“...É um campo aberto

onde a divisa

se perde a vista

e um Deus artista

pintou de rubro

neste sol por,

lindeiro ao mundo

da invernada,

sombra estendida,

parece a vida,

que vai pra sempre

por onde eu for...”

Trecho de “Parece a vida”, de Gujo Teixeira

Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

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I have been tagged by my Mom Henny Riedmueller HennyHR

Ipod Tagging Game (works with other MP3 players as well..)

1. Put your iTunes/ ipod on shuffle.

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

4. Tag 10 or more friends who might enjoy doing this as well as the person you got it from.

So here are my shuffle of songs (this is in the exact order they were played). And these all are my fav. songs:

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1. What would best describe your personality?

Invisible men - 98 degree

2. What do you like in a guy/girl?

The only things thats looks good in me it you - Bryan Adams

3. What is your life's purpose?

Pretty Vegas - Inxs

4. What is your motto?

In The End - Linkin Park

5. What do your friends think of you?

Pretty vegas - Inxs

6. What do you think about often?

Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5

7. What is 2+2?

Dirty - Christina aguilera

8. What do you think of your best friend?

Theme - Pirate of Carabian - Movie

9. What do you think of the person you like?

Larger than Life - BackStreet boys

10. What is your life story?

Have a Nice Day - Bon Jovi

11. What do you want to be when you grow up?

She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5

12. What do you think when you see the person you like?

Miss Hilton - unknown :D

13. What do your parents think of you?

why - Avril lavigne

14. What will you dance at your wedding?

Hot'n'cold - Katy Perry

15. What will they play at your funeral?

Down With The Sickness - Disturbed

16. What is your hobby/interest?

She's Got A Way - Bryan Adams

17. What Do You Think Of Your Friends?

A moment like this - Kelly Clarkson

18. What's the worst thing that could happen?

oops mp3 player Hang here :D , lolx

19. How will you die?

Be Yourself - Audio Slave

20. What is the one thing you regret?

Be Yourself - Limp Bizkit

21. What makes you laugh?

Animals. - Nickle back

22. What makes you cry?

My Time Is Now - john cena

23. Will You Ever Get Married?

Crack A Bottle - Eminem

24. What scares you the most?

remember the name - Fort minor

25. Does anyone like you?

The Poison - Bullet for my Valentine

26. If you could go back in time, what would you change?

Thank You For Loving Me - Bon jovi

27. What hurts right now?

with or without you - U2.

And 10 friends I tag

Artie :D

Paree (pareeerica)

Farhana (chhayapath)

Phan Ly Photography

Reinante aka Benquerencia

three & two/thirds

jonnoj ~busy~

Ben (Ben Visbeek)

Paulo Veiga

mikenpo.

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Have a Nice Day =)

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There will be a Day Devotional

There will be a Day

To touch the scars that rescued me from a life of shame and misery this is why this is why I sing

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Explore FP on 27 Mar 2009. Highest position #2.

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Waving and starting to roll over... all in an attempt to get me to throw a rather small stick, Barney sometimes tries to do several tricks at once, he's very enthusiastic about them, especially if it gets the toy thrown more quickly :) He was also quite tired by the time I took this, so I think the rolling over was partly an excuse to rest his paws, even collies can be tired out, it just takes a very long time!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Reached Explore #485 Picked for the Flickr blog too, on 20th Oct. 2009 :)

holaaaa volevo postare un self ma mi usciva un Service, allora ho pensato a una cosa che piu' mi rappresentasse, un vecchio carretto, poggiato su un muretto che guarda tutti dall'lato, non perchè mi ritenga chissà chi o chissè cosa, no...anzi, perchè mi piace osservare come si muovono le persone, viste da una prospettiva diversa, ecco perchè ho scelto di essere uno zombie, vivo ma zombie, che osserva e scruta.

Strana la vita, guardo ma non mi muovo, osservo ma ho difficoltà a raggiungere, bloccato dalla mia pigrizia cronica e da altre coincidenze meno salutari, mi sento come un morto vivente, o un vivo morente?

