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Porthleven is a town, civil parish and fishing port in Cornwall, United Kingdom, near Helston. It is the most southerly port on the island of Great Britain. (Wikipedia)
Stormy skies and late afternoon light at Elgol, Skye. The sun appeared from behind a cloud to the south-west, briefly lighting up the rocky foreshore as a wave from the incoming tide rushed in.
The prominent peak left-of-centre is Sgùrr na Strì. Right of centre is Marsco, while on the far right, the top of the south-west ridge of Blà Bheinn can just be seen behind the headland.
Some things just look better Large and on BLACK…… Enjoy!!!
This was a shot I came across while my sister was getting dressed; the sun was shining on this side of the house. So as soon as she got here wedding dress on I told her to stand at the window. I had to use the flash in this cease because of the major over lighting, this made the back of her dress light up so that you can see some of the details.
I my (sort) experience I found out that photos with just the bride that are over lighted have a great result. The only thing I don’t like is the dark speck on the right side, but there is nothing I can do about that.
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Camera: Canon EOS 5D MarkII
Exposure: sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/ 5.6
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 2000
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Not sure how I forgot to post this one of Rec Hall! This was another of my favorites, which is just a different angle of the first one I posted of Rec Hall. All the reflections in the floor were just crazy!
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It would be nice to write about your young life once you reach a certain age;
Of how that arm seemed so strong that it could carry a sick man upon your shoulders;
Of how your smile melted a young woman’s heart;
Of how your idealism and pursuit of that golden dream were achieved;
The sacredness of love-making;
The loyalty of friendship;
The importance of family, especially your parents.
Of how all the experiences you have had shaped you into the person you are now.
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Back to my favorite genre...portraits! :)
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From my collection Doctors-Models, this is Antonio Umali, md
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On-Camera Nikon Flash with bounced light.
Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy.
When I leaned out from that terrace, I was almost sure I could have touched that incredible sky. And, actually, I think I really did it. In that precise moment, I was just one of those runaway clouds.
PS: The so-blue sky and white clouds come from the polarizer !
Montepulciano, Toscana, Italia.
Quando mi sono sporto da quella terrazza, ho avuto la certezza che avrei praticamente potuto toccare quel cielo incredibile. E, in realtà, penso di esserci riuscito. In quel momento esatto, ero solo una di quelle nuvole che correvano via.
PS: Il cielo così blu e le nuvole bianchissime provengono dal polarizzatore
I thought I'd post a fun shot from the game last night. The Lakers destroyed the Suns in game one of the Conference Finals.
After being completely SKUNKED last time I was at Cape Kiwanda, I had it in me to stay 'til the sunset - despite the forecast.
Last time, it was rainy - windy - stormy - not good for electronics. This time, quite the opposite. Light winds, warm weather (though, by the time this shot was being taken, the evening wind turned into a constant howl, and a bitter cold one at that. Typical Oregon Coast, I guess...), and sunshine that was bright enough to make a native African to squint.
I could rant about how I couldn't find **THE** Keyhole that I've seen many times before, but I think this sunset will just have to do - and I'm not disappointed one bit in it. Best coast sunset I've personally been present for in quite some time. I hope I wasn't the only one to grab it. =]
Happy Monday! (More beach pictures to come!)
I FINALLY got a good portrait of my male red-bellied this season. I got a new Manfrotto carbon fiber tripod this weekend, and I really can see the difference.
