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.... Thus prolonged infancy shapes human desires in two contradictory directions: on the one hand, on the subjective side, toward omnipotent indulgence in pleasure freed from the limitations of reality; on the other hand, on the objective side, toward powerless dependence on other people. The two tendencies come into conflict because the early experience of freedom and absorption in pleasure must succumb to the recognition of the reality-principle, in a capitulation enforced by parental authority under the threat of loss of parental love ...
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The center of the pool is sterile due to the extreme temperature. Without any organisms, this area has the deep intrinsic blue colour of water, as the result of water’s absorption of red wavelengths of visible light. The edges of the pool consists of bands of different colours and each band in the “microbial rainbow” represents a mini-ecosystem.
Several pigmented bacteria grow in the microbial mats at different ranges of temperature. In these thermal gradients, or distinct zones of microbial communities adapted to a specific temperature, microbes produce bright colours such as green (chlorophylls) and red (carotenoids). Depending on the amount of sunlight, the temperature of the water changes throughout the year, and may favor one kind of microbe over another. In the summer, the photosynthetic microbes in the mats produce dark red and orange pigments as a form of protection from the intense sunlight. During the winter, the mats appear dark green due to the domination of green photosynthetic pigments.
Character Creation
Ursa is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in the 1978 film Superman: The Movie portrayed by actress Sarah Douglas.
The character made her comic book debut in Action Comics #845 (January 2007). An adversary of the superhero Superman, Ursa is the wife and lieutenant of General Zod. She is typically depicted as having been imprisoned in the Phantom Zone along with Zod and Non.
Fictional Character History
History (New Earth) -Last Son (Part II)
The Kryptonian Science Council discovered that two of their most revered scientists, Jor-El and Non, had determined that in a short matter of time, Krypton would suffer geothermic upheavel that would destroy the entire planet. Branding them as heretics, the cowardly members of the Science Council sent General Zod and his militants to Jor-El's laboratory to arrest he and Non.
Ursa was in charge of placing the two scientists under arrest and handing them over to the council. The Science Council administered a stern warning to them, and set them free. Before long, Zod and Ursa discovered that Jor-El and Non had been right all along. Krypton had little time left.
Non ignored the Council's warning and preached to the populace of Krypton revealing everything he knew of the pending disaster. Zod and Ursa defected from the military and joined Non's cause. Soon after, Non was captured and lobotomized under orders of the Science Council.
This incident drove Zod over the edge, and Ursa and he began an insurrection that made them the most wanted criminals on the planet. They were eventually captured and brought to justice. Jor-El argued on their behalf, and swayed the Science Council from sentencing them to death. Instead, Jor-El elected for a more peaceful means of punishment - exile in the Phantom Zone.
Rebirth (Prime Earth) -Revenge Conclusion
During Cyborg Superman's plans on forming a team to take revenge on Superman, he recruits General Zod.
However, most of the team doesn't want Zod as there leader, Zod then betrays them and sends the Eradicator II and Cyborg Superman into the Phantom Zone. Henry Henshaw thinks they are there to retrieve Zod's army, but instead the Eradicator is given orders by Zod to rescue his wife Ursa and there son Lor-Zod, which was his goal all along. With the Eradicator, they escape and fled to another planet, Jekuul, to help begin Zod's plans on rebuilding a new Krypton. Cyborg Superman is left trapped in the Phantom Zone.
Powers & Abilities
Military Training
As a member of the Kryptonian Military Guild, she received extensive training in the use of weapons, applicable technology, hand to hand combat, strategy, and survival techniques.
As a Kryptonian, Ursa is as dangerous as she is beautiful. Under the yellow sun, she has all of Superman's powers and abilities: flight, super-strength, speed, heat-vision, and others to mention, are all apart of her power set.
She's absolutely loyal to Zod and is willing to do absolutely anything for him. Her fighting skills are extremely deadly, making her a foe that Superman or other superheroes need to watch out for.
Kryptonian Physiology
Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Ursa possesses the same potential powers as an average Kryptonian. These include:
Solar Energy Absorption
Under optimal conditions, this is the main source of Ursa's super powers as they are contingent upon exposure to solar radiation from a yellow sun star system.
Her biological make up includes a number of organs which lack analogues in humans and whose functions are unknown.
It is believed that between one or more of these and her bio-cellular matrix, "yellow" solar energy is stored for later use.
This allows for the use of these powers to fade when yellow solar radiation is not available instead of immediate failure.
Heat Vision
Ursa can, as a conscious act, fire beams of intense heat at a target by looking at it. She can vary the heat and area affected.
Super-Hearing
Ursa's hearing is sensitive enough to hear any sound at any volume or pitch. With skill and concentration, she can block out ambient sounds to focus on a specific source or frequency.
Enhanced Vision
Ursa's vision processes the entire electromagnetic spectrum as well as allowing vast control over selective perception and focus.
This umbrella ability includes the following:
Electromagnetic Spectrum Vision
Ursa can see well into most of the electromagnetic spectrum. She can see and identify radio and television signals as well as all other broadcast or transmitted frequencies. Using this ability, she can avoid detection by radar or satellite monitoring methods. This also allows her to see the aura generated by living thing.
Telescopic Vision
This is the ability to see something at a great distance, without violating the laws of physics. Though limited, the exact extent of the ability is undetermined. In function, it is similar to the zoom lens on a camera.
X-Ray Vision
This is the ability to see through any volume of matter except lead. Ursa's can see things behind a solid, opaque object as if it were not there. She can focus this ability to "peel back" layers of an object, allowing hidden image or inner workings to be observed. The exact type of energy perceived - such as x-rays, cosmic rays, or some other energy invisible to normal humans - is unclear. This ability perceives an ambient energy source though, it does not involve the eye projecting a concentrated, possibly toxic, beam to be reflected back from objects.
Microscopic Vision
This is the ability to see extremely small objects and images down to the atomic level.
Infrared Vision: Ursa's can see with better acuity in darkness, and to a degree in total darkness.
Flight
Ursa is able to manipulate graviton particles to defy the forces of gravity and achieve flight. This ranges from hovering to moving in any posture, in any direction.
Invulnerability
Due to the interaction of her dense molecular structure and supercharged bio-electric aura, Ursa is nigh-invulnerable to extreme energy forces. In addition, her extends this protection against toxins and diseases.
Superhuman Stamina
Ursa is able to maintain continuous strenuous physical action for an indefinite period of time. This based on her body converting yellow solar radiation directly to energy, but is limited by physiological and psychological needs to eat, drink, and sleep.
Superhuman Strength
Ursa's strength is augmented by yellow solar radiation interacting with the greater than human density, resilience and biological efficiency of her musculature. Her strength is more an act of conscious will on energy fields than actual physical strength. It is this act of conscious will that enables her to perform physical feats that are beyond the mere application force, such as moving a mountain top without said rock crumbling under its own mass.
Superhuman Speed
Ursa is able to move at incredible speed by sheer force of will. This extends to her perceptions and allows for feats such as catching bullets in mid flight as well as covering vast distances in little or no time.
This also confers:
Superhuman Agility
Superhuman Reflexes
Super-Breath
Ursa is able to create hurricane force winds by exhaling air from her lungs. She can chill the air as it leaves her lungs to freeze targets. She can also reverse the process to pull large volumes of air or vapor into her lungs.
Weaknesses
Kryptonian Physiology
Under the effects of a "yellow" sun, Ursa possesses the same potential weaknesses as an average Kryptonian. These include:
Vulnerability to Kryptonite
Vulnerability to Magic
Solar Energy Dependancy
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Secret Identity: Ursa
Publisher: DC
First appearance: Film: Superman (1978)
Comics:
Alternate version:
JSA Classified #3 (November 2005)
Canonical version:
Action Comics #845 (January 2007)
Created by: Mario Puzo (Screenwriter)
First appearance cover:
There is an intriguing surface unit in parts of the ancient Martian highlands that may consist of chloride salts (like NaCl, or table salt) which precipitated out of shallow lakes as in desert regions of Earth.
It has unusual thermal properties and distinctive morphologies, but lacks spectral absorption bands. All of these characteristics and the geologic settings are consistent with salt deposits. These deposits are often associated with clay minerals that do have distinctive absorption bands.
Image cutout is less than 1 km (under 1 mi) across and the spacecraft altitude was 266 km (165 mi). For full observation details including images with scale bars, visit the source link.
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Taken with their father's permission, a brother and sister are absorbed with their play in the city park...
Messier 45, the Pleiades - open cluster with reflection nebulae.
I really like widefield astro-images that show a lot of background dust clouds and nebulosity.
