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Oh how tough our winters are...
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Llandudno Pier - North Wales, UK.
The Welsh seaside resort of Llandudno on the coast of North Wales boasts of its Victorian pier that is the longest in Wales and the fifth longest in England and Wales. The unique shape of the pier, which is not completely straight, allows you to look both inland and out to see from a wider aspect. It also allows more people to look out to sea, while also getting great views of the hills surrounding Llandudno. The Victorian design of Llandudno pier makes it the perfect choice for film and television scenery, including the 2002 filming of the Forsyth saga.
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Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It gives its name to the village of Grasmere, famously associated with the poet William Wordsworth, which lies immediately to the north of the lake.[1]
The lake is 1680yd (1540m) long and 700yd (640m) wide, covering an area of 0.24 mi² (0.62 km²). It has a maximum depth of 70 ft (21m) and an elevation above sea level of 208 ft (62m). The lake is both fed and drained by the River Rothay, which flows through the village before entering the lake, and then exits downstream into nearby Rydal Water, beyond which it continues into Windermere.[1][2]
The waters of the lake are leased by the Lowther Estate to the National Trust. The waters are navigable, with private boats allowed and rowing boats for hire, but powered boats are prohibited. The lake contains a single island, known as The Island.[1]
Since 2012 the lake's north-easterly inlet has been home to the Daffodil Hotel, which is overseen by the Harwood and Brady families.
Etymology
" 'The lake flanked by grass'; 'gres', 'mere'. Early spellings in 'Grys-', 'Gris(s)-' might suggest ON 'griss' 'young pig' as 1st el.[ement], but the weight of the evidence points to OE/ON 'gres' 'grass', with the modern form influenced by Standard English....The medial '-s(s)e-' may, as suggested by Ekwall in DEPN,[4] point to ON 'gres-saer' 'grass-lake' as the original name...".[5] Plus the element "'mere' OE, ModE 'lake, 'pool'".[6](OE is Old English up to c1100 A.D.; ON is Old Norse).
Family: Staphylinidae
Size: 3.8 mm
Location: Thailand, Phang Nga Prov., Lamru Distr., 6 km NE Lam Kaen, White Banana Waterfall
leg. A.Skale, 13.VIII.2012; det. Puthz, 2015; HOLOTYPUS
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2015
I decided that riding a bicycle would cover more ground in less time than walking from Fisherman's Wharf to Sausalito. And it was a blast going down the twisty road into town! Riding back up is a different story though. Quite challenging, to say the least.
Here's to a wonderful fence-filled Friday. HFF!
LUMIX 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 on a G2
[ 1/800 | ƒ/10 | ISO 400 | 14 mm ]
Thought I may as well continue the owl-fest, I'd love a bit of sunshine like this. I copied the following text from the ARKive website, although I've been watching them regularly I didn't really know a great deal about them in any detail. They really are enigmatic creatures, anyone else terrified they might leave at any moment might appreciate the final sentence at the bottom of the description : ) Please let them stay !!
A skilled hunter, the short-eared owl is most active during the morning, late afternoon and night, when it can be seen flying low above the ground searching for prey (2) (4). The structure of the wings and feathers give this species impressive aerial agility, and make its flight almost entirely silent. This is a very useful adaptation, as this species mainly hunts by sound, and also means that prey are not alerted to its presence. The short-eared owl feeds upon small mammals up to the size of hares, but will also take birds. Feeding is a rather gruesome affair, and involves the owl decapitating its prey, before pulling out the entrails, or, in the case of birds, pulling off the wings and swallowing them whole (2).
In order to attract a mate, the male short-eared owl carries out a dramatic aerial display, involving rising quickly, hovering and descending with exaggerated wing beats, along with singing and wing-clapping (2) (4). Breeding pairs generally remain together for a single breeding season, although it is possible that breeding with multiple partners may also occur. Egg-laying takes place between March and June in the northern hemisphere, while in the southern hemisphere it commences in September. The female constructs a nest comprising a scraped out bowl in the ground lined with grasses and downy feathers. A clutch of between 5 and 10 eggs is laid and incubated by the female for 26 to 29 days, while the male brings food and defends the nest. At 12 to 18 days after hatching the young leave the nest, but are unable to fly and so hide in vegetation. This behaviour serves to minimise time spent in the nest, where predation is most likely to occur. The short-eared owl reaches sexual maturity at 1 year or less and may live for around 13 years (2).
