'olani Napelapuakak'e (1834-1899), Queen Consort of King David Kalâkaua (1836-1891). The name 'Julia' was pronounced in Hawaiian as 'Kulia', and that fits in nicely with the Queen's motto: 'Kulia I Ka Nuu' (Strive for the highest). That's certainly what I was doing on my climb to the crater's edge... as many with me. And I hope our 747 this morning does more than merely strive!
Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away
Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching
As if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run
'Cause I'll be by your side wherever you fall
In the dead of night whenever you call
And please don't fight these hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
Look at these hands at my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life
And I'll be by your side wherever you fall
In the dead of night whenever you call
And please don't fight these hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
Here at my side wherever you fall
In the dead of night whenever you call
And please don't fight these hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
'Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, yeah I'll love you
I'll never let you go, no, no
And I'll be by your side wherever you fall
In the dead of night whenever you call
And please don't fight these hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
Here at my side wherever you fall
In the dead of night whenever you call
And please don't fight these hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you
Here at my side, my hands are holding you
song by Tenth Avenue North
This one is shot in one of the most busy market in mumbai. It was difficult to click there because everytime i tried to focus someone or the else will come in between but still i wanted to get these shots since a long time. So here they are and i managed to get a few shots of these hardworking people.
All photographs are © copyright by Rakhi Rawat. Please do not copy, use and modify any of my photographs without my explicit written permission. All rights reserved.
I love the Monday montage for making me strive for creativity. That is definitely not my strong suit.
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Strive to achieve whatever you think you cannot. For it is on the path toward your impossible dream that you will find what you truly seek.
By:Taro Gold
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Thank you very much for all the visits,faves,kind words,invites and awards for my previous posted.And so with this one,too.
Take care and have a wonderful weekend.
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ꕥNGR is dedicating September to Suicide Preventionꕥ
There is no single cause for suicide. It most often occurs when stressors exceed current coping abilities of someone suffering from a mental health condition.
✦ From September 1st -30th we will be posting facts about suicide prevention.
✦We will also be holding a photo drive - Dates & times will be posted for availability
✦Writings on the Wall Gallery - Put your favorite inspirational/motivational quote or words on the wall.
✦Strides against Suicide Masked Gala - Sept. 22nd 5-7 pm slt
A candlelight vigil will be held at halftime during the gala
Although we are not doing sponsorship packages, we will be taking donations all month. All donations can be sent to NuGammaRhoCharity inworld. A receipt will be sent to you upon sending.
↳All Donations will be going to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention↲
For more information visit : afsp.org/
.....early yesterday morning....managed for some time....today though the skies are dark grey and heavy....short lasting showers and storm like winds are the case....a day to spend as much as possible at home.
I am not exactly a huge fan of having one day of the year to decide to be a better human. You should strive to do this every day of the year. What is lacking in humans is that we long for specific time demarcations to make major life decisions. Everyone intelligent already knows we're just stuck in 40AD anyway.
I digress, the truth is I make these resolutions every day lately and try to uphold them.
Kindness and All Lives Matter:
How terrible that a bunch of stupid white people had to ruin the Black Lives Matter movement with "All Lives Matter" when it was really just about their own stupid white guilt and all that.
But, to me, the actual concept behind All Lives Matter does make sense. Let me break it down.
The lives of animals who feel pain and emotions, who love their young, who live and breathe our same air and, just like us, don't like to graze on plants filled with chemicals or be pumped with growth hormones matter.
The lives of Native Americans who have had their land taken time and time again and their culture reduced to meaningless symbols by white people matter.
The lives of all women who have to drive several states just to have appropriate medical care or terminate a pregnancy, even if it was a result of an act of rape and/or incest or if their very lives are in jeopardy matter. The lives of women who have not healed after sexual attacks or other attacks of a violent nature matter.
The lives of all people with disabilities who struggle to be accepted and loved, be independent, and find gainful employment matter.
The lives of Jewish people living amongst anti-semites, especially in places like Montana, matter.
The lives of hard working Latinos who provide essential work and are taken for granted, not paid fair wages, and discriminated against matter.
The lives of Asians who are still stereotyped and not treated as true experts, artists, and companions matter.
