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One of my first SLR shots, taken in NYC a decade ago. The visit was a 21st Birthday celebration, alongside the gift of the camera itself. This is another scan of an original film image, EXIF data added, but no edits to the noise, scratches, etc. The trip was my compelling first connection to NYC; a city I got to return to a lot whilst studying more recently upstate. It was marked by the drifting mist and cloud in evidence in this view, which, neither undermined my engagement with the city itself nor, especially looking at this image in the years since 911, detracts from the impression it creates.
I would suggest viewing on black, despite the grain.
[From here on, I'm afraid things become a little reflective and over-wrought. It's not intended to offend, and no offence would be taken if you choose to skip it entirely.]
Having worked and studied overseas and in upstate NY, I've obviously made friends with a lot of people with far more intimate and emotional connections to 911 than I have myself. Not wanting to intrude upon or distract those far more powerful accounts, I still thought I might briefly commit some of my rememberings to this posting by way of commemoration and perspective.
On the day itself, we were living in Chipas, Mexico. In terms of timezones, this meant as we awoke the first tower was already on the news. Events unfolded as an American friend and I prepared for a morning volunteering (as English teachers) at the local orphanage. We had to leave for our teaching during the collapse. At the orphanage the kids would ask questions to get to know us, natural to them given their context, but strange to us, like; "Do you have a father/mother?" My friend's father was flying that morning, and he had been unable to contact him before we left, which gave a surreal, uneasy, yet somewhat epiphanic, edge to the morning.
Meanwhile, the close friend of another teacher in our group, was working in an upper level of the second tower. She had been unable to contact her. Understandably perhaps, to avoid panic and potential injury, after the first impact, she later found out that those working in the second had been told to remain at their desks. Her friend left her desk regardless, and, though she was still inside the tower when the second aircraft hit, she was now below the impact zone and thereby survived.
In terms of commemoration, I'd like to suggest, timidly, that one of the greatest tragedies of the day is not the tragedy of opposition - the battle between A vs B, whatever you label A or B, whichever side you take. Given subsequent conflict, right or wrong, that is how this event is often framed by the media. Rather I see it as a tragedy of those who have a side, and those who don't even know there was a battle. However the perpetrators are cast - be in political, religious, non-US extremist or US conspirator - clearly their paradigm was built on an underlying assumption of a conflict, which the victims were unaware of. If we disagree and together decide to fight one another, that is one thing. If we disagree, and I accept or am unaware of our differing thoughts, and yet you strike me down regardless, that is another, to my mind, greater tragedy.
I do hope these notes don't trivialise the event or offend anyone. It's just a record of a couple of stories and the musings that flowed from them. It's not meant as anything more. One thing my scanning of these old film prints has reminded me of is the power of a photograph to commemorate meaning over time. Flickr is chiefly a celebration of the present; of the frenetic energy of now and today. Perhaps one aspect of photography it overlooks is the longer term view. It's the difference between seeing the noise of everything, and stripping that noise away to leave the transcendent moment alone. Both interesting angles, but the latter inevitably absent from this medium, perhaps.
So that's probably quite enough introspection and philosophical declamation for the next few months. I hope you're all very well and have survived my ramble if you were generous enough to follow it. Have a superb week all.
How far have we really progressed since the inception? Sometimes you just got to ask.
Do view on black if you can.
I am getting feedback that I'm going crazy with colors in my recent uploads. So here's something to compensate :) This was taken on new years eve from the Manhattan Bridge. After some scouting I found this to be the best location to photograph the mighty Brooklyn Bridge with the city at the background. However, it's a little tricky (can get annoying real quickly) since the bridge keeps vibrating due to the heavy traffic (resulting in blurry pictures). I took about 5 shots before getting one that's reasonable sharp. Do let me know how you like it!
After a couple of weeks with enormous amounts of snow it finally got a bit warmer the last couple of days and it started raining. Don't get me wrong, I love snow, but those amounts were just too much.
Our Daily Challenge for January 11th, 2011: melted
... this photo is brought to you by the Letter - L - press it and enjoy!
50mm - f1.4 - 1/250 - ISO 100
Strobist Info:
SB-80dx (105mm - 1/32) bare from behind, SB-80dx (24mm - 1/64) bare from the side, flashes tiggered via PocketWizard Plus II and optical slaves.
Explored - Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 - #33
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ALCAZAR DE SEGOVIA.
El alcázar es de cuatro diferentes estilos: románico, gótico, mudéjar, renacentista. Incluye un patio, una fosa, el puente levadizo y en su interior una capilla y varias salas nobles que pueden ser visitadas por el público. Algunas de las salas contienen los retratos de todos los Reyes de España.
El alcázar ha inspirado los dibujos de varios castillos de Disney.