Although in the southern parts of its range the short-eared owl generally remains in the same location throughout the year, northern populations are highly migratory and make long-distance journeys to find food. Interestingly, if this species finds a wintering area with an abundant food supply it may remain there permanently (2).
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In winter, Amsterdammers watch the falling thermometer readings with the same focus as people in Aspen and Chamonix. When the temperature drops low enough for long enough, the lakes and the canals become sparkling highways for the skaters. Little kiosks are set up on the ice to dispense heart-warming liqueurs. I really love this part of our culture. Almost everyone, young or old, likes to skate and is smiling and friendly. We already have one week of ice and wednesday 8 Februari I took a day off to skate on natural ice. According to Richard van Ammerzoden, a skater from Rotterdam, skating in Holland originated as a poor man's sport. Isolated by mud and water in the damp winters, rural farmers prayed for ice. When it came, just like Hans Brinker, they strapped on their wooden skates with leather thongs, and traveled great distances to visit friends and relatives they hadn't seen in months. Then they skated home.
Perhaps that explains the origin of the Elfstedentocht or "Eleven Cities Tour", a 200-kilometer mega-tour in the province of Friesland known as "the mother of all skating tours." In the 1890s, some Frisian farmer with well-developed leg muscles tried to skate through all eleven cities of Friesland in a single day. He succeeded, and the rest is history.
Photo taken in Zuiderwoude at the Kerk Ae nearby Amsterdam. Dutch skaters enjoying the natural ice. Today I enjoy the natural ice too. I did skate a tour from Amsterdam - Zunderdorp - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude - Monnickendam - Broek in Waterland -Zunderdorp and back to Amsterdam - about 40km. This photo I took on my way home to Amsterdam. It was getting late and the sun was almost down. It was also getting colder. Beautiful silhouettes of Dutch people skating till the sun went down.
Eindelijk weer een hele week waarin Waterlanders de ijzers konden onderbinden. Ideale condities want de het meeste sneeuw is netjes weggeschoven. Overal is het ijs dik genoeg meer dan 20cm en het heeft maar liefst -20 graden Celcius gevroren de afgelopen week. De bomen en weilanden zijn wit, de sloten bevroren en de adem komt in kleine grijze pufjes uit mijn mond. Handen op de rug. Rustig ademen. Ik geniet van het geluid van de ijzers over het ijs en het prachtige uitzicht over de besneeuwde weilanden. Vandaag op 8 februari 2012 een lange schaatstocht gemaakt van Amsterdam - Zunderdorp - Ransdorp - Holysloot - Uitdam - Zuiderwoude - Monnickendam - Broek in Waterland -Zunderdorp en terug naar Amsterdam - ongeveer 40km. De zon gaat bijna onder het wordt kouder, gelukkig heb ik wind mee op mijn weg terug naar Amsterdam. Jong en oud staan hier op het ijs. Het is min zeven, het is onbewolkt, de zon gaat onder een geeft een prachtige gloed op het ijs en aan de horizon. Koek en zopie is present in de pittoreske dorpjes. De warme chocolademelk smaakte heerlijk met een beetje rum erbij. Ik ben blij dat ik vandaag geweest ben, het was fantastisch. Een winter tafereel die stamt uit dezelfde vervlogen eeuw als waarin de Amsterdammer Hendrick Avercamp begon met het schilderen van zijn vermaarde winterse schaatstaferelen. Wie even wegdenkt kan zich vandaag in Avercamps wereld wanen.
Hiking early yesterday morning before the sun was over the trees... found some frosty weeds hidding in the low meadow! Some mornings hold delightful surprises if you are willing to explore!
To my knowlledge, this is the first real frost of autumn in our area.