Im keen to attempt this with a relatively portable set-up using my StarAdventurer mount.
I had taken 179 x 1 minute subexposures and could see some dust and nebulosity but it wasnt that impressive - then I found a utility in PixInsight called Background Enhance that was very powerful and really brought up the faint dust clouds.
The Pleiades are a collect of young, bright stars that are passing through a dust field causing preferential reflection of blue light in our direction with absorption of red wavelengths by the dust. The linear stuctures in the nebulosity are thought to be the effect of the stars' magnetic fields lining up the dust particles.
The faint "clouds" around the nebula are called "cirrus".
Light pollution was measured at 20.1 magnitude/arcsecond2 which is really good for my suburban garden site.
This was taken with:
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 at f/2.5 @ ISO400
Canon 80D astro modified with IDAS LPS clip-in filter.
Star Adventurer mount
Guiding with ZWO mini-scope and ASIair raspberry pie controller.
Polar alignment with Polemaster.
I managed a RMS error of 4 arcseconds with the ASIair which is fine as native image scale here is 5 arcsec/pixel.
with eyes like glass you look out through a veil of self-absorption. I do that thing where I teeter forward, almost falling, just. And I stop myself from falling into you with an honest laugh. But you look back at me and don't see a thing. The faint incline of the side of your mouth is the most emotionless line across your face, and all the rest read pity.
Stop it. You complain and you rattle when nothing is painful but everything hurts; you're okay.
view on black
Bridge # 150 on the Leeds Liverpool canal, near to Foulridge. So named because Foulridge had a flourishing cottage industry of felt hat making from the 17th century.
The term "mad as a hatter" comes from the use of mercury in the production of felt hats in the 18th and 19th centuries, where absorption of mercury through the skin can cause neurological disorders.
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District 789, Beijing
July 2012
China
Urban life
Canon 550D
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Beyrouth, une des plus vieilles villes du monde 😮 🇱🇧 Les villes ont un aspect forcément tentaculaire depuis l’espace, mais leur développement parfois à vitesse grand V n’a rien d’une fatalité, même à l’heure du changement climatique. Les experts de la @UNFAO (oui, j’apprends beaucoup à leurs côtés à travers ma fonction d’ambassadeur :)) ont lancé l’an dernier l’initiative Villes vertes. Il s’agit d’accompagner les zones urbaines dans leur adaptation au changement climatique et faire en sorte qu’elles ne constituent pas des ogres de consommation énergétique. La solution passe sans surprise par la nature, à condition de suivre la bonne stratégie. 🌴 🌳🌴 🌳 Régulation de la température, filtrage de la pollution, absorption de CO2, augmentation de la biodiversité, apport de nourriture… En plantant les bons arbres aux bons endroits d’une ville, en prenant en compte les spécificités de la région du monde autant que celles du quartier en question, et bien sûr avec l’implication des communautés locales, on multiplie les bénéfices. 💪 #JournéeMondialeDeLaPopulation www.fao.org/green-cities-initiative/fr/
You can tell there’s steep terrain right off the coast, as the light takes sinuous roads up the mountains and hills close to Beirut. As always, life gathers close to coasts ad rivers. Cities seen from space are either grey at day or lit up at night. 55% of the world's population now live in urban areas, but there is no reason why they could not be green! Trees, plants and agriculture can co-exist in cities, on rooftops or in the streets. Often I focus my lens on nature because it is more striking, but cities should not break with the surrounding countryside. The @FAO launched the #GreenCities initiative to encourage large cities to become more sustainable and resilient, and better places to live. It’s all about turning the problem around and making it part of the solution. #WorldPopulationDay LINK
Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet
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LEVELS OF ABSORPTION, 2004 by LAURA MAYOTTE
36”w x 20 1/2”h x 16”d
Handmade flax paper, handspun and dyed linen yarn, indigo dye.
Artist’s Statement
Levels of Absorption holds many meanings for me. Literal meanings, such as the actual absorption of the indigo dye on the pages and watermarks, and abstract meanings, such as (being a book form) how much knowledge we absorb over a lifetime, the fact that we never make use of our entire brain, that there is always room for more knowledge, learning and growth, and that also the tree-like shape adds to this idea of growth over time. All the sewing reflects the pathways of the brain and how we think; how everything is connected, how odd things can remind us of seemingly unrelated things, but they are all there and accessible. This sewing is also rather electricity-like in appearance, and metaphorically, referring to how fast our thoughts can be, our natural reflexes or responses to stimuli, and how knowledge gained over time can be instantly accessed once learned.
I always collect the beautiful bright red seeds of my African Coral Tree (Erythrina lysistemon).
Under 365nm Ultraviolet light, one seed stood out as it fluoresces in a different wavelength of light.
About Fluorescence:
Fluorescence is the phenomenon of absorption of electromagnetic radiation, typically from ultraviolet light, by a molecule and the subsequent emission of a photon at a lower energy (smaller frequency, longer wavelength).
The "why?" explanation:
The fluorescence of young seeds under UV light is often attributed to the presence of certain compounds, such as flavonoids or other phenolic compounds, which can absorb UV light and emit light at longer wavelengths, often in the visible range. These compounds may serve various functions in the seed, such as protection against UV damage or signaling for seed dispersal.
UV Lighting:
365nm Adaptalux UV Lighting Arm camera mounted on a Mini Pod:
Adaptalux Modular Macro Lighting System.
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"The symbolic view of things is a consequence of long absorption in images.
Is sign language the real language of Paradise?"
-Hugo Ball
textures by Florabella, thanks!
back from a short vacation in Maui...
missed you all, happy bokeh wednesday-
i'm off to catch up with your wonderful photostreams!
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Here is Battleforce Athena's Lightning Bolt ground attack and fighter aircraft. It's a radically updated take on the A-10 Thunderbolt II, with faceted armor made of EM-absorptive materials to reduce EM cross section; advanced avionics, battlefield signal tracking, and target acquisition; and turreted dual autocannons replacing the A-10's single rotary cannon.
May 2012
The Netherlands
The way back, this shot concludes the reapings of my day of shooting in Amsterdam.
Candid shots in and around the Public Transport in The Netherlands
Ricoh GRD IV
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If you happen to be in one of my frames and have any objections to this.
Please contact me!
Please no glossy awards, scripted comments and big thumbnails back to your own work.
I will remove them...
Mainline 803 is an unusual Neoplan N416 integral single decker which had been assembled in Hellaby by importers Carlton PSV in 1988 and operated in the associated SUT fleet in Sheffield.
Following the absorption of the SUT fleet into Mainline it became fleet no 803 and was later transferred to Doncaster. It is seen on Askern Road in Bentley.
Poem.
The mercury greys, the tree-lined ebony silhouettes, deep indigo and silver-coated marbling, gleaming, beaming off the cloud-reflected bay-
Dazzles and spell-binds.
That precious God-given ambience of early dawn blinds us but etches blurred images of heavenly proportions to our senses.
The mesmerising light, the near-silent water’s edge only broken by the lilting call of the oyster-catcher or the muffled comments of stirring sailors aboard their dreamy yachts.
These familiar sounds, the salt-laden odours of a near-calm bay and the silent, gentle absorption of the sun’s rays rouses and energises a myriad of life-forms to a glorious new day.
To witness this scene is pure bliss.
To hear, feel and sense it, is almost indescribable.
Sheffield Joint Omnibus Committee unusually combined municipal and railway ownership of buses and services.
Sheffield’s fleet and its operational routes were split into three groups, Corporation, Joint & Railway Company . Two railway companies were involved prior to the 1948 formation of British Rail and joint operations with other operators made life in the Steel City even more unusual.
Even with these complications the committee had an enviable reputation for quality. Pictured is 654BWB, a Metro-Cammell bodied Leyland Atlantean PDR1 which was new to Shefield JOC in April 1962 as No.1354, along with 8 sisters (1350-1358).
In 1973 all 9 passed to South Yorkshire PTE (this one being renumbered 224) following that undertakings absorption of the JOC.
One vehicle from the batch, 657BWB, survives today, although it now bears no resemblance to the example we see here. In 1968 it was rebodied by Park Royal following extensive fire damage and is preserved at Sandtoft.
Several versions of the myth have survived from ancient sources. The classic version is by Ovid, found in book 3 of his Metamorphoses (completed 8 AD); this is the story of Narcissus and Echo. One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo, an Oread (mountain nymph) saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted "Who's there?". Echo repeated "Who's there?". She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She was heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in lonely glens until nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis, the goddess of revenge, learned of this story and decided to punish Narcissus. She lured him to a pool where he saw his own reflection. He didn't realize it was only an image and fell in love with it. He eventually recognized that his love could not be reciprocated and committed suicide.
