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mais um pedaço meu...
Alguém me pediu uma foto dos meus pés...
mas não lembro quem..
aqui está!
Obs: não gosto dos meus pés...
Feet ...
one more piece of me ...
Someone asked me a picture of my feet ...
but do not remember who ..
here it is!
Note: do not like my feet ...
EXPLORE Aug 29 #425
I'm pale today, and I'm meeting up with my girlfriends.
Bill Blass said, "When in doubt wear red."
Gwyneth Paltrow likes au naturel lips -- just that or a kick-ass red lipstick.
I dislike red paint on my lips, and no way I will wear a red dress... so I'll just wear one of these in my hair.... and enjoy the tea party.
A girl at gasworks park,Seattle trying to fly the dragon shaped kite during the sunset. My first try at silhouettes, hope you like it.
Explored #306 on 28th August
Have a great weekend and thank for your visit and comment.
SOOC = Straight Out Of the Camera. In other words, no editing (although in this case, I did have to convert from RAW and reducing the size).
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I've had limited success lately getting candids of people, (usually tourists) enjoying the views within my city. I find that people in a shot can really add to the photo. This is not one of my favorite shots, but i think it turned up well enough to upload... What do you think?
Thanks for popping by friends!
Explored: Highest position #236
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Fuku takes control of this wave making it his own world.
Roadhakurukuranings @ Raalhugandu on 25 Aug 2009
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◘ Informação: O Parque Marinha do Brasil foi inaugurado em 9 de dezembro de 1978. Tem área de 70,70 hectares. Localiza-se à Av. Borges de Medeiros, bairro Praia de Belas. Liga o centro da cidade de Porto Alegre com a Zona Sul, no mais harmonioso projeto de urbanização criado sobre o aterro da antiga Praia de Belas.
Apresenta notável variedade de árvores e arbustos e oferece equipamentos de lazer e esporte. É um parque essencialmente esportivo, contando com quadras de futebol de salão, tênis, vôlei, basquete além de pistas para patinação, skate, atletismo e ciclismo. Conta também com aparelhos para ginástica, campos de futebol 7, além de recantos infantis e espaço cívico com espelho d'água.
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"...Por isso é que habito
no arreio sovado
tal fosse um centauro
sem lei nem consolo,
metade campeiro,
tropeiro ou soldado
e a outra metade,
o cavalo crioulo..."
Trecho de "Alma crioula", de Rodrigo Bauer
Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
A lot of shots I like seem to have some kind of texture added. If done right I think this is a very cool way to add extra interest to a shot. Until I got my dSLR this year, my Photoshop skills were limited to cropping and adjusting brightness and contrast. Slowly I have been picking up different skills with a touch of googling and all the wonderful tutorials out there :) For this shot I used two textures from the Totally Free Textures Group, an invaluable resource. Armed with my textures, I used this tutorial: How to Use Textures to Enhance Your Photographs. And voila!
Have to say I am my worst critic, but I was quite pleased with how this turned out. Hope you like it too.
Some trivia courtesy of Wikipedia:
The Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign is a Las Vegas Strip landmark funded in May 1959 and erected soon after by Western Neon. In a nod to Nevada's nickname as "the Silver State," across the top of the sign are white neon circles, designed to represent silver dollars. On the back or north side, the sign reads "Drive Carefully. Come Back Soon".
On October 4, 1999, the sign went dark for about a month when the company that had been paying the power bill was bought by another company who did not pay the bill. When the problem was discovered, payment of the past due amount, under $60, was made, and power was turned back on.
On December 8, 2008, a small parking lot was opened in the median of Las Vegas Boulevard to allow official public access to the sign for the first time. Prior to the parking lot's construction, visitors to the sign were forced to cross the northbound or southbound lanes of Las Vegas Blvd. without the benefit of any traffic signal or crosswalk. While no one is known to have been killed while trying to access the sign, increasing traffic at the south end of the Strip has made a crossing increasingly dangerous. The new parking lot provides 10 standard parking spaces, two handicapped spaces, and two large spaces for buses or limousines.
