On EXPLORE : 2011_12_20

à vous tous, mes amis,

joie, santé, amour, bonheur, paix, sérénité, accomplissement de soi ...

to everybody, my friends,

joy, good health, love, happiness, peace, serenity, self-fulfillment ...

a todo el mundo, mis amigos,

alegría, buena salud, amor, felicidad, paz, serenidad, la auto-realización ...

Happy holidays to you and yours with some nice presents ;-).

I will be off the next days ... see you again next week.

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Amanece con niebla en la Laguna de Boada de Campos./ Sunrise and fog in Boada de Campos Lagoon

♫ Chris Garneau - Leaving Song.♫

Fotografía unida a esta canción de mi cantante revelación del año.

Cuando la gente que daba luz a la vida, se va, te sientes abandonado.

En 1998 la Fundación Global Nature inició las gestiones para la recuperación de la Laguna de Boada ( foto) , distante a tan sólo 11 kilómetros de la Laguna de la Nava ( foto) y con unas características ecológicas muy similares a este humedal.

Con el apoyo del ayuntamiento de Boada y el Ministerio de Medio Ambiente están ya inundadas 60 hectáreas del humedal.

Se pueden observar los miles de aves acuáticas que visitan esta laguna, especialmente el ánsar común, ya que este humedal es la tercera zona más importante dentro de España, con un contingente anual de entre 10.000 Y 12. 000 ejemplares.

Miles de aves acuáticas se establecen todos los inviernos en las lagunas de La Nava y Boada; ánades reales, cercetas comunes y patos cucharas

Durante la primavera y verano, avefrías, cigüeñelas, archibebes y fochas sacan a delante sus polladas en las aguas someras del humedal.

Antes del otoño varios miles de pequeñas aves como mosquiteros, carriceros o golondrinas se alimentan y descansan en los arroyos y la vegetación palustre.

Las vastas extensiones cerealistas que rodean ambas lagunas son el hábitat de una interesante comunidad de aves esteparias. Especies como la avutarda, ortega, aguilucho cenizo o calandria encuentran en esta zona un hábitat único dentro de Europa.

Photo attached to this song of my singer revelation of the year.

When people who gave light to life, is gone, you feel abandoned.

In 1998, the Global Nature Foundation initiated steps for the recovery of Boada Lake( photo ) , distant only 11 km from the Laguna de la Nava ( photo ) and ecological characteristics very similar to this wetland.

With the support of the City of Boada and the Ministry of Environment already flooded 60 hectares of wetland.

You can see the thousands of waterfowl that visit this lake, especially the common goose, and that this wetland is the third most important area in Spain, with an annual quota of 10,000 and 12. 000.

The vast cereal that surround both lakes are home to an interesting community of steppe birds. Species such as the Great Bustard, Sandgrouse, Montagu's harrier or calendar are in this area a unique habitat in Europe..

This was the sunrise over Seattle this morning, my friends. It was one of the most phenomenal sunrises I had seen in months. You can see Mount Rainier, Washington State’s tallest mountain (and dormant volcano) that dominates the horizon on unbelievably clear days such as this one.

An impromptu decision to curtail my morning workout at the gym gave way to serendipity, which led me to capture this image today. If I had followed my regular routine this morning, I would have completely missed this.

This image was taken from the balcony of my apartment. Enjoy!

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A large flock of Black Skimmers, Ring-billed, Laughing, and Herring Gulls, and Forster's and Royal Terns on the south end of Jekyll Island

Merry christmas to all! (A little in advance.)

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Cena in malga Conseria ospite della famiglia Fronza in occasione del compleanno di Claudio, val Campelle, Lagorai, estate 2011

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Here is another shot from our trip to the backwaters in Kerala. this is what people living in these areas see on a daily basis. The beautiful Sunset across the array of coconut tress makes for an enchanting scene and for me, a first time visitor to this part of the world, it was nothing less than magical.

On the technical front, I'm not completely happy with this image. The light was too harsh and was difficult to handle the exposure. This is the best I could achieve after processing it but some good GND filters would have made my life easier and I'm planning to invest in them something soon.

Have a wonderful day ahead, my friends.

Explored on 7th December 2011. Best position #15

Gargoyle From Notre-Dame, Paris, France

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On a visit to Portland, England, in 1913 wih H.M.S. Victory in the background.

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FrigateRN's Stream

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برج العرب

Al Arab's Tower

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A kaleidoscope is a circle of mirrors containing loose, colored objects such as beads or pebbles and bits of glass. As the viewer looks into one end, light entering the other end creates a colorful pattern, due to the reflection off the mirrors.

This is a processed photograph where a single photo is twirled at Photoshop and then mirrored twice to give a kaleidoscope effect.Thanks Evan for the tutorial!

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Yep! A squirrel and some bokeh! How's that for some good old fashioned cliché?

Just found out that I have another Thanksgiving dinner to attend at my brother-in-laws. I thought today would be a fun, lazy Flickr catch-up day! So ... I will attend to that this evening! And attend to more chowing today {just what I needed}!

Happy Cliché Saturday!!

