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This is taken at Point Defiance Park, located in Tacoma, Washington. There's a five-mile drive that takes you through the park, and you can capture raccoons quite frequently running along the road, particularly in the evening. We always enjoy taking a drive through the park. It's so pretty, high above Puget Sound; it even takes in the Narrows Bridge. Hope you enjoy!
Five-Mile Drive
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
052115
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This photograph has earned the following highest awards:
DSLR Autofocus, Hall of Fame (11)
DSLR Autofocus, Ultimate Achievement Award (9)
DSLR Autofocus, MASTER of Photography (11)
DSLR Autofocus, GRANDMASTER of Photography (11)
PhotoZone, 94 Total Awards
PhotoZone, Hall of Fame (8)
It is 45 years ago today when I attempted to view Melbourne's total solar eclipse from the backyard. Sadly Melbourne’s fickle spring weather spoilt the party so I ended up running in and out of the house to also watch the event on TV.
The 8” f7 Newtonian telescope tube was purchased from Astro Optical Supplies in Sydney. My parents were very kind to drive me up and back for the purchase. The tube just fitted across the back seat of the car where I proudly nursed it all the way home. I built the mount with instructions from a book bought at the same time. For me it was a great achievement as I’ve never been a real handyman. The picture was taken by my sister with my Olympus OM-1 on Kodak Tri-x film which I used to develop and print myself in our bathroom.
The white circle marks on the fence next to the BBQ were created by Rod Marsh’s misses as wicket keeper 😉
Over the past 15 days, we've revealed to you the amazing designers that are collaborating with MadPea this year for our Halloween spectacular. Now, it's time to unveil the official poster!
Cirque du Mystère will bring you an intriguing story with deadly puzzles, achievements, and prizes! Be prepared to be amazed and scared to death as something evil this way comes in mid-October!
Our newest hunt, The Rookie, is open to the public starting Saturday, November 21st! We are so excited about this hunt that we are giving away a HUD and an interactive gacha set to 1 lucky Pea + 1 friend!
Go to our Facebook page to enter: www.facebook.com/MadPea
Giveaway ends Monday, November 16th at 3PM (SLT)
Make sure to join our in-world group to keep up with all MadPea events!
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In the 11th century, William de Volpiano, the Italian architect who had built the Abbey of Fécamp in Normandy, was chosen by Richard II of Normandy to be the building contractor of the new Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. He designed the Romanesque church of the abbey, daringly placing the transept crossing at the top of the mount. Many underground crypts and chapels had to be built to compensate for this weight; these formed the basis for the supportive upward structure that can be seen today. Today Mont Saint-Michel is seen as a building of Romanesque architecture.
Robert de Thorigny, a great supporter of Henry II of England (who was also Duke of Normandy), reinforced the structure of the buildings and built the main façade of the church in the 12th century. In 1204, Guy de Thouars, regent for the Duchess of Brittany, as vassal of the King of France, undertook a siege of the Mount. After having set fire to the village and having massacred the population, he was obliged to beat a retreat under the powerful walls of the abbey. Unfortunately, the fire which he himself lit extended to the buildings, and the roofs fell prey to the flames. Horrified by the cruelty and the exactions of his Breton ally, Philip Augustus offered Abbot Jordan a grant for the construction of a new Gothic architectural set which included the addition of the refectory and cloister.
Charles VI is credited with adding major fortifications to the abbey-mount, building towers, successive courtyards, and strengthening the ramparts.
Pets
From the JIAN Pee-wee Puffs Collection
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Tea Cup White
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Blankey Puffs
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Flower Pot Bi-Color
JIAN PeeWee Puffs :: Teddy Puff Companion
From the JIAN Silly Shibes II FATPACK
JIAN Silly Shibes II 19. Rope Chew
All landscaping and the tiny boat are at the location below
Location
Tiny Isle of Mist, Intrepide (194, 115, 21)
Persistence is the fuel that nourishes a strong man, it makes him remain firm in pursuit of his goals and never give up on his dreams and achievements.