Copyright 2012 ( Nice on black )
Sue [http://www.flickr.com/photos/c-dals] gave me a challenge right outside of my comfort zone -create an indoor still life and capture it! Spotting beauty when I'm out walking isn't too difficult, and the camera just captures it ;o) Creating something myself - well that's not my thing, I don't do flower arranging etc so I didn't really know where to start. Still life is usually inanimate subjects, again, not something I'm used to taking shots of but Sue had given me free choice of subject and even suggested using things I picked up on my walks - she has guessed I'm a magpie! I brought home loads of stuff, but settled on the holly leaf skeletons! Needless to say I couldn't choose between 2 shots so here they are, the B&W had some nice rain bokeh that caught my eye and Channel 4 News provided some fake aurora borealis that kind of fitted with the little Canadian bear that Rachel & Rich gave us. So thanks Sue for the push - do check out her fabulous photostream :o)
Part of "An Exercise: Fools Tower, One Thousand and One Sights ~ Narrenturm Tausendundeine Ansichten, eine Übung" I asked for learning - he does not find it worth the effort to answer. - Narrenturm 2 / unorthodox sights of most often photographed, depicted subjects: Narrenturm
DMC-G2 - P1530222 17.12.2012 #botschaft #botschaften #wall #wand #mauer #regen #rain #winter #naß #wet #hof #innenhof #courtyard #rundgang #runde #rundarchitektur
Crazy Ferrari 458 Mansory Siracusa Spider Monaco edition parked at Intercontinental hotel in Madrid, such an incredible rare car and a little bit ugly in my opinion, but absolutely exclusive one!
Only 3 cars will be made of this Monaco Edition.
This edition was launched at 2012 Top Marques in Monaco, and it has some highlighted with a custom interior as if it were a casino, power has increased by 20hp and 70kg of weight has been reduced through the use of carbon fiber and a new lightweight exhaust system.
Madrid, Spain.
The Outer Banks has so many landscapes to photograph, and Jockeys Ridge State Park has plenty of potential. Located in Nags Head on the Outer Banks, Jockeys Ridge is the tallest natural sand dune in the eastern US. There was a nasty storm front moving through with 60mph winds when I shot this photograph, which revealed these awesome patterns in the deeper layers of sand that are normally covered by a thick layer of soft sand. It looks like Mother Nature's topographical map!
It was nearly impossible to think and function while being hammered with flying sand that filled my eyes the second I opened them. The .3 sec exposure directly into the wind only shows the heaviest flying sand near the ground, but it was bad even standing at 6 foot off the ground (I shot this from about 1ft off the ground). While the picture doesn't give a sense of the amount of flying sand, these were probably the worst conditions I have ever shot under. The $175 polarizer I had on the front of my lens was pitted and completely destroyed from being sandblasted. The wind was blowing so hard that at one point it almost blew me over the edge of the steep dune directly behind me when I stood up. Three days and as many showers later, I was still picking sand out of my eyes, ears, and scalp. Great fun! I'd like to say thanks to Really Right Stuff, Vortex Media Storm Jacket camera protection, and F-Stop Gear Bags on this shot, without the right gear I'm not sure this shot would have even been possible...
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" me eo ........ ! " ........ en costume traditionnel , début 1900 ...... j'osais à peine bouger , que des belles pièces d'époque , pour réaliser ce superbe ensemble , encore merci à Martial pour l'habillage !
...também do Miguel!
Obrigada papai Fabiano, pela confiança!
medida da guirlanda: 35 cm (toda costurada à mão)
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Good friends asked us to their daughters first communion. I got to bring the camera along too. Got the set shots with family, but mom had a rosary that she wanted. I'd been thinking of a set up shot with her looking up and popping light down from above, and this fell into exactly what I was thinking. Set the shutter speed to make everything but her dark, and had a flash attached with a short sync cord with a Lumiquest Softbox III up at a 45 degree to her face, held by my lovely assistant (my wife). Love it when a plan comes together.
The Wickerman wearing some big jubilee shorts in celebration. This morning i did a shoot i have been planning for the past 3 weeks. I was up and out before 3am this morning. This is the wickerman that sits at the entrance to the Wickerman Festival near Kirkcudbright all year round. If anyone is unsure how big. he is about 30ft tall. The wickerman they burn at the festival is a whole lot bigger.
