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"If someone points out to you that your pet theory of the universe is in disagreement with Maxwell's equations - then so much the worse for Maxwell's equations. If it is found to be contradicted by observation - well, these experimentalists do bungle things sometimes. But if your theory is found to be against the Second Law of Thermodynamics I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.”
- Sir Arthur Eddington, Physicist.
Sir Arthur Eddington introduced us to The Arrow of Time. As we look into the future we see a universe which is gradually descending into disorder, expanding and cooling as it does so, ultimately to become a scattered collection of particles so far separated within an unimaginably vast nothingness that the probability of them ever again combining to create anything is zilch. That is indeed a depressing forecast of our destiny, but as the process will take about 10 trillion years (around 700x the current age of The Universe) there's no need to cancel your pro subs just yet. Conversely if we reverse The Arrow of Time (actually, we can't, by the way) we travel into our past, noticing greater order as the journey progresses. Ultimately we would reach The Big Bang when The Universe was simple and very highly ordered before its unimaginably rapid expansion an instant later.
HMM all - very deep for a Monday! Sir Arthur illustrates The Second Law of Thermodynamics which holds that entropy can never decrease as time passes. Although in theory it may remain constant, in practice it increases. But what is entropy?
The entropy of a system refers to the amount of order within it. Low entropy describes a high degree of order. For example, if we conceptually reduce your home, that pile of bricks or whatever, into its constituent atoms we can imagine that only a very few arrangements of those atoms would create your home, meaning that your home is a low entropy (ie highly ordered) system. There are vastly more ways those atoms could be arranged, but for most of those configurations there would be no structure whatsoever. Even if we consider configurations of bricks instead of atoms, the vast majority of possible configurations would be random piles of bricks rather than a house.
Conversely a pile of beach sand has a low level of order, representing high entropy. A pile of sand is a pile of sand. There are very many ways the grains of sand in a pile may be arranged to create any old pile and one pile of sand is pretty much the same as any other. However, if you put some in a bucket then threw it into the air, you would be very surprised if it landed in the form of a sand castle. But it could, proven by you instead flipping the bucket over in traditional seaside fashion, giving it a tap and carefully removing it, creating your sand castle. The grains therefore can make such a thing and could therefore land in just the right places even if you threw them into the air. But there are far many more configurations that they could take (most of which are unremarkable piles) so while a sand castle magically appearing from a load of airborne sand could theoretically happen, it is a vanishingly improbable event. Functionally speaking, the probability of such an event occurring is zero. If you left a formed sand castle alone, you'd see its entropy increase as it decays into an unremarkable high entropy pile of sand. Ultimately it will become just another part of the even higher entropy beach, demonstrating, during your hard earned summer holiday, a university level physics concept. I've never done a university physics course, he hastily clarifies, but I have done some reading on it.
I should say that it has been fairly pointed out to me that this model depends on one's world view. This is mine. It's a world view which led to the manufacture of transport options to get to beaches, buckets capable of creating sand castles, cameras, the internet and probes heading to the edges of The Solar System and ultimately beyond on precisely predetermined trajectories calculated using physics, so I think it has some evidence to support it. The background of the photo is the Christian creation story, Genesis 1. That's mine too.
In creating the image, I used a plain yellow background created in Photoshop over which I added a layer of a paving stone to provide texture, reducing its opacity to allow the yellow to colour it. Genesis followed, and finally a photo of a small pocket watch which I vandalised through the wonders of Photoshop, using much tiny deleting, moving and transforming, its parts disappearing into the future as it falls into disorder, following The Arrow of Time.
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (accipiter nisus) flight_w_1958
If there's one thing that defines the Eurasian Sparrowhawk, apart from its skills and dexterity during flight, it's its loyalty to its partner throughout its life.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk may not be a 100% monogamous bird. Sometimes in the life of the sparrowhawk there may be situations where one member of the pair disappears, for whatever reason.
According to studies, every year, established sparrowhawk pairs remain steady, as long as the richness of their territory is maintained. If the prey is scarce, both partners look for a new territory nearby in which to settle together and build the nest.
The main reason why a pair of hawks separates is because of the lack of offspring. First, when a pair fails to have chicks, the first thing they do is change territory.
If the following year the couple also fails to conceive, it’s usually the female that goes in search of a new territory and a new partner. The male tends to stay in the old territory and look for a new female to reproduce with there.
The Eurasian sparrowhawk isn’t one of the fastest birds of prey, as it’s outpaced by birds such as the peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), which can travel at up to 240 miles per hour. However, the 75 miles per hour that sparrowhawks can reach are nothing to laugh at.
Like all birds of the Falconidae family, these animals are extremely fast and agile in flight. Their capacity makes them skillful predators of small, fast prey.
