What do these images have in common?
‘No one changes his/her mind about anything.’ In subtext add to this, ‘No matter the information/evidence he/she is supplied with regarding whatever subject is at hand.’
Someone asks me what’s with this sudden interest in photography, the above is probably as good an answer as any. No one changes his/her mind about anything. Not a day goes by, it seems, when I am not reminded of this sad fact. Which begs this question: What’s the point of exposing the deceits, frauds and moral violence we are constantly bombarded with?
I just had an email exchange with an old friend who would not, and I mean would not, deal with in any way the fact that the ‘Spanish Flu’ of 1918 was not contagious, for to deal with it would expose the implications thereof, which would mean he is wrong about something.
A good friend of mine doesn’t speak to me anymore because I asked him to read Tom Cowan’s book (The Contagion Myth) and/or Artur Firstenberg’s book (The Invisible Rainbow) and insisted that viruses have been isolated then admitted that they hadn’t, but yelled at me ‘It doesn’t matter, bro!’, meaning that he’s still right about viruses causing COVID, no matter that he was wrong about viruses very existence, and anyway, he went on, Cowan is a disinformation agent!
What was behind this bullshit? The ego-fear of being wrong.
I recently lost another friend for the same reason. The two-big ego-fear of being wrong. (When someone waits a long time before bringing up a subject that, for two-bit ego reasons, has been bothering him/her, some history re-writing is likely in the offing.)
I could go on and on with anecdotes of this sort but my point is that looking at a good photograph, especially one that I have made, distracts me from thoughts of the above distressing aspect of human nature. Even better: The process of making a good photograph is at the same time similar to and the opposite of, the process of uncovering and exposing the deceits, frauds and moral violence with are constantly bombarded with. This process is also (somehow) the opposite of two-bit ego fears, be they mine or someone else’s.
Most of the folks who have stuck it out with this blog are already awake to most of the deceits, frauds and moral violence we are constantly bombarded with and are mostly looking for verification that they are right (and not wrong) so my thought is that taking a break and looking at some good (or at least pleasing to the eye) photographs might do everyone some good.
So I made up another slideshow, and this one, I hope, will be especially relaxing (and ego-free), given the subject matter.
Allan
Miles, or whomever you think it may be, has written some great stuff in his latest post:
Which brings us back to the Stockholm Syndrome, to take this full circle. What the “experts” never tell you is why captives would sympathize with their own captors. After the Covid event, we can now answer that: the power the captors have is hypnotizing by itself. The captors are in charge, and the captives are powerless. Power acts as authority, and the captives instinctively bow to it. It is like baby animals imprinting. They can’t help following the only larger being in sight who seems to have power. It would appear that a great majority of people can’t help but fall down in abject submission before any authority that presents itself, no matter how transparently irrational, illogical, or evil, and this is what the governors rely upon. Nothing short of that can explain the past year, or indeed all of human history.
http://mileswmathis.com/stockholm.pdf
Well, ‘Miles Mathis’ is a committee of writers and researcher spooks (probably at Tavistock) so they are bound to come up with interesting stuff. That’s the way a limited hangout/disinfo psy op works.
Yeah, we spoke of him before. We’ll have to agree to disagree then.
The essay is not particularly interesting – it’s accurate.
Isn’t your argument against the singular Miles word-count too high for a human? Also, you didn’t like the British colloquialisms, correct?
It seems to me that he has no life other than painting and writing… that’s a lot of hours available at the keyboard. I particularly like “shite,” and “wanker,” and use them for the humor, and that they sometimes skirt the overlord spell-checkers.
Yep Allan pointed out years ago he would have to be a robot , that doesn’t eat or sleep (or anything else!) , typing 24/7!!
And a short while back, he was trying to compare himself to Brad Pitt! – can you believe it! :-D,what does that tell you?! LOL!.
Just that his ego is large… very large. This is obvious even to the casual reader. That in itself does not negate what he says.
Beautifull photos again…BTW I change my mind many time in my life on ton of subject, doesnt bother me to be wrong. Even machine do some mistake…im a programmer and system analyst so anomaly, correction is part of my job…QA (Quality Assurance) is very important in my domain wich I can say im a expert in…today in a video meeting somebody call me Mr. Anomaly,not because i create anomaly but because I catch any of them…this is my client: https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement
Great post Allan! As a fan of your writing, I’m looking forward to your body of photography. My dad was a photographer for a Colorado newspaper. I grew up with a darkroom in my basement, I’ve had a darkroom (black and white) in most of the places I have lived in my adult life. The camera takes the picture, but my best photos have come from playing around in the darkroom to perfect what the camera captures.