3rd June 2012
04.37am
Canon 5D MKII
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
F4
32mm
ISO400
Exposed 1/100 Second
2 x Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash
Canon Speedlite ST-E2 Transmitter
Processed in CS5.1 & Lightroom 4
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Techniek (bewerking):Opname van vorige week toen ik samen met Aline www.flickr.com/photos/alinevanweert/7948253048/in/photost... in Kinderdijk was om de verlichte molens te fotograferen. Dit was eigenlijk de mooiste foto net voordat de verlichting aanging :-))
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© 2012 Wimzilver
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Le site du patrimoine de l'Église-de-Notre-Dame-de-Fatima est un ensemble religieux de tradition catholique comprenant une église et un presbytère. Érigés en 1962 et 1963, les deux bâtiments sont accolés. L'église est une construction moderne en béton recouvert de crépi blanc, qui évoque la forme d'un tipi. De plan centré, elle est composée de deux demi-cônes décalés l'un par rapport à l'autre. Un des volumes se prolonge en une flèche terminée par une croix. L'édifice ne comporte aucune fenêtre, mis à part deux larges bandeaux de verre verticaux occupant le vide créé par le décalage des deux formes. Le presbytère comprend deux volumes rectangulaires de deux étages en béton, formant un plan en « T » et coiffés de toits plats. Il encadre l'église au sud et à l'est. Le site est implanté sur un terrain paysager, légèrement en retrait de la voie publique, dans l'arrondissement municipal de Jonquière de la ville de Saguenay.
L'église de Notre-Dame-de-Fatima est construite à une époque où la croissance démographique de Jonquière nécessite la création de nouvelles paroisses. Celle de Notre-Dame-de-Fatima est érigée canoniquement en 1953. Les premières messes sont célébrées dans un ancien camp militaire déménagé sur le site de l'église actuelle; il sert de lieu de culte temporaire. La construction de l'église commence en juillet 1962, elle se termine au mois de juin l'année suivante.
L'église et le presbytère, deux bâtiments résolument modernes en béton, sont conçus par les architectes Léonce Desgagné (1908-1979) et Paul-Marie Côté (1921-1969). Originaires de la région du Saguenay, Desgagné et Côté sont reconnus pour leur apport innovateur à l'architecture québécoise. Associés de 1958 à 1969, ils conçoivent des oeuvres expressives et sculpturales, affranchies de toute tradition. L'église et le presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-Fatima comptent parmi leurs réalisations phares.
La forme de l'église, évoquant un tipi, est composée de deux demi-cônes décalés l'un par rapport à l'autre. Cette architecture est notamment en accord avec les préceptes de Rome de l'époque. En effet, les édifices de culte catholiques doivent favoriser un rassemblement plus intime des fidèles. L'église de Notre-Dame-de-Fatima illustre cette volonté par sa forme symbolique de tipi.
En 2004, l'église est fermée au culte. Le site du patrimoine de l'Église-de-Notre-Dame-de-Fatima est constitué en 2006. Ce bien est devenu un site patrimonial cité à l'entrée en vigueur de la Loi sur le patrimoine culturel en 2012.
Le règlement de citation de ce site est abrogé le 2 mars 2015.
Malheureusement L'église Notre-Dame-de-Fatima de Jonquière sera bientôt démolie.
My daughter Bettina and I stopped for a quick lunch at Pop Burger on E 58th St., New York, NY before visiting the Museum of Modern Art this past weekend. The museum was packed but we had a great time admiring the artworks on display. More photos on my FB link below.
Photex 80mm f/2.8 S&T Lens on 1Ds
[ 0.01 sec (1/100) | f/2.8 | FLength 80 mm | ISO 400 | Manual exposure ]
Finally getting round to process one of the amazing sunsets that Oregon put on show for me this year, here's hoping there will be plenty more sunsets and sunrises like this one to capture in 2012 wherever I find myself standing with camera and tripod ready to shoot...this shot was taken at the same time as I was shooting the Peter Iredale sunset timelapse on the coast of the Pacific Ocean.
Date: 9/13/12
Camera: DSLR-A900
Exposure: ¹⁄₆₀ sec at f/5.6, ISO 100
Lens: 16-35mm F2.8 ZA SSM
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The heating boiler of diesel hydraulic locomotive No. D1010 Western Campaigner is steaming well as she waits to depart from London Paddington with the "Western Requiem Relief" railtour on Sunday 13th February 1977. I didn't record the identity of the Class 31 locomotive at the next platform, or at least I haven't located the notes that might give the answer.