And here's something else:
We know that weaker and sicker animals are easier prey in nature. If a mammal limps, a bird flies poorly or demonstrates changes in its behavior that expose it more to predation, it’s very likely that it’ll be hunted rather than a healthy and strong animal. However, this isn’t always the case, as healthy animals are also often preyed upon.
Sparrowhawks feed mainly on passerines or songbirds. In addition, there’s a marked difference in the diet of the female and male Eurasian sparrowhawk. They hunt birds that weigh between 1.4 to 1.8 ounces. At most, they may hunt birds weighing up to 4.25 ounces. Their favorite prey are finches, sparrows, and great tits.
On the other hand, females have a predilection for larger prey. In general, the average weight of the birds hunted by a female sparrowhawk is between 1.75 and 2.5 ounces, but they’re able to capture animals weighing up to a little over a pound.
The most interesting thing about this is that, according to one study, these birds are able to select prey infected with blood parasites, such as Leucocytozoon or malaria. Infected birds are 16 to 25% more likely to be caught than those that aren’t.
One single long exposure. No photoedition : straight out of the camera except for contrast/crop.
Model/suit/props: Tribal Lotta
Lights: Martin GERARD & me
Trigger: Lionel Deltour
Big thanks to Vincent Michel for the location. ;)
Light painting session with Tribal Lotta, Lionel Deltour, Martin GERARD, Pascal Biston
Monk chanting through Ginza one step at a time.
Long exposure handheld.
F16 ISO 100 135mm, slowest shutter speed I could get.
Motion was not as good as I wanted so enhanced in Photoshop to get the desired effect.
Will be away for a well deserved holiday.
Speak to you guys soon and hope you have a great weekend.
"If you're lost you can look - and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you - I'll be waiting
Time after time
Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick
And think of you
Caught up in circles, confusion
Is nothing new
Flashback - warm nights
Almost left behind
Suitcases of memories
Time after time
Sometimes you picture me
I'm walking too far ahead
You're calling to me, I can't hear
What you've said
After my picture fades and darkness has
Turned to gray
Watching through windows - you're wondering
If I'm OK
Secrets stolen from deep inside
The drum beats out of time
If you're lost you can look - and you will find me
Time after time
If you fall I will catch you - I'll be waiting
Time after time... '
♫ Eva Cassidy "Time After Time" ♫
This song is a tribute to my mom who is in the hospital again.
Hold on mama, we will always be here for you!
Texture by rubyblossom
thank you so much my dear!!
Addy and ✞ Alfie
A busy time for the adult Swallows, as they had four youngsters to feed on three different branches.
Great Blue Heron at Dusk, Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Delray Beach, FL
About the title (I am running out of good ones, soon it will be "Untitled"):
It was slowly approaching sunset time and Ivan and I were shooting away in the fading sunlight when we heard somebody shouting at the top of his lungs "Time to go! Time to go!". We were a bit confused and amused at the same time. Turns out it was the security guard trying to get everyone to leave.
He was way too early, though. The sign at the entrance read that they close the place at 6:00 PM, sunset was at 5:40 PM. Anyway, I guess you needed to be there to find it amusing, but we thought it quite funny hearing him shouting from all over the place, trying to get people out.
This was one of the last shots I took; the sun had already disappeared behind some trees.
it's so peaceful for me to sit on the dock and watch the pelicans swim around... so relaxing and quiet... perfect time to reflect :)
I have had quite a bit of commercial interest for my time lapse videos, including some for TV. This is a showcase video of some my favourites I have taken on Dartmoor Exmoor and the Highlands. I have also had some interest for the music I have recorded, so I have used the first track from my E.P.
Carole - Pullip Enjoy Carol FC By Génération Pullip
Little view of a part of my dollhouse.
After reading and working, Carole is fell sleep. She's so cute ! You can view the shelf, the books and the cotton garland handmade by me ♥
Après avoir travaillée et lu, Carole est tombée de sommeil ! Elle est tellement mignonne. Et vous pouvez voir l'étagère, les livres et la guirlande de coton faits mains par mes soins ♥
This was one of the longest sunsets that I've ever experienced. It was also one of the most colorful and surreal. No mater how much time I spend in nature, the capacity of nature to far surpass my prior experiences and my wildest expectations never ceases to amaze me.
On this night the sunset color lasted at least an hour after the sun set. Most people left for dinner, but I was shooting a time-lapse sequence, so I stayed until the color was gone. This was taken on December 13, after Badwater Basin flooded shortly after Thanksgiving. With a follow-up storm, the water remained until early January!
The water table in Badwater Basin can be very close to the surface. That's how these polygons form: salt-laden water rises up cracks in the salt via capillary action, until it dries and deposits its minerals at the surface. The polygons re-form after winter rains, when the water table again is shallow enough to send salt to the surface.
