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a very long time ago (before email) a friend told me that he preferred to write letters over using the telephone. when i asked him why, he told me to imagine all the consecutive positions of a letter in space -- and to visualize them together. they'd make a kind of worm-like object in space. then imagine it touching the author's hand on one and and the recipient's hand on the other.
he felt that, in that way, he was indirectly actually touching his friend's hand on the other side.
that's the first time i visualized time as a fourth dimension -- if it is. many types of images come to mind on this theme.
there was a video someone had made where he actually gathered people of every age -- the youngest was newborn and the oldest was in her eighties, i believe -- lined them up without clothing, and filmed as his camera want past them. i've searched to find it, unsuccessfully at the moment
i took this at monastiraki station yesterday (geotagged on its flickr page) after a wonderful mayday with friends, strolling around the foot of the acropolis, and having a delicious lunch at monastiraki's cafe avissinia. it helped that i had some ouzo (on ice, with lemon soda. yum.)
this is a 10-second hand-held exposure.
complete image description with links on the blog: toomanytribbles.blogspot.com/2009/05/train-of-thought.html
Nikon D 80 17-55 f 2,8
I offer you flowers my friend !♥ ♥ ♥
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La Brière, ou Grande Brière est drainée par le dernier affluent de la Loire : le Brivet, qui se jette dans l'estuaire à la limite des communes de Saint Nazaire et Montoir de Bretagne.
Son territoire s'étend sur 490 km², dont 170 km² de zones humides, au cœur desquelles le marais de Grande Brière Mottière couvre à lui seul 70 km², qui compte 21 communes.
Les chalands et les chaumières : les deux particularités de la Brière
La chaumière est la maison en toit de chaume traditionnelle dans cette zone de marécage. A une époque où cette zone était transformée en ile à chaque saison hivernale, le chaume était la seule ressource disponible pour couvrir les toits des habitations.
Le Parc de Brière, soucieux de préserver ce précieux patrimoine collectif, poursuit son action : il met gratuitement à disposition son service de conseil architectural et alloue des aides régionales pour les constructions et rénovations de chaumières.
Les sites remarquables pour découvrir les chaumières :le village de Kerhinet à Saint Lyphard, entièrement restauré par le Parc naturel régional de Brière au début des années 70, le village de Kerbourg à Saint-Lyphard, Mayun à la Chapelle-des-Marais, l'île de Fédrun à Saint-Joachim, etc…
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La Brière, or Grande Brière is drained by the last tributary of the Loire: the Brivet, which flows into the estuary to the border between the towns of St. Nazaire and Montoir de Bretagne.
Its territory covers 490 km ², of which 170 km ² of wetlands in the heart of which the Grande Brière marsh Mottière alone covers 70 square kilometers, which has 21 municipalities.
Barges and cottages: two peculiarities of the Brière
The cottage is home to traditional roofs in that area of swamp. At a time when this area was transformed into island each winter, the stubble was the only resource available to cover the roofs of houses.
Brière Park, anxious to preserve this precious heritage, continues its work: it is free to offer its consulting services and architectural allocates regional aid for construction and renovations of cottages.
The places to discover the cottages: the village of Saint Kerhinet Lyphard, fully restored by the Parc Naturel Régional de Brière in the early 70s, the village of Saint-Kerbourg Lyphard, Mayun at the Chapelle des Marais, l Island Fédrun in St. Joachim, etc ...
- Highest position in EXPLORE #47 on 30 April 2009 - Thanks all for the visit!
HDR #31 - Huffaz Lake at Darul Quran
Location, Date & Time:
Darul Quran JAKIM, Ampang Pecah, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
07 April 2009 | 06:44 pm (+8GMT)
**Or download this place's .kml files (zipped) for Google Earth here!**
Canon EOS 350D + Kit Lens:
ISO100, f/14, focal length at 18mm, taken handheld.