The lives of people who are transgender or transexual that cannot use the bathroom of their choice in certain states in America and in the world and are not accepted for their true identity matter. The lives of any two people in love, being it two men or two women, who do not feel safe getting married or even holding hands in public matter.
The lives of immigrants living in a country which, at one time, welcomed immigrants as a part of its national identity and has now become hateful and spiteful matter.
The lives of Muslims who are stereotyped every day, who are taunted and whose burkas are literally pulled off by white supremacists and Trump supporters matter.
And yes, of course, the lives of African Americans who have had their lives taken away by police officers who laugh at the idea of justice and who get off without any kind of consequence matter. The government has actively and systematically defunded public schools for poor minorities and profited off of their imprisonment and it is an outrage.
We are at a very crucial time in America's history and, indeed, the world's history. Not enough people realize that "May you live in interesting times" might in fact be the biggest curse. We must work actively to fight even the insidious nonchalant racism. Confront any racism or homophobia within yourself, be a mobile safe space and work to create a safe space in your community. Polite people are boring. Have some integrity and stand up for the oppressed. Even if it kills you and me, your life will have more meaning.
Susan B. Anthony was a racist. She wanted only white women to vote. But, Susan B. Anthony died over 100 years ago. We are better now but let's prove it.
Happy New Year's. You don't need one specific day to have a resolution. You don't need one particular day to start a revolution.
Striving for perfection
And hiding when it comes
Seeing its reflection
And the fire it becomes
m.youtube.com/watch?v=yNyEOuG6Z6s (MGMT: "INTROSPECTION")
Hat tip to Mr. Lichtenstein (Mirror #1, 1969)
Middle class India is currently in a celebratory mood. Word has it India is to be the next economic super power in the world. Yet a 2001 World Resources Indicator report which shows that 2 million of the most wretchedly poor people of the world live in 51 countries, also indicates that almost half of these people live in India and China alone!!!
The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it. ~~ Pearl S. Buck
we all should strive for knowledge, not necessarily in this way :)
texture from NinianLif
I don't know why but I feel that this is not my style & that its not me who captured it, who knows this might be my style!! time will answer that
Here's another six image panorama of Jubilee Creek in the Knysna forest.
Many people who know me also know that I often spend more than a few hours editing a single photo. This panorama was no exception. My camera might be able to capture all the details in the highlights and shadows in a scene like this, but I do have to tweak all the photos if I want my final image to look as realistic as possible. This is my basic workflow...
1. I open all the RAW files and make some basic adjustments. Then I save 2 copies (as TIFF files), one copy exposed for the highlights and the other for the shadows. Then I blend each of those pairs together using luminosity masks.
2. Next I stitch the blended photos together into one panorama using PTGui or Photoshop's Automerge feature (whichever does a better job). Then I save the resulting pano as a 16-bit TIFF file.
3. I open the stitched image in Photoshop and start off by cropping it to create the strongest possible composition.
4. Then I'll balance the overall exposure (if necessary) using gradient masks and the "blend-if" tool, and I'll also add some midtone contrast and tweak the white balance.
5. Next I might adjust specific colours which still don't look quite right. The red tones are often overrepresented in a forest photo, so I usually have to tone those down quite a bit. I also try to remove any blue and cyan tones from the sky that are reflected off the leaves.
6. Then I will adjust the black and white points and tweak the contrast until everything looks as close as possible to reality. Then I save my photo as a 16-bit TIFF file.
All those steps are easy to follow when you know how to do them. I've had lots of practice over the years, so I could probably perform them in my sleep. I wouldn't need more than about 20 minutes to complete those simple tasks. So why do some of my photos take several hours to edit? Because the final step is always the most important step...
7. I get up and walk away from my computer and won't return for at least 5 minutes. This gives my eyes some time to readjust to the reality of the world around me. When I return to my computer I ask myself one simple question; What DON'T I like about this photo? It might be a colour that appears a bit oversaturated (usually the greens or yellows), or it could be a small twig that catches my eye too often and becomes a distraction. I'll try to fix as many of those problems as possible, before getting up and walking away from my computer again for another 5 minutes. I will repeat this process of self-critique and small adjustments until I wouldn't change another single thing in my photo. Sometimes I'll only be 100% happy the next morning.
So that's why (in case you were wondering) it often takes me many hours to edit a single photo. :)