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Crane fly or daddy long legs taking a shine to the second flowering of the black sunflower.

Zeus is so happy cuddling with Phoebe.

   

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Last night Lulu and I went to Exchange place to see the Tribute in Light, we got there just as they were starting and stopped into the Vu bar at the Hyatt for a couple of drinks till it got a little darker, met a couple there who come here each year to see it as they had friends affected by the tragedy was nice but a little emotional talking to them, I promised them to post a couple of shots so here they are

as you can see my shots looked far better on the back of a camera than they do on a screen, I really need to get out and practice night shots

 

Looks better as a thumbnail with the wrong reading glasses on :)

but may be Ok on B l a c k M a g i c

 

Posting this to FFF www.flickr.com/groups/-cheers-/ as a salute to Mudpig www.flickr.com/photos/yukonblizzard/ whose night shots inspire me and who got some great shots of the lights last night

Perhaps one of the best sunsets I've seen in a long time...

 

Atardecer en Los Angeles, CA (EDITED)

 

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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. :-)

I wish everyone a great weekend!

 

50mm @ f2.8

HNFF!

 

Some Friday fence.

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.

 

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#253/365 Here it is...the 14mm in action. This shot is a tribute to 2 movies. Ron Howard's 1982 "Night Shift", A comedy starting Henry Winkler and Michael Keaton. And the more fitting the 1997 thriller "Nightwatch" Staring Ewan McGregor (who plays playa law student who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue).

 

Just to clarify I took this photo at Thomas Miller Mortuary in Corona. This embalming room was not this dark and creepy...it was very bright and clean (and not scary what so ever). It's PP'd to look scary.

 

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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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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

Bosphorus Bridge

The Bosphorus Bridge, is connecting Europe and Asia. The Bosphorus Bridge had the 4th longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1973, and the longest outside the United States. At present, it is the 16th longest suspension bridge span in the world

Nowadays, around 180,000 vehicles pass daily in both directions, almost 85% being automobiles. On 29 December 1997, the one-billionth vehicle passed the bridge. Fully loaded, the bridge sags about 90 cm (35 in) in the middle of the span.

* On 15 May 2005 at 7.00 a.m. local time, U.S. tennis star Venus Williams played a show game with Turkish standout İpek Şenoğlu on the bridge, the first tennis match ever to be played on two continents. The event was organized as a promotion ahead of the 2005 WTA Istanbul Cup and lasted five minutes. After the exhibition, they both threw a tennis ball into the Bosphorus.

* On 17 July 2005 at 10.30 a.m. local time, British Formula One driver David Coulthard drove his Red Bull racing car on the bridge first from the European side to the Asian side, and then turning with a spectacular powerslide at the toll plaza back to the European side for show. He parked his car in the garden of Dolmabahçe Palace where his ride had started. While crossing the bridge with his Formula 1 car, Coulthard was picked up by the automatic surveillance system and charged with a fine of 20 Euros because he passed through the toll booths without payment. His team accepted to pay for him.(From wikipedia)

 

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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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I-405 has earned its place as the busiest and most congested freeway in the United States.

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

 

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.

 

Buff the fender...

 

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.

 

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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

 

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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

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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.

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The Scotia Mcleod building in Downtown Victoria.

  

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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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29 Shot HDR Panoramic.

 

I've borrowed a Canon 5D Mk II, and tonight I put it to the test, and now I want to buy one.

 

Matt and I headed north at around 3pm, we shot some nice ND 400 stuff at the S.S. Dicky and then stopped in at the Wild horse Lookout for an amazing sunset and view of the Glass House Mountains.

 

Three hours of post processing, no colours altered, HDR blending and stitching. This final shot is 1/5 of the original size.

 

Oh, and well, when Matt said getting up here was a decent walk, I did not believe him, haha, if it was not for the water tanks at the top, I might have died.

 

Enjoy.

 

- Canon 5D Mark II

- ISO 100, f8, 1/180.

- Canon 17-40 f/4 L lens.

- Tripod.

 

Processing

 

- 29 shot HDR (9 sections shot in portrait)

- Each section processed and tone mapped in Photomatix, (2 hours of processing).

- Blended using Autopano Pro, 1 hour of blending, and rendering.

 

HDR

 

- Tone mapped using Photomatix HDR, in detail mode.

 

About The Glass House Mountains

 

The Glass House Mountains were named by James Cook as he sailed north up the coast of what is now Queensland in 1770 as part of his epic voyage aboard his ship HM Bark Endeavour. They were so called as the shape of the mountains reminded him of the huge glass furnaces (glasshouses) back in his native Yorkshire.

 

Mt Beerwah is the highest peak within the park at 555 m (1,820 ft). Mount Coonowrin 377 metres is the second highest and Mt Tibrogargan at 364 m (1,190 ft) is the third highest. Walking tracks normally allow access to the summits of Mount Beerwah and Mount Tibrogargan (although Mount Beerwah summit track is closed as of April 2009), however climbing Mount Coonowrin is prohibited due to the danger of rock falls.

 

If you visit QLD, you need to see this place for your self, info here.

www.epa.qld.gov.au/parks_and_forests/find_a_park_or_fores...

Local: Sitio Folha Seca - Ubatuba (SP).

 

Lei do Direito Autoral nº 9.610, de 19 de Fevereiro de 1998: proibe a reprodução ou divulgação com fins comerciais ou não, em qualquer meio de comunicação, inclusive na Internet, sem prévia consulta e aprovação do autor.

 

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Made Explore August 30, 2009. Highest Position #6. Thank you all for visiting!