Post Processing:
- Tone mapped HDR using details enhancer from 3 exposures RAW.
- Photoshop were used to do some Level, Brightness, Saturation, High Pass sharpen and dodge adjustment!
You:
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are welcome.
Music:
Tak Seindah Sentuhan Mata by Nazrey Johani from album Nostalgia Memori The Zikr.
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"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! ***
Explore #212, April 28th, 2009
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From the vault. My first HDR in a while ;)
Taken one night after work from Kangaroo Point, QLD, just before the storm came over.
Enjoy.
- ISO 100, f9, 1/10, 10mm
- Sigma 10-20mm Lens.
- Tripod.
Processing
- HDR, 3 exposures [2,0,+2EV] shot in RAW/ISO100 at f9, using Sigma 10-20mm lens.
- Borders added using Lightroom 2.2
- Upsharp mask in Photoshop 6.0 (50%)
HDR
- Tone mapped using Photomatix HDR, in detail mode.
~ A. P. Herbert
This ones for sweet & adorable Qirat for the lovely testimonial she wrote for me, thanks girl =) please do have a look at her stream & her natural talent.
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Explore #1 - Thanks a million everyone for your lovely comments & visits. =)
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- EXPLORE highest position #49 on 27 April 2009 - Thanks all for your kind visit =)
This shot was taken with the assistance of Mr.Buyie =)
Yeah! We know this is a boring shot. And we know a lot of people have done this before. We weren't even sure how to do it but finally figured it out. It took us about 50 shots to get it just right.
For this shot, my 580 EXII speedlite was used as a master on Buyie's 40D, while Buyie's 430EXII was used as a slave, put at the left side of the glass, and point it straight to the glass.
We used a black-coloured briefcase for the backround and a a piece of glass for the base.
A credit to Bro. Azli and Bro. Emran for the info of strobist setting.
Please see also Buyie's shot for the same object HERE...
Canon EOS 40D (Buyie's) + 28-80mm:
ISO500, f/4.5, 1/125", focal length at 37mm.
Strobist Info:
As mentioned above!
You:
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements (as usual) are welcome.
Me:
- 1st trial to shot lime splash and 1st trial to using strobist in my shot!
Music:
Apa Yang Kau Tahu by Rabbani from album Arah.
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© & ® 2009 annamir@putera.com
Explore #2, Sunday April 26, 2009
A sliver of silver ice from the lake. The ice just cleared last week… and this is early. Normally is clears on the first or second week of May.
Happy Sunday Every One =)
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About
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
The Shot
Single Exposure Shot (+2) , Iso 200 , Focal Length 35 mm , Light Using Energy Saver (4) Bulbs 100 Watts.
Photomatix
Tonemapped generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Photoshop
Basic Adjustments , tools & Logo.
You
All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are (as always) welcome
Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_xqftDv8lo
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Flock of sheep (about 300 animals). They are on to the night pasture. They had been grazing in the Immerloopark (park, lake and morass) in Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Schaapskudde in het Immerloopark in Arnhem
Het gras in een van de grotere Arnhemse stadsparken "Het Immerloopark" (park, meertje, moeras) wordt dagelijks op een natuurlijke wijze kort gehouden door een kudde van circa 300 Australische schapen.
Onder leiding van een schaapsherder is de kudde hier onderweg naar de nachtwei.
Twee Border Collies, waarvan er één uiterterst links zichtbaar is, houden de schapen bij elkaar.
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Taken at Fingal Heads NSW Australia.
See my set for more.
