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This odd colored dragonfly caught my eye while I walked by, I had to stop.
First is the bright green colour, then the smoothness in the eyes. The eyes look out of focus until you see the original size that is available. I'm wondering if this is a sign of being young for a dragonfly?
TYPE UPDATE : Green Darner dragonfly
Many recent visitors asked about my shot settings and stuff, so... for this shot -
90mm macro with a 3X Close-Up filter, 430EX w/ lightchute.
Canon EOS 40D
20/07/2009 16:25:55
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/250Sec.
Av(Aperture Value) F27
ISO Speed 200
Lens 90mm
Focal Length 90.0 mm
Image size 3888 x 2592 (cropped to 2592 X 2592)
Have a spectacular Tuesday to my friends around the globe clicking on their mouse.
Sorry for the double Insect load, but this afternoon, as you can see, I found another interesting critter with really neat features. Hope it's enjoyed.
BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada.
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These lights - that look like old lamps - are everywhere in São Chico city, mainly in the central avenue. I never liked them so much, I think they seem to have come from a thriller movie or something.
Explore #33. Wow, thanks!
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Selepas aje punch card pagi tadi, saya menyinggah di tepi Tasik Huffaz bila melihatkan cahaya matahari yang mengujakan menyimbah cantik melatari Masjid DQ dan ketenangan tasik yang mempersonakan! Dengan kamera yang tengah meragam, tawakkal je lah saya menge-shot beberapa keping gambar, ada rezeki rupanya, 'lekat' juga gambar yang diambil!
Subhanallah; pujilah Si Pencipta keindahan ini, jangan dipuji insan yang menyampaikannya...
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So I am back from my wonderful vacation in Italy with my best-bud Uli. We went on an amazing motorbike-trip for one week - first we went to the Dolomites for 3 days and rode numerous Cols (for example Timmelsjoch, Jaufenpass, passo di Falzarego, Sellajoch, Pordoi, Passo di Pelegrino etc.) and then we went to the Lago di Garda (Malcesine) for some relaxation and swimming.
This image was taken at the "Passo di Falzarego" at 2105m (6900ft) sealevel.
And in case you ever wondered:
YES it is possible to eat Pizza EVERY evening for 5 days :-))
I have 14 GB of Italy images to process (plus the pics from last week-ends wedding) so I might be quite busy and not find the time to visit all your wonderful streams... will do so later!
This is my contribution to the Sunday church shot Group. Would love if you would like to participate as well! Wish you a fantastic sunday!!
♪♫♪♫ Get the Italia-Feeling with Laura Pausini: Strani Amori ♪♫♪♫
Just as these fisherfolk were coming in ...... sunset under very cloudy conditions...an opening in the horzon left (not seen) spilt just enough light to give some interesting colors and get the reflections
DRI: Done from a couple of RAW exposures. with some light painting
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Another shot of the beautiful St Patrick's Cathedral. This is my first attempt at doing a night-time HDR.
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/3.5
Focal Length: 16 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Accessories: Canon RC1 Wireless Remote, Expodisc,
Date and Time: 17 July 2009 7.06pm
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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#200/365 Rosalie and the kids were picking flower while I'm running around trying to shoot into the sun. If you look to the bottom left you can see my son's head sticking up.
If you are a nikon user...don't get the 50mm 1.4d, its a pile of junk. Save money and get the 50mm 1.8D or pay extra and get the newer 50mm 1.4G. It's a nightmare wide open when bright light is around (flash or sun).
Saw the new Potter movie. It was great, although not the best of the series...that title still belongs to Prisoner of Azkaban. Gary Oldman FTW!
This was taken in the 80's right by the DMZ outside of Camp Hovey and Camp Casey ... we were flying up to the DMZ for an alert
sorry for the quality as this was scanned from my scrapbook
05/12/2009: Hit 1.000 Faves. Thanks so much!
New York is such an amazing city! I've never seen anything like the Times Square at night before. Really stunning!
Info:
New York City (officially The City of New York) is the largest city in the United States, with a metropolitan area that is among the largest urban areas in the world. The city serves as one of the world's primary global cities, exerting a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, and entertainment.
The city is also an important center for international affairs, hosting the headquarters of the United Nations.
Founded as a commercial trading post by the Dutch in 1624, it served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790, and has been the nation's largest city since 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, has been a dominant global financial center since World War II and is home to the New York Stock Exchange. Today, the city has many renowned landmarks and neighborhoods that are world famous. The city has been home to several of the tallest buildings in the world, including the Empire State Building and the twin towers of the former World Trade Center.
New York is the birthplace of many cultural movements, including the Harlem Renaissance in literature and visual art, abstract expressionism (also known as the New York School) in painting, and hip hop, punk, salsa, disco and Tin Pan Alley in music. It is also the home of Broadway theater.
New York City is located in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York
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West Side Story is a musical with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The musical's plot is based on William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
Set in New York in the mid-1950s, the musical explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The young protagonist, Tony, who belongs to the Anglo gang (Jets), falls in love with Maria, the sister of the rival Puerto Rican gang's (Sharks) leader. The dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theatre. Bernstein's score for the musical has become extremely popular; it includes "Something's Coming," "Maria," "America," "Somewhere," "Tonight," "Jet Song," "I Feel Pretty," "One Hand, One Heart," and "Cool."
