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#128/365 Post Process Fridays episode #15. This wonderful shot was taken by Ang, who was there to capture the return home of Mary Kim's husband who was on on deployment. I know it's been about a month, but welcome home Steve! Semper Fi! TGIF! HPPF! OPP! YEAH! YOU! KNOW! ME!
Laos is the most laid back country I have been to. You cannot take it at your pace. You have to go with the flow - meander around the town on foot, take a boat down the Mekong, get up early in the morning to watch the monks receive alms. This is as close to the romantic Indochina you can get.
The Mekong is born 4000km from the sea, on the Tibetan plateau. More of the river courses through Laos than any other SE Asian country - the entire country parallels its course. It runs through most of the major cities and is a key source of livelihood (direct or indirect) for the country.
Luang Prabang, Laos
2009
Explore #7 on Thursday, May 7, 2009
These wonderful big birds – Canada Geese, that we Canadian call Loons -- fly those great distances and are now back. Usually the loons stop-over the lake on there way further North. Last few weeks the sky is full of them. They make a big racket as they fly and when they fly low over your head, you can hear the air streaming under there wings. A wonderful, uplifting sight, to watch and hear.
This flock stayed over night on the lake and left toward the rising sun as I was going out at 5:45 am. Never the less I like the effect of the view through the trees. Hope you like it too :)
More to come soon...
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The Motherland Calls, (Russian: Родина-мать зовёт! "Rodina Mat' Zovyot!"), also called Mother Motherland, Mother Motherland Is Calling, or simply The Motherland, or The Mamayev Monument is a statue in Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd, Russia commemorating the Battle of Stalingrad.
My trip was fantastic! the 16 hours journey by bus paid :D.
I'm glad to be back.
Thank you my friends for the lovely comments while i was away for 4 days. :').
We were spending the weekend with very close friends' home
and this spot at their neighbor's front yard caught my eye.
I wouldn't let the day without snapping a shot.
My daughter Mary named this the peaceful tree.
Have a productive week ahead!
Congratulations to Ryan Agoncilloand Judy Ann Santos!
And bravo to Manny Paquiao!
♥ FP & EXPLORE ♥..... May 3, 2009...... Best Position # 31..... Thank you, Friends!
Here's a photograph of my horse "Sam". He is around 21 years old now.. and still just as handsome! No one has ridden him in over 10 years and he is quite content at being a "pasture pet". He has a wonderful personality and loves apples, pears and carrots... of course.
Notice the beautiful dogwood blossoms in the background. They have been gorgeous this spring... pure and white.
Thank you so much for your visits to my stream. I have been so busy the past few days and have gotten behind on my comments. I am blessed to have such wonderful, loyal friends...like YOU!
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Explore FP on 30 Apr 2009. Highest position #9.
This image is dedicated to all of YOU, my dear FRIENDS! Thank you for your daily support and for your friendship!
Please NO MULTIGROUP invites!
I was lucky enough to get to shoot this bird crazy close, View Large on Black to see the resulting crazy detail on this tiny bird.
I think Juncos are just the cutest birds, don't you agree?
HBW All! ;-)))
Edit: the one with a blurry branch in the bokeh on the left has been voted off the island and replaced with the crop you see here. After three of you said something and knowing many more remained silent but felt the same, that was good enough for me. Thanks for the honest input all, I truly appreciate it!
"Every past is worth condemning." Friedrich Nietzsche
Much much beautiful architecture ... apart from Crawlies part ... rest was pretty boring. If you've kids around ... I'm sure they'll love this place. It was like revisiting the grade 4/5's science books again ... live ;-)
BTW, do you miss dinosaurs? I do =(
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart
that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -- 'The Little Prince', 1943.
*** Make me happy... see it LARGE! ***
Tanah Lot Temple, Bali, Indonesia
Pura Tanah Lot (Tanah Lot Temple) is Hindu Temple.
Located about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a huge offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.
Tanah Lot means "Land in the Middle of the Sea" (in Balinese language) is a famous rock formation off the Indonesian island of Bali.
Note: It is a fantastic place to view beautiful dramatic sunsets. Every day at dusk, tourists throng the area to witness the magnificent silhouette of the temple against the glowing horizon.
Happy Sunday Every One =)
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I Captured Previous shot for my Imaganation Series in which i Found my Magical Rings :D , when i done processing on it the Idea come in My Mind , let go for HDR to , and in the end it give good Result & i love it :D
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I couldn't believe my eyes when I emerged from the dimly lit interior of Notre Dame --- after enjoying the soprano singing vespers --- and walked into the soft rain showers of the evening. What a wonderful surprise to be greeted by this illuminated sky full of rich color! The shining pavement reflecting a glorious sunset shone against the dark buildings, and people with their umbrellas were in silhouette, framed by the illuminated lamposts. Paris between day and night! It was one of those moments when you just grab your camera and do your best to capture the magic! .