Exposure
EV[-1.0, 0, +1.0], f/8, ISO 200
Toys
Canon 400D, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-f/5.6 EX DC, Canon RS 60E3 Shutter Release, Tripod
Processing
Photoshop CS4
Bracketed 3 Exposure RAW files merged to HDR
Saved as 32-bit Radiance
Photomatix
Import 32-bit Radiance file
Tone Mapped using Detail Enhancer
Saved as 16-bitt TIFF
ACR5.2 / Photoshop CS4
Tonal Adjustments using ACS5.2
Adjustment layer - curves (linear contrast)
Adjustment layer - photo filter and color fill
Smart filter - unsharp mask
Saved as 8-Bit JPEG
Borders
This morning was less warm than the last few days, with a promise that the day will be more pleasant as well. Was out in the garden checking on how some things fared in the recent heat wave. This grouping was looking quite well so I thought I'd capture it and share it here.
The Echeveria 'Gilva Spreader', in the foreground, I've shared about before - not as many flowers as we've had previously, but a better showing than expected this year (the weather has been so strange). To the left is Iris foetidissima 'Variegata' - a nice, tough, persistent clump of handsome foliage. Behind it, in front of the large terra-cotta pot, is Calamintha nepeta - we've seem this a lot growing wild in the South of France. My plants came from the late Wayne Roderick, a local plantsman and plant collector. I really enjoy its fragrant, minty foliage.
To the right of the Calamintha is a pot of hybrid Agengel or Pansy-Faced Pelargonium 'Angie' (from our friend Robin at geraniaceae.com). Below 'Angie' is a small, blue-gray carpet of Sedum rupestre. I also grow the very closely related S. sediforme, but S. rupestre is distinctive in its flower stems which emerge arched over like an umbrella handle before straightening up when in flower. Between this Sedum and the Echeveria first mentioned, is the foliage of Stachys chrysantha.
In the rear is a large plant of Lavandula dentata and a small potted specimen of L. viridis. The succulent in the top left corner is Crassula perfoliata var. heterotricha.
Trying to make variations on the same theme. I'm not bored with it yet. After the silhouette portraits I want to catch them in action. It's quite a hassle, my camera needs to think for ages it seems before the click. But I have new chances every day. And it isn't even august with the truly great sunsets. I also want to do sunrises with the low hanging fog, that could result in some interesting shots..
© 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
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About the photo:
Don't you wish we could all sit in a pasture of wild flowers, playing with a cute puppy and enjoying a view of the Carpathian mountains? Well, that would be nice :-)
I was going to save this photo for May Day, since it was originally taken on 1 May 2006. However, I was scrounging for something to post today and this is what struck my eye.
About the process:
This photo was taken with a very old digital camera. The quality isn't stellar and in the original, the mountains are hardly visible. I ran this through Photomatix as a single exposure HDR and then added high-contrast overlays to bring out the form of the mountains. The HDR processing produced very acrid colors, so I overlaid a desaturated version of the image to tone down the saturation. Finally, I used a liberal high-pass filter to clarify the image.
I am a bit dissatisfied with the halo along the treeline, but it is much better than the original--trust me, lol. And, the halo helps sharpen the printing, so I decided to just leave it.
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Explore #147
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
Please do not reproduce in any form without prior written consent from the copyright holder. Please contact the photographer through Flickrmail, to inquire about licensing arrangements.
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.
Canon EOS 450D + Peleng 8mm 3.5 Fisheye
HDR (One RAW) (-2/-1.5/-1/-0.5/0/+0.5/+1/+1.5/+2)
Y otra versión con un procesado más suave: 500px.com/photo/2914066
Spotted while biking around Yangshuo countryside.
Guangxi Province China
~This image is dedicated to Edgar Moskopp aka traumlichtfabrik for a lovely testimonial he wrote on my profile page! Thank you Edgar of Austria and we'll see you soon here in Asia:-))!
Please check his amazing stream here !
Thanks also to everyone for your support! :-)
Happy Weekend Everyone!!!
A little something I found along a nature trail the other day, a twisted mind sees humor in many little things.
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This is a three shot "Long Exposure" HDR and there was very little light inside, but no foot traffic and my tripod with me made it possible. Far from perfect, but was good fun.
The road at the end angled slightly up is still covered with snow. Plus, this tunnel is shared by nature walkers in the day and animals during the night.