THE GATES OF HELL
Not far from The Thinker stands Rodin's monumental masterpiece, The Gates of Hell, installed in the garden of the Museum in 1937. By a decree of 16 August 1880, Rodin received a commission from the Directorate of Fine Arts for a monumental door which was to be decorated with low reliefs inspired by The Divine Comedy of Dante. This door was intended for the planned Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris to be built on the site of the Cour des Comptes, demolished in 1871 (this site is now occupied by the Musée d'Orsay). The subject was probably suggested by Rodin for it is known that he admired Dante and used to keep a copy of his book in his pocket. He started to work feverishly in a studio specially allocated to him for the purpose at the Dépôt des Marbres in Rue de l'Université. His initial idea was a composition in panels similar to the Door of Paradise in the Baptistery of Florence by Ghiberti (1425-1452). However, he soon changed his mind about dividing the door into sections, preferring the example of Michelangelo's Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. The third maquette (exhibited in room 10) shows that already in 1880 its composition was close to the one finally adopted.
more info: musée Rodin
Paris - France
Boston from its nicest side. I'm not so often in the financial district, but I should do once a night photowalk there. You will pretty likely see some results here soon.
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Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:20 PM EST
Note: I still recommend Mission Control on SomaFM for your listening pleasure. Live STS-132 feed mixed with ambient music for the duration of the 12-day flight. So awesome.
Space shuttle Atlantis lifted off successfully from Kennedy Space Center this afternoon. This will likely be its final mission, and what a way to go! Perfect weather, beautiful blue sky, and relatively few snags during countdown. We drove down to Titusville for my first close viewing of a day launch.
Space View Park was packed when we arrived about 3.5 hours before liftoff, and the view from any available spots was obstructed by trees. We found room at the end of the adjacent tidal bay with a straight view to the launch pad. It looked like there was a bit of dry land a few feet down at the base of the wall along Indian River Avenue, and we figured I could walk a bit north to ensure that the covered dock didn't block my view of Launch Pad 39A. That didn't work out so well... and the process of discovering this served as entertainment for the crowd and left me with smelly mucky feet! Fortunately, some generous onlookers allowed me join them them on the wall in the coveted area. I sat next to a man and his son who came all the way from London, England to see Atlantis leave Earth for the last time. At least a hundred spectators waded out onto a sandbar in the water to get a similar view.
Needless to say, the launch was incredible!!! : )
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Amigos, estou com problemas no meu computador, por isso não estou conseguindo fazer as visitas, mas logo devo estar de volta normalmente.
Friends, I am having problems with my computer, so I am not able to make the visits, but soon should be back often.
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Praia de Bombas fica na cidade de Bombinhas SC
É uma praia de águas calmas ótima para os banhistas.
O mar da praia de Bombas é muito limpo, com ondas leves, ótima para banho, surf, mergulho e pesca.
O mergulho é feito no costão direito e a pesca no costão esquerdo.
Uma opção fascinante são as caminhadas pelas trilhas do costão esquerdo, pelo Parque da Galheta até a Ponta de Bombas.
No canto esquerdo tem morro com Mata Atlântica, mar aberto.
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A Bhikkhuni is a fully ordained female Buddhist monastic. Male monastics are called Bhikkhus. Buddhism is unique in that Buddha, as founder of a spiritual tradition, explicitly states in canonical literature that a woman is as capable of nirvana enlightenment as a man, and can fully attain all four stages of enlightenment. Yes, the thing that strikes many visitors to Laos, besides the beauty and solitude of the place, is the incredible number of Buddhist monks walking around. Bhikkhus are dressed in those trademark saffron robes and Bhikkhunis dressed in white, you'll easily spot them walking in pairs, usually with an umbrella in hand to ward off either sunrays or raindrops. In the early morning hours, when they make their daily alms rounds through town, it seems as if a wave of orange is flowing down the streets.
Meditation is for the Bhikkhunis the road to enlightenment. Their lifestyle is shaped so as to support their spiritual practice, to live a simple and meditative life. Photo taken at a temple at village Kieng Than Lei. We had a friendly chat with the local people and monks. This elderly Bhikkhuni reached the age of "cow-sib" which means she's 90 years old. She still helps at the temple. Bhikkhunis are very friendly and approachable. We donated some money to this Buddhist community. Most people donate food to the monks to gain merit and improve their karma. The temples of Laos were once seen as "Universities" for monks. Lao monks are highly respected and revered in Lao communities. Many of the novice monks come from poor villages throughout Laos and live and study.