The "Western Requiem" railtour, which would run over the same route the following Sunday, had been so heavily oversubscribed that the organisers were able to fill this extra excursion. The train travelled to Wales via Gloucester and made visits to Treherbert, Merthyr and Aberdare before returning to London.
I have identified at least a couple more shots from this railtour that might be worth sharing, so these may appear in due course. I previously shared this one in April 2012.
"Yunnan Peacock", one of two China Eastern special schemes carrying the same name, arrives from Lijiang/LJG as flight CHINA EASTERN 733, about to touchdown runway 25R moments later.
This frame was delivered from Boeing on 07 Aug 2012, and has had its first flight in July 2012.
Taken at the Abita Creek Flatwoods Preserve, operated by TNC.
Longleaf pine savannas are highly endangered in the U.S. TNC and many volunteers (inc. my husband and I,) work for restoration at this site.
Tapati Festival in Easter Island is a mix of carnival, sports, theatrical presentations and homage to Rapa Nui, it is celebrated annually in January and February; the sporting competitions are based on ancient sports, such as sliding down a cliff on a banana trunk in haka pei, swimming, oaring across Rano Raraku Lake in a reed tortora raft and racing around the lake balancing heavy banana bunches over the shoulders; there are also dance competitions, parades with floats and costumed figures, that tourists are invited to join, and the crowning of the queen of the festival, in 2012 the winner was Lili Pate
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only 10 more days left!!! is it possible to make a sprout look good?
Strobist info:
Camera Canon EOS 7D
Exposure 0.125 sec (1/8)
Aperture f/2.5
Focal Length 50 mm (canon 50mm f1.4)
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On Fired to trigger 580 exii through umbrella right and 430exii through umbrella left
Alright, it's a boy Cooper's Hawk, but a male animal, none the less. This young hawk scattered all the birds in my yard, then perched within 15 feet of me. I happened to be on our upstairs deck, camera in hand, and had some good looks at this small hawk. The male Cooper's is the same size as a female Sharp-shinned, so they can be hard to ID on the fly. The striping on this bird's chest extends pretty far down its belly, but the thick legs look like a Cooper's. If I've gotten it wrong, please let me know.
I will be away from my computer (and Flickr) almost all weekend. Our kids are flying in and we are all attending the wedding of a very dear friend. Wedding is Sunday evening and pre-wedding festivities are on Saturday. I will comment if I have time, but am looking forward to a weekend of fun and friends!!
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Les Compagnies républicaines de sécurité, également connues sous le sigle CRS, sont un corps de la police nationale en France, intervenant dans les manifestations, mais aussi dans la protection civile. Elles ont été créées par un décret du 8 décembre 1944 par le général De Gaulle.
Direction Zonale n°I (Ile-de-France)
CRS 5 Massy
CRS 8 Bièvres
Véhicule Armurerie : 1996 Peugeot Boxer
Véhicule de Reconnaissance : 2012 & 2016 Renault Master
Véhicule de Commandement et de Transmissions : 2003 Renault Master
Santa Maria della Rocca - Offida (Ascoli Piceno) Marche Italy
Fuji X-Pro1 - Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4 R (53mm equivalent)
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I was walking close to the Colosseo area when I saw a huge soap bubble floating in the air. Instinctively I took a shot of it without paying attention where it came from.
Then Helena smiled me so I thought it would have been nice to show her the picture.
Helena spoke Italian but with a strong Spanish accent. "From which part of Spain do you come from?" was my first question. "Vitoria, Basque Country", she replied. "Another one?" I said. "My last stranger came from Basque Country too. Did you arrive in Rome all together?" I asked, teasing her.
Then we spent more almost an hour chatting. "... and what's your job in Spain?" I asked. "Job? Which job? I do not work. Work is an invention of human beings to feed their useless needs in this system called capitalism!".