Lorsque je sortais - apres vepres - des tenebres de Notre Dame, je me suis trouvee devant ce tableau presque invraisemblable. Il avait plu, et le coucher du soleil rayonnait une lumiere rosatre et doree parmi les nuages qui dansaient. Quelle belle surprise inattendue!
Salí a buscar imágenes de la epidemia de influenza que, dice el gobierno, está afectando al Distrito Federal.
Sólo pude encontrar la Epidemia de Pánico.
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No sería la primera vez que se inventan algo para ocultar un problema real. Lo estoy comenzando a sospechar. A ver qué dicen los hechos.
Otras noticias:
El Congreso aprueba 12 leyes al vapor
Intentos calderonistas de crear un estado policiaco
Investigan a militares por desaparición de civiles
¿Usted qué cree, apreciable visitante?
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Otras - More picures of people appropiating and coping with the flu:
www.flickr.com/photos/sarihuella/3474911510/
www.flickr.com/photos/sarihuella/3474096767
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explore 291 on Friday, April 24, 2009
PORTADA DEL LIBRO RUMBO
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"...El caballo bayo es muy buscado, su pelaje ya era muy frecuente en la península Ibérica. Viene ciertamente de los caballos importados por los moriscos que invadieron la península española y que salieron a las Américas más tarde. Algunos bayos fueron caballos de reyes y grandes combatientes. Ganaron también muchas carreras y enriquecieron a algunos de sus propietarios. Muchas historias están ligadas a la fama de estos caballos que se dican fuertes, resistentes, inteligentes y leales. Entre las diferentes capas, los bayos son considerados como los mejores de las tropas militares..."
Fragmento de "Bayos"
Fuente: www.justacriollo.com/pages_es/criollopassion_es/fichebayo...
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Amigos, visitem: www.visiteareco.com
© 2009 Steve Kelley
See if you can spot the Jupiter trail in the upper middle. This was shot from the Empire State Building observation deck looking South towards Jersey City, NJ, the financial district, Brooklyn, and Staten Island in New York City (NYC).
To view all images in larger sizes and to download, purchase, or license please click here: Images from the top of the Empire State Building...
Nikon d300
Part of "MY BEST" Set, a collection of Images that I feel represent my skill as a Photographer, as well as reveal my eye for picking good quality Images. View more of MY BEST here.
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EXPLORED ON 20 APRIL 2009 - # 148
I dedicate this image to my father, who has been the light of my professional life.
Who can give the sun, the permission to shine. Not even the darkest of clouds can hide the brilliance radiating out of the heart of our Solar System. Such is its power.
In the same way, who can hide the brilliance of the light in our heart. No matter how strongly the mind and its patterns cloud it, the brilliant jewel will continue to shine. So connect with the wind, and blow away the clouds. Let the sun in your heart shine through.
Photographed with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and Canon EF 24-105mm IS USM L Lens. Handheld.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar
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While I was in visiting War Eagle Mills & Farm in NW Arkansas, I could see where the road disappeared through some trees and over the hill. I just couldn't resist attempting to capture what I was seeing. After I finished with shooting by the bridge, I jumped in the rental car and drove up the road a few hundred feet and then parked on the side of road...stepped out and walked into the center...and then snapped a few off. With some minor alterations of the lighting with my ReDynamix plug-in in Photoshop, I've been able to recapture the incredible scene that I experienced while standing in the middle of that rural road.
Reached #17 @ Explore! on April 18th, 2009.
I.D.s 206 & 23968 photographed by John Ward on 1993-10-17 using a 35mm camera producing a colour negative from a roll film, then scanned and digitized.
Baliwag Transit Mitsubishi Fuso CVK-637 (fleet No 389) and Philippine Rapid Transit Nissan Antonio Rivera Street near Tutuban Railroad Station, Manila, Philippines.
#107/365 Post Process Fridays episode #12. This week features an epic photo from PapekPhotography. I mean how epic can you get...beautiful old barn in the middle of the green field with uber clouds at sunset. For this one I really pushed up the colors, since I was going for a fantasy'esque story feel. I think I was a little influenced by PapekPhotography PP'd version he posted couple weeks back because they are very similar. Let's see who will be the first to get the title reference.
Part of "MY BEST" Set, a collection of Images that I feel represent my skill as a Photographer, as well as reveal my eye for picking good quality Images. View more of MY BEST here.
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EXPLORED ON 13 APRIL 2009 - # 217
HAPPY TAMIL NEW YEARS DAY.