The Land of Connections: Over the Rainbow
-Tokyo, Rainbow Bridge-
My panoramic long exposure bridge, city scape "The Land of Connections" contains,the 6(so far) of large, popular bridges in urban area, Japan.
They were all captured daylight long exposure technique along with 3-5 stitched panoramic image.
You can see whole 6 images at
yoshihikowada.com/the-land-of-connections/
Awards Achievement:
IPA2016 :1st place(architecture:bridge)
www.photoawards.com/winner/zoom.php?eid=8-131433-16
TIFA2016 :1st place (Architecture of the year, bridge)
tokyofotoawards.jp/winners/index.php?level=student&co...
ND AWARD 2016 :2nd place(architecture:bridge)
ndawards.net/winners-gallery/nd-awards-2016/non-professio...
International Photographer of The Year 2016 : 1st place
(architecture:bridge)
Love the MadPea Games and events. This one was so much fun, and even better then the spy hunter game. I left it late to start but still managed to squeze in all the achievement. Thank you Madpea for another awesome adventure.
In celebration of man's modern achievement. During Earth Hour 2009, I turned on every light in my house. Both of my cars are idle. A ball of 6 strains of 100 professional outdoor Christmas lights hooked together with 6 balls of 100 lights each surrounding it. To top it off, a 600 watt halogen light pointing at the front door.
Sorry, it isn't as good as I want. I should have exposed another .5 or 1 stop.
"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence."
~ Helen Keller~
Ain't that the truth! Lose hope and what is left. And confidence, it helps to have a healthy dose
Boom. After 8 years of missed opportunities, being in the wrong location, being at work, being away, I finally have captured a full on shelf cloud. A monster storm with so many lightning strikes, a dozen captured with my Pluto trigger including this one. #sydneystorms D810 & 14-24mm with Pluto trigger.
The Park Lane Hotel in London was hosting an exhibition of iconic David Bailey Photographs, which I’d gone to view with 3 other photo-friends. It was fairly quiet in the bar and I saw Rachel enjoying a beer with her (male) friend. We were feeling thirsty and before too long the 6 of us were chatting away – ½ hour spent in excellent and amusing company.
Rachel is a beautician, having studied at College. She lives in Kent but travels regularly into London by train for work. She has two children – boy and girl. When asked to guess her age, I was only 2 years out but won’t reveal it on Flickr (!)
I asked what she felt was her proudest achievement and she replied straight away “...my 2 children” – quite a common response I’ve found with this 100 Strangers Project.
I also asked Rachel what her favourite piece of music was – and “Sacrifice” by Elton John was the immediate choice!
Rachel had no problem with her photo being taken. I took 3 and the one I’ve posted is the one she approved of. I handed my Flickr details over and Emailed the photos a couple of days later. The indoor low-light was fairly challenging so I opened up the lens, which also helped to blur some of the distracting lighting in the background.
Thanks Rachel for being part of my project to photograph 100 strangers
While playing at #WhereIsAnton during #SiPgoesScotland, the Admiral decided to lay a trap hoping to catch Nessy. Instead, he caught some kind of cookie monster. I guess it's a different kind of #sip_achievement
You can find a behind the scenes photo on @stepping_on_bricks Flickr account: www.flickr.com/photos/lost_star/38089901382/in/album-7215...
#SiPgoes52
My full time working career was in one place, Port Talbot Steel Works, in the 39 years I was there I worked for 4 different companies without ever changing jobs:-
British Steel Corporation (Nationalised)
BSC plc (Privatised)
Corus
Tata Steel
In the November of 2006 the steel plant that I worked in set a production record of 104,000 tonnes of liquid steel (100,000 tonnes of slab) made in 1 week. That meant the plant, on average, made 10 tonnes of steel every minute for 10,080 minutes.
#16Busy for 119 pictures in 2019
In recognition of the achievement the steel and slab work force were each given a watch to mark the record.
At the top of the dial is the, now almost forgotten, logo of Corus.
Brands and Logos for Macro Mondays