Announcing the launch of my newest visual project, which I'm calling "Warp Drive". WD is a variation of the panoramic sabotage that I called "TumbleWorld", which breaks up the image into planes, fragments or dimensions. "Warp Drive" is also about manipulating the iPhone's panoramic function. Yet, instead of breaking up the image, WD seeks to radically warp or stretch it. As in "Pano-sabotage", the image is created by the movement of the hand with the effect of this movement manifesting IN the camera, as opposed to software manipulation occuring OUTSIDE the capture device.

This image IS photo manipulated but only with light and colour effects. The stretched composition was achieved by moving the iPhone camera around in an exaggerated arc of 180 degrees. Standard "wide-angle" panoramic photography demands that the camera be moved in a straight line across the scene. "Warp Drive's" technique, like "Pano-Sabotage", defies the convention, seeking to push the technical idiosyncrasy into another form of extreme.

So, "Warp Drive" is the name of this project, as "TumbleWorld" is the name of the fragmented style of the last 2 years, and the technique I'm using here I'm calling "PANO-Xtreme", as opposed to "PANO-Sabotage" seen In "TumbleWorld".

Welcome aboard. I hope you like this new journey.

© Richard S Warner ( Visionheart ) - 2016. All Rights Reserved. This image is not for use in any form without explicit, express, written permission.

Text Blog: visionheartblog.wordpress.com

Red backed Shrike - Lanius collurio

The red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae. The breeding range stretches from Western Europe east to central Russia but it only rarely occurs in the British Isles. It is migratory and winters in the western areas of tropical Africa.

Once a common migratory visitor to Great Britain, numbers declined sharply during the 20th century. The bird's last stronghold was in Breckland but by 1988 just a single pair remained, successfully raising young at Santon Downham. The following year for the first time no nests were recorded in the UK. But since then sporadic breeding has taken place, mostly in Scotland and Wales. In September 2010 the RSPB announced that a pair had raised chicks at a secret location on Dartmoor where the bird last bred in 1970. In 2011, two pairs nested in the same locality, fledging seven young. In 2012 there was another breeding attempt, this time unsuccessful, probably due to a prolonged spell of wet weather. In 2013 breeding was again confirmed in Devon, with two young fledged at a new site.

This return to south western England has been an unexpected development and has raised speculation that a warming climate could assist the bird in re-colonising some of its former haunts, if only in small numbers.

Population:

UK breeding:

1-3 pairs

UK passage:

250 birds

ANNOUNCES its presence to a observer with its shrill alarm call, and often flys away, unless you keep a very low profile, this time it worked. A medium-sized wader, with red bill and legs, favours areas of undisturbed damp grass-land, moors and the margins of marshes , seen at Elmley Marshes, Sheppy Kent.

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THANK YOU, for your visit , and kind comments, it is very appriceated. Please enjoy your day, stay well and safe, God bless......................................Tomx

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"Yeserday today and forever, Jesus is the same, all may change but Jesus never, Glory to his name !"

Singing away on a branch on top of his territory. Very happy with this shot, taken as the clouds began to roll in and the light began to fade.

The grackles have returned, and noisily. This individual wanted everyone to know that he was in the area. Glendale, Missouri

As announced last week, I spent last night and this morning at the Quitzdorfer reservoir. The conditions were so completely different from last year and also from what I had expected, and not just because it was almost 25 degrees already at four in the morning.

Due to the intense heat, a dome of haze had settled over the entire sky. I have never experienced anything like this before. As the sun rose, it took some time to even break through the haze. When it made it through, everything was bathed in a golden brown light for a short time. Very unusual. Because of this, let's call it phenomenon, , all the photos I made have this very special lighting mood. I can't even tell if I like this or not. I'll probably have to work with it a bit first.

Wie letzte Woche angekündigt, hab ich letzte Nacht und den heutigen Morgen am Quitzdorfer Stausee verbracht. Die Konditionen waren so völlig anders als letztes Jahr und auch als ich erwartet hatte und das nicht nur, weil früh um vier schon fast 25 Grad waren.

Durch die große Hitze hatte sich über den gesamten Himmel eine Dunstglocke gelegt. So etwas habe ich in der Form noch nicht erlebt. Als die Sonne auf ging benötigte sie einiges an Zeit, um überhaupt durch den Dunst hindurch zu dringen. Als es ihr dann gelangt war kurzzeitig alles in ein golden braunes Licht getaucht. Sehr ungewöhnlich. Durch dieses, nennen wir es Phänomen, haben alle Fotos, die ich gemacht habe diese ganz besondere Lichtstimmung. Ich kann noch nicht einmal sagen, ob diese mir gefällt oder nicht. Ich muß mich wohl erst noch ein wenig damit auseinander setzen.

more of this on my website at: www.shoot-to-catch.de

Announcing on December 1, my 2012 "Photo of the Year"

I chose this photo because of the range of emotions I feel when I look at it. The idea of struggle and loneliness spring to mind.

I was happy to witness the return of the lesser sandhill cranes to their winter digs in California’s Central Valley. Merced National Wildlife Refuge.

Australasian Grebe (Tachybaptus novaehollandiae)

I stopped at the Vic Uni Pond on the way to Sneydes Rd. this morning to check on the Grebes. At that point Mum was still just sitting on the nest so I moved to the other end of the pond, where the previous clutch of chicks has been banished too. I got some nice images. On the way back I stopped again and spotted Mum off the nest and Dad tending to the nest. I then noticed she had two chicks riding in her wings. When she came back to the nest three chicks popped out. She then proceeded to check on the remaining egg(s) and settled in. A difficult spot to get a clear shot and the chicks are constantly moving.

We are excited to announce the opening of a new residential island called Saint-Chateau, inspired by the French Antilles and the style of Martinique and St. Barth's. This island is designed to offer a unique tropical living experience to its residents.

Saint-Chateau's port is a true gem, with Antillean and colonial style buildings where people can live in apartments and houses. Additionally, the port offers a few habitable yacht berths for residents who want to live on the water while enjoying the nautical lifestyle. Residents will also have the opportunity to customize their yachts to their personal tastes.

In the heights of the island, you will find typical houses of the region in banana and rum plantations. These magnificent estates will be available for rent for residents who want to live in an authentic setting.

Experience the perfect blend of breathtaking beauty and awe-inspiring surf breaks. St-Chateau boasts an abundance of sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, providing the ideal playground for surf enthusiasts of all levels.

We look forward to showing you Saint-Chateau and offering you a unique tropical living experience.

The reservation list is now open, if you want to secure your future home contact Victoire Sire or Francois Humburg directly in-world. We have a limited number of units, so the first to arrive will be the first to be served. Thanks for understanding! ❤️

Coming VERY SOON!

Le Chateau is a modern tale of luck, grit, know-how and the magic that arises when an assortment of eccentric characters come together to live in this GODDMAN COMMUNITY!❤

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Music theme : youtu.be/zY7NTVaeXA8?list=PLv4qErvsYmfbJWB2YBeCXfSVwrxZb1jyb

I wanted publicly announce that I will be taking an indefinite hiatus from blogging. I've decided to go back to school and I need to give it 100% of my attention. Thank you so much for all of your support over the last 4 years, it means so much to me! <3

We are excited to announce our Blogger of the Month for October 2021 - Adianna Price!

Adianna continually goes above and beyond to blog for MadPea. Her compositions beautifully showcase our event items and activities and are used in our promotions. Thank you so much, Adianna.

As recognition of a job well done, Adianna has been awarded L$5000. Check out Adianna's original winning submission here: flic.kr/p/2mCBUbE

For more of her work, see Adianna's Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/31796861@N03/

Hi, to all!! ^-^

I want to announce several sections in my blog, the reason. Avoid massive uploading on Flickr (because of its limited photographs) Comment to us, that all those photographs that are deleted from my Flickr, you can find them in my blog.

By the way, I want to thank all my followers and friends for their continued support. I love your comments and encouragement. Millions of thanks to each of you. Also thank my designers for the opportunity to grow together every day.

I hope you enjoy my news. :P

A strong embrace to each and every one of you!! ❤.❤ XoXO

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Hola, a todos!! ^-^

Quiero anunciaros varias secciones en mi Blog, el motivo. Evitar la carga masiva en Flickr (por su limitación de fotografías) Comentaros, que todas aquellas fotografías que sean borradas de mi Flickr, podeis encontrarlas en mi blog.

Ya de paso, quiero agradeceros a todos mis seguidores y amigos el continuo apoyo. Adoro vuestro comentarios y animos. Millones de gracias a cada uno de vosotros. También agradecer a mis diseñadores la oportunidad de crecer juntos cada día.

Espero que disfruteis de mis novedades. :P

Un fuerte abrazo a todos y cada uno de ustedes!! ❤.❤ XoXO

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Male Elk during the rut taken in Jasper National Park, Alberta.

Thank you for your visit and comments. They are very much appreciated.

Hello Again! Addie & I are back to announce the 2nd Gacha we did for The Epiphany!

The Pampered gacha features 27 commons and 3 Rares

It officially supports Lara, Freya, and Legacy Bodies, but there are a lot of unrigged items that can be used for any size/gender avis!

The Crop Top, Sweatpants and RARE Outfit are all rigged and work with the bodies listed above. The cardigan on the rare outfit is also hideable.

The Breakfast Tray, Stack of Books, & Ice Cream Tubs are all cute decor items and can be resized as you wish.

The Mesh Ears and Bear Slippers both come with HUDS, are UNRIGGED and can be resized to fit different size avatars,

The Head Towels are Unrigged and have a resize script inside so you can fit them to any size/gender avatar.

The Face masks are Baked on Mesh and can be worn on any Mesh Head that supports BOM. This makes it possible to use on any size/gender avatar.

The Sloth Plushies are resizeable and contain two hold's for Adult & Child Avatars.

We hope you enjoy this gacha as much as we had fun making it!

Find us @ The Epiphany in the Sponsor Circle July 15th @ 10 PM SLT.

- Max & Addie

Glad to announce that since late January of 2022, we are available to organize 7-10 days of winter railfanning group tours along the Trans-Mongolian Railway 👏 If you are fully vaccinated Mongolian border is open to you without isolation days.

You can reserve your flights from Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Korean Air and MIAT Mongolian Airlines. ✈️

Uppsala Ducks Comittee has gathered in the river to welcome the new season.../Vårens ankomst...Uppsala ankorna har samlats i Fyrisån för årets första vårhälsning.../Anunciando la primavera...el comité de patos de Uppsala se reúne en el río para dar la bienvenida a la nueva estación...(DSC_6089-3)

I am delighted to announce that I will be doing an expo of my work at Gabrial Presents.. on Wednesday 1st December at NOON slt.

Please come if you can it will be great to meet you all Landmark is below: Massive thanks to Gabrial and Freddie for their kindness and support in doing this

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Gabrial Presents...... SL Flickr Art!

What it is?

A gallery created to allow SL photographers to showcase their photos from Flickr in SL .... for free! No fees, no charges, absolutely free.

Every month I will help a photographer showcase their art in SL. There will be an official launch party where the attendees get to meet the artist to talk about their work, and just meet other fellow Flickr artists.

Each artist's exhibition will run for a week and the group, as well as the exhibition, is free to join/attend. We hope people will enjoy meeting other fellow photographers, discussing tricks of the trade, getting pointers, or just enjoying the music and free champagne.

Announced by the weather service, yet still surprising: The first snow falls silently, transforming the landscape overnight. From a meteorological perspective, it’s a completely normal phenomenon, yet this first encounter with snow always enchants us, as if we’ve never seen or understood it before.

Avila Beach, CA

Arrives the snow, and, driving o'er the fields,

Seems nowhere to alight: the whited air

Hides hills and woods, the river, and the heaven,

And veils the farmhouse at the garden's end.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Texture with thanks to Parée Erica

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© ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Use without permission is illegal.

© Please do not download, copy, edit, reproduce or publish any of my images.

Yes, it's snowing !!!!!!!!!!!!!

MTM announced this week at SDP40 325 and GN coach 1096 were being shipped to Albia Iowa in the coming weeks for repaints.

A massive private donation is seeing that both 325 and 1096 are repainted in Great Northern orange and green.

The 325 wore the simplified orange scheme for the first few years of her existence. seen here:

www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=114373

Both will return to the roundhouse in time for the 2023 operating season, so I've heard.

Being with the "big leagues" I've mostly fallen out of touch with MTM but maintain a few connections.

Fundraisers to repaint it Big Sky Blue (plan A) were deemed not successful, and the museum is giving the option of refund, reallocation, or hold for future 325 cosmetics.

Seen here are 325 & 1096 at Osceola in October 2018, when I made my last run as a volunteer.

Looking forward to seeing the finished product in a few months.

Honestly, with the chaos that is MTM the past year, I didn't think there was a snowball's chance in hell it would happen. But, money talks and the money wanted orange, even though I, along with many others, was rooting for blue.

🏆 3 winners will be announced 29th November

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- 1 WINNER FLICKR

- 1 WINNER PRIMFEED

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For

- MAITREYA & Lara X

- REBORN

- BELLEZA ( Gen.X )

- LEGACY

- INITHIUM ( Kupra)

- KALHENE (Erika & Analexa)

- ALL BODIES (UNRIGGED)

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- 10 Precious Metals

- 15 Precious Gems

- "Brightness adjustable in 2% 2".

- PBR- SHINE adjustable

- FULL BRIGHT

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🔹 Market : marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/128234

🔹 Mainstore : maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ysoral/

🔹 Primfeed : www.primfeed.com/ysoral.resident

🔹 Flickr : www.flickr.com/ysoral-jewelry/

Come discover my Store in world to find your happiness. !!!

More empty promises that will be ignored by whoever wins the very next day.

Canon EF 100mm 1:2.8 L IS USM

We are excited to announce our Blogger of the Month for December 2021 - KayKay Stine!

KayKay has continually gone above and beyond as a MadPea blogger. Despite a few months of computer problems, she still managed to create beautiful scenes showcasing MadPea event items and activities. We thank you, KayKay!

As recognition of a job well done, KayKay has been awarded L$5000 and a trophy. Check out KayKay's original winning submission here: flic.kr/p/2mUqUVo

For more of her work, see KayKay's Flickr page at flickr.com/photos/kaykaystine/

IJssel landscape - NL

And having a siesta well wrapped in a leaf in the garden in Copenhagen, Denmark

Announcing his arrival in the backyard garden.

During late fall, the snow geese begin. their migration and spend time on the western slope. Though we don't get the 10's of thousands (or more) that some places like Bosque get, we do get our fair share. Here are just a few of them announcing their arrival in November. :-)

© Debbie Tubirdy Photography

This Blue Jay loudly announced to the neighborhood he'd just spotted the peanuts and he was on is way!

Once I heard him, all I had to do was wait and within minutes he showed up, grabbed a few peanuts and took off.

Sometimes the Blue Jays loud calls seem more like a warning to let every one know danger is close by. I can't help but wonder if they do it on purpose to try and scare off the other birds so they can have free access to whatever it is they are after.

US Steel recently announced plans to reopen its Granite City Works hot strip mill, idled a year ago in January 2016, which followed the shutdown of the blast furnaces and steelmaking facilities in December 2015. Still, every once in a while, you can catch a movement of the resident railroad around or out of the plant.

For today at least, this USS movement across Madison Avenue in Granite City, IL seems to signal a return to partial normalcy for the mill and about 200 of its 1500 workers.

They don't shout, but are among the first to appear; they've been in bloom for weeks now: long lasting , subtly beautiful.

Hellebore - Lenten rose

I am proud to announce the opening party of a exposition at the art café and gallery at the beautiful French Riviera Village!

Jaminda Moon and Ashley G show a selection of her works!

During the opening party at Saturday, October 3d, 11.30 am - 12.30pm will DJ Niloy Kass play a selection of fantastic music. Don't miss this event!

Location:

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The most wonderful time of the year - Christmas is almost here! The season of joy, love and cheer. ♥

This year we’re collaborating with 24 talented designers on the grid to get you in Christmas spirits with an Advent Calendar!

The Calendar will come as a physical version to look pretty at your home as well as a wearable HUD.

From first of December until 25th - each day you will open a new door and get an exclusive Christmas Themed Gift from one of our amazing collaborators. There will be 25 gifts in total to get.

Our participating collaborators are:

Ananas

Astralia

BackBone

Bloom!

Buxom

Candy Kitten

CandyDoll

DEAD DOLL

Fetch

Go&See

HEXtraordinary

Junk Food

Krescendo

Lagomsl

Lock&Tuft

MOoH

Moon Rabbit

OMY

Serenity Style

Star Sugar

Tardfish

The Bearded Guy

Vae Victis

Vanilla Bae

Stay tuned for more info & teasers to come!

Had a little time before a breakfast meeting in downtown Fort Worth and saw the sky was going to be real doozy. Headed quickly over to Bass Hall with the Canon G15 and made a handheld shot of one of the angles on the face of the building. Fort Worth, Texas, USA, January 2016

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Sunrise. Obviously I did not take this. My wife did. I was still fast asleep missing all of this worldly beauty.

So that's what morning looks like. Who knew!

Ladybugs are landing...

Red and Yellow

Canon RF 100mm F2.8 L Macro IS USM

In the twilight, by the shore so serene,

A traditional bell tolls its age old chime,

Announcing the sunset, painting the scene,

As day fades to night in this beach's rhyme.

I am very proud to announce that I am now officially sponsored by Led Lenser, this is a very proud moment in my life and I only have good things to say and many thanks to the people at Led Lenser, within the sponsorship deal they send me torches to help with my work and help promote their products.

This is an honour for me, to be sponsored by the worlds best torch company. So Thanks Led Lenser, I shall be doing product reviews on all of Led Lensers products on my Youtube channel, to help light painters making the right desicion before buying a torch.

Thanks to my wife for helping me with the lighting and light writing.

www.noctography.co.uk

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Nitroglobus is proud to announce the return of acclaimed artist Kian with his new exhibition DRAG.ed & FRAME.d, on view throughout December 2025 at The Annex of Nitroglobus.

After his last showing, Zornian Women (June 2023), I repeatedly invited Kian to present new work. His return marks not only a renewed collaboration but also a striking continuation of his distinctive artistic voice.

In DRAG.ed & FRAME.d, Kian delves into themes that lie at the heart of his practice—humor, daring aesthetic choices, and provocative conceptual play. The series moves fluidly “between power and vulnerability,” as the artist describes, exploring identity, performativity, and the thresholds between constructed and perceived selves.

Kian is back with a topic that is unmistakably his. His work is daring, humorous, and thought-provoking, encouraging visitors to look beyond boundaries and conventions. I’m sincerely happy to welcome him again to Nitroglobus.

Visitors are encouraged to read Kian’s accompanying text, which offers a deeper look into the conceptual motivations behind the exhibition.

Opening party: Monday, 1st December, 12 PM SLT

Music by DJ Joss Floss

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Description by the artist:

Welcome to Drag.ed and Frame.d—an intimate visual journey shaped through the art of drag and the boundless possibilities of photography. These images reveal a character who shifts fluidly between power and vulnerability: at times bold, vibrant, and unapologetically commanding; at others quiet, fragile, and suspended in moments of loneliness. Through this duality, I explores the emotional spectrum of identity and performance, challenging how we see strength, beauty, and self-expression.

Drag, in his hands, becomes more than costume—it becomes a language. A space where diversity thrives, where boundaries of gender, presence, and reality are stretched and redefined. Each photograph invites viewers to question what is real, what is constructed, and what lies in the in-between.

Thank you for stepping into this world. May these images encourage you to embrace complexity, celebrate difference, and find truth in every transformation.

Kian