Een bhikkhuni is een non in het boeddhisme. Het dagelijks leven en veel van de regels voor bhikkhuni's komen sterk overeen met die van bhikkhu's de boeddhistische monniken. Voor bhikkhuni's is er echter een striktere discipline. Een van de redenen hiervoor is dat in de tijd van de Boeddha vrouwen onder bescherming stonden van mannen. De Orde van Bhikkhuni's is daarom ook ondergeschikt aan de Orde van Bhikkhu's, die een begeleidende en overziende rol speelt in de Orde van de Bhikkhuni's. Een groot deel van de Laostiaase bevolking, zo’n 60% is boeddhist. Men hangt het zogenaamde Teravada-boeddhisme. In het Theravada wordt meditatie benadrukt als een essentieel onderdeel van het pad naar verlichting, samen met moreel gedrag en wijsheid. Het brengen van een einde aan het lijden is het hoofddoel van het Theravada boeddhisme. De Boeddha legde verder een zeer gedetailleerde gedragscode voor de Monniken neer: de Vinaya. Over het algemeen worden monniken door de Boeddha aangemoedigd om wereldse aangelegenheden en passies achter zich te laten, zodat zij gemakkelijker in staat zijn een staat van vrede en wijsheid te bereiken, en sterke ongezonde emoties zoals haat, verlangen en lust te overwinnen. De monniken altijd kaalgeschoren met sandalen aan de voeten zijn niet meer weg te denken uit het straatbeeld van Laos. De monniken in oranje gewaden en bhikkhuni's altijd in het wit zoals deze oude non van negentig jaar oud. Ze help nog steeds in de tempel van het Kieng Than Lei dorp vlakbij de Tad Lo waterval.
this morning was quite frosty, a little surprising for the middle of may.
my fingers were freezing while taking this.. and it took ages to warm them back up after holding my camera super still for a while.
but it was a lovely morning!
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Inspirado en *The Doors* ~ Riders on the storm ~
por: Marco Vianna©
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Jinetes que atraviesan un campo de ampolas, durante una tarde de
primavera. Bellaterra ~ Barcelona ~ Catalunya.
# Para esta toma:
Canon EOS 400D Digital + Canon EF-S 18 ÷ 55mm f/3.5 ÷ 5.6
# Obturación: 1/125 seg. ~ Diafragmado: f/7.1 ~ WB: Manual ~ ISO 400.
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First of a few from this amazing place, a 70 second exposure taken just before sunset. I had hoped for better light but the sun was behind huge rain and snow clouds to the west.
The Bow Rock is huge and is covered in gulls, you can see that better large On Black
Amour
Amour, Toi qui nous transportes
Ouvres nous ta porte
Celle du Cœur
Pour que naisse le Bonheur
Amour, n’a pas de frontière
N est jamais froid, comme une pierre
C est toujours Toi, qui décides
Que l’on soit jeunes, ou avec rides
Amour, nous sommes sous ta menace
Quand nos deux corps s’enlacent
Tu nous brûles de désirs
Jusqu’ aux derniers de nos soupirs
Domi
Love
Love, You who transported us
WATTAGE us your door
That of the Heart
To be born Happiness
Love has no borders
N is never cold like a stone
It is always you, who decide
Whether you are young, or with wrinkles
Love, we are under your threat
When our bodies intertwine
You we're burning with desire
Until the last of our sighs
Domi
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9.may 2010 - Mothersday - 1.221 / 150 / 767 / 4 galleries
* mother - the shapes and colors of a role.
Within the belief systems of parenthood, of motherhood, there are dictates of what mothers should be offering to children. ...
www.eliasweb.at/transcripts/t_session.php?session_nr=171
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Have a wonderful day !
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Today, Margreet and I went to Ghent Belgium.
It was a cold and windy day, but we had fun.
We went for coffee and a group of Spanish people came in.
Margreet (Margaretha) is from Spain, so she asked a nice man ;-))
to take a picture of us. And although this is a "snapshot",
I love the way how he captured the incoming light and the outside view!