An earlier version ascribed to the poet Parthenius of Nicaea, composed around 50 BC, was recently rediscovered among the Oxyrhynchus papyri at Oxford.Like Ovid's version, it ends with Narcissus committing suicide. A version by Conon, a contemporary of Ovid, also ends in suicide (Narrations, 24). In it, a young man named Aminias fell in love with Narcissus, who had already spurned his male suitors. Narcissus also spurned him and gave him a sword. Aminias committed suicide at Narcissus's doorstep. He had prayed to the gods to give Narcissus a lesson for all the pain he provoked. Narcissus walked by a pool of water and decided to drink some. He saw his reflection, became entranced by it, and killed himself because he could not have his object of desire.[3] A century later the travel writer Pausanias recorded a novel variant of the story, in which Narcissus falls in love with his twin sister rather than himself (Guide to Greece, 9.31.7).
Influence on culture
Тhe myth of Narcissus has inspired artists for at least two thousand years, even before the Roman poet Ovid featured a version in book III of his Metamorphoses. This was followed in more recent centuries by other poets (e.g. Keats and Alfred Edward Housman) and painters (Caravaggio, Poussin, Turner, Dalí (see Metamorphosis of Narcissus), and Waterhouse).
Narcissus in literature : Narcissus by Gyula Benczúr In Stendhal's novel Le Rouge et le Noir (1830), there is a classic narcissist in the character of Mathilde. Says Prince Korasoff to Julien Sorel, the protagonist, with respect to his beloved girl:She looks at herself instead of looking at you, and so doesn't know you.During the two or three little outbursts of passion she has allowed herself in your favor, she has, by a great effort of imagination, seen in you the hero of her dreams, and not yourself as you really are.(Page 401, 1953 Penguin Edition, trans. Margaret R.B. Shaw).The myth had a decided influence on English Victorian homoerotic culture, via André Gide's study of the myth, Le Traité du Narcisse ('The Treatise of the Narcissus', 1891), and the only novel by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist also starts with a story about Narcissus, found (we are told) by the alchemist in a book brought by someone in the caravan. The alchemist's (and Coelho's) source was very probably Hesketh Pearson's The Life of Oscar Wilde (1946) in which this story is recorded (Penguin edition, p. 217) as one of Wilde's inspired inventions. This version of the Narcissus story is based on Wilde's "The Disciple" from his "Poems in Prose (Wilde) ".Author and poet Rainer Maria Rilke visits the character and symbolism of Narcissus in several of his poems.Seamus Heaney references Narcissus in his poem "Personal Helicon" from his first collection "Death of a Naturalist":
"To stare, big-eyed Narcissus, into some spring
Is beneath all adult dignity."In Rick Riordan's Heroes of Olympus series, Narcissus appears as a minor antagonist in the third book The Mark of Athena.In the fantasy series Harry Potter, Narcissa Malfoy, a minor antagonist, is named for Narcissus.William Faulkner's character "Narcissa" in Sanctuary, sister of Horace Benbow, was also named after Narcissus. Throughout the novel, she allows the arrogant, pompous pressures of high-class society to overrule the unconditional love that she should have for her brother.Hermann Hesse's character "Narcissus" in "Narcissus and Goldmund" shares several of mythical Narcissus' traits, although his narcissism is based on his intellect rather than his physical beauty.A. E. Housman refers to the 'Greek Lad', Narcissus, in his poem Look not in my Eyes from A Shropshire Lad set to music by several English composers including George Butterworth. At the end of the poem stands a jonquil, a variety of daffodil, Narcissus Jonquilla, which like Narcissus looks sadly down into the water.Herman Melville references the myth of Narcissus in his novel Moby-Dick, in which Ishmael explains the myth as "the key to it all," referring to the greater theme of finding the essence of Truth through the physical world.On Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen's A Fada Oriana, the eponymous protagonist is punished with mortality for abandoning her duties in order to stare at herself in the surface of a river.
Narcissus on film
In the TV series Boardwalk Empire, a Dr. Narcisse (Valentin Narcisse) is introduced as a condescending intellectual.
Scottish-Canadian animator Norman McLaren finished his career with a short film named Narcissus, re-telling the Greek legend through ballet.Narcissus appears in the Disney adaptation of Hercules. In the film, he is portrayed as an Olympian god with purple skin.In the film Bab'Aziz, directed by Nacer Khemir, a Narcissus like character was portrayed by an ancient prince who sat by a pond for days after days and looked at the reflection of his own soul. He was referred to as 'The prince who contemplated his soul'.Pink Narcissus is an artistic film by James Bidgood about the fantasies of a hustler.The escape craft Ripley boards in the 1979 Ridley Scott film Alien is called the Narcissus.In the 2011 film Seeing Heaven, Narcissus is depicted in a painting - the character of the film also replicates the myth of Narcissus gazing at his own reflection. The film delves deeply into the main character (Paul) and the theme is loosely based on the myth of Narcissus, as all who look at Paul are transfixed by his beauty - just as all those who gazed upon Narcissus were transifixed with his beauty.
In music
National Medal Of Arts recipient Morten Lauridsen wrote a choral work entitled "Dirait-on" based on the poem by Rainer Maria Rilke."Supper's Ready" by Genesis (ca. 1972), a near-23-minute epic song laden with religious and mythological imagery, refers to the myth of Narcissus as follows: A young figure sits still by the pool / He's been stamped "Human Bacon" by some butchery tool / (He is you) / Social Security took care of this lad. / We watch in reverence, as Narcissus is turned to a flower. / A flower?. The movement is titled "How Dare I Be So Beautiful?".American rock band Tool made a subtle reference in their song "Reflection" from their third studio album Lateralus. Not only is the whole song a metaphor of the myth, but it also makes an explicit reference: And as I pull my head out I am without one doubt/ Don't want to be down here feeding my narcissism/ I must crucify the ego before it's far too late/ I pray the light lifts me out. The song combines elements of self-analysis and finding the right path, versus self-infatuation and absorption.Progressive metal band Threshold referenced the myth with an 11-minute epic titled "Narcissus", the closing track on their album Hypothetical. Greek metal band Septic Flesh recorded a song about Narcissus (called "Narcissus") on their album Communion."Narcissus in a Red Dress" by The Like was released on The Like EP and their album Release Me. The Canadian band Hedley has written a song about Narcissus (called "Narcissist"). One line goes He falls in love with his reflection in the glass / He can't resist who's staring back.Composer Nikolai Tcherepnin wrote his ballet "Narcisse et Echo, Op. 40 in 1911 for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and was danced by Nijinski. Uruguayan band El Cuarteto de Nos wrote the song "Me Amo" (I Love Myself) in which the chorus sings "como Narciso soy" (I am like Narcissus). In 2010, Swedish electronic artist pacific! released "Narcissus" an album and ballet staged in Gothenburg.[7] In 1994, composer Mark Applebaum composed Narcissus: Strata/Panacea for marimba solo. This work comprised one movement of the larger Janus Cycle, for mixed instrumentation.[8] In 1987, Thea Musgrave was commissioned by a consortium of four flutists for a solo work. She composed Narcissus for flute and digital delay.
In 1898 Havelock Ellis, an English sexologist, used the term "narcissus-like" in reference to excessive masturbation, whereby the person becomes his or her own sex object.In 1899, Paul Näche was the first person to use the term "narcissism" in a study of sexual perversions.