Explore, Highest Position #145
Mais uma segunda chata --'
Ontem eu era leve faceira
Hoje eu nem me lembro das besteiras que as vezes
Melhor nem lembrar ♪
Monday annoying
Yesterday I was light chaps
Today I even remember the nonsense that sometimes
Better not remember!!
At the Well in Yusufari by Irene Becker s© All rights reserved
From the archive, the series "Bulatura Sector"
My impression of the journey to Bade Emirate in Yobe State where I traveled to the remote areas in the Sahel zone, the Bulatura Oases in 2009.
The sector has a series of swampy valleys separated by scenic dunes.
The route: Gashua, Kachallari, Yusufari, Tuli-Tulo Oases, Laridi Oases, Kachimaram Oases, Burumwadi Oases, Tulo-Tulo Kulbuwa Oases, Jarari, Jajari, Fatimeri, Kuriwakko Dunes, Maimalari Dunes, Gu Malanti, Mainari.
People living here are farmers and livestock keepers. The valleys contain rich deposits of potash that are sold by traders at Gashua Potash Market.
The ethnic groups are the Kanuri, Fulani, Hausa. Bade, Shuwa, Marghi, and Manga.
A view of the Fairy Glen from the other side of the Butte. Can you pick-out the cosmic circle of stones. Can you spot any naked ladies dancing in the centre of the spiral? If not then read on! The steep path leads right up into that cleft in the butte and onto the top of the geologic feature. From there you can be the King or Queen of the Fairy Castle!
The Faerie or Fairy Glen, is an area of otherworldly appearance, located close to Uig in the northwest of the Isle of Skye. It is a quiet place, except for bleating sheep, and is often described as fairy-like, yet relaxing. It is wild and far out, covered with something in the region of over 360 strangely shaped little conical hills. It is a pleasant natural spot with more than a hint of mystery. The hills are erosional features and geologists say that the distinctive landforms have been caused by a large landslip similar to the ones responsible for other parts of Skye’s unique topography e.g. the larger-scale Quiraing Area.
The area of the Fairy Glen is reported to be more than 15,000 square metres and contains numerous small, conical-shaped hillocks rising 2 - 10 metres in height. These hillocks are overgrown with thick, green turfy grass, are covered with bleating sheep and strange yellow mushrooms of unknown power and use. There is a brook running through the glen, with a little lochan and on the side of one of the slopes is a small cosmic spiral of stones, overgrown with grass. According to local legend, girls who dance naked on the spiral will have their dearest wishes fulfilled... or perhaps that should read: if girls dance naked around the spiral, local shepherds will have their dearest wishes fulfilled?
Wednesday 19.08.2009 was a big day for cycling fans in Oslo. Lance Amstrong participated in the Oslo Grand Prix.
About:
The Oslo Grand Prix was arranged for the first time. 1,5 hours through the streets of Oslo on a 1 kilometer criterium track. The city was packed with spectators and Thor Hushovd won a big victory.
On Twitter we spoke about meeting and shooting the event, so I got together with Oddne, Øystein and Stian and found a fine spot in one of the corners.
I have previously uploaded photos of Thor Hushovd and Lance Amstrong today Kurt-Asle Arvesen is in the pipeline :))
Check out this other shot of Kurt-Asle Arvesen
These guys ride incredible fast around the corner, panning my 40D on 1/15 sec shutterspeed was enough to blur everything out. The flash was then used to freeze the rider :))
Color, saturation and such was enhanced in Lightroom, a little retouching in Photoshop and that was it :))
Discussion
Comments and critique are as always welcome. Let me hear your opinion, why do you like this, or even better, how would you approach this scenery. Give me your thoughts... If you can't find anything to critique, a simple "nice" is cool too :))
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The things happen only one time in the life... on the Bolonia's Dune - Cádiz / Spain
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Impresiones a la venta. Mira mi perfil.
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The gang on the Friday meetup.
Lincoln, Hong Kong Ghost, Arndsan, edgarleo + friend, expat.37, Nicky, Brian Chu. Not in the frame were Kiwi, Lipjin, Clement and Flying Vlieg.
Warm welcome to edgarleo and friend from Hungary, and Flying Vlieg from Guangzhou.
