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Ruínas da Fortaleza da Arrifana

Apesar de nos meses de Verão se armar, frente à Praia da Arrifana, uma armação de pesca, só no reinado de Filipe III (1635) aí se mandou levantar um Forte para defesa dos pescadores, da praia e enseada, sendo Governador e Capitão-Mor do Reino do Algarve, D. Gonçalo Coutinho.

Com o passar dos anos, o forte foi-se progressivamente destruindo, sobretudo devido à acção do tempo e das águas do mar nas marés vivas. Reedificado em 1670, foi em 1755 atingido pelo grande terramoto, tendo ficado profundamente danificado.

Autêntico miradouro natural, daqui poderá desfrutar de uma das mais belas panorâmicas da Costa Vicentina.

Going for some vintage styleee... =)

On a beautiful morning I shot this image. It's a view on the german city Emmerich, this is minutes after the first rays of the sun hit the land. This was also the first day I had to scratch the ice of my windshield.

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Bilbao Titanium Colors - Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

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Sunset in Victoria B.C's Inner Harbour.

“...Las tropillas entabladas,

los fletes bien ensillados

es legado que ha heredado

esta Patria que es sagrada.

¡Qué lujo verla rodeada,

uno por uno agarrar,

la madrina cabrestear,

pegadita a la asidera!

¡Qué orgullo pa'mi bandera

que estamos viendo flamear!”

Fragmento de “Tropilla entablada”, de Julio Secundino Cabezas

Fuente: gauchoguacho.blogspot.com

San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina

Amigos, visitem: www.visiteareco.com

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Camera: Canon EOS 50D

Exposure: 30 sec

Aperture: ƒ/8.0

Exposure Program: Manual

Focal Length: 46 mm

ISO Speed: 160

Flash: Off

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Tripod: -------------

Taken on: October 15, 2009 | 1:10 am

Remote: Canon Remote Switch RS-80N3

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The camera was left on the road.

Don't worry, the camera safely!

تم ترك الكاميرا على الطريق

!. لا تقلقوا , الكاميرا بأمــان

=)

... شكراً لأنكم هنـا يا أصدقاء

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.رجــاءً, لا تعــلّــق بالجــوائز أو الدعــوات

Please, do not comment with awards or invites.

Non-hdr image.

In preparation of a free buffet lunch I thought I'd get a little exercise cycling on my wife's battery powered mamachari (bike with large baskets) and came across this unexpected wonderful sunset.

This was taken using my wide angle lense and cropped at the bottom to remove the beach from the shot.

Slightly processed to give a nice cinematic film feel.

I just returned from a road trip to Glacier, Wateron Lakes, Banff & Jasper where there were record low temps. I think the ice and snow on this bighorn sheep represents this quite well :) All in all amazing trip though. You can't beat the Canadian Rockies for breathtaking landscape. Will slowly be adding shots to my stream. Thanks for stopping by! Explored FP & highest position 2 :)

explore! Oct 12, 2009 #366

Just a perfect day,

Drink Sangria in the park,

And then later, when it gets dark,

We go home.

Just a perfect day,

Feed animals in the zoo

Then later, a movie, too,

And then home.

Oh it's such a perfect day,

I'm glad I spent it with you.

Oh such a perfect day,

You just keep me hanging on,

You just keep me hanging on.

Just a perfect day,

Problems all left alone,

Weekenders on our own.

It's such fun.

Just a perfect day,

You made me forget myself.

I thought I was someone else,

Someone good.

Oh it's such a perfect day,

I'm glad I spent it with you.

Oh such a perfect day,

You just keep me hanging on,

You just keep me hanging on.

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Longa expoisição, Fotografia noturna. Cores fortes, vibrantes. Verde, laranja e o lindo céu roxo. É possível ver o congresso nacional lá atrás, e obras de Oscar Niemeyer.