Texture by:Temari 09: Afternoon Delight Thanks my friend!
I walked into the bedroom right about time to go to sleep to discover all five kittens sleeping in a row. As soon as I got out the camera, the two on the right started wrestling. The other three slept right through the photo session.
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Tomada en Cala Flores (Cabo Palos) - Murcia.
Vereis, el pasado viernes cambié mi viejo monitor HP de 19" por un NEC P221W de 22" que llega a cubrir hasta un 96% del Adobe RGB, también le he instalado el software que distribuye NEC denominado SpectraView II en su versión 1.1.03 que actualiza entre otras cosas el panel LUTs de 8 a 10, y al que he calibrado hoy con un Eye-One Display 2. Es tan brutal el cambio en el color de un monitor a otro que no sé realmente lo que vosotros veis y necesito saberlo.
Ya se que esto será muy subjetivo porque cada uno tendreis un monitor diferente calibrado o no.
Mi viejo monitor HP de 19" también está calibrado pero hay mucha diferencia de uno a otro en los matices de color.
Según el histograma que me aporta CS3 no hay luces reventadas ni sombras empastadas. Cómo lo veis vosotros?
Gracias de antemano.
Por mi parte le aprecio un halo en la parte superior de la roca que choca con el cielo, pero eso no es novedad ya que lo provoca el algoritmo de reducción que aplica Flickr a todas aquellas imágenes que son mayores de 500px en su lado mayor como es el caso.
I need to know your real opinion about this shot because the last Friday I haved changed my old monitor HP 19" for a NEC P221W that covers until a 96% of Adobe RGB. The histogram is ok in CS3, but the color is very different in HP 19" or NEC P221W.
Thanks for your opinion.
Sony DSLR-A700
1/3''
F20
ISO 100
Sigma 10-20mm a 11mm
Cokin ND8 P121S
Trípod + Remote Control.
So today was the day after the party and some of my friends had a hangover haha. My friend Di and I didn't. Last night was crazy and I threw up for thr first time from drinking. It was so hard to walk home and my friend and I just collapsed on my bed when we got home. My parents didn't notice a thing haha. When we woke up we went to Mr. Tea's (the cafe we usually go to and where we had the party at) to eat and check out the place. Everything was back to normal and then we went to the park to play some ball and hang out. When everyone went to basketball practice three of my friends and I decided to go to Battery Park to hang out and eat Applebees. We stopped at some place I call the shore and skipped some rocks. I took this at seaport and we walked all the way to Applebees just to find it closed. So we decided to go to wholefoods where we just ate burgers and fries for dinner.
Ex #18 Front Page Explore :) Thanks for all the views and comments :)
Stopped of at the coast last night on the way to a party as there were some fantastic clouds around. I got some pics but I've never missed so many shots in such a short period of time, always arriving just a few seconds to late for a rainbow or whatever.
Pura Batu Bolong -Tanah Lot, Bali, Indonesia
Pura Batu Bolong is a small shrine located just a stone's throw from the famous Tanah Lot temple. It is perched at the end of a rocky promontory that leaps seaward into the surging Indian Ocean. Visitors to Pura Batu Bolong tends to lump it with Tanah Lot, hence its name is not as familiar.
Canon EOS 50D + EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
EXIF: 0.167 sec • f/14• 14 mm • ISO 100
Exposure Mode + White Balance: Manual
Filters: Hitech 0.6H + Lee 0.9S
Software: Digital Photo Pro + Adobe Photoshop CS3
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Sevilla es una de las ciudades más importantes en la historia de España desde la Edad Antigua en que surgió un primer núcleo identificado con la cultura tartésica y que, tras su destrucción atribuida a los cartagineses, dio paso a la ciudad romana de Hispalis, junto a la que se construyó la colonia de Itálica. Durante el reino visigodo alojó en algunas ocasiones la corte. En Al-Ándalus, tras la invasión musulmana, fue primero sede de una cora y después capital de un reino de taifas. En el año 844 fue saqueada por los vikingos remontando el río Guadalquivir decidiendo el emir de Córdoba fortalecer su sistema defensivo.