Otto Rank, in 1911, published the first psychoanalytical paper specifically concerned with narcissism, linking it to vanity and self-admiration.Sigmund Freud only published one paper exclusively devoted to narcissism in 1914, called "On Narcissism: An Introduction".One of the personality disorders is called narcissistic personality disorder.In Marilyn Manson's song Deep Six, One of the lines mentions his name, along with the Greek god Zeus.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_(mythology)
Narcissus was once walking by a lake or river and decided to drink some water; he saw his reflection in the water and was surprised by the beauty he saw; he became entranced by the reflection of himself.The myth of Narcissus is one of the most known Greek Myths, due to its uniqueness and moral tale; Narcissus, was the son of River God Cephisus and nymph Lyriope. He was known for his beauty and he was loved by God Apollo due to his extraordinary physique.The myth of Narcissus comes in two different versions, the Greek and the Greco-Roman version, as both Conon the Greek and Ovid, the Roman poet, wrote the story of Narcissus, enhancing it with different elements.According to Conon, Aminias, a young man fell in love with Narcissus, who had already spurned his male suitors. Aminias was also spurned by Narcissus who gave the unfortunate young man a sword. Aminias killed himself at Narcissus’ doorstep praying to the Gods to give Narcissus a lesson for all the pain he had provoked.Narcissus was once walking by a lake or river and decided to drink some water; he saw his reflection in the water and was surprised by the beauty he saw; he became entranced by the reflection of himself. He could not obtain the object of his desire though, and he died at the banks of the river or lake from his sorrow.The myth presented by Ovid the poet is slightly altered. According to this myth, Narcissus’ parents were worried because of the extraordinary beauty of the child and asked prophet Teiresias what to do, regarding their son’s futureTeiresias told them that the boy would grow old only if “he didn’t get to know himself”. When Narcissus was sixteen he was walking in the woods and Nymph Echo saw him and felt madly in love with him. She started following him and Narcissus asked “who’s there”, feeling someone after him.Echo responded “who’s there” and that went on for some time until Echo decided to show herself. She tried to embrace the boy who stepped away from Echo, telling her to leave him alone. Echo was left heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in glens; until nothing but an echo sound remained of her.Nemesis, though, the Goddess of Revenge, heard the story and decided to punish Narcissus. From this point the stories are similar; Narcissus sees himself in the pond and he is amazed by the beauty of the reflection. Once he figured out that his love could not be addressed, he killed himself.
Woods are protected by flood.
On television advertisments try to make us think if we try a certain product it will change our lives forever and everything will be great. Indeed it's rather ridiculous as it's a bit like I've been following their campagns I've done and bought most of the things I need to be successful in my gradual absorption into Jojo. But even after all I've done I still have to look in the mirror to see a difference as in many ways I feel just the same. Maybe of course we forget how things really were in the past and if I had to make a choice I certainly wouldn't want to go back to my bad old days lol. Indeed I'm so much happier now, I have better friends and I can be what I want but we can't do everything even if it's something so small like putting corn plasters on our feet.
The Milky Way lies diagnonally and appears very close to the constellation of Scorpius. They were both shining bright, as seen from Baros Pass, the highest mountain pass in Greece, at 6,237 ft (1901 m). At high altitudes there is less atmospheric absorption of the stars’ light prior to reaching the eye or the camera.
The galactic core was visible (20.6° above horizon) during a chilly night (on July 12, 2021 at 23:10’ hrs, 14℃︎). There are approximately four hundred billion (4×10¹¹) stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
Scorpius is a conspicuous southern constellation (marked by yellow lines) lying on the ecliptic between Sagittarius and Libra. It contains the bright stars Antares (aka “α Sco,” or “Alpha Scorpii”) and Shaula (“λ Sco,” or “Lambda Scorpii”). It also contains Scorpius XR-1, the strongest X-ray source in the sky (XR-1 is associated with the “V818 Sco” optically faint star).
Camera Settings:
Canon EOS RP
Sigma 24mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art 015
f/1.8 - ISO 2500 - 10 sec × 36 shots stacked
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The general term ice age or, more precisely, glacial age denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes. There is evidence that greenhouse gas levels fell at the start of ice ages and rose during the retreat of the ice sheets, but it is difficult to establish cause and effect. Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and vulcanism. Although the last glacial period ended more than 8,000 years ago, its effects can still be felt today. For example, the moving ice carved out landscape in Canada, Greenland, northern Eurasia and Antarctica. The erratic boulders, till, drumlins, eskers, fjords, kettle lakes, moraines, cirques, horns, etc., are typical features left behind by the glaciers. The Dutch IJsselmeer lake is covered with icerocks hummocks, caused by the cold weather of the passed days. At some places even higher than 6 meter!
Photo taken of hummocks at the IJsselmeer (Markermeer) near Uitdam. On the background you can see the skyline of Almere. A hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field, Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period. Blue ice occurs when snow falls on the ice. The blue color is actually created for the same reason that water is blue, that is, its slight absorption of red light due to an overtone of the infrared OH stretching mode of the water molecule.
Een ijstijd of glaciatie is een geologisch tijdvak waarin ijskappen voorkomen. In het Engels wordt dit een periode van ice-house genoemd, als tegenhanger van een ijskaploze periode, de greenhouse ("broeikas"). Aangezien er gletsjers liggen op bijvoorbeeld Groenland of Antarctica, leven we tegenwoordig in een ijstijd. Men neemt aan dat dit in de gehele geologische geschiedenis van de Aarde minstens vijfmaal het geval is geweest, waarvan eenmaal zelfs zo sterk dat de ijskappen van de polen vrijwel tot aan de evenaar waren opgerukt. Ook zijn er periodes dat er aanzienlijke opwarming optrad waarbij die ijskappen grotendeels waren weggesmolten. Het klimaat op Aarde wordt beïnvloed door vele factoren, zoals de intensiteit van de zonnestraling, de ligging van de continenten, de continentverplaatsingen, vulkanisme, de zeestromen, de bedekking van het land door vegetatie, het weerkaatsingsvermogen van het aardoppervlak en vele kleine andere factoren. Met behulp van klimaatmodellen wordt door wetenschappers een reconstructie van het klimaat en de klimaatveranderingen in het verleden gemaakt. Alhoewel er een zekere consensus bestaat onder wetenschappers, zijn er nog vele onzekerheden en tegenstrijdigheden in dit onderzoek.
Hierboven een foto van kruiend ijs. Zoetwatermeren kunnen spectaculair bevriezen. Grotere meren zoals het IJsselmeer (IJmeer) hierboven hebben bijna altijd wel golven, en dit werkt directe bevriezing van het wateroppervlak tegen. Eerst vormen zich kleine ijsschotsen, die naar de kust drijven onder invloed van de wind. Deze schotsen vormen zo een ijsveld op het water dat de golven dempt, en uiteindelijk vriezen alle schotsen aan elkaar vast tot een massa. Voordat dit gebeurt schuren de schotsen voortdurend langs elkaar heen en schrapen zo stukjes ijs van elkaar af; elke schots krijgt zo een witte rand. Zulk ijs is dus totaal niet geschikt om op te schaatsen. Wanneer grotere delen van het meer bevriezen beginnen de platen, die soms een paar vierkante kilometer groot zijn, langzaam tegen elkaar te bewegen onder invloed van de wind en stroming. Dit heeft kruiend ijs tot gevolg: de ijsschotsen worden met kracht gebroken en op elkaar gestapeld langs de dijken langs het meer. Dit hoeft niet alleen bij dun ijs te gebeuren; soms kruit het ijs bij een dikte van meer dan 20 cm. De stapels ijs worden dan hoog, en het geluid is oorverdovend. Deze foto is genomen bij Uitdam met Almere aan de overkant van het Markermeer.
Casa Cavassa, a refined Renaissance residence in the historic heart of Saluzzo, was transformed in the late 15th century by Marquis Michele Antonio di Saluzzo into an elegant urban palace blending medieval structure with Renaissance elegance. Today home to the Civic Museum Casa Cavassa, it preserves original frescoes, stuccoes, and period furnishings, offering a rare glimpse into the domestic life and artistic tastes of the noble elite in the Marquisate of Saluzzo. Its harmonious courtyard and richly decorated interiors reflect the cultural flourishing of this independent Piedmontese state before its absorption into the Duchy of Savoy.
Snowshoe hares, with their unique dietary habits, are remarkable creatures. They thrive on a primarily herbivorous diet, enjoying abundant greens like grasses, ferns, and clover in warmer months to replenish energy reserves and prepare for winter.
As snow covers the ground, their diet shifts to twigs, tree bark, and spruce needles, relying on crucial sources like willow, alder, and birch shrubs. Their digestive systems are uniquely adapted to extract nutrients from this tough vegetation—an ability not found in all herbivores.
Furthermore, snowshoe hares' practice of coprophagy, re-ingesting their fecal pellets to maximize nutrient absorption, is a testament to their extraordinary adaptability. This survival strategy allows them to thrive on lower-calorie food, showcasing the remarkable adaptations of these incredible animals.
Astronomers have taken an inventory of the most deeply embedded ices in a cold molecular cloud to date. They used light from a background star, named NIR38, to illuminate the dark cloud called Chameleon I. Ices within the cloud absorbed certain wavelengths of infrared light, leaving spectral fingerprints called absorption lines. These lines indicate which substances are present within the molecular cloud.
These graphs show spectral data from three of the James Webb Space Telescope’s instruments. In addition to simple ices like water, the science team was able to identify frozen forms of a wide range of molecules, from carbon dioxide, ammonia, and methane, to the simplest complex organic molecule, methanol.
