The Rescue - a photo on Flickriver

The Rescue

            I was channel hopping last night when I came across ‘the rescue’ which if you haven’t seen is a documentary on the rescue of the 12 boys and their football coach from 2km inside a submerged cave in Thailand. It’s a documentary that showcases the power of humanity and what can be achieved when we all work together for a common goal. People from different cultures, beliefs and backgrounds all striving to reunited the lost boys with their families. What resonated with me the most though was the people most instrumental in the rescue where a bunch of civilian hobbyists who cave dive for fun. Though their passion and dedication they had amassed a skill set that very few people on the planet share. What was most striking was how one member of this elite group put it, "last to be picked for the cricket team but first to be picked for the cave dive rescue team". Now I am not for one minute suggesting that landscape photography shares any of the dangers associated with cave diving (unless that is you are a cave diving photographer - but I am guessing that is even more niche) but what it does share is that sense of adventure and excitement of discovering something new and the enjoyment found both on an individual level but also collectively among peers. It struck me that I had a very similar personality type to the cave divers, introverted with a slight awkwardness but with a quiet confidence in my ability to learn and grow from my passion. I wonder if anyone else finds this with the hobbies whether it be cave diving, photography or fire breathing?
   

Taken on: February 25, 2024

Tags:

autumn

trees

waterfall

scotland

dji

drone

clouds

snow

landscape

light

yellow

orange

explore

explored « less

Sets appears in: • Personal Fav's • Explored

Groups appears in: • Waterfalls • yorkshire based photographers more » • ***Flickr Global • in explore • * no limits, just quality photography! • WONDERS OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL.MARAVILLAS DE LA FOTOGRAFIA EN « less

Camera: Hasselblad L1D-20c, f/5.0, 1/500 sec, 10.3mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Hasselblad L1D-20c
Lens:	28.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	10.3mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	+0.3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Instagram
Show full info

Stats: 8,661 views / 17 comments

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder