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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
Phuquoc, Vietnam
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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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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:
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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Étretat es muy conocido por sus acantilados, incluyendo un arco natural muy famoso, que algunos llaman «El ojo de aguja». Estos acantilados, así como la playa situada junto a ellos, atrajeron a numerosos artistas (Eugène Boudin, Gustave Courbet y Claude Monet). Étretat fue el lugar de nacimiento de Élie Halévy (1870-1937), filósofo e historiador.
En la costa francesa, en el departamento del Sena Marítimo, en la Alta Normandía, están los espectaculares acantilados de Etretat, solamente a dos horas y media en coche de París.
Los acantilados se ubican en la localidad de Etretat (Región de la Alta Normandía). Estos poseen 80-100 metros de altitud en algunos de sus puntos y fueron creados en finas capas de sílice a partir de la fuerza del mar y de los vientos. Estos elementos en conjunto originaron su aspecto estriado y característico.
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Few cities in the world fire the imagination like Bangkok. Ornate palaces that host royal processions, Buddhist temples that witness monks chanting ancient sutras, canals that lead to a maze of water markets, night bazaars that never sleep - have long proved a powerful magnet for travellers. In this sprawling metropolis, Banyan Tree Bangkok, a 5-star luxury hotel in Sathorn road, offers a spectacular rooftop restaurant and bar - Vertigo Grill & Moon Bar on the elevated 61th floor. The hostess Suritawa welcomes us with the hospitality Thailand is famous for. The greater Bangkok area has a population of around 12 million. This has in turn shifted the country from being a rather homogeneous Thai population to an increasingly vibrant mix of Western, Indian and Chinese people, giving the city a cosmopolitan status. Bangkok is known in Thai as Krung Thep Mahanakhon. The ceremonial name translates it to The city of angels.
Photo taken on the 62th floor of the Banyan Tree Hotel- Sathorn road in Bangkok at Moon Bar opening hours: 6.30pm - 11pm (weather permitting). Hostess Suritawa welcomes us. It's one of the best bars in the world!
De Moon Bar is de bar van het al fresco openlucht Vertigo-restaurant van het Banyan Tree Hotel, op de 62e topverdieping van de Thai Wah II Tower. Het is de op één na hoogste bar van Zuidoost-Azie en u heeft er een prachtig uitzicht over Bangkok. Als u romantisch wil cocktailen moet u hier zijn; bovendien liggen de prijzen van de drankjes hier rond het normale hotelbar-niveau. Je kunt er vanaf 17.00 uur terecht. Mooi, want dan maakt u de zonsondergang tussen 17.30 en 18.00 uur mee, als de miljarden lichtjes van Bangkok gaan fonkelen -een fascinerende aanblik. Je kunt in deze bar gerust aanschuiven om alleen iets te drinken. Het eten in de aanpalende Vertigo Grill is goed, naar Thaise maatstaven wel behoorlijk aan de prijs. Een diner voor twee kost zo'n 200 EUR inclusief de wijn. Maar ja, zo'n ambiance mag ook wat kosten!
Thx Burt Youngers for this Bangkok tip!
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!
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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No trip to NYC is complete without a walk across the famed Brooklyn Bridge. This is a view looking westbound to Manhattan Island early in the morning. Thousands of people walk or bike across the bridge daily.
You can read some interesting facts about this bridge Here
Taken from the Stoer Peninsula in Assynt, Sutherland, looking across the minch towards the outer hebridean Island of Lewis.
(better viewed large)
This weekend's excursion led me to the beautiful North Cascade mountains. This drive is one of the most beautiful I've ever done. Tried to capture a very much photographed mountain (Liberty Bell) in a somewhat unique way. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for visiting! :)
Zeus is so happy cuddling with Phoebe.
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I went to a scary horror movie in the suburbs - I was the only one there so they kept the lights on for me - redrum :O
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i think it's better in Large
Exposure:10 sec
Aperture:f/14.0
Focal Length:10 mm
Perhaps one of the best sunsets I've seen in a long time...
Atardecer en Los Angeles, CA (EDITED)
(MOST INTERESTING)
Soon to be the last roses on the balcony. A sign that Summer is rapidly leaving the North East in North America.