The beach from where this photo was taken is private property, but is owned by the company my dad now works for. We get to go there anytime we like. I like to think of this as My Own Private Beach, even though it's shared by multiple families.
At least I'm the only one who ever takes time to climb up the palm trees to get the cocunuts. Bottled water is overrated when coconut milk is on the menue.
A wet morning in Ottawa to start the weekend off with, but I still found some glory.
I'm the worst with names, but this tiny flower is the size of a U.S. penny when fully open.
A balcony photo from a moment ago.
I hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend and gets out to snap up some new images to post... like I need to do... :-)
BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada to all Flickr friends around the World.
I wish you an amazing weekend!
Thank you so much for all the comments and faves on the last photo - i'm overwhelmed by the response!
You can visit my zenfolio page, where i've uploaded more photos from NY:
Technique/Processing:
1 shot with the Sigma 50mm f/1.4, converted to b/w with Silver Efex, adding a slight blue toning.
Where?
Staten Island Ferry Terminal while waiting for the Ferry back to Manhattan.
Info:
Staten Island is a borough of New York City in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay. With a population of 487,407, Staten Island is the least populated of the five boroughs but is the third largest in area at 59 sq mi (153 km2).
The Borough of Staten Island is coextensive with Richmond County, the southernmost county in the state of New York. Until 1975, the borough was officially named the Borough of Richmond. Staten Island has been sometimes called "the forgotten borough" by inhabitants who feel neglected by the city government.
Staten Island is overall the most suburban of the five boroughs of New York City. The North Shore, especially the neighborhoods of St. George, Tompkinsville, Park Hill, and Stapleton, is the most urban part of the island; it contains the officially designated St. George Historic District and The St. Paul’s Avenue-Stapleton Heights Historic District, which feature large Victorian homes. The South Shore has more suburban-style residential neighborhoods and is home to the two and one-half mile long F.D.R. Boardwalk, the fourth longest in the world. Historically, the central and southern sections of the island were once dominated by dairy and poultry farms, almost all of which disappeared in the 20th century.
The borough is accessible to Brooklyn via the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge and to New Jersey via the Goethals Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, and Bayonne Bridge. Staten Island has Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bus service and an MTA rapid transit line, the Staten Island Railway, which runs from the ferry terminal at St. George to Tottenville. The free Staten Island Ferry connects the borough to Manhattan and is a popular tourist attraction, providing views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and lower Manhattan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staten_Island
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A young red-tailed hawk enjoys the morning light (or ponders if I'm edible) along the famous buckrail fence of the Triangle X dude ranch.
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SCOUT EXPLORE: Aug 22, 2009 #6
Info photo: Fantazia Resort Marsa Alam
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Marsa Alam (o Marsà ‘Alam, in arabo مرسى علم) è stato fino a pochi anni fa un piccolo villaggio di pescatori situato in Egitto, sulla costa ovest del Mar Rosso.
Negli ultimi anni, a seguito dell'apertura dell'aeroporto internazionale (codice ICAO: HEMA, codice IATA: RMF) nel 2001, è cresciuto rapidamente fino a divenire una popolare destinazione turistica, come lo sono già Sharm el Sheikh e Hurghada.
Marsa Alam è situata in prossimità del Tropico del Cancro, dove il Mar Rosso incontra il deserto del Sahara, e si presenta ricca di palmeti e mangrovie, con un mare ricco di pesce per via della presenza della barriera corallina. Quest'ultima è molto rinomata tra i subacquei per via dei molti siti d'immersione ancora incontaminati, in cui si possono incontrare facilmente delfini (del genere stenella rostrata), dugongo e squali martello.
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Marsa Alam (Arabic: مرسى علم) is a town in south-eastern Egypt, on the west coast of the Red Sea. It is currently seeing increasing popularity as a tourist destination and development including the opening of Marsa Alam Airport in 2001.
Marsa Alam is situated near the Tropic of Cancer where the Arabian Desert meets the Red Sea, and it has the appearance of a tropical paradise with its palm trees, mangroves and sea coasts fringed with barrier coral reefs. It has already gained a strong reputation amongst scuba divers due to its numerous and unspoilt diving sites both along the coast and offshore. Sightings of spinner dolphins, dugongs and hammerhead sharks are a frequent occurrence for those who venture into its waters.
