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Rather nice panoramic view "up" O'Connell Street from the top of Nelson's Pillar. We think this was taken around 1950, but would love confirmation or suggestions to the contrary.
Very surprised when I zoomed in to see that the clock actually said Clery's Store - referred to by generations solely as Clery's!
Date: Circa 1957/1958 and no later than 1961/62 (thanks to DannyM8, Mr Tayto, Archiseek).
NLI Ref.: VR 5140
Jackson Lake Viewpoint from near the summit of Signal Mountain. A journey that began with a wake up at 3:30 am gave me plenty of time to swat mosquitos and by 05:45, it was time to catch the alpenglow on the summits of the Grand Tetons.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8 L
0.167 sec (1/6)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 45 mm
LEE 0.75 stop hard edge GND
ISO Speed 100
Vineyards in spring on the Neckar next to the Max-Eyth-See, the largest lake in Stuttgart, Germany.
Much better in Large On Black
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My image "LIVE" between 5 better Spanish photos of 2013 in Flickr - THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL!
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ESTAR VIVO
Es cierto que la vida da golpes fuertes.
Pero recuerdo siempre que cada nuevo amanecer es más bello que el anterior.
Y mientras espero ese maravilloso amanecer, existen las estrellas para iluminar mi noche.
Levanto la cabeza y sigo adelante, porque mañana brillará el sol de nuevo.
Y cada día trae consigo miles de oportunidades únicas.
Existen muchas razones para amar, soñar... mil razones para luchar y vivir.
Y siempre tengo presente, que cuando le sonrío al mundo, el mundo me sonríe a mí.
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TO BE ALIVE
It is true that life gives strong impact.
But always I remember that every new day is more beautiful than the last.
And while I hope wonderful dawn... there are stars to light my night.
I raise my head and move on, because tomorrow the sun will shine again.
And every day brings thousands of unique opportunities.
There are a thousand reasons to love, to dream ... thousand reasons to fight and live.
And always I have present, that when I him smile at the world, the world smiles to me.
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"We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea,
whether it is to sail or to watch -
we are going back from whence we came."
John F. Kennedy
I was a very lucky girl to wake up to this view on my birthday last March...
textures by French Kiss, thank you
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Happy fence Friday - seen during a walk in Fellbach - Oeffingen, Germany.
Much better in Large On Black
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Palamidi is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre high hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686–1715).
In Greek mythology, Palamedes was the son of Nauplius , prince of Nauplia who led the Nauplians in the Trojan War.
He is said to have invented counting, currency, weights and measures, jokes, dice and pessoi, as well as military ranks. Sometimes he is credited with discoveries in the field of wine making and the supplementary letters of the Greek alphabet.
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Ο Παλαμήδης, ήταν γιος του Ναύπλιου αδελφός του Ναυσιδέμοντα από όπου και οι σχετικοί όροι για την ναυσιπλοΐα. Φημιζόταν για την σοφία και την επινοητικότητά του και λέγεται πως είχε επινοήσει μερικά από τα γράμματα, με την μετατροπή των φοινικικών στοιχείων σε γράμματα του ελληνικού αλφαβήτου. Θεωρείται εφευρέτης της ναυτιλίας, των φάρων των μέτρων και των σταθμών, των νομισμάτων, καθώς και της διαίρεσης του χρόνου σε ώρες, ημέρες και μήνες, αλλά και παιχνιδιών (επιτραπέζιων)
Το κάστρο του Παλαμηδίου στο Ναύπλιο πήρε το όνομά του.
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This photograph was taken during the night that I met Roberto for a photo shoot of some urban landscapes of Miami. I was so convinced that the storms were going to ruin the opportunities to obtain some exciting shots of the city, but Roberto was more optimistic. The skies cleared at the right time, particularly during the blue hour. As the night continued, the storms overhead made several brief cameos. Nevertheless, I have to admit that I like a good challenge, particularly when visiting a city for the first time. When one is a visitor instead of a resident, one has to take what Mother Nature provides. I know I didn’t come to Miami just to sit in my hotel room when the weather was lousy!
