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Ever have a morning when you shoot more good shots in ten minutes than you have shot in the past year?
This morning contained that ten minutes.
Ten minutes that I had before beginning the school bus run.
What a morning! The light mist made everything wonderful to my eye.
Vancouver's Telus World of Science (Science World for those of us that have been around for a while) provides a shimmering highlight against cloudy September skies and the cobalt blue waters of False Creek. September 22, 2007.
wien : heldenplatz (1962)
02 der glanze heldenplatz zirka
03 versaggerte in maschenhaftem männchenmeere
04 drunter auch frauen die ans maskelknie
05 zu heften heftig sich versuchten, hoffensdick.
06 und brüllzten wesentlich.
07 verwogener stirnscheitelunterschwang
08 nach nöten nördlich, kechelte
09 mit zu-nummernder aufs bluten feilzer stimme
10 hinsensend sämmertliche eigenwäscher.
11 pirsch!
12 döppelte der gottelbock von Sa-Atz zu Sa-Atz
13 mit hünig sprenkem stimmstummel.
14 balzerig würmelte es im männechensee
15 und den weibern ward so pfingstig ums heil
16 zumahn: wenn ein knie-ender sie hirschelte.
ernst jandl
a reminiscence on the year 1938 when autria was connected to germany and i think ernst jandl has the perfect words to describe. sorry, but i was unable to translate this poem into english...
Al Wakrah - Qatar
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راح النهار وهيفت شمـس الغـروب
وسوى شفق المغيب ع القبلة حجـاب
صار الدجى يستدرج الوقت بالدوب
حتى بدا يضفي على كـل مسحـاب
وإذا بليـل معتـم يسـدل الثـوب
ينسج من خيوط الغياهيـب جلبـاب
أهوجس وانا مابين غافـة وعرقـوب
ماغير أنا والليـل والخلـوة أصحـاب
في بر خالي لا مرافق ولا مندوب
أسامر هواجيسي على راس مرقاب
الوجد صوب ولاعج الشوق من صوب
والهموم تتناهـش الأساويـد بأنيـاب
أكسر هوس لي دار للجيـل دالـوب
واسج لي مروا على البـال الاحبـاب
يصهر خفوقي بين الأضلاع لاهـوب
عزاه من جرح فالاعمـاق ماطـاب
لي باتوا الخالين في الهيعة طيوب
يقبض معاليقي من الويج خباب
ياويل من مثلي من الوجـد مرعـوب
يتمازعن يوفـه رهيفـات الحـراب
رماني زمانـي دون زلـة وعـذروب
ياقدرة الله يوم تكتـب لـك أسبـاب
ضاري على حمل الكلف دون متعوب
لكن ماضاري على صد الأصحاب
كل مابغيت أعبر عن الشوق بإسلـوب
يجرفنـي التيـار فـي بحـر عـبـاب
لو كان عن تبع الهوى قلـت باتـوب
الود من يسطي ف القلـوب غـلاب
وعلى قولة الشاعر .. وتمت هذي القصيدة
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للشاعر / مصبح بن على المطروشي الكعبي
وغناها ميحد
Been on Explore #321, Sep 2, 2007.
Kairouan, Tunisia.
Incredible!
Each column in different order and color!
The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
It consists of a 19,000 square meter (4.7 acre) site covered with 2,711 concrete slabs or "stelae", arranged in a grid pattern on a sloping field.
these are some of my favorite things.....
for the child within us:) ooooh i cant wait for summer!!!!!!!
My close friends in Bali took me to their village in Karengasem. Their neighbors just had a cremation and the day I came was the ngeroras ceremony. The celebration was replete with long processions and dramatic offerings, and performances involving the topeng (mask), the wayang (shadow puppet) and the rejang dewa. The latter is a dance by pre-pubescent girls in these lavishly tall homemade coconut leaf headresses called gelung rejang. Stretching from morning to midnight, the ceremony is a showcase of cultural purity. The village actually welcomed me fully and did not mind that there was one Filipino, albeit in Balinese attire, taking pictures as if there was no tomorrow.
in the village of Penaban, Karangasem, Bali, Indonesai
more pics and journeys in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
or: "How to ruin a nice photo, by leaving the tip of the dragonfly's tail outside the frame"!
Drats! How did I miss this??? Unforgivable!!! The bad thing is that it's not a common species around here, it's only the second time I spotted one in 4 years (here is the other one) and I managed to make a mess of all my captures that day...
This is a Violet Dropwing (Trithemis annulata) male.
Roma 4 Agosto 2007
Grazie a Giopi per avermele fatte notare, per avermi sopportato e per i ripetuti giri turistici ^__^
On Explore! July 26, 2007. #955
Thank you very much to all of you my dear Flickr friends for your so kind comments!
