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If you arrange a beauty contest among the destination of Bangladesh, Shusong Durgapur of Birishiri will surely get the prize of the most photogenic natural look of all. Its scenic beauty is very unique. The main attraction of Birishiri is the ceramic hill of Durgapur and the picturesque landscape along the Shomeshwari River. Except the rainy season it’s hard to find any water in the river and that’s why the river changes its landscape color with the seasons. There is also an ethnic museum at Birishiri. It’s a must place to visit while you are in Birishiri.
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This Ponte del Diavolo is one of some dozen ‘devil's bridges' found primarily in Europe, most of which date back to medieval times.
It is a remarkable example of medieval engineering and it is thought to have been commissioned by the Countess Matilda di Canossa of Tuscany around 1080-1100.
The unusual architecture of this medieval bridge with its asymmetric arches is called ‘a donkey's back', but it is known as the Ponte del Diavolo because of a popular legend that tells the story of a clever and respected master builder who lived in a village on the banks of the River Serchio. The villagers asked him to build a bridge to connect their village with the one across the river. He set to work immediately, but he soon realised that the construction was not progressing as quickly as he had promised. Being a man of honour and wanting to keep his word, he became very unhappy and quite desperate. He continued working very hard, day and night, to finish the task within the time agreed upon in the contract, but the work proceeded very slowly. The days flew by.
One evening, while the master builder was sitting alone on the banks of the Serchio, looking at the work that was still to be done and thinking of the shame he would suffer for not having completed it on time, the devil appeared to him in the form of a respectable businessman. He approached the master builder and said he could finish the bridge in a single night-if the builder would promise him the soul of the first one who crossed the bridge when it was completed. The builder accepted the proposal.
The following day, the village had its beautiful bridge that can still be seen today near Borgo a Mozzano. The townspeople were astonished and delighted. When they went to congratulate the builder, he ordered them not to cross the bridge before sunset. Then, worried about his deal with the devil, he set off on his horse for Lucca to ask the bishop (who became Saint Frediano), for advice. This saintly man told him not to worry: he should let a pig cross the bridge first. That is just what the builder did. The devil, furious at having been tricked, threw himself into the waters of the Serchio and has not been seen in that area since.
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Hey guys!!! Im having the best time in florida and getting all sandy!!!! :) The sunsets have been super amazing and given me the best shots in the world! Thanks for all the love! Im off to the beach!
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I wasn't overly happy with the white balance and the way the city kind of looks "Smudgy" in this shot.. I tried so many different settings but as I am still learning so much I honestly think it was because of the lens I was using. So when I get the time I'll return here with another lens to try it out. Other then that, I liked the rainbow reflections. :)
March & even into April is going to be a VERY busy few weeks for me so I'm trying to keep up as much as possible. My daughter and I are going to be apart of a wedding party in two weeks so I'm looking forward to seeing my little princess dressed up as a flower girl! I'll be sure to get lots of pictures then haha!
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The first definition of a wine-area called Chianti was made in 1716. It described the area near the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda; the so-called Lega del Chianti and later Provincia del Chianti (Chianti province).
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Minarets – Ediza Lake – Ansel Adams Wilderness
This is a scene I captured in 2009. Back then I processed a three-shot HDR version, which after recently reviewing, I decided that I was not happy with the final image. Back then, I had very minimal Photoshop skills, and I thought HDR would be the best way to process the shot.
As I have now developed a workflow using Adobe Raw, I decided to re-process this single image. Final tweaks were still performed in Photoshop.
A 6.5 mile hike is required to access this Sierra Wilderness gem. The destination makes the hard work worth it, as you arrive at Ediza Lake, idyllically nestled below Mt. Ritter, Mt. Banner and The Minarets.
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Venus and Jupiter come to together in this photo with Orion in the top left. Mt.Iwate can be seen in the bottom left. The area is Hachimantai.
Watched this beautiful sunset recently and captured these magic rays in the last moment before the sun disappeared behind the cityhedge :-)
Related to Fire Element... Whenever I see sunrays like that I'm humming this enerjazzing piece of music :-)
UPDATE: You may see the music video "Fire Element" by Julian Ray with my footage of the magnificent sunset magic at youtu.be/ZNxdo8ysC7w Enerjazz yourself! :-)
Captured in Athene - Greece
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Part 2
I decided I wanted to do a series about this. I have more photos from yesterday that are probably better, with nicer emotion. but honestly I don't feel like faking emotions right now. My surroundings are beautiful, but I cannot see it. Many people say the place I live is so nice, but try to stay here more than 10 years and its not so nice anymore. I wish I could go anywhere I want, but I have school I need to finish here before I can go. I feel good, and not good at the same time. and now I am done with complaining!
