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Perhaps not an accurate title but catchy title anyway. This is a stream I discovered while hiking near Lake Minnewanka. It is located in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. The day was perfect and the clouds were incredible. Processed in Lightroom and Topaz.
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... the voyage is about to begin...
Location, Mavriotisa monastery, Kastoria, Hellas.
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...and trees line the unique park of Crathes Castle in Scotland. Have a nice time at Flickr
Akkurat geschnittene Hecken...
..und Bäume säumen den einzigartigen Park vom Crathes Castle in Schottland. Euch eine Schöne Zeit bei Flickr
...and trees line the unique park of the
Drummond Gardens and Castle in Scotland,
north of Stirling.
Have a nice time with Flickr...
Akkurat geschnittene Hecken...
..und Bäume säumen den einzigartigen Park vom
Drummond Gardens und Castle in Schottland,
nördlich gelegen von Stirling.
Euch eine Schöne Zeit bei Flickr..
The first of three replica WW1 fighters constructed for the Shuttleworth Collection by the Northern Aeroplane Workshops, their construction is so accurate that they were granted Sopwith construction numbers!
Dixie,flying at the first european airchow in 2020 the Shuttleworth Drive in Airshow, yet again a first anywhere in the world.
CoronaVirus Year 2020
But is the title really accurate now with climate change with scientists recently observing the presence of warm water at a vital point underneath the Thwaites Glacier, a part of the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet?
Although not yet proven it points to the cause behind the gradual melting of this ice shelf while also raising concerns about sea-level rise around the globe (see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/01/200129174526.htm).
So can we still believe in "forever" and "for eternity" now in relation to the biophysical world?
Time will tell! of course; as such, if we cannot then believe, perhaps we will then need titles like "The Shore of Immediacy" or "The Shore For Awhile" :)))
🎧 "Extinction" (Oceanvs Orientalis: soundcloud.com/oceanvsorientalis/vi-extinction
Canon EOS 7D Mark II, Tamron 16-300mm lens
Here's a chance shot taken in the Alabama Hills During a New Moon with Mars being at it's closest to Earth during it's orbit around our solar system. It was a very misty night which has created a cool glow around the larger participants in the sky and the foreground was lit with a commonly misunderstood technique called Low-level-Lighting, or "LLL". This is "NOT" light painting. It is a constant light source that is dimmed down and diffused until it mimics moonlight/starlight when done correctly. "Light Painting" consists of several light bursts and movements, similar to how an artist paints with acrylics. Done at given times during the exposure it is much less consistent but can give some great results, but it also requires a lot of trial and error using up valuable time. An "LLL" lighting scenario is a matter of getting the lights set up, that way you can shoot away to your hearts content. It also allows for a series of images to be captured such as those required for a panorama.
I heard Wayne Pinkston coin this term on our last photoquest and I think that it nicely differentiates the differences between the two techniques. Here, there is a small mini lantern placed behind the arch about 10ft away, There is a second light source behind me to my left at about 45 degrees oblique to the subject at a distance of around 100ft away set to it's lowest setting with 2 handkerchiefs dimming and diffusing creating some depth with shadows. This is not really creating light but more like molding shadows to illuminate and shape your scene, much like a portrait photographer in his studio.
I'm Hoping that the "LLL" terminology is adopted and photographers start using it to more accurately describe their techniques. Have you ever run a Google search on "Light Painting"? Lots of pictures of people running around with flashlights and writing their names in the air. :/ What we are doing is definitely not light painting. :-)
Thanks for taking the time to take a look at my photos, and as always, your views, comments, faves, and support are greatly appreciated!! Have a great weekend!! :)
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An accurate astronomical observatory.
Like other platforms on the island, including the lone moai of the Ahu Huri a Urenga, the Ahu Akivi was built following a precise astronomical orientation. In this way they controlled the change of seasons and the most appropriate times for agricultural tasks.
In Akivi the axis of the platform was oriented from north to south, getting the faces of the moai look exactly at the point where the sun sets during the equinox of the austral spring (September 21st) and their backs face the sun of the dawn during the autumn equinox (March 21st).
In Greek mythology, Phoebe is one of the original Titans, the daughter of Uranus and Gaia. The word itself means bright and radiant, qualities pretty much the opposite of the eastern phoebe. So what does any of this have to do with how the eastern phoebe got its name? Absolutely nothing.
