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Si algo callé es porque entendí todo.
Menos la distancia.
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En la Ciudad de México hay vistas maravillosas.
Te pueden poner de un humor único.
Pero hay que saber encontrarlas.
El silencio, el viento, el frío. La luz de la Ciudad penetrando y envolviendo por todas partes.
Apreciar así a nuestra Ciudad, con miradas lentas, recorriendo sus recovecos con los ojos, deteniendose en sus detalles, es casi algo sexual.
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Qué Torre más chida.
Más chida sería si le perteneciera a la gente y no a la mafia que ahora administra a PEMEX.
Best viewed in LARGE to see how much it sucks (Contacts only, sorry).
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Oh nooo this shit got explored !
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I was tagged ! So this is the 5th (HDR) from the 5th picture folder,
i sure wasn't planning to ever upload this, so if you think it sucks, no problem, I think so
too, just have a look at my previous (Vertorama) instead.
Still gotta check who I'm tagging next.
The shot
Standard 3 exposure HDR [-2,0,+2Ev] in RAW/ISO100 at f/6,4 using the Sigma 10-20mm lens, on a tripod.
Photomatix
Tonemapped using the detail enhancer.
Photoshop
° Curves
° Sharpening in two phases, the left side of the castle was awfully blurry so I sharpended it twice on that
part to get it more or less in tune.
° Repairing the flags.
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The Pak Ou Caves in Laos are a magnificent group of caves that are only accessible by boat, about two hours upstream from the center of Luang Prabang. The caves are noted for their impressive Lao style Buddha sculptures assembled over the centuries by local people and pilgrims. Hundreds of mostly wooden Buddhist figures are laid out over the floors and wall. They take many different positions, including meditation, teaching, peace, rain, and reclining (nirvana).
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except for the guy on the far left.. looks like he's tired of the same old shit.
Samantha wants to be a mahout. Sitting on the neck of the elephant behind the ears. She had a very exceptional experience with a protected elephant here in Laos. Being with an Elephant Mahout (Elephant keeper) and learn about them and their life. Outside of Vang Vieng this former working Elephant have a new home. Samantha, BieJee and Kanitha enjoying the elephant ride through forest and river landscape. A wonderful activity of great nature and landscapes and a touch of adventure. Along the way, we have the chance to experience the villages, greeting the local villagers and experience their daily lifestyle and enjoy unspoiled natural forest and over viewing splendid scenery landscape of limestone mountain.
Samantha, BieJee and Kanitha enjoying a Elephant ride in the green forest of Vang Vieng, where Samantha is our little mahout ;-)..
Samantha, BieJee en Kanitha maken kennis met de mahout, zoals een echte olifantenverzorger genoemd wordt. Hij begeleidt ons vandaag bij de verzorging. Het vergt wel wat oefening om op deze reusachtige dieren te klimmen. Als je aan de stugge dikke huid van de olifant voelt begrijp je waar de uitdrukking 'olifantenhuid' vandaan komt. Je leert al snel een aantal handige woorden: 'hau' betekent stop, 'sai' links en 'kwa' betekent rechts. Onderweg terug naar het kamp breekt onze nieuwe vriend wat takjes af om zijn honger te stelen, maar voor een lekkere tros bananen is altijd nog plaats. Het grootste landdier van de wereld: wat een fascinerend dier! Op een olifant door de bossen en rivieren. Samantha en BieJee mochten de grijze dikhuid zelf besturen, dan zit je achter de oren op z’n kop, erg comfortabel zit een olifant niet. Aan het eind van de dag hebben we de olifanten naar de jungle gebracht. Deze olifanten kenden verschillende commando’s: pai = go, hao = stoppen en boonlong = een boom neerhalen ect! Samantha riep dus constant pai. Olifanten eten trossen bananen als een handje vol pinda’s, ze halen bomen neer op commando alsof het niets is en hebben ongekende krachten. Een ervaring die de kinderen niet meer gauw zullen vergeten.