The original 1957 Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jerome Robbins and produced by Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince, marked Stephen Sondheim's Broadway debut. It ran for 732 performances (a successful run for the time), before going on tour. The production garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Musical in 1957, but the award went to Meredith Willson's The Music Man. It won a Tony Award in 1957 for Robbins' choreography. The show had an even longer-running London production, a number of revivals and international success, and spawned an innovative, award-winning 1961 musical film of the same name. West Side Story is produced frequently by schools, regional theaters, and occasionally by opera companies.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Side_Story
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Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York (plus one theatre in Lincoln Center) in Manhattan, New York City. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
The Broadway theatre district is a popular tourist attraction in New York City, New York. According to The Broadway League, Broadway shows sold approximately $937 million worth of tickets in the 2007-08 season.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadway_theatre
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Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, a borough of New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The Times Square area consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.
Formerly named Longacre Square, Times Square was renamed after the Times Building (now One Times Square) in April 1904. Times Square, sometimes known as the "Crossroads of the World," has achieved the status of an iconic world landmark and has become a symbol of New York City. Times Square is principally defined by its spectaculars, animated, digital advertisements.
The intersection of Broadway and 42nd Street, at the south-east corner of Times Square, is the Eastern Terminus of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across the United States of America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square
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New York at night is really incredible - especially the Times Square...
Processing:
7 exposures blended using my ADRI method in Photoshop (Smart Objects), overlayed with a tonemapped version done in Photomatix and finally manual blending for the parts Photomatix couldn't get right.
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26/07/08:
This has become my most interesting photo and the most interesting for New York and the USA
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.
Youtube: Dream Factory
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
The Power Of One Can Conquer All.
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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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Explore #204, 12. Juli 2009
Kleines Entenküken mit Wassertropfen auf dem Kopf gesehen im Schlossgarten von Stuttgart.
Little duckling with waterdrops on the head, seen in the castle garden Stuttgart / Germany.
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex
(from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Escalator from the Visitor Centre
(former Kohlenwäsche/Coal Washing)
explored:
Highest position:
#272 on Monday, July 13, 2009
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.
The first coal mine on the premises was founded in 1847, mining activities took place from 1851 until December 23, 1986. For decades starting in the late 1950s, the two parts of the site, Zollverein Coal Mine and Zollverein Coking Plant (erected 1957-1961, closed on June 30, 1993), ranked among the largest of their kinds in Europe. Shaft 12, built in Bauhaus style, was opened in 1932 and is considered an architectural and technical masterpiece, earning it a reputation as the "most beautiful coal mine in the world".
After it had been closed down in 1993, the coking plant was planned to be sold to China. The negotiations failed and it was subsequently threatened to be demolished. However, another project of the state of NRW set the coal mine on a list of future exhibition sites resulting in first gentle modifications and the cokery also became an official memorial in 2000.
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 1/2/8 and the cokery a World Heritage Site.
for more information:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zollverein_Coal_Mine_Industrial_Com...
An American copper butterfly perches on butterfly weed at the Burden Preserve (Armonk, New York)--July 11, 2009
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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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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Cerro Paine Grande and Cachitos del Paine (Paine Horns) covered by clouds; shot taken from Lake Pehoe....Torre del Paine National Park, Chilean Patagonia
Last week-end I went to the Eifel in Germany to visit my parents. Among many other things I did one very special thing:
I rode an Audi R8, 4,2 Litre, 420 HP/PS for one hour. DUDE what an amazing incredible car!!!! When you push the pedal to the medal and the 420 horses behind you begin to galopp - hell breaks loose :-)))
It was an amazing experience but you can guess that it was kind of frustrating to get back in my 75PS Golf afterwards... Bummer... :-)
See pics of the car below in the comments (picz are enlargeable).
Tune in David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When love takes over - and crank up that volume!!!
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.
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"Don’t believe what your eyes are telling you. All they show is limitation. Look with your understanding".
This gull was perched on a Brighton beach hut this Saturday. The tenuous link to the quote is that it's from Jonathan Livingston Seagull; I think this is therefore a case of artistic licence :)
Have a great week!
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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There are so many things in life we shoul be happy about - Family, Love, Brotherhood and Friendship, just to name a few...
So come and join me! ~ let us walk through this life with a smile in our hearts :) Let's go people! :) YAHOO!
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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.
About this photo:
I really thought I had already posted this photo, but I couldn't find it in my photostream. So, I guess I didn't *shrug*.
This is a picture from Playa de Muro in 2007.
About the process:
This is a HDR image. I also allowed Photoshop to automatically adjust the highlights and shadows, then I set the adjusted layer to Overlay blending mode to brighten the shadows and emphasize the shapes.
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My youngest of three boys, the easy going one and proof with enough practice you can get it right (even in parenting).
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. :)
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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.
This is the dress for our region (Marche-Italy) in winter.
BIG, BIG Thanks for all your comments and notes. :))
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.