Bho...so però che non mollo, osservo, scruto e commento, leggo tutti i vostri post, tutti i vostri commenti, mi piace curiosare sulle vostre condizioni di "UmAni" correnti, non come i conti, ma vivi e dinamici.

Palabra que el reflejo estaba asi, no es Photoshop, jeje, tubimos mucha suerte y pillamos el agua muy calmadita ;-)

Still trying to get caught up on your streams my friends. It supposed to be icky out this weekend on Sunday so perhaps I can get caught up then!

~ Langston Hughes

This one goes to Jen (zstheday) for the sweet testimonial she wrote for me... Thank you so much! you really made me so happy, it was such a beautiful surprise =) Do checkout her wonderful stream.

About the shot; Ummm! I like how those petals came out.. like streaks from a paint brush. Oh & again an experiment with the processing =D

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This is dedicated to littlefoot mek, she wrote a great testimonial for me. She has been my contact for a long time and we crossed paths on my very first post to the Bokeh Wednesday group. So I felt it would be best to dedicate this HBW shot to her, Thanks you are truly a good friend.

تاريخ 23 مارس 2009

Carnegie Mellon في مبنى جامعة

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A building that was close to where Mr Bacardi used to live in Santiago de Cuba.

#11 on Explore and appeared on Front Page. Thanks!

Explore #78, Mar 22, 2009 - Thank you my flickr friends ... :) !!!

I have only a 10 minutes walk home from work through a small park with a playground ... sometimes I see fabulous scenes.

Dedicated to my friends Jenny and Raphael for their beautiful testimonial. Thank you so much for your kind words :) ! Take a look at their stream they have amazing photos!

Crocus is a genus of perennial flowering plants, native to a large area from coastal and subalpine areas of central and southern Europe (including the islands of the Aegean), North Africa and the Middle East, across Central Asia to western China.

There are about eighty species of crocus (of which approximately 30 are cultivated). Their color varies enormously, although lilac, mauve, yellow and white are predominant. (Source: en.wikipedia)

Recommended to View Large On Black ;-) !

Krokus (Crocus) gehört zur Familie der Schwertliliengewächse (Iridaceae). Ihre Arten stammen aus dem Orient, Europa und Nordafrika. Es gibt sehr viele Züchtungen, die man unter dem Begriff Krokus-Hybriden zusammenfassen kann und die man in den Parks und Gärten in den gemäßigten Breiten auf der ganzen Welt antrifft. In Mitteleuropa werden sie vor allem als Frühblüher in Ziergärten und Rasen gepflanzt.

Es gibt etwa 80 bis 120 Crocus-Arten. Die im Frühjahr oder im Herbst erscheinenden Blüten variieren stark in der Farbe, aber lila, hellviolett, gelb und weiß sind vorherrschend. (Quelle: Wikipedia)

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They say red meat's bad for you, but I've never seen a sick-looking leopard.

also featured in environmental article here:

green-buzz.net/environment/the-rarest-big-cat-in-the-world/

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The North Sea Canal is a Dutch ship canal from Amsterdam to the North Sea at IJmuiden, constructed between 1865 and 1876 to enable seafaring vessels to reach the port of Amsterdam. It ends at Amsterdam in the closed-off IJ Bay, which in turn connects to the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. The North Sea averages about 100 m. The beaches and coastal waters of the North Sea are popular destinations for tourists. The Dutch coasts are especially developed for tourism. Windsurfing and sailing are popular sports because of the winds. Because of the strong tides and areas of still water, the North Sea is more difficult to sail than the Baltic or the Mediterranean. Mudflat hiking, recreational fishing, and diving, including wreck diving, are all possible. The North Pier near Wijk aan Zee shown above is a nice fishing spot. Anglers from all over the country come to the North pier. At the beginning of the North pier, just across the restaurant you can do some good sea bass fishing. In stormy weather there is a good catch of fish on the inner side. On the pier there is not really one super spot with fish. One moment there is a good catch across the corner, the other moment there is not, whilst the catch is then good at the fence. Is the fishing bad from the beach because of the cold weather, then some fish can be caught on the pier in the deeper water. Sole, codfish, gurnard, dab, flounder, garfish, sea brass, eel pout, eel, whiting, plaice, pout, sea trout, pollack, twaite, mackerel, and mullet can be catched. Various types you will only catch in summer, but a surprise is not impossible. Avoid the pier with stormy weather, because it can be perilous because of breaking waves.

