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I AM the wind that wavers,

You are the certain land;

I am the shadow that passes

Over the sand.

I am the leaf that quivers, 5

You—the unshaken tree;

You are the stars that are steadfast,

I am the sea.

You are the light eternal,

Like a torch I shall die…. 10

You are the surge of deep music.

I—but a cry!

Zoë Akins, "I am the Wind". 1917.

For the June July Jukebox, a little Australian music to add to the collection.

Threads of Silence by Karise Eden.

Karise has a quality to her voice that is raw, emotional, powerful yet fragile.

if i gave you every inch of me

could you show me how

if i learn to be more brave

could you show me how

i take a deep breath

straighten up my back

stand tall and walk along

he said you could do anything

but anything is nothing when you need a bit of helpin' out

you could go anywhere but anywhere is nowhere

but when emptiness is where you stand

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This is my new picture for my 365 project for the weekly theme "lines". Just a quick daily capture, no time for nothing, catching up your pictures and streams in the next few days.

Captured with a Nikon Df and a manual Nikkor Ai 50mm ƒ1:1.2 plus a 3 x ND Filter, post processed in Lightroom using VSCO Film.

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2.0 sec at f / 8, ISO 100

Still exploring my wife's sowing stuff. I spent plenty of time getting lots of colour shots of reels of thread, but I couldn't really make anything work. This was a bit of a throw-away shot, but it's the best of a bad bunch.

Lensbaby Composer, Sweet 35 Optic, 12mm Extension Tube

Minimalism.

Inspired by a conversation with a friend about the things that enter our minds in order and come out randomly and the things that enter our minds randomly and come out in order.

Finished size: 47 1/2 x 62"

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Threads

A ripple of bright blue threads through this galaxy like a misshapen lake system. The foreground of this image is littered with nearby stars with their gleaming diffraction spikes. A keen eye can also spot a few other galaxies that, while masquerading as stars at first glance, reveal their true nature on closer inspection.

The central galaxy streaked with colour, IC 4870, was discovered by DeLisle Stewart in 1900 and is located approximately 28 million light-years away. It contains an active galactic nucleus, or AGN: an extremely luminous central region so alight with radiation that it can outshine the rest of the galaxy put together. AGNs emit radiation across the complete electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves to gamma-rays, produced by the action of a central supermassive black hole that is devouring material getting too close to it. IC 4870 is also a Seyfert galaxy, a particular kind of AGN with characteristic emission lines.

IC 4870 has been imaged by Hubble for several studies of nearby active galaxies. By using Hubble to explore the small-scale structures of AGN in nearby galaxies, astronomers can observe the traces of collisions and mergers, central galactic bars, nuclear starbursts, jets or outflows, and other interactions between a galactic nucleus and its surrounding environment. Images such as this can help astronomers understand more about the true nature of the galaxies we see throughout the cosmos.

Credits: ESA/Hubble & NASA, CC BY 4.0

"Thread", Tim Lowly, acrylic on panel, 13.7" x 11.7", 2019.

This brand new painting is one of two works that I will have in the upcoming group show at Hofheimer Gallery in Chicago. The opening reception is this Friday, November 6 from 5 - 8 pm. There are 26 artists in the exhibition. If you are in the Chicago vicinity you don't want to miss this.

From my mom's sewing kit

The yucca is a fascinating plant of needles and threads. It looks like t's trying to sew itself up with spiraling threads springing from the leaves. This is one of the spiraling threads.

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A fine cord of cotton or other fibrous material is spun out to a considerable length, especially when it is composed of two or more fibers twisted together.

I couldn't come up with anything exciting for today's challenge - just a reel of thread and one large needle!

Our Daily Challenge ~ Thread ....

Thanks to everyone who views this photo, adds a note, leaves a comment and of course BIG thanks to anyone who chooses to favourite my photo .... thanks to you all.

Threads Edition 2 - A handmade A6 zine with photographs, drawings, illustrations, stories and poems.

Hand letterpressed cover with tipped on images.

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Nikon D750 / Nikkor 50/1.4

Morning at Splinter Hill Bog.

my new action "Set AllEdges03 AE1"

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Thread-leaf Bluestar.It's scientific name is Amsonia hubrichtii named after biologist and malacologist Leslie (male) Hubricht who discovered the flower in Arkansas in 1942.The steel blue flowers are native to Oklahoma and Arkansas and they started to bloom this month (May).

sewing.

This macro shot was taken in the studio for some theme–based group, back in September 2019. I do not remember which one, nor what the theme was! I have a behind-the-scenes snap (which I have also uploaded), so I can describe the lighting setup below.

Shot tethered with TetherTools bright orange cable —and extension! as my office, desk and computer is 30 meters away from that table... Fun, but not very convenient.

