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A rare bird for Florida. Franklin's Gulls are very similar to Laughing Gulls. They are slightly smaller, with a smaller bill, larger white eye arcs and a darker, more extensive hood in winter.
Some friends and I spent several hours picking through a couple thousand Laughing Gulls at a few different locations in the Daytona Beach area one day this fall. We finally found what we were looking for right before sunset. This is a first cycle (first winter) bird as shown by the brown feathers in the wing.
Canon Rebel XSi and Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Travel in summer - Phare de Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse. Rimouski, Québec, Canada #1
The lighthouse is 108 feet tall, which makes it the second tallest in eastern Canada. It is built in a characteristic shape, employing eight concrete buttresses to support a slender central cylinder.
It was replaced by an electronic lighthouse in 1975 and the site is now open for visitors as part of the Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père.
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This male Wood Duck and his twin were photographed in autumn at Mead Botanical Garden in Winter Park, Florida, USA. He was in his fresh fall plumage. I always enjoy seeing these colorful ducks. The reflection was a nice bonus.
October 2012
Canon Rebel XSi and Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Per te che curi questo amore
come fosse un fiore delicato
e ci metti tutto,
tutto ciò che riesci a dare,
e comprendi un mondo
che i miei occhi
sanno appena immaginare...
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期待了近一年，終於完成了。
最感謝團長Max的策劃與高山美食家美枝，夜夜共眠的冠穎，還有其它一眾朋友們，大家都好棒，這趟行程真是太讚了！
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Les Anneaux de Buren (nommés aussi Les Anneaux) sont une œuvre de Daniel Buren et Patrick Bouchain située sur le Quai des Antilles à Nantes (sur l'île de Nantes).
Le long de la Loire et du hangar à bananes, l'œuvre est composée de 18 anneaux de 4 mètres de diamètre et de couleur argent, fixés à la rambarde du quai, situés à égale distance, les uns derrière les autres. La nuit, les anneaux s'éclairent, alternant rouges, verts et bleus.
Les Anneaux ont été créés pour laisser place à l'interprétation du visiteur. Néanmoins Daniel Buren a souhaité inscrire son œuvre dans l'histoire de la ville et sa géographie. Ainsi, les cercles formés font référence aux anneaux qui enserraient et emprisonnaient les esclaves, en référence au commerce triangulaire dont Nantes a été la plaque tournante au XVIIIe siècle.
De même, ils évoquent des anneaux de mariage unissant le fleuve, la mer et la terre sur un espace à la croisée des éléments.
Les anneaux sont installés sur d'anciens bollards dont l'artiste a respecté le nombre, le rythme et la disposition. L'œuvre a été imaginée de manière à ce que sa vision nocturne soit totalement différente de sa vision diurne : en journée, les anneaux constitués d'acier galvanisé invitent le regard du visiteur à balayer tout le paysage environnant, tandis que la nuit des éclairages aux leds proposent des jeux colorés et lumineux dominants qui s’entrelacent et se fondent les uns dans les autres.
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Buren's Rings (also called The Rings) is a work of Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain located on the Quai des Antilles in Nantes (island of Nantes).
Along the Loire and the bananas shed, the work consists of 18 rings, 4 meters diameter, silver colored, attached to the railing of the pier, located at equal distance, one behind the other. At night, the rings are illuminated red, green and blue alternating.
The Rings were created to allow interpretation for the visitor. Nevertheless Daniel Buren wanted to include his work in the history of the city and its geography. Thus, circles refer to the rings which enclosed and imprisoned slaves, with reference to the triangular trade. Nantes was the hub of this eighteenth century trade.
Similarly, they evoke wedding rings uniting the river, sea and land on a space at the intersection of the elements.
The rings are installed on old bollards which the artist has met the number, timing and layout. The work was conceived so that his night vision is completely different from its daytime vision. During the day, the rings made of galvanized steel invite the visitor's eye to sweep all the surrounding landscape, while the night lights LEDs offer the dominant bright, colorful games that intertwine and merge into each other.