So, this is Helena. Every "normal" question turned into a philosophical discussion. "My main job is to live. Isn't that enough?", she said. "It is, of course!! I answered, what else could I say?", "... and to know myself deeper and deeper", she added. "... today I earned 30 euros with the soap bubbles, I don't need 30 euros a day to live!", and: "last summer I crossed the Atlantic Ocean sailing just because I wanted to do it. Then I lived some months in the Caribbean!". "It's nice Helena, everything you say it's nice, but you have to be able to afford it, somehow", I tried to tell her without much conviction ...
Anyway, Helena will spend some months in Rome (just because she didn't know it yet, of course) and maybe I'll bump into her some other times. Who knows, maybe she'll become a millionaire with her huge and fantastic soap bubbles and she'll change her mind on how life goes!
Thank you Helena for sharing your time and for participating in my project!
This picture is #36 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
- Making Gur Photo 6
This photograph is Photo 6 of 10 on the art of making unrefined sugar from sugar cane
the sugar cane juice bubbles and splutters in a hot cauldron fired by the spent sugar cane stallks .
Lots if not all sugar cane mills in India are now making a part of their income from earning carbon credits for utlising bagasse as their resource for fuel. Well this small unit would not even know that there is a revenue stream they could possibly tap.
You can view the 10 photos in a chronological order at the wordpress blog to see the entire series. A few photos have already been published on flickr, the balance will now go up one by one in a short time frame.
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If you have tasted sugar as sweet as this, with its crumbly flaky texture that melts in your mouth. Then, you have attained Sweet Nirvana. Chocolate does not even come close to this.
Another take from the small town of Chhutmalpur where this not so small unit was working to make some really red red gur ( jaggery).
Just to recap --
As you come out of the Shivalik ranges that form the southern bastion of Dehradun and head for the dust fields of Delhi, you pass through quaint rugged settlements populated by a rustic breed of farmers, tillers, cattle keepers, cut throats and other remanants of the Huns that invaded the country many centuries ago.
Chhutmalpur is one such sleepy place where in the season they crush sugarcane and make "gur". From my early childhood days I remember seeing open fire pits blazing away in the night and workers silhouetted in the flames. The sweet heady aroma of raw sugar cane juice being boiled in large cast iron pans and the leftover acrid tingle of molasses was a smell that one grew up in the valley of Dehradun. It still has the same overpowering presence that it had back then.
I was passing Chhutmalpur enroute to Dehradun after photographing the Pushkar Cattle Fair. It was a good time to stop. There were no other passengers with me and this was like Childhood Revisited.
I am reminded of a book " Rerun at Rialto " written with great finesse by Tom Alter where he writes of this very place in one of his stories. A book worth reading for its simple easy narrative and some unexpected twists that make the stories so much more endearing. That was ages ago. I once read voraciously but rarely read fiction now. This book is a treat and along with books of Ruskin Bond, a beautiful easy read.
Dates
Taken on November 23, 2007 at 1.36pm IST (edit)
Posted to FlickrAugust 6, 2012 at 4.05PM IST (edit)
Exif data
CameraNikon D70
Exposure0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperturef/5.6
Focal Length40 mm
Exposure Bias0 EV
FlashNo Flash
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Well, this photostream couldn't stray away from my real passion for too long. Back in full force are images shot with my main squeeze, 8x10. Not only that, but 8x10 IR!
Leslie over at Imagine That! got me a great deal on a Tiffen #87 filter for my Fujinon lens, and I've been testing IR all week. This is good stuff folks, no matter how bad some people talk about Efke 820c, the results are stunning!
Eastman Commercial B 8x10
Fujinon W 210mm f/5.6
~5min. @ f/32 + boatloads of front rise
Efke IR 820c shot @ ASA 1.5 <-- not a typo
Obsidian Aqua 1:500
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Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikkor 70-300
Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 300 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
No Flash
Software: PS CS4 (rendered with soft omni lighting)
Location: Aboard The Barflour Ferry in Cherbourg Harbour
Reached EXPLORE #499 five days after posting. Remained for a few hours and then bounced out :-)
But then came back strongly reaching highest at #213 on 4.1.12
Highest position: #210 on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
It's that time of year once again, Halloween ushers in the best holiday of the Holiday season!
Taken at La Mesa Oktoberfest in 2007 but still relevant every Halloween.