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what if this storm ends
and I don't see you
as you are now ever again?...
but now it's found us
like I have a found you
I don't wanna run,
just overwhelm me
songspiration ten What If This Storm Ends? -Snow Patrol
I'm so in love with this song <3 I think you should listen to it, it's beautiful.
I knew almost right away when I heard it that I wanted to do a tornado picture, sooo voila!
hahah...almost a week late..again. sorry guys! I've been super preoccupied with The Hunger Games...OBSESSED...I told myself I wouldn't become another crazed fan but here I am..SO EXCITED FOR THE MOVIE OH MY GOSH
anywhooooo...thank you to Katie for sitting outside in a puddle in 30 degree weather...in front of a tornado (;
hahah jk here's the real one
Kreuzgang im Dom St. Marien in Havelberg, Deutschland
Cloister Cathedral St. Marien in Havelberg, Germany
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Ekatomb ride at Hopi Hari brazilian theme and amusement Park 26.01.2012
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El sector de cueva larga es uno de los mejores sitios de camping en la sierra nevada de El Cocuy, es muy comodo y queda muy cerca de dos lugares espectaculares, valle de los cojines y la laguna del avellanal.
It feels good to be finally posting on Flickr after a long gap. I have been busy, unwell and lazy all at the same time and therefore haven't had the time to spend time here.
This is a long exposure shot from my last year's trip to Goa, here in India. A friend of mine did a great job of playing statue for me for about 10 seconds to get a near perfect image. You can still see the blur in the cigarette but I still like the overall look and feel of this image.
I hope to catchup with all your streams today. Have a wonderful week, everyone!
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far far, there's this little girl...
and she's strong when the dreams come cos' they
take her, cover her, they are all over
the reality looks far now, but don't go
songspiration nine Far Far-Yael Naim
yesss I know...I have been doing a ton of blue tones lately..but there's been no sun ): I miss it!
this is one of my best friends, Kirstie! isn't she gorgeous? it's ridiculous. my other friend maggie helped me too! it took a super long time to set up and then like 2 seconds to tear down. it was so fun though! (: I really need to catch up on streams! but right now I'm going to the thrift store (: I love thrift stores. so much. and then tonight I'm going to watch Hercules and make Dirty Rice. best day ever!
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Crocus - The name of the genus is derived from the Greek krokos (κρόκος). This in turn is probably a loan word from a Semitic language, related to Hebrew כרכום karkōm, Aramaic ܟܟܘܪܟܟܡܡܐ kurkama, Persian and Arabic كركم kurkum, which mean saffron or saffron yellow (Wikipedia).
Taken in the small park in my neigbourhood in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Toulon foi Cristianizado no século V e a primeira catedral aqui construída, terá sido por volta do ano de 441, e terminada em 449 ou 450 com as cartas endereçadas ao Papa Leão I da província de Arles. Cipriano de Toulon, discípulo e biógrafo de São Cesário de Arles, também é mencionado como tendo sido um bispo de Toulon, o seu episcopado, iniciado em 524, não tinha chegado ao fim quando em 541 se converteu ao catolicismo. Em 1095, uma nova catedral foi construída na cidade, com a evasão dos bárbaros na região a cidade foi frequentemente atacada por piratas Sarracenos. Em 1486 tornou-se parte da Provença em França. Logo depois, em 1494, Carlos VIII de França, com a intenção de fazer deste país um poder marítimo no Mediterrâneo, e com o intuito de apoiar a sua campanha militar na Itália, começou a construir um porto militar na costa de Toulon muito embora esta campanha tenha falhado os seus objectivos. Em 1524, como parte da sua batalha de longa data contra o imperador Carlos V e o Sacro Império Romano, o Rei Francisco I de França completou uma nova e poderosa fortaleza, o Royale Toulon, na entrada do porto. No entanto, alguns meses mais tarde, o comandante do novo forte vendeu-a ao comandante de um exército do Sacro Império Romano, e Toulon teve de se render ao inimigo. Em 1543, Francisco I encontrou um novo aliado o Almirante Barbarossa o qual convidou a fazer parte integrante na sua batalha contra o Sacro Império Romano criando assim a famosa aliança Franco-Otomana. Os moradores foram forçados a sair, e os marinheiros Otomanos ocuparam a cidade durante esse inverno.