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A cidade de Malmo, devastada por um passado industrial, é hoje conhecida por a sua universidade e os seus prédios verdes. Malmo foi uma das primeiras e mais industrializadas cidades da Escandinávia, mas teve de fazer um enorme esforça para se adaptar ao pós-industrialismo. Desde a construção da ponte de Oresund, Malmo sofreu uma grande transformação com a evolução arquitetónica, atraindo nova biotecnologia e empresas de topo e particularmente, alunos de todo o mundo para a Universidade de Malmo, fundada em 1998. A cidade tem muitos edifícios históricos e belíssimos parques naturais que fazem dela uma cidade verde e bastante atrativa para se viver.
Como é belo o entardecer na cidade de Malmo, um entardecer que na maioria das vezes nos passa completamente ao lado, tal é a nossa ânsia de viver, um momento que deveria ser vivido com a mesma intensidade com que se vivem as grandes ocasiões da nossa vida. O pôr-do-sol é normalmente mais brilhante do que o nascer do sol, pois a matiz do vermelho e laranja são mais intensas e vibrantes. A atmosfera responde de diversas formas à exposição da luz solar, em particular, no final do dia, pois a atmosfera tende a reter uma quantidade maior de partículas em suspensão do que no início do dia. Durante o dia, o sol aquece a superfície terrestre, diminuindo assim a humidade do ar e aumentando a velocidade e a turbulência dos ventos, o que acaba por levantar a poeira para o ar. Contudo, as diferenças entre o nascer do sol e o pôr-do-sol, em alguns casos, também dependem das peculiaridades geográficas do local de onde o evento está a ser observado.
Aqui em Malmo, o entardecer de repente tornou-se diferente, mais belo e chamativo que o habitual, mais mágico e encantador, mais atrativo luminoso e delicado, talvez por ter sido o pôr-do-sol mais a norte da Europa que tenhamos presenciado. Diz a ciência que a luz do Sol sofre um desvio gerado pela atmosfera, por isso, o sol ainda pode ser visto depois de já estar atrás do horizonte físico. Este efeito também se manifesta durante o nascer do sol. Outra curiosidade gerada pela distorção da luz solar pela atmosfera é que o sol também aparenta ser maior no horizonte, uma ilusão de ótica similar a que ocorre com a Lua.
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One Angel Square
One Angel Square[1] is an office building in Manchester, England. Construction work began in 2010 and was completed in February 2013. The landmark building is the head office of the Co-operative Group. Standing 72.5 metres (237.8 feet) tall, the building forms the centrepiece of the new £800 million NOMA development in the northern quarter of Manchester city centre. The building cost at least £105 million to construct and was sold on leaseback terms in 2013 for £142 million.
One Angel Square is one of the most sustainable large buildings in Europe and is built to a BREEAM 'Outstanding' rating. It is powered by a biodiesel cogeneration plant using rapeseed oil to provide electricity and heat. The structure makes use of natural resources, maximising passive solar gain for heat and using natural ventilation through its double-skin facade, adiabatic cooling, rainwater harvesting, greywater recycling and waste heat recycling.
The building's distinctive form has been compared to a sliced egg and a ship.[16] Its design was announced by architects 3DReid in May 2009 and construction began in July 2010 with a projected completion date in March 2013. In December 2012, the scheme surpassed its pan-European sustainability aims and achieved a world-record BREEAM score of 95.32%. It is also an energy-plus building, producing surplus energy and zero carbon emissions. The building has received numerous awards for its striking aesthetic and sustainability aims.
Atardecer en la costa del Mar Mediterráneo. Esta foto la he sacado desde una playa de Marbella, España
In Portland, Oregon, during the fifteenth annual Global Cannabis March that took place on May 3, 2014. Nearly three hundred cities worldwide were scheduled to participate this year.
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Nadie puede volver atrás, pero todos podemos seguir adelante...
