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We made a night trip to the Ekka so that I could attempt some fireworks photography. We arrived early to stake out a good position... I would have liked to have been able to get further away from the arena but this was as far as the grounds/seating allowed. We then sat through an hour of entertainment, some of which was OK. Inevitably, some of the fireworks went higher than I had the camera aimed and getting the timing correct (I was using manual mode) was a challenge as I had to adjust it quickly at times, but it was good fun and I came home with the experience.
Never been to a Cricket match before, Don't understand it but by the reaction of the crowd... this is a very good thing for 1 Team and very bad for the other...lol
Sometimes, great timing happens and everything connects for one short moment in life and makes you feel present in the universe.
As I was turning from a corner, I saw these delightful autumnal colours around the red brick wall and there walked a lovely young person dressed in perfect matching colours with Nature.
At that very moment, she had the same thoughts--as I learned a minute later--and that's when I stopped her for a portrait.
It was easy to talk to Riina, 23y/o, almost 24, in a fortnight. She acted naturally in front of my camera and my camera loved her. She become one with this delightful autumnal tableau.
Riina is a student of philosophy; her reflections upon my questions emphasised her philosophical education. I would have loved to discuss longer with her, but there wasn't enough time. She was on her way to support the Extinction Rebellion, the global environmental movement's manifestation in town. She did, however, promise to answer my questions by returning email.
I sent her the photos and was so glad to receive her answers within a few hours.
The floor is yours, Riina.
"When one is asked about "The Meaning of Life" I like to paraphrase whomever it was--I don't remember where I heard this and whether I'm remembering it right--who said that life does not have a meaning per se, but things within life have meanings, which I think, gets formed through specific subject's experiences and that same subjects relations to things they bump into within these experiences.
I'm talking about the meanings of life since those things that have a meaning or meanings to this specific subject, are the things that inspire me and are connected, I think, to all the your questions. So, at this moment in time I'm rather into--which means deeply in love with--books, philosophy, dancing, nature, especially forests, humour, especially satire, animals, especially dolphins, art, history, solitude, walking, writing and, I guess, thinking. These are the things I do in life, that I like to do in my spare time and that inspire me.
"What I love about myself is that I'm insanely curious--it brings a lot of meaning to my existence and keeps me, most of the time, rather satisfied, by which I mean excited and joyful. Interestingly, it seems that the more curious you are, the more curious you get; and the more curious you get, the more you get the learn. And I've had some amazing luck with ending up being this almost strangely inquisitive person. I really dig it!
"The Younger-Me question was to me definitely the easiest to answer; I would advice her to not be so deeply afraid of feelings, to not think of them as something one should wish to get rid of or worse, hide them and imagine them non-existent. It would have made things a lot easier, I suppose, if I'd understood feelings as mentionable, understandable, acceptable and manageable and not as some kind of demonic and horrible signs-of-weaknesses.
"And I thought a lot about what I would say to the world, but I suppose I can't imagine myself being a worthy advice-giver, since I'm myself actively trying to find a way to flourish. However, there's this one thought-provoker I like, which often helps me to answer a question of what it is that I "ought" to do in any specific situation; that is, "Imagine a person who would be in your opinion morally 'perfectly good'. How would they act in this situation?" I like this since it leaves us to imagine our own kind of goodness and own kind of perfection--which in my case means a person who definitely is not "perfect" in all kinds of situations, not even in most situations--and I don't have to end up implying that I'd know better about living a flourishing life than I do. It's kind of a version of "What would [...] do?" but a more imaginative one."
Thank you, Riina, I was happy to run into you so totally randomly, a second later and we would have missed each other. You were a breath of fresh air.
"It was really great to meet you, Ann, this was a lot of fun! I've never experienced anything like this and I appreciate you and all this!"
Riina
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Nice one. I think my youngest took this shit. This is the beauty of film. It is what it is, I moved and have my eyes shut. Could have been perfect, because Sietske is all sharp. This is life. I love this.
Lomography CN400 @ 200 ISO
...it really is everything. I'll explain. It's almost impossible to tell here, but that's Nickel Plate 765 crossing the Cal-Sag Channel bridge in Blue Island, Illinois. My grand plan for the last run of Nickel Plate 765 on the Rock Island District of the weekend- the deadhead move to the 47th Street shops- was to show up at Western Avenue right after sunset and grab a twilight view of the steamer emerging from the Cal-Sag bridge. The railroad being the railroad though, delays cropped up, meaning it was awfully dark by the time 765 showed up here. Okay, no biggie, I'll get artsy and try a 1/20th or so long-exposure, giving what I hoped would be a dramatic blur of smoke pierced by the twin headlight beams. Well, the crew had the throttle to the ceiling, going through here and across Vermont Street faster than anything I'd ever seen in Blue Island. So on the next click of the shutter, that dramatic blur was halfway under the Western Avenue bridge, and the whole scene was out of focus.