 

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This picture was shot on a tripod with three exposures @ F3.5 ISO 100 (-2..0..+2EV) Another 3-exposure shots was captured @ F11 ISO 100, at 1 sec. exposure time, for the waterflow and sun burst. I used Photomatix to create the HDR with tonemapping and detail enhanced. I increased the overall saturation with Hue/Saturation in Photoshop. Curve adjustment to increase the overall contrast. Unsharp Mask to increase detail on the rocks.

 

Horsetail Falls is one of the many waterfalls along the scenic loop to Multnomah Falls. Have a great Sunday everyone!

 

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Mexico City established a new Guiness World Record for the largest number of people dancing Michael Jackson's "Thriller" simultaneously with 11 thousand people.

Here it is. Sunrise at Sunrise Point on Mt Rainier from this past Wednesday. This was the first time I had ever traveled to Sunrise on Mt Rainier. My normal stomping grounds on this mountain is at Paradise. I got up at 3:00am to get here at 5:30am. Plenty of time as the sun is rising later, around 6:15am. As it was going to be a warm day, I wore shorts and a t-shirt. Not prepared for 36 degrees at Sunrise!

Well, the spectacular sunrise warmed me up. This point is at about 6,800 feet, the highest point you can drive in Mt Rainier National Park. Paradise sits at about 5,400 feet.

I combined three exposures -2,0,+2 in Photomatix, some tone mapping and then compressed in Photoshop. I adjusted the saturation only a small amount, as the color you see here was really painted by Mother Nature herself!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my photo stream and commenting.

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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 ...

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.

beira de estrada. // canon ft ql _ fuji color 100

Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hotels.

 

Nikon D700 + Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S exp. 30 sec, tripoid

  

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It was a nice morning, and I had it all to myself, well there was a fisherman over to my left....

 

Enjoy.

 

- Canon 50D.

- ISO 400, f9, 1/250, 50mm

- Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L Lens.

- Tripod.

 

Processing

 

- Off camera.

- WB adjustments.

 

About Waves

 

A wave is a disturbance that propagates through space and time, usually with transference of energy. A mechanical wave is a wave that propagates or travels through a medium due to the restoring forces it produces upon deformation. There also exist waves capable of traveling through a vacuum, including electromagnetic radiation and probably gravitational radiation. Waves travel and transfer energy from one point to another, often with no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium (that is, with little or no associated mass transport); they consist instead of oscillations or vibrations around almost fixed locations.

 

OK.

Playa norte de Peñiscola y el Castillo del Papa Luna al fondo.

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.

(fonte: Wikipédia)

 

Cidade / Estado: Porto Alegre / Rio Grande do Sul

 

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Post Processing:

 

• Selecionei 3 fotos no Adobe Bridge CS3

• Abri 3 Exposições no Photomatix Pro 3.2.2 (NEW VERSION)

HDR gerado usando o tonemapping "detail enhancer"

• Abri o HDR gerado no Photoshop CS3

Viveza 1.0

LucisArt 3 ED

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This is the "Rocher Percé" in Gaspesie, in QC, Canada, fabulous place to see

 

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Okeh this photo was a late release, yes this was supposed to be the cover page for my recent book but later I changed my mind.

 

Today I wrote something and If you find any grammatical mistake please advice me. I will change it, else please let me know how it is.

 

Here it goes

 

"In life,

Exceptional thing happens,

A self-revived invitation from life,

Break-loose may not be possible.

Sometime it happens.

 

Muted lake,

Adequate to reflect the dark clouds.

Heavy drops piercing the sky,

falling one by one

Sometime it happens.

 

A lone me,

Staring at the stars in the blue sky,

Decoding the star language,

Thinking this as a way to see my Angel.

Sometime it happens.

 

Wonder if,

I could change the wind direction,

Or add a color to the rainbow,

may be I could find heaven!

else say I found a way,

to decode the star language.

 

It happened,

A part of moon crescent,

In human form roaming in the earth.

The perfect definition for an Angel.

This time it happened.

 

I heard,

People saying

You may have your reasons,

To hate someone.

You may not have any reasons,

To love someone.

 

If you,

have any reasons to love

Its the reason you love,

and not the person.

It happened, when I saw you

 

You know,

This is a second of million wishes

to see my Angel sleep, frown, smile,

her naughty cry, see her watching a horror film,

enjoying the rain, holding my hands,

eating ice-cream, sneezing, her anger,

see her in a black dress,

with crown made of flowers,

thinking, her morning face,

holding the umbrella,

pooching a cute puppy,

jumping on the bed,

see her playing prank,

see her tingling face,

her intriguing eyes,

see her as the queen,

her kissing a baby,

her being a baby, s

ee her running from waves,

see her lick the candy

 

...

Sometime it happens.

 

Hold-back wishes,

It may or may not happen,

It’s like you listen the hush alone,

after a fitful rain.

 

In life,

Exceptional thing happens,

A self-revived invitation from life,

Break-loose may not be possible.

Sometime it happens.

 

All of a sudden,

It showers for a moment,

That leaves a pleasant memory,

Just like the secret rain.

You are my secret rain.”

 

P.S: I know its bit long ... sorry :-(

 

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All my images and contents are All Rights Reserved. They should not be reproduced in any way, and unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. If you wish to use any of my images for any reason/purpose please contact me.Failing to do so will result in severe legal consequences as per Indian Copyrights Act, 1957.

On Sunday evening (Aug 23, 2009) went with friend Anwar Khawari to take some photographs of bale, field, sunset etc.

Dear friends, in this shot you may take a look at a small peninsula with a house just near the sea. The house is surrounded by a great garden and it has a direct access to a small beach (not visible in the photo). The house is in Paraggi, quite near Portofino. Guess who lives here? It's not me, of course!

Don't forget to enjoy your Monday with the blue colour of Mediterranean sea!

 

Taken in San Sebastiano, Portofino, Italy.

 

Digitally developed with RawTherapee and treated with GIMP.

 

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