Em 1660 o Rei Luís XIV estava determinado a fazer da França uma potência marítima importante, o seu ministro Jean-Baptiste Colbert ordenou a Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban que construísse um novo arsenal e tomasse medidas para fortificar a cidade. Mais tarde em 1707, durante a Guerra da Sucessão Espanhola, Toulon resistiu a um cerco do Exército Imperial liderado pelo duque de Sabóia e Eugene Pronce. No entanto, em 1720, a cidade foi assolada pela peste negra, vinda de Marselha. Treze mil pessoas, ou seja metade da população não resistiu a tamanha tragédia e acabaram por morrer. Em 1790, após a Revolução Francesa, Toulon tornou-se o centro administrativo do departamento. Os líderes da cidade, no entanto, foram em grande parte apoiantes da monarquia, e saudaram a chegada de uma frota britânica. No cerco de Toulon, os britânicos foram expulsos por uma força francesa cuja artilharia era liderada por um jovem capitão, Napoleão Bonaparte. Para punir Toulon pela sua rebelião, a cidade perdeu o seu estatuto de capital do departamento e foi brevemente renomeada Port-la-Montagne. Durante as guerras Napoleónicas, de 1803 até 1805 uma frota britânica liderada pelo almirante Horácio Nelson bloqueou Toulon. Em 1820 Toulon tornou-se a base da conquista das colónias francesas no norte da África. Em 1820, uma esquadra francesa, com um exército partiu de Toulon para a conquista da Argélia. Durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, depois dos aliados desembarcarem na África do Norte (Operação Torch), o exército alemão ocupou o sul da França levando ao afundamento da frota francesa em Toulon (27 de Novembro 1942).
A cidade foi bombardeada pelos Aliados em Novembro do ano seguinte, ficando grande parte do porto destruído e quinhentos moradores mortos. Toulon foi capturada pelas forças da França Livre do general Jean de Lattre de Tassigny em 28 de Agosto de 1944. Em 1974 Toulon voltou a ser uma prefeitura, ou centro administrativo. Toulon foi uma das quatro cidades francesas onde a extrema-direita de Jean-Marie Le Pen da frente Nacional venceram as eleições locais em 1995.
Hoje o porto de Toulon é um dos melhores ancoradouros naturais do Mediterrâneo, e um dos maiores portos da Europa. A estátua Cuverville (na foto acima) Esculpida por Louis Joseph Daumas Toulon em referência a um outro escultor de renome, Pierre Puget, o "Génio da navegação" trouxe ao longo do tempo, o apelido de Génio da Terra da engenharia militar e Engenharia Naval. É conhecida em Toulon, por "O Ome Negro, ou O Homem de Bronze". Erigida em memória de todos os marinheiros ilustres, é mais frequentemente referida, devido à orientação de uma parte de sua anatomia, ou mais historicamente direccionada a memória do vice-almirante de Cuverville, comandante da frota do Mediterrâneo em 1895. Tem uma altura de 3,40 metros e foi esculpida em 1843, pelo Governo de Luís Filipe que queria homenagear os primeiros navegadores… Na sua obra, o escultor Louis Daumas Josph disse: Este génio de navegação, recorda a memória dos grandes marinheiros, a sua postura parece estar dizendo, temos de ir longe, na imensidão, olhar, lutar e vencer. A estátua lembra o passado aos futuros jovens marinheiros ". Em 1943, quando os alemães fundiram as estátuas de bronze para recuperar metais ", Cuverville foi salva por um engenheiro militar alemão, respeitoso da história que teria notado o nome de "Germanicus" gravado num dos baixos-relevos do colosso, um general romano que terá vencido uma batalha na Germânia. Este general tela-á mandado armazenar num local seguro em La Rode, aonde se manteve até 1997 quando recuperou a sua posição original na praça do porto.