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We were on the Fire Lookout on top of Kendrick Peak at sundown. This is the view looking east at the San Francisco Peaks - Mount Humphreys and Mount Agassiz and the Snow Bowl Ski Resort north of Flagstaff. Some monsoon action today.
I backpacked the Pumpkin Trail - Bull Basin Trail loop up to the Kendrick Mountain Summit and camped northeast of the old Ranger Cabin. hikearizona.com/x.php?I=4&ZTN=195&UID=21152
From the USFS
www.fs.fed.us/r3/coconino/recreation/peaks/kentrick-mtn-w...
Kendrick Mountain Wilderness encompasses Kendrick Peak, one of the many peaks of the vast San Francisco mountain volcanic field located on the Coconino Plateau in north-central Arizona. Reaching an elevation of 10,418, the summit affords excellent views of the surrounding plateau, including the San Francisco Peaks to the east, the distant red rock of the Oak Creek/Sycamore Canyon country and Sitgreaves and Bill Williams Mountains to the south, Red Butte and distant views of the north rim of the Grand Canyon to the north. A fire lookout was first established on the summit in the early 1900's, and continues to be staffed to this day. In 2000 a majority of the wilderness was involved in a large wildfire. Dramatic vegetation patterns were created by burn intensities ranging from light to very severe, most evident on the west, north, and east slopes. On-going natural recovery processes may be observed, with early seral species becoming established in the severely burned areas. Characteristic montane coniferous forests, aspen stands, and high mountain meadow grasslands will re-establish with time. Unstable volcanic soils have undergone recurring severe erosion on the steeper slopes within burned areas, causing damage to the trails and access roads. Soils in the burn area will take many more years to re-stabilize.
Three maintained trails totaling 14 miles offer access to the wilderness. The Kendrick Mountain Trail, Pumpkin Trail, and Bull Basin Trail all lead hikers to the top of Kendrick Mountain and to the fire lookout tower. When the lookout tower is open during summer months, the lookout operator usually welcomes visitors to visit the top of the tower to enjoy the views.
There are no reliable water sources on the mountain, so pack in plenty. All of the trails are considered to be challenging due to the lack of water, impressive elevation gains, and the effects of the wildfire, including numerous fallen/falling snags and recurring trail erosion damage which can make route-finding difficult.
explored
Highest position:
#3 on Saturday, August 22, 2009
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Stairs to the museum inside the Visitor Centre
(former Kohlenwäsche/Coal Washing)
The Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex is a large former industrial site in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has been inscribed into the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since December 14, 2001 and is one of the anchor points of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
On its 25th session in December 2001, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) declared both the sites of the shafts 12 and 1/2 and the cokery a World Heritage Site.
for more information:
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"Climbing is the only cure for gravity."
My NOTES: Two things I want to do very soon. 1 - Watch the movie UP (it opened just this week here in the Philippines). 2 - Go wall climbing again, perhaps with some friends in Singapore.
Don't have any fancy strobe lights. So just used two halogen lamps to light this. One behind the figure as a back light and one right on top of it. My sister Dorothy had to hand hold the other so she gets part of the credit.
EXPLORE #148 (August 21, 2009)
Wednesday 19.08.2009 was a big day for cycling fans in Oslo. Lance Amstrong participated in the Oslo Grand Prix.
About:
The Oslo Grand Prix was arranged for the first time. 1,5 hours through the streets of Oslo on a 1 kilometer criterium track. The city was packed with spectators and Thor Hushovd won a big victory.
On Twitter we spoke about meeting and shooting the event, so I got together with Oddne, Øystein and Stian and found a fine spot in one of the corners.
Yesterday I uploaded photos of Thor Hushovd, Lance Amstrong today and Kurt-Asle Arvesen one of the next days :))
Check out the other photos of Lance Amstrong
These guys ride incredible fast around the corner, panning my 40D on 1/15 sec shutterspeed was enough to blur everything out. The flash was then used to freeze the rider :))
Color, saturation and such was enhanced in Lightroom, a little retouching in Photoshop and that was it :))
Discussion
Comments and critique are as always welcome. Let me hear your opinion, why do you like this, or even better, how would you approach this scenery. Give me your thoughts... If you can't find anything to critique, a simple "nice" is cool too :))
Use
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EXPLORED
Taken on a flight from SFO to PSP.