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With a high level of biodiversity, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has some of the most significant forest areas remaining in Southeast Asia. The country also harbors one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants. But Laos, once known as the Land of a Million Elephants, faces warnings from conservationists that it could lose its herds within 50 years if it does not move quickly to protect them with tourism eyed as a possible savior. Poaching and habitat loss from logging, agriculture and hydroelectric projects has caused a major decline in the number of both wild and domesticated Asian elephants in Communist Laos.
The main threats faced by elephants are poaching for ivory, being killed as a direct result of human–elephant conflict, and habitat loss. Poaching involves both local and transboundary hunters. Reports of crop-raiding and human deaths caused by elephants are on the increase in the country. Laos is thought to have only 700 left in the wild.
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) describes the Asian elephant as "being seriously threatened with extinction". There are 560 working animals left in Laos and a further 700 wild ones rapidly running out of habitat. The Elephant Festival has been organised to raise awareness of the need for action to protect the Asian elephant as part of the vital cultural and natural heritage of Laos and the countries of the region. Nowadays conservation of an important elephant population is undertaken by Wildlife Conservation Society in Protected Areas. They are trying to reduce human-elephant conflict. The working elephant is a main source of income of the people of this region especially for mahouts. Laos Elephant also attract tourist because of the facility of elephant riding and trekking. Tourism appears to be one answer with its good and bad consequences.
On our bikes we pass a little village Ban Thieng about 10km south from Vang Vieng, we cross a stream where a elephants indulge in playful water fights, squirting refreshing showers over themselves. We meet these two little mahouts (elephant handlers) taking care of their elephant like it was a puppy dog.
Laos, ooit bekend als het ”Land van een Miljoen Olifanten”, riskeert zijn olifantenkuddes binnen de 50 jaar kwijt te raken indien er niets wordt ondernomen om de dieren beter te beschermen. Een van de redders van de Aziatische olifant in Laos kan het toerisme zijn. Stroperij en verlies van leefgebieden door houtkap, landbouwactiviteiten en hydro-elektrische projecten heeft voor een sterke terugval gezorgd, zowel van werk- als wilde olifanten. Bezorgdheid over het lot van de Aziatische olifant in het conflict tussen mensen en olifanten, heeft de afgelopen jaren geleid tot oprichting van beschermde gebieden. Toerisme is ook nodig, want tot heel kort geleden werd in Laos geen enkele poging gedaan om olifanten beter te beschermen. Maar nu de toeristen komen lijkt er meer initiatieven tot bescherming van de olifanten mogelijk, want toeristen brengen natuurlijk geld in het laatje. En dat geld kan het verarmde land best gebruiken.
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December 7, 2008
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December 7, 2008
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Let it be, let it be.
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.
And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree,
There will be an answer, let it be.
For though they may be parted there is
Still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let it be, let it be. Yeah
There will be an answer, let it be.
Let It Be
The Beatles
Today is The feast of the Immaculate Conception
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The evening of December 5th, 2008 produced perhaps the most spectacular sunset Seattle has ever seen. A heavy onshore flow produced multiple stacks of lenticular clouds over all of the big Cascade Volcanoes from Rainier at least as far south as Mount Hood (maybe over Glacier Peak too, but I couldn't see it). As the sun set, the sky exploded in the most vivid reds and pinks I have ever personally witnessed. The color you see in this image has not been manipulated at all, there has been no boost in the saturation or hues and there has been no adjustment of the white balance of the image. This is really what it looked like that evening.
The picture itself is a composite of two frames taken about half an hour apart. One exposure for the incredible color in the sky, and another to capture the buildings with the lights on in a dark enough setting that they would stand out against the background. Processed independently in Lightroom, merged in Photoshop.
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In the Sapa region there are about 35,000 Black Hmong residing in the surrounding 17 villages and they account for about 50% of the area population. Most reside at an altitude of 1,600 – 1,700 meters above sea level in this stunningly beautiful region they call “the city above the clouds”. The Hmong started migrating to Vietnam from China in the last 300 years.
I had to clear my head today. Received a couple of (work related) emails that made me blow my top. I was so stark raving mad that I just had to let of steam and (rather than smashing something) what better way to do that than to go for a walk. I didn't go far; (I still have a fever from an infection I caught) just a stroll through our stamp-sized forest.
