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Birg ,the Mönch and the Eiger mountains.Canton of Bern. Switzerland-. No. 6211.
This image was taken on the way to Schilthorn from Mürren ...
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This is British Army Lance-Corporal Lewis James Thomas and his family leaving Cobh. The family presumably returned to England.
lukusnan told us:
"This is a picture of my Grandfather Lewis James Thomas with my gran, auntie Olive and uncle Richard, my mother is not in the photo as she was camera shy.
My grandfather died in Japanese prisoner war camp just before the end of the war."
On Monday, 11 July 1938, the Irish army took over from the last of the British Garrison at Spike Island in Cork Harbour. As the Irish Independent reported, it had been 17 years since the Truce of 1921 when the British flag was lowered on Spike Island, and Irish sentries mounted duty for the first time.
Date: Sunday, 10 July 1938
NLI Ref.: IND_H_3281
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It's funny how things come together at times. It was the last morning of my vacation. I get my 4 a.m. wake up call from the roosters. I get up look out the window and it's pouring rain. I'm thinking to myself what a way to enjoy my last day on vacation. I get back into bed, and lie there for the next hour listening to the roosters just hoping and wishing for the rain to stop. 5 a.m. comes around and it's still raining. What should I do? Should I get up and go? Should I just stay in bed and go back to sleep? All these thoughts are going through my head. I'm making myself mental!
I decide to get up and go. I make my 15min drive to the location. It's still raining with no signs of any breaks. I get to the parking lot, look to the east. Rain......a lot of rain. I get back into the truck and sit for the next half an hour watching the rain contemplating if I should stay or leave. Wait.......I see a break on the horizon. The sky has a real faint glow, but it's at least a 15 min hike down to the beach. The trail down to the beach here is very steep. If it has been raining, forget about it. The trail is slick and muddy. There wouldn't be enough time to get down to the beach, so I decide to go with my plan B; shoot from the cliffs. I make my way slowly down the trail. I'm slipping and sliding all over the place. I get to the spot where I want to be at, I set up, and start shooting. The scene at this point is dark and moody with subtle light on the horizon. After a few frames the rain starts really coming down. I tried to stick it out in the rain for as long as I could but it was just too much. I pack my gear up in defeat. The conditions weren't in my favor this time around, but it's ok.......I've got great light at this location 4 days in row! ;-)
I make my way back up the trail, I take one last look at this killer view and all of a sudden I see this glow on the sea cliffs. The glow starts to get more intense, I can't say the curses that came out of my mouth, but I was swearing up a storm as I ran back down the trail slipping and sliding all over the place. The heart pounding heavy breathing intensity that was going through my body was crazy. The light started illuminating the shore line as if someone had slowly open the blinds in a room that was dark. When I was focusing in live view at x10 I could see the sunlight piercing through the rain! It was one of the most incredible scenes that I have seen. I would say this was a great way to start the morning.
Vi ricordate Re Leone? era un gatto che faceva parte della colonia di gatti randagi di Porto Conte, adesso lui non c'è più, ma la figlia ha preso il suo posto!
Io sono andata ieri e ho portato da magiare per tutti, hanno gradito e io sono andata via contenta e commossa!!
La historia de este Convento se remonta a su fundacion por el Gran Príncipe Basilio III en 1524, para conmemorar la toma de Smolensk. Cabe destacar que la catedral es la parte más antigua del convento y contiene objetos de arte maravillosos.
Es el segundo conjunto arquitectónico de importancia en Moscú después del Kremlin. Rodeado por murallas de 11 metros de altura en su interior se levantan varias iglesias entre las que se destacan Nuestra Señora de Smolensk con el iconostacio más hermoso de Moscú y la Iglesia de la Transfiguración. También se puede observar algunos palacios y un hermoso cementerio en el que están enterrados artistas y científicos muy conocidos como Chejov, Mayakovsky, Esenin.
A diferencia de otros monasterios moscovitas, ha permanecido virtualmente intacto desde el siglo XVII. En 2004, fue proclamado Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
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I Sirfidi sono Ditteri come le mosche
la forma del loro corpo e' infatti molto simile a quella di una comune mosca domestica.
Molti credono che queste mosche (appartengono alla famiglia dei Ditteri ) a righe
gialle e nere siano vespe o api e per questo le evitano per paura del loro pungiglione velenoso.
In realtà i sirfidi sono innocui come le mosche, sprovvisti di alcuna arma di offesa o difesa,
la colorazione giallo nera che imita quella di molti imenotteri aculeati,ha il solo scopo
di ingannare i predatori (mimetismo), al fine di tener lontani i nemici.
Nella famiglia dei Sirfidi troviamo specie dalla forma molto varia, sottile e delicata,
oppure tozza e larga.