Resto di supernova e nebulosa a emissione:

Dati: 15 x 12 min. 800 Iso + 7 Dark + 25 flat e darkflat

Software: Iris e Photoshop CS2

Strumenti: ottica Takahashi FSQ106 f/5 su Skywatcher EQ6 pro - Canon 40D CentralDS.

Data e luogo di scatto: 25/11/2011 a Spinello (Fc)

Temp. esterna: 3,1° C temperatura al sensore -13,5 °C - Umidità da 80% a 55%

oooooooh its heavily raining here. i went out with raincoat to take a flower shot, since there were drops on it, i got an idea to make this as flower-drop shot.

you all know that i used to hold the thing with drops in my left hand and camera in right, but this time though i was holding only my non-SLR camera in hand, i faced difficult in making the shot, as wind was blowing along with the drizzling rain.

i managed to take this shot and returned back with this droplet shot and droplets on my camera

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Es la primera obra escultórica de lenguaje moderno instalada en un espacio público de la ciudad. Como ocurrirá posteriormente, su transgresión formal provocará un vivo debate entre los gijoneses de esta época. Actualmente, es uno de las esculturas más características de la ciudad, con un fuerte sentido simbólico. Situada en el Paseo del Rinconín, la Madre mira al mar, hacia el que alcanza degarradoramente una de sus manos. Muriedas intentó plasmar en ella el sufrimiento de tantas asturianas y gijonesas que vieron como sus hijos debían partir en busca de una vida mejor.

Escultura de Ramón Muriedas

Espero sea de vuestro agrado

Os recuerdo que todas se pueden ver en grande y comentarlas

Mejor ver en grande sobre fondo negro

A little bit of autumn color for you ... before winter gets here!! I have so many autumn photos I took before I left for my Yosemite trip. I spent a few hours at a local nature center. I was the only one there; the light & the colors fabulous!!

Happy "Fall Color" Monday!

Taken from my hotel room on the 22nd floor of the Cerulean Tower Hotel in Shibuya , Tokyo .

The Hotel actually had 40 floors on the elevator so I asked the concierge in my most polite japanese if it was possible for me to go higher up to make a photo ?

He said I could from the restaurant but it opens at 11am and unfortunately I had to leave at by 7.30 for the airport . I can only imagine how spectacular that view must have been. Shikata ga nai !

per favore, "L" per vederla in GRANDE - please, press "L" to see it LARGE

appoggio.

ascolto.

sincerità.

empatia.

comunione.

E

comprensione.

senza nessuna (nessuna) condizione.

♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♫♪ - Jovanotti - mi fido di te

(musica seria, luce che varia

pioggia che cade, vita che scorre

cani randagi, cammelli e re magi)

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a very nice parked car from east switzerland :-)

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"Put on your blindfold

And a dress that's tight

And come with me

On a mystery night

Open your eyes"

Depeche Mode _ Shine

Also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976.

Yesterday was very significant day for our astronomical association. We had meeting with President of Republic of Croatia. He became our honorary member and he will be patronage for next year Ten days of astronomy in Daruvar. We are so proud about this. It's a great honor.

Also we had assembly. It was the occasion for socializing with other astronomers. We were at Petrov vrh, which is at an altitude of 547.00 m. Night was so clear. It was amazing to see so bright sky with so many stars.

Special thanks for making this photo, goes to Alan Jadanic, who was so kind to borrow us his Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

Location, date and time: Petrov vrh, 18.11.2011.

Optical system: 120/900 ED APO

Camera and filters: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Montage and guiding: NEQ6, Ascom camera, PHD Guiding

Total time: 42 min 14 sec, 18 light frames, ISO 800

Software: DSS, PS-CS3

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Another shot from my Oregon Zoo tour. This guy is the coolest. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: it’s too bad Lions are so dangerous otherwise they would make the perfect 21st century family pet. Heck YAH I’d walk down the street with one of these on a leash. Ya think anyone would bother me? Who needs a watch dog when you can have a watch cat? The only problem would be carrying a shovel and shopping bag instead of one of those small plastic doggie bag thingies for......well......you know. =)

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When founded in 1781, the city you see here was coined “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles”, or "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels”. It was a northern city of what was then known as “New Spain”, which is present-day Mexico. At the time of establishment by Los Pobladores (“the townspeople”), LA had an initial population of 48 people.

230 years later, that population is now 3.8 million. LA is the second largest city in the USA, and the 48th most populous city in the world.

New images of LA are now available in the “LATEST HITS” section of TIA’s official website.

Just click the link below!

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أعترف أنني ذات ذوقٍ رفيع

ومن أخير الناس وأجملهم :$

ليس غروراً

ولكنني كلما نظرتُ إلى صديقاتي وكل من شاركني تفاصيل حياتي

ينتابني ذلك الشعور وبشششدة

شكراً إلهي

وهبتني أشخاصاً أرواحهم جميلة

فـ زادوني جمالاً ❤❤

Noufa and Dana ❤

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A temple snuck in at the junction of the hillsides. An oddment in Ladakh as there is no Hindu population large enough to build temples. You have Buddhists in majority and they have their monasteries to go to. There are few Moslems and that is all.