Although it was cloudy and therefore dark in the forest, I still took the camera; force of habit.
So here I was, still fuming, hands deep in my pockets, stamping through the forest. I just entered 'Birch Lane' as we call it (ok, ok, we are no strangers to a bit of megalomania :-)) when all of a sudden I heard twigs snapping. so I froze on the spot and went down on one knee and waited.
3 Roe deer stepped out of the forest onto the open space at the end of the 'lane' and started playing.. Wonderful to watch. As they don't see you very well when you don't move, I stayed put and snapped away. And then.. the sun broke through the clouds, showering the open space with light, setting the whole scene off magically.
Sometimes the smallest things can make you happy again and forget what was bothering you. I my case today, it were 2 things; seeing the deer and that one ray of sunlight..
(2009-02-28: I just checked my 365days set and noticed that I forgot to add this one to the 365days pool)
I went to Zürich, met 12 people (most of them for the very first time), convinced them to go with me to a small bathroom to let me take a picture of them. There's nothing more to achieve.
You are a great bunch of people. It was fun to be part of this ZFD. I hope it wasn't my last. :-)
Please add a note on your face. If you have making of's or other shots from this session then please add them in the comments as well.
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En la cima del MUNDO :)
Una vez ascendidos los 1712 mts, nos quedamos maravillados ante la espectacularidad de las vistas.
Al fondo, justo detrás de Montserrat, se puede ver la Sierra de Prades, (Tarragona), y justo delante el macizo de Sant Llorenç del Munt, con la Mola a la izquierda y el Montcau a la derecha.
Increible.
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London | Architecture | Night Photography
London Architecture - A golden winter night...
EXPLORE # 60
This photo dedicated to Marina aka cronouille for her kind words in the testimonial. You can check her travel photos here:
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London (pronunciation (help·info); IPA: /ˈlʌndən/) is the capital and largest urban area of both England and the United Kingdom. An important settlement for two millennia, London's history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its foundation, London has been part of many movements and phenomena throughout history, including the English Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic Revival. The city's core, the ancient City of London, still retains its limited medieval boundaries; but since at least the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the whole metropolis that has developed around it. Today the bulk of this conurbation forms the London region of England and the Greater London administrative area, with its own elected mayor and assembly.
London is one of the world's leading business, financial and cultural centres and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the arts contribute to its status as a major global city.Central London is the headquarters of more than half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE 100) and over 100 of Europe's 500 largest companies. The city is a major tourist destination both for domestic and overseas visitors, with annual expenditure by tourists of around £15 billion.
Greater London contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church.
London's population draws from a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and over 300 languages are spoken within the city.As of 2006, it had an official population of 7,512,400 within the boundaries of Greater London and is the most populous municipality in the European Union. As of 2001, the Greater London Urban Area had a population of 8,278,251 and the metropolitan area is estimated to have a total population of between 12 and 14 million. The public transport network, administered by Transport for London, is one of the most extensive in the world, and Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in the world for international traffic.
The surrounding East London area saw much of London's early industrial development; now, brownfield sites throughout the area are being redeveloped as part of the Thames Gateway including the London Riverside and Lower Lea Valley, which is being developed into the Olympic Park for the 2012 Olympics.
London has hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1908 and 1948. In July 2005 London was chosen to host the Games in 2012, which will make it the first city in the world to host the Summer Olympics three times.
A series of coordinated bomb attacks were carried out by Islamic extremist suicide bombers on the public transport network on 7 July 2005—just 24 hours after London was awarded the 2012 Summer Olympics.
London Night - Marble reflection in perspective...
Don't plan to catch up on your reading. There's too much to take in, too much to talk about on your Pan Am Jet Clipper flight.
Explore #80, Saturday November 29, 2008
Peace on earth
You are invited to add the word peace in your language
Music: Mia - Mein Freund
Komm her und tanz mit mir, hin und wieder mal. La di da da da dam, da da Komm her und tanz mit mir.
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Pentax K100D, Tamron 18-250, 50mm (35mm equivalent: 70mm), 3 Shots -2EV; 0EV +2EV, tripod
Software used for this image:
Photomatix Pro 3 ( Details Enhancer ), Adobe Photoshop CS3
Criticism is welcome and appreciated!
