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Explore #86 on Sunday, July 19, 2009
Sunsets come early and fast in Sapa, the city above the clouds.
Fansipan or Fan Si Pan (Phan Xi Păng in Vietnamese) is the highest mountain
in Southeast Asia, at 3,143 m. or 10,340 ft. Located in Lào Cai province in Northwest Vietnam, 9 km southwest of Sa Pa Township in the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range. Fansipan is dubbed "the Roof of Indochina"; it is to be approved as one of the very few ecotourism spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species. The topography of Fansipan is varied. Muong Hoa Valley, at the lowest altitude (950 to 1,000 m.), is created by a narrow strip of land at the base on the east side of the mountain.
Climbing Fansipan -- Fansipan Tourism companies in the area will arrange hikes to the summit taking from one to three days with a local guide. A very small village is located at around 1 500 m where accommodation and food is offered. Further up, at 2 800 m, is an overnight camp. Coordinates -- 22°18′12″N 103°46′31″E
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HDR and layers work in Photoshop from 3 images.
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As I was sitting on the beach watching the waves rolling in at this spot I got the Good Vibrations song from the Beach Boys in my head,
here is a version of it on youtube if interested
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC2gZMNkyJo&feature=fvw
Went for a nice bike ride, riding the bike seems ot be no problem at all with the strained muscle in my leg, just have to be careful when walking but its slowly getting better
Comments appreciated, Constructive critique even more appreciated, best way for me to learn
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Finally I was able to get out and shoot again after a very long time. Been very busy at work shit full.
So I was at the 155th graduation ceremony of our school this morning (not my graduation though), got a couple of decent shots to work with. Special thanks to my friend Josh for letting me use his tripod and 50D.
Wishing everyone a happy weekend!
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From Wikipedia:
The Shrine of Remembrance, located in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, is one of the largest war memorials in Australia, and resides in Kings Domain. It was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I. It now serves as a memorial for all Australians who served in war and it is the site of annual observances of ANZAC Day (25 April) and Remembrance Day (11 November).
Beneath the Sanctuary is the Crypt containing a bronze statue of a father and son, representing the two generations who served in the two world wars. Around the walls are panels listing every unit of the AIF, down to battalion and regiment, along with the colours of their shoulder patch. The Crypt is hung with the standards of various battalions and regiments, listing their battle honours.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 13 exposures (-2,-1.66.-1.33,-1,-.66,-.33,0,+.33,+.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Tripod: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod & Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head
Accessories: Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 16 July 2009 1.30pm
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Hues/Saturation Layer (yellows)
Curves layer for contrast
Noise reduction layer
LucisArt 3 SE filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 2000 x 3000 JPEG
I have a hidden face. My secret people. I have a life trying to hide for years. Now I'm having trouble hiding it. He wants to go outside. All my body wants to be dominant. I have a small taste of freedom. But he wants more. Has seized me. Do not be afraid. Because I live with him for years. My life is mixed. Does not interfere in my life. I can not give him more. It can not be allowed. That is very different. Dangerous. Stop may be required.
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Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu
Explore: 7-17-09 (Thank you my dear Flickr friends)
When most people hear the name Daisy Mae, they think of beautiful Daisy Mae Scragg who was hopelessly in love with Li'l Abner in cartoonist Al Capp's comic strip. The Daisy Mae pictured above is one of our three calico cats. Daisy's two sisters are Lily Pad and Karma Anne. Best seen in large size view. (But if you view in large size, Daisy insists you give her a treat!!!)
Cone flowers from the park near our house. Not from our neighbor's garden this time. ;()
Happy Bokehlicious Wednesday!!!
Explore #96 July 16, 2009
#196/365 This shot kind of fell into my lap. While getting on an elevator I spotted the movie poster on a reflective surface with some nice lighting. If you look close you can see my wife's reflection. We won't be able to see the movie this weekend but it's ok since I have my hands full coming up with my next Harry Potter themed shot. Happy Weasley Wednesday!
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From Wikipedia:
The Shrine of Remembrance, located in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, is one of the largest war memorials in Australia, and resides in Kings Domain. It was built as a memorial to the men and women of Victoria who served in World War I. It now serves as a memorial for all Australians who served in war and it is the site of annual observances of ANZAC Day (25 April) and Remembrance Day (11 November).