Ver o por do sol nesta praça junto ao porto, fez-me recuar no tempo 35 anos e recordar uma velha lendo do Sol e da Lua que sempre esteve presente na minha infância e que me foi contada pelos velhinhos da minha aldeia, mas que de tão bela, terá ficado num cantinho da minha memória á espera de um momento como este para imergir e poder ser contada e assim permanecer no imaginário de quem dela gostar por muitos mais anos… Então cá vai: Era uma vez… Não, as historias é que começam assim, mas isto não é nenhuma historia, é sim uma lenda, e as lendas não tem principio nem fim, simplesmente aparecem não se sabe ao certo de onde nem como, ouve-se dizer, é assim que viajam no tempo e no espaço como uma casca de noz nós Oceanos, chegam-nos aos ouvidos das mais variadas formas…Eu ouvi dizer que em tempos idos, no principio do Mundo, Deus fez o Sol e a Lua para que estes pudessem tomar conta da terra que era ainda muito frágil e precisava de protecção, mas parece que isso era só uma forma de esconder e proteger um amor que de tão forte e intenso tinha de ser disfarçado aos olhos de quem o pudesse vir a descobrir, e que de tão sincero não pudesse vir a ser entendido… E então, a lenda começava assim…
Mitos e Lendas do Sol e da Lua
Quando Deus criou o mundo atribui ao Sol e à Lua o seu brilho natural. No entanto tal não foi suficiente para apagar o fogo da paixão que eclodiu logo no primeiro encontro de ambos. Ficaram então os dois muito abatidos. A Lua andava cabisbaixa e o Sol apesar de lhe ter sido atribuída a designação de astro-rei, mostrou-se solidário com o elemento feminino. Perante esta realidade Deus não teve outra alternativa, chamou-os e disse-lhes, vocês não devem ficar tristes, pois agora já possuem um brilho próprio que faz de vocês seres únicos, mas esta terrível decisão teve consequências pesadas. A Lua não se conformou com o seu destino e chorou dias a fio... O Sol ao vê-la sofrer tanto, decidiu dar-lhe forças e ajudá-la a aceitar o que havia sido decidido por Deus. Não encontrando o resultado pretendido, o astro-rei resolveu fazer-lhe um pedido: Senhor, ajude a Lua por favor, ela é mais frágil do que eu, não suportará a solidão... Então Deus, como resposta, criou as estrelas. Assim, agora sempre que a Lua está abatida recorre às estrelas que fazem de tudo para consolá-la. Infelizmente, quase nunca conseguem. Hoje eles vivem assim, separados, o Sol finge que é feliz, e a Lua não consegue esconder a sua tristeza. No entanto o Sol ainda aquece e vibra de paixão pela Lua, e ela ainda vive na escuridão da saudade. Dizem que a ordem de Deus era que a Lua deveria ser sempre cheia e luminosa, mas por mais que se esforce ela não consegue isso. Porque ela é mulher, e uma mulher tem fases. A Lua quando está feliz consegue ficar cheia, mas quando está infeliz torna-se minguante e quando esta minguante nem sequer é possível ver o seu brilho. Desde então a Lua e o Sol seguem o seu destino, ele solitário mas forte, ela acompanhada das estrelas, mas fraca. De tempos em tempos o Homem tenta conquistar a Lua, como se isso fosse possível. Nenhum deles realmente conseguiu conquistá-la, por mais que achem que sim, porém Deus decidiu que nenhum amor neste mundo seria de todo impossível, nem mesmo o do Sol e da Lua... E então criou o eclipse. Hoje o Sol e a Lua vivem da espera desse instante, desses raros momentos que lhes foram concedidos.
A partir de agora quando olhar-mos para o céu e virmos que a Lua encobriu o Sol é porque o Sol se deitou sobre a Lua e começaram a amar-se. A este acontecimento de pleno amor deu-se o nome de Eclipse. O brilho do seu êxtase é tão grande que não se aconselha a ninguém olhar directamente para o céu nesse momento, pois os nossos olhos não estão preparados e podem cegar de ver tanto amor…
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These Valentines were seen this winter on Black Point Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. The American Avocet is one of my favorite birds and I felt incredibly lucky to get these two in synch.
Brevard County, Florida, USA
Happy Holidays and a very Merry Christmas
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Oh my, how I envied them and their ability to zone-out. I just can't seem to sleep on planes or in airports no matter how many time zones keep piling up. How about you? Hope they didn't miss their flight! ;-)
Having shot at this location in previous months but regretted I didn't use the telefoto lens, I went back to Twin Peaks last weekend telefoto-ready, as well as bringing a friend over to enjoy the views.