California wildfire | California blaze | California forestfire |
~Muhammad Ali
Congrats again Pens!
And thanks to all my flickr friends for your views and comments!
Explored August 19, #269
Marlinger berg, camino a Hohe Tann.
Meran - Merano, Sudtirol, Italia.
Explored #413 - Thank you! The spectacular Cliffs of Moher have made it to the final stage of the “New 7 Wonders of Nature" campaign. The 700ft sea cliffs are vying for one of the seven top places with 27 other finalists. The seven locations will be chosen by votes from the public all over the world over the next two years and the winners will be announced in 2011.
Paignton Pier in Devon, UK at Night. Taken while firework were going off. I didn't get any good shots of the fireworks as I was too close to them! :(
~ Claudia Ghandi
OMG! this is disastrous, stupid Flickr added sharpness to it... why the heck does it have to do that... does it think it knows better than we do.. aarrgghhh!!
Did this one with a macro ring; Im not much satisfied what macro rings produce, It makes the shot too hazy & dim.
And please -- NO INVITES I really appreciate that.
Happy Pinkalicious Tuesday everyone! =)
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After my last "fiery sky" sort of picture, here is something a bit cooler and more refreshing.
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Explored. Highest Position: #10
Please see this one LARGE for all the details!
As I continue to crawl my way back onto Flickr after my long break I share with you another view of the Prague Skyline looking toward the East Bank of one of our favourite cities in all of Europe.
This is as wide a view as I could get as I enjoyed the sunset from Strelecký Ostrov on the Vltava River looking towards the Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic. The first mention of this island was in the 12th century back when it was given the elegant name of Lawn.
If you haven't already done so, you can take a look at a closer view right here. This was one of my most enjoyable sunsets on our travels. It doesn't get much prettier than this for me. I will showing you one more view next.
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I hope everyone has a terrific weekend ahead the summer is winding down although it's still like 40 degrees here in Chatham and hot. Thank heavens for pools and basements.++
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Desde el camping del lago gutierrez sale un pequeño sendero que nos conduce a 3 lugares con indicación y 1 sin ella.
El camino mas fácil y corto nos lleva a la cascada Los Duendes.
El 2do, nos lleva por una picada (sendero montañoso) de aproximadamente 1 km (pero bastante empinado por algunos momentos), hasta el mirador de la foto.
El 3ro, nos lleva hasta una playa ubicada a unos 3 kilómetros aproximadamente, y también podemos seguir hasta el refugio Frey, el cual se encuentra a 10km, y para ir hay que avisar al guarda parques.
El 4to sendero, sin indicaciones, probablemente nos lleve hasta el cerro catedral.
I decided to grow some black (as described on the packet!) sunflowers to add to the garden this year & chose 2 different varieties. I sowed 6 seeds of each variety & they all germinated nicely & I planted them in the garden only to have them completely taken out by the slugs (greedy pigs)! So I repeated the excercise & ended up with 12 more sunflowers which I duly planted out. This is the sole survivor (slugs again) which is just about to bloom. I'll post another shot when it's blossomed fully, that's if I can get to it before the slugs do lol!
EXPLORE F.P............Sovana...Grosseto.
Edificata in epoca duecentesca in stile romanico-gotico di transizione, presenta l'interno diviso in tre navate dove spicca il caratteristico ciborio preromanico risalente all'alto Medioevo;
I took this photo in Zoutkamp, while I was on a Flickr Road Tour. That's a Flickr Meeting and travelling with a bus to some places :)
It was fun!
The photo is a 6 5-exposure-HDR-photos stitched at 10mm, so really wide :)
For more photos from the meeting click here.
"...weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning."
Psalms 30:5b
taken yesterday morning at about half past 5...quite happy with this one..!
Have a great Sunday Flickr friends!
Thanks everyone for the views, comments, faves and invites :)))
explore #54
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-EI-yid1NY Shakedown street
B l a c k M a g i c classic truck 1955 gmc stepside