Designed by architects and veterans of World War I, Phillip Hudson and James Wardrop, the Shrine is designed in a classical style, being based on the Tomb of Mausolus at Halicarnassus and the Parthenon in Athens.
Details:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
Exposure: 13 exposures (-2,-1.66.-1.33,-1,-.66,-.33,0,+.33,+.66,+1,+1.33,+1.66+2 EV)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Tripod: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod & Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head
Accessories: Canon RC1 Wireless Remote
Date and Time: 14 July 2009 6.27am
Post Processing:
Imported into Lightroom
Exported 13 exposures to Photomatix
Tonemap generated HDR using detail enhancer option
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Exported HDR and 0 EV exposure to CS3 and layered HDR on top of 0 EV
Brush tool to even out the sky
Curves layer for contrast
Noise reduction layer
LucisArt 3 SE filter
Re-imported back into Lightroom
Slightly cropped in Lightroom
Vibrance adjustment in Lightroom
Sharpening in Lightroom
Added keyword metadata
Exported as 3000 x 2000 JPEG
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Cows can fly? Well, milk can :)
I did another session of double drops collision splashes last night. About 4hs of work, 352 photos of which 41 I got reasonable in focus, with good shape, light and colors, but none came out really outstanding as I'm looking for... well, it's always a learning process... the setup is still in place and I got new ink for tonight, let's see what I get.
Please suggest color combinations!
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Vacas podem voar? Bom, leite pode :)
Fiz outra sessão de colisão de gotas na noite passada. Por volta de 4hs de trabalho, 352 fotos das quais 41 consegui razoavelmente em foco, com boa forma e cores, ms nenhuma ficou realmente excepcional como eu queria... bom, é sempre um processo de aprendizado... a tralha ainda está toda montada e arrumei tintas novas para hoje à noite, vamos ver o que consigo.
Por favor de sugestões de combinação de cores!
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Featured in Light Stalking "Perfectly Timed" post.
I was standing in the water, waves wetting me and my camera equipment, to take this shot... and it started to rain too...
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
f/22
ISO100
13mm
152s (2min32s) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS4 - Silver Efex Pro - Red filter
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An American copper butterfly perches on butterfly weed at the Burden Preserve (Armonk, New York)--July 11, 2009
Music: Sigur Rós - Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur
Recently I took my camera along. This was the first shot I haven taken on Friday, 10th of July at 6:54 am.
The night was quite cold and it rained. Though when I got up the sun was shining and there were only a couple of clouds around. I left the house and walked passed our neighbour's fence. Between the fence there are some stone posts which have an even surface. The water from the last night was still on it cause the sun didn't have the strength to remove it yet.
I am sorry still to have so less time...
Seen in the Diamond District (crossing of 5th avenue and 47th street).
Shot with the Sigma 50mm f/1.4 wide open.
Thanks Jack for your flattering testimonial
#6 on explore. Thanks!
Big sky, a camper van, a kayak and a lazy river...
For a couple of flickr friends in New Jersey who like that kind of thing.
Things to do on the Isle of Wight? sit back and enjoy a 'slide show'
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This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.
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EXPLORE # 232
This tiny (about 3 mm across) weed flower was photograph July 4th at the NAPWC in company with Pinoy Macro members Lenareh, Black Knight, Honbless, synapz557, fredots09 and wewet. There is a bigger shot of the flower but the details were not good.
The Banteng { Java Banteng: Bos javanicus , Borneo Banteng: B. j. lowi , Burma Banteng: B. j. birmanicus . } This photo was taken at Lok Kawi Wildlife Park.
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The Banteng , also known as Tembadau, is a species of wild cattle found in Southeast Asia. It is a shy animal resembling a domestic cow. It grows to a height of 1.5 to 1.75 m (60 to 69 inches) and weighs 600 - 800 kg (1,300 - 1,800 lb). It has a slight ridge on the back, a white rump, white stockings on the legs, and slender curving horns. The bulls are dark brown or black, and cows and young ones are reddish brown.
The banteng is kept as a domestic animal in some areas. These are called “Bali cattle” and they feed on grasses, bamboo, fruit, leaves and young branches. They have also been introduced to Northern Australia where they live wild.
The Banteng is the second endangered species to be successfully cloned and the first to survive for more than a week. (Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, MA, U.S., and San Diego Zoo.) Incidentally, it was born on 1st April. 2003. I don’t know if it is still kept at that zoo. It is also arguable whether we should be cloning animals.
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Shot at my favourite place at Domburg.