Instead, the name comes from the call these birds make: FEE-BEE. Unromantic, but descriptively accurate. Sort of like the killdeer, which couldn't harm Bambi even if it wanted to, but does make the sound KILL-DEER. Scientifically, the eastern phoebe is known as Sayornis phoebe, and is a member of Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatcher family. It's the largest and most diverse bird families in the world, with members found in almost all of the Western Hemisphere.
Eastern phoebes are mostly migratory birds, breeding during the summer in Canada's far north and most of the eastern United States, traveling south into Florida, Mexico and parts of the Caribbean to spend the winter. Generally, they are found year-round in the Southeast but north of Florida; in recent decades, however, there have been a few eastern phoebes found nesting ias far south as Everglades National Park. Most, however, arrive here in September and October, and return north in March and April.
I found this one along Joe Overstreet Road in Osceola County, Florida.
Time Stands Still always accurate if you know how to read it, this is a garden ornament but still works.
(or more accurately, close to the crest?) This Ruby-crowned Kinglet was lured in by our misting sprinkler a week ago or so. He does a great job of keeping his assets under wraps-- there is only a hint here of what he's got hidden away, and frankly it's more than I've been able to get an image of in the past. I've always wondered why on earth they were called 'ruby-crowned'... stay tuned for more! Glendale, Missouri
Making an accurate color print is not an easy job, but Studio Buitenhof knows how. The scans and giclee prints that Willem Jan van Wijgerden creates show a rare craftmanship.
An iconic view of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone river seen from the Lookout Viewpoint.
This is the spot where Thomas Moran painted the Lower Falls to inspire Congress in 1872. The painting played a crucial role in convincing the Congress make Yellowstone the first national park. He allegedly wept over the lack of colors in his palette to accurately portray all the hues and tones he experienced and tried to show.
The Red Rock viewpoint is below. An adjacent 0.5-mile trail drops 500 ft to Red Rock for even closer views – the average age of the crowd plummets with the elevation (it’s hard on the knees). The trail was closed to maintenance when I was here this trip. Hope it's open on my next trip, as it's the only viewpoint I've not enjoyed.
Friday is here. Have a fabulous day and weekend ahead.
Large Red Damselflies:-
Damselflies are very difficult to ID accurately so we have made a best guess on their names to the best of our ability, we are happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge. (Gordon & Maureen)
Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape. They are usually small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. When at rest, most species hold their wings along the length of their abdomen. The Emerald Damselflies are an exception and usually hold their wings partly open when at rest. They are therefore known as Spreadwings in North America. The eyes are always separated, never touching. The larvae have external plates (lamellae) at the end of the abdomen, which act as accessory gills.
In Great Britain and Ireland there are about 20 species that may be encountered and a few that are now extinct. These species fall into 4 families and 9 genera. A partial taxonomic "tree" for the damselflies is shown below.
(Courtesy of the British Dragonfly Society website)
I had no idea what kind this but it was colorful. kim fleming, aka Myriorama (see comment below) has given a tentative identification, as a dogwood sawfly larva, Macremphytis tarsatus . Knowing her expertise, I'm taking it as accurate.
Tucson, Arizona
A fairly accurate representation of how we felt after our moving sale this past Saturday. But, nothing daunted, we're forging ahead to move out by September 24th. May the angels send in their equivalent of the Marines to help with the mountain of tasks remaining to be done, lol. This rose is from a bouquet that I just didn't have time to photograph when it was in full bloom.
An accurate astronomical observatory.
Like other platforms on the island, including the lone moai of the Ahu Huri a Urenga, the Ahu Akivi was built following a precise astronomical orientation. In this way they controlled the change of seasons and the most appropriate times for agricultural tasks.
In Akivi the axis of the platform was oriented from north to south, getting the faces of the moai look exactly at the point where the sun sets during the equinox of the austral spring (September 21st) and their backs face the sun of the dawn during the autumn equinox (March 21st).
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The best time to visit and take pictures is at sunset, which is when the setting sun illuminates the seven statues and highlights their features.
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The legend of the seven explorers:
In the recent literature on Akivi, the seven statues of the platform are related with the seven young people who were sent to explore the island before its first colonization by King Hotu Matu’a.