For this shot I didn't even have to use the maximum focal/zoom length - actually this shot was taken at 84mm focal length. But this often under-appreciated kit lens (55-250mm) did a superb job in focusing on the SF downtown area. I was really pleasantly surprised that I had the Ferry Building right smack at the center of the shot as well - lucky lucky :) As I shot this (and even while i'm typing this) that classic Petula Clark song comes playing in my mind.
Here are my other previous shots from Twin Peaks - one in the nighttime and another during sunset hour. Thank you for checking it out!
By the way, please feel free to tag the buildings (I thank you in advance) - i am only familiar with the famous/landmark ones :)
Danger on the road
Près 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
Near my wild river
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
Until 1958, these columns were used in the U.S. Capitol. Now, you can find them on a Hill that borders Maryland and Washington D.C., at the National Arboretum. They are a bit spooky looking, if you ask me.
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Winterspaziergang zwischen den verschneiten Apfelbäumen im Remstal
Winter walk among the snow-apple trees in Remstal / Germany
Seen this afternoon straight ahead from my balcony in Fellbach, Germany . How I already told you I often watch the beautiful sky with completly different scenes from my balcony.
You can see some of them in my comment ;-).
Update ... just heard from my dear friend Maria (many thanks Maria) that this cloud formation is very rare and called "Fallstreak hole". I searched for it Wikipedia:
A fallstreak hole, also known as a hole punch cloud, punch hole cloud, skypunch, canal cloud or cloud hole, is a large circular gap that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds. Such holes are formed when the water temperature in the clouds is below freezing but the water has not frozen yet due to the lack of ice nucleation particles. When a portion of the water does start to freeze it will set off a domino effect, due to the Bergeron process, causing the water vapor around it to freeze and fall to the earth as well. This leaves a large, often circular, hole in the cloud.
It is believed that a disruption in the stability of the cloud layer, such as that caused by a passing jet, may induce the domino process of evaporation which creates the hole. Such clouds are not unique to any one geographic area and have been photographed from many places.
Because of their rarity and unusual appearance, as well as very little exposure in media, fallstreak holes are often mistaken for or attributed to unidentified flying objects
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Diese Wolkenformation habe ich von meinem Balkon aus gesehen. Ich habe einen tollen freien Blick auf den Himmel und beobachte die vielfältigen Veränderungen sehr gern.
Neu: Wie ich gerade von meinem lieben Kontakt Maria (herzlichen Dank, Maria) gehört habe ist die Formation mit dem Loch selten. Ich habe in Wikipedia gesucht und das gefunden:
Eine Hole Punch Cloud (von englisch hole punch = Locher, auch Punch Hole Cloud und Fallstreak Hole) ist ein sehr selten zu beobachtendes Wetterphänomen und bezeichnet eine kompakte Wolke mit bizarren Spitzen, die sich durch einen deutlichen kreisförmigen bis ovalen Freiraum von den sie umgebenden Wolken – zumeist Altocumulus oder Cirruswolken – absetzt.
Die genaue Ursache, die zu der Entstehung der Wolke führt, ist noch nicht erforscht. Es wird vermutet, dass sie durch schnell herabfallende Eiskristalle entsteht. Flugzeuge als Verursacher werden nicht ausgeschlossen.
Die fallenden Eiskristalle stammen entweder aus einer höhergelegenen Wolke oder sie wurden von den Triebwerken eines darüberfliegenden Flugzeuges produziert. Das Fallen der Eiskristalle ermöglicht es, Wasser aufzunehmen, weil sich die Luftfeuchtigkeit am Eis bindet. Im Zentrum der Wolke kommt es bei ihrem Entstehen zu Schneefall, die Wolke wächst an und der wolkenfreie Abstand zu den Altwolken wird größer. Die Eiskristalle wachsen bei ihrem Sinken in tiefere Luftschichten an und entziehen dabei der Umgebung Feuchtigkeit. Auf diese Art entsteht dort, wo dieses Phänomen auftritt, eine große Lücke in der Wolkenschicht. Warum die Entstehung lokal begrenzt ist, wurde bislang noch nicht wissenschaftlich erforscht.
Die Eiskristalle werden durch die zusätzliche Wasseraufnahme zunehmend schwerer und fallen schneller in Richtung Erdoberfläche. Dauert der Prozess lang genug, weil entsprechend viele Eiskristalle herabfallen beziehungsweise viel umgebende Luftfeuchtigkeit vorhanden ist, formt sich am unteren Ende der Hole Punch Cloud aus den Fallstreifen eine trichterförmige Struktur, die man aber nicht mit Tornadowolken verwechseln sollte. Der Schnee erreicht aber nicht die Erde, weil er in tieferen Luftschichten erwärmt wird und schmilzt beziehungsweise direkt sublimiert.