Variations on Hiroshi Sugimoto's No line on the horizon... Here's the other one.
Technical info:
10 stops ND filter
f/22
ISO100
13mm
60s (1mins) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 2.0
PS CS3 - Silver Efex Pro - Red filter - Selenium toning
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If I fell in love with you would you promise to be true,
And help me understand?
'Cos I've been in love before, and I found that love was more,
Than just holding hands.
If I give my heart to you,
I must be sure from the very start,
That you would love me more than her.
If I trust in you, oh please,
Don't run and hide,
If I love you too, oh please don't hurt my pride like her.
-If I Fell, The Beatles
For FF: The Beatles
I was looking through the songs earlier and liked this. Was hoping for another kind of shot but my sinusitis is really getting me. I was even wearing blue for an HMB theme but failed. LOL. Head feels like floating in a sea of mucus. Ewww. Hahahaha.
I have decided (if I can) that this would be a ME week. A vanity week before my birthday hahaa..
Happy Monday Blues..I'm feeling it.
Listen to the song If I Fell. So nice. :)
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BTW, this is my yellow heart...turned red. LOL.
EXPLORED!!! Thanks guys! :)
I grew up asking many questions about life.
There was a field of uncertainty l would eventually learn to tread.
A sea of frightening events and catastrophy I would learn to cross.
But in between these rainy days - there is that speck of light I also learned to appreciate.
In those rare days of trimuph - I shout a joyous hymn of Victory.
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The immortal remains of the Portuguese Goan civilisation still stuck to the walls of an old heritage house in Campal, Panaji, Goa !
All old houses have the loos and the bathrooms outside the main house, preferably in the backyard.
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These little larva will metamorhasize into sawflies. First they must put on some chow. To do so they consume pine needles and can rapidly strip a small tree. When alarmed they raise up as seen in this photo. My wife says their little red heads look like baseball caps.
"You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know." Abolitionist William Wilberforce
I'd like to add that some people have suspected that this was a Photoshop trick. Believe it or not these larva like to stick together. I have seen large numbers congregate to eat one little pine tree. Don't know why they do it but they move in synchronized way. It is probably a defensive mechanism of behavior. Look in the group behavior album to the bottom right to see more shots of insects gathering in groups.
Jumping spiders are members of the spider family Salticidae, which contains around 5,000 species of spider, roughly 7% of the total number of spider species in the world. This large spider family is incredibly diverse, with representatives found all over the world. As the common name “jumping spider” would suggest, jumping spiders are most notable for their jumping ability. Some spiders are capable of jumping as much as 40 times their body length, relying on a very complex internal structure.
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This is probably my favourite shot from my South Island trip. It was taken at Kelland Ponds, just south of Twizel.
Normally when I shoot a location, I run around all over the place trying different compositions and angles while the light is good, but here I found my spot and didn't move an inch.
As the sun was setting, it would break through the clouds every now and again lighting up the trees, showing off their incredible autumn colours, and I would click the shutter. It was kinda refreshing just standing there admiring the scene rather than running around like a headless chicken!
I left this place with a big smile on my face. :)
Flickr Explore 7-1 #483
This photo is dedicated to my friend Mingo, that appears in the picture with his camera capturing the beautiful sunset.
Esta foto esta dedicada a mi Amigo Mingo, que aparece en la foto captando con su camara ese hermoso atardecer. Para vos Amigo.
Explore #189 - 01.07.2009
Blueberries are flowering plants of the genus Vaccinium with dark-blue, -purple or black berries. Species in the section Cyanococcus are the most common fruits sold as "blueberries" and are mainly native to North America[1]. They are usually erect but sometimes prostrate shrubs varying in size from 10 cm tall to 4 m tall. In commercial blueberry production, smaller species are known as "lowbush blueberries" (synonymous with "wild"), and the larger species as "highbush blueberries". The leaves can be either deciduous or evergreen, ovate to lanceolate, and from 1–8 cm long and 0.5–3.5 cm broad. The flowers are bell-shaped, white, pale pink or red, sometimes tinged greenish.