Veri acrobati, i sirfidi possono restare fermi in aria o volare all'indietro.
Gli adulti visitano i fiori e si nutrono di nettare e polline,
e sono utilissimi per la loro funzione di impollinatori
EXPLORED # 361
Shefali - Sheuli - Nyctanthes Arbor Tristis
(Raate jokhon fute othe tokhon ora Sheuli ar sokale jhore gele nam hoi shefali, taito Sheuli namer meyera hoi haasi-khushi ar Shefali-der jeebon dukkhe vora)
Location: Ramna Park, Dhaka-Bangladesh
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Another misty sunrise shot. I loved the blanket of fog enshrouding this rural scene, and the wonderfully long shadows. This should be the last of my sunbeams & fog session folks!
It is a very windy & chilly day in Chicago. 50 mph winds last night, so I will be stepping outside to see if there any leaves yet.
Happy Fence Friday Everyone!
Desperté y pensé que hoy podría pillar un bonito amanecer, me asomé a mi ventana y vi con grata sorpresa que las estrellas nos hacían compañía, así que tome mi mochila con todos los utensilios de fotografía y el trípode y me puse de camino hacia el puerto de el Musel, pero mi sorpresa fue que no dejan hacer fotos desde ahí, así que me quede al lado en la playa del Arbeyal y he aquí lo que dio de si este amanecer, creo que he acertado en levantarme e ir a fografiarlo.
Decir que ya tengo permiso para poder fotografiar desde el Musel jejeeee
Un abrazo a tod@s
Espero sea de vuestro agrado
Mejor en grande sobre fondo negro
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Aprovechando una de las mareas más bajas del año, con un coeficiente de 115, nos juntamos Manel, José Ramón, Situco y su mujer en la playa de Somo, para fotografiar un pequeño barco, hundido hace más de 30 años, que sólo es visible con marea baja.
Para acabar la sesión hicimos una foto de grupo, con las potentes linternas "led Lenser" utilizando varios modelos, la X21, M7, P7 y H7
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La Región de Murcia tiene un relieve variado y de grandes contrastes, que da lugar a una gran diversidad de paisajes en los que coexisten importantes zonas montañosas con llanuras, valles y costas.
La Cordillera Penibética comprende las sierras meridionales de la región. Son de poca altitud, llegan hasta el mismo mar y dan un litoral alto y recortado.
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God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging.
─Psalm 46: 1-3
CAROLE KING (Live) - I Feel The Earth Move
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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
في مثل هذا اليوم من كل عام تمر بنا ذكرى اليوم الوطني للمملكة العربية السعودية .
وهي ذكرى بالنسبة لنا تعني الأنطلاقة التاريخية الموفقه . على يد المؤسس المغفور له
أن شاء الله تعالى الملك عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود .
تلك الأنطلاقة النموذجية . الفاعله .التي من خلالها تم إرساء قواعد البناء بشكل متميز
أدى الى تحقيق جميع التطلعات . حيث شهدت على ضوء ذلك . بلادنا الغالية منذ ذلك اليوم تقدما حضاريا
واسع النطاق على كافة المستويات والمجالات .
وأصبحت المملكة العربية السعودية في مصاف الدول المتقدمة . بل ومن أهم وأبرز دول العالم .
مواكبة للتقدم الحضاري حريصة على بناء الوطن والمواطن .
ذلك البناء . وذلك العطاء . وذلك الأهتمام لم يقتصر على النهضة الصناعية او العمرانية او الزراعية او التعليمية
فحسب بل هي نهضة شاملة . راقية . عادلة . وموفقه .بعون الله ثم بجهود وتوجيهات حكومتنا الرشيدة العادله
قبل 75 عاما توحدت أرجاء هذا الوطن المعطاء وهي عبارة عن صحراء قاحلة . موحشه . تفتقر مقومات التنمية
وامكانيات النهوض . ولكن التصور العميق . والنظرة الثاقبة . والكلمة الصادقة . والتوجهات العادلة . عانقت مؤسسها
منذ اللحظة الأولى . الأمر الذي ساهم بشكل كبير الى تفعيل الأفكار والخطط المرسومة .
فانطلقت قافلة الخير ولاسلام في أرض الخير والسلام تحت شعار( لاإله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ) تدفعها الجهود المخلصه
والنوايا السليمة والأراء المتظافرة . وقد أعطى المغفور له أن شاء الله تعالى الملك عبد العزيز جل أهتماماته
وأمكانياته لمايخدم تلك المسيرة التاريخية الناجحة .
وقد كان لأبناءه الأشاوس من بعده عظيم الأثر في أستمرارية البناء بالشكل الذي يلبي مطلب الوطن والمواطن على
حد سوى.