Here is an other photo from our Retro Rockstar shooting, last week. It was made at the Multimedia Center in Halle, with a driving tram in the background. So you guess right, it was a difficult long term exposure, because it was necessary for Sebastian to standing 100% still, for 1/3 second.
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Strobist info:
1x YN460 Speedlight left, @ 1/1 power, handheld by TJ
Triggered by Yongnuo RF-602
Camera was on tripod
Nikon D5000 with Tamron SP AF90mm F/2.8 Di Macro 1:1
Nikon D5000 | ISO 100 | 90mm | ƒ/32 | 1/3s
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LANCIA FULVIA Berlina
Arrivo ristorante
BRESCIA - TRENTO " Andata e Ritorno " un gruppo di amici delle zone della Lombardia con le auto storiche hanno fatto visita sulle strade del Trentino per la seconda edizione .
BRESCIA path TRENTO return with historic cars
Gardolo TRENTO 23.09.2012
The city of Santa Monica (and in particular the Santa Monica airport) was featured in Roland Emmerich's disaster film 2012 (2009). An earthquake destroys the airport and the surrounding area as a group of survivors escape in a personal plane.
foi uma indecisão pra esse dia do desafio T_T eu não fazia ideia de que música ia escolher e que desse pra fazer alguma coisa nas unhas :D
foi aí que eu lembrei que tem uma música das Girls' Generation que o conceito é de marinheiras \o/ aí ficou mais fácil! *--*
aqui o vídeo (não é o clipe verdadeiro, mas eu gosto mais dessa perfomance xD): Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) - SNSD
esmaltes que eu usei: 36 (Tango), Vanguarda (Risqué), 682 (Hits) e Tinta Branca :D
é isso ^^
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose-ringed_parakeet
The rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also known as the ring-necked parakeet, is a gregarious tropical Afro-Asian parakeet species that has an extremely large range.
The rose-ringed parakeet is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a red or black neck-ring and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings. Indian rose-ringed parakeets measure on average 40 cm (16 in) in length including the tail feathers, a large portion of their total length. Their average single wing length is about 15–17.5 cm (5.9–6.9 in). In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call and a distinctive green colour. It is herbivorous and non-migrating.
One of the few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in "disturbed habitats", it has withstood the onslaught of urbanisation and deforestation. As a popular pet species, escaped birds have colonised a number of cities around the world. Since the population appears to be increasing, the species was evaluated as being of least concern by the IUCN in 2012, but its popularity as a pet and unpopularity with farmers have both reduced its numbers in some parts of its native range.[1]
Parakeets in Garaboli National Park making a beak-lock – a common act in parakeet pairs
Rose-ringed parakeet at Chandigarh, India
The scientific name commemorates the Austrian naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer.
Phylogeny and distribution
African rose-ringed parakeets in Tel Aviv, Israel
Four subspecies are recognized, though they differ little:
African subspecies:
African rose-ringed parakeet (P. k. krameri): western Africa in Guinea, Senegal and southern Mauritania, east to western Uganda and southern Sudan, Egypt. Resident among the Nile valley and certainly Giza sometimes seen on the north coast and Sinai. The African parakeet also started to breed in Israel in the 1980s and is considered an invasive species.
Abyssinian rose-ringed parakeet (P. k. parvirostris): northwest Somalia, west across northern Ethiopia to Sennar district, Sudan.
Asian subspecies:
Indian rose-ringed parakeet (P. k. manillensis) originates from the southern Indian Subcontinent and has feral and naturalized populations worldwide. In Australia, Great Britain (mainly around London), the United States, and other western countries, it is often referred to as the Indian ringneck parrot.
Boreal rose-ringed parakeet (P. k. borealis) is distributed in Bangladesh, Pakistan, northern India and Nepal to central Burma; introduced populations are found worldwide.
A phylogenetic analysis using DNA (see Psittacula) showed that the Mauritius parakeet (Psittacula echo) is closely related to this species, and probably needs to be placed between the African and Asian subspecies. Consequently, this species is paraphyletic.
Ecology and behaviour
Diet
In the wild, rose-ringed parakeets usually feed on buds, fruits, vegetables, nuts, berries and seeds. Wild flocks also fly several miles to forage in farmlands and orchards causing extensive damage.