Y Mañana, cuando el Sol salga, será suficiente con repetirse:
Voy a ver este día como si fuese el primero de mi vida. (Paulo Coelho)
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Nobody can go back, but we all can continue forward...
and Tomorrow, when the sun comes out, will have to repeat oneself:
I will see this day as if it were the first of my life. (Paulo Coelho)
"... Tenho um cuiudo picaço,
peito e anca que é um colosso,
que já me deu muito gosto
mandando corda em rodeio,
- quando eu abria pra fora
num armadão encopado
e acomodava o chumbado
lustrando a capa do olho ..."
Fragmento de "Riqueza de posteiro", de Márcio Nunes Corrêa
Capão do Leão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Sitting Campo della Carità ( Accademia )
We see San Vidal church and Grand Canal
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Stuttgart is the only city in Germany where wine is grown within the urban area, mainly in the districts of Rotenberg, Uhlbach and Untertürkheim.
Stuttgart is still one of Germany's largest wine-growing cities with more than 400 hectares of vine area, thanks in main to its location at the centre of Germany's fourth largest wine region, the Württemberg wine growing area which covers 11,522 hectares (28,470 acres) and is one of only 13 official areas captured under German Wine law. The continuing importance of wine to the local economy is marked every year at the annual wine festival ('Weindorf'). (Wikipedia)
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♫ São as águas de março fechando o verão
É a promessa de vida no teu coração. ♫
Depois do verão mais quente dos ultimos 50 anos o Rio recebe o Outono e Inverno.;
Nosso Outono e Inverno possui temperaturas agradáveis que variam entre 20 a 30º,
bem diferente dos 43º com sensação termica de 50º que tivemos neste ultimo verão.
Aproveito para desejar a todas as pessoas de Boa Vontade, uma excelente semana, cheia de Saude, Paz, Alegrias e Prosperidade
* Todas as fotos foram tiradas no Dona Marta e estão abertas pois
ja foram publicadas anteriormente.
Foto: Chuva e o Arco íris no Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Video: ♪ Aguas de Março ♪ - Tom Jobim & Elis Regina
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Düsseldorf Rheinufer - at the Rhine
in the background you can see the bridge from Fridays upload or better where it was heading to ... on the left you can see a little bit of the path of Mondays upload ;-)
I didn’t know why I was getting a creepy kind of feeling when I walked through this section of the woods. But now that I’ve seen this image on my computer, I understand why! ;-) (The reason is easier to see when the image is viewed large.)
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Que la Luz interior ilumine nuestra esencia.
Que la Bondad de corazón sea la fuerza de nuestra vida.
Que el Espíritu de Amor, No-Violencia y PAZ
transforme a los seres humanos, los países y el Mundo.
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That the interior Light illuminates our essence.
That the Kindness of heart is the force of our life.
That the Spirit of Love, Non-violence and PEACE
transforms to the human beings, the countries and the World.
It was a quite gloomy day, but in the evening almost all the clouds gone away. The sunset light was warm and promised close spring...
5:43 pm CET -> De derecha a izquierda, Porru Bolu y Mosquil de Cebolleda, Llampa Cimera, Los Argaos, Peña Santa de Enol, Aguja de Enol, Peña Santa de Castilla, Torre de la Canal Parda, Cota Norte (Pico de los Asturianos) y Torre del Alba (Torre de los Traviesos)
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Volkswagen Transporter 22 1979.
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Fanad Head, County Donegal, Ireland
The sky in this image made me feel like it was on fire, I love how the water is so turquoise/green in Fanad Head, its like our own little Irish Pacific ocean right here in cold Ireland! lol
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Irie Vibes Fishing. "Trolling, trolling, trolling, big fish kept avoiding our lures"
Very different kind of fishing that I am used to. Including preferred refreshments of the crew.
Each day is a new page to be written on, a new beginning. Today we can start again.
Monterey Peninsula, CA
The small nameless lake is situated next to E 104th Ave Street in Commerce City, Colorado.
The observation deck is overflowed due to floods. It was a natural disaster occurring in the U.S. state of Colorado after one week of heavy rains in September 2013.