A photo of the lighthouse at the beginning of the North Sea Canal. It's beautiful walk of 1.5 km to the lighthouse at the North Pier of Wijk aan Zee - Netherlands. It was a lovely sunny day but I had to work. At the the day's end I went to the beach. There was almost no wind and the colors of the sunset were beautiful. It was 30 minutes after sunset. Exposure 4 sec. F8.0, ISO80 and -1.0EV. The flying geese were taken 10 minutes before with standard exposure and blended into this composite. Please notice the fisherman at the end of the pier. After this walk I went for dinner at the sociable Aloha beach club which is open even during the winter season but today it was the first day in spring ;-)

Het Noordzeekanaal is een kanaal in Nederland dat loopt van de stad Amsterdam (het IJ) naar IJmuiden en Velsen Noord aan de andere kant, waar het uiteindelijk uitmondt in de Noordzee. Om de verbinding tussen de Haven van Amsterdam en de Noordzee te verbeteren werd in 1824 het Noordhollandsch Kanaal tussen Amsterdam en Den Helder in gebruik genomen. Dit kanaal voldeet al snel niet meer aan de eisen van het groeiende scheepvaartverkeer. Daarom werd enkele decennia later besloten om via de kortste verbinding tussen Amsterdam en de Noordzee een kanaal te graven. Hierbij werden de duinen nabij Velsen op het smalste deel van Holland ('Holland op zijn Smalst') doorgraven. Er werden sluizen aangelegd die de verbinding vormen tussen het kanaal en de zee.

Zijn de visvangsten door de kou vanaf het strand slecht, dan valt er op de pier door het diepere water nog wel een visje te vangen Tong, kabeljauw, knorhaan, schar, bot, geep, zeebaars, puitaal, paling, wijting, schol, steenbolk, zeeforel, koolvis, fint, makreel en harder. Diverse soorten zal je uitsluitend in de zomer vangen, maar verrassingen zijn niet uitgesloten. Zo kan je midden november nog best een dikke tong vangen en de zeebaars blijft ook steeds langer. De Noordpier bij Wijk aan Zee: een fijne visstek. Hengelaars uit het gehele land komen naar de Noordpier toe. Aan het begin van de Noordpier, even voorbij het restaurant is het goed zeebaars vissen. Bij storm wordt er aan de binnenkant goed vis gevangen. Mijd de pier met storm, want het kan dan levensgevaarlijk zijn door overslaande golven.

Het is een mooie wandeling van zo'n 1.5 km naar de vuurtoren. De hele dag was zonnig maar ik moest helaas werken maar 's avonds uit werk gelijk naar het strand gegaan van Wijk aan Zee. Prachtig avondrood met blauwgrijze Noordzee. Mijn statief meegenomen maar er was eigenlijk te weinig deining om de golfslag mooi vast te leggen. Deze foto geschoten een halfuur na zonsondergang met sluitertijd 4 seconde. De vogels vlogen eerder over en genomen met standaard belichting en later in deze foto bewerkt. Een mooi detail is de visser aan het einde van de pier. Na de late strandwandeling in de gezellige Aloha beach club diner gegeten. Deze club is zelf 's winters open maar vandaag was het de eerste lentedag :-)

~ A hometown delight, Rideau Falls.~ wiki info here...

a BIG HELLO from Ottawa, Canada.

chậc! bé mà đã xinh rồi, khổ thân chú quá bé ơi! T_T

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One from the archives of my favourite little beach which hopefully I'll be visiting again soon.