Se encuentra encima de una roca con forma de proa de un barco dominando los ríos Eresma y Clamores. Fue una inexpugnabile fortaleza durante siglos, por eso era la clava de la denominación de Castilla. Isabel la Católica salió del alcázar para ser proclamada reina en la Plaza Mayor de Segovia.
the tree and I were feeling alike. Far from anyone of our own kinds we decided to chat for a while.
Explored - Jan 11, 2011
Another picture of a strange looking tree. This one was taken in Boston on a night of (almost) full moon. I like how the lights at the bottom form a rough parabola. There was so much light pollution that the sky did appear to have a hue of pink (no special color has been added to the sky)!
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mi primera foto con el Sigma 10-20 utilizando un filtro polarizador y luego hice unos arreglos con el Photoshop utilizando la tableta digitalizadora. Creo que me está gustando mis dos nuevos juguetes....
La Presa de Soria es la mayor del archipiélago canario con 32 millones de metros cúbicos. Como se dice aquí, no se llenará nunca... ¿será cierto?
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my first photo with the Sigma 10-20 using a polarizing filter and then made some arrangements with Photoshop using the digital tablet. I think I'm enjoying my two new toys ....
Reservoir of Soria is the largest of the Canary Islands with 32 million cubic meters. As stated here, do not ever fill ... Is it true?
Nikon D90 1/80s f9 ISO200 14mm
....Racconta che secoli fa un bambino venne inghiottito nelle acque del lago, la mamma non riuscì a salvarlo.......dicono che ancora oggi la sera si sentono dei lamenti......come ci sia ancora lei che lo cerca......in questa foto mi sembra di vederla!!!!
Si consiglia la visione in large......e guardare la nota!
Better View Large On Black or press "L"
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Technical info :
Camera : Pentax K-7
Lens : Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM
Exposure : 0,016s (1/60)
Aperture : f/2.0
Focal Length : 50 mm
Sensibility : ISO 100
Filter : None
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Lightroom 3.0 | Photoshop CS5
Luc Planson, a friend of mine, and I are making a 50|50 in the same time !!!
Please, take a look to his 50|50 Set
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[Explore & Front Page / 10 Jan 2011]
Explore highest position : 5 on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 ! Thanks everybody !!!
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Welcome to Alyki lagoon series.
Happy new year!
This part of series is shot in the aquatic settlement of Alyki which
is situated on the eastern part of Samos island close to the Asia Minor coastline.
In Alyki, the inhabitants of Samos used to get the best salt production in Greece.
That stopped happening in the year of 1965.
Today, the settlement of Alyki is of great ecological significance,
part of the program «Natura 2000», as well as the «Special Protection Areas-SPA» program.
Here, the visitor can see various species of animals,
such as hedgehogs, ferrets, river-turtles, lizards etc.
Additionally, there have been recorded more than 127 bird species,like Flamingos e.t.c.
So if you are a nature lover, do not miss visiting the area of unique beauty.
Lens:Nikkor 55-200mm
Focal Length 200mm ,Image has been cropped!
Thank you all for your comments & faves.
Yeah, things didn't always go very smoothly during the project last year. In situations like this one, if I could get just one frame with Suki giving me a good "look," I'd consider myself fortunate!
I'm pretty surprised at all the entries for my Print Giveaway so far! You Suki fans are awesome!
Nikon D700 | 24mm f/1.4
For Cliché Saturday's Scavenger Hunt – [17] Amusement Park or Rides
Chicago – Saturday in the Park
Take a spin on a thrill ride; the Wave Swinger, an old fashion swing!
"Guests have the opportunity to swing around Pier Park on the thrill ride 'Wave Swinger'. The ride towers nearly forty feet over a pond of water. This exhilarating forty-eight seat swing ride lifts visitors fourteen feet in the air, and whisks them around for a thrill that shows guests a view of the lakeside never before seen."
I think I have a few good old fashioned clichés in here!!
Happy Cliché Saturday!!
*FP EXPLORE*
Processed from a single RAW image, no HDR or fusion. Lesson of the day: trying to shoot without a tripod in low light conditions with a toddler pushing and pulling you is a real challenge! Truth is, I would've been happy with whatever result... it was a spectacular light show! Enjoy and have a great weekend!!
He abierto la ventana. Entra sin hacer ruido
(afuera deja sus constelaciones).
Lope. La noche. Marta, por José Hierro
(i fell in love with my new 50mm lens)
J'offre cette photo à mes amis picards...et je les sais nombreux.
Et aussi à une amie qui vient du froid...et elle le sait pourquoi
Si parfois ses plages manquent de soleil
Si parfois encore son azur manque d'éclat
...personne ne peut contester la beauté de ses oiseaux en liberté...
même si son sable trop fin a tendance à coller aux yeux
et le froid pénétrant de ses vents de s'engouffrer sous les cirés molletonnés
~Mai~
Ben non, cette photo ne date pas d'aujourd'hui, vous vous doutez bien !...