I agree with Allan as I normally do. I’ve had the same issues pop up with my associates, some of whom are active duty law enforcement (at a high level) or guys who work for FEMA who formerly served with me in the Marine Corps. I’ve been watching all this stuff about “Havana syndrome” and DEWS (directed emergency weapons) stuff and it’s funny, because it’s nothing new whatsoever. When I was stationed at American embassy Moscow, USSR (yes, folks, the actual USSR), we were bombarded with DEWS and microwaves; I had to give regular reports regarding our staff who had all the symptoms that are just recently reported in the news— except it was 1988-92 timeframe that this was happening to me and my team when we were assigned there.
So yeah, Allan, I feel ya brother. It’s a weird world and we need to have an honest dialogue about these topics. Thank you for keeping things real. 🙂
Nature in all of it’s glory
Beyond words
Wonderful of you to keep doing this
Heartbreakingly Beautiful
Thanks Allan
I just had an email exchange with an old friend who would not, and I mean would not, deal with in any way the fact that the ‘Spanish Flu’ of 1918 was not contagious, for to deal with it would expose the implications thereof, which would mean he is wrong about something.
I only 51 and I don’t ever remember learning about the Spanish flu that supposedly killed anywhere from 30-100 million people in school…I remember learning about prohibition and George Washington wooden teeth and Ben Franklin flying kites and such.
I asked my old school mates and they agreed that they don’t remember learning about the Spanish flu either. So one of them got an older addition hard copy of encyclopedia Brittanica 1976 version and there is no mention of Spanish flu
Sorry that you keep losing friends. Guess that’s why I’ve never had many friends.
I always read and look at the photos when you post because the information you write about and the videos/slides/videos help keep me: thinking deductively and inductively, appreciating the fascinating, and grounding me from some of the deception that is seemingly everywhere and in everything.
I am also grateful you never let go of the “Mandela Effect/Daniel 9:25” and other topics like the Ft. Riley flu.
It remains staggering, and sobering, that we peeps are so easily blinded by the truth and so willing to embrace the lies, especially the big ones.
I know its off topic but recently, I’ve been asking the question about vaccines: “why are the vaccinated so intent on me/us/others getting vaccinated, especially if vaccination is supposed to confer immunity for them?”
The inability of anyone to answer dispassionately, or clearly, doesn’t surprise me. It does, however, suggest the human mind is a very confused place for most people.
In closing, I think the “vaccines” are not vaccines. They are gene therapy, or prions, or ticking death traps. A prima facie example that the GRINS technologies (Genetics, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotech, and Synthetic biology) are going to eliminate humanity sooner than any of us expect.
Thanks for your efforts on helping me work on my thinking about my thinking.
P
Thank you. And I’m pretty sure that those who demand we get vaxxed are really talking about general obedience to the PTB. As you imply, it has nothing to do with health, theirs or ours.
I posted OBEY on Facebook and got two replies outta 400 so called friends
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.
Mark Twain
Beautiful Allan. They all have clouds in them. Sometimes, when you look long at them and let your mind wander, like your first pic, the clouds look like far away lands and mountain tops above a lingering foggy mist – inverted.
I like your new approach, much better from my perspective and healthier for author and reader. I started reading you for the surf tales, a sport from which I based most of my life- like you probably did and may still do to some extent. Where I lived, traveled, how I dressed who my friends were, the jobs I took even passwords all surfing based or surfing biased and now nearly aged out of the actual surfing at 72 this stuff just hangs on. Good to pursue new or renewed perspectives.
Allan,
The official data from the EU is even more alarming and it is maybe only 1% to 10% of true numbers: EMA 10 570 DEAD 405 259 INJURIES
Posted on May 15, 2021 by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News https://vaccineimpact.com/2021/10570-dead-405259-injuries-european-database-of-adverse-drug-reactions-for-covid-19-vaccines/
Very interesting indeed, and by those graph results, about 10% of the countries have been totally saved and let off the hook.
How?? – can I suggest some kind soul in charge of their vax poison has secretly swopped their shit for plain WATER.
Canada,Denmark,Sweden, Switzerland for instance, the vax hasn’t killed anyone yet.