Sadly, many visitors both enjoyed the sight and completely disregarded its fragility. Where people were hiking out to this spot, the polygons were quickly trampled and destroyed, The hike to less damaged locations became longer and longer, until the unique and incredible geologic processes were only visible as traces, lines flush with the surrounding salt flats. It got particularly busy after Los Angeles area newspapers covered the event. In an early visit there were perhaps a dozen people at sunset, even fewer at sunrise. Later, in one panorama image, I counted 212 people, many clearly oblivious to what they were stepping on, and erasing. I'm happy for whatever part of it they did appreciate, if only the reflection, or the joy of running around and splashing in the shallow water. Perhaps they'll notice more next time, and be curious to understand and value the extraordinary nature of the place, and the processes that they're seeing.
I hope that we get more rain on Badwater Salt Flats soon. I hope to spend a lot more time out there next time around.
This is one of the first revisits I've made to my folder from this night, to re-adjust my results with the latest post-processing tools and with a fresh perspective. Post-processing is a process, not a destination, an endpoint. I should re-process the entire time-lapse.
In response to one of the earlier edits from this night I received the inevitable responses of "fake" and "over-processed". Personally, I'm surprised at how often I am experiencing a literally unbelievable moment in nature, one that tempts you to abandon the camera and try to soak it all in before it's gone. Some of these moments are entirely predictable, like seeing the shimmering corona of the sun during a total eclipse. Many people who experience this become addicted to the experience, pursue every possible eclipse that they can, worldwide, for the rest of their lives. Other times you're completely taken be surprise, and the sun rays that you hoped to see are are more intense than anticipated, or the quality and colors of a sunset exceed your ability to comprehend how such a sight is possible.
In these moments, I've gotten into the habit of stating out loud "No one is going to believe this,", partially to mark that moment in time in my own brain and memory when I seek to relive it in post-processing. It is important to ensure that I'm not tempted to dumb it down out of fear that some armchair quarterback on the Internet might not have enough experience in nature to know that such a place and moment existed, if only for a moment in time. This is especially critical during photography workshops, when an important part of my service to my clients must be to empower them to have the courage to resist the temptation to cave in to self-proclaimed experts on the Internet, who should calm down, grow up, and get out more.
There's a lot of life left to be experienced, for most of us, and it would be a shame if you never experienced something like this. Whenever you do, please don't destroy any rare geologic features that you're walking among.
Went on a short photo tour on Saturday morning to do some time exposures in the city of Hannover. The best spot for this aim is the party district called Steintor.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rwgZetada8
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When a Bird is alive... it eats Ants,
When the Bird is Dead... Ants eat the Bird!
Time & Circumstances can change at any time...!
Don't devalue or Hurt anyone in life.
You may be powerful today.. But Remember,
Time is more powerfull than you!!!
one tree makes a million match sticks...
but when time comes..
only one match stick is needed... to burn million of trees!!
So be Good and do Good...
Original photo provided with permission by: *Original photo provided with permission by*
Steel Steve
*Used in the Stealing Shadows Manipulate Me Challenge 4 - May 4th/08 until 10 photos met *
Thank you Steel Steve
Corre cara eses xigantes, corre cara eses brazos que non buscan agarimos, corre cara ese castelo que conquistares e no que os séculos te agardan encadeado.
Corre contra o vento que non comparte as túas intencións, corre contra o tempo que se ri na túa faciana das túas ilusións, corre contra todos os que se interpoñen no teu sentido nese camiño dunha soa dirección.
Corre, porque este lume non coñece fronteiras, leis, avisos ou relixión. Este lume so quere espallarse nos teus dominios e se-la túa única bendición.
Corre.
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Run towards those giants, run towards those arms that are not looking for caresses, run towards that castle for you to conquest and inside which centuries are waiting to chain you.
Run against the wind that doesn't share your intentions, run against the time that laughs before your face about your illusions, run against all those that get in the way of your movement in this one way only path.
Run, because this fire knows no borders, no laws, no warnings nor religion. This fire only wants to spread in your domain and becoming your only blessing.
Run.
A CSX SD50-2 still sporting its Conrail marker lights pulls a rail train with all-Chessie cars, and the B&O 175th anniversary caboose on the rear.
Changing our clocks forward by 1 hour probably seemed like a good idea many years ago. Times have changed for sure but I question whether it is still as relevant today. All I know is we pay a price in the morning.
My coffee is required to be an extra large to help compensate for this hour difference,
Even as the smoke clears and adjustments are made, I still feel cheated by time!
Thank you for your sympathetic comments on my wrist, I was told it would take time but it's very frustrating to see the year slipping by and so many of the things I wanted to achieve this year are having to be shelved.
Texture:
www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/4676503120/
GhostWorks Texture Comp #28
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Texture with thanks to Shadowhouse Creations