Along the Miami Riverwalk, it would rain off and on. During this particular shot, underneath the Metromover overpass bridge, it was drizzling, and some raindrops fell on my lens, but I decided against editing them out of the image, so you will see some blurs here and there. I love the way this came out on account of the lighting and ambiance -- that greenish, murky atmosphere that accentuates the tropical nature of Miami.
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This one is for Munich.
For all the fantastic architecture whether the old or the new one.
For all the breweries and the most delicious beer in the world.
For all the rollercoasters at the Oktoberfest which make so many people happy every year.
This is to the people.
To all those people sitting outside in the sun even though it is freezingly cold.
To all those surfers who are surfing no matter the season.
To all those drunken strangers at the Munich beer festival which are friends for one night.
I love you guys, you are my inspiration, you are my life.
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Vineyards on the Kappelberg in Fellbach, Germany.
Much better in Large On Black
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Ljerka u Zagrebu :-) Ljerka in Zagreb :-) Ljerka em Zagreb :-)
© Eugen Felšö (my father - in memoriam)
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I love the creativity of mother nature :)) .... see my note !!
One can also recognize the face in the original shot ... here
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I shot this scene on a whim in the whee hours a few minutes from dawn along a dark county road between Jamestown and Chinese camp along California highway 49. The landscape is full of rolling valleys and hills leading up to the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east. As I pulled over I noticed this fence and the tall dry grass that surrounded it and just as luck would have it the bright center of the Milky Way was almost perfectly aligned in formation behind the fence mimicking the angle of the fence posts. I love being able to capture a scene as it unfolds before my eyes. Within a few moments dawn was on the horizon and the Milky Way disappeared in the blue light of dawn. If you get a chance to gaze the Milky Way consider yourself lucky because light pollution is destroying our dark skies and gradually degrading views of this majestic ribbon in the sky. As you may notice in the image the presence of an orange glow along the horizon. This glow is from light pollution from the towns Oakdale, Modesto, and Merced, Ca. I would love to see more done to prevent light pollution so I can create more amazing images of the night sky. Thanks for Stopping by please feel free to comment or critique my work.
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Intento nuevamente levantar el vuelo,
junto a mi fiel compañera la esperanza.
Mi equipaje es ligero, solo llevo confianza,
paz, risas, sueños e ilusiones bajo el cielo.
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I'm trying to get airborne again
with my faithful companion the hope.
My luggage is light, I only carry confidence,
peace, laughter, dreams and illusions under heaven.
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As Darrell and I walked back across the campus after a session with the WIU Hot Shots photography club in the University's photography studio, we spied a stand of dandelion stalks softly lit by the setting sun. Neither of us could resist pulling our cameras out and taking some shots. This image of one going to seed is probably only the second dandelion picture that I have posted to flicker in the last couple of years. To obtain the shot, I used the articulating LCD (instead of the viewfinder) while holding the camera down near the ground. It was processed in Lightroom 5 using a radial filter.
My attitude towards these prolific and tenacious weeds has radically changed since moving out into the countryside of western Illinois. I used to fruitlessly try to eradicate them from the lawn... but now, because of the sheer overwhelming number of them and the huge size of the lawns out here, I am content to keep them mowed down with the rest of the grass. :D
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Or should I say good morning Washington, DC! Actually, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is only about 1,000 feet from where I photographed this so I wasn’t too far from a “Vietnam” theme.
The ugly looking obelisk with the scaffolding is the Washington Monument which has been under construction since the August 2011 earthquake. If you are planning a trip to the Nation’s capitol soon, be warned that construction will not be completed until sometime in 2014. That’s really a bummer because everywhere you take a photograph in Washington, DC it seems the Washington Monument is always in the background.
I got up early this particular morning because in the spring and summer the sunrise runs parallel to the Lincoln Memorial (rising near the Washington Monument) and bathes the statue of Mr. Lincoln in warm, soft light. As you can see from my photograph that didn’t happen, so I had to settle for this lonely jogger running along the Reflecting Pool.