It is at one of my neighbours who is a producer of a large variety of daylilies, ferns and echinacea for the gardens centers in Canada! All the water comes from my wild river!
Discover the new Giverny Spirit collection here:
www.imagekind.com/MemberProfile.aspx?MID=76d45ced-2f62-42...
No place for error!!Jelly legs garantyThe Cobbler walk (Ben Arthur walk) climb from arrochar 5.5 miles ..2900 feetThe Cobbler, or Ben Arthur to use the correct name is just short of a Munro but is still one of Scotland's most spectacular mountains due to the unusual skyline and fabulous views. The Cobbler is one of a group of mountains known as 'The Arrochar Alps' and was the happy hunting ground of many of Scotland's early climbers and climbing clubs.
Montserrat, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The mountain of Montserrat is a massif that towers over the right bank of the Llobregat River. This massif is one of the highest and rockiest sections in the Prelitoral Catalana mountain chain. The Monastery of Montserrat perches 725 metres above sea level, whilst, at an altitude of 1,236 metres, Sant Jeroni is the highest point in the massif.
Soaring up abruptly from the Llobregat River, these mountains appear higher than they really are. Nor are there any other mountains nearby that can compete with Montserrat in terms of altitude, so that the massif stands out even more in its solitary splendour.
The mountain is around 10 kilometres long and 5 wide, with a perimeter of some 25 kilometres. All in all, Montserrat covers an area of 45 square kilometres.
The silhouette of the massif calls to mind the toothed blade of a saw, and this explains its name, for Montserrat means “serrated or saw-toothed mountain”.
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CASTELLANO
La montaña de Montserrat, situada a la derecha del río Llobregat, es uno de los conjuntos más altos y abruptos de la Sierra Prelitoral Catalana. El monasterio está situado a 725 m de altura sobre el nivel del mar, y San Jerónimo, a 1.236 m, es la cima más alta.
El conjunto de la montaña parece más alto porque se levanta bruscamente desde el río Llobregat hasta la cima. Tampoco hay ninguna montaña próxima que pueda competir en altura, de manera que queda aislada en este sector.
Mide unos diez kilómetros de longitud y unos cinco de ancho, con un perímetro de unos 25 kilómetros. La montaña, en su conjunto, tiene 45 kilómetros cuadrados de superficie.
Su silueta recuerda la hoja dentada de una sierra. Esto explica su nombre: Montserrat quiere decir ‘montaña serrada’.
En el mismo vuelo de la anterior, aunque más al norte. El río de abajo es el Queuco, cerca de sus nacientes en el volcán Copahue. Región del Biobío, Chile central.
Bro suggested I take his mountain bike and trek out of the campground to get a better vantage point for shooting Mt. Fuji at sunset.
This is the result of his recommendation.
One exposure RAW shot converted into HDR of Mt. Fuji at dusk in Japan.
(Palazzo Caracciolo di Avellino) ?
Chiedo lumi agli amici napoletani per l' esatta identificazione del luogo.
Ho finalmente avuto una risposta e adesso mi ricordo, si tratta dellla porta che dà accesso al cortile di San Domenico Maggiore col suo ingresso frontale.
Ringrazio l' anonimo informatore !
Riporto quì il testo integrale:
ATTENZIONE!!!!!!!!
NON si tratta del famoso palazzo CARACCIOLO Avellino ubicato nel largo omonimo, bensì dell'ingresso principale della chiesa di SAN DOMENICO MAGGIORE nel vicolo omonimo attiguo alla Piazza SAN DOMENICO. Nella foto si vede la porta d'ingresso al cortile posto innanzi al Convento ed al tempio. L'affresco raffigura la Vergine circondata e coronata da angeli che raccoglie sotto il suo manto tutti i seguaci dell'Ordine di S. Domenico tra i quali primeggia S. Tommaso. Si vuole che sia opera della scuola di Pompeo Landulfo. Benchè sia danneggiato dal tempo, l'affresco è ancora oggi in parte visibile.
Rolleiflex - scanner - photoshop
It does say flickr...honest! Typical behavior at Scotland group meetup...
Flickrites arranged by davefitch, alternateangle & myself, ....I think it was alternateangle's idea (tell me if I'm wrong!)
Group Shot.......Oustside Manchester Town Hall. Just after the Shoot Out, and just before Mark was arrested..... LOL - OK so he wasn't arrested really..... I'm just winding you up.......
Lo curioso de esta escalera del Vaticano era que los que subian no se veian con los que bajaban, ya que era una doble helice, como la del ADN.
