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Sunset over Beirut city. Taken after a stormy day.....
No matter how dark or bad a storm is, at the end the Sun will shine all over again...
Abajo, el lago Laja. Al fondo, los Nevados de Chillán. Región del Biobío, Chile central.
Respira, respira en el aire
No tengas miedo de que te importe
Deja pero no me dejes
Mira alrededor y escoge tu propio terreno
Por lo largo que vivas y alto que vueles
Y las sonrisas que darás y las lágrimas que llorarás
Y todo lo que tocas y todo lo que ves
Es todo lo que tu vida será
Corre, conejo, corre
Cava ese hoyo, olvida el sol
Y cuando al fin el trabajo está hecho
No te sientes, es tiempo de cavar otro
Por lo largo que vivas y alto que vueles
Pero solo si montas la corriente
Y te balanceaste en la ola más grande
Corres hacia una tumba temprana
Breathe - Pink Floyd
My Hometown, South Wimbledon.
Fact about the Underground; The London Underground was the first underground railway in the world, London also happen by chance, the perfect location for an underground railway because of the soil, it's clay that make tunneling easy and far less chance of a tunnel collapse, this is alone why London is one of the few city that can able to build a deep levels underground railway. because of that, it's the biggest Underground railway in the world, spreading over 260 miles of tracks. The reason why certain city like New York don't have a deep levels railway because New York is under rocks, hence why the subway is run under the street.
(It's one of the best Underground shot I had ever taken quite by chance, especially as I was staggering back home drunkly from Clapham)
Four seconds. That was how long I opened the shutter at 2 full stops of (over)exposure. Night was dark and the flaming lamp was basically the only light source at the backstage of the arena where the popular kecak dance was held.
Rife with frenetic dancers scurrying for positions, the area was actually off-limits but it was Idul Fitri Hari Raya and the performance was sold out. Somehow we convinced the box office tenders that we only wanted a peep. Little did they know that for me, this free spot is the best.
Pura Uluwatu, Nusa Dua, Balu, Indonesia
more pics and journeys in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
Into the light. ... Trafalgar Square is the most photographed square in the world !
Grateful thanks to all my friends , contacts & all flickr members for their support , comments & visiting my photostream , that this image has made Explore.
Without their support this would not have been possible.
So thanks to EVERYONE. Thank you ALL.
AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
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AKIBA scenario
AKIHABARA (秋葉原) also known as Electric Town or AKIBA in short. Its best-known as one of the largest shopping areas on Earth for electronic, computer, anime, and otaku goods. The character of Akihabara has constantly changed over the decades and continues to do so. A recent development is the emergence of Akihabara as a center of Japanese animation culture.
OTAKU culture in Akihabara has become increasingly famous in the recent years. Many people there have unique lifestyles, centered on technological enterprises and a love for Anime/Manga, that have made them outsiders in other sections of Japanese society. Otaku are afforded the chance to gather here and avoid alienation imposed by others who do not share their specific interests. The presence of such prolific "GEEKY" behavior has led to Akihabara being seen as a mecca of sorts for otaku, as well as to the term Akiba-kei, or Akiba-type.
In addition to conventional stores, various other animation related establishments have appeared in the area, such as cosplay ("costume play") cafes, where waitresses are dressed up like anime characters, and manga kissaten ("comics cafes"), where customers can read comics, watch DVDs and surf the internet.
Maid-kissa are coffee shops where the waitresses where fantasy like maid costumes. They dress up to look like characters from famous anime or Japanese comics. Since Akihabara caters not only to electronic enthusiasts but also young Japanese otaku which translates roughly to NERDS in English.
Every Sundays at Chuo-Dori, the main street in Akihabara you can find the "MAIDS" passing out pamphlets to their shops to passers by.
Akihabara is 5 minutes ride from (central) Tokyo Station
SOURCE:
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
japan-guide.com
tokyoessentials.com
BEST VIEW LARGE
Gidfa3, Fujaira, United Arab Emirates.
Its Alive ., Cutest Sea creature ever seen! ^_^
Hazel Eyes ©opyright
"Long ago we sailed with fury
Across the oceans of the World
The legend lives, it stays forever
We are ready ,so beware
We are rulers of the ocean
Kings of seven seas
We are rulers of the ocean
Kings of seven seas..."
Every castle in the world is unique in some way. No two are the same.
But this one - even though it's rather small and humble compared to some - is unique in more than one way. Probably the only one in the world, really integrated in a cave system - actually the second largest cave system in Slovenia.
It's located 9km from Postojna (where another cave is located - world-famous Postojnska jama - one of the largest in the world).
Its name Predjamski grad literally means Castle in Front of the Cave. And the village in front of it is also named Predjama.
This castle wasn't built in one go. First written records exist from 13th century, though the first part (left wing) was probably built in the first half of 12th century. Middle part was added in renaissance, and the right wing was build around 1570. Some things were added and changed later, but since 1990 renovation work is in progress, restoring it to the original 16th century look.
A medieval knight's tournament is held each summer in front of the castle and it's really worth a visit (though it's quite crowded then - as far as I heard).
Castle changed quite a few owners, but probably the best known was notorious rogue knight Erasmus Lueger, aka Erazem Predjamski. In 15th century, when he lived, only the first part of the castle existed. And it more resembled a robber's den than a castle. Wasn't very large or comfortable - but virtually impregnable.
Erazem was once a guest of Austrian emperor Friederich III. When one of emperor's friends (or relatives, as some sources state) insulted one of Erazem's good friends, Erazem drew the sword and killed him. For this, he was sentenced to death, but managed to escape and made it back to his stronghold.
Then he started attacking caravans, robbing whomever and whenever he seemed fit and generally acting as a major pain in emperor's behind. Therefore Triest's governor Ravbar was ordered to find and kill him.
Legend says that none of Ravbar's men knew where Erazem's stronghold was. So Erazem himself, cheeky as he was, put on a diguise and offered to lead them to it. Be as it may, as they found out the location, they laid the siege to the castle for months. When they froze their bums off in the middle of winter, Erazem mocked them and allegedly even catapulted a roasted ox from the castle and wished them good appetite. (Could be that the Monty Python crew borrowed this legend for their French Taunting sketch - or perhaps it's just a funny coincidence.)
When the next spring arrived, Erazem started to send them freshly picked cherries. Ravbar was thoroughly puzzled by this. There were rumours among his men, that there was a sort of paradise land in the caves behind the castle, that yields all sorts of crop throughout the year...
Little did they know, that there's a passage through the cave, which exits on the other side of the hill. Probably this passage and the elaborate cave system were the main reason why the castle was built there in the first place.
Though Ravbar received these fruity gifts from Erazem, the siege itself proved fruitless - until the summer of 1484, when Ravbar managed to bribe one of Erazem's servants. This servant told him, that though castle's walls can easily withstand cannon fire, the walls of the outhouse (see notes on the photo) are quite another matter. A well aimed cannonball could penetrate its wall and kill whomever is using it at the moment.
So, when Erazem was relieving himself, the servant gave Ravbar's men a signal and they fired at the outhouse. The cannonball passed right through and missed Erazem. But when it hit the back wall, an avalanche of rocks buried Erazem beneath it, ending his rebellion.
(That's the official version anyway. Another source (see here), states that he was killed by "sniper fire" through a window, after the treacherous servant placed the lamp so that it outlined Erasmus' silhouette in the window.)
Legend also says that Erazem is buried under a huge (and really weird looking) lime tree, beside the village church.
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Best viewed large.
Here is the night view.
And here all my pix of this place.
Oh, and BTW: On May 7th, 2009 Oddee placed this castle third among
"10 Most Fascinating Castles and Palaces" in the world.
They even borrowed the first part of my text above in their description.
LOL I'm flattered! :-)
(And since they didn't ask for permission, nor quoted the source, I'm quite grateful they didn't "borrow" my photo as well.)