Today is nice though, and a quick visit to the balcony to clear my mind was also a good moment to snag a few drop shots.
Nothing here to compare sizes to, but it's small.
(Artificial rain, small spray bottle & distilled water)
Happy weekend to all and thanks for taking a look at yesterday's Micro Macro of the Aphid .
BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada & have a great weekend. :-)
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 was keeping this shot for Friday but I don't have anything green, can you believe that? Ok! I have two actually, one was the droppie but since I did the drop yesterday I thought I'd give it change for today, as for the second one; I wasnt satisfied with it.
HGGT & HBWH
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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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कावळा / मनमोहनगड
प्रकार - गिरीदुर्ग
उंची समुद्रसपाटीपासून ६४७ मीटर
पुणे व रायगड जवळच्या दक्षिणोत्तर पसरलेल्या मुख्य रांगेवर कावळा गड आहे.
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.
Actually Explore is not so important to me. But after a day of answering back the hundreds of comments on my photo, seeing my work In Explore is very rewarding.
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.
“...Até parece que o vento
me amadrinha e me reponta,
pois quando monto a cavalo,
o mundo troca de ponta...
Pra se falar de cavalo,
antes da raça e padrão,
tem que haver sentimento
de fletes no coração...”
Fragmentos de “Pra se falar de cavalo”, de Alex Silveira
Esteio, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
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- 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!!!!!!
This gorgeous Thunderbird Blue '55 T-bird belongs to Larry Newlin. It rolls at the behest of a 292 cid V8.
Thunderbird First generation (1955-1957)
The Ford Thunderbird began life in February 1953 in direct response to Chevrolet's new sports car, the Corvette, which was publicly unveiled in prototype form just a month before. Under rapid development, the Thunderbird went from idea to prototype in about a year, being unveiled to the public at the Detroit Auto Show on February 20, 1954. Like the Corvette, the Thunderbird had a two-seat coupe/convertible layout. Production of the Thunderbird began later on in 1954 on September 9 with the car beginning sales as a 1955 model on October 22, 1954. Though sharing some design characteristics with other Fords of the time, such as single, circular headlamps and tail lamps and modest tailfins, the Thunderbird was sleeker and more athletic in shape, and had features like a faux hood scoop and a 150 mph (240 km/h) speedometer hinting a higher performance nature that other Fords didn't possess. Mechanically though, the Thunderbird could trace its roots to other mainstream Fords. The Thunderbird's 102.0 inches (2,591 mm) wheelbase frame was mostly a shortened version of that used in other Fords while the car's standard 292 cu in (4.8 L) Y-block V8 came from Ford's Mercury division.[2]
Though inspired by, and positioned directly against, the Corvette, Ford billed the Thunderbird as a personal luxury car, putting a greater emphasis on the car's comfort and convenience features rather than its inherent sportiness.[2] Designations aside, the Thunderbird sold exceptionally well in its first year. In fact, the Thunderbird outsold the Corvette by more than 23-to-one for 1955 with 16,155 Thunderbirds sold against 700 Corvettes.[3] With the Thunderbird considered a success, few changes were made to the car for 1956. The most notable change was moving the spare tire to a continental-style rear bumper in order to make more storage room in the trunk. However, the addition of the weight at the rear caused steering issues, and was changed back in 1957. Among the few other changes were new paint colors, the addition of circular porthole windows in the fiberglass roof to improve rearward visibility, and a 312 cu in (5.1 L) Y-block V8 making 215 horsepower (160 kW) when mated to a 3-speed manual transmission or 225 horsepower (168 kW) when mated to a Ford-O-Matic 3-speed automatic transmission.
The Thunderbird was revised for 1957 with a reshaped front bumper, a larger grille and tailfins, and larger tail lamps. The 312 cu in (5.1 L) V8 became the Thunderbird's standard engine, and now produced 245 horsepower (183 kW). Other, even more powerful versions of the 312 cu in (5.1 L) V8 were available including one with two four-barrel Holley carburetors and another with a Paxton supercharger delivering 300 horsepower (220 kW). Though Ford was pleased to see sales of the Thunderbird rise to a record-breaking 21,380 units for 1957, company executives felt the car could do even better, leading to a substantial redesign of the car for 1958.