This is a temple located enroute to Pangongtso and lies at the base of the actual climb to the Changla Pass. The deft touch of hybrid construction and assimilation with Buddhism is all there to see. The prayer flags in red, yellow, blue and white fluttering briskly in the cold breeze are the visible hallmarks of Buddhist temples.

Peace and Prayers flow everywhere, religions are localized. These makeshift temples are courtsey the Army and there you have the Hindu population for you.

Dates

Taken on November 16, 2010 at 12.06pm IST (edit)

Posted to Flickr November 15, 2011 at 7.04PM IST (edit)

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Camera Nikon D300

Exposure 0.002 sec (1/500)

Aperture f/11.0

Focal Length 18 mm

ISO Speed 200

Exposure Bias -1 EV

Flash No Flash

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♫♪ - subsonica - incantevole - ♫♪

(fuori è un giorno fragile, ma qui tutto cade incantevole)

bologna, mercato di mezzo.

colori, luci e profumi.

anche in novembre, perchè no.

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♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♫♪ - Cindy Lauper - True Colors

Show me a smile then

don't be unhappy, can't remember

when I last saw you laughing

If this world makes you crazy

And you've taken all you can bear

You call me up

Because you know i'll be there

L'entropia è una grandezza che viene interpretata come una misura del disordine (caos) presente in un sistema fisico qualsiasi, incluso l'universo.

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Dedicata al mio amico Gri, perché mi fa ridere.

E, soprattutto in questo periodo, non è poco.

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Used in the blog post Tennessee's Eastern Highland Rim - Part 2 - Geography.

The walk through the old town and the park constituted a magnificent afternoon. Autumn is so beautiful when the weather is fine and the coloured leaves are glowing in the sun like again last weekend. Here you see a colourful view from the bridge over the Enz.

Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany is the second-largest town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg. It is situated on the river Enz, about 19 km north of Stuttgart, and 20 km south of Heilbronn.

The park is part of the horticultural show held in 1989. The garden for citizens is on the edge of Old Town.

Please take your time ... I love it to view Large On Black

Der Spaziergang durch die Altstadt und den Bürgergarten ergaben einen herrlichen Nachmittag. Ich liebe den Herbst, wenn die Sonne scheint und die bunten Blätter zum Leuchten bringt. Diese Aufnahme habe ich von der Brücke über die Enz gemacht.

Bietigheim-Bissingen ist die zweitgrößte Stadt im Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland. Bietigheim an der Enz gelegen, befindet sich ca. 19 km nördlich von Stuttgart, und 20 km südlich von Heilbronn.

Der Park ist Teil der Landesgartenschau, die 1989 abgehalten wurde. Der Bürgergarten befindet sich am Rande der Altstadt.

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He tenido la suerte de pillar esta familia de gatos dormitando, aunque nada mas ver que me paraba como podeis ver ya pusieron los cinco sentidos

Pruebas con texturas y fondos

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In my last vacation on the Baltic Sea

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Iceland[4][5] i/ˈaɪslənd/ (Icelandic: Ísland, IPA: [ˈislant]; see Names for Iceland), officially called Republic of Iceland[6][7][8] and sometimes its counterpart Lýðveldið Ísland in Icelandic (for example this is a part of the name of the Constitution of Iceland, Stjórnarskrá lýðveldisins Íslands), is a Nordic European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.[9] The country has a population of about 320,000 and a total area of 103,000 km2 (40,000 sq mi).[10] The capital and largest city is Reykjavík,[11] with the surrounding areas in the southwestern region of the country being home to two-thirds of the country's population. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior mainly consists of a plateau characterised by sand fields, mountains and glaciers, while many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle.

According to Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island.[12] Others had visited the island earlier and stayed over winter. Over the following centuries, Norsemen settled Iceland, bringing with them thralls (serfs) of Gaelic origin. From 1262 to 1918 Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later the Danish monarchies. Until the 20th century, the Icelandic population relied largely on fisheries and agriculture. Industrialisation of the fisheries and Marshall Aid brought prosperity in the years after World War II. In 1994, Iceland became party to the European Economic Area, which made it possible for the economy to diversify into economic and financial services.

Iceland has a free market economy with relatively low taxes compared to other OECD countries,[13] while maintaining a Nordic welfare system providing universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens.[14] In recent years, Iceland has been one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. In 2011, it was ranked as the 14th most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index,[3] and the fourth most productive country per capita.[15] In 2008, the nation's entire banking system systemically failed and there was substantial resulting political unrest.

Icelandic culture is founded upon the nation's Norse heritage. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse (particularly from Western Norway) and Gaelic settlers. Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is closely related to Faroese and some West Norwegian dialects. The country's cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisine, poetry, and the medieval Icelanders' sagas. Currently, Iceland has the smallest population among NATO members and is the only one with no standing army.

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Focal Length: 16mm

Aperture: f/22.0

Shutter Speed : 2.5 seconds

ISO: 50

Exposure: Manual