A legend says that Hau Maka, the priest of Hotu Matu’a had a dream in which his soul flew across the ocean when he sighted the island. Next, he sent seven explorers sailing through the sea to locate the island, study its conditions and the best area to disembark.
Although the idea that the legend was remembered in stone is attractive, it seems that it can not be true. The moai statues belong to a quite late sculptural period, after the year 1440 AD and historians consider the hypothesis that the first settlers arrived on the island towards the fifth century, so they rule out a possible relationship between both facts.
The restoration that boosted Rapa Nui:
Ahu Akivi was the first ahu to be restored after a small group of islanders, at the request of Thor Heyerdahl, erected the statue of the Ahu Ature Huki on the beach of Anakena in 1956. As a member of that Norwegian expedition was the American anthropologist William Mulloy, who from then on would devote a large part of his life to studying the mysteries of Easter Island.
The reconstruction work in Ahu Akivi began in March 1960 and continued until October of that year. William Mulloy and his Chilean colleague Gonzalo Figueroa worked with an archeologic team of 25 Rapanui people in various phases of excavation and reconstruction. This was the first serious archaeological excavation and the first complete restoration of a ceremonial site in Rapa Nui.
The works were done with hardly any material means, they only used wooden poles, stones and a pair of oxen. But with perseverance, ingenuity and effort they achieved their goal. To raise and place the first moai, they used a stone ramp and two large wooden levers. This operation took a month. However, after perfecting the technique and with the experience gained, it took less than a week to raise the seventh statue.
When the work was finished, Father Sebastian Englert himself gave the blessing at a very emotional opening ceremony. After 150 years the islanders could observe again several moai standing on an ahu.
The restoration of Ahu Akivi is considered a turning point in Rapa Nui. From that moment, other works of restoration of more platforms began. The Ahu Akivi was followed by the ahu of Hanga Kio’e, Tahai, Anakena and Tongariki. The ancient platforms regained their former glory and the small and remote Easter Island attracted the attention of other researchers and travelers. And what is more important, it unleashed a true cultural renaissance, an economic development and a renewed sense of pride in being Rapanui.
The plumage of most kingfishers is bright, with green and blue being the most common colours. The brightness of the colours is neither the product of iridescence or pigments, but is instead caused by the structure of the feathers, which causes scattering of blue light (the Tyndall effect).
The kingfishers have long, dagger-like bills. The bill is usually longer and more compressed in species that hunt fish, and shorter and more broad in species that hunt prey off the ground. The largest and most atypical bill is that of the shovel-billed kookaburra, which is used to dig through the forest floor in search of prey. They generally have short legs, although species that feed on the ground have longer tarsi. Most species have four toes, three of which are forward-pointing.
The irises of most species are dark brown. The kingfishers have excellent vision; they are capable of binocular vision and are thought in particular to have good colour vision. They have restricted movement of their eyes within the eye sockets, instead using head movements to track prey. In addition, they are capable of compensating for the refraction of water and reflection when hunting prey underwater, and are able to judge depth under water accurately. They also have nictitating membranes that cover the eyes to protect them when they hit the water; the pied kingfisher has a bony plate which slides across the eye when it hits the water.
…. From Edgmond - our front garden to be perfectly accurate!! Jill complained that I chose the wrong rose as my shot of the day (see 1st comment box)! Was she rightI wonder? A phone shot taken in Apple RAW & edited in Lightroom. Apologies for the ear-worm….. Alan:-)
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Emerald Damselfly (Male)
Damselflies are very difficult to ID accurately so we have made a best guess on their names to the best of our ability, we are happy to be corrected by anyone with more knowledge. (Gordon & Maureen)
Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape. They are usually small, weakly flying insects that stay close to the water margins or water surface. When at rest, most species hold their wings along the length of their abdomen. The Emerald Damselflies are an exception and usually hold their wings partly open when at rest. They are therefore known as Spreadwings in North America. The eyes are always separated, never touching. The larvae have external plates (lamellae) at the end of the abdomen, which act as accessory gills.
In Great Britain and Ireland there are about 20 species that may be encountered and a few that are now extinct. These species fall into 4 families and 9 genera. A partial taxonomic "tree" for the damselflies is shown below.