Rose-ringed parakeet feeding on fresh leaves
In India, they feed on cereal grains, and during winter also on pigeon peas.[3] In Egypt, during the spring they feed on mulbery and in summer they feed on dates and nest inside palm trees and eat from sunflower and corn fields.
Reproduction
In north-west India, Indian rose-ringed parakeets form pairs from September to December. During this cold season, they select and defend nesting sites, and thus avoid competition for sites with other birds. Feeding on winter pea crops provides the female with nutrients necessary for egg production. From April to June, they care for their young. Fledgings are ready to leave the nest before monsoon.[4]
Aviculture
Rose-ringed parakeets are popular as pets and they have a long history in aviculture. The ancient Greeks kept the Indian subspecies P. krameri manillensis, and the ancient Romans kept the African subspecies P. krameri krameri. Colour mutations of the Indian rose-ringed parakeet subspecies have become widely available in recent years.[5]
Mimicry
Both males and females have the ability to mimic human speech. First the bird listens to its surroundings, and then it copies the voice of the human speaker. Some people hand-raise rose-ringed parakeet chicks for this purpose. Such parrots then become quite tame and receptive to learning.
Feral birds
A popular pet, the rose-ringed parakeet has been released in a wide range of cities around the world, giving it an environment with few predators where their preferred diet of seed, nut, fruits, and berries is available from suburban gardens and bird feeders.[6] Its adaptations to cold winters in the Himalayan foothills allow it to easily withstand European winter conditions.[7] It has established feral populations in India, a number of European cities, South Africa and Japan. There are also apparently stable populations in the US (Florida, California and Hawaii) and a small self-sustaining population in Ankara, Turkey (concentrated in parks), Tunis, Tunisia, and Tripoli, Libya, Tehran, Iran (concentrated in the north side of the city). It is also found throughout Lebanon, Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman. There are a small number of escaped birds in Australia.
The European populations became established during the mid-to-late 20th century. The main British populations are based around London, primarily in the west and south-western suburbs. They can be regularly seen in places such as Crystal Palace Park, Battersea Park, Richmond Park, Greenwich Park and Hampstead Heath, as well as Surrey and Berkshire. A large population in the south-west of London, consisting of many thousands of birds, is known as the Kingston parakeets. The winter of 2006 saw three separate roosts of circa 6000 birds around London[8] A smaller population occurs around Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate, Kent. Elsewhere in Britain, smaller feral populations have become established from time to time (e.g., at Sefton Park and Greenbank Park in Liverpool, Studland, Dorset, Kensington Gardens, and south Manchester). It has been suggested that feral parrots could endanger populations of native British birds, and that the rose-ringed parakeet could even be culled as a result.[9] A major agricultural pest in locations such as India, as of 2011 the rose-ringed parakeet population was growing rapidly but is generally limited to urban areas in southern England[10]
In the Netherlands, the feral population in the four largest urban areas (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and especially in The Hague) was been estimated at 10,000 birds in 2010, almost double the number of birds estimated in 2004.[11] There also exists a feral population in Belgium, with as many as 5,000 pairs estimated in Brussels.[12] These originate from an original population that was set free in 1974 by the owner of the Meli Zoo and Attraction Park near the Atomium who wanted to make Brussels more colourful. In Germany, these birds are found along the Rhine in all major urban areas such as Cologne, Bonn, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, Wiesbaden and in the north-east of Hamburg. Other populations are found around Paris, Rome – notably in the gardens of the Palatine Hill and at Villa Borghese, in the Orto Botanico di Palermo in Palermo, in Genoa,[13] in Barcelona and in Lisbon.[14]
The specimens in these naturalized populations often represent intra-specific hybrids, originally between varying numbers – according to locality – of the subspecies manillensis, borealis, and/or (to a lesser extent) krameri along with[verification needed] some inter-specific hybrids with naturalized Psittacula eupatria (Alexandrine parakeet).[citation needed]
However, in some parts of South Asia – from where the rose-ringed parakeets originated – populations of these birds are decreasing due to trapping for the pet trade. Despite some people's attempts to revive their population by freeing these birds from local markets, the rose-ringed parakeet's population has dropped drastically in many areas of the Indian subcontinent.