أسال الله عز وجل ان يديم علي بلادنا الطاهرة امنها ويجنبها شر الحاقدين
والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله
ماشاء الله
mashallah tbark allah
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شكراً
"... D'espacio sin apurarme
y, con alma de cantor,
voy orejeando la flor
que la tierra quiso darme...
Siempre me gustó hamacarme
al compás de lo que tocan...
De apurao hay quién desoca
el caballo que más quiere
y ansina el mesmo se hiere
como el pescao por la boca ..."
Fragmento de "Pa' mí la cosa es ansí", de Osvaldo Andino Alvarez
Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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This is a tribute to one of my most beloved italian singer and songwriter...........Lucio Dalla, who died 3 days ago..
I lost a piece of youth:(
If you wish you can click on the notes to listen to some of his songs!
Testo 4 Marzo 1943 Lucio Dalla
Dice che era un bell'uomo e veniva
veniva dal mare
parlava un'altra lingua
pero' sapeva amare
e quel giorno lui prese mia madre
sopra un bel prato
l'ora più dolce
prima d'essere ammazzato
Cosi' lei resto' sola nella stanza
la stanza sul porto
con l'unico vestito
ogni giorno più corto
e benchè non sapesse il nome
e neppure il paese
m'aspetto' come un dono d'amore
fino dal primo mese
Compiva sedici anni
quel giorno la mia mamma
le strofe di taverna
le cantò a ninna nanna
e stringendomi al petto che sapeva
sapeva di mare
giocava a far la donna
con il bimbo da fasciare
E forse fu per gioco
o forse per amore
che mi volle chiamare
come nostro Signore
Della sua breve vita il ricordo
il ricordo più grosso
e' tutto in questo nome
che io mi porto addosso
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte
e bevo vino
per la gente del porto mi chiamo
Gesù Bambino
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte
e bevo vino
per la gente del porto io sono
Gesu'Bambino
E ancora adesso che gioco a carte
e bevo vino
per la gente del porto mi chiamo
Gesu' Bambino
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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 mio primo tentativo nel campo dell'astrofotografia: ritratta la Galassia di Andromeda con le altre due galassie ellittiche vicine, M32 e M110.
Cielo con molto inquinamento luminoso e galassia lontana dallo zenit: tra qualche settimana riproverò in condizioni più favorevoli.
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Data e luogo:
-Massa, 44° 2'31.08"N 10° 7'9.22"E
-16 Settembre 2011 ore 23 circa.
Strumentazione:
-Canon 450D
-Meyer-Optik Görlitz Telemegor 5.5/400
-Montatura equatoriale motorizzata in A.R. Heyford EQ8
Dati di scatto:
-3 scatti
-120s, 400mm, f/8, iso 800
-Funzione di autosottrazione del dark frame in macchina
Software Usati:
-EOS Utility - Scatto remoto
-Deepskystacker - Allineamento, combinazione degli scatti, creazione file TIFF
-Photoshop CS 2 - Sharpening e crop
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Piccola curiosità: la distanza che ci separa dalla Galassia di Andromeda è di circa 2 milioni e 400mila anni luce. Quindi la luce che ho catturato con una moderna macchina fotografica è partita da Andromeda quando l'uomo sulla Terra non esisteva ancora, ma erano presenti solo alcune colonie di ominidi nel cuore dell'Africa. ;)
... realised that I have not uploaded flower photographs for some time so here is one taken at Sarhan / Sarahan in Himachal Pradesh while coming back from Bheema Kali temple ; I remember it was drizzling , that's why you can see few droplets on the back of the flower.
Another shot from the recent holiday in Turkey. One for lightbox, really, if you want to bring out some interesting distant light trails as the taller yachts come into harbour. Göcek is a super place for long exposure shots of an evening, as it is full of boards, posts, walls and other improvised tripods. This was taken on just such a wall.
Much of Göcek is given over to yachts (in the discreetly named "Mega Yacht Super Marina"), but in middle of everything this quirkly little plank pier still stands to moor small local craft. Ten minutes after the last boat trip gets back in you see a little swarm of pancake, ice cream and similar vessels all dock here - having spent the day pursuing the tourist fleet like seagulls (with an inverted business model).
My favourite part of the image is the funny underwater sail suggested by the reflected lights to the left. It's not as pronounced as I'd hoped, yet I also like the way the blur of the boats diminishes as you move back in the frame. Hope everyone's having a great week!
303 second exposure.
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
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.
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
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Bus Manufacturer: Yutong Bus (China)
Bus Model: ZK6129H
Shot Taken: Aurora blvd., Anonas, Quezon City