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To visit the Diamond and Gold Mine Cave we had to continue by feet. The cave guide took us on a one km stream bed walk, rough and at times shady. But the forestry scenery was so beautiful. Crossing the beautiful green paddy fields and continue our way through the steer limestone rocks. Here was the entrance of the cave. We all got a flashlights with battery pack. . .
This photo was taken inside the Diamond and the Gold Mine water cave nearby Vang Vieng - Laos. This friendly man was our private cave guide. Previous tourists did donate his glasses. He couldn't see clearly anymore and proudly showed us the letter of the tourist who send him his new glasses. He was happy to see clearly now.
. . .It was very slippery inside the cave and our private guide suggested us to enter the cave by bare feets. So we did. Once again the naturalness of life here in the tropics crept up and I found myself knee deep in water in a pitch black cave slowly creeping along, avoiding jagged rocks covered by water, escalating vertical mud walls, crawling for what seemed like miles through tunnels that barely fit me… slowly. My kids and wife were much faster. One hand in the mud, pulling my stomach and feet along. Trying to avoid the numerous spiders, with their jewel eyes, gleaming against the walls. These spiders are the size of my hands. I felt like I was smuggling myself through an underground tunnel into China. But our friendly guide showed us all the wonderful natural stalagmines and stalactites of this cave. it was quite an adventure to walk and sometimes the guide carried our daughter Samantha having to go across ponds, slippery rocks and sticky mud! We got out covered all in mud. We even went back to an underground river inside the cave. Just swimming and cleaning ourselves. The kids jumping in and out the water. Being there in the water in the dark was a good thrill. It was an exciting adventure but for me no more caves!!!! There wasn't any gold or diamonds either ;-)
Yes, here it is, a view from above the Czech town of Český Krumlov that took my breath away for hours. I could have spent days shooting from this viewpoint which is in a tower on Castle Hill, part of the Krumlov Castle which you'll see views of soon.
I have shots wider than this in which I'll be posting soon enough, I just wanted you to see this end of the city first. So make sure you see it large, please!!!
Thanks for the view, comments and faves are always greatly appreciated. :D
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Explore #1, wow... Saturday, November 22, 2008
Explore Front Page in 75 minutes...
many thanks to my friends :))
Its another… taken a few seconds later, the sun is centered here :)
Las yeguas comen la poca hierba que les dejan las ovejas en Saibigain. Por esa zona parece que acaban de pasar las ovejas y han dejado sus restos...
i used 1 bare Canon Speedlite 580EX @ 1/2 power down n front models Transmitted by Canon STE2 Speedlite Transmitter
Technical Specs :
Camera: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
Focal Length: 400 mm
Aperture: f/5.6
Shutter: 1/4000s
ISO: 200
Exposure: manual
Other: handheld
Lighting : 1 bare Canon Speedlite 580EX @ 1/2 power Transmitted by Canon STE2 Speedlite Transmitter
The real attractions of the area of Vang Vieng are the sceneries, steer limestone cliffs, rice paddies and cascading rivers. On deviously swift streams, nimble families leave for distant fields never seen by infrequent visitors. Here and there, other natives, singly or in pairs, bathe quietly in waist-deep water near tilting, tree-shaded banks. In Laos, a significant number of Hmong people live in the mountainous regions. The Hmong support themselves with their small vegetable gardens here along various rivers in the forestry nearby Vang Vieng. Although they live in some of the most beautiful scenery imaginable, Laos's ethnic minority communities are among the poorest people in Asia.
We followed a 2 km stream by feet, the bed walk was rough and at times shady. But the forestry scenery was so beautiful. Along the way to the cave we met mother and son having a bath in the clear cascading river.
The terms Hmong and Mong both refer to an Asian ethnic group in the mountainous regions of southern China. There, they remain one of the largest sub-groups in the Miao minzu. Beginning in the 18th century, Hmong groups began a gradual southward migration due to political unrest and to find more arable land. As a result, Hmong currently also live in several countries in Southeast Asia, including northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar-Burma.