Vatikanon dagoen eskalinera honen gauzarik bitxiena gorantz zihoazenak beherantz zihoazenekin elkartzen ez zirela zen, helize bikoitz bat baitzen, ADNarena bezala.
Top on Explore: #21
Yerterday in the morning I saw this beauty of flower in my garden, and I thought that my family nor me did not have to be the only ones in being able to enjoy its view. It is for that reason that I shoot several photos. All you see here is natural, without post-processing. The water drops are because the rosebush was watered some minutes before.
And I give this rose to all my female friends of Flickr because today is the day of Sant Jordi. The bright, sunny color of yellow roses evokes a feeling of warmth and happiness. The warm feelings associated with the yellow rose are often akin to those shared with a true friend. As such, the yellow rose is an ideal symbol for joy and friendship.
La Diada de Sant Jordi, also known as el dia de la rosa (The Day of the Rose) or el dia del llibre (The Day of the Book) is a Catalan holiday celebrated on April 23 similar to Valentine's Day with some unique twists that show the ancient practice of this day. The main event is the exchange of gifts between sweethearts, loved ones and respected ones--historically, men gave their girlfriends and wives roses, and women gave their boyfriends and husbands a book to celebrate the occasion. In modern times, the mutual exchange of books is customary. Roses have been associated with this day since medieval times, but the giving of books is a more recent marketing ploy. In 1923, a smart bookseller started to promote the holiday as a way to honour the nearly simultaneous deaths of Miguel Cervantes and William Shakespeare on April 23, 1616. Barcelona is the publishing capital in both Catalan and Spanish and this heady one-two punch of love and literacy was quickly adopted.
On Barcelona's principal street, La Rambla, and all over the city, hundreds of stands of roses and makeshift bookstalls are hastily set up for the occasion. By the end of the day, some four million roses and 400,000 books will have been purchased in the name of love. You will be hard-pressed to find a woman without a rose in hand, and half of the total yearly book sales in Catalonia take place on this occasion.
And while La Diada de Sant Jordi is not an "official" holiday, most romantics ditch the office to stroll the beautiful streets of Barcelona and to take in the sultry springtime weather. Love is definitely in the air, but even if you don't have a novio to smooch on a park bench there are still plenty of things to see and do.
For example, the sardana, the national dance of Catalonia, will be performed throughout the day in the Plaça Sant Jaume. And many book stores and cafes host readings by noted authors (look out for 24-hour marathon readings of Cervantes' "Don Quixote"). And there will be a variety of street performers and musicians on hand to add a romantic ambience to nearly every public square and plaza.
Additionally, April 23rd is the only day of the year when the Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona's principal government building, is open to the public. Inside this Gothic architectural masterpiece you'll see huge displays of roses created to honour Saint George.
(Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diada_de_Sant_Jordi)
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There are times I curse at the street lights and at the lights from the Cliff House, but this night I found them to be quite the blessing.
Please do not use or download any of my images .All copyright .nicolas valentin
PLEASE DO NOT use this image on websites, or other media without asking my written permission...
This is/was the most interesting photograph tagged "Ireland" on flickr!!! That's out of over one million photos!
Check it out: Most Interesting Photos tagged "Ireland"
Down at the sea in Shankill looking across Killiney Bay in south county Dublin as the light is finally fading.
A lot of the super wealthy and famous have grabbed a piece of land here.
This is a 30 second exposure and I've used a torch/flashlight to illuminate the rocks.
This shot made it to #19 on the Flickr Explore/Interesting pages for 24 January 2007.
Published in Discover Magazine 2007
Used by NASA to promote the SOFIA Program in 2009
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Cheers John
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McNaught Comet over Big Swamp South Australia.
Discovered by Australian Robert McNaught in August 2006.
Canon 5D
2007:01:22 21:42:10
24-105mm @ 24mm
30 sec, f/4
Mode: Manual
Metering: Evaluative
ISO: 800
AF mode: Manual Focus
Drive: Single frame shooting
Self-timer: 10 secs
White balance: Daylight
Flash: Off
File size: 10.8MB
Image size: 4368 x 2912
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: 3
Contrast: Normal
Sharpness level: 3
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Long exposure noise reduction: On
RAW converted in Breeze Browser Pro.
Why 24mm focal length?
Photographed the week before with a 100 - 400mm and missed most of the tail.
Wanted to give the comet a sense of scale/size by going wide and including the two trees (living and dead) and the swamp.
Watch out for a future copy of Discover Magazine (USA) with this photo as it Masthead Image, Horizons 9th Edition in 2009 and the Kodak Bill Board in Times Square New York :)