Much better in Large On Black
More from Colorado in my sets Denver and USA
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The Matterhorn (German), Cervino (Italian) or Cervin (French), is a mountain in the Pennine Alps. With its 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high summit, lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps and its 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) north face is one of the Great north faces of the Alps.
The individual pieces of the chocolate bar Toblerone are claimed by its maker Kraft to be formed in the likeness of the Matterhorn.
Zermatt (French: Praborgne) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
It is located at the northern base of the Matterhorn in the Pennine Alps, about 10 km from the border with Italy.
Zermatt has a permanent population of around 5,500 people, although the actual population varies considerably through the seasons as tourists come and go. The village is situated at the end of Mattertal, a north-facing valley, at an altitude of 1,620m (5,315ft). The valley is a dead end; although the border with Italy is close, it cannot be crossed by road, as it traverses a glacier at an altitude of over 3,000m. Zermatt is the starting point of the Patrouille des Glaciers and the Haute Route.
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The Alps (French: Alpes; German: Alpen; Italian: Alpi; Romansh: Alps; Slovene: Alpe) is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. The word "Alps" was taken via French from Latin Alpes (meaning "the Alps"), which may be influenced by the Latin words albus (white) or altus (high) or more likely a Latin rendering of a Celtic or Ligurian original.
The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc, at 4,808 metres (15,774 ft), on the Italian-French border. All the main peaks of the Alps can be found in the list of mountains of the Alps and list of Alpine peaks by prominence.
The Alps are generally divided into the Western Alps and the Eastern Alps. The division is along the line between Lake Constance and Lake Como, following the Rhine. The Western Alps are higher, but their central chain is shorter and curved; they are located in Italy, France and Switzerland. The Eastern Alps (main ridge system elongated and broad) belong to Austria, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Switzerland.
The Alps are a classic example of what happens when a temperate area at lower altitude gives way to higher elevation terrain. Elevations around the world which have cold climates similar to those found in polar areas have been called alpine. A rise from sea level into the upper regions of the atmosphere causes the temperature to decrease. The effect of mountain chains on prevailing winds is to carry warm air belonging to the lower region into an upper zone, where it expands in volume at the cost of a proportionate loss of heat, often accompanied by the precipitation of moisture in the form of snow or rain.
Saliendo de los bosques desde el valle de Nilahue, con vista al norte hacia los volcanes Choshuenco, Quetropillán y Lanín.
Parque Nacional Puyehue.
Región de Los Ríos, Chile central.
Yesterday we had Magnus Krenty's autocycle/motorcycle (IH 54) outside O'Doherty's Hotel at Ardmalin in Co. Donegal. Today, we've been chauffeur-driven up around the coast to Burtonport. Outside O'Donnell's Hotel we find JI 54 waiting for us. And very far removed from the infernal combustion engine, that looks like a very fine lace collar on the window looker outer (technical term)...
Photographer: Almost certainly Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios, Dublin
Date: Circa 1910?? (definitely after 1906)
NLI Ref.: L_ROY_09437
♫ Heaven
I'm in heaven
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak
And I seem to find the happiness I seek
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek
Oh, I love to climb a mountain and to reach the highest peak
But it doesn't thrill me half as much as dancing cheek to cheek ♫
Todas as fotos da sequencia estão abertas, pois foram publicadas
anteriormente e foram tiradas em dias e horarios diferentes,
sendo que a ultima foto mostra a visão inversa da Praia para a Montanha
Foto: Topo do Morro Dois Irmãos - Vidigal - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
Video: ♪ ♪ Cheek to Cheek ♪ - Glee
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Series of the route with 23 photos in the first comment
Serie de la ruta con 23 fotos en el primer comentario
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Recorriendo el profundo curso del Río Parada, afluente del Río Oitavén, en plena Serra do Suido.
Seguimos el curso del río desde Enterrios hasta Airoa, en la parroquia de A Laxe que es la mayor en extensión del concello de Fornelos de Montes.