In addition to the identified molecules, the team found evidence for prebiotic molecules more complex than methanol (indicated in the lower-right panel). Although they didn't definitively attribute these signals to specific molecules, this proves for the first time that complex molecules form in the icy depths of molecular clouds before stars are born.
The upper panels and lower-left panel all show the background star’s brightness versus wavelength. A lower brightness indicates absorption by ices and other materials in the molecular cloud. The lower-right panel displays the optical depth, which is essentially a logarithmic measure of how much light from the background star gets absorbed by the ices in the cloud. It is used to highlight weaker spectral features of less abundant varieties of ice.
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Olmsted (STScI), M. K. McClure (Leiden Observatory), K. Pontoppidan (STScI), N. Crouzet (Leiden University), and Z. Smith (Open University)
Another day, another kairos overflowing with self-expression, self-reflection and possibly a touch of self-absorption.
So here's a question to you photographers: Do we add a piece of ourselves to every portrait we make? or does every subject add a little something to us? Discuss.
#anotherday #streetportraits #photographyastherapy #lookitupstacey
EN_ Surely the best known nebula of the sky in the world, and of course if its beauty is unmatched.
The Orion Nebula is a stellar nursery where new stars are forming at more than 1500 light years, full of emission, reflection and absorption nebulas located on the edge of a gigantic complex of molecular clouds, these colorful nebulae only represent a small difference of the richness of interstellar material of this galactic neighborhood. Inside this well-studied stellar nursery, astronomers have also identified what appear to be numerous young planetary systems, M42 is one of the brightest nebulae in the sky visible on the sword of the Orion hunter as a diffuse and dim star.
Captured on September 22, 2019 on the road to Yeso, Cajón del Maipo.
Exif:
Canon T5i, 25x10s
Iso 3200, f 6.3, 450 mm
Celestron Avx advanced and Sharpstar apo
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Nebulosa de Orión
Seguramente la nebulosa mas conocida del cielo en el mundo, y como no si su belleza es inigualable.
La nebulosa de Orión es una guardería estelar donde están formando nuevas estrellas a más de 1500 años de luz, plagada de nebulosas de emisión, reflexión y absorción situadas al borde de un complejo gigantesco de nubes moleculares, estas vistosas nebulosas tan solo representa una pequeña diferencia de la riqueza de material interestelar de este barrio galáctico. En el interior de esta bien estudiada guardería estelar, los astrónomos también han identificado lo que parecen ser numerosos sistemas planetarios jóvenes, M42 es una de las nebulosas mas brillantes del cielo visible en la espada del cazador Orión como una estrella difusa y tenue.
Take Ferric ammonium citrate and Potassium ferricyanide in equal measure, add sunshine, et voilà, a "photograph" is made.
interaction[ in-ter-ak-shuh n ]
Physics.
the direct effect that one kind of particle has on another, in particular, in inducing the emission or absorption of one particle by another.
120 Pictures in 2020 ... #59. Interaction
Sony α7 II
Sony F1.4 50mm lens
A punto de iniciar la Hora AZul (alrededor del crepúsculo náutico. Sol alrededor de 10° por debajo del horizonte).
Panorama achieved by fussion of three photos on AutoStitch via Windows Live Photo Gallery. Originals taken with a Canon PowerShot A570 IS. EXIF data were lost when fussion made.
Compare con una pano tomada desde el mismo sitio en septiembre 20, 2008
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Family outing... Cowry snails usually inhabit rocky and coral areas where they browse on algae, or encrusting invertebrates like sponges and bryozoans (diet varies with species). They are most active at night and conceal themselves in crevices during the day. In cowries, the spire (pointed end) of the shell is overgrown by the last whorl, resulting in a rounded, domed shape. The shell-producing mantle tissue has two special folds that extend outside the shell in the cowries. These mantle folds keep the shell clean and polished, and prevent boring or encrusting organisms from causing damage to the shell surface. The mantle is covered with frilly, branched projections called papillae. The functions of the papillae are not clear: they may provide camouflage for the animal by breaking up the snail’s outline; or may allow absorption of oxygen from the seawater. Found in Anilao, South Luzon, Philippines
The Seestar S50 started this image at 10:00PM to 3:50 AM. During this time 976 ten-seconds subframes were taken. Of those 865 passed muster. The images were pieced together as a mosaic. Image right annotates some points of interest.
LdN refers to Lynds Catalog of Dark Nebulae. What is a dark nebula? (Wikipedia: A dark nebula or absorption nebula is a type of interstellar cloud, particularly molecular clouds, that is so dense that it obscures the visible wavelengths of light from objects behind it, such as background stars and emission or reflection nebulae. The extinction of the light is caused by interstellar dust grains in the coldest, densest parts of molecular clouds.)
The waning last quarter Moon rises in conjunction with the Pleiades star cluster, here coming out of a band of clouds just above the northeast horizon, with the Moon just a degree or two above the horizon.
This was the evening of August 25, 2024. Earthshine is just visible on the "dark side of the Moon." And yes, the sky really was that colour, as this was so low with the field lit by moonlight reddened by atmospheric absorption.
Technical:
This is a blend of 8 exposures taken in quick succession, from 30 seconds for the stars and base sky, to as short as 1/8-second for the lunar disk, blended with Lights1 luminosity masks created with Lumenzia extension panel in Photoshop. The exposure blending results in an image that better resembles what the eye could see in the scene with such a high dynamic range in brightness.
The Canon R5 was at ISO 1600 and on the Astro-Tech 90CFT refractor telescope at f/4.8 for a focal length of 430mm. It was on the Astro-Physics Mach1 mount tracking the sky at the sidereal rate. Thus the blurred clouds. Finishing touch glows and Orton-style effects added with Luminar Neo and Nik Color EFX.
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Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden is famous for its high mountains, including the third highest mountain in Germany, the fabled Mount Watzmann - 2713 m, and for the lake Hintersee. The 16th-century Pfarrkirche St. Sebastian - Church of Ramsau is often on postcards. The church is the most photographed place along the Alpenstrasse. Josef Mohr, the man who penned the lyrics to Silent Night, preached here. Ramsau is situated in the heart of the Bavarian Alps in the Berchtesgaden National Park.The scenery between the Watzmann Mountain and valley of Lake Königssee are both enticing and overwhelming. Whether you are a walker or a cyclist, you will be able to relax and wind down while pursuing your choice of activity. In winter, tourists enjoy cross-country ski trails, sled runs, and ice skating on the Hintersee.
The Ramsau parish church St. Sebastian with the Reiteralpe mountains in the background is a much photographed scene and I confess I found its attraction quite magnetic. To make the foreground even more attractive as the background I did a little fun cooperation with my talented friend AnnA Theodora. The idea started when I saw her self portrait photo in front of curtains. A beautifully and elegantly composed photo. I edited some additional lights and made a perfect window scene for this image. It was time for Anna to close the curtains before the night falls. Best enjoyed in large on black. I hope the image comes alive. "Anna it's time to close the curtains in Ramsau!"
Midden in de Duitse Alpen ligt het geweldige Berchtesgaderland. Het is één van de meest geliefde binnenlandse vakantiebestemmingen van onze oosterburen en terecht! Het schitterende natuurgebied ligt 25 km. ten zuidwesten van Salzburg in een soort kom, gevormd door 1700 meter tot 2700 meter hoge bergtoppen. Eén van deze toppen, de Watzmann, is de op één na hoogste berg van Duitsland. Ongeveer 12 km. ten westen van Berchtesgaden bevindt zich in het Alpen- en Nationale Park Berchtesgaderland de gemeente Ramsau, aan de voet van de Watzmann 2307 m. en de Hochkalter 2608 m. met de Blaueis-gletsjer. Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden bevindt zich in een imposant hooggebergte en is omgeven door de Königsee en de Hintersee met zijn sprookjesachtige bos. Vanuit Ramsau kunt u direct beginnen aan een wandeling door de overweldigende natuur. Ramsau in Berchtesgaden bezit een opvallende kerk de St .Sebastiankirche die is al van ver te zien in een schilderachtige omgeving gelegen aan een bergriviertje. Deze kerk is één van de meest gefotografeerde kerken van Duitsland mede door de prachtige Reiteralpe berg als achtergrond. Om ook de voorgrond wat meer aantrekkelijk te maken is het idee ontstaan om samen te werken met talent volle fotografe AnnA Theodora. Haar laatste zelfportret foto past zo mooi in dit plaatje. Na enige bewerking en toevoegen van sfeerverlichting komt nu ook de voorgrond meer tot leven en zal het nieuwsgierigheid wekken van de kijker en hopelijk hiermee verrassen. Anna mag de gordijnen dicht doen in Ramsau. Het mooist in het groot op zwart. Vooral op gure winteravonden is het fijn om de donker buiten te sluiten en een warme ambiance te creëren door de gordijnen dicht te doen.