Other countries like INDIA and Iran are being slayed & culled, by what seems to be an insidious rotten new RAT Poison that is undetectable.
Allan and peeps, – did you know there is a technology out there than blocks a DIGITAL camera from taking a photo?….I found out the other day, and I know it is being used sometimes on the mega yacht Flying Fox.
I tried to show proof, but it got blocked.
Hi Allan,
Although I tend not to comment when I feel I have nothing substantial to add to the discourse, I appreciate your views and analyses of HTWRW. It feels to me as if we’re in a reflective moment while catching our breath before moving into the next phase of our collective human journey. I have much positive hope for the future and believe that we approach a turning point in our understanding of our past and future potential.
Just a feeling.
Many thanks for sharing your beautiful photos.
Eric
Yes, some of us approach a turning point, which implies a change of worldview. As I say in the post, most will do no such thing. Most of the folks who come here have already (before coming here) dedicated themselves to critical thinking. Which is great, but I’d love to think that at least someone, one person, changed his/her mind about something, anything, based on the stuff we say here.
You’re good at photos.
Love your photography and writing; all subjects.
I’m a photographer as well. This is some very nice work, Allen. It surprises me that with as much beautiful art and music as there is that people can be such assholes as they are. I guess it just means you find what you look for. Thanks for sharing your vision.
Such welcome ‘phantasmagoria’.
Velvety beauty. Here’s a song for your daybreak. Sunshine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_4CgHT95-E
A happy song. Needed.
Thank you for your submission . The video reminded me of the movie Juan Salvador Gaviota .Take good care of yourself
Allan:
Maybe you have noticed, as I have, that when traveling through the smaller rural towns, you see far more Buicks – a holdover from when that make might have actually had quality behind its name. Complete bullshit for decades now – yet the view obviously persists (in my experience). This has more to do with the belief like “they wouldn’t lie to me.” It seems that this blind faith applies to the government as well. You are correct: you cannot argue with these people. It may not be fear of being wrong, but it sure seems to be a result of brainwashing of some sort.
Buicks were the “de facto” car (usually a “Sword”, no “Deuce & A-Quarter”) of a small biz owner in the South, unless it was an Impala, Bonneville, LTD, or Olds 88. You didn’t rub it in with a Caddy or Lincoln.
My cousin’s wife always had a big station wagon, 3 chilluns. My cuz owned the two largest paper supply companies in Mississippi. He drove crappy demos (drove 50K/yr, they wore out in 2 yrs) from Nelson Hall in Meridian and made his wife drive a Biscayne Wagon with 3 on the tree and no A/C from 63-74. Then she finally got an Impala Wagon w/ automatic and A/C. Used.
WOW! Absolutely tremendously beautiful photo’s and slide show! – thanks again Allan!.
You are without doubt an expert at photography and film, and in your element….you know what?, I think those other photographers we were talking about really have to pull up their socks!.
You asked – what do they all have in common? – I will say you have definitely augmented the colors in the skies at least – right?.
Has the brilliant camera gear these days boosted your hobby enjoyment?.
Sorry to hear you had more friends go shallow and disappear, I have lost a number around this covid crap, and I don’t care because it weeds out the fake friends from the real.
Have you had a chance to bust out the metal detector lately?…I still laugh about you finding that trinket under your hammock 😀
‘Augmenting the colors’… an important point. Depends what you mean by augment. I use Lightroom to ‘interpret’ my raw images, which must be put through Lightroom or some other software to bring out the colors and contrast. But nothing is actually added (I don’t use tinting). This is interesting, because yes, the colors in some of my photos are not what you’d see ‘live’, but the colors, the wavelengths, ARE THERE. It’s great fun, really, finding what is in the image that you can’t see. Although I might delete a beer can or whatever, I don’t take out elements and certainly would not add anything. Good point though.
(In some ways I miss the days of slide film (as in my Tobago slideshow), when you either got it or didn’t with a press of the button. There was an honesty about that that we will never see again in media. But being able to see the result immediately is very, very satisfying.)
Allan- 90% of my photography is biz centered. I use a T3i w/ an 18/270 zoom Canon lens. As for editing, Apple Photos, which is somewhat OK but absolutely lousy for closeups unless I buy a close-up lens for $500 or so and switch it out between <1' close-ups and 3-10' shots. I do technical mold/bacterial testing & reports.
Would Lighroom eliminate the need or give enough image improvement to eliminate the need for a expensive close-up lens?