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"Reading Between The Lines:O-mikuji", Tokyo, Japan
Mute Swans family. Sunset on the lake.
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The Pelican Nebula (also known as IC 5070 and IC 5067[1]) is an H II region associated with the North America Nebula in the constellation Cygnus. The gaseous contortions of this emission nebula bear a resemblance to a pelican, giving rise to its name.[1] The Pelican Nebula is located nearby first magnitude star Deneb, and is divided from its more prominent neighbour, the North America Nebula, by a molecular cloud filled with dark dust.
The Pelican is much studied because it has a particularly active mix of star formation and evolving gas clouds. The light from young energetic stars is slowly transforming cold gas to hot and causing an ionization front gradually to advance outward. Particularly dense filaments of cold gas are seen to still remain, and among these are found two jets emitted from the Herbig–Haro object 555.[1] Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will leave something that appears completely different.
Technical card
Imaging telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD100 f/3.8 Astrograph
Imaging cameras: Starlight Express SXVR-H18
Mounts: Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Vixen VSD
Guiding cameras: sx loadstar
Software: PixInsight 1.8, Photoshop CS5
Filters: Baader O III 8.5nm, Baader Ha 8.5nm
Accessories: Starlight Xpress USB filter wheel, Starlight Xpress Lodestar Guider
Resolution: 3307x2486
Dates: July 8, 2015, July 9, 2015
Frames:
Baader Ha 8.5nm: 11x1800" bin 1x1
Baader O III 8.5nm: 12x1800" bin 1x1
Baader SII 8.5nm: 10x1800" bin 1x1
Integration: 16.5 hours
Avg. Moon age: 21.77 days
Avg. Moon phase: 54.01%
Locations: Home observatory, Valencia, Spain
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"Repeated Memories" Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
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"Kenzo Tange's Legacy" Fuji TV Building, Tokyo, Japan
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"View From Sumitomo Building", Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
Mon dernier livre sur le Maroc en vente en ligne - My latest book on Morocco for sale online:
Maroc: L'essence d'un peuple. by Photographies: Olivier Simard
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Livre sur le Rajasthan / My book upon the Rajasthan
Couleurs d'âmes by Photos Olivier Simard |
Pour vos séjours, for your trip in India: elephantravel.com/
50 shades of blue:
In Easter Island there are five coves or small bays (hanga in rapanui language) from which local fishermen go out to sea. The most remote are La Perouse on the northeast coast, Hanga Nui, near Ahu Tongariki, and Vaihu on the south coast.
View of the three Poike ma’ungas (hills) from the north coast:
At first sight the Poike only shows a landscape of gentle slopes, desolate meadows and steep cliffs that fall over the sea. However, this unique corner of the island contains several places of interest in which history and legends of Easter Island are mixed.
The three ma’ungas:
On the northern slope of the Poike peninsula, there are three unique mounds or domes formed by the superposition of multiple lava flows. Their names starting from the coast inland are Ma’unga Parehe (broken hill), Ma’unga Tea Tea (white hill) and Ma’unga Vai a Heva (magic water hill). These small elevations, that form a striking “crest” on the slope when they are seen from the north coast, have been the scene of several episodes in the history of the island.
These curious geological formations were used as trachyite quarries, a dense volcanic white stone, with which they carved several moai statues. Most of the statues that have been found in Poike were carved in this resistant material, although a few come from the Rano Raraku volcano.
In addition, taking advantage of its elevated position, small ahu or ceremonial platforms used by priests and sages during their sacred rites were built on the small plateaus of each of the three peaks. It is still possible to see some remains as the small and eroded statue on the top of Ma’unga Parehe, the closest to the cliff.
These hills were not only used by the natives of Rapa Nui to honor their ancestors and divinities, they were also spotted by the Spaniards who arrived in 1770 in the second European expedition that arrived on the island under the command of Felipe González de Haedo.
On the morning of November 20, 1770, a detachment of 250 men ascended to the Pu’i hill to recognize the terrain and complete the details of the first cartographic map of the island. Later, another group of 250 soldiers, sailors, officers and chaplains landed on the Ovahe beach with the mission of officially taking possession of the island.