This is the cumulation of 154 Hubble orbits pointing at this cluster!
Looking at the largest elliptical galaxies, almost all of them are disturbed in some way, almost as if they have recently consumed or interacted with a smaller neighbor. The shells which align more or less neatly with the long axis are indicative of absorption of a much smaller galaxy, which seems to be the case for all of the interacting ellipticals. You can almost imagine if time were sped up that this cluster would be a roiling ball of activity with the largest galaxies consistently snacking on smaller morsels. Also visible are many lenticular galaxies, seemingly devoid of star formation but still maintaining some semblance of their past spiral selves.
What is interesting to me is the blue background galaxies. My best guess would be that they are starforming immensely and putting out a lot of ultraviolet light. All that light gets redshifted and shows up in the 435 filters.
Details!
I used WFC3 data for low infrared and ACS data for near-infrared/visible light.
Calibrated datasets can be found here: archive.stsci.edu/pub/hlsp/frontier/macs0717/images/hst/v...
Red: 105w, 125w, 140w, 160w (keep in mind that these are actually wavelengths of 1105 nm, etc)
Orange: 814w
Cyan: 606w
Blue: 435w
This is one of my favorite areas, so I hope you enjoy it!
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WR-134 is a Wolf Rayet star located in Cygnus. The star itself, located about 6000 light years from Earth, is surrounded by a Oxygen-dominated nebula that is being blown around by radiation and winds from the WR star itself. The star itself is about 5 times the radius of our sun and was one of the first three stars observed in Cygnus to have intense emission lines rather than continuous or absorption lines. This class of stars is now known as Wolf-Rayet stars.
This image is a HOO Bicolor image totaling about 34.7 hours of exposure time taken over 7 nights.
This image will eventually be mosaic'd with the Crescent Nebula, which I am current halfway done gathering data for.
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Equipment:
- Scope: AstroTech AT65EDQ Quad APO
- Mount: Rowan Belt Modded Orion Sirius EQ-G
- Imaging Camera: ZWO ASI1600mm-Pro
- Guidescope: QHY MiniGuideScope
- Guide Cam: QHY5L-II Mono
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Software:
- EQMOD/StellariumScope for mount control
- APT for image capture and platesolving
- PHD2 for guiding
- PixInsight for Processing
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Acquisition:
- Location: Sugar Land, TX
- Gain: 200; Offset: 50; Camera @ -10C
- 195 x 300" Ha - Chroma 5nm
- 221 x 300" OIII - Chroma 3nm
- 30 flats, flat darks, and darks (from library) per session
- Nights: 7/30/20, 8/3/20, 8/4/20, 8/6/20, 8/7/20, 8/10/20, 8/11/20
- Total Integration Time: 34.7 Hours
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Processing (Apply to each Ha and OIII master):
- ImageIntegration
- DrizzleIntegration
- DynamicCrop to get rid of edges
- DBE
- Deconvolution
- Linear noise reduction via EZDenoise Script
- HistogramTransformation for Stretch
- HistogramTransformation for contrast
- CurvesTransformation to bring out nebulosity
- DarkStructureEnhance script (Ha only)
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Combining Ha and OIII Masters via the following Pixelmath Combination:
- R: iif(ha>.15,ha,(ha*.8)+(oiii*.2))
- G: iif(ha>0.5,1-(1-oiii)*(1-(ha-0.5)),oiii*(ha+0.5))
- B: iif(oiii>.1,oiii,(ha*.3)+(oiii*.2))
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Further Processing:
- Invert -> SCNR Green -> Invert back to remove magenta cast
- Export to Photoshop for slight color tweaking
- Bring back to PI for curves on hue and contrast
- Pushed nebulosity by creating a starless version of the image and then using the following Pixelmath Expression:
- 1- (1-$T)*(1-$T)
- Recombined this enhanced nebulosity version with the original version via the following Pixelmath Expression:
- F=0.4; (1- (1-$T)*(1-starless)*F)+($T*~F)
- Additional CurvesTransformation for contrast
- LocalHistogramEqualization on ring nebula with RangeMask
- Create star mask via Starnet++, binarize and convolute star mask
- MorphologicalTransformation to reduce star size
- CurvesTransformation to shift hue to red from rusty red
- Extract blue channel and apply ask a mask and use CurvesTransformation to emphasize the OIII emissions and balance some color
- Nonlinear noise reduction via ACDNR and luminance mask
- Final Export
NGC 2264 is combination of the Cone Nebula and the Christmas Tree Cluster in the constellation of Monoceros. The Cone Nebula, named due to its shape, consist of an H II region and a dark absorption nebula. Towards the top of the image is the Fox Fur Nebula (blue and red region). The light from nearby stars reflects on the surrounding dust giving the blue appearance of the reflection nebula. The image consists of 200 min total exposure with a Canon 60Da camera mounted on an Explore Scientific 127mm refractor telescope.
Name: Gideon Charles Wolfe
Villain's name: Cinder, Saint Cobalt/St. Cobalt, Mr. Wolfe
Age: 50’s
Bio: Wolfe is one of the biggest heads of a crime organisation in Los Angeles, and his family is one of many. He started to lose his hair in his 30’s, causing him to get hair extensions—and dying it even more blond in order to maintain his youth.
Wolfe grew to the crime business soon enough at 14, after he killed his siblings and his father, and spared his mother a life, forcing her to never return—(in reality she was sent to an isolated island, where she would die of hot weather, and her ashes are still kept with Wolfe). He also spared his two cousins, who were willing to work for/with him.
As time grew, the older Wolfe would develop powers. He used it seize even more control of land and power, and managed to corrupt and influence the government and the police.
Until Blazefire, a vigilante, his plans would go into conflict despite not even knowing the hero at all and due to the fact they have never met.
Powers and abilities: Lava generation to a degree, he can “burn” his skin like molten, but only affects his clothes a bit, because he can control it to a degree. He can also manipulate molten rocks underground and lava on the surface. Wolfe’s inability to feel cold is most often due to absorption of heat and fire. He can create offensive and defensive magma constructs as well, such as soldiers and henchmen to protect at him at his disposal. Wolfe is an excellent businessman, trader, smuggler, extortion and among many skills like the Triads and Yakuza. He is quite feared by many other gangsters due to his power and presence, and most are willing to work for him. Last but not least is his secret ability at unarmed combat (managed to take down a group of Yakuza), though he prefers to shy away from it, leaving his aides to do his work for him.
Weaknesses: To keep his empire stable and powerful, disdain for rivals like Titus Harrington, Hendrix, and others who he considers to be in his way. Greed for power instead of money, though he still likes money to a degree. His powers can be resisted by fire and lava proof users and materials, molten can be able to cool down
Equipment: Fancy suits/tuxedoes, a golden staff which also acts as a crowbar and personal sidearm/weapon. Access to lots of technology and black market material.
Personality: Ruthless, corrupt, remorseless, unscrupulous, complex.
Also, comment below for what you think!
Firing the ever-impressive .50 BMG round from a rotary 5+1 magazine with chamber selector buttons, this bolt-action sniper rifle is best suited for a marksman that is often on the move.
The rifle's rugged construction, bipod and foregrip will help the marksman quickly take aim, further supported by the intelligent LIDAR-equipped scope that uses a long-range laser emitter to detect wind strength and direction as well as range to target. The scope then automatically calculates the bullet drop and wind interference with the round, and adjusts its crosshairs within the scope accordingly.
This system can also be switched off, as the scope is still manually adjustable through the D-Pad and the 2-slider, 3-button control system for precision finetuning as needed.
The muzzle brake helps mitigating recoil as well as redirecting the muzzle flash. The barrel (as well as the rest of the internals) has been cold hammer forged out of a titanium-vanadium alloy. This alloy is highly durable yet relatively light, and is also highly resistant to moisture.
The stock features a height-adjustable cheekrest, a semi-flexible buttpad for increased recoil absorption, a monopod that retracts inside the stock, and a few rubberized grip panels.
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CREDITS:
-Beck, for the shaded rails technique
-Matt 0.6, for his brilliant "How to Magpul" guide (I used the foregrip technique, specifically)
Tamshui, Taipei City (Taiwan)
Taiwan
2013
Life in and around public transport
Nikon D7100 + 35mm 1.8
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Amsterdam
Mei 2012
The Netherlands
Should i keep dreaming or should i jump in at the deep end?