The fruit is a false berry 5–16 mm diameter with a flared crown at the end; they are pale greenish at first, then reddish-purple, and finally blue on ripening. They have a sweet taste when mature, with variable acidity. Blueberry bushes typically bear fruit from May through June though fruiting times are affected by local conditions such as altitude and latitude.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blueberry
O mirtilo, também conhecido como arando ou uva-do-monte, ou até blueberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) é um arbusto que pertence à família Ericaceae (família da azálea). As plantas são arbustos de pequeno porte que crescem em sub-bosques de florestas temperadas na Europa. Vive em regiões nas quais o inverno é bastante rigoroso, daí a dificuldade em cultivá-lo no Brasil.
Em Portugal vive em regiões nas quais o inverno é rigoroso, porque necessita em média de 500 horas anuais de temperatura entre os 10º e os 12º celsius. É na zona do médio Vouga, no vale do Rio Vouga que se encontra o local ideal para a produção deste fruto, nos concelhos de Oliveira de Frades, Sever do Vouga, Águeda e Albergaria-a-Velha, sendo Sever do Vouga o que reúne as melhores condições.
"...El sobrepuesto de carpincho en la actualidad se usa relativamente pequeño (58 x 90 cm) obedeciendo al acortamiento general del recado moderno (en la Provincia de Buenos Aires). Las puntas se usan rectangulares pero redondeando el extremo. Antiguamente era usual utilizarlos en punta estrictamente rectangular.
Este tipo de sobrepuesto combina perfectamente con un recado de sogas (riendas, cabezada, bozal, cabresto y estriberas de cuero crudo), y unos estribos arequeros o de suela. En ocasiones se lo ve en emprendados de plata pero en recados de bastos, ya que en los chapeados antiguos (recado de lomillo) se ven los lujosos de terciopelo o hilo..."
Fragmento de "Dos prendas tradicionales: El estribo arequero y el sobrepuesto de carpincho", de Lucas Morganti
San Antonio de Areco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Another shot from the little walk I did on Saturday, Liked how the sun made the butterfly wings almost transparent.
Just went for a little walk down the block to test my leg muscle and no pain on the walk, can feel the tightness but if I walk slowly and carefully seems to be OK, so will head back to work tomorrow
Comments appreciated, Constructive critique even more appreciated, best way for me to learn
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Explore Highest position # 80 on Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The above photo is a late afternoon scene at an old temple named Wat Suan Dok in Chiang Mai, northern part of Thailand. The temple was built in 1371 which was 638 years ago. The golden Chedi or Pagoda is where some of the relics of the Lord Buddha is enshrined. The group of monks on the right are describing the temple history to the foriegn visitors, which make the composition better.:)
วัดสวนดอก หรือวัดบุปผาราม จังหวัดเชียงใหม่ สร้างขึ้นเมื่อปี พ.ศ. 1914 เพื่อให้เป็นที่จำพรรษาของพระมหาเถระสุมน ผู้ประดิษฐานพระพุทธศาสนาลัทธิลังกาวงศ์ในล้านนา วัดนี้แต่เดิมเป็นพระราชอุทยานของกษัตริย์ล้านนาไทยสมัยแรกเริ่ม มีสถาปัตยกรรมสำคัญ คือ เจดีย์ประธานเป็นเจดีย์ทรงกลม กู่บรรจุอัฐิเจ้าตระกูล ณ เชียงใหม่ และวิหารโถง นอกจากนี้ ยังเป็นที่ประดิษฐานพระเจ้าเก้าตื้อ ซึ่งพญาเมืองแก้วโปรดให้หล่อขึ้น เป็นพระพุทธรูปสำริดขนาดใหญ่ ศิลปะล้านนาผสมกับศิลปะสุโขทัย
พ.ศ. 2538 สภามหาวิทยาลัย มหาจุฬาลงกรณมหาวิทยาลัย ตามข้อเสนอของวิทยาลัยสงฆ์ล้านนา และให้ชื่อเรียกเป็นทางการว่า “มหาจุฬาลงกรราชวิทยาลัย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์ วิทยาเขตเชียงใหม่” จึงทำให้วัดสวนดอกกลับเป็นศูนย์กลางการศึกษาอีกครั้งหนึ่ง ในประวัติศาสตร์ของล้านนาไทย ปัจจุบัน มหาจุฬาลงกรณราชวิทยาลัยฯ วิทยาเขตเชียงใหม่สามารถผลิตบัณฑิตทางพุทธศาสตร์ สังคมศาสตร์ ครุศาสตร์ และมนุษยศาสตร์
Exposure: 1/180 sec, Aperture: f/16, Focal Length: 24 mm, ISO: 200
Nikon D700, Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
Three exposures HDR, No tripod. Layers blended, light and color work in PS.