This confirms my view that the way we periceive things is highly subjective.
While we look at it as a beautiful Lotus bud, the dragon fly here looks at it as a mere landing pad before it goes on to its next location.
While I was focussing on photographing this bud, this dragonfly just popped into the frame and landed on it. I clicked a couple of shots and called out to my photography partner Prabhakaran to ask him to shoot some...but it was too late. The dragon fly had flown away.
Sometimes the angel of luck is by your side. You just have to thank her, and wish that she visits you once again.
Photographed with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, and Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM L Lens and Canon EF 2X Extender. Handheld. Again a lot of you may think its a macro shot done with a macro lens. It was shot from about 10 feet away from the subject, at 400mm.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar
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تعتبر قاعة الدفنة من اهم قاعات المؤتمرات بدولة قطر وذلك نظراً لكبر حجم القاعة الذي يتسع لألاف الزوار
ويطل هذا المبنى الرائع على شاطىء الخليج وهو مرتبط بفندق الشيراتون احد اكبر واعرق الفنادق بدولة قطر .
—The Book of Counted Sorrows
WOW. Just...wow. I have made it 365 days. And yes, I am going to say all of the cliched things that people say about 365. I started out a year ago to challenge myself to commit to something, to finish it, and--on the way--gain a better self-image after a quarter-life crisis left me in a bit of a bad state mentally.
All of this was wildly successful. I have learned so much about myself, and photography, and about myself as I relate to photography. I now not only know that I've found my calling in life, but I know that I am still beautiful (my perspective only, of course) as I get older. I learned so much technically about photography from all of you wonderful people--and your support has been AMAZING. This was not meant to be an ego-stroking adventure but you all gave me so many lovely comments, favs & encouragement.
I am not going to do another 365 of portraits--at least not for a while--and I am going to celebrate this milestone by taking a bit of a well-deserved Flickr vacation. Not a total break from it, but I will be posting less for a while, and spending time with the family that I neglected so severely over the past year in order to make this happen.
So again--THANK YOU to everyone. I could not have done this without you and I am not going away. Happy Easter and have a drink for me, wherever you are tonight! I will be having some in your honor as well. ;-)
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Notes on landmarks you recognize, please!
Ships in English Bay above...
The title is coming from my read on this...Stanley Park looks like the wellspring of the city.
Looking pretty much straight down on downtown Vancouver. An interesting point of architecture is the new Convention Centre expansion with the grass already growing on top. Also, this shows Coal Harbor and English Bay in the same shot. Shot from the Helijet on approach to the heliport.
- Highest position on EXPLORE #97 on 7 April 2009 - Thanks all =)
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HDR #29 - Waterfall Symmetry #2
From my archives...
This shot was taken during my outing with Buyie to Dam Pertak at Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor on February 8, 2009.
- You can view Waterfall Symmetry #1 here!
Canon EOS 350D + Kit Lens + Ayambrand Tripod:
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- Tone mapped HDR from 3 exposures RAW.
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Parco storico del castello medievale di Pralormo. Fiera del Tulipano 5 Aprile 2009.
The medieval castle of Pralormo (Turin), flowers Tulips 5 April 2009.
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taken in Alexandroupoli, Thrace (northern Greece)
#2 on explore on 7/4/09
#2 most interesting picture of Greece for many weeks
This is a picture of El Capitan mountain in Yosemite. Yosemite is a national park located east central California, United States.
هذه صوره لأحد أشهر الجبال بمنتزه يوسيميتي بكاليفورنيا بالولايات المتحده الأمريكيه. هذا الجبل يعد أكبر صخره جرانيت مكشوفه بالعالم.
Ola!
un blend que enverdad trabaje mucho en gwen
y el fondo :)
el blend habla de la cancion de OCG y la cancion de
OCG habla de gwen jiji
bueno ia x
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What? Did you actually think I would leave Austria without showing you the capital?
Welcome to Vienna, Austria. The 10th largest city by population in the European Union and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was ranked #1 (tied with Vancouver) among 127 cities for overall quality of life in a 2005 study.
This is a photograph of The Upper Belvedere. A baroque palace that was built between 1720-1723. Belvedere is a palace complex built by Prince Eugene of Savoy just south-east of the historic city center of Vienna.
Although it was raining when we visited Laurie and I still had a wonderful time exploring the complex. There is a magnificent garden with plenty of fountains just behind this building, that I wish the whole world could see. The gardens were designed by Dominique Girard who trained in the gardens of Versailles as a young student.
I hope you enjoy the majestic view and have yourselves a great weekend!
I will be catching up with all your streams tonight, see you on Monday!
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