On Opinion, Truth and Emotion - Colin Pantell / Jorg Colberg (Mon 24 Nov 2014)

Untitled - "Don't Let a Kiss Fool You" - Copenhagen (Fri 22 Aug 2013)
Colin Pantell (*) writes on Opinion (*), Truth (*) and Emotion (*):

Have an opinion, tell some truth, show some emotion.

via The Helicopterism of Art-Editorial Photography (*) by Jorg Colberg (*) originally from The Dreck of Photographic Muzak (*).

Who inspires you? - Khalik Allah (Tue 21 Oct 2014)

Heart (*) - Intersection (*) / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Khalik Allah (*) writes on Inspiration (*) and for his photography (*):

The pursuit of real vision. That is what inspires (*) me. The eyes (*) do not see, and the ears (*) do not hear. My photography is predicated on the heart (*), which is the real organ of vision (*).

via Who inspires you? (*) by Khalik Allah (*).

Some Days Are Like This - Cameron Wurf (Sat 23 Aug 2014)

Bike Rider - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Cameron Wurf (*) writes On Bicycle Racing (*):

the sport is so often very humbling and today I simply had to accept my fate.

via the truth hurts in the race of truth! (*) by Cameron Wurf (*).

On Photos and Process - Jörg Colberg (Tue 19 Aug 2014)

Water (*) (more (*)) and Trees (*) (more (*)) - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Jörg Colberg (*) writes on Photos (*) and Process (*):

At the end of the day, it should be about the pictures. [..]

So I look at the pictures first – are they any good? – and then at the process.

via On Process (Further Down the Rabbit Hole) (*) by Jörg Colberg (*).

On Happiness - Sidney Rittenberg

Happiness - Copenhagen (Sat 24 Aug 2013)
Sidney Rittenberg (*) talks On Happiness (*):

happiness...is not a function of your circumstances; it’s a function of your outlook on life.

via Crucibles of Leadership (*) by Warren Bennis (*) and Robert Thomas (*).

Coaching Observations - Physiology4Performance (Sun 01 Jun 2014)

Untitled - Langelinie promenade / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Physiology4Performance (*) writes On Coaching Observations (*):

After meeting and talking with some 700 DB coaches around the country, here are some common truths that keep cropping up:

• Every club struggles with numbers. Recruitment is key for every club. Recruit smart and relentlessly.


• People fall out and clubs split and create new clubs. It's painful but good for the sport. Most clubs I can think of started that way.


• The most effective coaches do it because they get great satisfaction from helping people develop, learn, achieve and become part of a club/family - not because they get their ego stroked. Most effective because they make decisions based on performance rather than their ego.


• Good coaches educate themselves and maximise the the time/effort that their team invests, by training their clubs smart and hard.


• The best clubs have two or more coaches that work together synergistically (i.e. their strengths and weaknesses compliment each other). It takes coaches with their ego's in check to work this way as they have to understand their own weaknesses and take a back seat to the other coaches in this area.


• Performance comes from the club culture as much as anything else. Culture is based on a set of values and ideals that is put in place and shaped by key members and taught to new members implicitly. Not everyone will fit in with it and that's OK.


• Some people see 'having fun' and 'being competitive' as two opposing concepts. The best clubs know that these things go hand in hand.

via Physiology4Performance Facebook (*) by Physiology4Performance (*).

On Competing - David Brailsford / Cycling Tips (Sat 19 Jul 2014)

Bikes (*) - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
David Brailsford (*) writes Competing (*):

there are times when you win (*) and times when you lose (*),

via Porte’s podium at the Tour de France fades: “I don’t think I dealt with the heat really well” (*) by Shane Stokes (*).

On finding a Solution - Li-aung Yip (Fri 12 Jul 2013)

Untitled - Copenhagen (Thu 22 Aug 2013)
Li-aung Yip (*) writes:

if it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid.

via Produce a summary (“pivot”?) table (*) by Li-aung Yip (*).

On Perception - Drew Ginn (Tue 01 May 2007)

Den lille Havfrue (*) - The Little Mermaid - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Drew Ginn (*) writes On Perception (*):

It’s a fine line between success (*) and failure (*). In fact I could even argue that they are one in the same. That really the difference between experiences (*) that we judge as successful or as failure comes down to our perception (*).

via G get t THe g GLIDE R riGht (*) by Drew Ginn (*).