I hope everyone is having a great Friday today and looking forward to the weekend.
(Aussie's & NZ are already having a great weekend, right? lol)
BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada
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.
Dragon Cave
South of Yangshuo County
Guilin, Guangxi Province China
It is widely believed that Guilin boasts the most beautiful scenery in China, and Yangshuo scenery is the most beautiful of Guilin. Assembling Dragon (Julong) Cave is a pearl inlaid in Yangshuo scenery characterized by pretty rocks, strange caves and clear waters.
Located six kilometers (3.7 miles) south of Yangshuo County, Assembling Dragon Cave is at the foot of Ma Hill (Horse Hill) between Moon Hill and Big Banyan, comprising Black Cave and Water Cave. The cave gets its name from the surrounding peaks, like circling dragons, and the numerous stalactites with shapes suggesting images of dragons in diversified postures.
~from Travel China Guide
Explore and Front Page, April 17, 2009
A big huge thanks to everyone!!!
on Explore
dedicated to Ali (aliaydogmus35).... for being here with his passion. I thank him for the beautiful testimonial..... ;-)
105/365. Why should anyone steal a watch when he could steal a bicycle? ~ Flann O'Brien
This bicycle belongs to a friend of mine named Trent. He traveled down from Vancouver (by plane) with his bicycle because, yes, he is totally that hardcore.
This shot was taken near 21st & Mission, just underneath the big "Mission" sign.
Happy Wednesday Everyone. Nerdy folk read on:
strobist info: see here
{update} this photo has been featured on the Flickr Blog! Woot.
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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The Blossoming continues into its fourth day. In order to blossom into our true potential, we need to open up. We cannot expect the lotus to bloom, while still being a closed bud.
The same holds true for us. We cannot expect to transform into our full potentials if we do not open up to greater possibilities that walk in front of us. A big reason we remain closed is fear. And fear comes from darkness.
Just as the sunlight gently caresses the lotus flower to bloom, we need the inner light to overcome our fears and step out of the darkness. Then our potential will begin to shine.
More to come in this series...watch this space.
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.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar
Please do not reproduce in any form without prior written consent from the copyright holder. Please contact the photographer through Flickrmail, to inquire about licensing arrangements.
We were in NYC but was still cold for a walk in Central Park.
We drove through Long Is, NY and ended up on this enchanting island. (More pics to come!)
This lighthouse is a 167 foot Stone tower that began operation in 1858 to replace the 89 foot tower originally built in 1827.
I think this is the building where one scene(beginning portion) in
"National Treasure 2 : Book Of Secrets " ( starring Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren and Ed Harris) was shot.
The scene at the mail office (supposedly in a Massachusetts town).
Correct me if I'm wrong.
#104/365 War is Hell, specially when it's fought on freshly cut grass. Two night shots in a row....what's gotten into me! While taking this I could hear my neighbors saying "what was that?...Did you see that?". I guess they noticed the 2 flash units going off every couple of seconds. This was actually a test for the new lens I got for the d40...the 35mm f1.8 AF-S.
Strobist: sb-800 bare far rear to the right, sb-800 high camera left.
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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قاعة الدفنة
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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Happy Birthday Lori, hope you have loads of fun & cake too; oh this means we get to see more of Evan with all that choco mess =D
It's been a while since I did this wild processing, thought I'd give it a lil shake today for a change =)
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Have a rocking weekend everyone!
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Front Page + Explore #30 - Thanks to Tja'Sha ♥ for heads up before it vanished, & thank you so much everyone for your lovely comments & visits *hugs* =)
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Front Page and Explore #6 on Apr. 10, 2009. Thanks everyone!!!
I went to the "gianicolo" to shoot the full moon rising over Rome last night, but there was a huge cloud cover and no good light, so I ended up shooting this instead.... I have to admit I think I like this better than if I had gotten the moon shot :-)
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