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Welcome to the Brickell Financial District immediately south of downtown Miami. This entire district -- according to the locals and Wikipedia -- contains the highest concentration of international banks of any American city. Brickell is part of the greater downtown Miami area and actually has more people who work in this district than in downtown Miami itself. One could say the central business district of Miami is now Brickell.
This photo would not have been achieved without the help of Roberto, whose classy photography is already very familiar to many of you. When we met, the rain was pouring heavily, and we thought for a while that the blue hour and night would be spoiled. It seemed to start that way, but when the storm passed. . .WOW! As many of you know, the sky and atmosphere is cleansed after a heavy storm passes, so it really makes for some magnificent photography, especially after sunset in a densely populated area. Our patience paid off and time was on our side.
Roberto was a fantastic guide and showed me many vantages along the Miami River. We walked around downtown and Brickell. With the help of the free, public light rail system, the Metromover (which you see towards the right), we were able to get around downtown with very little effort -- and avoid getting drenched when the rain made a few more cameos!
Muchas Gracias, Roberto!
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A fire in a San Jose recycling facility went to three alarms, May 2, 2013. The fire got into large bales of cardboard and other recycling material, and presented fire fighters with several challenges. After about 6 hours the fire was under control, although fire crews remained on scene overnight pulling apart bales of cardboard to extinguish all the smoldering debris.
San Jose Engine 3 is a 2012 Hi-Tech build on a Spartan Gladiator chassis.
To see the full set from this incident check out YourFireDepartment.org - Alma IC
Continuing my Toy-ronto Life series...
Happy Miniature Sunday.! Spring is happening in Toy-ronto right now. During a rooftop session recently,spotted this cute scene with fancy homes and this delightful tree with new green leaves. it's getting greener and greener each and every day!
More great news about Toy-ronto :-)
In frames of our (Yuri's and mine) 'Toy-ronto Origami Land" exhibition, 200 photographs of my Toy-ronto series will be presented at Doors Open Toronto projected on the Rotunda walls of City Hall.
If you are in Toronto on May 25 - 26, join Doors Open event and come visit Toy-ronto in City Hall! :-)
See City Hall's announcement! www.toronto.ca/doorsopen/2013/cityhall.htm
More of Toy-ronto fun is coming next week - stay tuned / bientot a l'ecran :-)
Been on a search for a beach fence like this.
I'm sure they are here ... somewhere ... on the West Coast.
Finding one is a challenge I gladly accept!
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Happy Fence Friday & TGIF!
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p.s. of course if any of you know where one is, please do share!
Das einsame Häuschen in herbstlichen Weinbergen, Weinstadt Deutschland
The lonely house in autumnal vineyards, Weinstadt Germany
seen from Sears Tower (since 2009 Willis Tower), Chicago
(Observation deck at 412m)
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A volte sentiamo bisogno di un faro che ci illumini e ci indichi la riva di approdo, soprattutto quando ci sentiamo in balia delle onde della vita.... e ci è difficile scorgere un porto sicuro; mi piace pensare che ci sia sempre qualcosa o qualcuno capace di illuminare il mio cammino..
I've been in this beautiful library several times before. It was always so crowded, that I even didn't think about taking the camera out. Guess I was lucky this time...
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Adjoining the cathedral of Siena is the Piccolomini Library, housing precious illuminated choir books and frescoes based on designs by Raphael.
The visual impact of these very colourful frescoes is stunning. The frescoes tell the story of the life of Siena's favourite son, cardinal Enea Silvio Piccolomini, who eventually became Pope Pius II.