* Tirada em Balneário Camboriú em 13/10/06 às 22:21hs. ISO 50, 15s de exposição, f/7,1. Um pequeno tutorial de como fazer HDR com um .jpeg apenas pode ser encontrado aqui!
* Taken on Balneário Camboriú/Santa Catarina/Brazil (13/10/06), at 22:21hs. ISO 50, 15s of exposure, f/7,1. A small tutorial of how create an HDR using 1 .jpeg can be found here!
***Please peek 'Harmonious and antagonistic simultaneously?' On Black!
@Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
this tank is the biggest tank in the world. there are 3 whale sharks in the tank.
i LOVE the aquariums..
The windows here don't open more than a few inches wide, probably for legal reasons. Unfortunately the gap is not quite wide enough to permit the camera. For this series I had to attach the lens outside the window, so the camera could pass through sideways.
While conical hats are common in Asia- think of the rattan woven version of the Philippines and the bamboo ones in Indonesia and China- the Vietnamese non la are unique for its extreme lightness. Extracted from an indigenous variety of bamboo, the young leaves are first softened by exposure to damp air overnight. Flattened and then sown by hand into 16-18 rims, the leaves are given a final coat of transparent tar to keep the hat shiny and weather-proof. Several years ago I brought home 2 hats for my mom and they still are durable and yes, eye-catching.
Unicorn Island, Mekong Delta, Vietnam
more pics and journeys in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
Glacier National Park, August 2006
A view from Logan Pass of the Garden Wall. The line running across the mountains is the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which traces a path along the mountains of the Garden Wall.
This really ought to be viewed Large or see 'The Garden Wall' On Black
“It's hard for the modern generation to understand Thoreau, who lived beside a pond but didn't own water skis or a snorkel.” Bill Vaughn
I looked through my archives on this rainy day, and I found this picture from last Spring. I have posted a very similar one then. but there was elements that I were not really pleased with. I did a tone mapping of this image and was pleased to see the darkened shore line come to life, as well as the vibrancy of the sky.
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A very affectionate, one eyed AIDS (FIV+) kitty. Housed in the AIDS wing at Richmond Animal Protection Society, Richmond, BC. One of the largest "no kill" cat shelters in North America.
If you are interested in finding out more about this shelter or donating to it please go to: www.rapsociety.com/
Thank you,
Craig
Sütel-Strand, Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
View this picture large on black (must)
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © 2006 Dietrich Bojko, All rights reserved.
Zhuhai Jida District panorama, taken from the roof of the highrise building I was living in at that time. View in XXL
Featured:
- Left foreground: Haiwan Garden
- Just right of center: Jiuzhou Port
- South China Sea
Explore #234 on Saturday, August 30, 2008
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Suggested Size: 'This is classified' LARGE On Black
He would not tell me his name.
He would not tell me his dreams.
I found him at a pro-Hezbollah rally in Paris. I asked if I could take a photograph of his interesting face. He tapped his ear, looked sideways, and then said I could take his picture even though "you have the blue eyes."
All Rights Reserved - Trey Ratcliff - From Stuck In Customs www.stuckincustoms.com
This is Khaju Bridge in Isfahan, which was made about 400 years ago!
Check the Google satellite imagery of this amazing bridge here:
maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=isfahan,+iran&am...
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I've uploaded this photo to inform all my friends of 3rd Iranian flickr gathering in Hamedan.
Please review the invitation here:
www.flickr.com/groups/iranian/discuss/72157594224071390/
Added to flickr Explore (interestingness) page of 5 August 2006.
(8th rank in 06/08/16)
Da lassù si gode un panorama stupendo dello Stretto di Messima, si può vedere lo Ionio che si incontra con il Tirreno....
Name: Rugrat
Nicknames: Monkey or Moo
Turned: 8 in 2006 (pound kitty)
Very distinctive face line, pattern also shows on pads. 2 pink and 2 black.
Very sweet, but in need of constant reasurance. She is 90% blind. Sometimes sees movement and blurs. Mainly navigates by smell.