This second detachment was joined by many islanders and together they went in procession to the Poike. After a difficult climb they planted three wooden crosses on the tops of the three hills or ma’ungas. The three “Viva el Rey” (long live the king) when raising each cross, accompanied by musket salvoes plus the 21 cannon shots of each of the two anchored boats, had to leave a strong impression on the ancient natives.
An act of formal possession of the island was written in the name of Carlos III, the King of Spain, and was named San Carlos Island, in honor of his majesty. The act, which was signed by several officers and three native chiefs, is the first known written document that contains signs similar to those of the Rongo Rongo tablets.
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"Silhouette Orange" Little Venice, London, UK
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"Mad As A Hatter" Camden Town, London, UK
The Mad Hatter, a character in Alice In Wonderland.
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"A Man and His Dog" Little Venice in Maida Vale, London, UK
sunset this winter at Percé, Gaspésie, Canada. I'm over there every winter and summer to watch the beauty of nature. Happy Easter to all :)
Canon EOS 7D at 30mm 1/160 F8.0 ISO100
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"Umbrella Art" Borough Market, London, UK
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"Probably Stairs Or Maybe Lift?" London Underground, UK
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"Something Blue, Something Red" London Eye, London, UK
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Tottenham Court Road Station, London, UK
Houses in Percé, Gaspésie, Canada, just before sunset. Sometimes we can get heavy snow and still see the grass because of the strong winds that push the snow into the ocean or somewhere else. Is spring late this year? :)
The Northern lights were along way away but I was lucky enough to have caught this. taken in Durness, Scotland looking over Sango bay. using an wide angle lens extension
Spring is coming! 14.3.2015 Finland. Sea ice.
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London Underground, London, UK in Black and White Photography
Enjoy swimming to cool you down with this Sexy Cross Front Hollow-out One-piece Swimwear. Cross front design, elaborately keyhole lets out plump breasts and a sexy deep cleavage in public. Cross-shape hollow-out front while it’s sexy backless with two bands. Dear-Lover wholesale swimsuits ultra sexy for fashion-conscious ladies this summer!
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King's Cross Station Lightwall Tunnel, London UK
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London Night Life, Piccadilly Circus
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The Iconic Red Phone Box, London, UK
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"The Queen's Walk" is casually referred to as the South Bank Walk located on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England.
The Queen's Walk, London
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20 Fenchurch Street AKA The Walkie-Talkie, City of London
I think I may have over-cooked the post-production a little bit! There was more light pollution on this side of the mountain than previous Milky Way shot I posted. It resulted in more colour variation in the night sky and I’m not sure oranges and blues will be to everyone’s liking.
Location: Pico do Remal, Madeira.
Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor 10-24mm @10mm, F3.5, ISO 3200, 30sec.
Post-production: (quite a) curve layers used, and masked, to adjust the local colour balance and emphasise the beauty of our galaxy. The details can all be found on Kenneth Brandon’s excellent video tutorial... www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOAmP7A_x6c
Os deseo a todos que este año que ya está cerca nos traiga salud ,amor y paz y poder luchar contra esta pandemia que parece no tener fin.
Muchos besines, queridos amigos
I wish you all that this year that is already near brings us health, love and peace to fight against this pandemic that seems to have no end.
Many kisses, dear friends
What we got here is Pentax MX with Winder MX, and smc Pentax-M 28mm F2.8 lens, in my natural photography habitat - in the middle of the forest.
The forest in question is just a remnant of once pretty big area of forest, now devastated by last year's week of rain, storm, heavy snow and ice.
Taken with Pentax MZ-S camera, with smc Pentax-FA 50mm F1.4 lens, on Kodak Gold 400 film. Somewhere between ƒ/1.4 and ƒ/2, 1/125 shutter. March, 2014.
🎬 Re-scanned and re-uploaded in late March 2017., this time with Plustek OpticFilm 8100 scanner. No more Newton rings, yay!
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