I was glad that i brought my Nikon 20mm Lens, as it's the widest i have that takes a CPL Filter, so i could get this dark sky.

#12 on explore 19/03/09

#78/365 Well technically a day early but since tomorrow is PP friday then I thought I'd post my spring picture today. Enjoy it while you can because summer will be here before you know it! Please view this large, small just doesn't do it justice.

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Swing with a hint of Pink!

50mm @ f1.8

Thank you for all the visits comments and fav's!

Niagara falls on the canadian side

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Spiaggia di Tirrenia (Pisa)

Tirrenia beach (Pisa)

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eXplore # 498 + FP

march 15/2009

Increible ¿verdad?

Anne Frank

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Explore #249 (Thanks People)

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61:365 - Ok so not the normal shot of Paris you would expect to see.

Click on the notes for the sights!

This is taken from La Defense looking over Pont Neuilly towards the Arc De Triomphe on the Place de l'Étoile. If you look closely you will see it, and the Eiffel tower off to the right.

oh and it got treated to Lasm's Ultra Vivid again!

and everything still moves in slow motion,

breathless and blue, and behind

your eyes

the sea

oceans of light envelop me"

HBW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The sun came out today! But it was cold and windy. I wanted to try a shot that had sun glare in it and that was very harshly lit. The wind blew my hair over my eyes and I caught a shot of myself moving it. The original was very very hazy.

My camera and my 50mm have become like best friends that don't see each other as often as they should. I love the 50.

So let me tell you a sad little story. There is a white snow geese (according to my next door neighbor) that has made home near our house. It is the only one around and it was accepted into a group of Canada geese. It spent a few weeks with them and seemed to be fitting in quite well. The last couple of weeks the geese have been pairing up for mates. The goose tried getting others to notice it, but stayed alone. Today the last of the geese paired up and the snow goose was left alone. Today it sat alone making cries. I felt for the geese, I really did. It looked so sad and alone. Poor goose.

Things I learned today:

Geese only breed with their own species.

mdq - Enero 2009

After several years living in upstate New York this was our first trip in New York City.

O well, we have a friend who was born and raised in New York State whose

first visit in NYC was last month! LOL

This was taken last year, and I will be going back there this Spring.

Have a gorgeous day my friends!

Seahorses are a genus (Hippocampus) of fish belonging to the family Syngnathidae, which also includes pipefish and leafy sea dragons. There are over 32 species of seahorse, mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate waters throughout the world. They prefer to live in sheltered areas such as sea grass beds, coral reefs, or mangroves. Colonies have been found in European waters such as the Thames Estuary.[2] From North America down to South America there are approximately four species, ranging from very small in size (dwarf seahorses are only about an inch long) to those much larger, found off the Pacific Coast of Central America (the foot-long Hippocampus ingens). Hippocampus erectus are larger seahorses found anywhere from Nova Scotia down to around Uruguay. These fish form territories, with males staying in about one square meter of their habitat while females range about one hundred times that area. They bob around in sea grass meadows, mangrove stands, and coral reefs where they are camouflaged by murky brown and grey patterns that blend into the sea grass backgrounds. During social moments or in unusual surroundings, seahorses turn bright colors. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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I could write many things about my trip to Paris, even a novel or a poem, others have done it… a travel book, an essay… what a city!… totally none original to say, We loved it!... but we did… I shared the experience with my two sons, Guilherme and Raul Jr., they were on my side, making the experience bigger… they will have their own sayings and feelings, but I could feel they loved it too! We felt there at home… we felt welcomed… I cherish the human side of a city too… all those landmarks were built in our mind from long ago… to meet them live was a dream come true!

