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To say Portland has quite a few bicyclists is an understatement. I don’t know the exact percentage but it would be fair to guess there is probably a cyclist for every person owning a camera of some sort (the gross amount of Portland photographers is another story).
Most of them know their road rights and will prove it if you happen to cut them off. As you walk the streets of Portland, depending on how long you roam, you will probably hear a cyclist or two cursing a motorist for infringing on their space. The screaming and yelling has become so common I don’t notice it anymore. It’s like listening to the adults on a Charlie Brown cartoon: all I hear is “wah waaah wah waaah wah waaaahhhh.”
I can see their point, though. After all, it is common knowledge there have been quite a few deaths because of motorists not paying attention to the cycle lanes. There are “ghost bikes” in place representing a person who was killed at that particular spot. Cyclists are constantly on guard to make sure they are seen so they don’t become a victim themselves. I am sympathetic to their plight. I guess I would be even more sympathetic if a lot of those same cyclists obeyed all of the rules of the road, too.
I can’t tell you how many close calls I’ve had with cyclists who seem to think the “bicycles yield to pedestrians” signs are merely for decoration. Just at Portland’s Waterfront Park alone most of the cyclists go way too fast, weaving in and around pedestrians even though there are signs in place requiring all cyclists to slow down. A sign was posted in a construction zone requiring all cyclists to “Walk Their Bikes” because the walkway had been narrowed due to the construction fence. I didn’t see a single cyclist walk their bike. They road through as if the walkway was at it’s original width. Also, I’ve noticed many cyclists like to run red lights and stop signs. A cyclist kicked my wife’s bumper at a 4-way stop because he felt the front of her car was penetrating his crossing lane. Turns out it was her turn to go anyway because he failed to stop (as the law requires) at his stop sign, first.
I believe this picture tells it like it is. They know the cycling laws that protect them! They may not care what the law requires of them but they certainly care what the law requires of YOU. Some of them would probably run you over if you happened to wander into their cycling lane. If not, they would at least brush your shoulder as they passed by to let you know they weren’t happy with you.
Just sayin’. =)
BKH Kater Tobi.Full name of Tobi is Long Tom of Edenplace but that is too long, I think. Tobi is a British-Shorthair Silver Tabby Spottet. This species many people can see in commercials for cat food in the german
Das ist der Tobi,eigentlich heißt er aber Long Tom of Edenplace.Tobi ist ein Britisch-Kurzhaar Kater mit Stammbaum.Geboren ist er am 28.04.2009
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Siguiendo la luna
EXPLORED [#76 Highest] - Sep 21, 2011 - Thanks Everyone!
NYC Downtown. Viewed from Liberty State Park, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Doesn't Brisbane at night seem quite magical? Like it's not quite real? To me Brisbane is where it all starts, the possibilities are endless.
Brisbane River Festival 2011 at South Bank under a full moon. This is the Golden Casket Mirror Ball Light Sphere, it's pretty cool (but sadly only there for two weeks)!
"All the world's a stage" is the phrase that begins a monologue from William Shakespeare's As You Like It. It compares the world to a stage and life to a play, and catalogues the seven stages of a man's life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon, and second childhood.
Il Lake Louise è un lago dell'Alberta, Canada. Il colore verde smeraldo è dovuto alla “farina di roccia” (rock flour) depositata dai ghiacciai che si affacciano sul lago.
Lake Louise is a lake in Alberta, Canada. The emerald colour of the water comes from rock flour carried into the lake by melt-water from the glaciers that overlook the lake
HDR from a single RAW file
Explore: #49 15-09-2011
This shot is from a solo mission I did in Davenport back in May. I had to get down and dirty here by taking off my shoes and standing in a rush of freezing water. I was treated to some really nice light and I couldn't believe I was the only one out here.
I also took a long exposure and as I was about to hit my cable release, a large dog brushed up against me and scared the LIVING &^%$ out of me; thus hitting my tripod and screwing up the long exposure. It's all good, I was just happy it wasn't the Loch Ness monster. I hope you are enjoying your week and may the light be with you where ever you are. Jave
Cueva de la Fuente del Francés ( a través del espejo). / Cave of Source of the French . ( Flip horizontal).
♫ Múm - Green Grass Of Tunnel . ♫
Fotografía dedicada a C., pues mis imágenes no están completas sin su poética prosa.