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Yes, Dakota once again! I'm taking too many pictures of her, I know, but she is the funniest model ever!
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More funky hair-dos and photos from the college fashion show to come, but a change of pace and a short trip back to the River Yar Causeway today just to change things up a little bit
Starting here with a photo from the discarded pile, given a bit of flypaper treatment to bring it back to life!
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There is saying that the camera actually points in two directions i.e. to the subject that the lens is pointing and to the photographer himself/herself.
What is the self image that my camera is giving me?
I wish to find an answer!
Have a great Sunday!
This will be most uninteresting part of my photography i.e. self portrait.
I would like to give my support and entry to the self portrait contest organized by 85mm Street Contest Flickr Group.
The problem is that I always prefer not to show my face (the most uninteresting subject in the world) in the shot. You can understand I have a very low self image!
So I have to choose a reflective surface in order to show myself in it but not to reveal my face as much as possible.
I passed by the eyeglass store in Yaohan Shopping Mall and I spotted that they have a mirror in front of the store. Here is the result.
Illusion is a great theme in photography and I wish to make one similar to that.
Happy Wednesday!
I also want to share a quote I read this morning on the magazine.
“My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.” – Steve McCurry
I'm feel a bit uncomfortable with uploading self portraits, especially this one. I think its because this is so photoshopped. I do not have clear skin or so "clear" eyes. But how fun isn't it to perfect yourself in photoshop..
“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
to begin with, i'm retiring my 365. i'm entirely too far behind, and there's always a nagging feeling in the back of my mind to create for this and not for me, so it's done. i may attempt another in the future. :)
secondly, thank you to Joel for renewing my Pro Account! :D
next, i am having a GIVEAWAY over at my facebook page. i'm giving away some prints and a book all about photography! details are at the link!
finally, this is a large screengrab. photoshop quit in the middle of saving, but i had quick fingers and was able to screengrab the finished piece. it'll do. :)
this really represents my struggle with anxiety. i have a lot of anxiety issues and i often feel lost because of them. it's incredibly frustrating all the time, and i'm really, really trying to work on it. small steps, though. <3
also, thank you lana and alia for the help on this shoot!
here is a link to my second q&a video. i'm only answering a question or two at a time. :)
Selling prints on Society6.com now! If you want to see anything in the shop, let me know and I'll add it. :D
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The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany, in France. The local Breton name is Beg ar Raz. It is the western point of the commune of Plogoff, Finistère.
It is named after the Raz de Sein, the dangerous stretch of water between it and the island of Sein (Enez Sun in Breton). It is a dramatic place of crashing waves and strong winds. It also marks the western end of the 3,200km E5 European long distance path to Verona in Italy.
The lighthouse of "La Vieille" is clearly visible from the rocks.
Although it is not quite the westernmost extent of France (that would be Pointe de Corsen, just to the north), its rocky isolation makes it a popular tourist destination, (comparable in some ways to Land's End in the southern UK).
Pointe du Raz is een kaap aan de Finistère, regio Bretagne. Deze kaap is 72 meter hoog en steekt ver in zee. Het is mede met de Pointe Saint-Mathieu de verst uitstekende westelijke kaap van Bretagne en Frankrijk.
Ten noorden hiervan, ligt de Pointe du Van, met daartussen, de brede Baie des Trépassés. Vanuit Audierne en via Plogoff, is deze mooie natuurkaap te bereiken. Bijzonder bij ruwe weersomstandigheden is de golfspeling, die tegen de klippen en de granietrotsen te pletter beuken, spectaculair. Dit kan men meemaken vanuit een uitkijkplaats. Maar bij kalmer weer slaan de golven nog hard tegen de rotsen, en kan men met behulp van een verrekijker, de duizenden zeevogels observeren, zonder veel last te hebben van de stormwind anderzijds.
In de buurt van de Pointe du Raz, ligt de kleine haven Bestrée, van waaruit men in de zomer een boottocht van 60 km kan maken, met inbegrip naar het Île de Sein, in het Bretons Enez Sun, dat op een afstand van 13 km vóór de kaap ligt.