So I was too busy with my eyes, ears, all five senses… trying to capture it all inside… amongst all the emotion and awe… the urban life, the streets full of people, the monumental architecture… too much for so few days! That sometimes I remembered to grab my camera and make a picture… other times I forgot I had it… other times there was no light, or it was raining, or cameras were not allowed, or tripods, etc. But that doesn’t matter… the memory is here to stay!

And in the end, we had the great pleasure of meeting my flickr friend Frank Baillet and his friends Catherine, Thierry, Julien and Valentin! It was an emotional moment for me, going from virtual to real. I thank you all the warm reception and for accepting us into your group in a photography journey we will never forget. Meant a lot… We felt even more at home… This picture here today of your city is for you, dear friends!

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Picked almost at random, with little processing... We were strolling down Ille St. Louis when I saw this vision of Notre Dame… maybe it was done before, for sure, I loved the symmetry from there!

The shot

Standard 3 exposures HDR [-2,0,+2EV] in RAW/ISO100 at f/13 on a gorillapod using the 10-20 Sigma lens.

Photomatix

Tonemapped using the detail enhancer.

Photoshop

°Noise reduction in the sky.

°A little dodging in the water.

°Increased yellow saturation.

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All comments, criticism and tips for improvements are ( as always ) welcome.

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Catalogo # 031

Vedi altre foto di Ragusa

Simply a winter sea!

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Surfing is not normal in Andalusia. The waves will only be big enough after a winter storm to get a good surf.

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What:

A ship being pushed in to dock by a couple tug boats.

Where:

Halifax,

Nova Scotia

Canada

About:

I love it when you plan to shoot something in particular but end up finding something more interesting. I met up with a friend from the photo club and we went and did a few shots of the harbour front from Dartmouth and then made our way to the top floor of the parking garage at Purdy's to try to shoot some cityscapes but there many cars to get good light trails etc...

We took a few shots and had packed up the car and were leaving the car park when we saw this ship docking. Had to stop and get "one" more shot! :-)

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Explore #7 on Monday, March 9, 2009

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Self Portrait, DownTown TOronto with a P&S :)

Image taken from the Crown Plaza Hotel on Front Street, adjacent to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Full frame, minimal adjustments, not an HDR.

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Das Stadtbad Gotha wurde 1906-09 nach den Plänen von Stadtbaurat Wilhelm Goette (1873-1927) in den Formen des späten Jugendstils errichtet. Das Bad wird in den nächsten Jahren Saniert.

The old Citybath Gotha was build 1906-09 in the Art Nouveau - Jugendstil. The bath will be refurbished in the next years.

Wish you all a great weekend!

Después de cruzar desde el lago Tromen al Huechulafquen por la cara este del Lanín y bajar varios laderas "nadando" por las quilas y chauras, llegamos a este vallecito del Turbio que nos llevó a Puerto Canoas a bañarnos a las ricas aguas del Huechulafquen, que se anduvieron tiñendo de otro color por un rato.

Pink Floyd: Echoes

Provincia de Neuquén, Argentina.

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Das Stadtbad Gotha wurde 1906-09 nach den Plänen von Stadtbaurat Wilhelm Goette (1873-1927) in den Formen des späten Jugendstils errichtet. Das Bad wird in den nächsten Jahren Saniert.

The old Citybath Gotha was build 1906-09 in the Art Nouveau - Jugendstil. The bath will be refurbished in the next years.

♪♫ Bon Jovi - In this arms ♪♫

Mejor en grande/Better in large size

The life of a west side playa where cowards die

Only in Cali where we riot now rallies are live and die

-- 2Pac

#64/365 When I'm not taking pictures of toys and pretty flowers I like to keep it real and cruise the hood. Happy Thug Thursdays!

There is a lot of details if you view it large..like the picnic tables..and the mound where a dead body was probably dumped.

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Explore FP on 5 Mar 2009. Highest position #13.

This picture is dedicated to all my Flickr Friends. Thank you very much for your everyday supports! I very appreciate.

As always thank you very much all my dear friends for your visits, comments and favs!

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