(Courtesy of the British Dragonfly Society website)
Hotel Europe is a six storey, flatiron style building, built on a pie shaped property located in Historical Gastown, Vancouver BC Canada.
Construction began in 1908 and the hotel was completed and opened in 1909.
It was the first reinforced concrete structure to be built in Canada and the earliest fireproof hotel in Western Canada.
For the first years, the hotel flourished as people arrived to Vancouver by Steamship and stayed at the hotel.
The ground floor was once a beer parlour and is now currently a store. Below this beer parlour was an underground saloon accessible by stairs from a sidewalk entrance.
The underground area, including the saloon is said to have extended under the sidewalks on both sides of the hotel. These extensions were known as “areaways,” a typical feature of buildings in the Gastown area. Areaways were used to load and unload freight through trap doors in the outside sidewalk.
The Hotel Europe’s areaways were eventually filled in and bricked up and the underground saloon is said to be now a storage basement.
A more luxurious, Vancouver hotel opened in 1919 and the guest traffic shifted to the new hotel. At sometime it was said that the Hotel Europe became a brothel.
This building was later renovated into suites and is currently an affordable housing complex.
Rumored haunted. It is believed there is one, possibly two ghosts residing in the Hotel Europe. The first ghost was reported in the early '80s by a contractor who had been working on some repairs alone in the cellar, near the bricked up areaway entrance. Supposedly, he had left the cellar briefly and when he returned he found his tools had been scattered all over the floor. He heard scratching noises coming from behind the brick wall (a wall said to have been previously filled in) and felt a bad presence. He grabbed his tools and fled. Also, reported was a man dressed in a black coat with a flat cap that appeared in the shop on the ground level. One evening in the early 2000's after the shop owner had closed the store, the owner saw a man/ghost clearly reflected in the convex security mirror at the top end of the store. She was surprised to see him as she was sure there were no customers left in the store when she locked up. When she went to investigate, there was nobody there. The man in the mirror had vanished. The owner was left shaken and fled the property. This man/ghost was reported to return again at a later date.
It is questioned if this was the same original ghost or indeed a second one.
**Please note: All enclosed information has been collected from various online sources and has not been verified to be true or accurate.
Thank-you for visiting
~Christie by the River
The yellow section, far right was actually bluish, as was the dark area at the top. I haven't learned how to capture true color in such a situation with my iPhone. The rose-y color shown here is pretty true to life--it was an amazing sky, however brief.
Canon 5D
The most accurate this lens when I came across it was just a piece of glass about 4.5cm x 7cm in diameter.
no brand, no focus, no aperture, no mount to connect...
I was curious, trying to assemble it into a simple lens to connect the camera and take a test shot...
And the result is this... Please comment on its photo and look forward to sharing technical knowledge with those of you who have similar interests.
More accurately, St John the Evangelist Church Lyneal with (or cum) Colemere. "The church is a beautiful specimen of Gothic architecture on a small scale. It was built at a cost of about 2,500 by Lady Marian Alford as a memorial church to her son the late Earl Brownlow it is dedicated to St John the Evangelist and will afford sitting accommodation to 220 persons the seats are all free" Edward Cassey and Company's 1871 History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Shropshire.
Nimbostratus cloud over the dutch landscape
Nimbostratus are dark, low-level clouds accompanied by light to moderately falling precipitation. Low clouds are primarily composed of water droplets since their bases generally lie below 6,500 feet (2,000 meters). However, when temperatures are cold enough, these clouds may also contain ice particles and snow.
The sun or moon is not visible through nimbostratus clouds, which distinguishes them from mid-level altostratus clouds. Because of the fog and falling precipitation commonly found beneath and around nimbostratus clouds, the cloud base is typically very diffuse and difficult to accurately determine. So if a metereologist corrects me, I'll be happy, because learning new things is a good thing.
This weather picture was taken in South-Holland , the Netherlands, in the early evening.
Exploring the historically accurate pergola in Queen Eleanor's Garden at Winchester Castle, Hampshire.
The gardens are an authentic recreation of a medieval garden in the times of Henry III (Eleanor's husband) and Edward I (her son). The arbour is a tunnelled pergola, with flowers, grapevines and honeysuckle.