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Lacrimosa (Requiem k 627, Wolfgnag Amadeus Mozart) cantata da Marina Laslo:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn7WdxCqKqc

BRIDGE NAME: Hoffman Covered Bridge

COUNTY: Linn

STREAM: Crabtree Creek

NEAREST TOWN: Scio

STATUS: Open to traffic

BRIDGE LENGTH: 90 Feet

YEAR BUILT: 1936

ADDED TO NRHP: February 17, 1987

Other Notes: The bridge was named for its builder, Lee Hoffman.

9:11:48

Excursión a Soria, noche en el Parador. Abrir la ventana por la mañana y encontar una preciosa niebla sobre el río Duero. ¿Quién puede resistirse a hacer fotos? Os dejo una serie con la hora en que tomé la foto. Increiblemente rápido, la niebla creció para disiparse con la misma rapidez.

Explored on October 6 #487

I don't like coffee.

I DO like cookie splash!

So i did mine with strawberry drink =]

Het Steen is a historic medieval castle in the old city center of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. Built in 1200 - 1225, Het Steen is Antwerp's oldest building.

Previously known as Antwerp Castle, Het Steen gained its current name in around 1520, after significant rebuilding under Charles V. The rebuilding led to it being known first as "'s Heeren Steen" (the King's Stone), and later simply as "Het Steen" (The Stone). The Dutch word "Steen" means "stone", and is used for "castle" or "fortress", as in the "Gravensteen" in Ghent, Belgium.

The castle made it possible to control the access to the Schelde, the river that flows through Antwerp. It was also used as a prison between 1303 and 1827. This was not the noblest time of existence of the Steen Castle. Captivity itself was not punishment - the prison was where you awaited your sentence. Very popular punishment available was; chopping of hands, heads and/or burning and quartering. The prison’s regime was not a very honest one. The rich were logged in the right wing and the poor in the left wing of the castle.

Part of the castle was later demolished to make the roads to connect the south and the north part of the port. The remaining building contains a shipping museum, with outside on displayed on the quay, some real old canal barges.

In 1890 ‘Het Steen’ became the museum of archeology and in 1952 an annex was added to house the museum of the Antwerp maritime history. Here you’ll also find a war memorial to the Canadian soldiers in WWII.

At the entrance to Het Steen is a bas-relief of Semini, above the archway, circa 2nd century. Semini is the Scandinavian God for youth and fertility (with symbolic phallus). A historical plaque near Het Steen explains that women of the town appealed to Semini when they desired children; the god was reviled by later religious clergy. Inhabitants of Antwerp previously referred to themselves as "children of Semini". An organization affiliated with historic preservation of Het Steen and Semini, Antwerp Komitee Semini in Ere (AKSIE), formed in 1986, holds annual celebrations at Het Steen as cultural events. (Source: Het Steen)

It was a rather calm day there ... I saw no other people visiting the castle. Maybe it is not so famous in Antwerp.

Worth to view Large On Black

Die Burg Steen am rechten Scheldeufer ist aus dem Mittelalter und die Stadtburg von Antwerpen, Belgien.

Die erste Erwähnung der Burg Het Steen („Der Stein“) datiert auf das 12. Jahrhundert. Damit gilt sie als ältestes erhaltenes Gebäude der Stadt Antwerpen. Die Burg war Teil der Stadtbefestigung und sollte den Zugang zur Stadt aus der Richtung der Westerschelde schützen. Im Jahr 1520 bestimmte Kaiser Karl V., dass die Burg renoviert und umgebaut werden sollte, um Artillerie aufnehmen zu können.

Später wurde die Burg als Gefängnis genutzt. Davon zeugt heute noch das Kruzifix über dem Eingang. Es symbolisiert die Stelle, an der zum Tode verurteilte Verbrecher ihr letztes Gebet vor der Hinrichtung zu sprechen hatten.

Im 19. Jahrhundert wurde die Burg schwer beschädigt, aber im alten Gewand wieder errichtet. Seit 1952 beherbergt sie ein Museum.