Source: Wikipedia
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Cruise Day Tuesdays, organized by Ken Prieboy, is a weekly event held at Monticello's Courthouse Square each Tuesday at 5 p.m. Great cars, music, food, and conversation are available.
Cruise Day Tuesdays -- July 7th, 2009
More transportation images can be found here...
I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend!
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...
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Cape Moreton Lighthouse was built from local sandstone in 1847 by the NSW Government. QLD was not declared a separate state until 2 years later….ok ok, I know what you NSW folks now say.
It was built because of the increasing traffic to the northern coast , but for a long time was the only light on the 3,236 miles of coastline.
The entrance into Moreton Bay is scattered with wrecks that attest the notoriousness of the bay.
Standing 23m high, this structure is the only example of a stone lighthouse in Queensland. Rare elements including external masonry and internal cast ironstairs cases still remain intact.
The original light source oil wick. It was converted in in 1930 to pressurised acetylene gas. This installation did not continue for long as in 1937 the apparatus was converted to 240v electricity. Today the Cape Moreton Lighthouse is fully solar powered and automated and plays an important part in the Australian east coast navigation network.
"If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it."
~ William Arthur Ward
I support E.a.r.t.h. leadmovement.wordpress.com
E-nvironmental a-wakening r-esponsibility t-ransformatiom h-ope
Vane: Boon or Bane *My blog post on June 5, 2009
leadmovement.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/vane-boon-or-bane/
Excerpt:
There have been many conflicting views on the aesthetic factor of wind turbines. While others find them utterly ugly and a blight because “they will spoil the view in remote, rural areas”, as noted by Sami Grover of Carrboro, NC, USA and as posted in the readers’ comment box for an on-going survey at TreeHugger (one of my favorite web/blog sites), more people find them elegant and beautiful. Our very own windmills in Bangui, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, have been the subject of countless fascinating photos all over the web. The wind turbines were featured prominently in the WOW Philippines Regine Velasquez tourism campaign which is still being aired on tv, making the town of Banqui a top tourist destination in Ilocos. I, for one, couldn’t resist the urge to participate in the TreeHugger survey. While I agree that they are disastrous to biodiversity, since birds accidentally get caught by the freewheeling vanes once they’re on (though it has been reported that birds have also collided with skyscraper buildings, towers, and aircrafts — more disastrous because they involve the loss of human lives), I also appreciate their beauty — defininitely, better than smog and soot from too much technological advancement. A green business, it helps mitigate the worsening environment situation by lessening the accumulation of greenhouse gases.
Che ragazza meravigliosa, è la stessa che era con me nella foto.
Io penso che un domani anche Lei sarà una Signora...sicuramente cercherà di esserlo di un Italiano...vanno tutte matte per gli Italiani..
Io dico: mogli e buoi dei paesi tuoi.
The beach is the only relief in LA from the fires right now. The hill above my house has been on fire for days. I hope you are enjoying this little tour of Balboa and Newport. Have a great day!
~ Story People
Thank you so much guys for all the wonderful wishes & prayers yesterday, and thanks to v1nz for lil b'day party she threw here on Flickr & Rachel for the sweet dedication *hugs* =)
Well some people kinda got bored with my rose series so here's something different for a change, now these drop shots are gonna haunt you for lil while =P
Shot with 50mm F1.8 II + 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 reversed & hand held.
Happy Pinkalicious Tuesday everyone! =)
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#243/365 It's was so hot today I wasn't very motivated to take pictures. I did manage to take the d40 to lunch with us to get this. Should have saw the people staring at me while taking this. I also just noticed I didn't center the 245..lol...oh well. I've been so busy lately I haven't done any portraits in a while. Hopefully I can get one this week.
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I’ve got to tell you that it’s almost impossible to get them to look at the camera at the same time. But bee honest, how wants a perfect picture when you get results like this. I hope you’ll enjoy this shot of four of the most beautiful boys in the world. My god I can’t wait to find out what they’ll grow up in to.
PS. They are not my kids but I’m there very proud uncle.
Explore: #175
Local: Sitio Folha Seca - Ubatuba (SP).
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