J'aime Fort Mahon Plage qui a vu les premières brasses de mon picard de mari.
Si vous vous sentez le cœur picard ou si vous êtes picard vous-même, ajoutez vous à la liste...
Noir Désir - Le Vent Nous Portera
kiev60TTL
80mmF2.8
120 kodak POrTRA 160VC
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Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries
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develop location:
ANTHAR photostudio developed..
cd scan at KAMAL mitri studio..
have a naiss day :)
©edoitheology
If you followed my stream you will recognize this scene from another shot I uploaded a few weeks ago. Usually I don't shoot any scene twice but this time I thought it would be interesting to capture the photo with some evening mood.
Please view large.
En ce moment le Lac Saint André est totalement gelé… Cela fait quelques matins que j’en profite pour aller photographier des levers de soleil. Hier les nuages étaient au rendez-vous et mes espoirs de pouvoir immortaliser les reflets des rayons du soleil sur la surface gelée du lac se sont un peu envolés…
Cette photo est un vertorama HDR réalisé à partir de 2x3 clichés (-2;0;+2) avec Photomatix 4.
This shot was taken at the Lac Saint André. It’s a HDR vertorama (2x3 HDR exposures, -2 ;0 ;+2) tonemapped with Photomatix 4.
Lac Saint André. Savoie. France.
"And When I Go Away
I Know My Heart Can Stay With My Love
It's Understood
It's In The Hands Of My Love
And My Love Does It Good
Wo-Wo-Wo-Wo-Wo-Wo
My Love Does It Good"
[My Love is one of my favourite songs ever]
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Last dawn of 2010 was cold and foggy. Still, I liked standing over Prague and watched the awake of a new day.
Poslední rozbřesk roku 2010 byl mrazivý a zamlžený. Přesto jsem rád stál nad Prahou a sledoval jak se probouzí do nového dne.
Welcome to my first upload in 2011. I hopy the new year started well for everyone of you.
Concerning the photo: On our Lake District tour we were heading to Tarn Hows in the morning and came across some beautiful misty landscapes where I took this photograph. These scenes with heavy morning sun and aditional fog are really hard to capture (imo). The OOC picture looks like crap and it took me hours (seriously) to process it to what it's now. And I'm still not happy with it... anyway I'm going to show it...
Better to see it in large so press "L" =)
PS: my last upload is my new buddy icon... yay!
Lucknow, India. I still have a bunch of photos to upload from this trip.
Chhota Imambara was built by Muhammad Ali Shah, the third Nawab of Avadhbuilt, in 1837-1840, so it is not that old. Don't doubt for a minute that I forgot all the names here other than Chhota Imambara by the time I was out of this gate, so I should thank Wikipedia. The main building also serves as a mausoleum to both Nawab Muhammad Ali Shah and his mother.
~ Explored. Thanks!
Zorionak eta urte berri on! Felices Fiestas! Merry Christmas!
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Gracias a todos por vuestros comentarios y favoritas.
"The Power Of Love"
The Power Of Love - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
Feels like fire
I'm so in love with you
Dreams are like angels
They keep bad at bay-bad at bay
Love is the light
Scaring darkness away-yeah
I'm so in love with you
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
[1]-The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
Flame on burn desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
When the chips are down I'll be around
With my undying, death-defying
Love for you
Envy will hurt itself
Let yourself be beautiful
Sparkling love, flowers
And pearls and pretty girls
Love is like an energy
Rushin' rushin' inside of me
This time we go sublime
Lovers entwine-divine divine
Love is danger, love is pleasure
Love is pure-the only treasure
I'm so in love with you
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
The power of love
A force from above
A sky-scraping dove
Flame on burn desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal
I'll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
Press "L" or the magnifying glass to view on black.
There were just four of us down on the beach while nine others jockeyed for position up on the hillside. Of the shots I've seen so far, everyone came away with something different but equally as good. I've been to this spot once before and came away with a few very nice shots especially here and here. This time I thought I'd try a slightly different perspective and I'm fairly happy with the result.
Thanks to my good buddy Matt Granz for setting up this evening adventure and a very special thanks to his friend, Dave who was kind enough to chauffeur our very large group to and from the drop off point. No injuries and no arrests!
After accomplishing our primary target, I had the privilege and pleasure of shooting around San Francisco with Bob, Alan, and Terence. All local guys who know the city well and the cool places to go. Although I didn't get THE shot that has eluded me each time I've been here, this time because of a very large fence put up for the New Year's fireworks, I may have a shot or two I'm happy with. It's not a long drive for me and I can always go back for day trips.