2-shot HDR, taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, blended in Photomatix, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
I tried to depict my mother as accurately as possible. This is the time when she met my father. I adore her big round and gentle eyes, with which she looks at my father and her faint smile. The photographer is my father.
Thank you, Lawrence for the invitation to be part of this Mother's Day Tribute)
Accurately named, this species' song was described by JJ Audubon in this way: The song of the Yellow-throated Warbler would please you, kind reader. Of this I have not a doubt, as it is soft and loud, and is continued for two or three minutes at a time, not unlike that of the Painted Finch, or Indigo-bird. As it is heard in all parts of our most dismal cypress swamps, it contributes to soothe the mind of a person whose occupation may lead him to such places.
Pristine and very beautiful English Grandfather clock made in 1780 in Leeds, England, by master clock maker, Henry Brownbill. When this was made, George Washington was about to become the 1st President of the USA and the US was at war with England (Revolutionary War), It is still running perfectly and keeping accurate time after 240 years of faithful service and elegant beauty. Every part of this masterpiece of clock making (inside & out) was made by hand, from scratch. From the perfect gears & cogs inside, to the elegant cabinet work on the outside. Remember, too, that the wonderful color of the wood was enhanced with stain, etc. that also had to be hand made from berries and other natural growing things. You couldn’t go to a store and buy a can of wood stain. You had to make it.
I was asked to create an image of Richard and myself together representing our love and relationship towards each other accurately. And I feel there's nothing more accurate than saying that we are dreamers. Our whole relationship together has been about dreaming of the future, of what is to come, of staying together forever.
ninety of three sixty five
thus, this starts a new series called "head in the clouds"
facebook page! i want to start getting more likes on my facebook page, and updating it more, and taking more behind the scene photographs, of props, locations, and tutorials type stuff.
...more accurate would probably be that I am lost about love..lost when it comes to love...lost about loving..lost about being loved....
I realize the best part of love is the thinnest lace
And it don't count for much but I'm not letting go
I believe there's still much to believe in
So lift your eyes if you feel you can
Reach for a star and I'll show you a plan
I figured it out
What I needed was someone to show me
BF1 Open beta is only one week away dudes
this scene is 100% historically accurate and is totally not a fantasy battle
despite what benji might think
Comments and favs apreciated
Well this isn't castle, and definitely not accurate to history, but I gave WWI a go about half a year ago and this is the result. WWI? But where is the conflict? Well I have no period accurate uniforms or weapons, and it was more attempting the trench wall and hut than the soldiers and conflict that I had in mind. Please point out any inaccuracies and problems, WWI - modern is not my forte in history, but I am still interested in learning what I did wrong
Was not going to post this originally as its more of a trial but I was missing my bricks and decided I needed something to beef out my 2018 collection. Hope everyone had a merry Christmas and enjoys a safe and happy New Year.
Explored, July 23, 2013 #63
This is the Öresund Bridge connecting Sweden and Denmark.
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Accurately named, this species' song was described by JJ Audubon in this way: The song of the Yellow-throated Warbler would please you, kind reader. Of this I have not a doubt, as it is soft and loud, and is continued for two or three minutes at a time, not unlike that of the Painted Finch, or Indigo-bird. As it is heard in all parts of our most dismal cypress swamps, it contributes to soothe the mind of a person whose occupation may lead him to such places.
A bit different for me. Sort of streetscene meets minimalist. Or more accurately a 'minimal streetscene'! I think it works but you say what you think - I've no problem with criticism or advice as long as its constructive! We don't learn if we don't listen and allow others their opinions. Some sections of society could do well to realise that their views aren't the only ones in town before they throw the toys out of the pram. But that's not a topic for here really - I'm just waffling on.
This is a composite of two photos that accurately represents frequent encounters. Regrettably, the Depth of field is so shallow that only one bird will be in focus in a single photo. With a focal length of 250 mm, selected f-stop of f/16 and a subject distance of 6 feet; the depth of field (DOF) is 1.75 inches. That’s decent DOF for one hummer it is not adequate for these encounters as the hummers are 6 inches or more apart
Multi flash photography stops action @ 4/10,000 sec
Canon 1D X, EF100-400mm zoom lens
Camera settings: f/16, 1/250 sec, ISO 200,