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Zoo de Bordeaux-Pessac - Gironde - Aquitaine - France
Je n'ai pas besoin de me marier. J'ai trois animaux à la maison qui remplissent le même rôle qu'un mari. J'ai un chien qui grogne le matin, un perroquet qui jure l'après-midi et un chat qui rentre tard dans la nuit.
Marie Corelli
I don't need to get married. Three animals at home fulfill that husband role. My dog who growls in the morning, my parrot who swears in the afternoon, and my cat who comes back late into the night.
Marie Corelli
With the kind help from Andre in NYC
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Depuis l'invention du phonographe et du gramophone, le perroquet est devenu un volatile dont le besoin ne se fait plus aucunement sentir.
Alphonse Allais
Since the invention of the gramophone, the parrot became a bird which is not needed any more.
Alphonse Allais
Ara ararauna (Blue and Gold Macaw, Blue and Yellow Macaw)
Longueur totale : 85 cm. Envergure des ailes : 50 cm. Poids adulte : 850 g
Distribution : Amérique centrale et du Sud: du Panama au nord du Paraguay.
Ils sont encore assez commun dans certaines régions : forêts tropicales, savanes, zones découvertes, marais et abords de l'eau. Ils nichent dans des trous de palmiers secs.
Ils vivent toujours en couple ou en bande. Les couples restent formés à l'intérieur des bandes, même en vol. Le mâle est dominant. Il peut se montrer extrêmement protecteur et donc agressif pendant la reproduction. L'Ara Ararauna est un perroquet monogame, très fidèle. Lorsque le couple s'est formé, il demeure très uni jusqu'à ce qu'un des deux disparaisse. Ils passent leur temps à se becqueter comme pour témoigner de leur affection l'un envers l'autre.
Ils sont granivores, herbivores et frugivores. L' Ara n'a pas d'odorat. Il est gaucher ou droitier. Pour manger, il développe une préférence pour l'une ou l'autre de ses pattes.
Ce sont des oiseaux très affectueux et très intelligents qui apprennent extraordinairement bien à imiter et à parler.
L' Ara n'a pas beaucoup de prédateurs mis à part quelques félins et rapaces diurnes (Aigle huppé, Harpie féroce, Spizaète orné) mais son principal ennemi est sans aucun doute l'homme qui détruit la forêt tropicale.
L'exportation du perroquet est illégale. Pour chaque Ara exporté qui arrive vivant, cinq vont mourir.
Ara ararauna (Blue and Gold Macaw, Blue and Yellow Macaw)
Overall length: 85 cm. Span of the wings: 50 cm. Adult weight: 850 G
Distribution: Central America and South America: from Panama to the north of Paraguay. They are still rather common in certain areas: tropical forests, savannas, discovered zones, marsh and accesses of water. They nest in holes of dry palm trees.
They always live in couple or band. The couples remain formed inside the bands, even in flight. The male is dominating. It can thus be shown extremely protective and aggressive during the reproduction. The Macaw Ararauna is a parrot monogamist, very faithful. When the couple is formed, it remains very plain until one of both disappears. They spend their time caress each other with the beak to testify their affection one towards the other.
They are granivorous, herbivorous and frugivorous. The Macaw does not have sense of smell. It is left-handed or right-handed . To eat, it develops a preference for one or the other of its legs.
They are very affectionate and very intelligent birds wich learn extraordinarily well how to imitate and how to speak.
The Macaw has not many predatory besides some cat-like and diurnal raptors (crested Eagle, wild Harpy, decorated Spizaète) but its principal enemy is without any doubt the man who destroys the tropical forest.
The export of the parrot is illegal. For each exported Macaw which arrives alive, five will die.
If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks!
This is Hamilton Pool, one of the best kept secrets in Austin. The preserve’s pool and grotto were formed when the dome of an underground river collapsed thousands of years ago. There is a ring of 45-foot waterfalls all around the rim. Flow was light this day, but you can still see a few streams of water coming down.
from my daily photo blog at www.stuckincustoms.com
Photo taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Haussee, 16356 Seefeld, Brandenburg, Germany
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