Para acompañar, la música del grupo islandés Múm, en un maravilloso video.
En Hoznayo se encuentra la Fuente del Francés, que fue un balneario de aguas termales en el siglo XIX.
La leyenda cuenta que un abate francés, huyendo de los horrores de la Revolución, vino a parar a estos parajes, ocultándose en la cueva. Y dicen que, de tanto llorar, sus ojos vinieron a irritarse de tal manera que le causaron un mal de la vista. Pero, en una ocasión notó que lavándoselos con las aguas de la fuente, sus ojos sanaron. De ahí el descubrimiento de las virtudes de las aguas y del nombre del lugar.
Photography dedicated to C., because my photos are not complete without her poetic prose.
To accompany, the music of Icelandic group Múm, in a wonderful video.
In the village of Hoznayo is the Source of the French, it was a hot springs resort in the nineteenth century.
Legend has it that a French Abbe, fleeing the horrors of the Revolution, came to stop these places, hiding in the cave. From time to mourn, his eyes Abbe irritararon and caused a bad view. But once he noticed that washing with water from the source, his eyes healed. Hence, the discovery of the virtues of water and place name.
...per alcuni, i sogni determinano l''inizio di uno spazio senza tempo, dove ogni cosa è possibile perchè impalpabile. Non inquinabile dalla realtà.
Per alcuni altri, per me, il sogno è parte della vita stessa...
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Kuwait City (Arabic: مدينة الكويت, transliteration: Madīnat al-Kūwait), is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. It has an estimated population of 63,600 (2006 estimate) within city limits and 2.38 million in the metropolitan area. Located at the heart of the country on the shore of the Persian Gulf, and containing Kuwait's parliament (Majlis Al-Umma), most governmental offices, the headquarters of most Kuwaiti corporations and banks, it is the indisputable political, cultural and economic center of the emirate.
The Liberation Tower (2nd highest building on the right of the photo) is the highest structure in Kuwait. Construction of the tower commenced before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. It was meant to be called The Kuwait Telecommunications Tower. When the invasion took place, construction, which was almost half-way complete, was put on hold. However, the structure received no damage, and construction resumed after Saddam Hussein's forces were expelled on February 27, 1991. Upon completion in 1993, the tower was renamed the Liberation Tower, symbolizing Kuwait's liberation from Iraq. The tower contains a revolving restaurant and observation platform (in the first disc-shaped pod; now closed to the public for security reasons), and also houses radio and other telecommunications offices. The structure stands at 372 meters high (1,220 ft) at its pinnacle. The roof of the second pod on the tower is 308 meters high (1,010 ft). It is similar to the CN Tower because both contain a revolving restaurant, observation platform, telecommunications equipment and the same look.
As in all Middle East, the city skyline is constantly changing also in Kuwait City . The tower on the very right is a new addition to the city scape. Weather across Middle East has changed in last few days and Kuwait is experiencing humidity over 80% from its usual 10%. Change of weather has brought some clouds to Kuwaiti sky, which beautifully enhance colors in the evening sky.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length: 106mm
Aperture: f/22.0
Shutter Speed : 30 seconds
ISO: 100
Exposure: Manual
The photo above was taken at the western ridge of Lake Ann which is about 700 ft above the lake and a front seat view of the magnificent and imposing Mount Shuksan range.
Lake Ann is still frozen over, though there's a hint of melted areas around it. It may not completely thaw this year considering it's almost fall now.
The waxing half moon was a few degrees above the horizon and about to set when this was taken -- not a complete deal breaker for astrophotography. It helped illuminate the scene quite well.
Although not a great HDR photo, I do like this image results because it is quite difficult to find 15 or so cowboys all standing still in one frame. Here most of them are as they were awaiting the calf roping event at the Manitoba Stampede.
Some of you may remember this image as I originally posted it on Instagram.
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De la familia de las Azucenas, flor de larga duración y muy perfumada. Representa el lujo y la belleza.
El lilium era la flor sagrada para los asirios y fue cultivada con primor en los jardines de Babilonia.
En Europa era utilizada para ayudar a superar la depresión y otras dolencias del espíritu.