(No multi invitations please.:))
Lens : 70-300mm (my friend Lens Mohammed Al-Khars) and taken by ME
Editor : Photoshop CS3 - Dynamic-Photo HDR - Windows Photo Gallery
I took this with Martin. I'm not sure if should post this, because I don't really like this photo..
But anyway, the guy on the right with the tambourine used to play the accordion from the guy on the left at my local supermarket, so I 'know' him for a long time and I wanted to make a photo from him too for a long time :)
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Diving into Vancouver...in high-contrast. See any landmarks? Leave a note.
Michael you are immortal. With songs, art will continue to live with. Future generations will continue to listen to you. The music will live until the Day of Resurrection. You are immortal. I will continue to live music...
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Music: PeterLicht - Die Geschichte vom Sommer
Today was the first hotter day in quite a while. So a friend and me had a beer in the garden, of course not without a cold beer :-)
We used only one beer bottle. The beer as already open, Thomas just flipped the cap away (with the lighter). It was only the second try!
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EXPLORE # 252
I was really impressed with these clouds over the Albert Bridge, just before the thunderstorm in London...
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A cloud is a visible mass of droplets or frozen crystals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another planetary body. A cloud is also a visible mass attracted by gravity, such as masses of material in space called interstellar clouds and nebulae. Clouds are studied in the nephology or cloud physics branch of meteorology.
On Earth the condensing substance is typically water vapor, which forms small droplets or ice crystals, typically 0.01 mm in diameter. When surrounded by billions of other droplets or crystals they become visible as clouds. Dense deep clouds exhibit a high reflectance (70% to 95%) throughout the visible range of wavelengths. They thus appear white, at least from the top. Cloud droplets tend to scatter light efficiently, so that the intensity of the solar radiation decreases with depth into the gases, hence the gray or even sometimes dark appearance at the base.
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Albert Bridge is a Grade II* listed road bridge over the River Thames in West London, connecting Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south bank. Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre Principle modified cable-stayed bridge, it proved to be structurally unsound, and so between 1884 and 1887 Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated some of the design elements of a suspension bridge. The Greater London Council carried out further strengthening work in 1973 by adding two concrete piers, which transformed the central span into a simple beam bridge. As a result of these modifications the bridge today is an unusual hybrid of three different design styles.
Built as a toll bridge, it was commercially unsuccessful; six years after its opening it was taken into public ownership and the tolls were lifted. The tollbooths remained in place however, and are the only surviving examples of bridge tollbooths in London. Nicknamed "The Trembling Lady" because of its tendency to vibrate when large numbers of people walked over it, signs at the entrances warn troops from the nearby Chelsea Barracks to break step while crossing the bridge.
Incorporating a roadway only 27 feet (8.2 m) wide, and with serious structural weaknesses, the bridge was ill-equipped to cope with the advent of the motor vehicle during the 20th century. Despite the many calls for its demolition or pedestrianisation Albert Bridge has remained open to vehicles throughout its existence, other than for brief spells during repairs, and is one of only two Thames road bridges in central London never to have been replaced. The strengthening work carried out by Bazalgette and the Greater London Council was unable to prevent further deterioration of the bridge's structure. A series of increasingly strict traffic control measures have been introduced to limit its use and thus prolong its life, making it the least busy Thames road bridge in London except for the little-used Southwark Bridge. The bridge's condition is continuing to degrade however, as the result of traffic load and severe rotting of the timber deck structure caused by the urine of the many dogs using it as a route to nearby Battersea Park.
In 1992 Albert Bridge was rewired and painted in an unusual colour scheme designed to make it more conspicuous in poor visibility, and hence avoid being damaged by collisions with shipping. At night it is illuminated by 4,000 bulbs, making it one of West London's most striking landmarks.