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Urban life in the Netherlands
Ricoh GRD IV
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The general term ice age or, more precisely, glacial age denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. There have been at least four major ice ages in the Earth's past. Outside these periods, the Earth seems to have been ice-free even in high latitudes. There is evidence that greenhouse gas levels fell at the start of ice ages and rose during the retreat of the ice sheets, but it is difficult to establish cause and effect. Greenhouse gas levels may also have been affected by other factors which have been proposed as causes of ice ages, such as the movement of continents and vulcanism. Although the last glacial period ended more than 8,000 years ago, its effects can still be felt today. For example, the moving ice carved out landscape in Canada, Greenland, northern Eurasia and Antarctica. The erratic boulders, till, drumlins, eskers, fjords, kettle lakes, moraines, cirques, horns, etc., are typical features left behind by the glaciers. The Dutch IJsselmeer lake is covered with icerocks hummocks, caused by the cold weather of the passed days. At some places even higher than 6 meter!
Photo taken of hummocks at the IJsselmeer (Markermeer) near Uitdam. On the background you can see the skyline of Almere. A hummock is a boss or rounded knoll of ice rising above the general level of an ice-field, Hummocky ice is caused by slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice, and by unequal structure and temperature at a later period. Blue ice occurs when snow falls on the ice. The blue color is actually created for the same reason that water is blue, that is, its slight absorption of red light due to an overtone of the infrared OH stretching mode of the water molecule.
Een ijstijd of glaciatie is een geologisch tijdvak waarin ijskappen voorkomen. In het Engels wordt dit een periode van ice-house genoemd, als tegenhanger van een ijskaploze periode, de greenhouse ("broeikas"). Aangezien er gletsjers liggen op bijvoorbeeld Groenland of Antarctica, leven we tegenwoordig in een ijstijd. Men neemt aan dat dit in de gehele geologische geschiedenis van de Aarde minstens vijfmaal het geval is geweest, waarvan eenmaal zelfs zo sterk dat de ijskappen van de polen vrijwel tot aan de evenaar waren opgerukt. Ook zijn er periodes dat er aanzienlijke opwarming optrad waarbij die ijskappen grotendeels waren weggesmolten. Het klimaat op Aarde wordt beïnvloed door vele factoren, zoals de intensiteit van de zonnestraling, de ligging van de continenten, de continentverplaatsingen, vulkanisme, de zeestromen, de bedekking van het land door vegetatie, het weerkaatsingsvermogen van het aardoppervlak en vele kleine andere factoren. Met behulp van klimaatmodellen wordt door wetenschappers een reconstructie van het klimaat en de klimaatveranderingen in het verleden gemaakt. Alhoewel er een zekere consensus bestaat onder wetenschappers, zijn er nog vele onzekerheden en tegenstrijdigheden in dit onderzoek.
Hierboven een foto van kruiend ijs. Zoetwatermeren kunnen spectaculair bevriezen. Grotere meren zoals het IJsselmeer (IJmeer) hierboven hebben bijna altijd wel golven, en dit werkt directe bevriezing van het wateroppervlak tegen. Eerst vormen zich kleine ijsschotsen, die naar de kust drijven onder invloed van de wind. Deze schotsen vormen zo een ijsveld op het water dat de golven dempt, en uiteindelijk vriezen alle schotsen aan elkaar vast tot een massa. Voordat dit gebeurt schuren de schotsen voortdurend langs elkaar heen en schrapen zo stukjes ijs van elkaar af; elke schots krijgt zo een witte rand. Zulk ijs is dus totaal niet geschikt om op te schaatsen. Wanneer grotere delen van het meer bevriezen beginnen de platen, die soms een paar vierkante kilometer groot zijn, langzaam tegen elkaar te bewegen onder invloed van de wind en stroming. Dit heeft kruiend ijs tot gevolg: de ijsschotsen worden met kracht gebroken en op elkaar gestapeld langs de dijken langs het meer. Dit hoeft niet alleen bij dun ijs te gebeuren; soms kruit het ijs bij een dikte van meer dan 20 cm. De stapels ijs worden dan hoog, en het geluid is oorverdovend. Deze foto is genomen bij Uitdam met Almere aan de overkant van het Markermeer.
Poem.
The mercury greys, the tree-lined ebony silhouettes, deep indigo and silver-coated marbling, gleaming, beaming off the cloud-reflected bay-
Dazzles and spell-binds.
That precious God-given ambience of early dawn blinds us but etches blurred images of heavenly proportions to our senses.
The mesmerising light, the near-silent water’s edge only broken by the lilting call of the oyster-catcher or the muffled comments of stirring sailors aboard their dreamy yachts.
These familiar sounds, the salt-laden odours of a near-calm bay and the silent, gentle absorption of the sun’s rays rouses and energises a myriad of life-forms to a glorious new day.
To witness this scene is pure bliss.
To hear, feel and sense it, is almost indescribable.
Featured Image from Sonata Series
Sonata concentrates on seeing rather than looking. In our waking-state, we look at things all the time but consciously unless chosen to do we make the effort to see. This on-going series concentrates on the elements of design ; color, line, shape texture form and pattern. Each image composes of a singular point of interest to achieve photographic satisfaction. Here the visible, mundane & overlooked has its moment.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Chance Nkosi Gomez known initiated by H.H Swami Jyotirmayanda as Sri Govinda walks an integral yogic path in which photography is the primary creative field of expression. The medium was introduced during sophomore year of high school by educator Dr. Devin Marsh of Robert Morgan Educational Center. Coming into alignment with light, its nature and articulating the camera was the focus during that time. Thereafter while completing a Photographic Technology Degree, the realization of what made an image “striking” came to the foreground of the inner dialogue. These college years brought forth major absorption and reflection as an apprentice to photographer and educator Tony A. Chirinos of Miami Dade College. The process of working towards a singular idea of interest and thus building a series became the heading from here on while the camera aided in cultivating an adherence to the present moment. The viewfinder resembles a doorway to the unified field of consciousness in which line, shape, form, color, value, texture all dissolve. It is here that the yogi is reminded of sat-chit-ananda (the supreme reality as all-pervading; pure consciousness). As of May 2024 Govinda has completed his 300hr yoga teacher training program at Sattva Yoga Academy studying from Master Yogi Anand Mehrotra in Rishikesh, India, Himalayas. This has strengthened his personal Sadhana and allows one to carry and share ancient Vedic Technology leading others in ultimately directing their intellect to bloom into intuition. As awareness and self-realization grows so does the imagery that is all at once divine in the mastery of capturing and controlling light. Over the last seven years he has self-published six photographic books, Follow me i’ll be right behind you (2017), Sonata - Minimal Study (2018), Birds Singing Lies (2018), Rwanda (2019), Where does the body begin? (2019) & Swayam Jyotis (2023). Currently, Govinda is employed at the Leica Store Miami as a camera specialist and starting his journey as a practitioner of yoga ॐ
SN/NC: Tithonia Diversifolia, Asteraceae Family
Commonly known as the tree marigold, is a herbaceous flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Native to Mexico and Central America, it has been introduced and is now naturalized in tropical parts of Asia and Africa. It is also naturalized in some Pacific islands, where it is found along roadsides and in disturbed areas. T. diversifolia tolerates heat and drought and can rapidly form large herbaceous shrubs. Rapid vegetative reproduction and significant production of lightweight seeds, which can be dormant in the soil for up to four months, allow T. diversifolia to quickly invade disturbed habitats. By forming dense stands it prevents the growth of young native plants. Depending on the area, T. diversifolia may be either annual or perennial. Being able to produce flowers and seeds throughout the year, coupled with the ability of seeds to be dispersed by wind, water and animals, makes it particularly easy for T. diversifolia to quickly colonize new areas. Shoot and root growth and nutrient uptake of several plants may be adversely affected by T. diversifolia.