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Some nights it seems like there are three main sunsets: 1. When the sun sets behind the horizon; 2. When the first round of cloud glow kicks off after the sun sets behind the horizon; and, 3. Once in awhile a second round of glow comes to the clouds just as blue hour is kicking off.
Last night was just such a night here in Fort Fun, yay!
Image Notes: Manually blended two exposures for foreground and sky. Shooting blue hour can result in some fantastic results, but experiment with exposure. For e.g. this image is a tad brighter than the scene was in reality.
Google Earth: 40°18'15.16"K 36°33'6.88"E
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Norvegia 2011 - Viaggio con il battello postale - Hurtigruten -
Navigazione tra i fiordi - canale tra le isole Vesteralen e le isole Lofoten
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Our train got into Paris Gard du Nord around 17:30, then we walked to our nearby hotel, just by Gare du l'Est. It was a quick turnaround, as I wanted to be out at a Parisienne landmark by sunset. Now, I know that most of my photos are at sunset, sunrise or the blue hour, but there simply is no better times to shoot landscapes, especially colour and HDR ones. There are exceptions to the rule, obviously, but 95% of the time this rule holds true, at least in my style of photography.
We got to the Eiffel Tower ridiculously early, so went for some food while I waited for the light to change. As soon as the sun started dropping, I raced to this little park in front of the tower and started snapping away. Poor Anna had to wait patiently while I ran backwards and forwards changing position, getting different angles and adapting as the light changed. When the sun got to a certain point, I noticed how it shone through this gap in the hedge. I waited until I could frame it with this little tree as well.
We were quite lucky to get any type of decent sunset, as it had been spitting a few minutes beforehand and the sky was covered in dark storm clouds. We even saw thunderstorms later on from the top of the tower. Thankfully the clouds broke up for a while as the sun dipped beneath the horizon.
The Eiffel Tower (La Tour Eiffel) was completed in 1889 in only four years and was the entrance arch to the World's Fair that year. It was designed by Gustave Eiffel and held the title of the tallest man-made structure in the world (324 metres) for 41 years until it was surpassed by the Chrysler Building. To make it look more uniform to people on the ground, the tower is actually painted in three different shades of paint; the lightest at the top and the darkest at the bottom.
This is a 7-shot HDR. You nearly always need to take more than three exposures if you're shooting directly into the sun, as the range of light is far greater than most normal scenes.
This photo is for Carol (in a barrel), as she went to Paris a few days before me and probably didn't bother taking any sunset shots.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II / ISO 100 / f/14 / 17-40mm @ 17mm
Stunning sunset over Lake Thun.
Taken from a boat's landing place in Merligen. The striking mountain on the left is the Niesen and in the middle you see the Stockhorn.
This is my very first shot with neutral density filters. I always admired those long exposures pics with the smooth and silky water. The result is acceptable but still in need of improvement...
Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) is an Alpine lake in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It took its name from the city of Thun, on its northern shore.
Lake Thun's approximately 2,500 km² large catchment area frequently causes local flooding after heavy rainfalls. This occurs because the river Aar (German: Aare), which drains Lake Thun, has only limited capacity to handle the excess runoff.
The lake is fed by water from Lake Brienz to the south east, which lies 6 metres higher than Lake Thun, and various streams in the Oberland, including the Kander (only since 1714). Lake Thun was created after the last ice age and was originally part of Lake Brienz. The historic combined lake is called Wendelsee by geologists and historians.
Fishing is important enough to keep a handful of professional fishers employed. In 2001 the total catch was 53,000 kg. Since 1835 passenger ships have operated on the lake. There are ten passenger ships in total, operated by the local railway company BLS Lötschbergbahn.
The Niesen is a mountain, located in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps, overlooking Lake Thun and is often called the Swiss Pyramid.
The summit of the mountain (2362 metres) can be reached easily with a funicular from Mülenen (near Reichenbach). The construction of the Niesenbahn funicular was completed in 1910. Alongside the path of the Niesenbahn is the longest stairway in the world with 11,674 steps. It is open only once a year to the public for a stair run.
The Niesen was the subject of a number of paintings by Paul Klee, in which it was represented as a quasi-pyramid.
The Stockhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, above the town of Erlenbach in Simmetal.
