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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
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Into the light. ... Trafalgar Square is the most photographed square in the world !
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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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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..."
hubba hubba… Ö_ö okaaay, another inflight shot of my handsome friend :P the blackcrowned night heron. lols he was diving into the water *and caught a fish* right under where i was sitting, and then turned back into the wind and lifted off with his catch… ô_ô somehow i was distracted with something else and missed the actual action as well as the opportunity to shoot its frontal image, which quickly a became story! õ_Ô lols
Õ_õ the nikkor 105mm F/2.8 micro lens with a 2X teleconverter attached into it was the lens option i had for this situation. Ö_ö even with a tlc connected, this lens is fairly light and can be handheld for sharp flight shooting, ^_~ it’s only necessary to pay special attention to the kind of lighting that is available at the time Ö_ö in this case i have to adjust the ISO dial to 320*low and indirect light*.
blackcrowned- night heron - nycticorax nycticorax
photography taken (handheld) from a branch of a tree in Nusa Dua
Bali – Indonesia
Better view at… / Um close melhor no... Original Size
vamos lááá, vamos lááá... ♫♫
ôba ôba... Ö_ö okaaay, outra foto em vôo do meu lindo amigo:P o goraz *garça noturna*. rsrs ele havia mergulhado na água *e pegou um peixe* direito debaixo da onde eu estava sentanda, e então voltou-se ao vento, e decolou com a sua captura. ô_ô de alguma maneira, eu estava distraída com qualquer outra coisa e, perdi a ação toda, como também a oportunidade de fotografar a sua imagem frontal que mais do que depressa tornou-se história! õ_Ô rsrs
Õ_õ a lente nikkor 105mm F/2.8 micro junto com um teleconvertor 2X , foi a opção de lente que eu tive para esta situação . Ö_ö até mesmo com um tlc conectado, esta lente é razoavelmente leve e pode ser segurada na mão para ter-se uma foto de vôo nítida, ^_~ só é necessário, prestar uma atenção especial ao tipo de luz disponível na ocasião Ö_ö neste caso eu tive que ajustar o anel do ISO para 320 *pouca luz e indireta*.
garça-noturna ou goraz - nycticorax nycticorax
fotografado (na mão sem tripé) do galho de uma árvore em Nusa Dua
Bali – Indonesia
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posting again because my previous heron already is tired of keeping its wings up:P hugs and beijokas for everyone! ^o^ cya!
postando novamente porque minha garça anterior já está cansada de manter a suas asas para cima:P
abraços e beijokas para todos! ^o^ até mais!
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* 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
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But now in September the garden has cooled, and with it my possessiveness. The sun warms my back instead of beating on my head ... The harvest has dwindled, and I have grown apart from the intense midsummer relationship that brought it on."
- Robert Finch
Digital illustration for D&R Music and Book Store.
Agency: Publicis Yorum
2006
(D&R is biggest entertainment chain store in Turkey.)
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
Outside of Columbarium (Pigeon Tower)
Nehchir Fort - Mobarakeh (17th AD) Safavid
Isfahan - Iran
4th Iranian Flickies Gathering
“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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yeeeees you! lol -thanks to all and im so pleased that everyone has something to say on my egrets’ series :D appreciate tremendously your kind words, emails, fun messages, favs and for all breathtaking giggles, you’re the maximum !!! :)) i’m glad to see new and old Flickr's friends stopping by just to wish me so many marvelous things. yeees, one of my best birthday parties online ever, really great having ya’ll!!!! wish all a great day and loads of happiness. cheers to all!:D here i'm on my Morticia A. Addams' style of The Addams Family :P hahahah.... BEIJOS muuuuahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
siiiiiiim, vocês!! rsrs- grata à todos e eu estou tão contente que todo mundo tem sempre algo o que dizer sobre a minha série das garças :D estimo tremendamente suas palavras amáveis, e-mails, mensagens divertidas, favs e por todas as risadas de tirar o fôlego, vcs são o máximo!!! :))) Eu estou muito feliz de ver amigos novos e antigos do Flickr, que deram uma paradinha aqui só para desejar-me tantas coisas maravilhosas. siiiim, uma das minhas melhores festas de aniversário on-line, há tempos, realmente ótimo tê-los todos!!!! que todas tenham um grande dia e muitas alegrias, cheers:D aqui estou eu no meu estilo à llaaa Morticia A. Addams da Família Addams (Monstro) :P ahauahuahauah.... BEIJOS muuuuahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hassan II Mosque, the second largest in the world (after Mecca). The mosque looks very Moorish and the architecture of the buliding resambles the Alhambra in Granada.
This photo has been blogged by blog.flickr.com/. 09.08.2006. Happy me! :)
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
no rules, no limitations, no boundaries it's like an art™
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... the Dance of the Fools
or Awa Odori takes place during the Buddhist observance of O-bon, when the spirits of the dead are thought to return to their ancestral homes.
Way back 1587 when feudal overlord decided to give a party to celebrate the completion of his new castle. The drunken guests began to dance way to the castle. Once they had recovered from their hangovers it was decided to make it an annual event.
It is also said that AWA ODORI may have been the so called elegant dances performed by Gaisha from Kyoto to entertain the upper class samurais'
It is clear that the dance has been around for more than 400 years. With both arms in the air, steps follow the rhythm of the music. The ensemble consists of shamisen (a musical instrument similar to a guitar), drums, wooden flutes and gongs. Although there are no set moves to awa odori, dances by famous ren groups are very graceful.
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Sütel-Strand, Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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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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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.
Seems everyone wanted to catch the last little bit of sun before it set completely tonight! The blue heron, the duck family, and I didn't even realize the neighbor's cat was in the picture until I uploaded the pics from the camera, as I was concentrating on waiting for the heron to lift his head so I could get his whole body in the photo.
Backyard pond - Kent, WA
Photo taken in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Haussee, 16356 Seefeld, Brandenburg, Germany
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