Wie bereits erwähnt ist Het Steen, wie die Antwerpener sie nennen, seit 1952 das Nationale Maritime Museum Belgiens. Hier können Schiffsmodelle berühmter, historischer Schiffe, ebenso Malereien, nautische Instrumente, Fotos und Dokumente besichtigt werden. Ebenso betrachtet werden kann das Original des Leichters West Hinder III.

Über den Urzustand der Burg ist wenig bekannt. Die neuere Anlage aus dem 16. Jahrhundert wurde aber nach den Maßgaben des Adels nach mehr Wohnlichkeit erbaut. Der eigentliche Bergfried existiert nicht mehr. Dagegen wurden massive, palastartige Gebäude gebaut. Über dem Haupteingang ist ein Wehrgang angebracht, der mit Pechnasen bestückt ist. Ein massiver Rundturm mit Zinnen sichert den Eingang an der rechten Seite, ein weiterer Rundturm mit Kegeldach und Pechnasen befindet sich links. Seeseitig wurden Bastionen zur Unterbringung der Artillerie eingebaut. Auffällig ist der Baustil der Anlage. Deutlich hanseatisch geprägt sind die stufenförmigen Dachgiebel. (Quelle: Burg Steen)

Es war ein ruhiger Tag ... ich keine anderen Menschen, welche die Burg besichtigten. Vielleicht ist sehr nicht sehr berühmt für Antwerpen.

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This photo was taken while waiting for our plane that'll bring me to Iloilo. The flight was supposed to be at 4:30am but was delayed due to some technical problems with our original plane. We were asked to transfer to another plane after the pilot and technicians confirmed that it will take time to fix the first plane's faulty mechanism.

If my memory serves me right, this shot was taken before 6 in the morning while it was raining outside and some dark clouds are coming into view forecasting the catastrophe that will fall on this city about 2 weeks later.

Shot through a glass wall of a cafe. Clone stamped away the reflections and did some DRI.

HBW Flickr Friends!!

Thanks for the views, comments, faves, notes and invites!!

Itaguaçu é um bairro da cidade brasileira de Florianópolis, capital do estado de Santa Catarina. Está situado na porção continental do município, ao sul, entre os bairros de Coqueiros e Bom Abrigo e a baía sul. O nome Itaguaçu é de origem tupi e quer dizer literalmente "Viveiro de Pedras Grandes" ou "Lugar onde há Pedras Grandes". Estas pedras constituem interessantes formações de granito à beira da praia de Itaguaçu e em meio ao mar da baía sul, havendo mesmo uma lenda que conta de bruxas que teriam sido petrificadas, dando origem às pedras, uma das quais parece ter um chapéu, e também há um conjunto de 6 pedras que formam um tipo de um círculo com uma sétima pedra no meio (alusão a ritual satânico)..

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The back side of the Reichstag

This is my calico cat Cassie sitting on a rail on my front porch. That's her favorite place to be now as she watches the hummingbirds buzz around her... out of reach, thank goodness.

I am dedicating this photo to one of the sweetest ladies you'll ever know.... AMANDA (craftedfromtheheart). She was one of my first Flickr friends and I was drawn to her beautiful photography, her bubbly personality and her fighting spirit to face all the difficult challenges that life seems to have tossed in her direction. Despite her adversities, she keeps on going and fills our comment boxes with humor & sweet words. I admire her so much.

I chose this particular shot because Amanda loves all sorts of animals. She has possums and kookaburra that visit her daily. They know she is a gentle soul that can be trusted. How lucky they are to have Amanda looking after them.

Amanda, thank you so much for the beautiful testimony you wrote for me. You are a blessing in so many people's lives, including mine. Remember, you really ARE an angel, so stretch out those wings and keep on flying........

P.S..... If you visit Amanda's page and see her photos blacked out, fear not. She's being harassed by a coward who keeps flagging her photos. Seriously, how can a photo of a flower be considered inappropriate? It displeases me when people use Flickr resources as a weapon against other members. So sad.

© 2009 Loren Zemlicka

www.lorenzemlicka.com/daily/

What are they all looking at??? I've stared at this for hours and I can't tell.

Don't forget your sunglasses.