So this is the shot you get. I wish I had recorded some video, as it truly was a spectacular sight.
A half-second earlier and I'd have gotten that fizzboat in the clear and not cut the cab of the DX in half. Still, one can't go back and take it again. DC 4110, DX 5500 and DX 5195 cross the inlet at Paremata, north of Wellington, NZ. Probably a Sunday afternoon train in the early 90s, when triple fruit salad combos were all the rage.
Standing at the side of old US-90, leaning against my ride, watching the sun fade out. Best time of day. From the northwest, headlights. A celebration of turbocharged internal combustion inhaling West Texas asphalt at 80+mph...Showtime! Prefocus. Wait...wait...CLICK!
Timing is everything. This image is over 40 years old and has been processed to remove noise and sharpen
This lunar image is about at good as its going to get for my location for two reasons. First is because of weather conditions, and second is because of the extremely fortunate timing of the Moon reaching its First Quarter phase at the vernal equinox.
My location is in central Maryland, where clear skies are rare, and clear skies with good seeing are even rarer. This image was taken on an exceptional March evening when the sky was crystal clear and the seeing was the best that I have seen here in a very long time.
In addition to having a great sky for imaging, the Moon was exceptionally well-placed for my location of 39.14N latitude. I captured this image just twelve minutes after the First Quarter Moon had transited the meridian at N25 degrees declination. This declination is about 14 degrees south of my zenith. At this high elevation above the horizon and with my observing site being 151 meters above mean sea level, the Moon's light passed through just 1.035 air masses.
The geometry of the celestial sphere that created this high-elevation transit is fascinating, and worth exploring.
The trace of the Sun's annual orbit among the fixed stars defines the ecliptic. The Moon’s orbit is inclined to the ecliptic by about 5.14 degrees, so it never wanders more than 5.14 angular degrees from it.
The reason for high-elevation lunar transit on the day of this image has to do with both the Sun’s and the Moon’s position on or relative to the ecliptic, and the Moon's position relative to the Sun. The Sun had arrived at the vernal equinox point on the ecliptic on this day, thus marking the first day of astronomical spring. In a quarter of a year from now, the Sun will have moved one quarter of the way around the ecliptic to arrive at the summer solstice point. This will be the day that the Sun passes overhead at its highest elevation each year.
The Moon, which is always situated near the ecliptic, was at First Quarter on this same day. This means that the Moon is one quarter of the way around it’s monthly orbit about the Earth since it was positioned in conjunction with the Sun just a week prior. This quarter orbit of distance from the sun put the Moon near the Sun’s summer solstice point on the ecliptic, which means the Moon was near its highest point of the year when it transits the meridian on this night.
This image is centered on the prominent crater Agrippa, which is located in the central lunar highlands between Mare Tranquilitatus to the East, and Sinus Medii to the west. Also present in this image are three extensive rille systems that stand out under the low Sun angle: Rima Ariadaeus to the north, Rima Hyginus to the northwest, and the extenisve Rimae Triesnecker to the west. Additional rilles can be found by zooming in and panning around.
ZWO ASI290MM
Meade LX850 (12" f/8)
Losmandy G-11
Autostakkert! (best 10% of 3,000 frames)
They were setting up their camera to catch the sunrise. I was looking for something to use for composition. I hope they don't mind my quick snap portrait sunrise of them.
After seeing the sunrise at Maebongsan mountain park, I looked around Namsan mountain where one of Seoul's landmark, and rooftop park in downtown.
Lucky timing, to be at Hickam for the arrival of two brand new F-35Bs, destined for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. The AGILE81 Flight arrived in great weather, with sun and blue skies.
DB tug 60011 arrives at Swinton on a pathing stop , running to amended schedule meant the 6M99 Immingham SS - Wolverhampton ST appeared before the station lights went out.
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SP#152 -"Le temps file, le temps n'attend personne.
Le temps guérit toutes les blessures.
Tous autant que nous sommes nous voulons plus de temps. Du temps pour se relever, du temps pour grandir, du temps pour lâcher prise.
Du temps."
Grey's Anatomy
A lone worker, headed home in the twilight, is serendipitously captured in a shadow-box filled with sun.
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Sunrise long exposure at Cape Banks, Sydney Australia.
Nikon D800 & Nikkor 16-35mm, Lee Big Stopper filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
Japanese Friendship Garden Balboa Park, San Diego. I'm participating in the "no flower challenge" which means for at least 5 days I can't post a flower shot. It's actually easier than I thought.
Watched the first dragon boat race of the day at the Arundel festival. As can be seen the paddlers were inexperienced and had difficult keeping time.