Indicaciones : de la carretera PO-255, sale la de Verducido-Avión (PO-0302), ahí está Entrerrios....
Y justo en la subida señalizada Eido do Rey / A Costa, cogemos una corredoira a la derecha que pasa bajo la primera casa (está cerrada en dos puntos con cancelas, abrirlas y dejarlas como estaban....)
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Nosotros vamos muchisimo, sobre todo en invierno, a Fornelos de Montes, asi que me dejo a mi misma este estupendo enlace del municipio.......Entorno......podeis verlo :-)
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A Cidade do Rio de Janeiro é conhecida mundialmente pelas belezas de suas Praias Urbanas, mas o que muitos não sabem, inclusive muitos cariocas, é que dentro da cidade do Rio de Janeiro existem 05 praias praticamente Selvagens que só é possivel chegar atraves de Barco ou por trilha.
Já estou para ir neste lugar a mais de dois meses, mas por um motivo ou por outro sempre cancelava a ida, mas finalmente no feriado da ultima sexta tive a oportunidade de conhecer esse que para mim é um dos lugares mais fantásticos da nossa cidade.
A Trilha apesar de ser cansativa, é relativamente facil de seguir exceto por alguns trechos de subida que exigem um pouco mais de esforço para os que não estão acostumados a fazer trlha, mas todo esforço e cansaço são esquecidos quando chegamos a este paraiso escondido dentro da nossa cidade.
No local temos a Pedra da Tartaruga, uma enorme pedra que lembra a cabeça de um tartaruga e que irei postar uma foto brevemente, muito procurada para a pratica rapel, sendo considerado o local mais bonito para esse esporte na cidade.
Das 05 praias estive apenas em tres, pois o sol estava muito quente e não me animei de conhecer todas, Temos:
A Praia do Meio a maior das 05 praias com 350 metros de extensão e que aparece na foto é a preferida por surfistas, a Praia de Pedra conhecida como praia de Buzios e a Praia do Perigoso, que tem esse nome devido ser a rota de fuga de presos perigosos que escapavam do extinto presidio da Ilha Grande, alem destas existe a praia do inferno que é visivel do alto da Pedra da tartaruga e a Praia Funda que tem um trilha mais complicada de chegar.
* A primeira foto da sequencia, foi tirada do Alto da Pedra da Tartaruga, ao meu lado no primeiro plano esta a Praia do Perigoso, depois a Praia do Meio que aparece na Foto Principal de outro angulo e ao fundo a Praia do Inferno.
* A Segunda foto mostra a Praia de Buzios que fica do Lado Oposto a Praia do Perigoso.
Foto: Praia do Meio - Trilha da Pedra da Tartaruga - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil
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Truth be told, I'm jealous of Jayme's dogs and his fantastic photo's he takes of them. So I set out to take my own dog's portrait photo. First, I went out to the garage and dug out the box buried deep in the dark at the back. Then I opened the box, took out my dog, blew the dust off of him and put him down. Next I set up the shot, told the dog to sit and went to get the camera. Everything was all good until I went to snap the shot. As soon as I aimed the camera at him, he turned around, said Look, I'm Sally Fields as the Flying Nun and flew off over the fence and out of sight. Typical dog.
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Our Daily Challenge: Portrait From Behind
(for those of you waiting for my Misheard Lyrics shot, don't. The only song I can come up with is KC & The Sunshine Band's " Shake Your Boobies " which I found out is really Booty rather quickly.
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Fenced Friday
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Another shot from the wonderful autumn forest at the Herrenbachstausee (Artificial lake) which is situated near the Abbey Adelberg (Germany, Baden-Württemberg). The lake was built around 1970. The 22 m high and 220 m long dam built from groundmaterial can almost hold back 2 million cubic meters of water. The water is of up to 18 meters deep and has an area of about 10 hectares. It is a very delightful recreation area because of the scenic location. (Out of 3 single shots.)
More from the Herrenbachstausee in my set Adelberg
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