In the middle of the library is the famous statue Three Graces, a Roman copy of a Greek original.
we’re all fragile underneath
this coat of armor isn’t thick or deep
when we break it’s hard to hide
the way we hurt inside
when I come undone at the seams
my heart is on the floor for all to see
do that thing that I need
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generous amount of sharpening
a dash of vibrancy
a pinch of dodge & burn
vigorously mixed with texture
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I've been living in Hong Kong for quite sometime now, and everyday I still see something amazing. Beautiful isn't it? :)
It's tough to resist taking a few shots of the bean when you're in Chicago. I'm sure every comp has been done before but it's still so fun to shoot. This was from my morning walk and I didn't want to bother carrying a tripod. As I was walking around for around 20 minutes, I suddenly noticed the sun was hitting three windows from the building across the street. These windows reflected a beam of light right down the middle of the bean (from the top) and lit it up. I'm not sure if this is something that happens everyday or if it was a rare occurrence but I started snapping like a madman. This light show only lasted about 60 seconds. I got shots with this stranger and without, but I really liked the way he seemed to be looking up in awe.
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Etéreos como un suspiro o en palabras de Kundera, la insoportable levedad del ser........
.......y es que en estos aquenios reside toda la fuerza reproductiva del diente de león, el tan medicinal Taraxacum officinale.
Starbucks Coffee Company recently invited me to make a presentation about night photography for its internal photography club. It was a terrific event for which I had nearly a month to prepare. I was never nervous once until a few seconds after the presentation started. A bout of apprehensiveness struck me, which was really all in my head. Nothing unfortunate or embarrassing occurred!
Fortunately, I had a very good-natured and engaging audience. After a brief microphone sound-check took place two minutes into the discussion, and a few playful quips into the mic (i.e. Recall Joey’s popular quote from the “Friends” television series, “How You Doin’???”), I was ready to go! Laughter from the audience is always reassuring.
There was a turnout of approximately 70 individuals, and the head of the photo club told me he couldn’t remember the last time a presenter received audible applause at the conclusion of a presentation. I thought I could have done a lot better, but the overall feedback I received was -- to my delight -- extremely positive. Like most human beings, I am my own worst critic. On top of that, amidst the preparation, I was exhausted from multiple aspects of my daily routine from the previous month leading to the event. No complaints, though. Every minute and every second of this photography venture has been worth the effort.
If you would like to see the “Introduction to Night Photography” presentation (revised to target an online audience) and the concluding photo video, both are currently on my official blog. Pictures taken during the presentation are posted there as well. If anything, viewers can take humor in my nerdy voice and fashion sense. Please feel free to share the presentation and video with your friends and colleagues.
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The Photo:
This is a view of Seattle’s SoDo (South Downtown) neighborhood, which is essentially the city’s warehouse district adjacent to Harbor Island, which serves as the Port of Seattle. Starbucks’ world headquarters is located in SoDo. I love the bright lights of the port in combination with the thick clouds engulfing the Olympic Mountains along the horizon.
Even Seattle’s warehouse district has an alluring charm!
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Non esiste altro posto al mondo dove vorrei passare la mia vita; amo profondamente la Sardegna e con le mie immagini cerco di trasmettere le emozioni che provo tutte le volte che faccio uno scatto!
Anche il cantautore Fabrizio de Andrè la pensava come me, mi piace molto una sua frase:
« La vita in Sardegna
è forse la migliore
che un uomo possa augurarsi:
ventiquattro mila chilometri di foreste,
di campagne,
di coste immerse in un mare miracoloso dovrebbero coincidere
con quello che io consiglierei al buon Dio
di regalarci come Paradiso »
Le immagini che vi propongo sono della baia chiamata "Torre del Porticciolo", un posto incantevole che si trova a pochi chilometri da Alghero!
Alf listless in his tub. He had fever but he is a bit better right now; although still sneezing!
His appetite is still not very good but thank God he is slowly recovering!
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Sending you friendship and love,
Addy
Here is my group dedicated to my sweet friend : ♥ A Cat Everyday...... Keeps the Loneliness Away ♥
(and it is so true) !
Oh my Gosh sweet Alf, you are at Explore! Highest position: 280 on Monday, April 15, 2013. Thank you so much everyone, I really appreciate this and Alf does too!
Oh and rising again. Today 276 June 28th 2017!!
Alfie has passed away ♱ on August 5th 2021