Just over seven years ago since Drew's posted this one. Could relate to it from the paddling point of view and it would take some time to fully understand all of what he was saying back then. Experiences (*) bring a lot to what you learn (*) and retain. Miss his blog posts (*) now, though he does post (*) on twitter a bit.

On Photography and Light - Mike Johnston (Wed 19 Feb 2014)

Untitled - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Mike Johnston (*) writes On Photography (*) and Light (*:

The number of possible pictures is infinite. In every light, there are some that work. The trick is not finding the "right" light. The trick is finding the right picture in the light you're in.

via Ask Mike (*) by Mike Johnston (*).

The Gift of Photography - Kirk Tuck (Thu 29 Jul 2010)

Intersection - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Kirk Tuck (*) writes On Photography (*):

You can't swim without a pool.You can't shoot without a camera. Don't leave it at home. The camera is like your shirt or your shoes. Take it everywhere you take your body. Then you'll be ready when the image you love arrives in front of you like a gift. Be gracious. Be ready to accept the gift.

via You have to get wet if you want to learn to swim. (*) by Kirk Tuck (*).

On Staying Excited - Kirk Tuck (Wed 13 Nov 2013)

Rowers (Detail) - Langelinie / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Kirk Tuck (*) writes On Staying Interested (*):

I'm happy that I'm still excited about hitting the water on a cold day and pounding out the yards. You'd think that after over fifty years of swimming up and down various pools and watching the black line on the bottom one would get bored but every time in the pool is exciting and fun for me. It's active meditation (*), it's competition (*) and it's concentration (*). Lots of good stuff for your body and brain to do before that first cup of coffee...

via Packing up and getting on the road (*) by Kirk Tuck (*).

Rowers - Langelinie / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)

Den Lille havfrue - The Little Mermaid - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)

Den lille Havfrue - The Little Mermaid - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
From The Little Mermaid (*):

The sun rose out of the sea (*), its rays felt warm and soft on the deathly cold foam. But the little mermaid did not feel death, she saw the sun (*), and up above her floated hundreds of airy, transparent forms. [..]

She is then told:

We carry the smell of flowers that refresh and heal the sick.

The flowers placed on her lap were such a nice touch.

I did not see all of this in the photo I made as the sun rose on The Statue's 100th Birthday, but I do now.

On Denmark - Prince Frederick - Spectrum (Sat 12 Oct 2013)

Betty and Jo - Amalienborg Palace / Copenhagen (Sat 24 Aug 2013)
Following a recent survey that Danish people emerged as the happiest in the world, Prince Frederick (*) comments On Denmark (*) as to possible how's:

A secure life, and a well developed social system; not many people fall through the net. And shared values, I would say; [a] sense of equality

via True romance (*) by Jane Wheatley (*).

On being Touched - Peter Kool - Eric Kim Street Photography (Fri 04 Oct 2013)

Pedestrian Crossing - Osterport / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Peter Kool (*) writes On being Touched (*) and Street Photography (*):

a photo has to touch (*) you. It has to evoke some kind of emotion (*); astonishment (*) for different reasons.

via Variety is the Spice of Life: Interview with Peter Kool (*) by Eric Kim (*).

I tried so hard to make a good photo of this intersection. It is one of a kind - the colours of a rainbow.

On Discovery, Learning and Confidence - The Bulletproof Musician (Sun 29 Sep 2013)

Untiltled - Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
The Bulletproof Musician (*) writes (*):

when it relates to confidence (*), we have to figure things out the hard way. Because it’s one thing to be told what to do, and another thing to discover (*). and learn (*) for ourselves.

via Build Greater Confidence by Approaching Practice Like a Surgeon (*) by The Bulletproof Musician (*).

On Anthropology, Understanding and Forgiveness Clifford Geertz - Chantel Tattoli / intellectum

Chantel - Osterport Railway Station / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)
Clifford Geertz (*) writes On Anthropology (*), Forgiveness (*) and Understanding (*):

To understand (*), isn’t to forgive (*).

via The Anthropology of the Little Mermaid (*) by Chantel Tattoli (*).

Green - Langelinie / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)

Green - Langelinie / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)

Rowers Tribute - Den lille havfrue / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)

Rowers Tribute - Den lille havfrue / Copenhagen (Fri 23 Aug 2013)