In 1990, the tidal flow system was abandoned and Albert Bridge was converted back to two way traffic. A traffic island was installed on the south end of the bridge to prevent larger vehicles from using it. In the early years of the 21st century the Chelsea area experienced a growth in the popularity of large four-wheel drive cars (so-called Chelsea tractors), many of which were over the two-ton weight limit; it was estimated that 1⁄3 of all vehicles using the bridge were over the weight limit.[27] In July 2006 the 27-foot (8.2 m) wide roadway was narrowed to a single lane in each direction to reduce the load.[28] Red and white plastic barriers have been erected along the roadway in an effort to protect the structure from damage caused by cars.[29]
Between 1905 and 1981 Albert Bridge had been painted in a uniform green colour and in 1981 was repainted yellow, but in 1992 it underwent significant redecoration and rewiring.[30] Partially as a result, it is now a major West London landmark. The bridge is painted in a scheme of pink, blue and green, intended to increase visibility in fog and murky light and hence reduce the risks of shipping colliding with the fragile structure during the day.[31] At night, a network of 4,000 low-voltage tungsten-halogen bulbs illuminate the bridge. In 1993 the innovative use of long-life low-energy lighting was commended by Mary Archer, at the time Chairwoman of the National Energy Foundation.[17] Its distinctive and striking current appearance has led to its being used as a backdrop for numerous films set in the Chelsea area, such as Absolute Beginners, Sliding Doors and Maybe Baby.[26]
4,000 bulbs illuminate Albert Bridge at night.Except for Tower Bridge, built in 1894, Albert Bridge is the only Thames road bridge in central London never to have been replaced.[9] Despite being intended as a temporary measure to be removed in 1978, the concrete central piers remain in place,[17] and although in 1974 its lifespan was estimated at a maximum of 30 years, the bridge is still standing and still operational.[25] Albert Bridge was given protection as a Grade II* listed structure in 1975, granting it protection against further significant alteration without consultation.[32] Despite this, it continues to deteriorate. Although proposals have been drawn up by Kensington and Chelsea Council to repair and rescue it,[29] as of March 2008 funds for the repairs were unavailable.[33] As well as structural damage caused by traffic, the timbers underpinning the deck are being seriously rotted by the urine of dogs crossing it to and from nearby Battersea Park.[34][n 4] With multiple measures in place to reduce traffic flow and prolong the life of the bridge, as of 2009 it carries approximately 19,000 vehicles per day, the lowest usage of any Thames road bridge in London other than the little-used Southwark Bridge.[35]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Bridge,_London
London ~ Cloud spotter ~
a bird beautiful, elegant and graceful outfielder high level he has a movement of the wings very slender and full of grace
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Here is a 30-second slice of the history of Yosemite's glacier-formed and weather eroded Half Dome. As I watched the clouds streak by, I could really imagine how this place was formed over the eons. No HDR.
See the 1200 pixel version!
www.flickr.com/photos/patrick-smith-photography/366544232...
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Settings etc.:
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Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 17-40L @ 19 (very wide to get it all into the frame)
30-second exposure @F13
Hoya ndx-400 10-stop filter - Very dark for long exposures in daylight.
2 hours before sunset when the light is still on the cliff face.
LEE soft ND grad (100x150mm) 0.9 + 0.75
Lee foundation kit filter holder with Lee 77mm adapter ring
No polarizer. I wanted reflections in the water
ISO 100 (a higher ISO to keep it at 30sec-F13 where the lens is very sharp)
RAW file processed with Capture One by Phase One
TIFF file processed with Photoshop
The clouds were moving quickly over the top of Half Dome, and the light looked good on the rock face. So I put on my dark filter to make a long exposure. Over the course of 30 seconds, the clouds moved a lot and the shadows of the clouds made for some good light across the face of the cliffs. And the moving trees and reflections softened in the reflected light from above.
This part of The Tenaya River is called Mirror Lake because is is often calm and reflective. But the wind softened the light falling on the water. The long exposure shows that soft light much better than a shorter one which would show the frozen choppy water. Sometimes a long exposure feels more realistic than a shorter one!
I do have some shots that are completely reflective when the wind calmed down. The effect is striking too.
The map shows exactly where this is. It is a 1-mile hike from the nearest road.
See my Flickr profile for a link to my newly designed website.
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It has always been a magical scene to witness an end of a day. There's something magical about the sun sinking into the deep blue, even the air carries a nice breeze.
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ألتفت .. وتوها .. توها ما اختفت ! .. ماكساها الليل باللون الحزين
ألتفت .. أو تعالت صرخته .. في نظرته !
صاح ! .. لكن بالنظر .. ! وإنكسر شوفه عثر
حسايف ..
حسايف .. تقتل الضحكه وهي بين الشفايف !
وتذبل الفرحة وتضيع .. ويصبح الكون الوسيع ..
ما يكفـّــي خطوتين !!
لا كساه الليل .. باللون الحزين
Explored on Jun 27, 2009 #230