If you have a chance, please check out the photostreams of all of the great photographers who made it on this night. As always, thanks for having a look and Happy New Year!
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Orciatico (Pisa)- HDR
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Shot: Mine
Elaboration Graphic: Mine with Photoshop
Texture: NO
Vedi in Grande clickando sulla foto (CONSIGLIATO)
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Mod: Quỳnh Anh
Harley Davidson V-Rod Muscle 2010
Location: Phú Mỹ
Chủ hãng rửa xe: Duval
Hãng tài trợ: Harley Davidson, OMO tẩy trắng, Dr. Thanh, thanh nhiệt cơ thể...
Gallery: Em dzợ - My younger sisters in law 2011
Este primer amanecer del 2011 quiero desearos que además de Felicidad y salud, también os deseo libertad al igual que las gaviotas que están revoloteando a sus anchas, que podáis ser libres en vuestras decisiones, en vuestros pensamientos y en vuestras acciones.
Feliz 2011 amig@s que sigamos aquí disfrutando de este hobby que tanto nos gusta y por el cual hemos hecho grandes amistades.
Un muy fuerte abrazo
Como amo la libertad tengo sentimientos nobles y liberales; y si suelo ser severo, es solamente con aquellos que pretenden destruirnos.
Up to 1816, the year the Ha'penny Bridge was erected, no other bridge existed between Essex (Grattan or Capel Street) Bridge and Carlisle (O'Connell) Bridge.
There was a ferry from the Bagnio Slip (at the bottom of Fownes Street) operated by one William Walsh. He owned seven leaky ferries and was under pressure from Dublin Corporation to repair them or replace them. He baulked at that idea, preferring instead to build a bridge. His proposal to Dublin Corporation was adopted and he was allowed in a hundred year lease to charge a halfpenny toll.
Designed by John Windsor and costing £3,894.7s.11½d., the bridge was manufactured in Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, the first centre of iron casting in Britain. Now one of the oldest cast-iron bridges in the world it was originally named Wellington Bridge, after the Dublin born duke who had trounced Napoleon. Offically called the Liffey Bridge, it is more commonly known as the Halfpenny or Ha'penny Bridge.
The bridge was the only pedestrian bridge on the Liffey until the new Millenium bridge opened in 2000. In 2001, the Ha'penny bridge was closed in 2001 for major repair. It was reopened 2003 with its original paint colour restored and changes made at the ends to allow standing room for pedestrians before crossing the road.
ماشاء الله
mashallah tbark allah
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على هذا الإيميل
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شكراً لكم
“... Hoje, parei rodeio
na fazenda da vida!...
Apartei um bom lote de alegrias
pra o saladeiro duma despedida...
Recorri a invernada do presente,
- onde inda existe o refugo do passado -
tinha gado gordo,
gado magro,
e algum terneiro pesteado...
O campo da estância está apertado!
O pingo do meu pensamento
está delgado e fogoso,
mas não pude conseguir meu intento...
Levei quase todo o dia,
e não fiz passar a pandilha das saudades
para a invernada do esquecimento.
É teimosa essa pandilha!
Ficou bufindo, com a égua-madrinha da tristeza,
no alto da coxilha...
Não gosto destas teimosias.
Dei de rédea e voltei tranqueando,
e vi que todo meu esforço foi em vão...
e trotei...
repontando a tropilha dos meus dias
rumo à mangueira donde todos vão ... “
“Campereada”, de Vargas Neto
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Been going through my favorites over the last day or two. There are so many great photographs out there. Many faves are from those of you who regularly comment on my post which is much appreciated, as I really respect and admire your work. As a final post of 2010 I thought that I would add your photos to one of mine that I took recently in East Village, New York. It's a pastiche of the Led Zeppelin cover Physical Graffiti, but I added some of my flickr heros in the windows.
What would be cool is if those of you that I have featured would add a note to your image and hence feed back to your stream. I am sorry to those of you that I have not featured, I only had room for 16 images.
Wishing all a Happy & Prosperous New Year
Press L to see large and even larger to see detail, especially my added text ;)
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EXPLORED Dec 30, 2010
This is my last upload for the year...
Happy New Year 2011 my dear Flickr friends!
Greetings from warm Texas Gulf!
Typical daytime temperatures for this time of year: 72F (+24C)
C U in 2011!
Nikon D700 + Nikkor 85mm f/1.4
Lesser Town (Malá Strana) and Prague Castle in freezing morning. Temperature was below -15°C and you could see the fog coming out of Vltava river. The whole city of Prague was covered by frosty mist after the dawn.
Malá Strana a Pražský hrad za zimního mrazivého rána. Teplota dosahovala –15°C a z Vltavy stoupala pára. Celou Prahu po rozednění přikryl mrazivý bílý opar.