Porto canale di Rimini...........................mare e cielo uniti
Compiendo poi quel rito inevitabile e abusato,
corremmo coraggiosi e scalzi lungo la battigia:
di un verde di bottiglia era quel mare affaticato, l' aria una stanza grigia...
Scoprimmo che oggi il mare lascia un povero relitto,
naufragi di catrame e di lattine arrugginite:
parlare era soltanto un altro inutile delitto contro le nostre vite..
F. Guccini
Rimini 13 . 11 . 2008
When I think about how well I am doing in photography and how to improve, I consider my task as five steps, or decisions that I have to make. I think this is true for any of us.
1. Where and when to go, and why? Location, location, location. If you travel around the world, de facto you have a lot of content possibilities, and if you stay in your house all the time, a lot less. Of course we can find great content in our house and boring content in a distant place, but all else being equal, it helps (but is not necessary) to go to places on purpose in order to find interesting content. And if you are a Flickrite, you know that sometimes photographers go to great dangers to get where they want to go.
In my initial post, I forgot an important aspect of the question: why to go? What's your purpose? What do you want to communicate?
2. What equipment to use? Just remember expensive equipment is nice, not necessary, and often not needed or even inappropriate. Don't buy into the megapixel myth. A far greater percentage of pictures taken by my $10 Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim have been in Explore than with my digital cameras.
3. What pictures to take?At locale with equipment in hand, what are you going to click at and how? The clicking or even camera preparation is a small component here; what matters is how good an eye you have. What I have been doing recently is pretending like I always have a camera, looking for an interesting shot.
4. What shots to keep?Some shots get tossed, some get kept but not shown, some get shown. I think this is an often over-looked "skill". I think this requires both constraint and judgment, which in part can be developed by looking at other people's works.
5. How to present image? This includes post-processing, framing, as well as a decision as to where to show it.
For me right now, I am trying to work on #3, especially by paying attention to light-dark contrasts.
We had this plan to go out and shoot today in Guelph, Ontario. But it's been raining all day, we drove to Guelph and couldn't find a single place to shoot. So we had breakfast, and drove back to Kitchener and shopped instead. Obviously the shopping trip is more like a photoshoot, it was a fun day. But now I gotta go make up some sleep, getting up at 6AM is challenging. But here's my FoB sister, Mandee! And her new hat ;)
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Título da Foto: "Sois o que vou e serei o que retornarás"
Informação: Foto antiga, das minhas saídas com a minha câmera antiga, registrando pôr-do-sol como de costume e curtindo o velho e bom açaí logo em seguida.
Local: Morro do Cristo, Avenida Oceânica, Barra
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Traditional timber-framed houses in the 'Petite France' area, Strasbourg, France.
In Explore - Highest position #31
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“...Del golpe de una lunanca
nunca me podré olvidar...
La viera usté disparar
desparramando el recao
con el marlo enarbolao
relinchando a reventar...”
Fragmento de “Entre viejos”, de “El Viejo Pancho”
Jinete Juan Eduardo Colomba, de Santa Fé
Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay
I wanna do bad things with you, bad urban pink things, but still bad things nonetheless.
I have had this song in my head since Scarlet Sunday. I have it in my head every week after Sunday, but typically not this long. This is my attempt at an exorcism. I figure if I can infect enough of you I might be healed. Either that or we'll all be humming, whistling, and singing out of tune, together!
This is pink for Pretty Pink Themed Tuesdays; Urban Pink. This is the bridge over the Kemptville Creek in downtown Kemptville. The pink building in the background is one of the local restaurants. The bokeh'ed guy at the other side of the bridge is wearing his poppy, this is also a Rememberance Day Urban Pink shot, a HBWE shot, and last but not least, a Happy Birthday wish for my sister, whose birthday I will never forget :) Happy Birthday Lori.
Mi primer HDR, y con Pinky de vacaciones. Qué bonito es ver un atardecer con buenos amigos. Sus nombres Pinto y Bicho.
November 11, 2008 - 28,026 visits...
Explored - Highest position: 88 on Saturday, November 15, 2008
Definitely a lot better large.
Squall...!!!
My wild river reflection…!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!