Strobist and technical: One Phottix Pro Indra500 monolight on a C–stand in zenithal position, 1.5 meters above subject, firing at 1/16 power through a Phottix Pro basic reflector fitted with 30–degree Andoer grid, 1.8 meters from subject and slightly above it; and another Indra500 studio strobe on a Profoto light stand in Rembrandt position to camera left, 2 meters from subject and slightly above it, firing at ¼ power through a Phottix Pro 110–cm Luna octabox with double diffuser. White card reflectors on two sides.

Strobes set and triggered via Phottix Pro Odin II radio controller on the Nikon Z7 hotshoe, manual mode. Sekonic L–858D light meter used to balance light sources. Gitzo GR3543XLS tripod with Arca–Swiss Cube C1 geared head. Nikon Z7 camera body in zenithal position on a Neewer C–stand, Micro–Nikkor 60mm f/2.8 macro lens.

The events in our lives happen in a sequence in time, but in their significance to ourselves they find their own order the continuous thread of revelation.

~ Eudora Welty ~

Fijn weekend!!

Explore: Highest position: 17 on Saturday, July 12, 2014

Day 54/365

44/365

I never make New Year's resolutions as such, but I always come up with a list of goals that I want to achieve by the end of the year. So, at 3am on January 1st I lay awake thinking of what I wanted from 2017. I have spent today and yesterday reflecting upon what I decided over a month ago and consolidating this list.

1. Improve photography. Take more portraits and improve film photography and darkroom techniques.

2. Complete A-levels & get into Uni.

3. Get pointe work back to the standard needed for the performance.

4. Start painting again.

1 & 3 are coming along (I hope) and 2 is slipping further and further from my reach every day. But I have not picked up a paintbrush and a set of watercolours since my GCSE art exam a year and a half ago, and I used to love painting. I barely even draw anymore, and I feel I really should get back into it. The only problem is, I really do not think I have the confidence anymore. I am thinking about trying to recreate my GCSE final piece, but all I have to work from is memory and a couple of bad pictures on my phone.

Oh, I forgot to say anything about the photo... My Mum sells cross stitched cards - Christmas cards, birthday cards, Valentine's day cards, you get the idea. But it means she has so many embroidery threads of all sorts of colours. I saw them tipped out the other day when she was searching for a colour for a design she was about to start and it was like this rainbow mountain. But I was busy photographing matchsticks at the time, so I had to photograph it today instead. I was lucky to have wonderful sunshine to light it.

11.16.10 -- EXPLORED #438, 11.25.10

I know I am SO behind on my 365 challenge! ><

I'm at home for Thanksgiving break and I've got some free time so I'm trying to catch up on it right now (:

These are my friendship bracelets. I love making them for me and my friends. Each one represents one of my closest friends and I wear them 24/7 :)

Photographed around my home, West Valley, Yakima County, Washington. IMG_4943

Get Pushed Challenge Round 60

This round I was paired with Raf Degeest and the challenge he sent me was:

1. make a still life capture from anything that you find in the house

2. think out of the box (so no typical fruit or flowers scene)

3. use natural incoming light

you might set your camera on manual focus to do this.

I had a lot of fun with this and tried lots of different things... before settling on the thread. Just goes to show...there is always something to shoot!

Thanks for the challenge Raf!

HFF

Totaly forgot about those shots, taken in March :)

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The Giants Win the Pennant! The Giants Win the Pennant! San Francisco loves to support its sports teams and when the Giants won the NL Championship the entire city lights itself to match its teams colors. City Hall has turned orange; Coyt Tower decks itself in orange; and for each World Series game the Transamerica Building turns its Beacon on in Orange glory.

Willie and I drove up to the Marin Headlands early in the evening and made our way to the teeny little spot called “Thread the Needle”. In this specific spot the Transamerica Beacon lines up perfectly in the north tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. Nick Sternberg met up with us and the 3 of us enjoyed the evening to ourselves.

While the Transamerica Beacon did light up orange, it was a bit more disappointing than we thought. The orange light isn’t as bright as the normal white Beacon and thus didn’t turn into a giant star like we’re used to. Additionally, the orange light looks almost red and is dwarfed by the lights on top of the Golden Gate Bridge. Oh well, at least Coyt Tower and the Embarcadero Center buildings are lit in beautiful orange colors.

And of course the Giants beat the Royals 7-1 in Game 1! Here’s to 3 more!

Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED AF

170mm, f/16, ISO 400, 30 sec

Viewed best nice and large

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Quechua women's dress today is rooted in traditions from pre-conquest Peru (a fusion of Inca and Huari cultures), and Spanish Colonial peasant dress (often with some modern touches).

In the Peruvian High Andes, each village has a unique style of clothing that identifies the wearer as belonging to that region.

Indigenous women in the Andes dress in layers of bright, colorful traditional Andean clothing, including capes, shawls, embroidered skirts, and vibrantly colored hats.

However many women dress in modern clothing these days, and wear their traditional garb for special occasions. Increasingly, young women who live in Cusco and other urban centers choose to wear modern clothing, but may revert to traditional Andean clothing when back in their villages.*

* threadsofperu.com/pages/traditional-andean-clothng

Colored silk threads - Shanghai, China