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Even the Brooklyn Bridge has it's share of surface rust on the bridge framing. Of course this peeling paint and surface rust does not lessen the integrity of the structure, but it does make for interesting artwork, in my view...:-)

That is Lower Manhattan in the background...

For this shot I used a Canon 17-40 F.4.0 L lens on a full frame Canon 5D MK II

Vanessa Cardui

Ordine Lepidoptera

Superfamiglia Papilionoidea

Famiglia Nymphalidae

Sottofamiglia Nymphalinae

Genere Vanessa

Sottogenere Cynthia

Last week, I returned to the exact location of my last upload to capture the morning fog lifting for the day. There are few clouds this time of year but the fog can really create some good atmosphere and light under the right conditions. The trick is to be ready before sunrise and if it has promise, head out immediately! No HDR.

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See the 1200 pixel version!

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Settings etc.:

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Canon 5D Mark II

Canon 24-105L @ 45

30-second exposure @F11

HOYA NDX-400 9.5-stop filter (Very dark) for the long exposure.

LEE soft ND grad (100x150mm) 0.9 + 0.75

Lee foundation kit filter holder with Lee 77mm adapter ring

No polarizer!

ISO 50

Small Slik tripod with Manfrotto Pistol-grip ball head.

RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One

TIFF file processed with Photoshop

As usual, this light lasted for about 5 minutes or so. You don't get a second chance with fog because one moment it is too thick and the next minute it burns off to clear skies for the rest of the day! So you must be ready for when the light breaks through. And hopefully it breaks through before it gets too harsh and bright with the sun too high in the sky.

Again, I was really out to shoot the Golden Gate Bridge because there was low fog, but it was not meant to be. The fog was too thick. But that was fine because I have lots of alternative shots planned out, so I just follow the light to where it leads me.

For more on Angel island, see here:

www.angelisland.org/

The map shows exactly where this is. It is a short hike down a steep set of wooden steps at the end of Valley St., near Bridgeway

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Took this on the day of the Penguins Stanley Cup Parade, it was such a beautiful day!

And I SWEAR those halos weren't there when I e-mailed this to myself from my Mac. The PC at work that I downloaded them too must have put them there ;-)

I'll make sure to fix them tonight!

Thanks for the visits, and have a great weekend my friends!

Isn't this the funniest looking fish you have ever seen? So cute! Also looks like it's about to give you a kiss.

I forgot to look up what it's called. Anyone want to venture a guess? ;P

Happy Friday!

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Oh it's called a cowfish!

bus in India , Agra

Su cara suroeste con el glaciar.

Pink Floyd: Brain Damage - Eclipse

Región del Biobío, Chile central.

I've been going through some really rough times for the past few weeks. I've dealt with one of my biggest nightmares and I think I am going to conquer it.

I just don't think I would have been able to do that without the help and support of some of my old friends. Always remember who your friends are... In the end, its kindness of others that makes you happy. And kids, of course :}

I took this shot last Saturday at the Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra. I recently bought a Cokin landscape filter set, so I used the Cokin P153 (ND4) for an extra long exposure and Cokin P037 warming filter to get some rich reds in the sky.

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Niko's nose is perfect?

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Blaj, Romania

Crane fly or daddy long legs taking a shine to the second flowering of the black sunflower.

Please click here to view the storm large

This picture was shot on a tripod with three exposures @ F3.5 ISO 100 (-2..0..+2EV). I used Photomatix to create the HDR with tonemapping and detail enhanced. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation in Photoshop. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. Unsharp Mask.

This shot was taken at the beginning of our road trip to central Oregon. It was raining along the way. Thank goodness the weather got better as we drove further into the cascades.

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i think it's better in Large

Exposure:10 sec

Aperture:f/14.0

Focal Length:10 mm

Done the same night as this one: www.flickr.com/photos/dcdead/3822517557/

Should be viewed in Large, to see the stars :)

No meteor here though ;)

Technique/Processing

Shot at ISO 2500 and 30 seconds exposure. I used this combination to get many stars in the sky, but they should still be visible as dots (thus the high iso and rather short exposure).