The Stockhorn is 2190 m high and is accessible via cable car and/or walking during 3 hours 30 minutes from the Oberstockensee. It has a restaurant at the top and is a good starting point for many hikes. There is good fishing in the two lakes right below the Stockhorn, the Oberstockensee(around 1650 m high and the Hinterstockensee ( around 1550 m high). There is a subterraneous water connection bettween the two lakes.
From the top you may enjoy, in a sunny day, a marvellous, unbelievable Panorama or sight with all the main summit of the Alps, the Eiger, Monk, Jungfrau, Diableretes and Mont Blanch,among them, the, the valley of the Aare river, Thun the Poral of the Alps,the Thunesee, the city of Interlaken and the Jura Region.
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Canon EOS 60D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Aperture: f/22
Exposure time: 20 seconds
Focal length: 10 mm
ISO Speed 100
Tokina ND4 and ND8 Filter
Processed with PS CS5
"Lifting shadows
off a Dream once broken
She can turn a drop of water
Into an ocean"
Dream Theater_Lifting Shadows Off A Dream
Showing you another glimpse of my city. These rock art work are created by John Felice Ceprano, who has been creating those stunning art form since 1986 at the same location on the Ottawa River. I definitely will have to go back as there are so much to see and shoot. The balance required to keep those rocks up is simply stunning. It also has become a major tourist and local attraction as you can see by the guy admiring the artwork.
Everything should be enjoyed in the light box. Press L or click on the photo.
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i took this photo back in the autumn.
i am going to be trying to upload a little more often from now on!
We hit the sunny beaches where we occupy ourselves keeping the sun off our skin, the saltwater off our bodies, and the sand out of our belongings. ~Erma Bombeck
Finally, I am off to my summer vacations! Ahhhh feels good. I am heading for Croatian island of Pag today. Will be back from the seaside in September. I hope I will enjoy your streams in the moments of relaxation. Have fun everyone. Summer is still on!
English: Come On! Let's Travel!
I was inspired by this new video to upload yet again one of my photos during my summer holiday in the Philippines. It's just lurking in my archives so please let me share. The video made me smile!
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And oh, it's my 300th upload! Thanks everyone!
I went to Filoli last week to see how the gardens were in August. They are thriving. I took this shot in the "cutting garden", which is their garden dedicated to growing flowers for the arrangements in the house. Filoli is an historic site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, located in Woodside, California and I am extremely lucky to live relatively close to it.
I hope everyone is enjoying their Wednesday.
better in the light box
Pour faire une épissure en œil sur un cordage de Ø 32 mm, un peu de patience, quelques outils, un chouille d'expérience et beaucoup de passion !!!
Le tout fait de la belle ouvrage !!!
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She wears an elegant and gorgeous kimono clothes, an obi-belt and also has a pretty bag.
Located : Miyagawa-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Aug 1, 2011.
Con esta serie me despido de vosotros hasta el dia 22
With this series I bid you farewell until day 22
Las casetas de San Lorenzo son más que una imagen inexorable en la parte baja de una fotografía dominada por el mar y con la iglesia de San Pedro al fondo. Forman parte de la fisonomía de la playa desde que las generaciones pasadas y presentes tienen memoria, y si bien nacieron con la idea de constituir un pudoroso vestuario, enseguida los usuarios hicieron de ellas un verdadero club social.
Hoy constituyen, sin duda, un referente turístico, esa particularidad vistosa y multicolor que invita a los forasteros a fotografiarse con ellas y que incita su curiosidad hasta tal punto, que bajan a la arena para levantar sus faldas y descubrir qué hay dentro. Y se sorprenden de que sean simplemente unas pequeñas construcciones en lona, con un palo en el medio y cierre más que vulnerable, cuya pudorosa utilidad es, hoy día, cuanto menos, cuestionable.
Espero que sean de vuestro agrado
Os recuerdo que todas se pueden ver en grande y comentarlas
Amanecer de hoy mismo en el monte Cayón-Infiesto-Piloña. Fue un amanecer muy extraño ya que la niebla no dejaba salir el sol, pero al final aunque ya muy alto y con bastante fuerza (por eso el salir quemado) apareció y nos dejo esta para mi maravilla vista, aunque por momentos la niebla lo hacía desaparecer de nuevo. Creo realmente que mereció la pena el madrugón que nos metimos
Espero que sean de vuestro agrado
Os recuerdo que todas se pueden ver en grande y comentarlas
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