* English: Bolivian sunflower; Mexican sunflower; Nitobe chrysanthemum; shrub sunflower; tree marigold
* Spanish: guasmara; jalacate
* Cuba: árnica de la tierra; girasolillo; margarita gigante; margarita isleña; margaritona
* Germany: Verschiedenblaettrige Fackelblume
* Indonesia: harsaga; kembang mbulan
* Indonesia/Java: kembang mbulan
* Japan: Japanese sunflower
* Kenya: wild sunflower
* South Africa: Mexikaanse sonneblom
* Thailand: daoruang-yipun; denchamat-nam; thantawan-nu
* Uganda: wild sunflower
* Brasil: Mão-de-deus, margarida, titônia, girassol-mexicano
Algemeen bekend als de goudsbloem, is een kruidachtige bloeiende plant in de Asteraceae-familie. Inheems in Mexico en Midden-Amerika, is geïntroduceerd en is nu genaturaliseerd in tropische delen van Azië en Afrika. Het wordt ook genaturaliseerd op sommige eilanden in de Stille Oceaan, waar het wordt aangetroffen langs bermen en in verstoorde gebieden. T. diversifolia verdraagt hitte en droogte en kan snel grote kruidachtige struiken vormen. Snelle vegetatieve reproductie en aanzienlijke productie van lichtgewicht zaden, die tot vier maanden in de grond kunnen blijven, stellen T. diversifolia in staat om snel verstoorde habitats binnen te dringen. Door dichte stands te vormen, wordt de groei van jonge inheemse planten voorkomen. Afhankelijk van het gebied kan T. diversifolia zowel eenjarig als meerjarig zijn. Door het hele jaar door bloemen en zaden te produceren, in combinatie met het vermogen van zaden om te worden verspreid door wind, water en dieren, is het voor T. diversifolia bijzonder gemakkelijk om snel nieuwe gebieden te koloniseren. Schiet- en wortelgroei en opname van voedingsstoffen van verschillende planten kunnen nadelig worden beïnvloed door T. diversifolia.
Mão-de-deus, Titônia, Margaridão-amarelo, Girassol-mexicano, Flor-do-Amazonas, Margaridão
Introduzida no Brasil, pode ser encontrada ao longo de rodovias e em terrenos baldios, sendo considerada planta invasora.
O margaridão tem sido utilizado como planta medicinal em alguns países, incluindo o Brasil, evidenciando-se suas ações anti-inflamatória, antimalárica e para o tratamento do diabetes, algumas delas comprovadas em estudos in vitro ou in vivo utilizando-se animais de laboratório.
Embora esta planta possa ser promissora para um possível uso como fitoterápico, recentemente estudos toxicológicos em ratos revelaram que o uso oral e prolongado das folhas provocam lesões nos rins e no fígado.
Dentre os mais de 150 metabólitos secundários isolados de T. diversifolia destacam-se os flavonóides e as lactonas sesquiterpênicas.
Estas últimas, em especial as tagitininas A, C e F, da classe dos heliangolidos, apresentam ações biológicas, incluindo anti-inflamatória, e propriedade fagoinibidora frente a larvas do lepidóptero Chlosyne lacinia, dentre outras.
O Girasol-mexicano pode ser usado para atenuar a síndrome de abstinência a drogas psicotrópicas em dependentes químicos, como álcool e tabaco e outras.
Recomenda-se secar as folhas e triturá-las até se obter um pó, que deve ser peneirado e guardado em vidros ao abrigo da luz; colocar uma pequena pitada deste pó na ponta da língua nos momentos de maior vontade de usar as drogas das quais querem se livrar, até seis vezes ao dia.
Sinonímia
- Helianthus quinquelobus Sessé & Moc.,
- Mirasolia diversifolia Hemsl.,
- Tithonia diversifolia var. Glabriuscula S.F. Blake,
- Tithonia triloba Sch. Bip. Ex Klatt,
- Urbanisol tagetifolius fo. Grandiflorus Kuntze,
- Urbanisol tagetifolius subfo. Flavus Kuntze,
- Urbanisol tagetifolius var. Diversifolius Kuntze
Communément appelé souci, c'est une plante herbacée à fleurs de la famille des astéracées. Originaire du Mexique et d'Amérique centrale, il a été introduit et est maintenant naturalisé dans les régions tropicales d'Asie et d'Afrique. Il est également naturalisé dans certaines îles du Pacifique, où il se trouve le long des routes et dans les zones perturbées. T. diversifolia tolère la chaleur et la sécheresse et peut rapidement former de grands arbustes herbacés. Une reproduction végétative rapide et une production importante de graines légères, qui peuvent rester dans le sol jusqu'à quatre mois, permettent à T. diversifolia d'envahir rapidement les habitats perturbés. La formation de peuplements denses empêche la croissance de jeunes plantes indigènes. Selon la zone, T. diversifolia peut être annuel ou pérenne. La production de fleurs et de graines toute l'année, associée à la capacité des graines à être dispersées par le vent, l'eau et les animaux, rend particulièrement facile pour T. diversifolia de coloniser rapidement de nouvelles zones. La croissance des pousses et des racines et l'absorption des nutriments de diverses plantes peuvent être affectées par T. diversifolia.
Tithonia diversifolia es una especie de plantas con flores de la familia de Asteraceae que comúnmente es conocida como árbol maravilla, falso girasol, quil amargo, tornasol mexicano, girasol mexicano, margaritona, árnica de la tierra, girasol japonés o crisantemo de Nitobe o también llamado Botón de Oro. Wikipedia
Comunemente chiamata calendula, è una pianta erbacea da fiore della famiglia delle Asteraceae. Originario del Messico e dell'America centrale, è stato introdotto ed è ora naturalizzato ai tropici dell'Asia e dell'Africa. È anche naturalizzato in alcune isole del Pacifico, dove si trova lungo i bordi delle strade e in aree disturbate. T. diversifolia tollera il caldo e la siccità e può formare rapidamente grandi arbusti erbacei. La rapida riproduzione vegetativa e l'elevata produzione di semi leggeri, che possono rimanere nel terreno fino a quattro mesi, consentono alla T. diversifolia di invadere rapidamente gli habitat disturbati. La formazione di popolamenti densi impedisce la crescita di giovani piante autoctone. A seconda della zona, la T. diversifolia può essere annuale o perenne. La produzione di fiori e semi durante tutto l'anno, unita alla capacità dei semi di essere dispersi dal vento, dall'acqua e dagli animali, rendono particolarmente facile per T. diversifolia colonizzare rapidamente nuove aree. La crescita di germogli e radici e l'assorbimento di nutrienti da varie piante possono essere influenzati da T. diversifolia.
Im Volksmund Ringelblume genannt, ist es eine blühende krautige Pflanze der Familie der Asteraceae. In Mexiko und Mittelamerika beheimatet, wurde es eingeführt und ist jetzt in den Tropen Asiens und Afrikas eingebürgert. Es ist auch auf einigen pazifischen Inseln eingebürgert, wo es an Straßenrändern und in gestörten Gebieten vorkommt. T. diversifolia ist hitze- und dürretolerant und kann schnell große krautige Sträucher bilden. Durch die schnelle vegetative Vermehrung und die hohe Produktion von leichten Samen, die bis zu vier Monate im Boden verbleiben können, kann T. diversifolia schnell in gestörte Lebensräume eindringen. Die Bildung dichter Bestände verhindert das Wachstum junger einheimischer Pflanzen. Je nach Region kann T. diversifolia einjährig oder mehrjährig sein. Die ganzjährige Blüten- und Samenproduktion sowie die Fähigkeit der Samen, sich durch Wind, Wasser und Tiere zu verteilen, machen es T. diversifolia besonders leicht, neue Gebiete schnell zu besiedeln. Das Wachstum von Sprossen und Wurzeln sowie die Aufnahme von Nährstoffen aus verschiedenen Pflanzen kann durch T. diversifolia beeinflusst werden.
يطلق عليه شعبيا القطيفة ، وهو نبات عشبي مزهر في عائلة Asteraceae. موطنه المكسيك وأمريكا الوسطى ، تم تقديمه وأصبح الآن متجنسًا في المناطق الاستوائية في آسيا وأفريقيا. يتم تجنيسه أيضًا في بعض جزر المحيط الهادئ حيث يحدث على جوانب الطرق وفي المناطق المضطربة. ت. تنوع نباتات تتحمل الحرارة والجفاف ويمكن أن تشكل بسرعة شجيرات عشبية كبيرة. بسبب التكاثر الخضري السريع والإنتاج المرتفع للبذور الخفيفة ، والتي يمكن أن تبقى في التربة لمدة تصل إلى أربعة أشهر ، يمكن أن تتغلغل T. variifolia بسرعة في الموائل المضطربة. يمنع تكوين المدرجات الكثيفة نمو النباتات المحلية الصغيرة. اعتمادًا على المنطقة ، يمكن أن يكون T. variifolia سنويًا أو معمرًا. إن إنتاج الأزهار والبذور على مدار العام بالإضافة إلى قدرة البذور على الانتشار من خلال الرياح والمياه والحيوانات يجعل من السهل بشكل خاص على T. يمكن أن يتأثر نمو البراعم والجذور وكذلك امتصاص العناصر الغذائية من النباتات المختلفة بتنوع T.