Tras el descubrimiento de América en 1492, Sevilla se convirtió en el centro económico del Imperio español. Los Reyes Católicos fundaron la Casa de Contratación, desde donde se dirigían y contrataban los viajes, controlaban las riquezas que entraban de América y, junto con la Universidad de Mercaderes, regulaban las relaciones con el Nuevo Mundo.
Durante el siglo XVI Sevilla experimentó un gran desarrollo y se construyeron algunos de los edificios más importantes del centro histórico. La ciudad llegó a ser un centro multicultural lo que ayudaría al florecimiento de las artes, jugando un papel importante en el Siglo de Oro español. Destacaron entonces las fábricas de jabón del barrio de Triana, la artesanía de la seda y la cerámica sevillana.
Coincidiendo con su momento artístico más brillante, el Barroco, se vio afectada por la crisis del siglo XVII, lo que significó una decadencia económica y demográfica, al tiempo que la navegación por el Guadalquivir se dificultaba cada vez más, hasta que el monopolio comercial y sus instituciones se trasladaron a Cádiz.
La revitalización de la ciudad en el siglo XIX, con la industrialización y el desarrollo de la red ferroviaria española, coincidió con la época romántica.
Durante el siglo XX, además de sufrir la represión de la Guerra Civil y la posterior dictadura militar, presenció hitos decisivos como la Exposición Iberoamericana de 1929, la Exposición Universal de 1992 o su elección como capital de la autonomía andaluza.
This is a beautiful place to watch the sunrise, it comes up behind you looking at Death Valley. We got up early two mornings and went there. Fortunately it's only a 5-10 minute drive from where we were staying at the Furnace Creek Ranch. It's very popular, though, I talked with a photographer from Chicago on my left and one from Toronto on my right.
Take a seashell , take a bit of happiness …. beach with the view of Alaska , on the horizon - couple with the dog … sound of the waves , light breeze and bucket full of colors … this is my beach . Quiet , no smell of sunscreen , cheap food and beer … no vendors with trinkets made half a world away … this is my beach.
Where I grew up ( south-western Poland ) it was far away from the sea and I only seen Baltic few times. After Greece and now half of my life in Vancouver , I can't imagine living away from the see. Ocean has something , it could be that defiant line of different dimension that is not easy to cross .
See where this picture was taken, west of Masset , Queen Charlotte Islands / Haida Gwaii , BC , Canada [?]
Another from our recent trip to Embo, in the North East Highlands of Scotland. With the highlands, being the highlands, we got all 4 seasons in one week... you've seen one of the calm days... here's one where the sky was a wee bit more angry.
No sunsets over the water on the east coast, so had to find a rock out in the sea to precariously balance tripod and my not insignificant frame, to shot back across the beach towards the sun. This was after the sun had dipped below the horizon. Invested in a pair of wellies after getting a royal soaking on this one :-)
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A little more than a year ago I was upload a single tree on a field. I used the same tones like here to compensate the poor light and overcast sky. I also used a 16:7 format the first time.
Even though the field is a completely different one, there are parallels to that one shot. I was driving to my grandmother's when I passed this hill and those cars on top of them. I don't know what they were up to, cause I couldn't see the other side of the hill. Was it just like a sunday morning hill party or an occult?
"...Entonce, empeço a alembrar
aqueles trastes que eu tive:
- a daga, punho de ourives,
para passear à mão-salva
e um nagão, berro de touro
e um relógio, casca de ouro,
mais certo que a estrela d'alva..."
Trecho de "Recuerdos de Tapejara", de Aureliano de Figueiredo Pinto
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
The concept of "foreground interest" doesn't really seem to be my thing. But, trying here to see if a very uneventful sky can be balanced by at least some kind of "event" going on in the foreground :-)
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