Flashed the tree and the path using an SB-28 off-camera (in my hand) using the test button @ 1/8 several times.

Nearly no post processing in Photoshop

P.S.: Noise Reduction off in the camera AND not denoised in Photoshop

info:

The Milky Way, or simply the Galaxy, is the galaxy in which the Solar System is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the Local Group of galaxies. It is one of billions of galaxies in the observable universe.

Its name is a translation of the Latin Via Lactea, in turn translated from the Greek Γαλαξίας (Galaxias), referring to the pale band of light formed by the galactic plane as seen from Earth (see etymology of galaxy). Some sources hold that, strictly speaking, the term Milky Way should refer exclusively to the band of light that the galaxy forms in the night sky, while the galaxy should receive the full name Milky Way Galaxy, or alternatively the Galaxy. However, it is unclear how widespread this convention is, and the term Milky Way is routinely used in either context.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way

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I think I’m having withdrawal symptoms for not posting for more than a week now… I have been so busy at work and study these past few days, and I want to apologize for not being able to visit your streams or comment properly…

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This post is for all my dear contacts... MISS YOU!!! MISS FLICKRRRRR!!!!

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I promise to be back after the 15th of September, please forgive me, and I hope everyone is having a GREAT time!

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HUGS for everyone !!!!!!! ☺

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EXPLORE #149

Choose 2 - 10 baths

Choose 3 - 15 baths

Choose > 3 ---> ........

And then eat with ice & syrup or coconut milk

1 dollar = 36 baths

~ Story People

Droppies on the petal of same flower I posted yesterday. You gotta bear another day of pink today =P Shot with 50mm F1.8 II (mounted) + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 (reversed) & hand held.

♥ Happy Bokeh Wednesday ♥

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Sunset from L'Astral, a 360° revolving restaurant on the LoewsHotel's top.

Cheers my friends :-)

Larger version is strongly recommended. Thanks to You All :-)

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I'm flagged. That means even how high are the views,comments and faves on my photos, I will not reach Explore. Flickr believed the noise made by a few accusing me and others who frequent Explore and Front Page of cheating. Shame on you Flickr for believing them.

And so, from now on, I will not be posting my best photos here but upload them to another photo site.

Sorry if I cannot comment back on all those who commented on my previous photo. I am spent.

Enjoy

- Canon 5D Mark2.

- ISO 100, f16, 17mm.

- Canon 17-40 f/4 L.

- Tripod.

View On Black to see more :)

Standard 3 exposure (+2,0,-2 EV)

Processing

Photomatix

- Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option

Photoshop

- Adjustment of hue/saturation

- Adjustment of curves to increase the overall contrast (Linear)

- Adjustment of levels

- USM on Background Layer

- Reduced noise with Noiseware Pro

- Sig/Borders Added

Thanks for all the comments, faves, views, notes and invites!

Como todos os gatos, Malaquias gosta de dormir, de preferência ao sol, na manta quentinha ou na janela, onde esteja um calorzinho e aconchego. Mas também de passear no jardim, entre as flores coloridas que ele gosta de cheirar e de correr atrás dos outros pequenos habitantes das flores e das verduras. Os seus olhinhos abrem-se de surpresa todas as vezes que uma libelinha ou uma joaninha voam perto do seu nariz. Arrebitando as orelhas dá pulos na vã tentativa de as alcançar. É assim a vida do Malaquias...

Feliz fim de semana, amigas!!!

beijinhos!!!!!!

Si è proprio così...

Non si fidano di noi, è quello che noto in prima persona.

Dopo avermi conosciuto diventano amorevoli e pieni di tanta voglia di starti vicino.

Certo ti chiedono.... sta a noi capire e dare senza stravolgere il loro modo di fare e di credere.

Io cerco di farlo nel migliore dei modi.

Questo ragazzo è quello che poi è con me nella foto.

Ogni giorno mi viene a cercare, mi trova e mi viene vicino....e in questa foto sembra dire il contrario di tutto...